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03-28-2016

Monday’s Your Last Chance: A Musical Feast with the University Singers, April 16

April 8, 2016

All faculty and staff are invited to spend “A Night at the Movies” with the University Singers on Saturday, April 16, at 6 p.m., in Bauccio Commons. Tickets will only be available through Monday, April 11. Appetizers, main course, and dessert will be interspersed with songs from films going all the way back to the […]

Filed Under: 03-28-2016, 04-11-2016, Academics, Performing & Fine Arts Tagged With: Michael Connolly, Performing and Fine Arts, University Singers

Manuel Jato Macias, 1929-2016

March 24, 2016

The University mourns the passing of Spanish professor emeritus Manuel Jato Macias, who died on Sunday, March 19, just shy of his 87th birthday. A 1951 alumnus of the University, Manuel was a man of tremendous loyalty, influence, affability, scholarship, and love of language, easily one of the most beloved professors to teach on The […]

Filed Under: 03-28-2016, Academics, International Languages & Cultures Tagged With: Manuel Macias

Army ROTC 20th Anniversary Run, April 1

March 24, 2016

As the nation commemorates 100 years of Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps excellence this year, the University of Portland celebrates the 20th anniversary of being a host campus for Army ROTC cadets. Please join Army ROTC on Friday, April 1, at 6 a.m., for their Anniversary Run around campus, followed by light breakfast refreshments afterward. Runners […]

Filed Under: 03-14-2016, 03-28-2016, Academics, Army ROTC Tagged With: Army ROTC, Dennis McGee

Please Take Employee Commute Options Survey by March 29

March 24, 2016

All full-time employees are asked to complete the Employee Commute Options (ECO) Survey to help keep the University compliant with applicable laws requiring annual surveys of the transportation of UP employees. The ECO Survey is required to be completed every 2 years by the Department of Environmental Quality. This quick survey will help the University […]

Filed Under: 03-21-2016, 03-28-2016, Campus Services, Public Safety Tagged With: Employee Commute Options Survey, public safety

Faculty and Staff Immersion Accompaniers Needed for 2016-2017

March 24, 2016

Faculty and staff are invited to apply to be an immersion accompanier for the 2016-17 academic year. Applications are due by Monday, April 18, using the online application found here. The opportunity is open to UP faculty or staff members in full-time, exempt positions who have a commitment to service and community engagement, a desire […]

Filed Under: 03-28-2016, Campus Services, Moreau Center Tagged With: Laurie Laird, Moreau Center

Theology Thursday Lecture, March 31

March 24, 2016

The next Theology Thursday lecture will be presented by senior theology major Jessica Brown and Sr. Kathleen McManus, OP, theology, on Thursday, March 31, at 7:30 p.m., in the Terrace Room. The lecture is free and open to all. Brown and McManus will present “The Global Suffering of Women: An Ethical Imperative for the Church.” […]

Filed Under: 03-28-2016, Academics, Theology Department, Theology Thursday Lecture Tagged With: Deborah MacKinnon, Jessica Brown, Sr. Kathleen McManus OP, Theology Thursdays

Gratitude Sure Feels Great!

March 24, 2016

The development office would like to thank everyone for their help on the 5th Annual Thankful For Donors Day on Wednesday, March 23. A few highlights from this year: 600 grateful Pilots wrote a note within the first 30 minutes of the event A photographer captured some great moments. See them at this link All […]

Filed Under: 03-28-2016, Campus Services, Development, University Relations Tagged With: Development, Thank A Donor Day, Trevor Harvey

First Avenue Career & Graduate School Expo, April 1

March 24, 2016

The Career Center will host the First Avenue Career & Graduate School Expo on Friday, April 1, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Chiles Center. There will be 150 companies attending the fair to share information about internships, summer jobs, full-time opportunities, and graduate/professional school. During the fair, from 1-2:30 p.m., students will […]

Filed Under: 03-21-2016, 03-28-2016, Academics, Campus Services, Career Services Tagged With: Career Center, Job Fair

Information about Form 1095-C

March 24, 2016

In the next couple of days, employees of UP who worked full-time during any month in calendar year 2015 will be receiving a form called Form 1095-C via US mail. This is an IRS form that UP is required to send to employees starting this year. Employees who did not work full-time during any month […]

Filed Under: 03-28-2016, Campus Services, Human Resources

Kate Regan Short Film Festival, March 31

March 24, 2016

All University community members are invited to attend the Kate Regan Short Film Festival on Thursday, March 31, at 5 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons. True to the vision of its founder, the late Kate Regan, the annual festival celebrates the making of visual stories, featuring short digital films by UP faculty and students in […]

Filed Under: 03-21-2016, 03-28-2016, Academics, Events, Garaventa Center Tagged With: Garaventa Center, Kate Regan Short Film Festival

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Nick McRee, Sociology and Social Work, published “Academic debate and civic engagement in adolescence and young adulthood: evidence from a national longitudinal study.” Argumentation and Advocacy, 61(3–4), 323–338. He also published “When Chairs Shield Faculty from Service Opportunities: Protecting Colleagues or Hindering Community?” The Department Chair, 36(3), 11-13.

Katie Danielson, Education, was awarded a grant from The Spencer Foundation in the amount of $374,940.00 for the “Collaborating Towards Transformational Visions for Digital School Systems” project. Danielson also published “Learning to let go: Transformations in teachers’ pedagogical reasoning about classroom discussion.” Co-authors: Gotwalt, E., Kavanagh, S. Teaching and Teacher Education. January 2026

Daniel Bulek, Nursing & Health Innovations, published “From monoamine deficits to multiscale plasticity: Twenty-five years of ketamine and the neurophysiology of depression.” Journal of Neurophysiology, jn.00516.2025.

Dave Houglum, Director of Leadership Studies and Leadership Professor of Practice in the Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, facilitated a multi-day series of invited leadership development workshops for the staff team at Lutherhaven Ministries in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Houglum led six interactive sessions focused on DiSC-informed leadership, coaching-centered leadership, servant leadership and accompaniment, powerful feedback, and the co-creation of team commitments to support healthy culture and sustainable impact. In addition, Houglum provided multiple individual leadership coaching sessions for staff members throughout the engagement. January 2026.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published the following articles in VoiceAfrique.org: “The Saturated Wisdom of Saint Joseph: Relevant Virtues for Our Times.” (Reflections on the Readings of the Fourth Sunday of Advent, 2025). December 19, 2025. “The Gift of the Nativity is Grounded in an Ethics of Neighborliness.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Mass on Christmas Day, December 25, 2025). December 24, 2025. “The Spirituality of Ambition and the Grace of the Incarnation.” Reflections on the Readings for the Vigil Mass of Christmas, 2025. December 24, 2025. “The Theotokos: A Mirror in Which We Discover Ourselves as Bearers of God’s Life to Each Other.” (Reflection on the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God.) December 31, 2025. “Jesus Christ: The Revealer of the Grace of Encounters and an Embrace of Difference.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord. January 4, 2026.) January 3, 2026. “Christian Baptism as a Summon for Global Justice: What We Must Embrace for Our Times.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Sunday of the Baptism of the Lord. January 11, 2026.) January 10, 2026. Aihiokhai also published a review of The Cross and the Olive Tree: Cultivating Palestinian Theology Amid Gaza. Edited by John S. Munayer and Samuel S. Munayer. Orbis Books, 2025. Catholicbooksreview.org

Jeff Kerssen-Griep, Communication and Media, presented “Teaching with Transformative International Conflict Partners” on the panel, “Healing Divides and Elevating Connections within Conflict & Peacebuilding.” National Communication Association Convention. November, 2025.

Christi Richardson-Zboralski, Director of Marketing – Graduate Programs, published a short story under pen name, Christi R. Suzanne, entitled “Outlaw’s Dust.” In Lisa Diane Kastner (Ed.) 27 Stories: An LA Wildfire Anthology. Running Wild Press. January 7, 2026. All proceeds from this anthology go toward Habitat for Humanity LA. Find it on the Broadway Books website or on Bookshop.org.

Fr. Pat Hannon, CSC, published From Glory to Glory: A Pilgrim’s Notes From the Badlands of Grace. Occasioned by the author’s walking, with siblings, the famous Camino de Santiago in the fall of 2024, the book traces all manner of other pilgrimages—to and from home, family, love, self, and God. One Subject Press, Saint Paul, Minnesota. November, 2025.

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