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03-28-2016

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

April 8, 2016

mikeconnolly copyAll 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 first talking picture. A no-host bar will be available. Michael Connolly, performing and fine arts, will conduct, along with student conducting associates Molly Kerns and Jasmine Tsai.

Tickets are $15 for students and $25 for non-students. Bon Appetit points may be used to purchase tickets, which are available in the PFA office in BC 235, by calling x7228, or pfa@up.edu. No tickets will be sold after Monday, April 11.

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

Macias Manuel 1995 L 11 Spanish retirement photo.JPGThe 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 Bluff. His funeral will be held on Monday, March 28, at 11 a.m., at Holy Cross Catholic Church, near the UP campus.

Macias began his tenure when the Engineering building was the newest structure on campus, and went on to a career that spanned 40 years. He served as department chair, president of the Faculty Association (where he famously announced “I now assume the presidency of the Faculty Association, and promise to raise it to new heights of mediocrity!”), and as advisor, mentor, friend, and confidante to countless students.

In 1963 Macias received the Culligan Award, the highest honor bestowed by the University on its faculty members, for outstanding teaching. In 1959-60 Macias traveled to England as a Fulbright exchange professor; he was given a Shell Grant Research Award in 1965; he was listed in the Directory of American Scholars; he was appointed a member of the Madrid Advisory Council of Central College in 1969; he served as president of the Oregon chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese from 1967 to 1969. Later in his career he was named Teacher of the Year by that association, in 1986 and 1987; in 1994 he received the Alexander Christie award from the University of Portland, and that same year he was named Outstanding Foreign Language Teacher by the Confederation of Oregon Foreign Language Teachers. He retired finally, a beloved, sometimes beleaguered language scholar, in 1995. Among his many gifts to the University he loved: nine full scholarships, named for his parents and brother and friends.

Our prayers and condolences to Manolo’s many friends, colleagues, and family.

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

Army ROTC 20th Anniversary Run, April 1

March 24, 2016

McGee copyAs 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 will meet up at Prusynski Pitch and wil finish in front of the Pilot House and then move into Howard Hall for refreshments.

For more information, visit the Army ROTC office in Howard Hall or call 8060, or email Dennis McGee, Army ROTC, at mcgee@up.edu.

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

surveyAll 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 understand current commuting options and transportation needs. Thanks in advance for taking a few moments to complete this survey, which is used to help UP build better transportation options for the campus. All who complete the survey by Tuesday, March 29 will be entered into a drawing for one of three Fred Meyer’s gift cards.

The survey is available at this link.

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

laird copyFaculty 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 to encourage student formation, and a willingness to live simply while immersed in an extended experience with students. Immersion experiences offered next year include: Food Justice and Rural Immersions (Fall Break), Urban Policy Immersion (Winter Break), Border and Habitat for Humanity Collegiate Challenge Immersions (Spring Break), and Nicaragua Immersion (3 weeks in May).

Any questions can be directed to Laurie Laird, Moreau Center, at laird@up.edu or any other Moreau Center staff.

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

Theology Thursday Lecture, March 31

March 24, 2016

mcmanus copyThe 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.” While the Catholic Church exercises incomparable influence for good throughout the world, they posit, the Church’s inherent patriarchal structure functions to reinforce oppressive social and cultural attitudes, thus contributing to the suffering of women.

The lecture came about with support of the Dundon-Berchtold Institute, which provided the research grant that has allowed Brown and McManus to collaborate on their project during this past academic year.

For ADA accommodations or event information contact Deborah MacKinnon, theology, at 7274 or mackinno@up.edu.

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

thank you copyThe 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 140 dozen Voodoo Doughnuts were distributed
  • Nearly 1,700 notes were collected – Over 40 percent of the student body participated.

For more information contact Trevor Harvey, development, at harvey@up.edu.

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

dreamstime youre hiredThe 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 have a chance to connect with industry professionals during Link In Live.

The Career Center is hosting extended express advising for resume reviews on Monday, March 28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Tuesday, March 29, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Wednesday, March 30 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Thursday, March 31 from noon to 4 p.m. In addition, the Career Center will host 30-minute “How to Work a Job Fair” workshops on Monday, March 28 at 4 p.m.; Tuesday, March 29, 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.; Wednesday, March 30 at 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.; and Thursday, March 31 at 1 and 4 p.m.

More information on the fair can be found at https://olapcfirstavenue.org/.

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

please_noteIn 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 in 2015 will not receive this form (for example, most adjunct faculty members).

More information about this form is available on the Notices & Updates section of the HR webpage. More assistance may be obtained from HR by contacting Nicole Bresnahan, Compensation & Benefits Manager, atbresnahan@up.edu or 8752.

 

 

 

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

Kate Regan Short Film Festival, March 31

March 24, 2016

Staff and faculty portraits

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 categories of documentary, humor, animation, international, and narrative.

For more information contact the Garaventa Center at 7702 or garaventa@up.edu.

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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