All faculty, staff, and students are invited to gather together on the bluff behind Bauccio Commons for Anchors Away, featuring a barbecue, live music, a beer garden, and lots of fun, to celebrate the conclusion of the academic year. Tickets for faculty and staff are free and will be delivered to campus mailboxes soon. Additional […]
03-30-2015
A Given Life: Out of Exile
Those called to a life of service in the Church sometimes face opposition to their work. In 1901, the Sisters of Mary of the Presentation in France found themselves without home or work after the French government enacted anti-clerical legislation aimed at the Catholic Church. Through the Congregation of Holy Cross, some of these sisters […]
Parents Night Out, April 3
University parents are invited to take the opportunity to enjoy four hours of free time with their significant others while the UP onsite daycare watches their children on Parents Night Out, Friday, April 3, from 6-10 p.m. This service is provided by Vermont Hills Family Life Center daycare/preschool. The cost is $30 for one child […]
Schoenfeldt Hall Director Changes
Brock Vasconcellos (pictured), who currently serves as assistant hall director of Schoenfeldt Hall, has been named interim hall director for April 1 through May 31. Previous hall director Joe Coulter has accepted a position at the Boys & Girls Club of Portland, and his final day at UP will be Tuesday, March 31. For more […]
Retirement, Investment Counseling Sessions: April 14-16
University employees’ TIAA-CREF investment counselor, Preston Watts, will be on campus a number of times this spring for individual financial counseling sessions on campus. The next one-on-one counseling sessions will take place on April 14, 15, and 16. Go to www.tiaa-cref.org/schedulenow or call TIAA-CREF at (877) 842-2028, press 5 to schedule an appointment today.
Time To Order Fall 2015 Software
Information services will begin creating computer classroom and lab software builds for the 2015 fall semester in April, and must receive software requests no later than Friday, April 3 in order to be included. Computer classroom and lab software builds start from a blank slate, so any software that was available in the previous term […]
Invitation: CISGO Reading Group
The Collaborative for International Studies and Global Outreach (CISGO) invites all members of the campus community to join a reading and study group dedicated to learning more about international and global education. The reading group will help to develop a common vocabulary and support the development of learning outcomes as a part of the campus […]
Your Voice Matters: Office 365 Evaluation and Demo
Information services is exploring Microsoft Office 365 as a comprehensive set of collaboration tools for staff, faculty, and students at the University of Portland. Feedback from the campus community is an important part of the process of exploring new tools and services to best meet campus needs. All are welcome to check the website at […]