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 4, from 6-10 p.m. This service is provided by Vermont Hills Family Life Center daycare/preschool. The cost is $30 per child and […]
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Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group, April 4
The next meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group will be on Friday, April 4, from 3:30 to 5 p.m., in Franz Hall Murphy conference room. The group will be discussing Antonio Spadaro’s “Interview with Pope Frances: A Big Heart Open to God” and the Rothko paining “Orange Red Orange,” which accompanies this […]
Christie Alumni Open House, April 5
All faculty or staff members who lived in Christie Hall as a student, or worked as a member of the hall staff are invited to join the current Christie Gentlemen for an afternoon of stories, food, and fellowship on Saturday, April 5, starting with a Mass in Christie Hall Chapel at 3 p.m. The schedule […]
NUCL Keynote Lecture: Janine Utell, April 5
The keynote speaker for the 2014 Northwest Undergraduate Conference on Literature (NUCL) will be scholar and social critic Janine Utell. She will present “Scenes from a Life Loving Books: Or, Everything I think I know about stories I learned from Barry Manilow” at 1:45 p.m. in Mago Hunt Center recital hall. Utell’s talk is free […]
Faculty and Staff Invited to Apply for Accompanier Position
Faculty and staff are invited to apply for a 2014-2015 service learning accompanier position by Friday, April 11th using the online application found at http://www.up.edu/moreaucenter/. No experience is necessary. Any UP faculty or staff member who has a commitment to service, a desire to encourage student formation, and a willingness to live simply while immersed […]
Speech & Debate Union Success
The University of Portland Speech and Debate Union had a successful weekend at the Pi Kappa Delta national competition held in Indiana over the weekend of March 20-23. Winners include: Lisa Holm (junior, organizational communications) won 9th speaker in novice International Public Debate Association (IPDA) debate. Chelsea Roberts (junior, communication studies) won 10th speaker and […]
Summer Learning Program
The School of Education is sponsoring a tutoring program for later elementary, middle, and high school students this summer. The program will be held on campus and will run from June 30 to July 31, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Monday through Thursday. Children will work with tutors who are students in the School of Education’s master of […]
Faculty Welfare Meetings
The Faculty Welfare Committee has two meetings coming up, according to committee chair Tamar More, physics. The committee will meet on Tuesday, April 1 with president-elect Fr. Mark Poorman, C.S.C., for a general conversation regarding faculty priorities and concerns. On Thursday, April 3, the committee will meet with Tom Greene, Bobbi Lindahl, and Matt Baasten […]
Wanna See Some Baseball?
Want to see some exciting baseball? Tomorrow, (Tuesday, April 1) the Pilots will play Oregon State in a non-conference game at Joe Etzel Field. The game is set for 3 p.m. and purchasing tickets in advance will be a good idea, as this game is expected to be a sell-out. All games and times are […]
Kenna Zombie 5K: Fun, Funds, Brains, April 5
The staff in Kenna Hall is throwing a zombie-themed 5k run on Saturday, April 5, at 5 p.m., to benefit Holy Cross Charities. All faculty, staff, and students are invited to take part in this fundraising effort. Participants can register either as a runner or a zombie; zombies will act as obstacles along the course […]