University of Portland faculty and staff are invited to shop at the Columbia Sportswear Company Employee Store from April 5 to 28. The Columbia employee store has discounted items marked at 40-50 percent off regular retail pricing, with all of the latest product from the Columbia Sportswear family (SOREL, Mountain Hardwear, prAna, and, of course, Columbia […]
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Complimentary Tickets to Reunion 2019, June 27-30
Faculty and staff are encouraged to join the hundreds of alumni who return to campus to participate in our annual Alumni Reunion Weekend, June 27-30. This year we’ll be celebrating Salzburg, Entrepreneur Scholars, and the Classes of 1969 and 1999. Enter promo code FACSTAFF at up.edu/reunion. For more information, go to up.edu/reunion or contact the alumni office […]
Summer Course Pack Submissions Due April 8
Summer course pack submissions are due by Monday, April 8, according to Mary Scroggins, mailing and printing services. Copyrighted materials require six weeks turnaround prior to sale date, and non-copyrighted require four weeks. Please submit all jobs to printjobs@up.edu. All course materials can be purchased in the Barnes and Noble bookstore. For more information, please call x7200 […]
Have You Considered Becoming a Leadership Fellow with the Franz Center?
The Franz Center is providing free leadership education and development during the 2019-2020 academic year for faculty and staff who want to learn more about becoming a Leadership Fellow, according to Dave Houglum, Franz Center. There have been over 130 faculty and staff from across the University who have participated in the Leadership Fellows program and […]
“Pippin” Pre-Play Panel & Reception, April 13
The Garaventa Center warmly invites all ticket holders to the April 13 performance of Pippin to a complimentary wine, cheese & dessert reception and panel before the show, as campus experts highlight what to look and listen for. Co-sponsored by the Garaventa Center and the Beckman Humor Project. For play tickets: x7287. For ADA accommodations […]
Did You Know? Catholic Social Teaching
How does one live in relationship with the world today and do so in the light of the teachings of Jesus? Catholic Social Teaching seeks to answer this question. This teaching does not come from one particular document but is drawn from a range of sources that have been developed over the years. From these […]
2019 Butine Faculty Development Funds Awarded
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS) has determined award recipients for the 2019 Butine Faculty Development Fund Spring cycle, according to committee chair Hannah Highlander, Mathematics. Butine award recipients are: Christina Astorga: Catholic Theological Society of America, Pittsburg, $2,000 Barbara Braband: Sigma Theta Tau, International Congress 2019 Calgary, Canada, $1,282.49 David DeLyser: 2019 Chorus America National Conference Philadelphia, $2,000 Carol Dempsey: College […]
New Women’s Basketball Coach: Michael Meek
Michael Meek has been hired as the new head coach for the Pilots women’s basketball team. Meek comes to Portland from George Fox University where we he was head coach for nine seasons. Meek led the Bruins to remarkable results including NCAA Division III championship game appearances in 2012 and 2015. He guided George Fox […]
TLC from The TLC: Cultivating World Citizenship
UP aims to cultivate world-citizenship in its students; are faculty up to the task? In this week’s Teaching & Learning submission, Lars Larson reviews the book Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things are Better Than you Think that can help orient our global imaginations more accurately. For more information contact Larson at larson@up.edu.
Pilot Baseball Bark in the Park, April 28
Mark the 1st ever Bark in the Park on your calendar as the Pilots take on Santa Clara on Sunday, April 28 at 3 p.m. You will not want to miss this night of great baseball, food, and dogs filling Joe Etzel Field! For more information on Bark in the Park, visit PortlandPilots.com/Bark