News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.
A representative from TIAA, which administers the University’s retirement accounts, will be on campus on April 11-13, according to Laura Barnard, human resources. Financial counseling appointments are available during work hours on those days in Oricco Hall, but appointments must be scheduled at www.tiaa-cref.org/schedulenow or by calling call TIAA at 877.842.2028 (press 5 to schedule an appointment).
For more information contact Barnard at barnardl@up.edu.
All Hands On Deck was launched on Monday, April 3. It’s the University’s first annual campus campaign, combining student philanthropy, faculty and staff giving, and parent giving. The campaign will run until May 7 with the goal of reaching 1000 donors before graduation.
By uniting the efforts of charitable giving from those closest to UP, we can send a powerful message to the more than 7,500 donors who support UP each year— that those closest to UP believe UP is worth supporting and that UP is our home and giving starts here. During this inaugural spring campaign:
Through this collective-giving campaign, our community can directly help make UP stronger; bolster new initiatives, projects, and research; enrich the learning environment; and help foster students’ dreams. Stay tuned for more information in the coming days and weeks.
For more information, contact Amy Eaton, development, eaton@up.edu or 503.943.8551.
Give yourself the gift of quiet meditation during Holy Week through Visio Divina, contemplative prayer focusing on one of the stunning illuminations from The Saint John’s Bible. Join with members of the community on Wednesday, April 12, from 12:35-1:15 p.m. (immediately following noon Mass) in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. The event is co-sponsored by Campus Ministry and the Garaventa Center.
For ADA accommodations or more information, contact the Garaventa Center, garaventa@up.edu or at x7702.
Image credit: Crucifixion, Donald Jackson, Copyright 2002, The Saint John’s Bible, Saint John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota USA. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
The University’s annual Founders’ Day celebration will take place on Tuesday, April 11. Four sessions of student presentations will be held in place of regularly scheduled classes, and all students and faculty are encouraged take part in the day’s events, featuring senior presentations, undergraduate research, panel discussions, recitals, and more. Classes scheduled to begin after 4 p.m. will be held as usual.
Founders’ Day was first celebrated at the University in 1902, when University founder Most Rev. Alexander Christie visited the school he had established on The Bluff the summer before. For more information, including a schedule of the day’s events, go to https://www1.up.edu/foundersday/.
The Office of Student Activities is hosting an outing on the Fair Housing Council of Oregon’s “Fasten Your Seat Belts- It’s Been a Bumpy Ride” bus tour on Thursday, April 20. The tour explores Portland’s hidden history of housing discrimination, including the ghosts of lost ethnic communities, Klan rallies, and locations where Japanese Oregonians were interned during World War II. It features on-site presentations by local experts who lived through these tragic parts of history.
This is a very rare opportunity; reserving the bus tour is limited due to its incredible popularity. As such, the Office of Student Activities will request official excused absences for any students who wish to attend this event. This event is open to all students, staff, and faculty.
The bus will leave from University of Portland at 8:00 a.m. and the tour lasts until 12 p.m. (with a potential lunch from 12-2 p.m.). RSVP to attend at https://uportland.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b8cL3U5AbMn0fWd by Wednesday, April 5. Don’t delay as space for this tour is very limited.
For more information, contact Bethany Sills, student activities, sills@up.edu or 503.943.8198.
Campus Program Board presents Rock the Bluff featuring DNCE (“Cake by the Ocean”) and Coleman Hell (“2 Heads”) Saturday, April 8, at 8 p.m. in the Chiles Center. CPB has a limited number of faculty/staff tickets available from the Chiles Center Box Office (open 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday). Faculty and staff must show their UP ID to get mezzanine tickets. Limit of two tickets per person (one faculty/staff plus one guest). Guests must accompany their faculty/staff host and are also limited to the mezzanine. A beer garden is open for guests over 21.
For more information, contact Tyler Zimmerman, student activities, at zimmerma@up.edu or 503.943.7516.
Kaltura Inc. is a leader in video hosting solutions for higher education. To find out more about the ways University of Portland has been leveraging its platform, Kaltura sent a film crew to campus this past fall. This resulted in three case studies highlighting the innovative work at UP. The “Ticket to the Flipped Classroom” has been viewed over 2,000 times.
Watch:
For more information about Kaltura or how video can help support classes and academic programs at UP, contact Sam Williams, academic technology services, at willisam@up.edu or 503.943.7850.
Pilot Kids Day Camp registration for Summer 2017 is now open. The camp is for children entering grades 1-6 in Fall 2017 and is staffed by University of Portland students who lead small groups of campers in active games and sports as well as arts and crafts and drama projects.
Cost is $155 per session through May 12, $170 per session after May 12. Children of University of Portland students, faculty, staff, or alumni receive a $10 discount per session.
The camps run Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. and Friday 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Camp dates for 2017:
Brochure and application forms are available at: https://www1.up.edu/recservices/pilot-kids-day-camp/index.html.
“Pilots Kids Camp is not sponsored by the University of Portland. It is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by the University of Portland. Authorized use of University of Portland logos and trademarks does not imply an endorsement of the camp or program.”
For more information, contact Brian Dezzani, recreational services, dezzani@up.edu or 503.943.7177.
The next Theology Thursday lecture will feature Simon Aihiokhai, theology, as he presents “New Perspectives for Interfaith Dialogue in the 21st Century” on Thursday, April 6, at 7:15 p.m., in Franz Hall 120. The event is free and open to all.
Arguing for the place of religious truths in the era of globalization, this talk explores how African indigenous religions appropriate a pragmatic approach discerning the relevance of religious truths that inspire the flourishing of communal life.
Aihiokhai is a Nigerian-American theologian, currently a visiting assistant professor of systematic theology at the University of Portland. His research and publication engage religion and identity in Islam, Christianity, and African religions. His articles have appeared in Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Black Catholic Theological Symposium Journal, International Journal of African Catholicism, and in several edited books. Aihiokhai continues to be an active interlocutor in the ongoing Christian-Muslim dialogue in Nigeria and the Roman Catholic/African religions dialogue. He worked as a missionary among many cultures in Nigeria for ten years and continues to reflect on the rich experience he gained from his encounters with people of the Muslim and African religious faiths.
For ADA accommodations or event information contact Deborah MacKinnon, theology, at mackinno@up.edu or x7274.
SOPHIA is pleased to invite all faculty with any interest in pursuing administrative, short-term, or long-term Fulbright fellowships to an open house information session on Monday, April 10, 3:15-4:15 p.m., in the Murphy Room of Franz Hall. Representatives from Fulbright, administered by CIES, will be on hand to share a brief slideshow about the range of opportunities for research and teaching, and to answer individuals’ specific questions. This will be an informal session, so if you are only able to attend for part of the hour, please do so. Light refreshments will be served.
For more information, please contact Karen Eifler, Garaventa Center, at eifler@up.edu.