Construction is moving forward on the Franz River Campus, according to David Hobbs, construction and facilities. With this happening, the parking lot on the River Campus is now closed to faculty, staff, students, and the public to ensure the safety of all. The closure will last approximately eighteen months. The soccer fields may still be […]
04-06-2020
Have You Considered Becoming a Leadership Fellow with the Franz Center?
The Franz Center is providing free leadership training and development during the 2020-21 academic year for faculty and staff who want to learn more about their leadership gifts and habits and about becoming a Leadership Fellow. There have been over 150 faculty and staff from across the University who have been trained as Leadership Fellows thus […]
Sabbatical Applications Due to Deans by June 15
Applications for sabbaticals for the 2021-2022 academic year are due along with faculty development plans to faculty members’ respective deans by June 15, 2020. All materials, including the letter from the dean to the provost, are due to the provost’s office by September 1, 2020. Faculty eligible to apply for a sabbatical must have completed […]
2019-2020 Butine Spring Cycle Recipients
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS) has determined award recipients for the 2019-2020 Butine Faculty Development Fund Spring cycle, according to committee chair Hannah Highlander, mathematics. Butine award recipients are: Alexa Dare, $2000, “Streams Transformative Environmental Humanities Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, August 5-8, 2020.” Vail Fletcher, $1890, “North American Association for Critical Animal Studies Conference (NAACAS), University of British […]
Controller’s Office: Electronic Submission of Payment Requests
The Controller’s Office will temporarily accept electronic submission of payment requests while the University is closed due to COVID-19, according to Lori Watson. Please combine all documents into one PDF file and submit to accounts_payable@up.edu. Payments will continue to be processed but please note there may be some delays. Thank you for your cooperation during […]
A Message From Fr. Mark, April 2
The following message was shared with faculty and staff by University president Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., on Thursday, April 2: Dear Staff and Faculty Colleagues: If my recent experiences are like yours, the past few weeks have been filled with challenge and concern. Nearly every person across the globe has been touched by the […]
Moodle Updates from ATSI
The following tips and updates are offered by academic technology services and innovation, according to Ben Kahn: Assignment feedback annotation: Moodle has an ability for teachers to grade and annotate student papers from right in your web browser. With the large increase in assignment submissions in Moodle, the Annotate PDF feedback feature in Moodle assignments […]
Five Months in 1945: New Museum Blog Post
In the century plus since our founding, the University has seen a lot, and been through a lot of ups and downs. Triumphs (yeah, like this year’s women’s basketball WCC championship!!!) as well as times of scarcity and disruption have marked our journey from then to now. Working from the archives in the deep basements […]
“How to be Happy in Unhappy Times” with Abbot Jeremy Driscoll
Need a little pick-me-up in these uncertain times? Here’s one of our most popular podcasts from the Garaventa Center vault: How to be Happy in these Unhappy Times with Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, presenting the 2017 Red Mass lecture. For other uplifting and stimulating presentations, we invite you to check out some of our greatest hits […]
Nominations Due for Oddo Scholarship by April 13
Shortly after his untimely death in 1989, University president Rev. Thomas Oddo, C.S.C., was memorialized by faculty, staff, students, and friends with the establishment of an endowed scholarship fund named after him. Every year the University awards scholarship funds in Fr. Oddo’s name to one or more students who meet a set of criteria which includes demonstrated […]