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04-09-2018

Clark Library Gallery: Call for Proposals

April 6, 2018

The Clark Library is seeking exhibit proposals from University of Portland students, faculty, and staff to be displayed in the Library’s main level gallery during the 2018–19 academic year. The gallery exhibits work that features the diversity of scholarship and culture on campus, as well as UP’s history.

Visit the gallery page for more details and the exhibit proposal form. Proposals are due by April 27, 2018.

Filed Under: 04-09-2018, Academics, Campus Services, Library Tagged With: Clark Library

An Earth Day Challenge: What Can You Do To Help?

April 6, 2018

This April, Fr. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C. and the Presidential Advisory Committee on Sustainability (PACOS) are challenging the students, faculty, and staff of the University of Portland to make a commitment to take at least one tangible step that is within your own control toward increasing sustainability on campus.

Turn off your office lights? Use a reusable container for your lunch? Recycle your bottles and plastics? Adjust your thermostat? Regardless of your academic major, or whether you work in a classroom, residence hall, the Commons, or in the field or in an office, you can make a difference.

All through the month, we’re asking you to make a commitment and share it with us. It might be something you choose to do individually or a challenge you take on as a team within your dorm or department. Inspire others! Share your commitments via sustainability@up.edu. Then we’ll share them with the rest of the UP community through The Beacon, upbeat, and on our website.

At the end of the month, the most impactful sustainability commitment will be recognized and the individual or team who made the commitment will be featured in various campus media. Have questions? E-mail us or look for the PACOS table in the Bauccio Commons on Earth Day, April 22.

 

Filed Under: 04-09-2018, Campus Services, Physical Plant Tagged With: Presidential Advisory Committee on Sustainability, Rev. Mark L. Poorman C.S.C., Sustainability

2018 Founders’ Day: Tuesday, April 10

April 6, 2018

The University’s annual Founders’ Day celebration will take place on Tuesday, April 10. 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/.

 

Filed Under: 04-02-2018, 04-09-2018, Academics, Provost's Office Tagged With: 2018 Founders' Day, Provost's Office

2017-2018 Butine Faculty Development Spring Cycle Recipients

April 6, 2018

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS) has determined award recipients for the 2017-2018 Butine Faculty Development Fund Spring cycle, according to committee chair Matthew Kuhn, engineering. Congratulations are in order for the Butine award recipients:
  • Aihiokhai, Simon: Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church, Sarjevo, Bosnia-Hezogovina, July 26-29, 2018—$2000
  • Astorga, Christina: Catholic Theological Society of America. Indianapolis, June 7-10, 2018. Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church, Saravejo, Bosnia, July 26-29,
    2018—$2,000
  • Bieryla, Kathleeen: World Congress of Biomechanics, Dublin, Ireland, July 8-13, 2018—$1,400
  • Dare, Alexa: International Communication Association, Prague, Czech Republic, May 24-28, 2018—$2,000
  • Eckmann, Ted: 10th International Conference on Computer Modeling and Simulation: Sydney, Australia, January 8-10, 2018—$2,000
  • Eom, Mike Tae-In: SIM (Society for Information Management), Connect Live, Dallas, Texas, April 11-13, 2018—$1,339
  • Gallegos, Benjamin: 6th Annual TeachLivE Conference, Orlando, Florida, May 23-25, 2018—$1,612
  • Gates, Alice: 2018 Work & Family Researchers Network Conference, Washington, DC, June 20-23, 2018—$1,311
  • Hanig, Nicole Leupp: National Opera Association (NOA), New Orleans, LA, Jan 3-7, 2018—$817
  • Hetherington, Randy: American Educational Research Association 2018 Annual Meeting New York City, NY, April 13-17, 2018—$2,000
  • Hoffman, Sr. Angela: Northwest Regional American Chemical Society Meeting (NORM 2018) In Richland WA, June 24-27, 2018—$802
  • Ilosvay, Kimberly: International Literacy Association, Austin, TX, July 2018—$,1783
  • Monto, Martin A. Annual Meetings of the Pacific Sociological Association, Long Beach, CA, March 28-31, 2018—$913
  • Parks, Bonnie: American Library Association Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA, June 21-28, 2018—$1,380
  • Sanchez, Rene: Catholic Theological Society of America, Indianapolis, June 7-9, 2018—$713
  • Symons, Jen: Assessing the effect of an external pinch boot on equine limb stiffness—$1,800
  • Taylor, Buck: NSF Division of Chemistry Early Career Investigator Workshop Alexandria, VA, March 26-27, 2018—$850
  • Van Hoomissen, Jacqueline: Human Anatomy and Physiology Society Annual Conference, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, May 26-30, 2018—$1,155
  • Vermeesch, Amber: Sigma Theta Tau 29th International Nursing Research Congress Melbourne, Australia, July 19-23, 2018—$2,000

For more information contact Kuhn at tas@up.edu.

Filed Under: 04-09-2018, Academics, Butine Awards Tagged With: Butine Awards, Matthew Kunh, Teaching and Scholarship Committee

UP Relay For Life, April 14

April 6, 2018

On Saturday, April 14, ASUP will be hosting the annual Relay for Life as a part of the Molly Hightower Day of Service. The University of Portland is one of many groups holding similar events around the nation to raise money for the American Cancer Society and build community bonds in support of cancer fighters. Please, take a moment to read this article from The Beacon describing this impactful event and ASUP’s inspiration for bringing it back to campus again this year.

All members of the UP community are invited to form or join teams, help fundraise towards our collective goal, and join the walk on April 14 in the Academic Quad. Funds raised by Relay for Life support patient services, lifesaving research, prevention education, and advocacy efforts.

Click HERE to learn more about and support the event, or contact Alex Peterson at petersal19@up.edu for more information.

Filed Under: 03-26-2018, 04-02-2018, 04-09-2018, Campus Services Tagged With: Alex Peterson, ASUP, UP Relay for LIfe

TLC Blog: National Campaign to Change Direction

April 6, 2018

How would it look to think about student mental health as less a matter of individual intervention, and more a collective cultural endeavor? This week’s installment of the mental health series on the Teaching & Learning Community Blog considers that question by drawing resources from the national Campaign to Change Direction, a public health effort to shift the culture around mental health through promoting shared habits and language. Included are some simple but effective resources for promoting healthy habits of emotional well-being, and for recognizing signs of emotional suffering.

 

Filed Under: 04-09-2018, Academics Tagged With: Teaching and Learning Collaborative

The UP/C.S.C. Connection Runs Deep

April 6, 2018

Did you know about the University of Portland/Holy Cross connection? Members of the Congregation of Holy Cross have been at the University of Portland since 1902. The way that UP does its work is very much influenced by the history and charisms of Holy Cross. Fr. Jim Gallagher, C.S.C., Campus Ministry, explains the deep connections in this video.

Filed Under: 04-09-2018, Academics, Campus Ministry, Campus Services Tagged With: Campus Ministry, Congregation of Holy Cross, Rev. James Gallagher C.S.C.

Moliere’s “Tartuffe” Opens April 13

April 6, 2018

The performing and fine arts department will present Tartuffe by Moliere, directed by Gregory Pulver, from April 13-15 and 19-21, in Mago Hunt Center Theater. Showtime is 7:30 p.m., except Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are available by calling the Hunt Center Box Office at x7287 or magohuntboxoffice@up.edu.  One of Moliere’s most famous and influential theatrical comedies, Tartuffe was first performed in 1664, and many of its characters are considered among the greatest classical theatre roles.

For more information contact performing and fine arts at x7228 or pfa@up.edu.

Filed Under: 04-02-2018, 04-09-2018, Academics, Performing & Fine Arts Tagged With: Gregory Pulver, Performing and Fine Arts, Tartuffe

Apply For Sabbaticals by June 15

April 6, 2018

Applications for sabbaticals for the 2019-2020 academic year are due along with faculty development plans to faculty members’ respective deans by June 15, 2018. All materials including letter from the dean to the provost are due to the provost’s office by September 3, 2018. Faculty eligible to apply for a sabbatical must have completed seven years of full-time teaching at the University of Portland, or have completed at a minimum an additional seven years of full-time teaching since a previously funded University of Portland sabbatical.

Sabbatical requests are coordinated with departmental planning as well as the individual faculty member’s annual development plan. With careful planning the academic units have been able to take into consideration the needs of both the individual faculty member and the department or school. Additional information about sabbatical leaves can be found on page 50 of the Faculty Handbook.

For more information contact the provost’s office at x7105 or staten@up.edu.

Filed Under: 04-09-2018, Academics, Provost's Office Tagged With: Office of the Provost, Sabbatical Applications

Big Wins for The Beacon

April 6, 2018

The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) just announced winners and finalists in its Mark of Excellence Awards for college media in Region 10, which is made up of colleges and universities in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. The Beacon won nine First Place awards, and those winners advance to the national SPJ Mark of Excellence competition in these categories:

  • Best Digital-Only Student Publication – Beacon staff
  • Online Feature Reporting  –Rachel Ramirez
  • In-Depth Reporting* – Clare Duffy, Hannah Sievert, Cheyenne Schoen, Rachel Rippetoe
  • Breaking News* – Rachel Rippetoe
  • General News Reporting* – Claire Desmarais, Brennan Robinson
  • Sports Writing* – Ben Arthur
  • General Column Writing* – Rachel Rippetoe (columns on Harvey Weinstein, the Obamas, the media)
  • Feature Writing* –Hannah Sievert
  • Feature Photography*- Annika Gordon

*Category is for universities with fewer than 10,000 students. 

National winners will be announced later this spring and recognized at the SPJ Excellence in Journalism conference in Baltimore this September.

The Beacon also placed as a regional finalist (Second or Third place) in four categories:

  • Feature Writing* – Olivia Sanchez
  • Editorial Writing: Rachel Rippetoe, Olivia Sanchez, Dora Totoian and Owen Price (editorials: cultural appropriation at Halloween, Greek life FOMO, climate change)
  • Sports Writing* – Ben Arthur
  • Online/Digital News Videography – Cheyenne Schoen

For more information contact Nancy Copic, student activities, at copic@up.edu.

 

Filed Under: 04-09-2018, Academics, Campus Services Tagged With: Nancy Copic, The Beacon

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