The University of Portland Orchestra will present “American Voices” on Tuesday, April 21, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. The concert is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public. Highlighting works of American composers and performers, the concert will feature Aaron Copland’s stirring Lincoln Portrait, with narration by All Classical’s Edmund Stone. Also on […]
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ATS Workshop: Getting Started with iBooks
Academic technology services will offer a training workshop on how to create multi-touch iBooks using iBooks author on Monday, April 20 from 2-3:30 p.m. in the library classroom. Peter Pappas, adjunct instruction in the School of Education, will demonstrate features of multi-touch iBooks and the key steps in designing an iBook. Attendees of all tech […]
“Seashells of the Red Sea,” Lecture April 16
The Garaventa Center will host a lecture by Mary Lyn Rusmore-Villaume, “Seashells of the Red Sea,” on Thursday, April 16, at 7:15 p.m., in the Holy Cross Lounge in Franz Hall. Her talk is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public. Rusmore-Villaume is the author and photographer of Seashells of the Egyptian […]
Wind Symphony Concert, April 19
The UP Wind Symphony presents its final concert of the year on Sunday, April 19, at 7:30 p.m. in Buckley Center Auditorium. Included on the program is the World Premiere of Shattering Infinity by Benjamin Taylor. The UP Wind Symphony is the lead commissioner of this piece and is joined in a consortium by such […]
Summer and Fall Book Orders: Please Submit ASAP
Faculty who have not already submitted summer and/or fall book orders are asked to please do so as soon as possible. The bookstore will be undertaking a significant remodel during the summer and this will affect the timeline for arrival of the books. Orders can be submitted online at https://www.facultyenlight.com/ or via e-mail at bright@up.edu. […]
Holocaust Remembrance Week, April 12-17
The University will host a week of Holocaust Remembrance on campus from April 12-17. All events are free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public. To begin the week, the White Rose Exhibition will be in the Clark Library from Sunday, April 12 to the following Sunday, April 19. The exhibit, consisting of […]
Anton Chekhov’s “Three Sisters,” April 10-17
The performing and fine arts department will present Anton Chekhov’s play, Three Sisters, from April 10-12 and 15-17, at 7:30 p.m. (2 p.m. Sunday), in Mago Hunt Center Theater. The Prozorovs, a middle-class Russian family stuck in a small provincial town, long for the bright lights of the big city, Moscow. But fortunes are changing […]
Pope Francis Wants You!
Fr. Charlie Gordon, C.S.C., Garaventa Center, will present “Living the Joy of the Gospel With Pope Francis,” a fantastic précis of this papal exhortation, on Tuesday, April 14, at 3 p.m., in the Franz Hall Holy Cross lounge. All members of the UP community are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served. Winners of the […]
Gabriela Rivera Lecture, April 16
Human rights lawyer Gabriela Rivera will present “Women and Transitional Justice in Guatemala” on Thursday, April 16, from 4 to 5 p.m., in Buckley Center room 163. Her talk is free and open to all. Rivera works with the Association of Women Transforming the World, part of the Alliance for Breaking the Silence and Ending […]
University Singers Musical Feast, April 18
The University Singers, directed by Michael Connolly, invite all UP community members to the inaugural Musical Feast on Saturday, April 18, in the Bauccio Commons. The evening includes a no-host social (beer and wine) at 6 p.m., dinner at 6:30, and a 7 p.m. show by the choir and UP jazz combo Secret Sauce. The […]