The performing and fine arts department presents a show of fine arts students’ art projects in Buckley Center Gallery from April 9 to 26. All are welcome to come visit and celebrate our students and their hard work over the spring semester. For more information, contact Pat Bognar, performing and fine arts, at bognar@up.edu.
04-16-2018
The Earth Day Challenge is Underway!
University president Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., and the Presidential Advisory Committee on Sustainability recently issued an Earth Day challenge to the UP community: “What Can You Do To Help?” Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to make a commitment to take at least one tangible step that is within your own control toward increasing sustainability on campus. All through the month of April, the committee is asking you to make a commitment and share it with us.
The women’s soccer team declares they are passionate about our environment and “vows to reduce our energy consumption during the month of April and beyond. By unplugging chargers and appliances while not in use, and turning off all lights after use, we can all make a huge difference! Please join us in reducing the amount of energy we consume on a daily basis. Saving energy and helping our environment is just turning off one switch or unplugging one appliance away!”
Share your commitment via sustainability@up.edu. 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.
Summer Course Packs (Were) Due April 20
All faculty and instructors must turn in their course pack materials for summer classes to the printing services office as soon as possible, as the deadline of April 20 has passed, according to Kassie Hansen, printing services. In addition, course packs for fall 2018 are due before leaving campus at the conclusion of spring semester. The lead time is needed so printing services staff can obtain copyright permissions and organize the packs for production before the start of summer and fall semesters. Submit requests to printjobs@up.edu.
For more information contact printing services at 7200 or hansenk@up.edu.
University Orchestra Concert: Premier Performances, April 24
The University Orchestra will present Premier Performances on Tuesday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. Admission is free and all are welcome. The performance will feature debut guest soloist performances by UP seniors Catherine Jacobs, David Rogers, and Maddie Tran. Jacobs and Tran will sing arias by Handel, Mozart, Donizetti, and Bellini. Rogers will perform the first movement of Mozart’s bassoon concerto. The concert will also feature the premiere performance of “Portland,” written for the UP Orchestra and the city of Portland by composer Erich Stem. Two of the most definitive finales ever written will round out the program with the fourth movement of Dvořák’s “New World” symphony, and the third and fourth movements of Beethoven’s monumental Fifth Symphony.
For more information contact performing and fine arts at x7288 or pfa@up.edu.
Prost with Profs, April 25: Eat, Drink, and Be Merry!
The Class of 2018 invites faculty and staff to eat, drink, and be merry at Prost with Profs on Wednesday, April 25, 7:45-10 p.m., in the Pilot House. The event is meant to celebrate with seniors and toast their success on the Senior Class Campaign. Food and drink will be provided. To join the welcoming crew for the seniors, we ask that you arrive promptly at 7:45. Please RSVP by April 23 to prostwithprofs@up.edu.
Women’s Chorale Concert: Treble Night, April 25
The UP Women’s Chorale will be joined by other treble choirs from Clark College, Marylhurst University, Lindfield College, and the women of the University Singers as they celebrate the beauty of the treble voice on Wednesday, April 25, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. The concert is free and open to all.
The Women’s Chorale will perform the heartbreaking Largo from Dvořák’s New World Symphony, Nancy Grundahl’s energetic arrangement of Followers of the Lamb, and Moira Smiley’s body percussive take on Bring Me Little Water, Silvy. Each choir will perform their own set, and in a stunning finale, 100 women will join together to sing Warrior by Kim Baryluk and Gwyneth Walker’s This Morning aka Hey Girl.
For more information contact performing and fine arts at x7288 or pfa@up.edu.
Say Cheese, Please: Faculty/Staff Photo Session, April 24
Each month, the marketing and communications office schedules a photographer to take a small number of head shots for our online directory. The April session is Tuesday, April 24, from 11 a.m. to noon. To set up an appointment, please contact Suzanne Frey at freys@up.edu or x8676 no later than 3 p.m. on Monday, April 23. Photos will be taken in Clark Library’s Digital Lab, located on the second floor, Room 215. Only those with confirmed appointments may attend. Please note: These appointments are limited to faculty and staff who currently do not have a professional headshot in the online directory.
Mark Pitzer Presenting 2018 “Last Lecture,” April 25
As the kick-off of Senior Night, the annual Last Lecture is an opportunity for a beloved professor to share photos, stories, and sentimental life advice as seniors prepare for commencement and beyond. Each year, the seniors have an opportunity to vote for who will speak. The Class of 2018 is excited to announce that Mark Pitzer, psychological sciences, will be this year’s presenter.
Pitzer will be giving his lecture on Wednesday, April 25, at 7 p.m., in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. While seating may be limited, all faculty and staff are invited to celebrate with the soon-to-be graduates at Prost with Profs in the Pilot House immediately following the presentation. Please join us in congratulating Mark Pitzer on this wonderful honor!
For more information contact Trevor Harvey, development, at harvey@up.edu.
Allen Lund and Joe Allegretti: Prayers, Please
The University has recently lost two longtime friends, board members, and donors. Allen Lund, former chair of the board of regents, and Joe Allegretti both passed away recently. University president Fr. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., and members of the University and Holy Cross community were with Kathie and the Lund family in Pasadena, Calif., this past weekend for the Funeral Mass for Allen. Next weekend, they will travel to Sherman Oaks, California to be with Helen Allegretti and her family for Joe’s Funeral Mass at Notre Dame High School.Please keep Allen, Joe, and their family and friends in your prayers.
Music at Midweek: Jake Runestad, April 18
The performing and fine arts department will welcome internationally-renowned composer Jake Runestad to campus for a presentation of his music and career as part of the Music at Midweek series on Wednesday, April 18, 12:30 to 1:25 p.m., in Mago Hunt Recital Hall. His free presentation is open to all.
Considered a “choral rockstar” by American Public Media, Runestad is one of the most frequently performed and commissioned composers of choral music in the world, having “a particular knack for marrying powerful music to texts that speak to some of the most pressing and moving issues of our time” (Star Tribune). His music has been hailed as “highly imaginative” by the Baltimore Sun, and “stirring and uplifting” by the Miami Herald. With a belief that music has the power to initiate positive change, Runestad creates musical works that are socially conscious and explore authentic human emotions and experiences.
The Choral Arts Ensemble of Portland (conducted by David De Lyser, performing and fine arts) and the Linn-Benton Community College Chamber Choir will be performing an evening of Runestad’s music under his direction on Saturday, April 21, at 7:30 p.m., in the Agnes Flanagan Chapel at Lewis & Clark College. Full concert and ticket information is available at this link.
For more information contact performing and fine arts at x7228 or pfa@up.edu.