On PilotsGive (April 7-8), more than 2,500 donors gave $835,000 in support of scholarships, academic programs, Pilot athletics and more. Pilots across the country and around the world participated throughout the 24-hour period including students, alumni, parents, regents, faculty, staff, and friends of the University. Several donors offered generous challenge gifts in support of specific […]
04-19-2021
2021 Retiring Faculty: Thank You for Decades of Service!
The following long-serving faculty members have announced their retirement at the conclusion of the spring 2021 semester, according to Kathleen Staten, provost’s office: Ellyn Arwood, Professor of Education Ronda Bard, Lecturer of Chemistry Elena Bernard, Associate Professor of Business Barbara Braband, Associate Professor of Nursing Todd Easton, Associate Professor of Business Gary Malecha, Interim Dean […]
Welcome Ryan Ingersoll, New Director of ATSI
Information services is pleased to welcome Ryan Ingersoll as director of academic technology and innovation. In this position he will oversee development of classroom and on-line academic technology, with an eye on innovation and digital literacy among our faculty. In addition, post COVID he will have the opportunity to re-imagine the student-run On The Bluff […]
Celebrating QTBIPOC (LGBTQIA and/or BIPOC) Seniors, May 5: Sign Up Now!
Diversity and inclusion programs (DIP) would appreciate your support as we celebrate seniors who identify as QTBIPOC (LGBTQIA+ and/or BIPOC) on Wednesday, May 5, from 6:00 to 7 p.m. Soon it will be possible to RSVP on Engage, and in the meantime please help us spread the word by sharing the form below with classes […]
Please Load Scholarly Activity On The Portal
Faculty members are reminded to load their scholarly activity on the portal in PilotsUP by May 31, 2021. Data obtained through the portal will be used to populate A Community of Scholars, published by the provost’s office. Faculty members use their school’s report on the home tab of the Scholarly Activity Portal to send the data […]
Four Top Spots in Mark of Excellence Competition: “Beacon” Shines Again
The Beacon has won four First Place awards in the 2021 regional Mark of Excellence competition sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). The contest involved college media outlets from five states: Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. The following now advance to the national SPJ Mark of Excellence competition. FIRST PLACE Breaking News […]
Amazing Tech is Everywhere – Let’s Keep IT Secure! April 29 via Zoom
Travis Luckey, CIO for the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, will lead this Learning Labs session where IT security concepts and terminology will be covered. Learn about security implications of emerging technologies and wrap up with an exploration of some great low- and no-cost IT security resources that businesses and individuals can begin using right away. Register at […]
Open Wide the Doors to “The Saint John’s Bible”
This week’s glimpse into the wonders of The Saint John’s Bible is so much more than a glimpse: the Garaventa Center has created three portals for you to explore these lustrous volumes: one takes you into the process of making the first hand-calligraphed and illuminated Bible manuscript since Gutenberg; another offers short (1-2 minute) videos […]
TLC From The TLC: Future Teaching, Super Courses, and Core Exploration
For this week’s Teaching & Learning tip, Andrew Guest, psychology and core director, offers possible prompts for summer teaching dreams – with a specific invitation to start imagining courses for the new Exploration Level of the University Core. With the end in sight of this most challenging and odd academic year, it can be fun […]
Title IX Advisory Meeting, April 26, 11 a.m.
All members of the UP community are invited to join the Title IX Advisory Committee and attend our meetings on Mondays at 11 a.m. this spring. Title IX Advisory Committee Meetings for Spring will take place at the following times on Zoom (https://uportland.zoom.us/j/97562343235). Our remaining meeting takes place on Monday, April 26, at 11 a.m. […]