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04-19-2021

PilotsGive A Big Success – Thank You!

April 16, 2021

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 […]

Filed Under: 04-19-2021, Development Tagged With: PilotsGive2021

2021 Retiring Faculty: Thank You for Decades of Service!

April 16, 2021

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 […]

Filed Under: 04-19-2021, Academics, Provost's Office Tagged With: 2021 Retiring Faculty, Provost's Office

Welcome Ryan Ingersoll, New Director of ATSI

April 16, 2021

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 […]

Filed Under: 04-19-2021, Academic Technology Services, Academics, Information Services Tagged With: Academic Technology Services & Innovations, Ryan Ingersoll

Celebrating QTBIPOC (LGBTQIA and/or BIPOC) Seniors, May 5: Sign Up Now!

April 16, 2021

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 […]

Filed Under: 04-19-2021, 04-26-2021, Diversity & Inclusion Tagged With: Rebecca Seibert, Yuridia Hernandez-Osorio

Please Load Scholarly Activity On The Portal

April 16, 2021

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 […]

Filed Under: 04-19-2021, 04-26-2021, 05-03-2021, 05-10-2021, 05-17-2021, 05-24-2021, Academics, John Orr, Provost's Office Tagged With: Scholarly Activity Portal

Four Top Spots in Mark of Excellence Competition: “Beacon” Shines Again

April 16, 2021

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 […]

Filed Under: 04-19-2021, Academics, Campus Services Tagged With: Mark of Excellence Awards, Student Activities, The Beacon

Amazing Tech is Everywhere – Let’s Keep IT Secure! April 29 via Zoom

April 16, 2021

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 […]

Filed Under: 04-19-2021, 04-26-2021, Academics, Pamplin School of Business Tagged With: Lillia Grundy, Pamplin School of Business Education Series

Open Wide the Doors to “The Saint John’s Bible”

April 16, 2021

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 […]

Filed Under: 04-19-2021 Tagged With: Garaventa Center, St. John's Bible

TLC From The TLC: Future Teaching, Super Courses, and Core Exploration

April 16, 2021

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 […]

Filed Under: 04-19-2021, Academics, College of Arts & Sciences, Teaching & Learning Collaborative Tagged With: Andrew Guest, TLC from the TLC

Title IX Advisory Meeting, April 26, 11 a.m.

April 16, 2021

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. […]

Filed Under: 04-19-2021, 04-26-2021, Campus Services, Diversity & Inclusion, Human Resources Tagged With: Human Resources, Title IX Advisory Committee

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Cara (CJ) Poor, Engineering, received the Outstanding Researcher Award from the Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society. May, 2025

Ian Parkman, Business, presented, “Exploring the Impact of Product Design on Willingness to Pay: A Value- Based Pricing Approach in the Athletic Footwear Industry” at the 2025 EIASM International Product Development Management Conference (IPDMC), Porto, Portugal.

Maureen Briare, Nursing & Health Innovations, published 2 liturgical compositions: The Fountain of Life Mass, which is a musical setting for all the sung parts within the Mass and is set for choir and instruments, as well as a choral piece entitled You Have Called Us, Lord, which is a song with themes of hope and justice. GIA Publications, 2025. Listen to a live performance of You Have Called Us, Lord from Notre Dame Newman Centre in Dublin, Ireland.

Dave Houglum, Director of Leadership Studies and Leadership Professor of Practice, Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, delivered an invited presentation titled “Leading with Agility: Thriving Through Adaptive Collaboration” on July 8, 2025, for the University of Portland Staff Senate. Houglum also facilitated two leadership development workshops titled Leadership Reimagined: Identity, Influence, and Leading Through Deliberate Practice and Values in Action: Practicing Meaningful and Courageous Leadership for the University of Portland’s Pilots Pre-College Program. July, 2025. 

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