News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.
All nonprofits have two things in common: a need for good governance and a board of directors that provides the governing direction.
This Learning Labs session will help deepen your understanding of governance, the role of the board, and general board operations. We will also delve into related issues such as DEI, group dynamics and process management.
Register at this link for this Zoom session.
Zoom has released a couple of exciting new features for the month of May, as well as standard monthly bug and security fixes. For more information on the newest features and how to ensure that your Zoom client has the most recent updates, visit ATSI’s monthly Zoom article on the Techtalk Blog.
As the academic year draws to a close, enjoy this final installment from The Saint John’s Bible, Fulfillment of Creation, from Romans 8. Bits of computer code, football plays, galaxies viewed through the Hubble Telescope and calligraphy are among the images artist Thomas Ingmire uses to communicate the idea that humanity participates in the ongoing work of creation with the Divine. Music for this 2-minute oasis is provided by Tyler Lawrence ’24, and PFA faculty member Susan McDaniel. See you in September with weekly glimpses into this great UP treasure.
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship is pleased to announce that the virtual Faculty Development Day program is ready! We hope this helps you plan your schedule so you can get the most out of it and support your colleagues who are presenting.
The day begins at 8:45 a.m. with a welcome and keynote, followed by an array of excellent sessions to choose from, and closes with the Faculty Awards and Retirement Ceremony at 5:30 p.m. These are all Zoom-based and the ones that will be recorded are noted in the program. Those recordings will be made available later through the Faculty Development Day Moodle page.
This annual event was cancelled last year, so we are excited to bring it back in 2021! It’s a great opportunity for faculty to learn, share, connect, and appreciate each other! Please contact Diane Sotak, sotak@up.edu, with questions or requests for accommodations.
May is Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and pays tribute to the history, accomplishments, and contributions of people with Asian and Pacific Islander heritage in the United States. We invite you to visit our latest guide to discover more through the Clark Library’s books, eBooks, and streaming videos.
Want us to add an item? Send suggestions to Heidi Senior, Clark Library, at senior@up.edu.
Challenging times can inspire creative reflection! The library continues to collect creative works that capture your experience of the events of 2020-2021 for the All Together project. Examples of creative works are photographs, videos, essays, poems, drawings, paintings, etc. Visit the site to see some submissions and consider adding yours!
Questions? Please contact José Velazco, Clark Library, at velazco@up.edu.
At the end of each year, we see many perfectly re-usable items and non-perishable food get thrown away by students during move-out. This semester, Residence Life, Printing & Mailing Services and several other UP community members have worked together to coordinate opportunities for students to donate their unwanted items and share them with our UP and local communities.
Each residence hall has donation boxes set up in key locations where students can place their unwanted food, clothing and household items any time between now and May 7. For students living off campus, Printing & Mailing Services has donation boxes set up in their vestibule which can be accessed using their student ID cards.
From Tuesday, May 11 to Friday May 14, the Anchor will be open every day from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. and from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. to welcome University community members, staff, and students to come in to browse and grab what they need. Left over items will then be donated to our local community partners.
If you are interested in volunteering, please reach out to Reneé Byrd, byrd@up.edu, or Joshua Bode, bode@up.edu.
All University of Portland faculty and staff are welcome to shop at the NIKE Company story from April 24-May 23, according to Karina Handeland, athletics.
More information about store rules and invite updates can be found here.
Thank you to all who joined us for Part 1 of our Summer 21 Community Conversations. We are looking forward to Part 2: the Story Circle. No preparation or RSVP is necessary, simply email oiedi@up.edu or visit the this page in Pilots UP for the Zoom link to access the June 24 11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. conversation where we will hear from each other about “a time someone unexpected influenced you”.
A little information about Story Circles:
We hope you will join us and invite others from our UP community to join. We are looking forward to this opportunity to learn from and about each other!
Please email questions, suggestions, or other feedback to oiedi@up.edu.
A time and space to dream big, start small, or report out– let’s check up on the health of DEI work in our spheres. DEI Check-UP will happen on Friday, May 21 from 1-4 p.m. Learn more and RSVP on Eventbrite.
Please email questions, suggestions, or other feedback to oiedi@up.edu