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05-11-2020

Recreational Services Virtual Fitness Summer Schedule

May 29, 2020

Recreational services will start its virtual fitness summer schedule on Wednesday, May 13, with eight classes offered each week including: Plyometrics, Yoga, HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training), and Zumba. Join the fitness fun! To join the virtual fitness MS Team, email Kaitlin Bourne at bourne@up.edu. Monday: 12:15 pm – Yoga Works with Kaitlin 5:30 pm […]

Filed Under: 05-11-2020, 05-18-2020, 05-25-2020, 06-01-2020, Athletics, Beauchamp Center, Recreational Services, Uncategorized Tagged With: Kaitlin Bourne, Recreational Services

UP #GivingTuesdayNow Results: Thank You!

May 15, 2020

Last week UP joined #GivingTuesdayNow in its global day of giving. Over 395 UP donors gave more than $200,000 and unlocked $25,000 in challenge gifts. We would like to especially thank UP employees for participating—at least 65 took this opportunity to support UP’s mission. Through this outpouring of support, UP can respond to the new […]

Filed Under: 05-11-2020, 05-18-2020, Campus Services, Development, Uncategorized Tagged With: #GivingTuesdayNow, Development Office

More Than 1,000 Degrees Conferred at Virtual Commencement

May 8, 2020

The University of Portland celebrated its Commencement in a virtual ceremony on Sunday, May 3, with 1,071 graduates who earned degrees from the Shiley School of Engineering, the Pamplin School of Business, the School of Education, the School of Nursing, and the College of Arts & Sciences. University President Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., conferred […]

Filed Under: 05-11-2020, Academics Tagged With: 2020 Virtual Commencement, Rev. Mark L. Poorman C.S.C.

2020 Retiring Faculty: Congratulations!

May 8, 2020

Congratulations to our retiring faculty! The University Archives and Museum have a new blog post recognizing these nine members of the University faculty for their many years of service. Visit this site for a slideshow of the honored retirees and see how they’ve changed over the years. For more information, contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, […]

Filed Under: 05-11-2020, Academics, Uncategorized, University Archives, University Museum Tagged With: Carolyn Connolly, University Archives and Museum

Moreau Center Honored By Catholic Volunteer Network

May 8, 2020

University of Portland’s Moreau Center for Service & Justice was honored by the Catholic Volunteer Network as one of their “Top Schools for Service.” In honor of National Volunteer Week, the Catholic Volunteer Network put together a list of schools who “demonstrated consistent excellence in collaborating with our network and championing post-grad service among students.” […]

Filed Under: 04-27-2020, 05-11-2020, Campus Services, Moreau Center Tagged With: Catholic Volunteer Network, Moreau Center

Latest Academic Update Available Now

May 8, 2020

Were course evaluations higher or lower this semester? How did grades turn out for this semester? With and without P/NP? How many degree candidates took part in virtual Commencement? If you are interested in these questions and other information, read the latest Academic Update at this link. For more information contact the provost’s office at […]

Filed Under: 05-11-2020, Academics, Provost's Office, Uncategorized Tagged With: Office of the Provost

Campus Ministry Resuming Public Mass on Campus

May 8, 2020

Archbishop Sample has provided permission to restart public Masses in the Portland Archdiocese and has offered guidelines for doing so, according to Rev. Jim Gallagher, C.S.C., Campus Ministry. Those present for Mass will be kept to 25 or less and social distancing will be maintained. Chapel spaces will also be cleaned after each use. Campus […]

Filed Under: 05-11-2020, Campus Ministry, Campus Services Tagged With: Campus Ministry, Fr. Jim Gallagher C.S.C.

New Look for My Apps Single Sign On Portal Starting May 13

May 8, 2020

Information services will transition the My Apps single sign on portal (myapps.up.edu) to a new version on Wednesday, May 13. You will notice a fresh modern look and a new feature called My Account. To preview the new look, you can visit this page. To learn more about the features offered with the My Account link […]

Filed Under: 05-11-2020, Academics, Campus Services, Information Services, Uncategorized Tagged With: Information Services

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Jeff Kerssen-Griep, Communication and Media, presented “Teaching with Transformative International Conflict Partners” on the panel, “Healing Divides and Elevating Connections within Conflict & Peacebuilding.” National Communication Association Convention. November, 2025.

Christi Richardson-Zboralski, Director of Marketing – Graduate Programs, published a short story under pen name, Christi R. Suzanne, entitled “Outlaw’s Dust.” In Lisa Diane Kastner (Ed.) 27 Stories: An LA Wildfire Anthology. Running Wild Press. January 7, 2026. All proceeds from this anthology go toward Habitat for Humanity LA. Find it on the Broadway Books website or on Bookshop.org.

Fr. Pat Hannon, CSC, published From Glory to Glory: A Pilgrim’s Notes From the Badlands of Grace. Occasioned by the author’s walking, with siblings, the famous Camino de Santiago in the fall of 2024, the book traces all manner of other pilgrimages—to and from home, family, love, self, and God. One Subject Press, Saint Paul, Minnesota. November, 2025.

Jessica Murphy Moo, editor of Portland Magazine and director of storytelling, wrote the lyrics to two songs in “We Go On, Oswego,” a song cycle honoring female refugees who lived at Camp Ontario in upstate New York. From 1944-1946, Camp Ontario provided emergency shelter to refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe. “We Go On, Oswego” was performed at Nazareth College, in collaboration with Finger Lakes Opera, on December 4, 2025. It was commissioned by Katie Hannigan, PhD. The song “There Is No Underground,” was written in collaboration with composer Maria Thompson Corley, and the song “My Table,” was written in collaboration with composer Kurt Erickson.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published “A Spirituality of Desert Discipleship for Our Times. Reflections on the Readings of the Third Sunday of Advent.” VoiceAfrique.org. December 13, 2025.

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