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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 – Plyometrics Plus with Lauren
  • No classes on Memorial Day, Monday May 25
Tuesday:
  • 12:15 pm – HIIT with Brie
Wednesday:
  • 12:15 pm – Zumba with Brady
  • 5:30 pm – Plyometrics Plus with Lauren
Thursday:
  • 12:15 pm – HIIT with Brie
Friday:
  • 9:00 am – Yoga Works with Kaitlin
Saturday:
  • 11:15 am – HIIT with Brie
For more information go to http://www.up.edu/recservices.

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 and extraordinary needs of students as they prepare for their return in the fall. Thank you who participated in the success of this great day!

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 bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees during the virtual commencement ceremony. An in-person commencement ceremony for the Class of 2020 will be held on campus at a future date.

Four honorary doctorates were conferred during the Commencement ceremony. Honorary doctorate recipients were Nancy K. Bryant, Cheryle A. Kennedy, Marilynne S. Robinson, Ph.D., and Rev. H. Richard Rutherford, C.S.C., Ph.D. University provost Thomas G. Greene received the Christus Magister Medal, the University’s highest honor.

More information about 2020 Commencement can be found on the University’s Commencement website.

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, at piatz@up.edu.

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.” The Moreau Center was honored in the “West & Southwest Region” along with centers from Loyola Marymount University and St. Mary’s University.

The Moreau Center engages students with active learning, mutually beneficial service, and experience-based leadership development rooted in Catholic social teaching. The center, named for Blessed Basil Moreau, C.S.C., founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross, offers opportunities for students to engage meaningfully with the community through service, immersions, and advocacy.

View the full list of Catholic Volunteer Network’s “Top Schools for Service.”

Learn more about the Moreau Center for Service & Justice.

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 staten@up.edu.

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 Ministry is developing a plan for resumption of public Mass in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher at a date to be announced. Details and updates can be found on the Campus Ministry website.

We are developing the plan right now but will have up to date info on the CM site by Monday.

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 on the new MyApps portal, please visit use this link.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this update, please feel free to contact the the help desk (help@up.edu, X7000).

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

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Anita Gooding, social work, was selected as a 2020-2021 Field Research Scholar by the Transforming Field Education Landscape (TFEL) program at the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada. Scholars attend regular seminars and present their own research related to strengthening field education in social work.

Ösel Plante, development, has a debut collection of poetry titled Waveland set for publication by Black Lawrence Press in April 2021. Please use this link to learn more.

Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering. recently shared some of his work on palindrome dates with the staff of Farmers’ Almanac which lead to an articled titled “2021: A Special Year For Palindrome Dates, Starting This Month!” See the article using this link.

Bob Butler, professor emeritus of environmental studies; Jenda Johnson, Earth Sciences Animated; and Nic Zentner, Central Washington University, published an animation titled “Ghost Forests: Evidence for a Giant Earthquake & Tsunami in the Pacific Northwest.” This animation explores how Native American oral history, geology of ghost forests in coastal Washington and Oregon, and written accounts of a tsunami that flooded Japanese Pacific Coast villages converge to document the most recent Cascadia subduction zone megathrust earthquake on January 26, 1700 at about 9 p.m. The Ghost Forest animation can be found on the IRIS website at: https://www.iris.edu/hq/inclass/animation/740 or on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xPbt8iiDRo&feature=youtu.be.

Steven Kolmes, environmental studies, wrote an editorial on “Sustainability and the Role of Higher Education” in Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development, Vol. 62, , pp. 2-3. See the article at this link. He also contributed “On a ‘Just’ Transition, Environment” in Science and Policy for Sustainable Development, 63:1, 29-31, DOI: 10.1080/00139157.2021.1842715.. See the article using this link.

Amber Vermeesch, nursing, received an Opus Prize Foundation Grant Sabbatical Support, Opus Prize Foundation, $5,000, on November 12, 2020.

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