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05-22-2017

Faculty, Staff Invited to Reunion, June 22-25

June 16, 2017

Faculty and staff members are encouraged to join the hundreds of alumni who return to campus to participate in the annual Alumni Reunion Weekend, June 22-25. This year, attendees will celebrate Shipstad Hall’s 50th birthday, the Hawai’i Club, the milestone class of 1967, and all classes ending in 2 and 7. This year also marks the inclusion […]

Filed Under: 05-22-2017, 05-29-2017, 06-05-2017, 06-19-2017, Alumni, Events Tagged With: 2017 Reunion, Alumni

Career Center Launches Handshake Platform

June 2, 2017

The Career Center has launched Handshake, an online tool which enables UP students and alumni to connect with employers, learn about career programs and events, and develop customized career plans. This dynamic platform provides an opportunity for students and alumni to find internships, part-time and full-time opportunities, and receive customized recommendations based on their interests. There […]

Filed Under: 05-22-2017, 05-29-2017, 06-05-2017, Campus Services, Career Services Tagged With: Amy Cavanaugh, Career Center, Handshake

Mallie Kozy Selected For 2017 Faculty Policy Intensive Program

May 26, 2017

Nursing professor Mallie Kozy has been selected as one of four participants from around the nation for the 2017 American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Faculty Policy Intensive program. The 2017 cohort consists of nursing faculty members selected from a national pool of applicants, to participate in a three day intensive experience to enhance knowledge of policy […]

Filed Under: 05-22-2017, 05-29-2017, Academics, School of Nursing Tagged With: (AACN) Faculty Policy Intensive, Mally Kozy, School of Nursing

University of Portland Selected to Host $1 Million Opus Prize

May 19, 2017

The University of Portland has been selected to host the 2018 Opus Prize, a $1 million annual award which recognizes individuals or organizations who address critical social issues within their communities. The Opus Prize Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, sponsors the Opus Prize, an annual, faith-based humanitarian award recognizing individuals internationally and […]

Filed Under: 05-15-2017, 05-22-2017, Academics Tagged With: Dan McGinty, Dundon-Berchtold Institute, Opus Prize

UP French Studies Graduates Receive French Teaching Assistantships

May 19, 2017

Three French teaching assistantships have been granted to University of Portland French studies graduates by the French government, according to Trudie Booth, international languages and cultures. Emma Bauer ’17, Clare Munger ’15, and Jenna Kunz ’17 will be teaching in France this coming academic year. A fourth UP alumna applied and may receive word later […]

Filed Under: 05-15-2017, 05-22-2017, Academics, International Student Services Tagged With: French Studies, French Teaching Assistantships, Trudie Booth

Summer Mass and Reconciliation Schedule

May 19, 2017

Mass will be celebrated in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. and Monday through Friday at 12:05 p.m. during the summer months. Reconciliation will be available on Fridays from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Please call campus ministry at x7131 or ministry@up.edu if you have any questions.

Filed Under: 05-08-2017, 05-15-2017, 05-22-2017, Campus Ministry, Campus Services Tagged With: Campus Ministry, Summer Mass

Summer Main Lot Upgrades to Begin

May 19, 2017

As required by the City of Portland, the University will be completing required measures to take care of non-conforming issues in the main parking lot this summer. Workers will install 28 curbed planter areas with 54 new trees and an accessible crosswalk between the soccer field and Franz Hall. The plan is to start with the crosswalk and […]

Filed Under: 05-15-2017, 05-22-2017, Campus Services Tagged With: Main Parking Lot, Paul Luty

Please Load Scholarly Activity On The Portal

May 19, 2017

Faculty members are reminded to load their scholarly activity on the portal in PilotsUP. Data obtained through the portal will be used to populate A Community of Scholars, published by the provost’s office. That data will also be used for the Clark Library’s annual celebration of UP authors. Faculty members use their school’s report on the […]

Filed Under: 05-08-2017, 05-15-2017, 05-22-2017, Academics, Provost's Office Tagged With: A Community of Scholars report, John Orr, Michele Leasor, Provost's Office

Clark Library: Summer Instruction

May 19, 2017

Teaching this summer? As you plan for summer courses, remember the librarians are here and available to provide library instruction. We can tailor the content covered, as well as create course guides, to support your students in their academic research and projects. To schedule a class meeting, please contact Stephanie Michel, library, at x7418 or michel@up.edu.

Filed Under: 05-15-2017, 05-22-2017, Academics, Campus Services, Library Tagged With: Clark Library, Stephanie Michel

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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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