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05-25-2015

2015 Pilot Kids Day Camp

June 15, 2015

The Pilot Kids Day Camp program provides a safe and supportive environment in which your child will work with university students and graduates playing recreational games and sports, creating arts and crafts projects, and much more. Kids will love Pilots Kids camp, which feels like an all-day recess. Counselors and instructors are University of Portland […]

Filed Under: 05-04-2015, 05-25-2015, 06-15-2012, Athletics, Campus Services, Recreational Services Tagged With: Brian Dezzani, Pilot Kids Day Camp, Recreational Services

Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Mass, June 11

June 8, 2015

A Mass celebrating the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus will be celebrated in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher on Thursday, June 11, at 5 p.m. All faculty, staff, students, and the public are welcome to attend. The Sacred Heart of Jesus is the patron of the Congregation of Holy Cross and holds […]

Filed Under: 05-25-2015, 06-01-2015, 06-08-2015, Campus Ministry, Campus Services, Congregation of Holy Cross Tagged With: Campus Ministry, Congregation of Holy Cross, Sacred Heart of Jesus

Farewell Reception for Dave Doe, June 5

June 1, 2015

Please join the physical plant staff in extending best wishes to Dave Doe, who is retiring from the University of Portland on June 5, 2015. Dave has been an esteemed member of the physical plant staff for 26 years, and he will be greatly missed by all. A farewell reception for Dave will take place […]

Filed Under: 05-25-2015, 06-01-2015, Campus Services, Events, Physical Plant Tagged With: Dave Doe, physical plant

“HMS Pinafore” Set to Sail June 12-28

June 1, 2015

Mock’s Crest Productions will continue performances of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “HMS Pinafore” on June 12-14, 19-21, and 25-28. Show times are 7:30 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, and 2 p.m. on Sundays. Dinner and brunch will be served on the lawn in front of the Mago Hunt Center prior to each show. Tickets are available at the Mago Hunt […]

Filed Under: 05-25-2015, 06-01-2015, 06-08-2015, Academics, Events, Performing & Fine Arts Tagged With: HMS Pinafore, Mock's Crest Productions, Performing and Fine Arts

Pilot Teams Honored By NCAA

May 25, 2015

Four University of Portland athletics teams have been honored for earning Public Recognition Awards based on their most recent multi-year academic progress rate (APR), according to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Men’s soccer, men’s indoor track, women’s cross country, and women’s indoor track were recognized for having APRs in the top 10 percent their […]

Filed Under: 05-25-2015, Academics, Athletics Tagged With: Athletics, NCAA, Portland Pilots

Early Christian Baptism Lecture, May 28

May 25, 2015

All faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend “The Archeological Footprint of Baptism in Early Byzantine Christianity,” a free lecture by Alejandro Santana, philosophy, and Rev. Richard Rutherford, C.S.C., theology (pictured), on Thursday, May 28, at 7 p.m., in St. Dimitrios Hall of Holy Trinity Cathedral, 3131 NE Glisan St. The lecture will explore […]

Filed Under: 05-25-2015, Academics Tagged With: Alejandro Santana, Rev. Richard Rutherford C.S.C.

Bookstore Open During Pilot House Remodeling

May 25, 2015

The bookstore will be open for business during the Pilot House’s remodeling project, according to Erin Bright, bookstore manager. An entrance is located facing the oak tree and Pilot House patio. Hours will be Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the bookstore will be closed on the weekends. For more information […]

Filed Under: 05-11-2015, 05-25-2015, Bookstore, Campus Services Tagged With: Bookstore, Erin Bright

Making An iBook With iBooks Author, May 28

May 25, 2015

Faculty, staff, and students who would like to learn to create multi-touch iBooks using iBooks Author are invited to attend a free worksop on Thursday, May 28, at 10 a.m., in the Digital Lab of the Clark Library, with Peter Pappas, education (pictured). Refreshments will be served. Pappas has published six of his own iBooks […]

Filed Under: 05-25-2015, Academics, Campus Services, Information Services, Library Tagged With: Academic Technology Services, Clark Library, Information Services, Maria Erb, Peter Pappas

Texas Instruments Leadership Summit, May 29

May 25, 2015

The provost’s office, School of Education, mathematics department, and Shiley School of Engineering invite faculty to attend a free conference on campus, the Texas Instruments Leadership Summit: College and Career Readiness in STEM Education, on Friday, May 29, from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons boardroom. While the summit is oriented towards […]

Filed Under: 05-18-2015, 05-25-2015, Academics, College of Arts & Sciences, Provost's Office, School of Education, Shiley School of Engineering Tagged With: Mathematics Department, Provost's Office, School of Education, Shiley School of Engineering, Texas Instruments Leadership Summit

Fiscal Year Dates, Reminders

May 25, 2015

The University’s fiscal year ends on Tuesday, June 30, and there are some important dates and reminders to note: Expenses submitted prior to June 30 which are for travel or events occurring in fiscal year 2016 will be accrued, and paid against the fiscal year 2016 budget. Reimbursement and Payment Request forms to be paid […]

Filed Under: 05-18-2015, 05-25-2015, Campus Services, Controller Tagged With: Controller's Office, fiscal year, Lori Ungern

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Natalie Nelson-Marsh presented “From fieldnotes to futures: Organizational communication in the age of AI”. National Communication Association Pre-Conference, Elevating Organizational Communication in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. November, 2025.

Ian Parkman, Business, published “Lead Value Design Insight: Leveraging the Van Westendorp PSM for Design for Meaningfulness Pricing Strategies.” Co-author: Arto Ruokonen. Design Management Review (Vol. 36, No.4)

Three faculty members from International Languages and Cultures participated in the 122nd annual conference of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA), November 20-23 in San Francisco. Verena Hutter presented “Embodied Memory: Holocaust Tattoos and Postmemory,” served as presiding officer of all three sessions of Austrian Studies, and chaired one of them. María Echenique presented “A Precursor of ‘Feminism from the Zulos’ by Dahlia de la Cerda” and served as presiding officer and chair of the session Spain, Portugal, and Latin America: Jewish Culture and Literature in Trans-Iberia. Matthew Warshawsky presented “A ‘Tenth Muse’ in 1600s Sephardic Amsterdam: Isabel Rebeca Correa, Translator, Poet, and Feminist” and served as presiding officer and chair of the Jewish Literature and Culture session. 

Andra Davis, Nursing & Health Innovations, published “Nursing faculty perceptions and Integration of primary palliative care content in undergraduate education: National and local institution assessments.” Co-authors: Lippe, M., Wolf, A., Cormack, C. L., Ehrlich, O., Glover, T. L., and Kirkpatrick, A. J.  Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 27(6), 280-289.

Don Norton, Performing and Fine Arts, performed a Tour of Louisiana with jazz quartet Facing West, with performances at Nicholls State University (Thibodaux), University of Louisiana at Monroe, and Louisiana Tech University (Ruston). November 5-7, 2025.

Kristin Sweeney, Environmental Science, published “Topographic, climatic, and age controls on the reworking of volcanic debris avalanche deposits.” Co-author: Major, J.J. Bull Volcanol 87, 115 (2025).

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published “Rethinking Advent Hope as Covenantal Bond. Reflections on the Readings for First Sunday of Advent.” VoiceAfrique.org. November 30, 2025. Aihiokhai also published “A Disruptive Content of Hope: Awakening the Human Imagination to New Possibilities. Reflections on the Readings of the Second Sunday of Advent.” VoiceAfrique.org. December 7, 2025. 

Rachel Wheeler, Theology, presented “Traces in the Sand: Wisdom from the Christian Desert Tradition for a Time of Collapse.” Aldo & Estella Leopold Writing Residency lecture presented at the Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, NM, November 18, 2025.

Daniel Bulek, Nursing & Health Innovations, presented “Difficult-To-Treat Depression: Bottlenecks, Evolving Biology, and Where Ketamine-Class Treatments Fit.” An invited presentation for the Behavioral Health Integration ECHO, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ (virtual). December, 2025.

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