The Learning Commons invites all students to connect with peer tutors, writing assistants, and speech and presentation consultants as an effective learning strategy for greater success in their college courses. Working with our tutors also makes your online learning experience at UP more social. This summer, we offer students the following online tutoring programs in […]
05-25-2020
Columbia Sportswear Employee Store: You’re Invited!
Columbia Sportswear has reopened their employee store and is offering UP faculty, staff, and families special deals on gear needed to get outside, get some fresh air, and take advantage of Oregon’s outdoor recreational areas as they begin to reopen. The offer is open from May 22 to June 14. The safety of Columbia Sportwear […]
Virtual Writing Assistance Available All Summer
While the in-person Writing Center will remain closed until further notice, virtual writing assistance is available for all students taking courses at UP this summer. If you’re teaching a summer course, especially one involving writing, will you let your students know about this service? One-on-one sessions with our experienced writing assistants will happen via video, […]
Recreational Services Virtual Fitness Summer Schedule
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 […]
Share Your Experience: All Together
Call for creative works! How is our University community responding to these uncertain times? The Clark Library requests your images and stories, showing how your life and work have changed and continue to change during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your voices will be the record of this historic event. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni are welcome […]
Latest Message to UP Community from Fr. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C.
Dear UP Students, Faculty, Staff, and Families: I pray that this message finds you and your loved ones well. The current circumstances are unprecedented and challenging. Our human family has experienced tremendous suffering, loss, doubt, and disruption as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In times like these, I find myself thinking of a refrain […]
2020 Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching: Tammy VanDeGrift
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship is pleased to announce that the 2020 Teaching Award winner is Tammy VanDeGrift, Shiley School of Engineering. She has been a champion of continuous improvement in teaching and student learning throughout her 15-year career at the University of Portland. Her focus on pedagogical approaches is not solely for her […]
2020 Faculty Award for Outstanding Scholarship: Heather Dillon
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship is pleased to announce that the 2020 Scholarship Award winner is Heather Dillon, Shiley School of Engineering. Known as a dedicated and talented researcher among her peers, she has had a prolific record of scholarship in her eight years at the University of Portland. Dillon created her UP research […]
The Beacon: Third In U.S. for Best University Student Publication
Student media advisor Nancy Copic, student activities, reports that that The Beacon has placed third nationally for Best University Student Publication in the Catholic Press Association 2020 Media Awards. DePaul University placed first and University of Dayton placed second. Both of those programs have strong journalism curricula, so once again the University of Portland can […]
Alan Timmins Announces Retirement: Thank You For Stellar Service
The University’s vice president for financial affairs, Alan P. Timmins, has announced his plan to retire from his position as of June 30, 2020, according to a message by University president Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C. He graduated from the University maxima cum laude with degrees in accounting and management before earning his MBA from Stanford […]