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 […]
05-29-2017
Career Center Launches Handshake Platform
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 […]
Are You First to Go to College in Your Family?
A first-generation (or FGEN) college student is defined as an individual who attends college when neither that person’s mother or father attended college on their own. The Shepard Academic Resource Center is developing programming specifically for the University’s FGEN students, and is seeking faculty and staff who were FGEN students students themselves. If you were an FGEN […]
Brian Doyle, 1956-2017: Chuid Eile i Síochain
The University of Portland lost a beloved member of our community when Brian Doyle, award-winning author and editor of Portland magazine for 25 years, passed away at his home, early in the morning of May 27, 2017, from complications related to a brain tumor. Brian, 60, is survived by his wife, Mary, their daughter, Lily, and twin sons, […]
Mallie Kozy Selected For 2017 Faculty Policy Intensive Program
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 […]
Bon Voyage to Bethany Sills, June 1
After 12 years of service to student activities, Bethany Sills will be leaving The Bluff to start a new chapter in her career as a professional development manager with Audigy Group. Her last day will be June 2, according to Jeromy Koffler, student activities. Bethany was hired as a program assistant in June 2005 and […]
Banner Drive Moving on May 30
Information services is moving the Banner (W:) drive on the morning of Tuesday, May 30. The new location is: \\shared\Banner . Once the files are moved to the new location, you will need to log off your computer and back on if you are on Windows, or you will need to re-map to the new location if […]
Farewell Party for Colin McGinty, May 31
Please plan to join the development office in a farewell gathering for Colin McGinty, who will leave the University to take on the position of president of Central Catholic High School. The gathering will take place on Wednesday, May 31, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., in the Pilot House. We offer our thanks and appreciation to Colin […]
Liz Winters Farewell Celebration, May 30
Come celebrate with recreational services as they thank Liz Winters for her work and dedication since July 2015. She will start a new job coaching at Intrepid Athletics and as a nutritionist in her private practice, Sprout Wellness, after her last day on May 31. Liz also worked with University Events from 2011-2015 and graduated from […]