06-01-2015

Tuition Remission Application Deadline: July 1

June 26, 2015

Faculty and staff applications for tuition remission for Fall 2015 are due by Wednesday, July 1. Forms can be accessed through the human resources website at www.up.edu/hr/. Since deadlines need to match those in student account, employees are ask to please keep the following dates in mind:

Fall term: July 1
Spring term: November 15
Summer term: April 5.

Please note that there are separate tuition remission application forms for undergraduate and graduate course work, and that any graduate level tuition remission benefits will be taxable to the employee on the value above $5,250 for attempted credits and subject to applicable withholdings, and will be reflected on the W-2 form of the tax year the remission was applied. A summary on tuition remission and links to the online forms are available at http://tinyurl.com/qcbxx3a.

For more information contact human resources at 8981 or hr@up.edu.

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 great significance to the priests whose character and teachings have long influenced the University of Portland. For more information contact Campus Ministry at 7131 or ministry@up.edu.

Nanotechnology Talk, Workshop, June 18

June 8, 2015

The Shiley School of Engineering is sponsoring a talk by Purdue University professor Tanya Faltens (“nanoHUB.org: an Open Access Science and Engineering Gateway for Research and Education in Nanotechnology and Related Fields”), on the National Science Foundation’s nanoHUB technology platform, on Thursday, June 18, from noon to 1 p.m., in Franz Hall room 212. Her talk is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public, especially those who have an interest in nanotechnology.

Faltens is the educational content creation manager for the Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN), which created the open access nanoHUB.org cyberplatform. Her presentation will provide an overview of nanoHUB’s online resources, and give examples of their use for the study of nanoscale science and engineering.

Currently the world’s largest virtual nanotechnology user facility, with over 330,000 users, nanoHUB was established in 2002 with the mission of supporting the National Nanotechnology Initiative through its innovative platform for sharing research and educational resources with a diverse user community.

After an introduction to nanoHUB, a hands-on workshop and open discussion will be held, and those who plan to attend are encouraged to bring a laptop computer with internet access to explore nanoHUB. Creating a free nanoHUB account in advance and installing the latest version of Java will expedite the process of running simulation tools.

For more information contact Peter Osterberg, engineering, at 7416 or oster@up.edu.

New Nursing Scholarship Honors Catherine Bigelow Gullickson ’82

June 1, 2015

gullickson copy The University has established the Catherine Bigelow Gullickson Memorial Scholarship to honor a 1982 alumna who touched the lives of many during her career as a nurse. Catherine Gullickson passed away in November 2014 after an 11-year battle with breast cancer. To date, over 120 of Catherine’s friends, classmates, and family members have contributed $106,000 to the scholarship. Husband Jeff Gullickson and family have set a goal to match donations and grow the endowment to fund multiple student nurses in perpetuity.

Gullickson was a four-year tennis player at UP and graduated magna cum laude. She started her career working the graveyard shift in a nursing home, then moved to a hospital where she worked in multiple departments, ultimately finding her calling in the emergency room.

For more information about the scholarship, contact Colin McGinty, development, at 8005 or mcginty@up.edu.

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 on Friday, June 5, from 3:30 to 5 p.m., in the Terrace Room. All faculty and staff are invited to extend their good wishes to Dave on his retirement.

For more information contact Erin Zarafshan, physical plant, at 7306 or zarafsha@up.edu.

Campus Changes: Praying Hands Memorial Trees

June 1, 2015

The physical plant grounds crew has been working this past week to remove five trees near the Praying Hands Memorial, after it was deemed too risky to allow them to remain in place. The trees were dead or dying due to leakage from a major (and aging) underground steam line, according to longtime UP arborist Jim Wells. For the past 67 years, since the memorial was built through the efforts of UP students to commemorate classmates who served and died in World War II, the area around the Praying Hands has slowly filled in with evergreen and magnolia trees, plus shrubbery and perennial flowers, providing a quiet, sheltered spot to remember those members of the UP community who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving honorably in the U.S. Armed Forces. Senior grounds manager Nathan Hale is working on a new landscape design; however, replanting plans have not been finalized, so for the time being the Praying Hands Memorial will revert to its open setting, much as it looked originally in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

“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 box office; orders can be placed by phone at 503-943-7287.

This is Mock’s Crest 25th year and what better way to celebrate than with Gilbert & Sullivan’s first major success in the world of comic operetta? “HMS Pinafore” was first produced in London in 1878 and had been staged twice previously by Mock’s Crest. Production staff includes Larry Larsen (faculty producer, set and light designer), Tracey Edson (music director and conductor), Bruce Hostetler (stage director), Sue Bonde (costume designer), Jessica Wallenfels (choreographer), Jennifer Hammontree (production stage manager), and Nate Bartos (technical director).

For more information contact performing and fine arts at 7228 or pfa@up.edu.