UPbeat

News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.

06-06-2016

Fall Course Packs Due July 11

course packsAll faculty and instructors must turn in their course pack materials for fall semester to the printing services office by Monday, July 11, according to Mary Scroggins, printing services. The lead time is needed so printing services staff can obtain copyright permissions and organize the packs for production before the start of the fall 2016 semester. Some copyright requests take up to six weeks to obtain—please keep this in mind so staff are better able to serve everyone’s needs prior to the start of school.

For more information contact Kassie Hansen at x8101 or hansenk@up.edu.

Jim Kuffner Farewell Reception, June 28

jimA farewell reception for Jim Kuffner, who is retiring from his part-time position as assistant vice president for community relations/special projects at the end of June, is scheduled for Tuesday, June 28, at 3 p.m., in Bauccio Commons on the bluff side. All are welcome to come by and wish Jim the very best as he transitions to the ranks of the officially retired.

For more information contact Teri Landtiser, university operations, at landtiser@up.edu.

Independence Day Holiday

fireworks150The Independence Day holiday will be observed for University employees on Monday, July 4, according to the 2016 University holiday schedule. All University offices will be closed and classes will not be held.

For more information, contact human resources at 8981 or hr@up.edu. Contact the provost’s office at 7105 or staten@up.edu for more information regarding classes.

Orientation Mass Regalia: Please Order By July 18

tam copy2Faculty and staff who need to rent regalia for the Orientation Opening Mass on Saturday, August 27 are asked to please place your order online by Monday, July 18. Please visit UP’s Jostens page to place your order, click on Graduation Caps and Gowns, then select Faculty and Staff. You can place your order at this link.

Rented regalia will be available for pickup in the Chiles Center on Saturday, August 27, from 3 to 4:45 p.m.

For any questions contact the events office at x7523 or events@up.edu.

New Clark Library Dean: Xan Arch

arch, xan 11.jpgUniversity president Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., has announced the hiring of Xan Arch as the new dean of the Clark Library. She will begin on August 22.

Arch comes to UP from Reed College, where she served as director of collection services. She also held many posts in the Stanford University libraries, culminating her service there as the electronic resources and technology librarian. She was the 2013 recipient of the Esther J. Piercy Award given by the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services to a person who has shown “outstanding promise for continuing contribution and leadership.”

Arch has a B.A. in English and French literatures and an M.A. in English literature from Stanford University. She also has an M.S. in library science from San Jose State University.

For more information contact the Clark Library at 7111 or library@up.edu.

UP Track and Field Athletes To Compete at Nationals

trackDTFour members of the Portland Pilots men’s and women’s track and field team qualified recently for the NCAA National Championship. Woody Kincaid, Reid Buchanan, Lauren LaRocco, and Kaylie Van Loo each took top-10 finishes in their respective events at Rock Chalk Park during the NCAA West Regional competition. For the second straight year, the Pilots match a program record by sending four qualifiers to nationals. Portland also sent four student-athletes to the NCAA Track and Field Championships in 1995.

Kincaid was the top finisher for a second year in a row in the men’s 5,000m with a time of 14:09.13. Buchanan was one of four members of the men’s team to compete in the men’s 10,000m race. He was the top Pilot to finish, taking seventh with a time of 29:53.54. LaRocco first competed in the women’s 10,000m, placing sixth with a time of 34:25.40. LaRocco also qualified for nationals in the 5,000 meters as her time of 16:21.09 was good enough for ninth place. Van Loo’s throw of 167’8’’ in the javelin held off nine of the last 16 throwers, placing her in seventh overall. She will be one of the 24 student-athletes competing for a national championship in Eugene.

The four qualifying Pilots will be competing in the NCAA National Championship on June 8-11 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. For more information contact the athletics office at x7117 or go to portlandpilots.com.

New Window Hours for Personal Mail

mail bag dtime copyFaculty and staff can bring personal mail and packages to the printing and mailing services office during the hours of 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday-Friday for processing. Other hours of the day are reserved for students and official departmental mailings.

Please remember that packages need to be fully sealed and addressed. Due to postal regulations, personal International mail must be submitted and paid for through Click and Ship (USPS.com) before mailing services can deliver completed packages for processing to the local post office.

A reminder about receipt of personal packages: Due to the quantity of packages that are received for on-campus students and University business, personal packages are not to be sent to the University of Portland address.

For more information contact Mary Scroggins at scroggin@up.edu.

While The Pilots Are Away The Timbers 2 Will Play

soccer ballThe Timbers 2 soccer club will continue to play their home matches at Merlo Field over the summer and the athletics office hopes faculty and staff can make some time to catch all of the soccer action happening on the UP campus. Below you will find a list of all the Timbers 2 games that will be played at Merlo Field. Tickets can be purchased through the Portland Timbers Box Office or at the gate on the day of the games.

  • T2 vs. San Antonio, Saturday June 11, 7 p.m.
  • T2 vs. Colorado Springs Switchbacks, Thursday July 7, 7 p.m.
  • T2 vs. LA Galaxy II, Saturday July 16, 2 p.m.
  • T2 vs. Colorado Springs Switchbacks, Wednesday August 3, 7:30 p.m.
  • T2 vs. Orange County Blue FC, Sunday, August 14, 2 p.m.
  • T2 vs. Oklahoma City Energy FC, Sunday September 4, 2 p.m.
  • T2 vs. Arizona United SC, Saturday September 24, 7 p.m.

For more information contact Jonathon Brooks, athletics, at x7431 or brooksj@up.edu.

From Our Past: Christie Hall Groundbreaking

christiehallJune 8, 1911 saw the groundbreaking for Christie Hall, at a ceremony attended by Portland archbishop Alexander Christie, the building’s namesake, who turned the first spadeful of earth himself.

When the property on which the University stands was purchased in 1901 from the University Land Company, the terms called for the construction of “a major building” within ten years. The Columbia Colosseum athletic fieldhouse was built in 1903, but Christie Hall is the second-oldest building on campus, since the Colosseum collapsed during a storm in 1927.

The school catalogue described Christie as “a model school dormitory,” designed in Tudor-style brick with three floors and a full basement, with 122 private rooms. “Each room was lighted, ventilated, heated by steam, and contained a washbasin with hot and cold running water,” according to Jim Covert’s A Point of Pride. The University library was moved from West Hall to the Christie basement that year; the “temporary” basis of that move lasted until the Clark Library was built in 1958. The basement also included two bowling alleys, a billiard room, and a smoking room. Christie Hall’s chapel was located where it is today, and has served for over 100 years as a refuge for quiet prayer and reflection.

Christie Hall has served a number of functions over the decades. Many of the legendary Holy Cross priests and brothers made their homes there, including Frs. John and Con Hooyboer, Fr. John Delaunay, and many others whose open-door policies led many students to seek their counsel at all hours. Faculty members kept offices in Christie Hall rooms, especially before the construction of Buckley Center in the early 1970s, and Christie was also home to the University’s credit union, administered faithfully and meticulously by business professor Russell Braden and his wife Kay until the early 1980s.

For more UP history see the University of Portland Almanac at www.up.edu/almanac.