UPbeat

News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.

06-10-2019

Beauchamp Center Updated Summer Fitness Schedule 

The Beauchamp Center is offering a variety of fitness classes for Summer Session II, according to Kaitlin Bourne, recreational services. Faculty/Staff Weightlifting on Tuesday mornings at 7:15 a.m. and Kickboxing on Thursdays at 12:05 p.m. have been a big hit. This week, Weightlifting will take place on Tuesday but there will not be a Kickboxing class on Thursday, as the Beauchamp Center is closed on the 4th of July.

See the newly updated Fitness Schedule for Summer 2019-v3.

For more information contact Bourne at bourne@up.edu.

Pilot House (Happy) Hours, Bauccio Commons Too

Starting on June 14, the Pilot House will be offering $3 pints of beer from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. every Friday throughout the summer, according to Samantha Zizza, Bon Appetit. All are welcome to join colleagues and friends for this special summer happy hour offering.

  • Pilot House hours for the summer are 3-7 p.m., Monday through Friday, starting on June 10.
  • Macks Market is on the same schedule, only it will open at noon.
  • The Bauccio Commons is open now, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. for breakfast, 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for lunch, Monday through Friday.

For more information contact Zizza at zizza@up.edu.

Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, June 28

The Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is the patronal feast for the Priests of Holy Cross.  This year the Solemnity is celebrated on Friday, June 28, and the Holy Cross community at UP will mark this feast with a celebratory Mass in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher at 5 p.m.  The campus community, and all who are visiting campus during Reunion weekend, are cordially invited to join Holy Cross in celebrating this wonderful feast.

According to an entry on the Congregation of Holy Cross website, “As Holy Cross priests, we find our model of priestly charity in the Sacred Heart of Jesus, that heart pierced on the cross by the soldier’s lance in the final proof that Jesus offered all for us. In imitation of Him, we, too, seek to offer all in laying down our lives in service of the People of God. Especially through ministering the Sacraments, we hope that the blood and the water that flowed from the pierced Heart of Christ continue to give life to our world.”

Fall 2019 Tuition Remission Application Deadline: June 20

Tuition remission requests for fall 2019 are due by Thursday, June 20, according to Laura Barnard, human resources. Please note, this date has been moved up to allow appropriate processing time by HR, financial aid, and student accounts. Forms can be found at the Human Resources Benefit Website. Remember, a tuition remission request form must be submitted every semester an employee or eligible dependent is intending to take courses. Please submit the requests by the following deadlines to avoid a late fee from student accounts:

  • Fall term: June 20
  • Spring term: November 5
  • Summer term: April 15

Please note, there are separate forms for undergraduate and graduate course work. Keep in mind, 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. When an eligible spouse receives graduate level tuition remission, the entire tuition remission amount is taxable to the employee and subject to applicable withholdings. This taxable benefit will be reflected on the employee’s W-2 form of the tax year the remission was applied. Details regarding the taxable benefit can also be found on the Human Resources Benefit Website.

Kat North Farewell Party: June 14, Pilot House

Kat North, administrative assistant to the vice president for student affairs, will leave her post at UP to accept a position as project coordinator for an engineering firm named Glumac. Her last day will be Monday, June 17. VP for student affairs Rev. John Donato, C.S.C., invites the campus community to come to the Pilot House Happy Hour on Friday, June 14 and offer thanks and best wishes to our dear colleague. Happy hour begins at 3 and Kat’s acknowledgements will take place at 4 p.m.

For more information contact Donato at donato@up.edu.

 

Complimentary Faculty/Staff Tickets to Reunion 2019, June 27-30

Faculty and staff are encouraged to join the hundreds of alumni who return to campus to participate in the annual Alumni Reunion Weekend, June 27-30. This year we’ll be celebrating Salzburg, Entrepreneur Scholars, and the Classes of 1969 and 1999! All events are free for faculty and staff. Enter promo code FACSTAFF at up.edu/reunion.

We’ll kick-off the weekend on Friday with the President’s Alumni Awards Gala, where we will be honoring our alumni award winners: Cathryn Casey ’19, Molly Craft Johnson ’13, Margarita Bautista Gay ’87, and Mike Irwin ’78. This year, we celebrate the Class of 1969, Class of 1999, and all other classes ending in 4 and 9.

Saturday features the annual community-wide Pilot Pride 5k, with proceeds benefitting the XC program. Our signature Welcome Home BBQ will take place on the Academic Quad starting at 5:30 p.m. Saturday evening with music, a beer garden, and kiddie funland.

For more information, go to up.edu/reunion or contact the Office of Alumni & Parent Relations at x7328 or alumni@up.edu with questions.

2019-2020 University Bulletin Online

The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce that the 2019-2020 online University Bulletin is now available. You may access the Bulletin on the registrar’s website, or directly at “University Catalog: The Bulletin.” Smartphone users can access the Bulletin using its mobile site.

For more information contact Jericho Knight, associate provost’s office, at x7848 or knight@up.edu.

High School Graduation Ceremonies Galore!

Portland area high schools will be holding their commencement rehearsals and exercises in the Chiles Center through June 14, and parking is likely to be impacted on campus as well as in the surrounding neighborhood. Scheduled ceremonies include:

  • June 10: Sunset HS commencement ceremony, 7:30-9 p.m.
  • June 11: Milwaukie HS commencement ceremony, 7-9 p.m.
  • June 13: Rex Putnam HS commencement ceremony, 7-8:30 p.m.
  • June 14: Beaverton HS commencement ceremony, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Please contact university events at x7523 or events@up.edu for more information.

Soccer Season Tickets: 50% Discount for Faculty, Staff

University of Portland faculty or staff members are eligible to receive 50% off season tickets for the upcoming Pilots soccer season. You can attend all 21 men’s and women’s home soccer games starting at just $45 for general admission bleachers, $70 for bench back seats, and $110 for stadium chairs. Secure your seats to the best college soccer experience in the country by visiting www.portlandpilots.com/tickets and use promo code STAFF or by calling the ticket office at x7525.

Mock’s Crest Productions Presents “The Yeoman of the Guard”

This 30th anniversary season of the University’s Mock’s Crest Productions will present Gilbert and Sullivan classic operetta The Yeomen of the Guard on June 8-9, 14-16, and 20-23. Performances will take place at 7:30 p.m. (2 p.m. on Sundays) in Mago Hunt Center Theater. Tickets are $34 for general admission, $29 for seniors/non-UP students, and $27 for groups of ten or more. University of Portland faculty and staff are offered $20 tickets and UP students are $15.

The Yeomen of the Guard was an attempt by Arthur Sullivan to move John Gilbert’s topsy-turvy world into more serious opera. It is a tale of a nobleman wrongfully accused of sorcery who has been locked up in the Tower of London and scheduled for execution. However, Mr. Gilbert puts his comic spin on this tale where bravery, comic disguise, and a lovelorn jailer and jester make a tragic tale end with true love overcoming all obstacles. It is one of Sullivan’s best musical scores with classic numbers like “The Merryman and his Maid.”

Mock’s Crest is a semi-professional company devoted to a yearly summer production of comic light opera, primarily the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan. It combines professional singers and musicians with students, faculty, and staff in the Department of Performing and Fine Arts. The production company was originally created under the guidance of the late Roger O. Doyle in 1990 with UP theater faculty support as his production team. This year marks the last year that Larry Larsen, performing and fine arts, will serve as producer after 26 years. Next year, David De Lyser and Nicole Hanig will be stepping in to assume leadership with a production of  HMS Pinafore.

For more information or to purchase tickets contact the Mago Hunt Center box office at x7287.