UPbeat

News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.

06-13-2016

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.

Tuition Remission Application Deadline: July 1

please_noteFaculty and staff applications for tuition remission for Fall 2016 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 accounts, 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.

National Silver CASE Award For Bluff Box Campaign

CASEsilverA team led by Katie Mitchell Franz, alumni relations, in partnership with Joe Kuffner, Trevor Harvey, Anna Horlacher, Adam Guggenheim, Jody Haagenson, Sammy van den Berg, Emily Biggs, Bon Appetit, and the Office of Residence Life has won a National Silver CASE Award for Innovative Alumni Programs for their 2015 Bluff Box Campaign. Through their efforts, incoming freshman students for the 2015-2016 academic year were provided with care packages and notes of welcome from alumni around the country.

For more information go to this link or alumni@up.edu.

TIAA Investment Counseling Sessions, June 15-16

new tiaaTIAA investement counselor Patrick Egan will be on campus for individual financial counseling sessions with University employees on Wednesday, June 15 and Thursday, June 16, in Orrico Hall room 101. These sessions are available to any employee and appointments can be made by going to www.tiaa-cref.org/schedulenow or call TIAA at (877) 842-2028, press 5.

For more information contact HR at hr@up.edu.

Roof Construction On Chapel of Christ the Teacher

1chapel150The roof of the Chapel of Christ the Teacher will be replaced beginning on Monday, June 13. Masses and other services will take place on their usual schedule:

  • Sunday Mass, 10:30 a.m.
  • Daily Mass (M-F) 12:05 p.m.
  • Reconciliation: Wednesday 5-5:30 p.m.

For more information contact Campus Ministry at 7131 or ministry@up.edu.

You Must Be Joking! Brian Doyle Scholarships, 2016-2017

U of P - students and faculty on a white background

Five University of Portland students have been awarded $3,333 Brian Doyle Scholarships in Gentle & Sidelong Humor, having agreed to publicly share a project that “brings the community together in laughter, acts as a statement that the cultural bias to cruel humor and constant irony is shallow, promotes helpless giggling, and insists gently that true humor is a weapon against violence and greed,” as set forth by donor John Beckman ’42, who began the scholarships with his wife Patricia as part of the RISE Campaign. The recipients are:

  • Molly Kerns, who will borrow a page from the Portsmouth Sinfonia, which chose to take skillful musicians and have them play several well-known pieces after switching instruments with each other. The results are music that is just recognizable and entirely hilarious.
  • Isabelle Pisani, who proposes to create a short film titled “I could never be a nurse” with the help of the School of Nursing, to provide a comical glimpse into the life of a student nurse.
  • Alana Laanui, who intends to produce and share a video working with some of the Holy Cross priests on campus. She will show them how to use Snapchat and record their reactions to some of the more popular filters.
  • Guadalupe Zamora-Resendiz, whose idea is to conduct a project combining the lyric theater, music, actUP, and improv clubs on campus in a music/theater production where the students of these clubs, as well as other UP students who wish to participate, present scenes ranging from Shakespeare to more modern works to improv and works from opera to musical theater.
  • Sawyer Hudson proposes broadcasting a comedy podcast talkshow at KDUP, inspired by alternative comedy podcasts like “Comedy Bang Bang,” “improv4humans,” and audience participation shows like “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me.”

For more information contact Denise Stack, development, at stack@up.edu.

Museum Hours For Reunion 2016

1museum150The University museum will be open for special hours on Friday, June 24, from 1 – 4 p.m., and Saturday, June 25, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., during the 2016 Alumni Reunion. All University employees, alumni, and friends are welcome to visit the museum in the basement of Shipstad Hall, room 014. The museum contains photographs and memorabilia illustrating the University of Portland’s historical, religious, social, and educational history. In addition to the regular collection there are special exhibits and displays in the museum, Shipstad Hall, first floor of Buckley Center, and Buckley Center Auditorium foyer.

Contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, at piatz@up.edu or 8038 for more information.