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06-15-2015

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 […]

Filed Under: 06-01-2015, 06-15-2015, 06-29-2015, Campus Services, Human Resources Tagged With: Human Resources, tuition remission

Temporary Mail Receptacle In Buckley Center

June 26, 2015

A temporary mail receptacle is now located outside the mailbox area in Buckley Center, according to Mary Scroggins, mailing and printing services. Signage is in place for the mail drop. Please deposit all outgoing mail into this unit, and it will be sorted upon arrival at mailing services in Tyson Hall. For more information contact […]

Filed Under: 06-15-2015, 06-22-2015, 06-29-2015, Campus Services, Mail Services Tagged With: Mail services, Mary Scroggins, Temporary Mail Receptacle

Summer Learning Assistance

June 26, 2015

As in years past, learning assistance services will be offered for students attending summer school. The learning assistance counselor, Bro. Thomas Giumenta, C.S.C., will be available in room 120 of Franz Hall beginning with the second summer session. Students who would like to talk about improving their grades should call for an appointment at 8716 […]

Filed Under: 06-15-2015, 06-22-2015, 06-29-2015, Academics, Campus Services Tagged With: Bro. Thomas Giumenta C.S.C., Summer Learning Assistance

Holy Cross Provincial Chapter Meeting, June 14-26

June 22, 2015

The University is hosting brothers and priests from the United States Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross for their Provincial Chapter meetings from June 14 to 26. Chapter meetings set the direction for the life and work of the Holy Cross community for the next three years. Delegates are here from all ministries of […]

Filed Under: 06-15-2015, 06-22-2015, Congregation of Holy Cross, Events Tagged With: Congregation of Holy Cross, United States Provincial Chapter Meeting

David Brooks Lecture at UP: March 16, 2016

June 15, 2015

New York Times columnist David Brooks has accepted an invitation by University president Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., to speak at the University of Portland on the evening of March 16, 2016. The event will be open to the public and tickets will be available for sale in fall. There will be special discounted rates […]

Filed Under: 06-15-2015, Events, President's Office Tagged With: David Brooks, Rev. Mark L. Poorman C.S.C.

UP Hosting 33rd Annual Summer Conference, July 29

June 15, 2015

The University will host the 33rd annual Summer Conference, “And It Was Good: Creation and the Spirit of God,” on July 29-August 2. The keynote speaker will be Fr. John Haughey S.J., formerly a senior fellow at the Woodstock Theological Center in Washington, D.C., in the Science and Religion program and the Arrupe Program in […]

Filed Under: 06-15-2015, Academics, Events Tagged With: Annual Summer Conference, Chris Hughes, Fr. John Haughy S.J., Matt Baasten

Museum Hours For Reunion 2015

June 15, 2015

The University museum will be open for special hours on Friday, June 26, from 1 to 4 p.m., and Saturday, June 27, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., during the 2015 Alumni Reunion. All University employees, alumni, and friends are welcome to visit the museum in the basement of Shipstad Hall, room 014. The museum […]

Filed Under: 06-15-2015, Campus Services, University Museum Tagged With: 2015 Reunion, Carolyn Connolly, University museum

Be Someone’s Hero, Give Blood

June 15, 2015

Blood donors are real heroes to recipients of transfusions—they literally save the lives of people they don’t even know. Blood donation takes about an hour, and donors can only give once every 56 days, but when they take the time to do so, it makes a real difference. Please join other heroes and donate blood […]

Filed Under: 06-08-2015, 06-15-2015, Campus Services Tagged With: Marcela Cinta, Red Cross Blood Drive

Semi-Monthly Timesheets Due Monday, June 15

June 15, 2015

Semi-monthly employees will need to submit their timesheets for approval by 3 p.m. on Monday, June 15, according to Karen Davis, payroll. Supervisors will have until 9 a.m. on Tuesday, June 16 to approve hours. For more information contact Davis at 7338 or davisk@up.edu.

Filed Under: 06-15-2015, Campus Services, Payroll Tagged With: Karen Davis, Payroll, Semi-monthly

New Reporting Requirements

June 15, 2015

To comply with federal law, specifically the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, the University is required to report “statistics concerning the occurrence on campus of the following criminal offenses reported to local police agencies, or to any official of the institution who has significant responsibility for student and […]

Filed Under: 06-15-2015, Campus Services, Public Safety

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Nick McRee, Sociology and Social Work, published “Academic debate and civic engagement in adolescence and young adulthood: evidence from a national longitudinal study.” Argumentation and Advocacy, 61(3–4), 323–338. He also published “When Chairs Shield Faculty from Service Opportunities: Protecting Colleagues or Hindering Community?” The Department Chair, 36(3), 11-13.

Katie Danielson, Education, was awarded a grant from The Spencer Foundation in the amount of $374,940.00 for the “Collaborating Towards Transformational Visions for Digital School Systems” project. Danielson also published “Learning to let go: Transformations in teachers’ pedagogical reasoning about classroom discussion.” Co-authors: Gotwalt, E., Kavanagh, S. Teaching and Teacher Education. January 2026

Daniel Bulek, Nursing & Health Innovations, published “From monoamine deficits to multiscale plasticity: Twenty-five years of ketamine and the neurophysiology of depression.” Journal of Neurophysiology, jn.00516.2025.

Dave Houglum, Director of Leadership Studies and Leadership Professor of Practice in the Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, facilitated a multi-day series of invited leadership development workshops for the staff team at Lutherhaven Ministries in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Houglum led six interactive sessions focused on DiSC-informed leadership, coaching-centered leadership, servant leadership and accompaniment, powerful feedback, and the co-creation of team commitments to support healthy culture and sustainable impact. In addition, Houglum provided multiple individual leadership coaching sessions for staff members throughout the engagement. January 2026.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published the following articles in VoiceAfrique.org: “The Saturated Wisdom of Saint Joseph: Relevant Virtues for Our Times.” (Reflections on the Readings of the Fourth Sunday of Advent, 2025). December 19, 2025. “The Gift of the Nativity is Grounded in an Ethics of Neighborliness.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Mass on Christmas Day, December 25, 2025). December 24, 2025. “The Spirituality of Ambition and the Grace of the Incarnation.” Reflections on the Readings for the Vigil Mass of Christmas, 2025. December 24, 2025. “The Theotokos: A Mirror in Which We Discover Ourselves as Bearers of God’s Life to Each Other.” (Reflection on the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God.) December 31, 2025. “Jesus Christ: The Revealer of the Grace of Encounters and an Embrace of Difference.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord. January 4, 2026.) January 3, 2026. “Christian Baptism as a Summon for Global Justice: What We Must Embrace for Our Times.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Sunday of the Baptism of the Lord. January 11, 2026.) January 10, 2026. Aihiokhai also published a review of The Cross and the Olive Tree: Cultivating Palestinian Theology Amid Gaza. Edited by John S. Munayer and Samuel S. Munayer. Orbis Books, 2025. Catholicbooksreview.org

Jeff Kerssen-Griep, Communication and Media, presented “Teaching with Transformative International Conflict Partners” on the panel, “Healing Divides and Elevating Connections within Conflict & Peacebuilding.” National Communication Association Convention. November, 2025.

Christi Richardson-Zboralski, Director of Marketing – Graduate Programs, published a short story under pen name, Christi R. Suzanne, entitled “Outlaw’s Dust.” In Lisa Diane Kastner (Ed.) 27 Stories: An LA Wildfire Anthology. Running Wild Press. January 7, 2026. All proceeds from this anthology go toward Habitat for Humanity LA. Find it on the Broadway Books website or on Bookshop.org.

Fr. Pat Hannon, CSC, published From Glory to Glory: A Pilgrim’s Notes From the Badlands of Grace. Occasioned by the author’s walking, with siblings, the famous Camino de Santiago in the fall of 2024, the book traces all manner of other pilgrimages—to and from home, family, love, self, and God. One Subject Press, Saint Paul, Minnesota. November, 2025.

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