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06-19-2017

Order Regalia for Orientation Mass by July 17

July 14, 2017

Faculty and staff who need to rent regalia for the Orientation Opening Mass are asked to please place your order online by Monday, July 17. Faculty should visit this link. Orientation Mass is on Saturday, August 26, at 5 p.m., with the academic procession starting at 4:45 p.m. Rented regalia will be available on Saturday, August 26, from […]

Filed Under: 06-12-2017, 06-19-2017, 07-03-2017, 07-10-2017, 07-17-2017, Academics Tagged With: Orientation Mass, University events

Fourth of July Holiday: Classes Out, Offices Closed

June 30, 2017

The Independence Day holiday will be observed for University employees on Tuesday, July 4, according to the 2017 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.

Filed Under: 06-12-2017, 06-19-2017, 06-26-2017, 07-03-2017, Human Resources Tagged With: Fourth of July holiday, Human Resources

Still Room in Pilot Kids Camp: Registration Open Now

June 30, 2017

Pilot Kids Day Camp registration for summer 2017 is now open. The camp is for children entering grades 1-6 in fall 2017 and is staffed by University of Portland students, who lead small groups of campers in active games and sports as well as arts and crafts and drama projects. Cost is $155 per session through May 12, $170 per session after May 12. Children […]

Filed Under: 04-10-2017, 04-17-2017, 06-05-2017, 06-12-2017, 06-19-2017, 06-26-2017, 07-03-2017, Athletics, Recreational Services Tagged With: Brian Dezzani, Pilot Kids Camp, Recreational Services

Tuition Remission Application Deadline: July 1

June 23, 2017

Faculty and staff applications for tuition remission for Fall 2017 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 asked to please keep the following deadlines in mind: Fall term: July 1 Spring term: November 15 Summer term: April 5 Please note […]

Filed Under: 06-05-2017, 06-12-2017, 06-19-2017, 06-26-2017, Academics, Campus Services, Human Resources Tagged With: Human Resources, tuition remission

Pilots Rowing Team Second in the Nation with 12 National Scholar Athletes

June 16, 2017

For the second straight year, the Portland Pilots had 12 rowers named Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) National Scholar Athletes, tied for the second most in the country among all NCAA DI schools; also that number is easily the most among West Coast Conference schools. The Pilots rowing team is coached by Pasha Spencer, athletics. […]

Filed Under: 06-19-2017, Academics, Athletics Tagged With: Athletics, Pasha Spencer, Pilots Rowing

New Hire in Payroll Office: Denise Carder

June 16, 2017

Denise Carder has been hired to work in the payroll office, according to Shiromani Narayan, payroll. She will be a payroll specialist, and worked most recently for Tri-Met. Please stop by the payroll office to welcome her to The Bluff.  

Filed Under: 06-19-2017, Campus Services, Payroll Tagged With: Denise Carder, Payroll, Shiromani Narayan

Season Tickets Now Available!

June 16, 2017

Season tickets for staff and faculty are now available for 50% off. Men’s soccer is coming off a WCC Championship and has the 7th ranked recruiting class in the nation according to Top Drawer Soccer. Former Portland Trailblazer Terry Porter and the men’s basketball team continue to bring in top recruits (12th ranked recruiting class in the […]

Filed Under: 06-12-2017, 06-19-2017, Athletics Tagged With: Athletics, Dave Taylor, Season Tickets

Special Hours for University Museum: Reunion 2017

June 16, 2017

The University museum will be open for special hours on Friday, June 23, from 1 – 4 p.m., and Saturday, June 24, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., during the 2017 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 […]

Filed Under: 06-19-2017, Campus Services Tagged With: 2017 Reunion, Carolyn Connolly, University museum

Mock’s Crest Productions Presents “The Pirates of Penzance,” June 22-25

June 16, 2017

Mock’s Crest Productions will present Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance in Mago Hunt Center Theater on June 22-25. Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday – Saturday and 2 p.m. Sundays. Dinner and brunch will be served on the lawn in front of the Hunt Center prior to show times. Tickets are available at Mago Hunt Box […]

Filed Under: 06-05-2017, 06-12-2017, 06-19-2017, Academics, Performing & Fine Arts Tagged With: Mock's Crest Productions, Performing and Fine Arts

Faculty, Staff Invited to Reunion, June 22-25

June 16, 2017

Faculty and staff members are encouraged to join the hundreds of alumni who return to campus to participate in the annual Alumni Reunion Weekend, June 22-25. This year, attendees will celebrate Shipstad Hall’s 50th birthday, the Hawai’i Club, the milestone class of 1967, and all classes ending in 2 and 7. This year also marks the inclusion […]

Filed Under: 05-22-2017, 05-29-2017, 06-05-2017, 06-19-2017, Alumni, Events Tagged With: 2017 Reunion, Alumni

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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.

Jessica Murphy Moo, editor of Portland Magazine and director of storytelling, wrote the lyrics to two songs in “We Go On, Oswego,” a song cycle honoring female refugees who lived at Camp Ontario in upstate New York. From 1944-1946, Camp Ontario provided emergency shelter to refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe. “We Go On, Oswego” was performed at Nazareth College, in collaboration with Finger Lakes Opera, on December 4, 2025. It was commissioned by Katie Hannigan, PhD. The song “There Is No Underground,” was written in collaboration with composer Maria Thompson Corley, and the song “My Table,” was written in collaboration with composer Kurt Erickson.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published “A Spirituality of Desert Discipleship for Our Times. Reflections on the Readings of the Third Sunday of Advent.” VoiceAfrique.org. December 13, 2025.

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