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06-22-2015

Fall Course Packs Due July 31

July 24, 2015

All faculty and instructors must turn in their course pack materials for fall semester to the printing services office by July 31, 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 2015 semester. […]

Filed Under: 06-08-2015, 06-22-2015, 06-29-2015, 07-27-2015, Campus Services, Printing Services Tagged With: Course Packs, Kassie Hansen, Mary Scroggins, Printing Services

Opening Mass Regalia Information

July 17, 2015

The fall 2015 semester’s Opening Mass will be held in the Chiles Center on Saturday, August 29, at 4:30 p.m., and all  faculty participating will process in regalia. Faculty who plan to process and need regalia are asked to visit the Josten’s site at this link. All orders must be submitted by Monday, July 20 […]

Filed Under: 06-22-2015, 06-29-2015, 07-06-2015, 07-13-2015, 07-20-2015, Academics, Events Tagged With: Opening Mass Regalia, University events

2015-2016 Bulletin Online

June 26, 2015

The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce that the 2015-2016 interactive University Bulletin is now available. Please access the document by opening the “Academics” menu on the University’s home page and clicking on “University Catalog: The Bulletin.” Smartphone users can access the Bulletin using its mobile site. For more information contact Matt Baasten, […]

Filed Under: 06-22-2015, 06-29-2015, Academics, Campus Services, Marketing & Communications, Provost's Office Tagged With: Marc Covert, Matt Baasten, Provost's Office, University Bulletin

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

Breaking In A New Switchboard

June 26, 2015

The mailing services office is working with a new switchboard, according to Mary Scroggins, mailing services. The new equipment has been experiencing some technical glitches, and campus personnel are asked to bear with them as they work to resolve these issues. For more information contact Scroggins at scroggin@up.edu.

Filed Under: 06-22-2015, 06-29-2015, Campus Services, Mail Services Tagged With: Mailing Services, Mary Scroggins

Faculty, Staff Invited To Reunion Weekend, June 26-28

June 22, 2015

Faculty and staff members are encouraged to join the hundreds of alumni who return to campus to participate in the annual Alumni Reunion. Registration is available online, and those who would like to attend are asked to fill out the form by Friday, June 19. Reunion will take place on campus June 26-28. The faculty/staff […]

Filed Under: 05-18-2015, 06-22-2015, Campus Services, Events Tagged With: Alumni relations, Alumni Reunion

New Role in Student Accounts

June 22, 2015

Student accounts cashier Barbara Hafer has been appointed to a new role as student loans specialist, according to Heidi Keller, student accounts. Hafer has been at the University of Portland since starting in the registrar’s office in August 1999 and has worked in student accounts since May 2009. Please feel free to congratulation her on […]

Filed Under: 06-22-2015, Campus Services, Student Accounts Tagged With: Barbara Hafer, Heidi Keller, Student Accounts

Oregon Private College Week: Aug. 3-7

June 22, 2015

The University of Portland is joining 10 other private, nonprofit colleges and universities to participate in Oregon Private College Week, according to the Oregon Alliance of Independent College and Universities. Students who visit at least four institutions during the week will receive application fee waivers. Students may use these fee waivers to apply to any […]

Filed Under: 06-22-2015, Academics Tagged With: Oregon Alliance of Independent College and Universities, Oregon Private College Week, University of Portland

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

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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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