UPbeat

News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.

06-22-2015

Fall Course Packs Due July 31

course packsAll 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. 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 8101 or hansenk@up.edu.

Opening Mass Regalia Information

Opening MassThe 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 to avoid the late fee. Faculty members’ deans will decide if faculty are responsible for payment or if their departments will pay for the rental.

Faculty robing for Mass will be in the north lobby of the Chiles Center; those processing should arrive no later than 4 p.m. to prepare for the procession, which will begin at 4:15 p.m. A representative from Jostens will be available to assist and answer any questions with regard to regalia. For more information contact University Events at 7523 or events@up.edu.

 

2015-2016 Bulletin Online

bulletin cover 2015 copyThe 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, provost’s office, at 7160 or baasten@up.edu; or contact Marc Covert, marketing and communications, at 8132 or mcovert@up.edu.

Temporary Mail Receptacle In Buckley Center

mailpackagesA 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 Scroggins at scroggin@up.edu.

Summer Learning Assistance

giumenta copyAs 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 or stop by when convenient. All professors’ referrals will be gladly received.

For more information contact Bro. Giumenta at 8716 or giumenta@up.edu.

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

UPReunionSlideshow_JQuigley82-XLFaculty 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 registration form is available at http://bit.ly/r15facstaff (this link will pre-fill the discount code). Most events are free for faculty and staff and their families, as indicated on the registration form.

The following events are not free and require payment: Alumni Golf Tournament, and the Columbia Gorge Fruit Loop bus tour. To register for these paid events, please contact the alumni office directly.

Reunion is the largest alumni event of the year, annually drawing more than a thousand alumni, faculty, staff, and friends to campus for a weekend of reconnection and reminiscing. This year, Reunion celebrate the 50th anniversary of Mehling Hall, the 80th birthday of the School of Nursing, the Entrepreneur Scholars program, the Cross Country program, the milestone classes of 1965 and 1990, and all classes ending in 0 and 5.

Friday’s National Alumni Board Golf Tournament kicks off the weekend, along with a bus tour, the Purple Flamingo welcoming reception, and the Mehling Alumnae Rooftop Soiree. Saturday features the Old Stomping Grounds 5K run, the return of Alumni College session classes (hosted by Brian Doyle, Fr. Charlie Gordon, Stephanie Salomone, Gary Malecha, and Brad Franco), the 50 Year Club Mass and Lunch, a men’s basketball alumni game, River Campus and Beauchamp Center tours, receptions for the classes observing quinquennial anniversaries, and the signature event of the weekend, the Welcome Home BBQ and Dance. The weekend concludes on Sunday with the All-Alumni Mass and Brunch.

For more information contact the alumni office at 7328 or alumni@up.edu.

New Role in Student Accounts

hafer copyStudent 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 her new position.

For more information contact Keller at 7347 or keller@up.edu.

Oregon Private College Week: Aug. 3-7

upbeat-inauguration-seal.jpgThe 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 Alliance member college or university.

On June 5, Governor Kate Brown signed a proclamation that declares August 3-7, 2015 as Oregon Private College Week. The proclamation cites the indispensable contributions of Oregon’s private, nonprofit sector of higher education to Oregon’s communities to the state’s 40-40-20 education attainment goal (at least 40 percent of students earning at least a bachelor’s degree, 40 percent completing community college and 20 percent finishing high school).

Together, Alliance colleges and universities enroll 19% of Oregon’s undergraduate students, award 23% of Oregon’s undergraduate degrees and confer 24% of the bachelor’s degrees awarded to minority students in the state, including high-need fields such as STEM (21%), health professions (35%), business (24%), and public administration and social service (27%).

The University of Portland is the largest private university in Oregon, and the state’s only comprehensive university with schools of business, education, engineering, nursing, a College of Arts and Sciences and a graduate school. Sessions will begin at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., Monday through Friday.

For more information about Oregon Private College Week, to view a list of participating colleges, or to register, go to www.oregonprivatecolleges.com.

Holy Cross Provincial Chapter Meeting, June 14-26

holy crossThe 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 the United States Province, which includes East Africa, Peru, Chile, and Mexico. Please keep the Holy Cross community in your prayers during these days.