All faculty and instructors must turn in their course pack materials for fall semester to the printing services office by July 30, 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 2013 semester. […]
06-24-2013
Want To Save Lives?
The Presidential Advisory Committee on Health and Safety and the athletics office are offering free cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator (CPR/AED) training classes on July 11 and July 12, according to Jeff Rook, public safety. Come learn how to save lives. The class will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Buckley Center […]
Independence Day Holiday
The Independence Day holiday will be observed for University employees on Thursday, July 4, according to the 2013 University holiday schedule (http://tinyurl.com/n7jo7mq). Classes will not be held and University offices will be closed. Please note that hourly staff performing essential services who are required to work on a designated holiday will receive holiday pay. For […]
$50,000 Galarneau Gift
University of Portland has announced a RISE Campaign gift of $50,000 from Donald T. Galarneau, a 1949 University graduate who worked at General Electric Company for 35 years as a field engineer. The gift will be divided equally to help renovate the Clark Library and for the Shiley School of Engineering. A Portland resident, Galarneau […]
Four New Humor Scholarships
One of the University’s most entertaining RISE Campaign gifts are the annual Brian Doyle Scholarships in Gentle & Sidelong Humor – $3,333.33 per student for one academic year, during which the recipients must create and publicly share a project of some sort that “brings the community together in laughter, acts as a statement that the […]
50th Anniversary Celebration
The University of Portland School of Education will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a gala reception and dinner on Thursday, June 27, beginning at 6 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons. All faculty, staff, alumni, and friends are welcome to attend. Individual tickets are $50 ($35 for graduates of the past decade), and tables of 10 […]
Tuition Remission Due July 1
Faculty and staff applications for tuition remission will only be accepted via online forms and can be accessed through the human resources website at www.up.edu/hr/, according to Bryn Sopko, human resources. The HR office will no longer accept paper forms. In addition to easier access, HR has updated the application dates for remission to match […]
Print Shop Inventory Time
Printing services will be closed for the entire day of Friday, June 28, according to Mary Scroggins, printing services director. The closure will allow staff to conduct their annual inventory. Please plan printing projects accordingly. For more information contact Scroggins at 8334 or scroggin@up.edu.
What’s That Smell?
Faculty and staff are reminded to take notice of the beauty all around them this summer; some of the summer blooming plants you will see (and smell) include: Harlequin Glorybower (pictured): Late summer blooms grace this tree near the library, Franz Hall, and the walkway by the baseball stadium. You can smell its perfume-like fragrance […]
Personnel Changes
The financial aid office would like to congratulate Alex Gonzalez, who has been hired full-time by the Office of Admissions. Alex has been working part-time in financial aid as the document imaging clerk. Congratulations also go to Brian Flynn, who was recently hired by the Office of Web and Administrative Services. Both Alex and Brian […]