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06-26-2017

Now’s The Time for Stationery Orders

July 14, 2017

Now is the time to submit orders for letterhead, envelopes, business cards, and forms for the upcoming academic year, according to Reneé Byrd, printing services. This allows the publication team to schedule production throughout the summer. Please estimate usage for the next academic year and order accordingly. Letterhead is available by the ream (500 sheets) or by the case (4,000 sheets). Envelopes are available by the box (500) or by the case (2,500). When ordering, include a sample of each item and indicate if any changes are necessary. For more information, contact Byrd at 8115 or stationery@up.edu.

Filed Under: 06-26-2017, 07-03-2017, 07-10-2017, 07-17-2017, Campus Services Tagged With: Printing Services, Renee Byrd

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 of University of Portland students, faculty, staff, or alumni receive a $10 discount per session.

The camps run Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., and Fridays 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Remaining camp dates for 2017:

  • Session 3: July 10-14
  • Session 4: July 31-Aug 4

“Pilots Kids Camp is not sponsored by the University of Portland.  It is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by the University of Portland. Authorized use of University of Portland logos and trademarks does not imply an endorsement of the camp or program.”

Brochure and application forms are available at this link. For more information, contact Brian Dezzani, recreational services, at dezzani@up.edu or x7177.

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

Say Cheese, Please–Make June Appointment by Monday, June 26

June 23, 2017

Each month, the marketing office schedules a photographer to take a small number of head shots, available on a first-come, first-served basis. The June session is Tuesday, June 27, from 11:30 a.m. to noon. This is the only time available in June. To confirm an appointment, please e-mail mktg@up.edu no later than 3 p.m. on Monday, June 26. Photos will be taken in Clark Library’s Digital Lab, located on the second floor. Only those with confirmed appointments may attend.  Please note: These appointments are limited to faculty and staff who currently do not have a professional headshot in the online directory.

For more information contact Suzanne Frey, marketing and communications, at freys@up.edu or x8676.

 

Filed Under: 06-26-2017, Campus Services Tagged With: Marketing and Communications, Photography, Suzanne Frey

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 that there are separate tuition remission application forms for undergraduate and graduate course work, and that any graduate level tuition remission benefits will be taxable to the employee on the value above $5,250 for attempted credits and subject to applicable withholdings, and will be reflected on the W-2 form of the tax year the remission was applied. A summary on tuition remission and links to the online forms are available at http://tinyurl.com/qcbxx3a.

For more information contact human resources at 8981 or hr@up.edu.

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

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Anita Gooding, social work, was selected as a 2020-2021 Field Research Scholar by the Transforming Field Education Landscape (TFEL) program at the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada. Scholars attend regular seminars and present their own research related to strengthening field education in social work.

Ösel Plante, development, has a debut collection of poetry titled Waveland set for publication by Black Lawrence Press in April 2021. Please use this link to learn more.

Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering. recently shared some of his work on palindrome dates with the staff of Farmers’ Almanac which lead to an articled titled “2021: A Special Year For Palindrome Dates, Starting This Month!” See the article using this link.

Bob Butler, professor emeritus of environmental studies; Jenda Johnson, Earth Sciences Animated; and Nic Zentner, Central Washington University, published an animation titled “Ghost Forests: Evidence for a Giant Earthquake & Tsunami in the Pacific Northwest.” This animation explores how Native American oral history, geology of ghost forests in coastal Washington and Oregon, and written accounts of a tsunami that flooded Japanese Pacific Coast villages converge to document the most recent Cascadia subduction zone megathrust earthquake on January 26, 1700 at about 9 p.m. The Ghost Forest animation can be found on the IRIS website at: https://www.iris.edu/hq/inclass/animation/740 or on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xPbt8iiDRo&feature=youtu.be.

Steven Kolmes, environmental studies, wrote an editorial on “Sustainability and the Role of Higher Education” in Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development, Vol. 62, , pp. 2-3. See the article at this link. He also contributed “On a ‘Just’ Transition, Environment” in Science and Policy for Sustainable Development, 63:1, 29-31, DOI: 10.1080/00139157.2021.1842715.. See the article using this link.

Amber Vermeesch, nursing, received an Opus Prize Foundation Grant Sabbatical Support, Opus Prize Foundation, $5,000, on November 12, 2020.

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