As part of an ongoing effort to improve the University’s computing environment and associated services, information services will soon upgrade Microsoft Office software to Office 2016 on all campus computers. Updates for administrative departments are scheduled to begin in July, and academic departments are scheduled to update in August. Training will be provided to each […]
06-27-2016
Fall Course Packs Due July 11
All faculty and instructors must turn in their course pack materials for fall semester to the printing services office by Monday, July 11, 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 2016 […]
Businessman, Philanthropist, Regent Earle M. Chiles, 1933-2016
Portland businessman and philanthropist Earle M. Chiles passed away on Thursday, June 23, after a long illness. Chiles was a longtime supporter of the University of Portland and had been a member of the University’s Board of Regents since 1975. A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 1, at St. […]
Jim Kuffner Farewell Reception, June 28
A farewell reception for Jim Kuffner, who is retiring from his part-time position as assistant vice president for community relations/special projects at the end of June, is scheduled for Tuesday, June 28, at 3 p.m., in Bauccio Commons on the bluff side. All are welcome to come by and wish Jim the very best as […]
Independence Day Holiday
The Independence Day holiday will be observed for University employees on Monday, July 4, according to the 2016 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 […]
Tuition Remission Application Deadline: July 1
Faculty and staff applications for tuition remission for Fall 2016 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 ask to please keep the following dates in mind: Fall term: July 1; Spring term: November 15; […]
College Friendships: Rock Solid
The University’s collegiate mission highlights service and leadership, and those tenets are demonstrated in the thousands of friendships which continue well beyond life after UP. One group of friends, Upsilon Omega Pi, has stood rock solid for 65 years, surviving even the demise of campus fraternities in the early 1990s. To commemorate Upsilon Omega Pi’s […]
UP Hosts ORAHEAD Conference, April 14-15: Highlights
The University of Portland hosted the Oregon Association of Higher Education and Disability (ORAHEAD) Conference on April 14-15. The conference brought representatives of twenty higher education institutions (8 four-year universities and 12 community colleges) to The Bluff, along with staff from the Oregon Vocational Rehabilitation Division and Oregon Commission for the Blind. The keynote speaker […]