On Sunday, July 4, the University of Portland lost an alum, longtime staff member and superlative storyteller. Marcus Covert (’93, ’97), 60, Associate Editor for Portland Magazine, passed away following a courageous battle against cancer. He is survived by his wife, Julia (’99), and their children, Oliver and Sally. “Marc,” as he was called by his Division of Marketing & […]
07-06-2021
‘North Portland In Motion’ Survey
The city of Portland is kicking off a new transportation planning process for north Portland, called ‘North Portland In Motion.’ This 18-24 month effort will help identify needs and infrastructure investment priorities to support biking, walking and transit use in the North Portland Peninsula. UP students, faculty and staff can provide initial comments in this […]
Register for the Leadership Fellows Formation Program by August 2. Available for all UP Faculty and Staff
Traditional conceptualizations of leadership often focus on leaders being defined by their position, responsibilities, and power, while in many cases commanding, controlling, and coercing their followers. At UP, we see leadership differently. We emphasize the inclusive assertion that everyone can be a leader and express leadership through intentionally cultivated knowledge, skills, mindsets and the leveraging of unique leadership strengths. In the midst of […]
Are you Latinx? Join Our Employee Group
If you identify as Latinx (Latino/Latina/Latine/Chicano/a/Hispanic, etc.) and you work for the University in any capacity (adjunct, faculty, staff, Bon App, Physical Plant, administration, etc.) and would like to join our informal Latinx Employee Group, please email your name (first and last), pronouns, job title, department, to Yuri Hernández Osorio at hernandy@up.edu.
ATSI: VoiceThread Enables New Assignments Experience
VoiceThread’s new assignments experience launched for everyone on June 30. Visit ATSI’s TechTalk site to learn more about the changes and access training materials.
Campus Safety: Parking Permit Information
All faculty, staff and students must register online for a 2021/2022 parking permit if they plan to park a vehicle on campus during the academic year. Please navigate here and register your vehicle for the upcoming school year as soon as you are able. To streamline the process, registrations will only be accepted via this […]
Home Loan Benefit Program Resumes
Due to COVID budget restrictions, the University suspended its’ Home Loan Benefit Program. We are happy to report the benefit will resume with some changes on July 1, 2021. The two most significant changes to the Home Loan Benefit Program are an increase in the home purchase price to $500,000 and increases in the loan […]
New to The Bluff: Jennie Cambier, Associate Vice President for Land Use and Planning
Jennie Cambier has been hired as the Associate Vice President for Land Use and Planning. She previously served as a Project Manager at Hacker Architects in Portland. The AVP for Land Use and Planning provides leadership in two primary areas. The first area involves developing, overseeing, and coordinating University land use and development along with […]
Business and Ethics series: Storytelling Experience – July 21, 4 p.m. via Zoom
You are invited to another interactive experience! Join us as storytellers share real life ethical dilemmas that they personally encountered in the workplace. Storytellers will spend time sharing the details about their challenges all the way up to the choice being made. Groups will discuss ramifications of decisions. Register here.
New CAS Associate Dean for Students: Hannah Highlander
The CAS Dean’s office is delighted to announce that Dr. Hannah Highlander has accepted a 5-year appointment as Associate Dean for Students. Dr. Highlander has been a faculty member at UP in the Department of Mathematics since 2009, and was promoted to Professor last year. She has published work on Mathematical Modelling, Undergraduate Research, as […]