The Office of Residence Life will be hosting a Campus Resource Fair during their hall staff training in August, and all departments are invited to participate. The fair will be held over lunch on Monday, August 18. This is an opportunity to connect RAs to as many departments on campus as possible and to potentially […]
07-21-2014
Fall Course Packs Due July 30
All faculty and instructors must turn in their course pack materials for fall semester to the printing services office by July 30, according to Kassie Hansen, printing services. Astute readers will notice that July 30 is a past date; those who have not turned in materials are asked to do so as soon as possible. […]
Practice Improvement Project Poster Presentation, July 28
Maren Nelson, a 2015 Doctor of Nursing Practice – Family Nurse Practitioner graduate, has been working over the past year to complete her Practice Improvement Project (PIP), a scholarly project designed to improve practice or patient outcomes. Nelson will be presenting her PIP poster on Monday, July 28, from 8 to 8:30 a.m., in Buckley […]
Please Update Emergency Notification Information
The University of Portland takes the safety and security of our community very seriously. An important component of our crisis preparedness is our emergency notification system (UP Alert). Please take a moment to update your emergency notification information on the Pilots UP home page at https://pilots.up.edu. The link where you can add or edit your […]
$250,000 Keck Foundation Grant
The University of Portland has received a $250,000 grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to enhance the laboratory experiences of undergraduate students in the Shiley School of Engineering. The grant will allow the Shiley School of Engineering to develop 10 new laboratory modules that support developmental and technical learning objectives. Engineering professor Heather Dillon is […]
Main Entrance Updates
Work is progressing on the University’s main Willamette Boulevard entrance and exit. Over the past weeks much of the new drainage system has gone into the ground on the Shipstad side of the drive. In addition, a bioswale has been excavated and its connections to the main drive have been completed. Over the next three […]
A Journey To Future Possibilities
The School of Nursing hosted a one-day international symposium in downtown Portland on Saturday, July 19 titled “The Portland Model DEU: A Journey to Future Possibilities.” The symposium was held at the Portland Hilton and featured a keynote address by Angela McBride, distinguished professor and university dean emerita at Indiana University School of Nursing. The […]
UP Engineering Student Service Learning Trip
Last month, two University of Portland students, one University alumnus, and one staff member from the Shiley School of Engineering traveled to Port-au-Prince, Haiti to help repair medical equipment at a local hospital. The group, all part of the University’s Engineering World Health club, worked and lived in Port-au-Prince for one week. “We worked on […]
New Content Management System to Replace Sherpa
The University’s officers have approved a content management system (CMS) replacement project. The new CMS will replace Sherpa, which has powered up.edu for a decade. Using comments and feedback gathered from many stakeholders at the University, the web team has identified two finalist candidates—OmniUpdate and Cascade Server by Hannon Hill—for the new CMS. Both are […]
Farewell Party For Jane Woodcock, July 24
It is with a mixture of joy and sadness that the College of Arts and Sciences asks faculty and staff to join them in congratulating Jane Woodcock on her new position as faculty grants manager at Reed College. Jane has been an invaluable team member in the CAS dean’s office, where she serves as a […]