07-21-2014

Residence Life Campus Resource Fair, August 18

August 1, 2014

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 provide them with programming knowledge and ideas, and for RAs to assist in getting each department’s name and work out to our on-campus residents.

If you are interested in having a table at this year’s Campus Resource Fair, please contact Jessica Wode at wodej@up.edu by Wednesday, July 30.

Fall Course Packs Due July 30

August 1, 2014

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. 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 2014 semester. Some copyright requests take up to six weeks to obtain—please keep this in mind so we are better able to serve your needs prior to the start of school. For more information contact Kassie at 8101 or hansenk@up.edu.

Practice Improvement Project Poster Presentation, July 28

July 28, 2014

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 Center room 165. The title of her presentation is “Increasing Clinical awareness of Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome Among Providers in the Emergency Department.” All interested parties are invited to attend her presentation. RSVPs are not necessary. For more information contact Becca Fischer, nursing, at 7423 or fischer@up.edu.

Please Update Emergency Notification Information

July 28, 2014

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 contact information for the UP Alert system is in the lower right hand corner of the page. Thank you for your attention to this important matter. For more information contact public safety at 7161 or publicsafety@up.edu.

$250,000 Keck Foundation Grant

July 21, 2014

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 one of several who will be involved in the program. She will focus on the development of the laboratory modules in the area of thermodynamics and heat transfer. In 2007 she received the U.S. Department of Energy of Science Outstanding Mentor Award for her work with undergraduate students.

Engineering professor Tim Doughty will support development of the laboratory modules in the area of systems and dynamics. Doughty has a strong history of undergraduate research and is a co-principal investigator for a current National Science Foundation NOYCE Grant.

Karen Eifler, who specializes in educational assessment and works closely with experts in STEM education, will lead the efforts of education faculty who will work with mechanical engineering faculty. She is the recipient of several teaching awards, including the 2006 Carnegie Foundation’s Oregon Professor the Year award.

Ken Lulay, engineering, will provide department leadership to the project and support the development of laboratory modules in the mechanics area. In the last two years he led the mechanical engineering faculty in development of a “Design Spine” to incorporate elements of engineering design in all four years of the curriculum.

The W. M. Keck Foundation was established in 1954 in Los Angeles by William Myron Keck, founder of The Superior Oil Company. In the area of education, the foundation supports undergraduate programs that promote inventive approaches to instruction and effective involvement of students in research.

For more information contact the Shiley School of Engineering at 7314 or spir@up.edu.

Main Entrance Updates

July 21, 2014

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 weeks UP community members will start to see much more visible changes to the drive as workers start their concrete work and installation of sidewalks on the Shipstad side.

Beginning July 28 the traffic lane will move from the soccer field side to the Shipstad side, to allow installation and connection of catch basins and concrete pours for curbs and sidewalks.

Artist’s renderings and a work schedule are available at http://tinyurl.com/mygex3z. For more information contact Jim Ravelli, university operations, at 7540 or ravelli@up.edu.

A Journey To Future Possibilities

July 21, 2014

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 University of Portland opened its first DEU (Dedicated Education Unit) in the fall of 2003. Since then, the Portland Model DEU has been uplifted by national bodies and education experts as an exemplary model for preparing the next generation of nurses. The model has been adapted and implemented in numerous programs nationwide. In celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Portland Model DEU, the national conference is focusing on the DEU movement into the next decade.

For more information contact the School of Nursing at 7211 or nursing@up.edu.

UP Engineering Student Service Learning Trip

July 21, 2014

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 a program called Project Medishare, which is run through University of Miami,” Maldeep Kang ‘14 said. “During our time in Haiti, we helped fix infant incubators, electrosurgical units, patient monitors, suction pumps, and we also organized the warehouse by taking a detailed inventory along with other repairs.”

According to Kang, the group worked 11-hour shifts every day to fix and repair the equipment for Bernard Mevs Hospital. Kang was joined by Shiley School of Engineering seniors Jessica Lazatin and Nate Roddy, as well as staff member Jared Rees.

The University’s chapter of Engineering World Health is open to any student from any major, with around 40 students attending meetings once a month. According to a recent study, UP students spend more than 180,000 hours annually on volunteer and service learning projects.

For more information contact Rees at 8972 or rees@up.edu.

New Content Management System to Replace Sherpa

July 21, 2014

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 used by many colleges and universities nationwide.

Vendors from both companies will be coming to campus to present demo and information sessions about the benefits and features of each CMS.

Superusers and all interested parties are invited to attend the sessions.

OmniUpdate Demo: Monday, July 28, 2014, 2:45-4:15 p.m., BC 163
Cascade Server by Hannon Hill Demo: Tuesday, July 29, 2014, 2:45-4:15 p.m., BC 163

To assist in the selection of the new CMS, feedback will be gathered from attendees following the sessions. A complete project timeline will be available after the CMS is selected.

For more information, please contact Amy Shelly, marketing, at shelly@up.edu or 8232.

Farewell Party For Jane Woodcock, July 24

July 21, 2014

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 grant and budget specialist. Her farewell party will take place on Thursday, July 24, from 3 to 4 p.m., in the CAS dean’s office in Buckley Center room 201. For more information, contact the dean’s office at 7760 or lechler@up.edu.