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08-03-2015

Please Update Emergency Notification Information

September 4, 2015

The University of Portland takes the safety and security of the University community very seriously. An important component of UP’s crisis preparedness is the 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 […]

Filed Under: 08-03-2015, 08-10-2015, 09-07-2015, Campus Services, Public Safety Tagged With: public safety, UPAlert

List Student Jobs Now, Please

August 7, 2015

The fall/spring academic year hiring period begins on August 15, according to Laura Barnard, financial aid. Over the next weeks, hundreds of students will be checking the online job board to find a job for fall semester. Listing job openings on the online job board is the most efficient way to ensure departments get the […]

Filed Under: 08-03-2015, 08-10-2015, Campus Services, Financial Aid Tagged With: Financial Aid, Laura Barnard, Student Jobs

Beauchamp Center Tours

August 7, 2015

As the Beauchamp Recreation and Wellness Center takes final shape, guided tours will be conducted each Wednesday at 4:30 p.m., starting July 29. Tour groups will have a limit of 10 people. To set up a tour, contact Liz Winters, recreational services, at 7294 or evanse@up.edu. The facility will be open for use beginning August […]

Filed Under: 07-27-2015, 08-03-2015, 08-10-2015, Campus Services, Recreational Services Tagged With: Beauchamp Center Tours, Liz Winters, Recreational Services

Campus Resource Fair, Aug. 21

August 7, 2015

The Office of Residence Life will be hosting its Campus Resource Fair during hall staff training in August, and all departments and offices are invited to participate. The Resource Fair will be held on Friday, August 21, from 12:45 to 2 p.m. This is an opportunity to connect resident assistants to as many departments on […]

Filed Under: 08-03-2015, 08-10-2015, 08-17-2015, Campus Services, Residence Life Tagged With: Bryn Rose, Campus Resource Fair, Residence Life

Hiring Requirements For Fall Semester Student Workers

August 7, 2015

All student supervisors need to make sure each of their student employees is officially on the department’s payroll before allowing students to begin working for fall semester, according to Laura Barnard, financial aid. All new student employees must submit a completed referral form to financial aid before their first day on the job. New student […]

Filed Under: 08-03-2015, 08-10-2015, 08-17-2015, 08-24-2015, Campus Services, Financial Aid Tagged With: Financial Aid, Laura Barnard

Say Cheese, Please: Photo Shoot, Aug. 25

August 7, 2015

A professional photo shoot for new faculty and employees or those who would like to update their headshot photos will be on Tuesday, August 25, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, in Shiley Hall Vollum Study Room on the second floor. Photo sessions should take no more than five minutes. To make an appointment, e-mail […]

Filed Under: 07-27-2015, 08-03-2015, 08-10-2015, 08-17-2015, 08-24-2015, Academics, Campus Services, Marketing & Communications Tagged With: Faculty and Staff Photos, Marketing & Communications

Teachers, Parents Take Note: New Recommendation For Meningitis B Vaccine

July 31, 2015

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that decisions to vaccinate adolescents and young adults 16 through 23 years of age against serogroup B meningococcal disease (MenB) should be made at the individual level with healthcare providers, according to Susan Chisum, health center. College students, who spend lots of time together in close […]

Filed Under: 08-03-2015, Campus Services, Health Center Tagged With: Health Center, Sue Chisum

Microsoft Office 365: Time To Get Your Head in The Cloud

July 31, 2015

The Advisory Council for Enterprise Services (ACES) has recommended that the Office of Information Services provide Microsoft Office 365 Cloud Services to all students, faculty, and staff as part of ongoing efforts to enhance communication and increase collaboration. The Office 365 suite of products is an integrated set of tools intended to seamlessly allow communication […]

Filed Under: 08-03-2015, Campus Services, Information Services Tagged With: Information Services, Microsoft Office 365

Events Office Moves To New Location

July 31, 2015

The university events office has moved from its house on Portsmouth Avenue to make way for the new student dormitory to be erected in that location, according to Sean Ducey, university events. Their office is now located in the physical plant parking lot, down the hill behind Orrico Hall in a double wide trailer. Contact […]

Filed Under: 08-03-2015, Campus Services, Events Tagged With: Sean Ducey, University events

Tuition Remission Reminder

July 31, 2015

Employees are reminded that fall 2015 tuition remission requests were due by July 1 in order to avoid late charges on students’ accounts. If you forgot to turn your fall remission request in, please do so as soon as possible, and please remember you might have late fees applied at this point. There is a […]

Filed Under: 08-03-2015, Campus Services, Human Resources Tagged With: Human Resources, tuition remission

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Nick McRee, Sociology and Social Work, published “Academic debate and civic engagement in adolescence and young adulthood: evidence from a national longitudinal study.” Argumentation and Advocacy, 61(3–4), 323–338. He also published “When Chairs Shield Faculty from Service Opportunities: Protecting Colleagues or Hindering Community?” The Department Chair, 36(3), 11-13.

Katie Danielson, Education, was awarded a grant from The Spencer Foundation in the amount of $374,940.00 for the “Collaborating Towards Transformational Visions for Digital School Systems” project. Danielson also published “Learning to let go: Transformations in teachers’ pedagogical reasoning about classroom discussion.” Co-authors: Gotwalt, E., Kavanagh, S. Teaching and Teacher Education. January 2026

Daniel Bulek, Nursing & Health Innovations, published “From monoamine deficits to multiscale plasticity: Twenty-five years of ketamine and the neurophysiology of depression.” Journal of Neurophysiology, jn.00516.2025.

Dave Houglum, Director of Leadership Studies and Leadership Professor of Practice in the Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, facilitated a multi-day series of invited leadership development workshops for the staff team at Lutherhaven Ministries in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Houglum led six interactive sessions focused on DiSC-informed leadership, coaching-centered leadership, servant leadership and accompaniment, powerful feedback, and the co-creation of team commitments to support healthy culture and sustainable impact. In addition, Houglum provided multiple individual leadership coaching sessions for staff members throughout the engagement. January 2026.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published the following articles in VoiceAfrique.org: “The Saturated Wisdom of Saint Joseph: Relevant Virtues for Our Times.” (Reflections on the Readings of the Fourth Sunday of Advent, 2025). December 19, 2025. “The Gift of the Nativity is Grounded in an Ethics of Neighborliness.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Mass on Christmas Day, December 25, 2025). December 24, 2025. “The Spirituality of Ambition and the Grace of the Incarnation.” Reflections on the Readings for the Vigil Mass of Christmas, 2025. December 24, 2025. “The Theotokos: A Mirror in Which We Discover Ourselves as Bearers of God’s Life to Each Other.” (Reflection on the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God.) December 31, 2025. “Jesus Christ: The Revealer of the Grace of Encounters and an Embrace of Difference.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord. January 4, 2026.) January 3, 2026. “Christian Baptism as a Summon for Global Justice: What We Must Embrace for Our Times.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Sunday of the Baptism of the Lord. January 11, 2026.) January 10, 2026. Aihiokhai also published a review of The Cross and the Olive Tree: Cultivating Palestinian Theology Amid Gaza. Edited by John S. Munayer and Samuel S. Munayer. Orbis Books, 2025. Catholicbooksreview.org

Jeff Kerssen-Griep, Communication and Media, presented “Teaching with Transformative International Conflict Partners” on the panel, “Healing Divides and Elevating Connections within Conflict & Peacebuilding.” National Communication Association Convention. November, 2025.

Christi Richardson-Zboralski, Director of Marketing – Graduate Programs, published a short story under pen name, Christi R. Suzanne, entitled “Outlaw’s Dust.” In Lisa Diane Kastner (Ed.) 27 Stories: An LA Wildfire Anthology. Running Wild Press. January 7, 2026. All proceeds from this anthology go toward Habitat for Humanity LA. Find it on the Broadway Books website or on Bookshop.org.

Fr. Pat Hannon, CSC, published From Glory to Glory: A Pilgrim’s Notes From the Badlands of Grace. Occasioned by the author’s walking, with siblings, the famous Camino de Santiago in the fall of 2024, the book traces all manner of other pilgrimages—to and from home, family, love, self, and God. One Subject Press, Saint Paul, Minnesota. November, 2025.

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