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 […]
08-03-2015
List Student Jobs Now, Please
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 […]
Beauchamp Center Tours
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 […]
Campus Resource Fair, Aug. 21
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 […]
Hiring Requirements For Fall Semester Student Workers
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 […]
Say Cheese, Please: Photo Shoot, Aug. 25
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 […]
Teachers, Parents Take Note: New Recommendation For Meningitis B Vaccine
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 […]
Microsoft Office 365: Time To Get Your Head in The Cloud
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 […]
Events Office Moves To New Location
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 […]
Tuition Remission Reminder
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 […]