Faculty are encouraged to make course materials available to students through the library’s popular Course Reserves service. Clark Library staff are ready to add materials for fall classes and handle copyright screening. They also ensure that scanned materials meet accessibility standards. If you plan to reuse items that were previously on reserve, let us know […]
08-05-2019
11th Annual Bite on The Bluff: Friday, August 23
Orientation is right around the corner, and that means the annual Bite on The Bluff is coming back to UP. This year’s event is the 11th anniversary and takes place on the Friday night of Orientation, August 23. It will start with a pregame food festival featuring some of Portland’s best food trucks, like Voodoo Doughnut, […]
Feast of the Assumption Mass, August 15
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a holy day of obligation for Catholics, will be celebrated in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher on Thursday, August 15, at 12:05 p.m. All are invited. For more information contact Campus Ministry at x7131 or ministry@up.edu.
Lynda.com Upgraded to “LinkedIn Learning”
Lynda.com has become Linkedin Learning, according to Samuel Williams, information services. All video courses and learner progress have transitioned to the new site. When the upgrade is complete, you will receive an email inviting you to activate your new account. During the process you will be asked if you would like to connect your personal LinkedIn […]
Campus Resource Fair Coming August 14
The Office of Residence Life will be hosting their annual Campus Resource Fair during resident assistant training on Wednesday, August 14, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., in the Mehling Ballroom. All campus partners are invited to participate. This is an opportunity to connect resident assistants (RAs) to as many campus partners as possible, who can […]
Information Services: Moodle Downtime on August 14
Moodle will be down on the evening of Wednesday, August 14 (8 p.m.) until 8 a.m. on Thursday, August 15, for an annual system update. Information service will be updating to Moodle version 3.6. The new version includes improvements to performance, privacy, and security, as well as a modern course dashboard. For real-time updates or to subscribe […]
New NSF Grant for Lulay, Shiley School
The Shiley School of Engineering is pleased to announce that Kenneth Lulay, Margaret and Vincent Aquino Endowed Associate Professor in Engineering, has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant of $55,358. “Collaborative Research: Bridging the Writing Transfer Gap in Early Engineering Laboratory Courses,” was awarded under NSF’s Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) initiative and represents […]
Course Materials & Lab Manual Request Deadline: June 24, 2019
The deadline for fall 2019 course pack materials and lab manual requests from faculty to printing services came and went on Monday, June 24, 2019, according to Mary Scroggins, printing services. To date her office has received a total of 13 requests. All faculty are asked to submit their requests as soon as possible. Due to […]
Soccer Players Sought: All Skill Levels!
Yuri Hernández Osorio, diversity and inclusion programs, is looking for faculty, staff, and administrators who would like to join an informal soccer group, “UP Fútbol.” The group plays on Prusynski Pitch from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays. No need to sign up, just show up! All levels welcome, as this is a […]
Apprenticeships in Science & Engineering Symposium: August 16
All University community members are invited t0 attend the Apprenticeships in Science and Engineering (ASE) Symposium at the University of Portland on Friday August 16, 2019. The symposium is the culminating learning event of the ASE program, where this year’s 110 high school interns from over 30 mentoring organizations will share their individual summer projects […]