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08-05-2019

Clark Library: Call for Fall Course Reserves

August 16, 2019

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 and we can find that list in our archive. For new course reserves, email a list of citations to library@up.edu or use the online form. Please include the course name, course number, instructor, and number of students enrolled in each section. Questions? Stop by the Service Desk, call x7111, or email library@up.edu.

Filed Under: 08-05-2019, 08-12-2019, 08-19-2019, 08-26-2019, Academics, Campus Services, Library Tagged With: Clark Library, Course Reserves Service

11th Annual Bite on The Bluff: Friday, August 23

August 16, 2019

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, Ruby Jewel, and Koi Fusion. The fun starts at 4:30 p.m. and continues when the men’s soccer team takes on Utah Valley at 7 p.m. The first 2,500 fans will receive an official Clive’s Army t-shirt so make sure to get your tickets now as we are expecting a sell-out crowd. Visit www.portlandpilots.com/tickets or call the Pilots Box Office at x7525.

Filed Under: 08-05-2019, 08-12-2019, 08-19-2019, Athletics Tagged With: Athletics, Bite On The Bluff

Feast of the Assumption Mass, August 15

August 9, 2019

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.

Filed Under: 08-05-2019, 08-12-2019, Campus Ministry, Campus Services Tagged With: Campus Ministry, Feast of the Assumption

Lynda.com Upgraded to “LinkedIn Learning”

August 9, 2019

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 account to LinkedIn Learning. If you don’t have a LinkedIn profile, you can optionally create one.

Please note: You are not required to connect your personal LinkedIn account to gain access to the training available at LinkedIn Learning. If you do opt to connect your account, UP will be able to access some of your LinkedIn profile information, and LinkedIn Learning will be able to provide additional smart recommendations based on your profile information such as job title, skills, and industry.

For more information on LinkedIn Learning privacy visit the help sheet here.

If you have additional questions on the upgrade contact academic technology services & innovation at atsi@up.edu.

Filed Under: 07-22-2019, 08-05-2019, 08-12-2019, Academics, Campus Services, Information Services Tagged With: LinkedIn Learning, Lynda.com, Samuel Williams

Campus Resource Fair Coming August 14

August 9, 2019

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 share information on how they can support the RAs in programming efforts, and for RAs to assist in getting each campus department’s name and mission out to on-campus residents.

If you are interested in having a table at this year’s Campus Resource Fair, please contact Bryn Rose at roseb@up.edu by Thursday, August 8.

Filed Under: 08-05-2019, 08-12-2019, Campus Services, Residence Life Tagged With: Bryn Rose, Campus Resource Fair, Residence Life

Information Services: Moodle Downtime on August 14

August 9, 2019

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 to email alerts for UP systems status and outages please visit our System Status page.

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Any questions or concerns? Please contact atsi@up.edu.

 

 

Filed Under: 07-29-2019, 08-05-2019, 08-12-2019, Academics, Campus Services, Information Services Tagged With: Information Services, Moodle

New NSF Grant for Lulay, Shiley School

August 2, 2019

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 a team of three universities: UP, Washington State University Vancouver, and Oregon Institute of Technology.

The collaborative will study how engineering students apply their existing knowledge of writing when they write technical engineering reports. Each of the three universities has different requirements in their core curriculum, ranging from literature classes to technical writing courses, allowing the research team to study students with diverse writing knowledge and experiences. Modules will be developed to help students transfer their existing knowledge to help them write professional quality technical reports regardless of their previous writing background.

For more information contact the Shiley School of Engineering at x7292 or engineering@up.edu.

Filed Under: 07-29-2019, 08-05-2019, Academics, Development, Shiley School of Engineering Tagged With: Kenneth Lulay, National Science Foundation, Shiley School of Engineering

Course Materials & Lab Manual Request Deadline: June 24, 2019

August 2, 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 the high volume of lead-time required for course pack production, materials received after the deadline may not be available in the bookstore for sale at the start of the semester. Printing services produced 5,730 course packs for the 2018-2019 school year, with a total of 627,781 pages.

Course syllabi requests must be received by printing services by August 12, 2019 as well.

For more information, contact printing services at x7200 or printjobs@up.edu.

Filed Under: 07-22-2019, 07-29-2019, 08-05-2019, Academics, Printing Services Tagged With: Course Packs, Mary Scroggings, Printing Services

Soccer Players Sought: All Skill Levels!

August 2, 2019

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 decidedly no-judgement group. If you would like to be added to the GroupMe (group text thread) please email Hernandez Osorio at hernandy@up.edu.

Filed Under: 07-29-2019, 08-05-2019, Campus Services, Diversity & Inclusion Tagged With: Diversity & Inclusion, Yuri Hernandez Osorio

Apprenticeships in Science & Engineering Symposium: August 16

August 2, 2019

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 and experiences through poster sessions and oral presentations. This event is free and open to the public.

We hope you can join us! For more details and the schedule of events, please visit our website.

Questions? Contact Libby Van Vleet, ASE Program Director at libby@saturdayacademy.org or 503-200-5860.

Filed Under: 07-29-2019, 08-05-2019, Academics, Campus Services, Saturday Academy Tagged With: ASE Program, Libby Van Fleet, Saturday Academy

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