UPbeat

News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.

08-25-2014

Inauguration of the 20th UP President, September 26

Poorman formal headshot NEW copyRev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., will be inaugurated as University of Portland’s 20th president on September 26, 2014. The Inauguration Mass at 11:45 a.m. and the ceremony at 3 p.m. in the Chiles Center will cap two days of public celebration honoring the new president. All University of Portland community members are invited to celebrate this historic event.

Fr. Poorman was selected as the 20th president by the University of Portland Board of Regents in January 2014. He also served as executive vice president since 2011.

Inauguration events will include:

  • Faculty & Staff Reception, Wednesday, September 24, 2014, 3:30-5:30 p.m., The Bluff/Bauccio Commons.
  • Classes will be cancelled on Friday, September 26, after 11:15 a.m.
  • Inauguration Mass, 11:45 a.m., Chiles Center. All UP community members are welcome. Faculty members are expected to process in academic regalia’ please report to the Chiles Center as soon as possible after 11:15 a.m.
  • Inauguration Ceremony, 3 p.m., Chiles Center. All UP community members are welcome. Faculty will be expected to process in academic regalia. Due to the large number of guests from UP and other institutions, faculty are to report to the Chiles Center by 2 p.m.
  • Inauguration Reception immediately following the Inauguration Ceremony, Chiles Center Plaza.

For more information contact Jamie Berger at 7397 or bergerj@up.edu.

2014 UP Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

Halloffame.jpgThe University of Portland athletics department has inducted Roman Borvanov (men’s tennis), Jim Dortch (basketball/baseball), Shannon MacMillan (women’s soccer), Wally Panel (basketball/baseball) and the 2002 Pilot women’s soccer team into its Athletic Hall of Fame. The five inductees will be honored at a banquet on Saturday, October 4, with a reception at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7, in the Bauccio Commons. Tickets to the event are $27 per person and must be purchased in advance.

To make reservations and purchase tickets, please contact Mary Virnig, athletics, at 7117 or virnig@up.edu. For more information contact Virnig or Jonathon Brooks, athletics, at 7431 or brooksj@up.edu.

Welcome, Class of 2018!

move-in_2013-128 copyThe University is welcoming the Class of 2018, beginning as freshmen moved into their dorm rooms on Thursday, August 21. It is the largest and among the most diverse and academically gifted classes in school history. More than 100 incoming students arrived on campus early to volunteer in the local community as part of the University’s annual Service Plunge.

At approximately 1,090 students, the new freshman class is the largest in University history. The University’s total overall registered full-time undergraduate students is about 170 more than last year at this time. Continuing a trend over the past decade, the University saw a marked increase in the number of students applying for admission with more than 11,000 completed applications—a new school record—and nearly 16 percent over the previous record of 9,500, set last year.

The UP Class of 2018 is also highly academically accomplished, with an approximate average SAT score of 1193 and average high school GPA of 3.61. The Class of 2018 is diverse in geography as well—53 percent of the class hails from outside Oregon and Washington, including 26 percent from California and 9 percent from Hawaii—and in ethnicity, with 38 percent of the class identifying as minority. Official enrollment figures will be confirmed two weeks into the academic year.

For more information contact the admissions office at 7147 or admissions@up.edu.

Opening Convocation Changes for Presidential Inauguration

University of Portland, upThe University will not hold its usual Opening Convocation for faculty and staff this fall, according to Tom Greene, provost. Rev. Mark Poorman, C.S.C., will address faculty, staff, students, and guests as part of the Presidential Inauguration on Friday, September 26. New faculty members who are ordinarily introduced as part of the Convocation will introduced at the first University Club event, held on Wednesday, October 8, at 4 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons Board Room.

For more information, contact the provost’s office at 7105 or staten@up.edu.

UP Authors Bibliography Now Online

hThe Clark Library hosts an annual reception in October to honor UP faculty, staff, and student authors who published in the previous academic year while affiliated with the University of Portland. During the summer, library staff compile an online bibliography of publications that were reported in upbeat and through the Scholarly Activity Tool. If you had work published between June 2013 and May 2014, please take a moment to visit the online bibliography and make sure you and any student co-authors are represented accurately. Contact Diane Sotak (sotak@up.edu or 8047) if we missed your publication or missed a UP student co-author.

Submit Butine Proposals

FrederkingDec2The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship cordially invites all regular faculty to submit proposals to receive funding from the Arthur Butine Faculty Development Fund. Faculty can download Butine application materials, review selection criteria, and consult the timeline for applications by visiting https://www.up.edu/academicsenate/tas/. Applications are due to the chair of the Committee on Teaching and Scholarship (Lauretta Frederking, political science), and the applicants’ respective department chairs (if CAS) and deans no later than noon on Friday, October 3, 2014. Please note also that applicants must discuss their Butine proposals with their respective deans prior to submitting applications for consideration.

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship will host two workshops to review the Butine application process: Monday, September 8, 9 to 10 a.m., and Monday, September 8, 3 to 4 p.m., both in the Clark Library Conference Room.

A final reminder: All interim or completed project reports of previously funded proposals are due to the chair of Teaching and Scholarship as well as the appropriate dean no later than Friday, September 26. Report forms can be downloaded from the website listed above.

Please contact Frederking at tas@up.edu for further information.

Building Community: Serving to Learn, August 30

service_tryon_cr_sept2012-10 copyOn Saturday, August 30, University of Portland first-year students will be uniquely immersed in the three hallmarks of our University: Teaching and Learning, Faith and Formation, and Service and Leadership. Faculty and staff members are asked to consider being a part of this endeavor by participating in the ninth annual Building Community: Serving to Learn program. Senior student Megan Lester is organizing this half day of community service and discussion for all first-year students, in coordination with the Shepard Freshman Resource Center and the Moreau Center.

As University community members, faculty and staff often go beyond the boundaries of classrooms and offices in their investment in the lives of students. This generosity is one of the unique advantages that students experience at the University of Portland. By giving time on August 30 to work alongside students and serve as a facilitator for a group students after their experience faculty and staff will be fulfilling a vital part of the University’s mission. More information and a signup form can be found at http://tinyurl.com/k8o5utu. The day’s schedule is as follows:

  • 8:15 am: Meet at the Tennis Center/Breakfast
  • 8:45-9 a.m.: Send-off to designated sites
  • 12-1:15 p.m.: Return to campus, pick up lunch, discussion in small groups
  • 1:15-1:45 p.m.: Closing ceremony.

For more information contact Brenda Greiner, freshman center, at 7895 or greiner@up.edu.

Fall 2014 Mass Schedule

up_stained_glass-37 2 copyThe Mass schedule at the Chapel of Christ the Teacher will return to its regular academic year times with the start of the fall 2014 semester. Sunday Masses will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. Daily Mass, Monday through Friday, will be celebrated at 12:05 p.m. Confessions will be heard on Monday evenings from 9 to 10 p.m. and on Wednesdays from 5 to 5:30 p.m. For more information contact campus ministry at 7131 or mccreary@up.edu.

Hiring For Fall Semester

hAll 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 Emily Baumbach, financial aid. All new student employees must submit a completed referral form to financial aid before their first day on the job.

New student workers who have never worked on campus before must fill out a Form I-9 and a Form W-4 before receiving a referral form and before they may begin working. Completing the Form I-9 includes providing proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States by providing original, unexpired documents such as:

  • Social Security card and picture ID
  • Birth certificate and picture ID
  • U.S. passport.

If a student has been working during the summer and will continue in that same job for the fall the student does not need to submit a new referral form. Also, if a student was rehired on the rehire roster last spring, the student will not need to submit a new referral form for the fall. To verify whether a student may begin working in the fall, contact Baumbach at 7311 or baumbach@up.edu.