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08-27-2018

2018 Zahm Lecture, Sept. 12

September 7, 2018

Thomas Landy will present the 2018 Zahm Lecture, “A Guide to College in 8 Contradictions,” on Wednesday, September 12, at 7:15 p.m. in Buckley Center Auditorium. The talk is sponsored by the Garaventa Center, and is free and open to the public. In his talk Landy asks, at a time when people have extraordinary access to information at their fingertips, and vacillate between polarized, ideological certainties and relativistic uncertainty whether there is any such thing as truth worth seeking, and critics left and right question the value of a university education, what’s a student to do? Landy, who is congenitally wary of canned advice, shares why, from his experience, this a better time to be a learner than you might think. So how do you take advantage of the opportunity?

Landy is director of the McFarland Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture at the College of the Holy Cross. A sociologist by training, he researches Catholic life and practice in all corners of globe, exploring remarkably diverse ways that Catholics practice their faith and see the world. For 25 years he has served as director of Collegium, a faculty development program that helps participants from Catholic colleges and universities to reimagine their vocations and to think about how their work serves their students, their schools, and the world.

The Zahm Lecture, which serves as the keynote for the academic year, addresses the important issues surrounding American Catholic education and honors Fr. John Zahm, C.S.C., an eminent Holy Cross priest and scientist of the late 19th and early 20th century.

For ADA accommodations or further information, please contact the Garaventa Center at x7702 or garaventa@up.edu, or visit up.edu/garaventa/events.

Filed Under: 08-27-2018, 09-03-2018, 09-10-2018, Academics, Events, Garaventa Center Tagged With: Garaventa Center, Zahm Lecture

Columbia Sportswear Employee Store: You’re Invited!

August 31, 2018

All University employees are invited to shop at the Columbia Sportswear Employee Store from August 31 to September 23. Each employee can bring four guests to shop and can use the invitation multiple times during the date range listed above. The invitation can be found at this link.

What’s there and what are my savings?

  • The store is at employee pricing. Tags are marked with prices. Discounts can vary.
  • Includes all brands in the Columbia Sportswear family of brands: Columbia Sportswear, SOREL, Mountain Hardwear and prAna.
  • 50,000 sq. feet of each brand’s newest and most popular styles.

Instructions on how to participate:

  • Bring the invitation with you to the store reception desk, or show the invite to the receptionist on your mobile phone.
  • Show your work/organization ID (options listed on invite).
  • This invite is non-transferable, but you can bring your family and friends with you (up to 4 guests per person, per visit).
  • Online access is NOT available, but you are welcome to visit multiple times during the invite period

Location:

  • Columbia Sportswear Employee Store, 14100 NW Science Park Drive, Portland OR 97229

To find out more contact Columbia Sportswear at portlandemployeestore@columbia.com.

Filed Under: 08-27-2018, 09-03-2018, Campus Services Tagged With: Columbia Sportswear Employee Store

Submit Butine Proposals and Reports through Moodle

August 30, 2018

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship 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 this link.  Submissions of post-Butine reports, new Butine applications, and all supporting letters are now done through the Teaching and Scholarship Moodle site at this link. The deadline for submission through Moodle and to the applicant’s respective chair (if CAS) is no later than noon on Friday, October 5, 2018.  Please note 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 provide more information on the application process: Tuesday, September 4, 10-11 a.m. in BC 215 and Thursday, September 6, 1-2 p.m., in BC 215.

A final reminder:  All interim or completed project reports of previously funded proposals are due to the Teaching and Scholarship Committee through Moodle, as well as the appropriate dean, no later than October 1.  Report forms can be downloaded from the Moodle site listed above.

Please contact Hannah Highlander (TAS@up.edu) for further information.

Filed Under: 08-20-2018, 08-27-2018, 09-03-2018, Academics, Butine Awards, Teaching & Scholarship Tagged With: Butine Awards, Hannah Highlander, Teaching and Scholarship

New Museum Display

August 23, 2018

To complement our blog entry “Welcome to College” https://sites.up.edu/museum/welcome-to-college/  the Museum has a “New Beginnings for Pilots Past and Present” photograph and artifacts display in the display case on the first floor of Buckley Center near the studies abroad office.

Contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, at x8038, or piatz@up.edu for more information

Filed Under: 08-27-2018, Campus Services, University Archives, University Museum Tagged With: Carolyn Connolly, University Archives and Museum

New Library Databases

August 23, 2018

Over the summer the Clark Library added ten disciplinary and specialized databases. They cover a variety of subjects from engineering to philosophy to environmental science and are listed on the right side of the A-Z Databases page. The library also extended the license for Harvard Business Review content in Business Source Premier so it can be used for course readings and research.

Contact your library liaison if you have questions or want more details.

Filed Under: 08-27-2018, Academics, Campus Services, Library Tagged With: Clark Library

‘Purple Out’ at Merlo Field, Aug. 31

August 23, 2018

Join the Portland Pilots for a wild night of soccer as the men’s soccer team takes on UC Santa Barbara on Friday, August 31 at 7 p.m. Make sure to wear purple as it is a “Purple Out” at Merlo Field. Athletics’ will be hosting many soccer alumni and will attempt to break the student attendance record.

For tickets, visit www.portlandpilots.com/tickets or call the Pilots Box Office at x7525.

Filed Under: 08-27-2018, Athletics Tagged With: Athletics, Men's Soccer

TLC Teaching Tip of the Week

August 23, 2018

Happy New Year, academic-style, from the Teaching & Learning Collaborative, a loose conglomerate of twelve educators from across campus who strive to collect and coordinate resources and initiatives that support the superb teaching at the core of our shared mission. In every issue of upbeat, you’ll find access to a resource (reading, video, RFP) meant to inspire you and to be consumed in the time it takes you to savor a Coke Zero right there at your desk. All of these tips are archived at the Teaching and Learning Hub. This week’s tip is an 8-minute guided tour of this peer-developed, comprehensive resource. Click here for the tour or here to explore the hub on your own.

Filed Under: 08-27-2018, Academics, Campus Services, Teaching & Learning Collaborative Tagged With: TLC Tip of the Week

Integrated Writing Program and the Writing Center: Resources for Faculty and Students

August 23, 2018

The Integrated Writing Program and the Writing Center are gearing up to serve the UP community in 2018-19. The program has a new director, Molly Hiro, English, whom you are welcome to contact with any writing-related questions or concerns at x8031 or hiro@up.edu. The Writing Center (part of the Learning Commons, housed in BC 163) opens Sunday, September 2.

The University’s Writing Center will be open from the second Sunday of the semester (Sept. 2) through finals week, daily except Saturdays. A link to the Writing Center has been added to all Moodle pages, in the top left corner, under “Learning Resources.”

To familiarize students with the Center and its value to them, email writing@up.edu to have an assistant visit your classroom to give a 5-10 minute presentation during the first few weeks of the semester. That email address is also the hotline students can use to make appointments outside the established slots, should all slots be filled. There are no longer walk-in hours at the Center, so students need to book appointments in advance (no later than midnight the day before the conference).To foster student writing integrity at UP, consider using the Turnitin function through your class Moodle page. Instructions for using this paper-authentication software can be found here.

Finally, all your students should possess a common writing handbook – The Pocket Cengage Handbook as it’s required in their two writing-embedded courses. It helps keep our campus on the same page when it comes to grammar, punctuation, citation styles, and basic expectations for essay writing across the university. If you need a desk copy of this reference, please contact Hiro at hiro@up.edu by the second week of the semester.

Filed Under: 08-27-2018, Academics, Campus Services Tagged With: Integrated Writing Center, Molly Hiro

Opening Convocation set for Tuesday, Aug. 28

August 21, 2018

The Opening Convocation takes place Tuesday, August 28, at 4 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. All faculty and staff are invited to attend. Following the remarks of President Fr. Mark L. Poorman, all are welcome to attend a reception in the Bauccio Commons Boardroom. 

For more information, please contact the Office of the Provost at x7105.

Filed Under: 08-27-2018, Events, Provost's Office Tagged With: Fr. Mark L. Poorman, Opening Convocation

Farewell party for Trevor Harvey, August 29

August 17, 2018

Please plan to join the development office in a farewell gathering for Trevor Harvey, who is moving to Vancouver, BC. The gathering will take place on Wednesday, August 29, at 3:30 p.m. at the Pilot House.

For more than eight years, the University has benefitted from Trevor’s great service and dedication. Each day he has brought positivity and light to his job.  We will miss his joy, his strong Pilot pride, and his deep commitment to enriching the resources for UP.

For more information, contact development at x7395 or giving@up.edu.

Filed Under: 08-20-2018, 08-27-2018, Development Tagged With: Pilot House, Trevor Harvey

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