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2023-08-28

New Faculty and Staff Photos (Nov. 14)

October 9, 2023

Are you a new faculty or staff member who has not yet had their professional photo taken for the UP directory? The Office of Marketing and Communications has scheduled a professional photographer for photos on Tuesday, November 14, 1:30- 3 p.m. Please email Sara Zarit at zarit@up.edu to schedule a five-minute headshot session. 

Filed Under: 10-09-2023, 10-23-2023, 11-06-2023, 2023-08-14, 2023-08-28, Issues Tagged With: Faculty and Staff Photos, Marketing and Communications

Faith, Race, and Justice: Cultivating Hope in A Broken World (Sept. 19)

September 11, 2023

Can we oppose the evil of racism without being consumed by rage and despair? Gloria Purvis, author, commentator, 2022 UP Honorary Doctorate recipient, and host/executive producer of The Gloria Purvis Podcast, discusses these themes during the Garaventa Center’s Annual Zahm Lecture. (Read More)

Filed Under: 2023-08-28, 2023-09-11, Issues Tagged With: Garaventa Center

Introducing New 2023-24 Faculty Members

August 25, 2023

Franz Hall

The Office of the Provost will be introducing this year’s new faculty members to the UP community, highlighting a few of our new colleagues each week. (Read More)

Filed Under: 2023-08-28, Issues Tagged With: New Faculty, Office of the Provost

New to The Bluff – Pax Beebe, Technical Assistant, Clark Library

August 25, 2023

The Clark Library is pleased to introduce Pax Beebe, MLIS, as the newest member of the Collection Services team. Prior to joining UP, they worked for several years at the Hillsboro Public Library as a skilled technical trainer and provided inclusive and compassionate assistance to library users. (Read More)

Filed Under: 2023-08-28, Issues Tagged With: New to The Bluff

Title IX Information Session and Q&A (Sept. 25)

August 25, 2023

All are welcome to attend!
Title IX information session and Q&A on Monday, September 25 (12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.) on Zoom. (Read More)

Filed Under: 2023-08-28, 2023-09-11, Issues Tagged With: Title IX

Thirst Friday: Stop and Smell the Rosés (Sep 8)

August 25, 2023

Garaventa Center invites all staff and faculty to the first Thirst Friday of the school year on Friday, September 8, 4-6 PM. (Read More)

Filed Under: 2023-08-28, Issues Tagged With: Garaventa Center

Clark Library 2022-23 Highlights

August 25, 2023

As the new academic year gets underway, we invite you to catch up on library highlights from the past year in Clark Library’s 2022–2023 Annual Report online! (Read More)

Filed Under: 2023-08-28, Issues Tagged With: Clark Library

Reminder: VPN access with MFA will become mandatory on September 4

August 14, 2023

Student typing on laptop

VPN access with MFA will become mandatory on September 4. Employees who regularly use the VPN are encouraged to test and use this option to identify any potential issues. (Read More)

Filed Under: 2023-06-05, 2023-06-20, 2023-07-03, 2023-07-17, 2023-07-31, 2023-08-14, 2023-08-28, Issues Tagged With: Help Desk, VPN

Student Conduct Hearing Board Members and Supporters Needed

August 14, 2023

Staff in the Division of Student Affairs are looking for colleagues from across campus who are willing to serve as student conduct hearing board members and supports for students as they navigate student conduct or Title IX processes. (Read More)

Filed Under: 2023-08-14, 2023-08-28, Issues Tagged With: Student Affairs, Title IX

Trimet Service Updates

August 14, 2023

Trimet reduced bus service during the pandemic but has been slowly making improvements to better serve our campus. Please read more for the specifics of the updates. (Read More)

Filed Under: 2023-08-14, 2023-08-28, Issues

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Fr. Pat Hannon, CSC, published From Glory to Glory: A Pilgrim’s Notes From the Badlands of Grace. Occasioned by the author’s walking, with siblings, the famous Camino de Santiago in the fall of 2024, the book traces all manner of other pilgrimages—to and from home, family, love, self, and God. One Subject Press, Saint Paul, Minnesota. November, 2025.

Jessica Murphy Moo, editor of Portland Magazine and director of storytelling, wrote the lyrics to two songs in “We Go On, Oswego,” a song cycle honoring female refugees who lived at Camp Ontario in upstate New York. From 1944-1946, Camp Ontario provided emergency shelter to refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe. “We Go On, Oswego” was performed at Nazareth College, in collaboration with Finger Lakes Opera, on December 4, 2025. It was commissioned by Katie Hannigan, PhD. The song “There Is No Underground,” was written in collaboration with composer Maria Thompson Corley, and the song “My Table,” was written in collaboration with composer Kurt Erickson.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published “A Spirituality of Desert Discipleship for Our Times. Reflections on the Readings of the Third Sunday of Advent.” VoiceAfrique.org. December 13, 2025.

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