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08-30-2021
New to The Bluff: Daniel Osborne, Instructor, Department of Chemistry
Daniel Osborne is originally from Ft. Wayne, Indiana, the eldest of eleven children. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1986-1996, principally as a surgical technologist specializing in peripheral vascular techniques. He graduated from Holmes Community College in 1998 and was selected as one of the top twenty community college students in the country that […]
New to The Bluff: Chloé Littzen, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
Chloé Littzen received her Ph.D. from the University of Arizona College of Nursing where her dissertation work focused on the work-related well-being of young adult nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, she is on a research team analyzing the impact of COVID-19 across healthcare providers. Her upcoming study will examine the moral dimensions of work-related […]
New to The Bluff: Michael DeVaughn, Dean, Pamplin School of Business
Michael DeVaughn joins the University of Portland from the Opus College of Business at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He had been a faculty member at St. Thomas since 2008 and served in various leadership roles at the institution, including faculty director of the M.B.A. Program and research fellow in the Schulze […]
New to The Bluff: Kelley Davis, Visiting Instructor, School of Nursing.
Kelley Davis is a board-certified pediatric nurse practitioner in primary care with special interest in public health, adolescent medicine, and immunizations. She graduated with her bachelor of science in nursing from University of Portland. She practiced for three years as a public health nurse in rural Eastern Oregon. Kelley continued her education at Oregon Health and Science University where she earned both a master of science in nursing and doctor of nursing […]
New to The Bluff: Noelia Soriano, Custodian, Physical Plant.
Noelia Soriano is a new custodian working for the physical plant at UP. Previously, she worked for nine years as a housekeeper for a private company. Noelia is a mother of four, likes to dance, enjoys gardening, taking walks in the park with her husband, and is excited to join our community. Welcome, Noelia!
All UP employees who identify as having a disability are warmly invited to join a new Disability Affinity Group
Hello, everyone! I am Sarah Nuxoll, and I work in the Clark Library. I identify as having a disability, and am interested in coming together with other UP employees who identify as disabled to create a new UP Disability Affinity Group. If you identify as having any type of disability and you work for the University in […]
Discussion Group Resumes 9/17
All staff and faculty are invited to participate in the 1st gathering of the Faith & Intellectual Life Discussion Group on Friday, September 17, 3:30-5 p.m. in the Murphy Room of Franz Hall. Over snacks and libations, we’ll discuss David Montgomery’s “The Search for Environmental Hope” and Amanda Gorman’s Inauguration poem “The Hill We Climb.” FILDG readings […]
La Linea/The Line: The U.S.-Mexico Border in History and Images
All members of the UP community are invited to attend this lecture by Blair Woodard, UP Department of History, Wednesday, September 22, at 5 p.m. This will be a hybrid event. Join livestream here: uportland.zoom.us/j/97356843098 or attend in person in the Doyle Auditorium (Dundon-Berchtold 004) and enjoy 3-D company and refreshments. Professor Woodard will explore […]
This Week in the Anchor Seminar: Literacy, Dialogue & Expression
In each issue of UPbeat, we’ll be sharing the focal points of the new Anchor Seminar (Core 101) being encountered by 100% of our first-year students. Leadership of each seminar session alternates between a student leader and a faculty member. Every week with a faculty member emphasizes one of the six habits nourished in the […]