The human resources office’s annual health care renewal open forums will take place on the following dates in the locations listed below: Monday, August 31: Noon to 1 p.m., Chiles Center MVP room Wednesday, September 2: Noon to 1 p.m., Franz Hall room 120 Thursday, September 3: Noon to 1 p.m., 5th floor conference room, […]
08-31-2015
Submit Butine Proposals Through Moodle
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 https://www.up.edu/academicsenate/tas/. Submission of post-Butine reports, new Butine applications, and all supporting letters are now done […]
Faculty Deferred Pay Option
All nine-month faculty members can opt in to be paid over a 12 month span, according to Karen Davis, payroll. This process begins with September paychecks and holds a portion aside for nine months, then pays out over June, July, and August of the following summer. To sign up, download the form from the payroll […]
Home Volleyball, Men’s Soccer Action This Week
The Pilots volleyball team will host their first matches this weekend at the Chiles Center as the team welcomes three other teams to the Portland Volleyball Tournament. Make plans to join the Pilots on Friday, September 4, at 5 p.m., as they play their first home game of the season versus Nevada. Then the action […]
Pilots Choose Their Own Course
Each year Orientation weekend provides new students with prospectus and overview of campus and academic life to help new Pilots craft their niche and chart their own course here on the Bluff. Of course, not all begin from the same starting line. While academic excellence plays a big part in admissions decisions, character has always […]
Office 365 Coming Soon; New WiFi Networks, Password Change Site
Information services staff have been working through the summer to implement the University’s new Office 365 Portal, according to Michelle Sunderland, information services. Faculty and staff will be invited to use the new portal once IS staff complete testing in coming weeks. New Microsoft Office client applications (Office 2013 for Windows, Office 2016 for MACs) […]
Campus Community Emergency Response Team Training
University of Portland Campus Community Emergency Response Team (CCERT) training is available for all faculty, staff, and students, according to Jeff Rook, public safety. Volunteers are trained by the University’s CCERT trainers, Multnomah County emergency managers, and Portland Fire and Rescue to provide emergency disaster assistance on campus and in the immediate UP neighborhood. Public […]
From Our Past: First First Day of School, Sept. 2, 1901
The date September 2, 1901 marks the dedication and consecration of Columbia University, now the University of Portland. Three days later came the first day of classes. According to history professor emeritus Jim Covert in his 1976 book, A Point of Pride: The University of Portland Story: “The story is told that on opening day […]