Join staff and faculty colleagues from all over the campus at the year’s first Thirst Friday social on Friday, September 12, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., in the Garaventa Center. Come for 10 minutes or two hours to enjoy convivial conversations, one of the best balconies on campus, sodas, wine, and surprise treats that have […]
09-08-2014
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 and Portland Fire and Rescue to provide emergency disaster assistance on campus and in the immediate surrounding neighborhood. Public safety offers CCERT classes […]
MAT Informational, Sept. 15
Faculty, staff and students are invited to a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Informational on Monday, September 15, 2014 at 6 p.m., in Franz Hall Murphy Room (room 426). The MAT is an intensive program designed to prepare individuals with baccalaureate degrees for teaching in K-12 schools. MAT graduates earn a master’s degree and […]
U.S. Flag Retirement Ceremony, Sept. 9: All Welcome
Air Force ROTC Detachment 695 would like formally invite the university community to a flag retirement ceremony on Tuesday, September 9, at 5:45 to 6:10 p.m., in the courtyard of the Chiles Center next to the flagpole. The ceremony is to honor our nation’s flag and those who fought and died protecting it. The date […]
Faith and Formation Ambassador Program
A new program was launched this fall to bring intentional student leadership around faith and community to the University’s residence halls. The Faith and Formation Ambassador Program is a redesign of the Faith & Leadership House that had existed on campus since 2006. Rather than placing student leaders in a single community home, this new program […]
Men and Women Return Home For Pilots Soccer Action
The men’s and women’s soccer teams return home this week for a total of four games, three of which will be played at Merlo Field, and one to be played at Nike Campus. The action kicks off on Friday at 2 p.m., when the men take on Duquesne. The women also will take the field […]
Campus Media In The Classroom
Want to incorporate new media technologies into your teaching? Looking for ideas on how to create multimedia assignments in the classroom? Come to “Campus Media in the Classroom” on Wednesday, September 17, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., in the Digital Lab classroom of the Clark Library. Talks from faculty and staff will focus on campus […]
Recognizing Student Off-Campus Research
All faculty members who wrote a letter of recommendation for a student to pursue off-campus research this past summer are asked to please send the student’s name to John Orr (orr@up.edu). The provost’s office is preparing a document, similar to A Community of Scholars, about students; documenting the on-campus experiences is fairly easy, but they […]
Digital Lab Fall Workshops
Expand your multimedia skills! The Clark Library’s Digital Lab is offering workshops in September that cover Mac for Beginners, Digital Poster Making, Introduction to Photoshop, and Using your Digital Camera. All workshops are open to current students, faculty, and staff. Space is limited, so register online to claim your spot at http://tinyurl.com/mozmmnf.
Key Position Filled in Physical Plant
Physical plant director André Hutchinson has announced the hiring of a second locksmith, Matt Nantz, to work in the University locksmith shop. Nantz and his wife recently relocated to Portland from Ann Arbor, Michigan, where Matt worked in the locksmith trade for approximately 10 years, including work experience at the University of Michigan. He joins […]