UPbeat

News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.

09-09-2013

Clarence Thomas, Red Mass

1Clarence Thomas.jpgThe University of Portland and the Garaventa Center will host U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and the annual Red Mass on Thursday, September 19. Thomas will appear at 4 p.m. in the Chiles Center for “A Conversation with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas,” and will answer questions from political science professors Gary Malecha and William Curtis.

The University’s Red Mass will follow at 5:30 p.m. in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. Presiding at the Mass will be Portland archbishop Alexander Sample. Both events are free and open to the public. There will be general seating, and tickets are not required. Attendees are asked to arrive early to allow time to clear security, and large bags or backpacks will not be allowed. Following the public events, a private dinner for the law community will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Bauccio Commons. Tickets to the dinner and lecture are $100 per person or $1,000 for a table of ten. RSVPs for the dinner are requested by September 10, and can be made by calling Jamie Powell, Garaventa Center, at 7702 or powell@up.edu.

Women In Leadership Workshop

1gaskill150The University of Portland, the Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, and the Pamplin School of Business will host the fall Graduate Workshop: Women in Leadership, on Saturday, September 21, from 9 to 11:30 a.m., in Franz Hall room 214. The guest speaker will be Julia Gaskill (pictured), executive director of the Young Musicians Foundation and longtime nonprofit professional. Those who attend will have opportunities to network, ask questions, and enjoy food and refreshments. Registration information can be found at http://tinyurl.com/m2mxoxz. For more information or to RSVP, contact Pete Rooks, Franz Center, at 8914 or rooks@up.edu.

What’s Your Big Idea?

light bulb design by cogs and gearsAll University of Portland students in all major programs are invited to explore their big ideas at the Discover Innovation@UP Workshop, sponsored by the Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, on Saturday, September 21, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., in Buckley Center room 163. Lunch will be provided. To register go to http://tinyurl.com/m4lzzfm. For more information contact Eric Anctil, Franz Center, at 7690 or anctil@up.edu.

Welcome To New Faculty

1chapel150A number of new faculty faces are gracing the University campus now that the fall semester is under way. Please be sure to welcome them to the campus community:

  • College of Arts and Sciences: Ted Christopher Eckmann, environmental studies; Valerie Francisco, sociology; Zachary Simmons, psychology.
  • Pamplin School of Business: Ian D. Parkman, marketing.
  • School of Nursing: Patricia H. Cox, Halina Barber, Christopher M. Silva.

For more information, contact Kathy Robb, provost’s office, at 7105 or robb@up.edu.

Plan Now For Exam Proctoring

Staff and faculty portraitsThe Office for Students with Disabilities (OSWD), in partnership with the College of Arts and Sciences and the professional schools, assists faculty and staff in meeting the accommodation needs of students with disabilities. As the number of students registered with the OSWD continues to grow, faculty are asked to plan ahead now to meet UP’s shared responsibilities to ensure equal access for all. Faculty are reminded that it is their responsibility to proctor exam accommodations for extended time and/or alternative (distraction-reduced) settings. Now is a great time to extend a general invitation to each of your classes for students to discuss their accommodation needs privately with you. Anticipating exam proctoring needs now, including final exams, allows the most effective use of University space and resources. Feel free to set up a faculty proctoring cooperative within your department or school. Be creative and work collaboratively to share proctoring resources. An unmonitored exam room, Franz 123, is set up to meet faculty space needs for proctoring exams.

Thank you for your partnership in creating equal access for every member of our community. For exam proctoring questions or to reserve individual exam seats in FR 123, faculty should contact their school or departmental administrative assistants. For general accommodation questions, contact Melanie Gangle at gangle@up.edu.

Palanca, Please

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThirty-six students will be attending the September Encounter with Christ Retreat along with 22 student leaders from September 27-29. All faculty and staff are asked if they would consider writing a note (palanca) to students they know who will be attending. Writing palanca is an opportunity to encourage students and express appreciation for them outside the classroom. Each retreatant will receive an envelope of surprise palanca. Please do not discuss this concept with students, in order to keep it a surprise.

A list of students can be found at www.up.edu/campusministry/palanca. Please submit your palanca to the campus ministry office in the Pilot House or St. Mary’s by Wednesday, September 25. Mark the envelope with “Encounter Retreat—(student’s name).” For more information contact Beth Barsotti, campus ministry, at 7463 or barsotti@up.edu.

TIAA-CREF Representative Visit

1aheadUnder150The University’s TIAA-CREF representative, Yasemin Under, will host a brown bag lunch presentation on the new investment options for participants as well as overall retirement planning strategy on Wednesday, September 11, at noon in the Terrace Room in Bauccio Commons. Contact Andy Sherwood, human resources, at sherwood@up.edu for more information. Snacks will be provided.

In addition, Under will be available for individual financial counseling sessions on Tuesday, September 10, Wednesday, Septem­ber 11, and Thursday, September 12. To see available times and sign up, go to www.tiaa-cref.org/ScheduleNow, or call TIAA CREF at 866-928-4221 (press 0) from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

MAT Informational, September 16

Photo: © 2008 Andrew M. DaddioFaculty, staff, and students are invited to a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) informational on Monday, September 16, 2013 at 6 p.m., in Franz Hall’s Murphy Room (room 426). The MAT is an intensive program designed to prepare individuals with baccalaureate degrees for teaching in K-12 schools. Graduates earn a masters degree and are eligible for Oregon initial licensure at two contiguous levels of authorization: early childhood, elementary, middle and/or high school. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to the School of Education at 7135.

Homegrown Teaching Tips

1aEifler150The Teaching & Learning Collaborative (TLC) is working to make http://wordpress.up.edu/tl/, its new website, a great first stop for teaching tips and resources, according to Karen Eifler, Garaventa Center. University of Portland professors from every discipline will bring their tried and true strategies to life in short, two- to 10-minute videos. Like what you see? Follow up with a conversation with your colleagues in the Commons or Holy Cross Dining Room, a benefit of using local talent to shed light on teaching dilemmas faced by all faculty. The TL website also features a Techno­logy Teaching Tip of the Week, links to other instructional resources on campus, and downloads of portable ideas such as peer review protocols, writing prompts, and discussion starters for those days when just one new  idea is all it takes to ignite your own teaching imagination. If you have suggestions for new content or ideas for TLC to pursue, please contact Eifler at 8014 or eifler@up.edu.

Faith & Intellectual Life Discussion Group

readingroom2150The first meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group for the 2013-2014 academic year will be on Friday, September 20, at 3:30 p.m., in the Murphy Room in Franz Hall, according to Norah Martin, philosophy. The group will be discussing “Farther Away: Robinson Crusoe, David Foster Wallace and the Island of Solitude,” by Jonathan Franzen, and “Antilamentation,” a poem by Dorianne Laux. The direct link to the e-reserve is http://clark.up.edu/search/p?SEARCH=eifler. All readings are on electronic reserve in the library under Martin, Norah and Eifler, Karen, Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group. All faculty and staff are welcome. Refreshments will be served. For more information contact Martin at martinn@up.edu or Eifler at eifler@up.edu.