In each Fall 2021 UPBeat, your colleagues teaching the first round of the new Anchor Seminar (Core 101)—to which every single first-year student belongs—will let you know which of the six Habits of the Revitalized Core we are introducing to those 980+ souls that week, and what we are having them read and watch, so […]
09-13-2021
Constitution Day Lecture, Sept. 16: “The Demise of Separation of Church and State as a Legal Theorem”
The University of Portland welcomes law professor Steven Green who will give our annual Constitution Day lecture. His talk is entitled: “The Demise of Separation of Church and State as a Legal Theorem.” The lecture will be delivered Thursday, September 16, at 5:00 p.m. in the Brian Doyle Lecture Hall (DB 004). Green is one […]
Summer Research Poster Session: Students Must Apply By Oct. 2
All faculty are requested to encourage their students who had on- or off-campus research experiences this past summer to apply to participate the annual Summer Research Poster Session by Friday, October 1. The application is available at this link. One application is needed per poster being presented, and the student presenter should complete the application. […]
Butine Faculty Development Grants
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship is announcing that the fall 2021 cycle for Butine Faculty Development grants is now open. Full-time faculty and lecturers are eligible to apply. If you are expecting to apply for a Butine this Fall semester, please take note of the following deadlines. By Friday, October 15: Submit your completed […]
Fall Community Conversation—Disability Justice
Wednesday, November 3rd 3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Zoom link here We can’t wait to come together this fall for our Community Conversation! We will learn and share about disability justice and disability as an identity that intersects with other core identities. For this Community Conversation, we hope you will choose two or three options from the […]
How to Build Corporate Climate Resilience, September 22
How can organizations effectively anticipate and adapt to the climate change we are already facing and still do their part to help to mitigate worst-case climate scenarios? Join us on September 22, at 4p.m., via Zoom. This workshop will introduce a model of climate resilience, zeroing in on how organizations can leverage resilience for strategic […]
Campus Ministry Resources (Our Lady of Sorrows celebration)
September 15 is the celebration of Our Lady of Sorrows, the patronal feast for the priests and brothers of Holy Cross. To mark this celebration Campus Ministry is providing a few resources. First, we have made available a novena (9 days) prayer in booklet form, available in the Chapel, or as a pdf on the […]
UP’s Staff & Faculty LGBTQ+ Affinity Group
Join Us! Employees at the University of Portland are forming an affinity group for LGBTQIA+ staff, faculty, adjunct, and administrators. All who self-identify as part of this community are invited to join this informal group by contacting Mary Markham (they/them & she/her) at markham@up.edu. Mary will collect names, pronouns, and emails from interested employees so […]
DIP Stock UP Donations
DIP is seeking donations for Stock UP, our pop-up food pantry. We are seeking lightly used/ like new school supplies, kitchen and home appliances and items, for our community closet component. We are currently NOT ACCEPTING food donations. To donate your items please email Yuri at hernandy@up.edu to arrange drop off. Stock UP 2021Diversity and […]
Exploration Level Courses for the Revitalized University Core
As we prepare to implement the Exploration Level for the revitalized University Core Curriculum, the Undergraduate Core Curriculum Committee is now soliciting proposals for potential Exploration Level courses to start in the 2022-2023 academic year. A brief one-page summary of the Exploration Level and proposal process is available at this link, and more extensive information […]