All University of Portland faculty and staff are invited to access the Columbia Sportswear Employee Store from September 20 to October 13. UP community members can enjoy the same discount as Columbia Sportswear employees, 40 to 50 percent off regular retail pricing, on all of the latest product from the Columbia Sportswear Company family (SOREL, […]
09-16-2019
Music at Midweek: Rhythmic Workshop
The next Music at Midweek event will feature TaKeTiNa, a rhythmic workshop with Mary Kogen (pictured) and Jacob Stein, on Wednesday, October 2, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. All are welcome to attend. According to Kogen’s website, “TaKeTiNa invites everyone to be a beginner again. It lets people re-experience the resilience […]
Help Kick Off The Public Research Fellows Program, Sept. 23
The College of Arts and Sciences and the Humanities Collaborative will present the inaugural Public Research Fellows Program on Monday, September 23, 4 to 5:30 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons board room. The program will feature an introduction and explanation of the 2019-2020 theme of the U.S. Women’s Suffrage Centennial; a talk by Christin Hancock, […]
Say Cheese, Please: Next Directory Photo Shoot on Sept. 24
Each month, the marketing office schedules a photographer to take a small number of head shots, available on a first-come, first-served basis, for our online directory. The next session is Tuesday, September 24, from 11 a.m. to 12 noon. To schedule an appointment or for questions, please e-mail Suzanne Frey at freys@up.edu no later than 3 p.m. on Monday, September 23. Photos […]
Seeking Staff and Faculty Collaboration for International Education Week
International Education Week (IEW) is a global initiative to celebrate international education and exchange, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and Department of Education. IEW celebrates internationalization and diversity on college campuses across the nation each November. This year, UP will celebrate IEW from November 18-22. The IEW team is seeking faculty, staff, and […]
TIAA Representative Visit, Sept. 23-24
A representative from TIAA, which administers the University’s retirement accounts, will be on campus on September 23-24, in the Clark Library conference room (no. 222), according to Laura Barnard, human resources. Financial counseling appointments are available during work hours on those days in the Clark library, but appointments must be scheduled at www.tiaa-cref.org/schedulenow or by calling call […]
Faculty/Staff Fitness Fun This Fall!
The Beauchamp Center is offering a wide variety of faculty and staff fitness classes this fall, according to Katilin Bourne, recreational services. Classes are scheduled each weekday at noon. We are also offering a combined student and faculty/staff Pilot Cycle class on Tuesdays and Thursdays with Susan Etzel from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. Please be […]
“The Cross and the Crucifix in Visual Art,” Sept. 24
Join Robin Jensen, theology and art history professor at the University of Notre Dame, as she presents “The Cross and the Crucifix in Visual Art through the Ages” on Tuesday, September 24, at 7:15 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120. The event is free and open to all. In this richly illustrated lecture, Jensen will […]
Constitution Day Lecture, Sept. 17: Nick Buccola
The political science department will present its annual Constitution Day Lecture on Tuesday, September 17, 5 to 6:30 p.m., in Dundon-Berchtold room 004. Professor Nick Buccola of the Linfield College political science department will give a talk about Frederick Douglass’s constitutional theory. Frederick Douglass, of course, is the 19th century American statesman and political thinker who escaped slavery to […]
Screening of “No Más Bébes,” Sept. 19
There will be a free screening of No Más Bébes, a documentary that follows a small group of Mexican immigrant women that sued the doctors at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center for being subjected to forced sterilization while they gave birth, on Thursday, September 19, 7-8:30 p.m., in Dundon-Berchtold room 031. The screening is in honor of Latinx Heritage […]