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09-17-2018

Mandatory Professional Development Day, Oct. 15

This year, the University will be presenting professional development opportunities for all staff during fall break, October 15-18, 2018, according to Sandy Chung, human resources.

The sessions scheduled for Monday, October 15 are mandatory; all other sessions are optional and subject to availability. Please arrive at the Beauchamp Center by 9:15 a.m. HR will be recording the day’s activities and will make the recordings available in a couple of weeks for those who were unable to attend.

The mandatory Monday October 15 session is centered on diversity, inclusion, and equity. There will be a keynote by Julie Lythcott-Haims, former dean of first years at Stanford and author of Real American and How to Raise an Adult. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with lunch provided. All optional sessions are listed in the RSVP form linked above.

Please email hrtraining@up.edu if you have any questions.

Annual Bauccio Lecture Features Entrepreneurial Thought Leader Emily Ma

University of Portland is proud to welcome Emily Ma as the 2018 Bauccio Lecture Speaker on Tuesday, October 2, at 7 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons. The lecture is free and open to all.

Ma is the head of special projects, business innovation for X, a research and development facility founded by Google. X was built on the simple premise of making the world a better place through solutions that would have a 10x impact. Any project that X takes on must solve a problem that affects millions or even billions of people and there must be some hope that the solution can be achievable in 5-10 years.

For questions or information on ADA accommodations, contact Aimee Fookes, development, at x8607 or fookes@up.edu.

 

On-Site Flu Shot Clinic, Oct. 4

Faculty and staff who are covered under UP’s Kaiser health insurance will have an opportunity to receive a flu vaccination sponsored by the HR office on Thursday, October 4, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The clinic will be held on campus in Franz Hall room 120. Please bring a Kaiser Permanente card along with photo ID to receive a flu shot.

For more information contact Laura Barnard, HR, at benefits@up.edu.

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 fifth annual Summer Research Poster Session by Tuesday, October 2. The application is available at this link. One application is needed per poster being presented, and the student presenter should complete the application.

The Summer Research Poster Session will occur on Tuesday, October 30, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in the Franz Hall lobby and Franz Hall 120. All are encouraged to come see the amazing research opportunities many of our students had this past summer, both at UP and all across the nation and world. Students will be presenting posters of their work and will be available to answer questions about their research.

For more information contact John Orr at orr@up.edu. The Summer Research Poster Session is sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement.

Social Justice Lecture With Kathy Kelly, Sept. 26

International peace activist Kathy Kelly will deliver the Social Justice Program’s annual lecture, “Of Immigration, Intervention, and the U.S.,” on Wednesday, September 26, from 5:30-7 p.m., in Shiley Hall room 319. All are welcome for a stimulating lecture that emphasizes the importance of understanding the role of United State foreign policy in contributing to problems of migration in the world. Kelly is an internationally recognized peace activist and speaker who has received numerous awards for her activities in advancing peace and justice. She has recently been active in protesting drone strikes in Yemen and in America’s continued involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Kelly’s talk is co-sponsored by the Catholic Studies Program. For more information contact Anne Pitsch Santiago, political science, at santiago@up.edu.

Schoenfeldt Writer Omar El Akkad Lecture & Book Discussion, Nov. 1

The Schoenfeldt Writers Series, in partnership with the English Department, proudly presents award-winning journalist Omar El Akkad as the fall Series speaker. El Akkad will be speaking about his debut novel, American War, on Thursday, November 1, at 7 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium.

El Akkad’s novel American War is a post-apocalyptic novel set during the second American Civil War in the year 2074. A darkly prescient tale, American War depicts a country and world torn apart by war, conflicts about fossil fuels, environmental catastrophes, and a devastating plague.

A discussion with the author will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, November 1, in the Terrace Room. A limited number of books for this event are available at no charge to the campus community; email schoenfeldt@up.edu to request a copy. Those who receive a free book are expected to attend the discussion.

To learn more about the Schoenfeldt Writers Series and other upcoming lectures, visit up.edu/Schoenfeldtwriters. Contact schoenfeldt@up.edu or x8264 with questions.

Building Institutional Courage, Sept. 25, 26

All students, faculty, and staff are invited to an evening with Jennifer Freyd, professor of psychology at the University of Oregon and a fellow at Stanford’s Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, as she discusses “Building Institutional Courage” on Tuesday, September 25, at 7:15 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons.

None of us can go one day without encountering the effects of trauma, abuse and discrimination. All of us want to do something, but can be paralyzed in the very moment action is needed. This public lecture by an acclaimed expert in the field will provide gripping, relatable stories of bravery and light by individuals and institutions during unimaginably dark moments, and provide us all with ideas of what to say when we feel like we don’t know what to say, and how institutions can work to facilitate positive actions. Freyd’s work on betrayal trauma, institutional betrayal, and sexual violence has received multiple awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and invitations to consult with the 2014 White House on tending the wounds of sexual assault.

A free follow-up session, “Building Courage UP,” will be facilitated by Sarina Saturn and Louisa Egan Brad on Wednesday September 26, at 7:15 p.m., in Bauccio Commons with panelists from a variety of campus organizations.

These events, which are free and open to the public, are sponsored by the Garaventa Center, athletics, psychological sciences, residence life, Active Minds, Shiley School of Engineering, Health & Counseling Center, Shepard Academic Resource Center, Office of International Education, Diversity, and Inclusion, student affairs and Title IX, history department, College of Arts & Sciences, and NSF Grant BCS-1555596. For ADA accommodations or more info: garaventa@up.edu or x7702.

Drop By the 10th Annual UP Authors’ Reception, Sept. 27

All UP campus community members are invited to celebrate UP’s faculty and staff authors this Thursday from 3 to 4:30 p.m. This annual event is held on the Clark Library’s upper floor. Drop by for some refreshment and peruse publications authored in the 2017-2018 academic year. For more information contact Diane Romero at x7775 or hicksd@up.edu.

Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group: Sept. 28

The first meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Discussion Group for the 2018-19 year will be Friday, September 28, at 3:30 p.m., in the Murphy Room of Franz Hall. The group will discuss the article “A Burnt-Out Case: Aquinas and the Way We Work Now” by Jonathan Malesic, and Chapter 1 from Mary Rose O’Reilley’s The Garden at Night: Burnout & Breakdown in the Teaching Life, “Practicing the Koans of Professional Life.” Readings can be found on the Garaventa Center website. All faculty and staff are welcome. Refreshments will be served.

For more information contact Norah Martin, philosophy, at martinn@up.edu or x7138.

Institutional Support Survey and Conversation, Sept. 26

A follow-up conversation, “Building Courage UP,” which will focus on generating proposals specific to UP in relation to Jennifer Freyd’s “Campus Sexual Violence: Moving from Institutional Betrayal to Institutional Courage” lecture  on September 25, will take place the following evening on Wednesday, September 26, at 7:15 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons. This event is open to all members of the University of Portland community and will be facilitated by psychological sciences faculty Louisa Egan Brad and  Sarina Saturn, with representatives from Title IX, Students Against Sexual Assault (SASA), Green Dot, Early Alert/Care, the Health and Counseling Center, social justice, and more.

For ADA accommodations or more information, please contact garaventa@up.edu or x7702. Brad and Saturn invite members of the community (administrators, staff, faculty, students, alumni, and parents of students and alumni) to take an anonymous survey concerning perceptions of institutional support at UP. The results will be shared at the follow-up conversation. To take the survey, please click this link.