The first meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group for the 2017-18 year will be Friday, September 29, at 3:30 p.m., in the Franz Hall Murphy Conference Room. The group will discuss the article “The Free Banquet: The Case for Universal Basic Income” by George Scialabba and the poem “To be of use” […]
09-18-2017
UP Rates No. 6 in The West: US News & World Report
For the 23rd consecutive year, the University of Portland has received a top-ten ranking by U.S. News & World Report, which recently released its 2018 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. The University is 6th out of 126 institutions listed in the “Regional Universities – West” classification. The full rankings can be seen […]
Congregation of Holy Cross Celebrating Moreau Beatification
On September 15, 2007, the Congregation of Holy Cross celebrated with great joy the beatification of its founder, Blessed Basile Moreau. Now, with similar joy and thanksgiving, Holy Cross is celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows and commemorating the 10 Year Anniversary of the Beatification, with liturgies, celebrations, and events around the world. We invite […]
Dundon-Berchtold Hall Groundbreaking Ceremony: Sept. 21
All University faculty, staff, and students are invited to the groundbreaking ceremony for our new academic center, Dundon-Berchtold Hall, on Thursday, September 21, at 6 p.m., on the Eastside Quad near Waldschmidt Hall. There will be a short program in which we will also recognize the generous lead benefactors of the new building, Amy Dundon-Berchtold […]
Spirit of Holy Cross Award for Brian Doyle
The late Brian Doyle, whose connection with the Congregation of Holy Cross spanned over 40 years until his sudden passing in the spring of 2017, has received a posthumous 2017 Spirit of Holy Cross Award. Given annually to lay collaborators of the Congregation of Holy Cross, United States Province of Priests and Brothers, the award […]
Volleyball Set to Open Conference Play at Home
All campus community members are encouraged to gather up co-workers, friends, and family and make their way to the Chiles Center on Thursday night as the Pilots volleyball team starts its West Coast Conference play. The Pilots will host the Pacific Tigers from Stockton, California at 7 p.m. Following Thursday night’s action the Pilots will […]
TLC Teaching Tip of the Week: Digital Tools in the Classroom
The Digital Lab welcomes faculty looking to increase their students’ multimedia skills to arrange a consultation with the lab’s coordinator (and TLC member) José Velazco, velazco@up.edu. Recent collaborative student projects include: Interactive Digital Presentations: Apple’s iBooks Author (or Adobe’s InDesign) allow students to create and send interactive presentations complete with photographs, audio and video. Class members studying […]
Music At Midweek With Mary Kogen, Sept. 20
Portland State University professor emerita Mary Kogen will be the featured guest for Music at Midweek on Wednesday, September 20, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center recital hall. Kogan will teach TakeTiNa, an approach to learning through rhythm and movement. “TaKeTiNa clears and frees the mind to focus. It is a meditative process that […]
Teaching With Technology Workshops: They’re All That!
The Office of Academic Technology Services & Innovation is hosting a number of Teaching with Technology Workshops this September. Topics will include: What’s New in Moodle Snagit for Capturing Screen Shots Creating Video Lecture for Flipped Learning VoiceThread for video-based instruction, discussion, and feedback Office 365 Basics Microsoft Teams and Planner And much much more. All […]
Constitution Day Lecture with Bill Curtis, Sept. 19
The 2017 Constitution Day presentation will take place on Tuesday, September 19, at 7:30 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120. Bill Curtis, political science, will be speaking about significant constitutional cases that are up for consideration by the Supreme Court. The title will be “Travel Bans, Cell Phone Searches, and Wedding Cakes: The Supreme Court’s […]