09-21-2015

Honors Reading Courses

November 20, 2015

Faculty members interested in offering one of the Honors Program reading courses during the 2016-2017 academic year are invited to send a course proposal to program director John Orr by Monday, December 7. Honors students, in their junior and senior years, take two one-credit-hour readings courses. Courses are limited to 15 students and are offered pass/no pass. Team-taught courses are particularly welcome. Proposals should include a course title and brief description.

For more information, or to submit a proposal, contact Michele Leasor at honors@up.edu.

Nominate Now For Staff Awards

October 2, 2015

The nomination period for Staff Awards will be September 21 through October 16, according to Chrys Lebs, human resources. Winners will be announced at the Staff Christmas Luncheon on Monday, December 21. The nomination form can be found at http://tinyurl.com/oc8q3dj.

For more information, contact HR at 8973 or hr@up.edu.

UP Filmmakers Take Note

September 25, 2015

All faculty, staff, and student filmmakers are invited to stop by the Clark Library digital lab to learn more about the 3rd Annual Kate Regan Film Festival and the new 48-Hour Film A-Thon. Information sessions for both events will be held on Tuesday, October 6, at 2 p.m., in the digital lab. Actors, directors, musicians, writers, and videographers will be making a complete film in 48 hours during Halloween weekend with a big screen premiere in November. The entire UP community is invited to participate in the 3rd Annual Kate Regan Film Festival. Come find out how you can be a part of both events.

For more information contact Maria Erb, information services, at erb@up.edu.

Beauchamp Center Closures on Sept. 24

September 21, 2015

The Beauchamp Recreation and Wellness Center was constructed solely from funds provided by donors. To honor donors and to formally dedicate the building, the Beauchamp Center will have reduced hours and accessibility on Thursday, September 24, to provide time to set up for the evening. The three basketball courts will be closed all day. The other facilities within the Center will be open 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For questions, contact the Beauchamp Center at 8755.

Mark Kennedy Named Oregon Engineer of the Year

September 21, 2015

Engineering professor and associate dean Mark Kennedy has received the 2014-2015 Oregon Engineer of the Year Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Kennedy was nominated and approved by unanimous vote from the ASCE board. According to ASCE Oregon president Jason Magalen, those awarded best exemplified dedication to profession, public service and continuing education.

During his 19-year tenure at the University, Kennedy has created many opportunities for Shiley School of Engineering students to work and study abroad. He has worked with students on major research projects both in the Shiley Hall labs and in the field, traveling internationally with students to help provide people access to clean water.

For more information contact engineering at 7292.

Karen Eifler Wins 2015 Spirit of Holy Cross Award

September 21, 2015

Education professor Karen Eifler, co-director of the Garaventa Center, has received a 2015 Spirit of Holy Cross Award. The award is given annually to lay collaborators of the Congregation of Holy Cross, United States Province of Priests and Brothers, and recognizes lay collaborators who devotedly work to make Blessed Basil Moreau’s vision and mission to “make God known, loved, and served” a reality at the Congregation’s education, parish and mission apostolates.

Eifler is widely published in her field and has earned several academic awards in recent years, including the first national Collegium Visionary Award in 2014, the Culligan Medal for Faculty Service in 2014, and the Deans’ Award for Faculty Leadership and Outstanding Teaching in 2000. Eifler joins fellow award winners Susan Simmonds, executive assistant, Provincial Office in South Bend, Ind.; Scott Malpass, vice president and chief investment officer, University of Notre Dame; Robert Ell, first director of alumni relations at King’s College; Jim and Louise Kenneally of Stonehill College; and Linda Jones, business manager, Holy Cross Parish, South Bend, Ind.

The Holy Cross community at University of Portland will formally honor Eifler at a Mass and a dinner in January 2016 as part of the celebrations of Blessed Moreau’s life (Father Moreau died on January 20, 1873 in Le Mans, France). Honorees will receive a proclamation of gratitude signed by Provincial Superior Fr. Tom O’Hara on behalf of the entire U.S. Province.

Seven Days, Seven Pages of The Saint John’s Bible

September 21, 2015

Beginning Monday, September 21 and each day of Pope Francis’s historic visit to the U.S., the University of Portland will join 42 other institutions across the country by turning to the same page of the Saint John’s Bible Heritage Edition. This simple act is a rich symbol of Christian solidarity as the nation welcomes the Holy Father. The illuminations to be featured are Creation (Genesis), Abraham and Sarah (Genesis), Ten Commandments (Exodus), Peter’s Confession (Matthew), Loaves and Fishes (Mark), Two Cures (Mark) and Pentecost (Acts of the Apostles).

According to the national coordinators of this effort, these illuminations were chosen because they resonate with values the Pope holds dear: hospitality, concern for the poor, sick and marginalized, the dignity of all people, and care for creation. In addition to the illuminated pages, the library will display a reflection for each day, written by members of the St. John’s University School of Theology and Seminary.

The Saint John’s Bible is the first handwritten, illuminated Bible manuscript completed since the invention of the printing press. UP received a Heritage Edition from benefactors Allen and Kathleen Lund in 2013, and it is often included in the prayer and aesthetic life of the University.

For more information, contact Karen Eifler, Garaventa Center, at eifler@up.edu.

2015 Hesburgh Lecture: America the Beautiful, Sept. 22

September 21, 2015

In the spirit of Pope Francis’s new encyclical Laudato Si, John Nagle, professor of law at the University of Notre Dame, will explore the challenges involved in the preservation and development of U.S. national parks when he delivers the 2015 Hesburgh Lecture on Tuesday, September 22, at 7:15 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Nagle is the author of Law’s Environment: How the Law Shapes the Places We Live, and co-author of casebooks on “The Practice and Policy of Environmental Law” and “The Law of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management.” His writings have explored such topics as the relationship between environmental and cultural pollution, the role of religion in environmental law, and the scope of congressional power to protect endangered species. In addition to his teaching and scholarship at Notre Dame Law School as the John N. Matthews Chair in Law, Nagle has lectured on environmental, legislative, and property issues at numerous forums in the United States, Canada, China, Hungary, and Malaysia.

The event is co-sponsored by the Notre Dame Club of Portland and the Garaventa Center. For more information, contact Sarah Nuxoll, Garaventa Center, at 7702 or garaventa@up.edu.

Oh No, Joe, Say It’s Not So!

September 21, 2015

All are invited to join the marketing and communications office us in sending Joe Kuffner off to his next adventure as a graduate student at the University of Oregon, where he will be pursing a degree in digital communications. His farewell party will take place on Friday, September 25, from 3:30 to 5 p.m., at the alumni relations house.

Joe has been an integral part of the marketing team since joining the UP staff in 2009. He has nearly singlehandedly built the UP social media presence, and if you scratch him he bleeds purple (please don’t try).

For more information contact the marketing office at 7202 0r mktg@up.edu.

Kenna Women’s Leadership Forum: Lead Like A Woman

September 21, 2015

The Kenna Women’s Leadership Forum is in its second year and is now open to the greater campus community, according to Molly Cullen, residence life. Faculty and staff are invited to join with students to hear a talk by Jeanne Haster, executive director of Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest, on Thursday, September 24, at 7 p.m., in the Terrace Room in Bauccio Commons.

The Kenna Women’s Leadership Forum is an opportunity to hear the stories of women in leadership around the Portland community and engage in conversation around those stories and experiences of leadership.

For more information contact Cullen at 7569 or cullenm@up.edu.