UPbeat

News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.

09-23-2013

Faculty Welfare Committee Meeting

1aMore150The next meeting of the Faculty Welfare Committee will take place on Monday, Septem­ber 30, according to Tamar More, physics. The committee welcomes input from faculty. The Faculty Welfare Committee is charged with:

  • Serving as the official vehicle whereby policies concerning faculty salary, fringe benefits, and working conditions are to be brought to the University administration.
  • Serving as a negotiating team to work directly with the administrative offices on areas of interest to the entire faculty.
  • Assisting faculty in cases where a particular faculty member might have a problem which does not seem to be taken care of through regular channels. The committee’s role in handling any matters brought to it under this consideration will be: 1) to inform the faculty member of all the usual channels open to him/her, 2) to improve communication (if necessary, to bring the parties together for a better understanding of the situation), and 3) to see if correct procedures are followed and that a report, when appropriate, is made to the Academic Senate.

To secure assistance from the committee please contact any member: Tamar More (more@up.edu), Mike Eom (eom@up.edu), Lara Trout (trout@up.edu), Caroline Mann (mann@up.edu), Ken Kleszynski (kkleszyn@up.edu), and Barbara Braband (braband@up.edu).

Laptop Security Service

hFBI statistics states that chances of recovering a lost or stolen computer are only 3 percent. UP community members can increase their chances of recovery to over 97 percent by installing the free FrontDoorSoftware, a service provided by the information services division to all students, faculty, and staff by signing up at www.frontdoorsoftware.com/up/. If your computer is stolen, this software allows you to blast a message to the computer that states “THIS COMPUTER IS REPORTED STOLEN”; lock it down remotely; send a text message to the thief; have your laptop yell out for help with a standard message or your own custom message; and use Google Maps to show clues to its location. For more information contact the help desk at 7000 or help@up.edu.

Corrado Hall Museum Display

_1aCorradoHall150This week marks fifteen years since the dedication of Corrado Hall on September 23, 1998. It was the first residence hall to be built on the Bluff in thirty years. All are welcome to view a pictorial display of Corrado Hall created by the University museum in the display case near the computer stations in the Pilot House. The museum is located in the basement of Shipstad Hall, room 014. University faculty, staff, and students are invited to stop in and learn about the University’s past. Contact Carolyn Connolly at 8038 or piatz@up.edu for information.

Pilots Item Of The Week

1aPilots150The Pilot House bookstore is now featuring a special “Item of the Week” and will continue to feature a new item every Monday through fall semester. This week’s item is a Portland Pilots purple Camelbak water bottle, which can be purchased this week for 25% off the original price as long as you mention you saw it on any UP-related Facebook page. To see each week’s special item go to the University of Portland Bookstore Facebook page at www.facebook.com/UPbookstore. For more information, please call the bookstore at 7125.

Pilot Athletics News

1aPilotSoccerMen150The Pilot men’s and women’s soccer teams will host a doubleheader set of soccer matches on Friday, September 27, as part of Movie Night presented by Safeway. The busy night will kick off with the men taking on Denver, followed by the women’s team challenging Wyoming. The night will then be capped off with an outdoor movie on Joe Etzel Field, “Despicable Me 2,” free for all. Fans are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs for the movie, as seating will be on the grass of the baseball field. For more information, call Jon Brooks, athletics, at 7431.

Get Ready For Game Jam

1aGameJam150The Shiley School of Engineering, Portland Indie Game Squad, and Pixel Arts Game Education are hosting a 48-hour Game Jam programming marathon from Septem­ber 27 through 29, in Shiley Hall room 319 and the 3rd Floor Atrium. Participants will gather Friday evening, hear the jam’s secret theme, then race against the clock to make a game using their technical skills, teamwork, and everything learned along the way. More information can be found at http://tinyurl.com/p3fop4o. The public is invited to watch the final game-making steps from 5:30 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, September 29. For more information contact Tanya Crenshaw, engineering, at 7687 or crenshaw@up.edu.

Come See The Crab Lab

1aCrabLab150All students, staff, faculty, and friends are invited to visit the Crab Lab during its open house on Friday, September 27, from noon to 6 p.m., in Swindells 139 and 128, according to Tara Maginnis, biology. With over 1,000 gallons of saltwater and six species of crab, there is plenty to explore. Maginnis and her biology research students will be there explaining how the lab works and what kind of research goes on there (and no, you don’t get to eat the crabs). For more information contact Maginnis at maginnis@up.edu.