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 […]
09-23-2019
A Conversation on Why Pronouns Matter, Oct. 2
On Wednesday, October 2, all are invited to bring a lunch and explore the background of why so many syllabi and email signatures include ‘his/him,’ ‘she/her,’ or ‘they/their.’ The Teaching & Learning Collaborative will host a brownbag lunch conversation around the question “Why do pronouns matter?” in the Murphy Room from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 […]
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 […]
Clark Library Annual Report
We invite you to catch up on library activities in the past year by visiting the Clark Library 2018 – 2019 Annual Report. Highlights include the dedication of the Covert gallery space, results from the triennial survey and how they are informing our planning, and new additions to the collection including a rare book printed in 1524. […]
New Faculty Profiles: Mohammad Arbabian, Narcy Foraker, Isabelle Soule
The Office of the Provost would like to introduce this year’s new faculty members to the UP community, highlighting two or three each week. This week, we are pleased to introduce: Mohammad Arbabian, assistant professor, Pamplin School of Business Narcy Foraker, instructor, School of Nursing Isabelle Soule, associate professor, School of Nursing Visit the 2019 New Faculty […]
University Singers, Bel Canto Concert: “Stars I Shall Find,” Sept. 29
The University of Portland Singers and Bel Canto will present a concert, “Stars I Shall Find,” featuring the choral music of Clara Schumann, Elaine Hagenberg, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Daniel Elder and others, on Sunday, September 29, at 3 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. The concert is free and open to all. Conductors will be David De […]
IEEE Meeting, Sept. 24
The Oregon and SW WashingtonEMC and PSES joint chapter of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, September 24, at 6:30 p.m., in Shiley Hall room 232. UP alumnus Gregory Larson ’06 of Intel will speak on “Wavelength Cutoff Effect of Vehicular Tunnels Demonstrated with Zero Span Spectrum […]
The Bells They Are A-Ringing
Dundon-Berchtold Hall will be dedicated this week, but a new addition to the family needn’t obscure the birthdays of earlier arrivals and campus siblings. Swindells Hall is also celebrating its birthday this month, dedicated twenty years ago on September 23; and the Bell Tower was dedicated on September 18 ten years ago. To mark the Bell […]