The performing and fine arts department presents Good Kids, with performances on Wednesday, October 5 through Sunday, October 9, 7:30 p.m. (except Sunday at 2 p.m.), in Mago Hunt Center Theater. Set at a Midwestern high school, in a world of Facebook and Twitter, smartphones and YouTube, Good Kids explores a casual encounter gone wrong […]
10-03-2016
Nominations Welcome for Leader Certificate Program
The Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation invites all staff and faculty members to nominate students for the Leader Certificate Program (LDR 225) course offered in the spring semester. During this course, students explore what it means to be a leader using the 7 Leader Habits within Common Leader Vocabulary, assess and understand their strengths, […]
“Good Kids” Pre-Play Panel and Reception, October 8
All ticket holders for the Saturday, October 8 performance of “Good Kids” are invited to enjoy a complimentary wine and cheese reception prior to the play. Campus experts will highlight intriguing themes and production details. The reception begins at 6:15 p.m. with panel at 6:45 in Mago Hunt Recital Hall. For theater tickets call x7287. […]
TLC Tip of the Week: CaptureSpace
CaptureSpace is the simplest way to turn a presentation into a video to share with students. Faculty can use this tool to capture video as part of a flipped classroom or use screencast videos to provide feedback to students. Also, CaptureSpace makes it easy to record audio as part of podcast lectures for online, hybrid, […]
Summer Research Poster Session: Apply by Tue., Oct. 4
All faculty are asked to encourage their students who had on- or off-campus research experiences this past summer to apply to participate the third annual Summer Research Poster Session by Tuesday, October 4. The application is available at this link. The Summer Research Poster Session will occur on Wednesday, November 2, from 11 a.m. to 1 […]
Museum Blog Post: Chapel of Christ the Teacher 30th Anniversary
The icons of The Seat of Wisdom and of Christ the Teacher are often paired in religious tradition. On the UP campus they have been paired, doubled, and multiplied, creating a pattern net to challenge Robert Langdon/The DaVinci Code. The University of Portland Museum and Archives celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Chapel of Christ the […]
Academic Technology Services Faculty Workshops
The academic technology serives office is offering a number of faculty-focused workshops on using Moodle and related academic technology resources this fall, according to Ben Kahn, academic technology services. Moodle Quizzing: Learn a smart and comprehensive approach to using online assessment in Moodle. We’ll cover how to create and configure quizzes & question banks, import […]
Update to Office 2016 Before Fall Break, Please
Office 2016 is generally available as a self-service update across all campus Windows PCs starting October 1, according to Ben Kahn, academic technology services. That means PC users who need to update to Office 2016 will see pop-up messages upon login with a prompt to update. Users have until fall break to complete the update. […]
Fall Break Beauchamp Center Hours
The Beauchamp Center will operate on its fall break hours from Friday, October 14 to Sunday, October 23, according to Brian Dezzani, recreational services. Fall Break Schedule: Friday, Oct. 14, 6 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Friday, Oct. 17-21, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, 10 […]
Historical Presidential Elections Display
The University museum recently created a display of historic presidential campaign memorabilia from its collection as well as that of the University archives. On view are campaign buttons from FDR’s campaigns in the 1940s; a Herbert Hoover lucky piece from 1928; buttons from presidential hopefuls Adlai Stevenson, Eugene McCarthy, George McGovern; and more. Pictures and […]