The University Club Event will take place on Tuesday, October 28th, 4:00-5:30 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons Board Room. All faculty and staff are invited to meet and connect with colleagues from all over campus. At this event, we want to toast our newest faculty members. New full-time professors, if you can come, please attend. […]
10-06-2014
Gimme A (Fall) Break!
The 2014 fall break takes place Monday, October 13 through Friday, October 17. Classes will not be in session, and hours for Bon Appétit and the library will be limited. Classes and regular hours will resume on Monday, October 20. For library hours go to http://tinyurl.com/3cxvc88; for Bon Appetit hours go to http://up.cafebonappetit.com.
Fall Break Bookstore Hours
The bookstore will have reduced hours for fall break, according to manager Erin Bright. The bookstore will be closed on Saturday, October 11 and will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. the following Monday through Friday. The bookstore will be closed on Saturday, October 18. For more information contact Bright at 7125 or […]
$100,000 Gift to Engineering
The Shiley School of Engineering has received a $100,000 gift from Greg and Gloria Shean of San Antonio, Texas, according to the development office. Greg Shean received a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University in 1969 and earlier had established the Greg Shean ’69 Engineering Endowed Financial Aid Fund, which now totals more than […]
New Alumni Relations Director
Craig Swinyard has been selected as the director of alumni relations, according to Laurie Kelley, VP for university relations. Swinyard has a long association with the University which began in 1994, his freshman year. He graduated from the University with a bachelor of arts in mathematics in 1998. As a student, he was a member […]
Inauguration Photos Available on Smugmug
Photographs from the September 24 faculty and staff presidential inauguration social are now posted and available on SmugMug at the following location, according to Anna Lageson-Kerns, marketing and communications: http://tinyurl.com/nlysg4t. For more information contact marketing and communications at 7202 or mktg@up.edu.
UP Social Work Students Shine
Two University of Portland social work students, Rebecca Tabor and Yuri Hernandez, have won competitive national scholarships through the Phi Alpha National Social Work Honor Society, according to Anissa Rogers, social work. Three students are chosen each year from a national pool for the Patty Gibbs Wahlberg Scholarship based on a student’s service, scholarship, and […]
Spirituality and Meaning in Higher Education Lecture, Oct. 9
All faculty and staff are invited to a lecture on the diversity of spirituality among faculty presented by Jennifer A. Lindholm, special assistant to the vice provost for undergraduate education at UCLA, following her Student Affairs Leadership Workshop earlier in the day. The lecture begins at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct 9, in the Holy […]
Oregon Drive Less Challenge, Oct. 6-17
Faculty, staff, and students who would like to take part in local sustainability efforts have a great opportunity through the 2014 Oregon Drive Less Challenge, which runs from Monday, October 6 to Friday, October 17. Oregon drivers travel approximately 33.1 billion vehicle miles annually, at a cost of $1.4 billion in gasoline, which produces 14 […]
Math Colloquium, Oct. 8
The next Math Colloquium will be held on Wednesday, October 8, from 4 to 5 p.m., in Franz Hall room 217, according to Carol Bruce, mathematics. The speaker will be Jack Green from Mt. Hood Community College, who will present “From the Classroom to Online and Back Again.” Refreshments will be provided. For more information […]