News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.
All are invited to come together on Monday, November 11, at 2 p.m., at the International Peace Garden by Buckley Auditorium as students, faculty, staff, and religious from our UP community offer prayers for peace in multiple languages and faith traditions. The event is co-sponsored by the Garaventa Center and international student services. For ADA accommodations or more information: garaventa@up.edu or x7702.
In this second performance of the Fr. Claude Pomerleau, C.S.C., Memorial Concert Series, widely celebrated bass-baritone Carl DuPont of the Peabody Conservatory, whose research focuses on transformative inclusion in higher music education, offers a free recital of African-American art song, accompanied by pianist Gregory Thompson. The concert is Wednesday, October 23, at 7 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall.
Co-sponsored by performing and fine arts and the Garaventa Center. For ADA accommodations or more information contact PFA at x7228 or pfa@up.edu.
Please join the political science and global affairs department on Thursday, October 24, at 5 p.m. in the Brian Doyle Lecture Hall (Dundon-Berchtold 004) for the inaugural Helen Schwarten Foundations of Freedom Lecture. The speaker is Michael Munger of Duke University, who will discuss his new book, Is Capitalism Sustainable? (American Institute for Economic Research, 2019).
Munger is professor of political science, economics, and public policy at Duke University, and directs its Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Program. He has worked as an economist at the Federal Trade Commission and served as president of the Public Choice Society. He has taught at Dartmouth College, University of Texas-Austin, and University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. His other books include Tomorrow 3.0: Transaction Costs and the Sharing Economy (Cambridge 2018) and Choosing in Groups with Kevin M. Munger (Cambridge 2015). His research interests include regulation, political institutions, and political economy.
For more information contact Bill Curtis, political science, at curtisw@up.edu.
The annual Silent Auction fundraiser will benefit the Tanzania and Peru Immersions in early December. The Moreau Center needs faculty and staff to help them out. Donations are the backbone to the success of this annual fundraising event. People may donate individually or as a group. We appreciate a wide range of items, from inexpensive to expensive, purchased or handcrafted, gifts of time or services, gently used items in great condition, or gift cards large or small. We request that items be delivered to the Moreau Center for Service & Justice office in St. Mary’s before Thanksgiving. Thank you in advance for your support.
For more information, questions, or ideas about what to donate, please contact Theresa McCreary, Moreau Center, at x7131 or mccreary@up.edu.
For over 20 years, Anne Goetze traveled to Annecy, France to visit with her aunt, a contemplative nun in the cloistered Monestère de la Visitation. Inspired by this small community of women who dedicate their lives to prayer, she began to document their beauty through photography, which evolved to a series of paintings. Join the artist to hear about her process and challenges, and the film she is creating about her experiences, on Tuesday, October 22, at 7:15 p.m., in Franz Hall 120. The event is free and open to all.
Sponsored by the Garaventa Center. For ADA accommodations or more information contact the Center at x7702 or up.edu/garaventa.
Brian Eyler, the Energy, Water, Sustainability Program director for Southeast Asia at The Stimson Center in Washington, DC, will be speaking about his new book, The Last Days of the Mighty Mekong, on Thursday, October 24, at 1 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120. His talk will touch on environmental issues, ethnicity, and the history of China and Southeast Asia surrounding the river. His presentation is being sponsored by the Honors Program, the environmental studies department, and the College Ecology Club. For more information, contact honors@up.edu or x8264.
The University of Portland’s mission centers on teaching and learning, faith and formation, service and leadership. Through the annual Alumni Awards, we honor those individuals who embody this mission in their life and work, and demonstrate the power of the University to prepare people who respond to the needs of the world and its human family.The deadline for submitting a nomination for the 2020 Alumni Awards is October 15, 2019. If your nominee is selected as a finalist, members of the National Alumni Board will contact you to obtain more information about the individual you have recommended. Honorees will be chosen this fall, and will be celebrated at the President’s Alumni Awards Gala during Alumni Reunion Weekend in June 2020.
The second annual Staff Professional Development Week will take place October 14-18, 2019. Although this week has been developed for staff, faculty are welcome to attend the sessions on October 14 and to sign up for other trainings and workshops as well.
All sessions on Monday, October 14 are mandatory for staff (unless they have prior approval from supervisors to be absent, or due to illness or similar matters). Please arrive at the Beauchamp Recreation Center by 9:15 a.m. Lunch will be provided.
Other workshops are available during the rest of Professional Development Week. These workshops are optional and space is limited. Please see the Staff Professional Development Week Schedule for more information.
Please RSVP for Staff Professional Development Day and any additional workshops by Tuesday, October 8, 2019, via this form. If you sign up for any optional workshops, you will receive a confirmation email from human resources.
For employees who need ADA accessibility assistance with any of the trainings and workshops, please email hrtraining@up.eduor call x8484. Please email hrtraining@up.edu with any additional questions.
The Clark Library will host an art exhibit by Fr. Mark Ghyselinck, C.S.C., from October 17 to January 17, with a reception in the Covert Gallery on Friday, October 25. The show is called “Down Around the Corner” and is made up of a series of Fr. Ghyselinck’s landscape paintings. For more information contact the library at x7111 or library@up.edu.
In the vein of last year’s Story Slam event, the Brian Doyle Humor Project will offer the No Talent Show on Friday, October 25, at 7 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. Humor Project participant Georgia Paulk ’21 explains: “It resembles a talent show, which is a celebration of different peoples’ skills in a performance environment. This will be that, with a few twists. We’ve all seen the best musicians, dancers, and athletes out there, but I know there are more talents out there. I want to see the zaniest fitted sheet folding, improvised beatboxing, or maybe even just doing some creative orange peeling. If you’re even slightly good at something, this is your chance to show it off. I’m looking for participants that aren’t afraid to get up there and have fun.”
Paulk needs to see a brief preview of all “acts” ahead of time, so the deadline to sign up is Friday, October 18. All interested and slightly talented potential performers are asked to email Paulk at paulk21@up.edu as soon as possible. “If you don’t think you have any kind of interesting skill, think harder,” she says. “If you know you don’t have any kind of interesting skill, that means you know someone else who is skilled. So give them my information! Please.”