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News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.

10-09-2017

Basketball Season Tickets Still Available, Mini Packs Available Now

Faculty and staff are invited to join Pilot athletics for another exciting season of basketball. Season tickets are still available and can be purchased at a discounted rate. Mini-packs are on sale now, including top-tier games like Gonzaga and BYU. Other than purchasing season tickets, mini-packs are the only way to secure your seat for the Gonzaga game before it sells out. A limited quantity of upper sideline seats are available for $125 and bleacher seats are available for $105. For tickets and more information, go online to PortlandPilots.com/Tickets, visit the Pilots Box Office, or call x7525. Go Pilots!

Annual UP Fire and Safety Report Published

On September 29, 2017, in compliance with the Campus Crime Reporting Act and the amended Higher Education Opportunity Act, the University of Portland’s Annual Security and Fire Report was published and made available to all members of the University community, and to prospective students and employees.

The report includes statistics for the previous three years concerning reported crimes that occurred on-campus, in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University of Portland, and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus.  You will also find statistics for fires that occur in residence halls and polices relating to fire safety and preparedness.  The report also contains institutional policies concerning campus security, such as policies regarding sexual assault, emergency response, and other matters.

You can obtain a copy of the Annual Security and Fire Report by contacting the Public Safety department at x7161 or by accessing this link.

The Public Safety Department’s mission is to support the University’s primary objectives of teaching and learning, faith and formation, and service and leadership by helping to promote, create, and maintain a safe, secure and enjoyable campus environment for all members of the University community and its guests. Please contact the office at x7161 if you have any questions.

Portside With The Pilots, Episode 207, Episode 206 Recap

Catch an all-new episode of Portside with the Pilots on Wednesday, October 11, at 9 p.m., live on NBC Sports Northwest. The weekly show looks into all things Pilots and this week’s show will feature the women’s soccer team’s initiative for breast cancer awareness through the campus and community. Also, we sit down with men’s cross country head coach Rob Conner to discuss the upcoming race at Wisconsin and other topics, ranging from heavy metal to pro wrestling to the vegan lifestyle.

Plus, we look back at a big weekend on The Bluff where UP Volleyball and Women’s Soccer hosted 2 WCC matches, as well as the UP Men’s Soccer team who opened Conference play against Pacific.

Tune in to Portside With The Pilots every Wednesday night at 9 p.m. on NBC Sports Northwest. Be sure to visit PortlandPilots.com for all of the latest information on television schedules and programming.

The athletics video team has broken out all segments from the most recent Portside with the Pilots episode (no. 206) with brief descriptions of each video below. Viewers are asked to please provide any and all suggestions they may have for future stories that would be good to capture and share on the show.

For more information go to www.portlandpilots.com.

 

Intercultural Communication Institute: A Ready Resource

While the University’s Strategic Plan Vision 2020 (D) states that UP should “Infuse our entire community with a sense of internationalization and diversity, and more specifically centralize university-wide opportunities and curricula supporting internationalization,” the question of how to go about doing this at the classroom level still remains, according to Kimberly Ilosvay, education.

There are many intercultural curricula that facilitate perspective-taking, inclusion, and ethical commitments to world peace, but the UP community is lucky enough to have an institute dedicated to intercultural communication here in Portland, Ore. The Intercultural Communication Institute (ICI) is a nonprofit charity with the mission of fostering an awareness and appreciation of cultural difference in both the international and domestic arenas. The institute has many resources available online that cover many topics involving intercultural exchanges as well as a plethora of activities ready for adaption and use.

The following sites offer events, general ideas, and flexible curricula for use around campus and in classrooms:

For more information contact Ilosvay at ilosvay@up.edu.

 

Daily Mass on Campus: Did You Know?

Did you know about daily Mass? Daily Mass is offered Monday through Friday at 12:05 p.m. in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. Participating can be a wonderful way to give thanks, receive God’s grace and strength, offer prayers for those in need, and root your day in God’s ever-present love and life.

The “Did you know” series comes to you as an initiative of the Garaventa Center and Campus Ministry, intended to broaden awareness of spiritual development opportunities on the University campus. Look for more in the weeks to come.

UP Wellness Fair Happening on November 1

The UP Wellness Fair will take place on Wednesday, November 1, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Beauchamp Recreation & Wellness Center. Once again, the Wellness Fair will kick off the University’s open enrollment period. There are a limited number of openings for additional booths. Please contact Laura Barnard, human resources, if you or a vendor may be interested in hosting a table. All vendors must be approved by HR.

For more information contact benefits@up.edu or call x8752.

Need Promotion Help? Ask SOPHIA

As part of the SOPHIA mission to support senior faculty development, a new program is being implemented to match faculty who are seeking promotion to professor or submitting files for post tenure review with faculty who have successfully gone through the promotion process and are willing to read and respond to promotion files, according to Terry Favero, biology. Faculty who are seeking promotion and would like to receive feedback on any aspect of the promotion dossier are asked to contact Favero at x7373 or favero@up.edu by October 23. please let us know. Senior faculty who are willing to volunteer and assist in this process are asked to contact Favero as well.

SOPHIA is a faculty engagement program, charged by the provost to explore and provide faculty development opportunities for senior-level faculty.

 

Take Part in National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October is National Cycbersecurity Awareness Month, and information services invites the University community to participate in various awareness activities throughout the month of October. Complete an online cybersecurity quiz or enter our monthly email phishing derby to be entered to win an amazon gift card. Stop by our informational tables in Franz Hall Lobby to learn how you can use the internet safely and securely and pick up a #cyberaware t-shirt and other giveaways. To learn more about how to partake, please see the October Cybersecurity Newsletter.

Music at Midweek: Nico DeVilliers’ Music of Richard Hageman

The next Music at Midweek performance will take place on Wednesday, October 11, 12:30 p.m., in Hunt Center Recital Hall. Nico DeVilliers, a South African born, London based pianist, and co-author of Making the Tailcoats Fit: The Life and work of Richard Hageman, will perform a lecture recital featuring the music of Dutch-American composer Richard Hageman following several days of work with UP students on the song repertoire of the composer. The performance is free and open to all. For more information see http://nicodevilliers.com/#nico.

“A Dangerous Woman” with Eileen Markey, Oct. 10

Investigative journalist Eileen Markey will offer a free lecture, “A Dangerous Woman: Faith, Politics and the Assassination of Sr. Maura Clarke,” on Tuesday, October 10, at 7:15 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120. In her talk, Markey (pictured) chronicles the spiritual and political journey that led Maryknoll Sister Maura Clarke to a Cold War martyrdom in El Salvador in 1980. Hosted by the Garaventa Center. For ADA accommodations or more information: garaventa@up.edu.