The next meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group will be held on Friday, November 9, at 3:30 p.m., in the Murphy Room, according to Norah Martin. The group will be discussing “Seeing is Believing: What Flannery O’Connor Meant by ‘Vision” by Cassandra Nelson, “Practice Makes Reception: The Role of Contemplative Ritual in Approaching Art” by Joanna Ziegler, and the poem “Paul’s Letter to the Corinthians” by Matthew Minicucci. All readings can be found at this link. Refreshments will be served. All faculty and staff are welcome.Faith & Intellectual Life Discussion Group: Nov. 9
The next meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group will be held on Friday, November 9, at 3:30 p.m., in the Murphy Room, according to Norah Martin. The group will be discussing “Seeing is Believing: What Flannery O’Connor Meant by ‘Vision” by Cassandra Nelson, “Practice Makes Reception: The Role of Contemplative Ritual in Approaching Art” by Joanna Ziegler, and the poem “Paul’s Letter to the Corinthians” by Matthew Minicucci. All readings can be found at this link. Refreshments will be served. All faculty and staff are welcome.
Catholics believe in the Communion of Saints—the spiritual connection with those loved ones who have gone before us and the saints that lived as examples for us. Through the month of November we remember all of those who have gone before us in faith, especially our loved ones who have died. 
Head women’s rowing coach Pasha Spencer-Levitan will offer a free rowing class to faculty and staff on Saturday, November 10, from 8 to 10 a.m., at the the UP boathouse on Vancouver Lake (8612 NW Erwin O Rieger Memorial Highway, Vancouver, WA 98660). Please allow yourself 30 minutes to drive to the boathouse. If transportation is needed, please contact recreational services and a van may be made available.
The diversity and inclusion program in student activities proudly presents Día de los Muertos on Thursday, November 1, to be held in the quietside of Bauccio Commons. Sugar skull decorating and crafts will begin at 6 p.m., cultural performances ranging from Aztec dancers, danza de Viejitos, and Ballet Papalotl will start at 7 p.m., and the event will wrap up at 9:30 p.m. Join us for a night filled with traditional Mexican food, cultural danza performances, and traditional activities. Food and arts will be provided while supplies last. For any questions please contact Yuri Hernandez Osorio, student activities, at 
Diversity and inclusion programs and the Filipino American Student Association will present Valerie Francisco-Menchavez, who will lecture on her recent book, The Labor of Care, on Thursday, October 25, at 6 p.m., in the Pilot House bookstore. Francisco-Hernandez teaches at San Francisco State University in the sociology department, and her book covers Filipina migrant workers and the role of technology in keeping families in touch in the digital age.
The University of Portland invites nominations for the 2019 commencement speakers, Christus Magister Medal recipient, and honorary degree recipients. All nominations should be emailed to 
All faculty and staff members are cordially invited to the Post-Grad Service Dinner hosted by the Moreau Center for Service and Justice on Wednesday, October 24, at 5:30 p.m., in Bauccio Commons. Please join us for an evening with other alumni, staff, and faculty who have participated in a wide variety of post-graduate service programs, both domestically and abroad. Share your experiences with interested students and learn about different ways the Moreau Center works to support post-graduate discernment for our students. Also please share this invitation with any students who may be interested in participating in post-graduate service.
Four faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences (Nicole Leupp Hanig, performing and fine arts; Lora Looney, Spanish; Laura McLary, German; and Josh Swidzinski, English) applied to and were selected to participate in the Council for Undergraduate Research in the Arts and Humanities yearly institute at Montana State University in Bozeman, October 5-7. Participants developed a plan for achieving goals to increase participation and opportunities among students and faculty in undergraduate research in the arts and humanities at UP and attended panels detailing best practices in working with undergraduate students to promote creative inquiry in the arts and humanities. This project is supported by the College of Arts & Sciences as works towards broadening and strengthening its undergraduate research initiatives.
If you identify as Latinx (Latino/Latina/Chicano/a/Hispanic, etc.) and you work for the University in any capacity (adjunct, faculty, staff, administration, etc.) and would like to join our informal Latinx Employee Group, please email Yuri Hernandez Osorio, student activities, at 
This is a reminder from one of last May’s Faculty Development Day sessions that the Beckman Humor Project fund exists to help faculty and students fund just about any kind of project that uses humor as a gentle, sideways weapon against the forces of darkness. Applications for funding roll through the year, and can be downloaded from the