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10-17-2016

Need A Bite Over Fall Break?

October 13, 2017

The Pilot House will be open for the following fall break hours, according to Kirk Mustain, Bon Appetit: Friday, October 13 through Sunday, October 22, 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays: Closed. The Pilot House will reopen with regular hours on Monday, October 23.

Filed Under: 10-17-2016, Bon Appetit, Campus Services Tagged With: Bon Appetit, Kirk Mustain

Attention, Boys and Ghouls: HALLoween, Oct. 31

October 28, 2016

Faculty, staff, and neighborhood families are invited to participate in the annual HALLoween trick-or-treating night in selected UP dorms on Monday, October 31, from 5 to 7 p.m. Children through sixth grade can trick-or-treat, a great way to celebrate Halloween in a safe and controlled environment. All children wishing to participate in HALLoween must be accompanied by […]

Filed Under: 10-10-2016, 10-17-2016, 10-24-2016, 10-31-2016, Campus Services, Residence Life Tagged With: Campus Program Board, Halloween, Residence Life

Open School MAT Residency Program: Spread the Word to Your Students

October 28, 2016

In 2015, the School of Education launched the Open School Master of Arts in Teaching (OMAT) Residency Program at Open School East, a 7th-12th grade college preparatory and leadership alternative school in east Multnomah County. The OMAT program prioritizes the recruitment and development of aspiring teachers of color to better represent the diversity of local schools, […]

Filed Under: 10-17-2016, 10-24-2016, 10-31-2016, Academics Tagged With: Anne Rassmussen, Open School, Peter Thacker, School of Education

Fields Hall Trivia Night: Friday, Nov. 4

October 28, 2016

Fields Hall will present its signature event, the annual Trivia Night, a fundraiser for the Holy Cross Missions, on Friday, November 4, from 10 to 11:30 p.m., in the Pilot House. Faculty, staff, and students are advised to form their five-member teams early. It’s great fun and open to all members of the UP community. Prizes […]

Filed Under: 10-17-2016, 10-24-2016, 10-31-2016, Campus Services, Residence Life Tagged With: Fields Hall Trivia Night, Fr. Edwin Obermiller C.S.C., Fr. Gerry Olinger C.S.C., Fr. Jim Gallagher C.S.C., Fr. John Donato C.S.C., Fr. Mark L. Poorman C.S.C>, Sr. Sue Bruno

Trick-or-Treaters Invading Waldschmidt Hall, Oct. 31

October 28, 2016

Waldschmidt Hall will play host to a gaggle of young ghosts, goblins, ghouls, superheroes, and archvillians when the University’s daycare house denizens come trick-or-treating through offices on Monday, October 31, at approximately 10 a.m. For more information contact Andrea Palacios, Vermont Hills Family Life Centers, at 503.283.9688 or andreap@vhflc.com.

Filed Under: 10-17-2016, 10-24-2016, 10-31-2016, Campus Services Tagged With: Trick or Treat, University Daycare, Waldschmidt Hall

Donations Needed for Nicaragua Silent Auction, Nov. 28-Dec. 2

October 28, 2016

Donations from faculty and staff have been the backbone of the success of the annual silent auction fundraiser for the Moreau Center’s Nicaragua Immersion service program. All faculty, staff, students, and UP friends are welcome to participate in the silent auction, either as a donor of items or a bidder. This year’s auction will take […]

Filed Under: 10-17-2016, 10-24-2016, 10-31-2016, Campus Ministry, Campus Services, Moreau Center Tagged With: Moreau Center, Nicaragua Silent Auction, Theresa McCreary

UP student Michael Williamson awarded runner up in University Start-Up World Cup

October 14, 2016

Michael Williamson, a senior Finance major, was awarded runner up in his category for his venture Sentri Performance at the finals of the University Start-Up World Cup, held Friday, October 7 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Sentri makes a line of lightweight high performance outdoor wear styled as a ‘hoodie’ specially designed by Williamson, and incorporating technical fabric and […]

Filed Under: 10-17-2016, Franz Center for Leadership Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Pamplin School of Business Tagged With: $100K Challenge Venture Competition, Franz Center, Peter Rachor

Bibles and Brains: Reading Scripture in the Zombie Apocalypse, October 25

October 14, 2016

The Garaventa Center is hosting a talk Bibles and Brains: Reading Scripture in the Zombie Apocalypse, presented by Kelly J. Murphy on Tuesday, October 25 at 7:15 p.m. in Franz Hall Room 120. Murphy will explore what we can learn from both ancient and contemporary stories of “The End” when we think about the living dead alongside […]

Filed Under: 10-17-2016, 10-24-2016, Events, Garaventa Center Tagged With: Garaventa Center

On-Site Flu Shot Clinic, October 17

October 13, 2016

Faculty and staff who are covered by UP’s Kaiser insurance will have an opportunity to receive a flu vaccine sponsored by the human resources office on Monday, October 17, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., in Buckley Center room 106. Please remember to bring your Kaiser Permanente membership card and a photo I.D. For more […]

Filed Under: 08-29-2016, 10-10-2016, 10-17-2016, Campus Services, Human Resources Tagged With: Flu Shot Clinic, Human Resources, Nicole Bresnahan

HR Supervisor Workshop, Oct. 21

October 13, 2016

The next Third Friday Supervisor Workshop will be held in the fifth floor conference room in Waldschmidt Hall on Friday, October 21,  from 10 to 11:30 a.m. HR director Sandy Chung will lead the session, which will be focused on the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) changes to the test for exempt status for employees.  The […]

Filed Under: 10-17-2016, Campus Services, Human Resources Tagged With: Human Resources, Sandy Chung, Third Friday Supervisor Workshop

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Natalie Nelson-Marsh presented “From fieldnotes to futures: Organizational communication in the age of AI”. National Communication Association Pre-Conference, Elevating Organizational Communication in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. November, 2025.

Ian Parkman, Business, published “Lead Value Design Insight: Leveraging the Van Westendorp PSM for Design for Meaningfulness Pricing Strategies.” Co-author: Arto Ruokonen. Design Management Review (Vol. 36, No.4)

Three faculty members from International Languages and Cultures participated in the 122nd annual conference of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA), November 20-23 in San Francisco. Verena Hutter presented “Embodied Memory: Holocaust Tattoos and Postmemory,” served as presiding officer of all three sessions of Austrian Studies, and chaired one of them. María Echenique presented “A Precursor of ‘Feminism from the Zulos’ by Dahlia de la Cerda” and served as presiding officer and chair of the session Spain, Portugal, and Latin America: Jewish Culture and Literature in Trans-Iberia. Matthew Warshawsky presented “A ‘Tenth Muse’ in 1600s Sephardic Amsterdam: Isabel Rebeca Correa, Translator, Poet, and Feminist” and served as presiding officer and chair of the Jewish Literature and Culture session. 

Andra Davis, Nursing & Health Innovations, published “Nursing faculty perceptions and Integration of primary palliative care content in undergraduate education: National and local institution assessments.” Co-authors: Lippe, M., Wolf, A., Cormack, C. L., Ehrlich, O., Glover, T. L., and Kirkpatrick, A. J.  Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 27(6), 280-289.

Don Norton, Performing and Fine Arts, performed a Tour of Louisiana with jazz quartet Facing West, with performances at Nicholls State University (Thibodaux), University of Louisiana at Monroe, and Louisiana Tech University (Ruston). November 5-7, 2025.

Kristin Sweeney, Environmental Science, published “Topographic, climatic, and age controls on the reworking of volcanic debris avalanche deposits.” Co-author: Major, J.J. Bull Volcanol 87, 115 (2025).

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published “Rethinking Advent Hope as Covenantal Bond. Reflections on the Readings for First Sunday of Advent.” VoiceAfrique.org. November 30, 2025. Aihiokhai also published “A Disruptive Content of Hope: Awakening the Human Imagination to New Possibilities. Reflections on the Readings of the Second Sunday of Advent.” VoiceAfrique.org. December 7, 2025. 

Rachel Wheeler, Theology, presented “Traces in the Sand: Wisdom from the Christian Desert Tradition for a Time of Collapse.” Aldo & Estella Leopold Writing Residency lecture presented at the Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, NM, November 18, 2025.

Daniel Bulek, Nursing & Health Innovations, presented “Difficult-To-Treat Depression: Bottlenecks, Evolving Biology, and Where Ketamine-Class Treatments Fit.” An invited presentation for the Behavioral Health Integration ECHO, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ (virtual). December, 2025.

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