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10-21-2019

ReadUP 2019-2020: Order Books Now

October 25, 2019

All students, faculty, and staff are invited to participate in UP’s sixth annual ReadUP program. This year’s selection is The Leavers by Lisa Ko, who will speak on February 10, 2020 as part of this year’s annual Schoenfeldt Writers Series. The Leavers, Ko’s 2017 debut novel, was a National Book Award finalist, winner of the 2016 […]

Filed Under: 10-21-2019, 10-28-2019, Academics, Bookstore, Library Tagged With: Lisa Ko, ReadUP, Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writers Series

Day of the Dead Celebration, Nov. 1: All Welcome!

October 25, 2019

All are welcome to join student activities in celebrating their annual Día de Muertos event, a night full of cultural celebration with authentic cuisine, educational performances, sugar skull decorating, music, and so much more, on Friday, November 1, at 6 p.m., in Bauccio Commons. Family members and the public are free to attend. To showcase a […]

Filed Under: 10-21-2019, 10-28-2019, Campus Services, Diversity & Inclusion, Student Activities Tagged With: Dia de los muertos, Student Activities

Attention, Boys & Ghouls: HALLoween Fun, Oct. 31

October 25, 2019

Faculty, staff, and neighborhood families are invited to participate in the annual HALLoween trick-or-treating night in selected UP dorms on Thursday October 31, from 5-7 p.m. Open to all children through sixth grade. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. There will be one check-in location at the Pilot House patio. Everyone must check […]

Filed Under: 10-21-2019, 10-28-2019, Campus Services, HALLoween, Residence Life Tagged With: Halloween, Residence Life

UP Best in Oregon for Value: MONEY Magazine

October 18, 2019

The University of Portland has been named the best college in Oregon for value in an annual ranking released by MONEY Magazine, a Time Inc. publication. MONEY’s 2019-2020 Best Colleges rankings and search tools are designed to help families find a great college at a great price. The University of Portland is ranked #219 overall nationally by MONEY for value, […]

Filed Under: 10-21-2019, Academics, Marketing & Communications Tagged With: MONEY Magazine

Music at Midweek: Carl Dupont and Gregory Thompson

October 18, 2019

The next Music at Midweek performance will feature bass-baritone Carl Dupont and pianist Gregory Thompson (pictured) on Wednesday, Oct0ber 23, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. Dupont and Gregory will present a recital of songs by African-American composers. They will also perform a concert that night in Mago Hunt at 7 p.m. Both […]

Filed Under: 10-21-2019, Academics, Music at Midweek, Performing & Fine Arts Tagged With: Music at Midweek, Performing and Fine Arts

TLC Tip of the Week: Creating Inclusive, Engaging Class Spaces

October 18, 2019

In this brief IGNITE-funded video, Jeff Kerssen-Griep, communication studies, offers portable suggestions for creating a classroom where all feel welcome and valued. As a special bonus, embedded within this video is a link to another one in which he explores the notion of “facework” in interpersonal communication with students and colleagues.

Filed Under: 10-21-2019, Academics, Teaching & Learning Collaborative Tagged With: Jeff Kerssen-Griep, TLC Tip of the Week

Covert Gallery: “Down Around the Corner” Opening Reception, Oct. 25 

October 18, 2019

The Clark Library is hosting a reception for “Down Around the Corner: An Exhibit of Paintings by Mark Ghyselinck, C.S.C.” on Friday, October 25, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Please join us for refreshments while viewing his impressionistic depictions of the beauty around us from as far away as Salzburg to as close as here […]

Filed Under: 10-21-2019, Academics, Learning Commons Tagged With: Clark Library, Dr. James T. Covert Gallery, Fr. Mark Ghyselinck C.S.C.

Annual Security and Fire Report Available Now

October 18, 2019

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. According to public safety director Sara Westbrook, the report includes statistics for the previous three […]

Filed Under: 10-21-2019, Campus Services, Public Safety Tagged With: public safety, Sara Westbrook

New Faculty Profiles: Welcome to UP!

October 18, 2019

This week the Office of the Provost is pleased to introduce: Kristine Harrington, assistant professor, School of Nursing Deirdre Katz, assistant professor, School of Education Lt. Col. Jeremy Rockwell, professor of military science and commander, Army ROTC Visit the 2019 New Faculty Profiles page and get to know all our new faculty members.

Filed Under: 10-21-2019, Academics, Provost's Office Tagged With: Provost's Office

Communion Blessings: Did You Know?

October 18, 2019

Did you know about receiving a blessing at the time of Communion at Mass? Members of the UP community are welcome to attend and participate in the Mass whenever it is offered on campus.  For those who are not Catholic or for any reason do not receive Communion at Mass, there is an option for coming […]

Filed Under: 10-21-2019, Campus Ministry, Campus Services, Garaventa Center Tagged With: Campus Ministry, Did You Know?, Fr. Jim Gallagher C.S.C., Garaventa Center, Karen Eifler

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Fr. Pat Hannon, CSC, published From Glory to Glory: A Pilgrim’s Notes From the Badlands of Grace. Occasioned by the author’s walking, with siblings, the famous Camino de Santiago in the fall of 2024, the book traces all manner of other pilgrimages—to and from home, family, love, self, and God. One Subject Press, Saint Paul, Minnesota. November, 2025.

Jessica Murphy Moo, editor of Portland Magazine and director of storytelling, wrote the lyrics to two songs in “We Go On, Oswego,” a song cycle honoring female refugees who lived at Camp Ontario in upstate New York. From 1944-1946, Camp Ontario provided emergency shelter to refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe. “We Go On, Oswego” was performed at Nazareth College, in collaboration with Finger Lakes Opera, on December 4, 2025. It was commissioned by Katie Hannigan, PhD. The song “There Is No Underground,” was written in collaboration with composer Maria Thompson Corley, and the song “My Table,” was written in collaboration with composer Kurt Erickson.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published “A Spirituality of Desert Discipleship for Our Times. Reflections on the Readings of the Third Sunday of Advent.” VoiceAfrique.org. December 13, 2025.

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