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 poorman@up.edu and greene@up.edu and should contain the following information: Name of nominee. A paragraph or two answering the following question(s): If a nominee for Christus Magister Medal: How has this nominee evinced a vigorous […]
10-22-2018
Lunch with the Opus Prize Finalists, Nov. 13: You’re Invited
In partnership with the MBA Nonprofit Management Program, all faculty and staff are invited to “Lunch with the Opus Prize Finalists” on Tuesday, November 13, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons President’s Board Room. The lunch will include casual conversations over a buffet meal with the three Opus Prize Finalists and their delegations. […]
2018 Post-Grad Service Dinner – Faculty & Staff Invited
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, […]
Waldschmidt Hall Trick-Or-Treater Invasion, Oct. 31
Waldschmidt Hall will play host to a gaggle of young ghosts, goblins, ghouls, superheroes, and arch-villians when the University’s daycare house denizens come trick-or-treating through offices on Wednesday, October 31, beginning at approximately 10 a.m. For more information contact Desiree Moan, Vermont Hills Family Life Centers, at 503.283.9688 or desireem@vhflc.com.
Council for Undergraduate Research: Increasing Opportunities for UP Students
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 […]
Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research: Apply Now
Since its inauguration in 2015, the Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research has provided support for faculty members from across the University who collaborate with undergraduates on a semester-long research project. The provost’s office is committed to increasing opportunities for student experiential learning, and this initiative represents a key element in achieving that goal. Faculty members are […]
Welcome New UP Faculty!
This week, the Office of the Provost is pleased to introduce three more new faculty members: Sharon Delcambre, visiting instructor of environmental studies Major John David Gasa, assistant professor of aerospace studies, Air Force ROTC Susan McDaniel, lecturer of performing and fine arts. Visit the 2018 New Faculty Profiles page and get to know all our new faculty members.
Extended Stay Requests Due to Residence Life By Nov. 15
If your department will be sponsoring students to stay on campus after the traditional halls close on December 14, or to arrive before the halls re-open on January 12, 2019, please complete a Department Extended Stay Request. If your department did not receive a copy of the template for making this request (sent October 16) […]
Beckman Humor Project Funding Available
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 […]
“It’s Alive!” Beckman Humor Lecture, Oct. 24
Justin Yeakel will offer a free lecture, “It’s Alive! Competition, Extinction, and the Ecology of Reanimation,” on Wednesday, October 24, at 7:15 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120. In his talk, Yeakel will plumb the surprising wisdom of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein with regard to competitive forces and survival in ecological communities. Yeakel is one part paleoecologist, two […]