All are invited to join international students and others from the UP community to offer prayers for peace on Friday, November 10, at 2 p.m., at the International Peace Garden next to Buckley Center Auditorium. All students, faculty, and staff of all faiths, spiritual traditions, and languages are warmly invited to participate by offering a […]
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2017 Wellness Fair and Open Enrollment: Nov. 1-17
The UP Wellness Fair, which takes place in the Beauchamp Center on Wednesday, November 1, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., will kick off the 2017 Open Enrollment for employee benefits. This year, the Open Enrollment period will run from November 1 through Friday, November 17, closing at 4:30 p.m. All benefited employees will be required […]
Digital Humanities Brown Bag Workshop, Oct. 30
The Teaching and Learning Collaborative will host a brown bag workshop on the possibilities of “Digital Humanities” on Monday, October 30, from noon to 1 p.m., in the library’s Digital Lab. Trina Marmarelli of Reed College and UP’s own Spanish professor Lora Looney will tag team to present both a) an overview of how humanities […]
2017 Advent Concert, Dec. 9: Get Tickets Starting Nov. 1
The University’s annual Advent Concert will take place on Saturday, December 9, at 8 p.m., at Saint Mary’s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Tickets will be available starting November 1; admission is free but tickets are required due to limited seating. The Advent Concert will feature the University Singers and Women’s Chorale, with Michael Connolly […]
Memorial Service Honoring Departed Colleagues, Nov. 2
Following a resolution of the Academic Senate, November 2, All Souls Day, will include a service honoring all faculty and staff who have died in the current and past years. The service will begin at 4 p.m. at the Faculty and Staff Memorial (rain location: Chapel of Christ the Teacher). Following brief readings and common […]
Fr. Thomas Hosinski Book Launch Reception, Nov. 1
Join the Garaventa Center for refreshments and remarks by Fr. Thomas Hosinski, C.S.C., theology emeritus, in celebration of the launch of his new book, The Image of the Unseen God: Catholicity, Science & Our Evolving Understanding of God, on Wednesday, November 1, at 4 p.m., in the Pilot House bookstore. Sponsored by the Garaventa Center. For ADA […]
Molly Hiro Presentation, Nov. 3: All Welcome
The Teaching and Scholarship Committee invites all faculty and staff to a presentation by the University’s 2017 faculty teaching award winner, Molly Hiro, on Friday, November 3, at 4 p.m., in Clark Library room 211. Refreshments will be served. For more information, contact the Teaching and Scholarship Committee at tas@up.edu.
Order Books for 2017-18 ReadUP by Nov. 13
The entire University community is invited to take part in the fourth annual ReadUP event, according to Thomas Greene, provost. This year’s selection is The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot, who will speak on February 26 as a guest of the Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writers Series. Skloot’s 2010 book was a number one […]
Clark Library Gallery: “Searching for Homunculus”
The opening reception for Searching for Homunculus will be in the Clark Library Gallery on October 27 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The exhibit features the work of Mark Pitzer, psychological sciences, a behavioral neuroscientist who studies diseases of the brain and teaches about brain evolution and function. He is also an artist and creates sculptures […]
Scholarly Activity Portal Always Ready For Faculty Input
The Scholarly Activity Portal is always ready for faculty input on PilotsUP under the “Academics” tab. Faculty members are encouraged to update their scholarly activity as it occurs; the portal offers a one-stop opportunity to update recent activity. Faculty members will download the report for their school and send the PDF copy of the report […]