Any departments that will be sponsoring students to stay on campus after the traditional halls close on December 16, or to arrive before the halls re-open on January 14, 2017, are asked to complete a Department Extended Stay Request. If your department did not receive a copy of the template for making this request (sent October 19) […]
10-24-2016
TLC Teaching Tip of the Week: A Brief Tour of Our Campus’s Handbook to Writing
Improving the writing skills of our students across their four years is a cross-campus shared responsibility. Fortunately, both faculty and students have an enlightened resource – a common campus handbook – to help foster a shared vocabulary, writing strategies, and documentation expertise. The most recent update of this blazingly necessary resource offers faculty the chance to […]
Faculty, Staff Photo Shoot: October 25
Each month, Marketing & Communications will have a photographer available to take head shots of faculty and staff members, available on a first-come, first served basis. These photos will be taken in Clark Library’s Digital Lab. Participants will need to be available at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 25. Please contact Michelle Bickley, Marketing & Communications, […]
Bibles and Brains: Reading Scripture in the Zombie Apocalypse, October 25
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 […]
October Encounter With Christ Retreat: Palanca, Please
A group of 37 students will be attending the October Encounter with Christ Retreat along with 23 student leaders from October 28-30, according to Beth Barsotti, Campus Ministry. Faculty and staff are asked to consider writing a note (palanca) to students they may know on the retreat. This is an opportunity to encourage students and express appreciation for […]
Spring 2017 Book Orders: The Earlier the Better
Spring 2017 book orders are due by October 31, according to bookstore manager Eric Cave. Orders can be placed online at this link, via email at sm796@bncollege.com or cave@up.edu, or by phone at x7125. Early book orders mean more used books for our students which means more money saved. Last spring, thanks to early book orders, UP students saved over $456,000. For […]