We continue our bi-weekly tour of the illuminations in UP’s great treasure, The Saint John’s Bible, with this 1 ½ minute video of “The Ten Commandments.” Thomas Ingmire’s vision could not be more different from what many of us might remember from Charlton Heston or even Mel Brooks’s enduring images. These brief videos require nothing […]
10-25-2021
Beacon PNAJE Awards
The Beacon has won First Place in several categories, including Best Website, in the annual Pacific Northwest Association of Journalism Educators (PNAJE) Awards. The winning content is especially noteworthy because the students produced all of it from a “virtual newsroom.” When the COVID-19 pandemic forced the campus to shut down and moved classes online in […]
UP Recognized by The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)
The University of Portland was one of 26 schools to receive the Frank Murray Recognition for Continuous Improvement, recognizing the School of Education and University of Portland for its efforts towards continuous improvement of the education program. UP is the only institution on the west coast to achieve this distinction. Here is a link to view […]
New to The Bluff: Margaret (Meg) Goddard, Instructor, School of Nursing
Before coming to the University of Portland, Meg Goddard served as a nurse practitioner in multiple settings, including substance abuse care at DePaul Treatment Center, mental health of veterans at the Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center and caring for young adults with cancer at The Ohio State University, where she also taught nursing students. Meg is a certified pediatric nurse practitioner. […]
Pre-Play Reception and Panel for House of Desires
All ticket holders for House of Desires are invited to enjoy a complimentary wine, cheese, and dessert reception and pre-play panel discussion on Saturday, November 13, compliments of the Garaventa Center. Reception in the Mago Hunt Theater lobby at 6:15 p.m. Pre-Play panel at 6:45 p.m. Play at 7:30 p.m. For theater tickets: our.show/desires-up2021. Proof […]
New to The Bluff: Holly Peterson, Study Abroad Program Coordinator, Office of International Education, Diversity and Inclusion
Holly Peterson (she/her) is the new Study Abroad Program Coordinator in the Office of International Education, Diversity and Inclusion. Prior to coming to UP, she was the Study Away Advisor at Pacific Lutheran University in the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education. Holly worked with Middlebury College students onsite in Madrid, Spain, while […]
Benefits Open Enrollment: Nov. 1- Nov. 15
The University’s 2021 Open Enrollment period runs from Monday, November 1, through Monday, November 15, 2021. This is the time to either confirm or change medical and dental coverage, enroll in supplemental life insurance, and elect flexible spending accounts (FSA) for the coming 2022 calendar year. The Open Enrollment Forms and the FSA Enrollment Form […]
Faith & Intellectual Life Discussion, Nov. 5
All staff and faculty are invited to gather in the Murphy Room (4th floor, Franz Hall) on Friday, November 5, 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. for the next Faith & Intellectual Life Discussion Group. We’ll be unpacking Brian Bilston’s poem “Refugees” and George Packer’s Atlantic essay “How America Fractured Into Four Parts.” As with any Garaventa Center […]
Beckman Humor Project Call for Proposals
John Beckman, inventor of the photo finish, provided an endowment to help UP faculty and students “use or explore humor as a gentle sideways weapon against the forces of darkness.” Proposals are being accepted now for projects to be created over the next two years: scholarship and creative works of any kind are encouraged. Recent […]
Schoenfeldt Writer Mitchell S. Jackson on campus Nov. 10
Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Mitchell Jackson joins our campus as a Schoenfeldt Writer joins us for a talk “Prison to the Pen: Mitchell S. Jackson’s Extraordinary Journey.” A native of Portland (now a professor at Arizona State U.), Jackson’s work explores his hometown, including the systemic forces that shaped his community, his family, and his early life. […]