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10-28-2019

Watch The Birdy! Faculty/Staff Photo Shoot, Oct. 29

October 25, 2019

Each month, the marketing office schedules a photographer to take a small number of head shots, available on a first-come, first-served basis, for our online directory. The next session is Tuesday, October 29, from 11 a.m. to noon. To schedule an appointment or for questions, please e-mail Suzanne Frey at freys@up.edu no later than 3 p.m. on Monday, September 28. Photos will […]

Filed Under: 10-21-2019, 10-28-2019, Academics, Marketing & Communications Tagged With: Marketing and Communications, Suzanne Frey

Clark Library: Digital Privacy Checkup Time

October 25, 2019

Are you curious about your digital footprint and the security of your information? The Clark Library is holding a tabling event with activities to help people evaluate their digital health and inoculate themselves going forward. Drop by the library lobby and pick up some useful tips and goodies on Tuesday, October 29, between 12:45 and […]

Filed Under: 10-28-2019, Academics, Library Tagged With: Clark Library, Digital Checkup

Spring Book Orders, Course Pack Submissions Due by Friday, Nov. 1

October 25, 2019

All spring 2020 book orders and course pack submissions are due to printing services no later than Friday, November 1. The lead time is needed to assure all copyrights are properly adhered to and to allow time for large large print orders. How to place book orders Website (www.uportland.bncollege.com), go to Faculty Resources, located in […]

Filed Under: 10-14-2019, 10-21-2019, 10-28-2019, Academics, Bookstore, Mail Services, Printing Services Tagged With: Bookstore, Erin Cave, Mail services, Mary Scroggins, Printing Services

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

Memorial Service Honoring Departed Colleagues, Nov. 2

October 25, 2019

Saturday, November 2 is All Souls Day, which commemorates the faithful departed. Mass will be celebrated in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher at 10:30 a.m., remembering, through our intercessions, all faculty and staff who have died in the current and past years. A wreath will be blessed during Mass to be placed oat the Faculty […]

Filed Under: 10-28-2019, Campus Ministry, Campus Services Tagged With: Campus Ministry, Faculty Staff Memorial

November Month of Remembrance: Did You Know?

October 25, 2019

The month of November is traditionally a time in which the Catholic community remembers those who have died. It is related to the fact that the end of November is the end of the Liturgical Year with a new year starting the First Sunday of Advent – the four-week period of preparation before Christmas.  The […]

Filed Under: 10-28-2019, Campus Ministry, Campus Services, Garaventa Center Tagged With: Campus Ministry, Did You Know?, Fr. Jim Gallagher C.S.C., Garaventa Center, Karen Eifler

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

Solemnity of All Saints, Nov. 1

October 25, 2019

Friday, November 1 is the Solemnity of All Saints Day, meant to honor all the saints, known and unknown, who have attained the beatific vision in Heaven. Masses will be celebrated in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher at 12:05 p.m. and at 4:45 p.m. For more information contact Theresa McCreary, Campus Ministry, at x7131 or mccreary@up.edu.

Filed Under: 10-28-2019, Campus Ministry, Campus Services Tagged With: All Saints Day, Campus Ministry, Theresa McCreary

Encounter with Christ Retreat: Palanca Request For Students

October 25, 2019

The fall 2019 Encounter with Christ Retreat will take place November 8-10, and Campus Ministry would like to encourage faculty and staff to consider writing a note (palanca) to the students they know who will be on the retreat. This is an opportunity to encourage students and express appreciation for them outside the classroom. Each […]

Filed Under: 10-28-2019, Campus Ministry, Campus Services Tagged With: Campus Ministry, Encounter With Christ Retreat, Palanca Request

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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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