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10-30-2017

Columbia Sportswear Employee Store Offer: Nov. 3-26

November 17, 2017

All University employees are invited to shop at the Columbia Sportswear Employee Store from November 3 to November 26. Each employee can bring four guests to shop and can use the invitation multiple times during the date range listed above. The invitation can be found at this link.

The store features employee pricing, and discounts can vary. Items include all brands in the Columbia Sportswear family, such as Columbia Sportswear, SOREL, Mountain Hardwear, and prAna. Bring the invitation with you to the store reception desk, or show to the receptionist on your mobile phone. UP employee ID is required as well. The invitation is non-transferable, but UP employees can bring up to four family and friends per visit. Online access is not available, but there is no limit to the number of times UP employee may visit the store.

The store is located at 14100 NW Science Park Drive, Portland OR 97229, phone number 503.985.4125, and store hours are Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sundays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Holiday hours start on November 6 and are listed on the invitation.  

Filed Under: 10-30-2017, 11-06-2017, 11-13-2017, 11-20-2017, Campus Services, University Relations Tagged With: Columbia Sportswear Employee Store

Prayers for Peace, Nov. 10

November 3, 2017

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 prayer in their native language. For ADA accommodations or more information, please contact international student services at iss@up.edu. The event is co-sponsored by international student services and the Garaventa Center.

Filed Under: 10-23-2017, 10-30-2017, 11-06-2017, Campus Services, Garaventa Center Tagged With: Garaventa Center, Prayers for Peace

Free Concert: “Immigration & The American Dream,” Nov. 10, 11

November 3, 2017

Performing and fine arts students will present the Lyric Theater Workshop Showcase: Immigration & The American Dream, at 7:30 p.m., on Friday, November 10 and Saturday, November 11, in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. All are welcome and admission is free. The concert will include staged scenes from Ragtime, In the Heights, West Side Story, and more. Co-sponsored by performing and fine arts and the Garaventa Center. For ADA accommodations or more information, please contact the PFA office at x7228 or pfa@up.edu.

Filed Under: 10-30-2017, 11-06-2017, Academics, Garaventa Center, Performing & Fine Arts Tagged With: Garaventa Center, Performing and Fine Arts

Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group: Nov. 10

November 3, 2017

The next meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group will be Friday, November 10, at 3:30 p.m., in the Murphy Conference Room. The group will be discussing the article “We Weren’t Built to Live in the Moment” by Martin Seligman and John Tierney and the poem “Nostalgia” by Billy Collins. Readings can be found on the Garaventa Center website. All faculty and staff are welcome. Refreshments will be served.

Filed Under: 10-30-2017, 11-06-2017, Academics, Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group Tagged With: Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group, Garaventa Center, Norah Martin

Annual UP Month of Remembrance

October 27, 2017

Catholics believe in the Communion of Saints—the spiritual connection with those loved ones who have gone before us and the saints that lived as examples for us. Through the month of November we remember all of those who have gone before us in faith, especially our loved ones who have died.  

Campus Ministry invites the UP community to remember in prayer loved ones who have died. Starting Wednesday, October 24, stations will be available in many offices around campus where anyone is welcome to inscribe the names of loved ones on a card and place it in the accompanying basket. The cards will be placed near the altar in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher during Mass for All Saints Day on Wednesday, November 1, and they will continue to be a focus of prayer throughout November, the month of remembrance.

We will also celebrate Mass on Sunday, November 12, at 10:30 a.m. with special intentions for the loved ones of our UP community who have died in the past year.

For more information contact Rev. James Gallagher, C.S.C., Campus Ministry, at x8011 or gallaghe@up.edu.

Filed Under: 10-16-2017, 10-30-2017, Campus Ministry, Campus Services Tagged With: Campus Ministry, Month of Remembrance

Scholarly Activity Portal Always Ready For Faculty Input

October 27, 2017

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 to their respective deans as a part of the annual self-evaluation, and they can also use the data entered to develop their personal curriculum vitae. The data obtained via the portal are also used to populate A Community of Scholars, published annually by the Provost’s office, and for the Clark Library’s annual celebration of UP authors.

For any questions about uses of the portal, please contact John Orr (orr@up.edu); for questions about how to use the tool, please contact Michele Leasor (leasor@up.edu).

Filed Under: 10-30-2017, Academics, Provost's Office, Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement Tagged With: John Orr, Michele Leasore, Office of the Provost, Scholarly Portal

2017 Wellness Fair and Open Enrollment: Nov. 1-17

October 27, 2017

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 to confirm or change their healthcare benefits during this time for coverage that will go into effect January 1, 2018. Healthcare options remain the same as 2017 with minimal changes to the plans. More details regarding the Open Enrollment process will be provided on the HR website as we get closer to November.

Please contact benefits@up.edu or call x8752 with questions.

Filed Under: 10-16-2017, 10-23-2017, 10-30-2017, Campus Services, Human Resources Tagged With: Human Resources, Open Enrollment, UP Wellness Fair

Digital Humanities Brown Bag Workshop, Oct. 30

October 27, 2017

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 professors might use digital tools to solve research and teaching problems; b) a specific application of this approach, namely, Looney’s “Spain Remembers” project and portable lessons learned along the way.

While all faculty are invited to this session, those in the humanities are especially encouraged to attend. Bring your lunch and digital device, so you can explore along with the facilitators. Light refreshments will be provided.

New to the notion of “Digital Humanities?” Check out this example, Shakespeare’s Circuits , created by an instructor at Northwestern University. Questions about the workshop can be directed to Karen Eifler, Garaventa Center, at eifler@up.edu.

Filed Under: 10-23-2017, 10-30-2017, Academics, Garaventa Center Tagged With: Digital Humanities, Garaventa Center, Lora Looney

2017 Advent Concert, Dec. 9: Get Tickets Starting Nov. 1

October 27, 2017

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 and Kathryn Briggs directing and Lupita Zamora-Resendiz as student conducting associate. Musical settings will include the Gloria, the song of the angels at Bethlehem.

For tickets call x7228 or visit the performing and fine arts office in Buckley Center room 235.

Filed Under: 10-23-2017, 10-30-2017, Academics, Campus Services, Events Tagged With: Advent Concert, Michael Connolly

Goldwater Scholarship Nominees Needed

October 27, 2017

Faculty are requested to nominate students for Goldwater Scholarships. The awards, up to $7,500 per year, provide scholarships to outstanding undergraduate students who plan to pursue research careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering. The awards are based on merit and made to students who will be juniors or seniors during the 2018-2019 academic year. Experience in research is an important criterion in the evaluation process. There will be a pre-application process to determine nominees with a deadline of November 27, 2017.

Nominations are due as soon as possible. To submit a nomination or for more information contact the Office of Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement at scholars@up.edu.

Filed Under: 10-30-2017, Academics, Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement Tagged With: Goldwater Scholars, Office of Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement

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