The 2016 open enrollment period will run from Monday, November 2 through Tuesday, December 1 at 3 p.m. This is the time to either confirm or change medical and dental coverage and flexible spending account (FSA) elections. The Open Enrollment Tool and the FSA Enrollment Form are available on the HR website. To access these resources, visit “up.edu/hr”. To […]
11-02-2015
Summer Research Celebration, Tuesday, Nov. 3
The second annual Summer Research Celebration will occur on Tuesday, November 3, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Franz Hall lobby. All are welcome to come see the amazing research opportunities many students had this past summer, both at UP and all across the nation and the world. Students will be presenting posters […]
Music At Midweek: Valerie Saul and Laura Thoreson
Valery Saul and Laura Thoreson, the mezzo sopranos of the performing and fine arts voice faculty, and some of Portland’s most lauded musical organizations, including Portland Opera and Portland Baroque Orchestra, will perform a recital highlighting French vocal repertoire on Wednesday, November 4, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center recital hall. The performance is […]
Lunch & Learn Session, Nov. 4
The next Lunch & Learn session, titled “Cholesterol Counts: What You Should Know,” will take place on Wednesday, November 4, from noon to 1 p.m., in the Clark Library conference room (222). Lean about what cholesterol is and why the level of cholesterol in your body is important. A representative of Kaiser Permanente will review […]
Integrative Conversations Event, Nov. 4
The second “Integrative Conversations” event will take place on Wednesday, November 4, from 7-9 p.m., in the Pilot House bookstore. Titled “A Call to Action: Pope Francis and the Integrity of Creation: The Encyclical on the Environment,” the program will be moderated by College of Arts and Sciences dean Michael Andrews and will include presentations by Christina […]
Fields Hall Trivia Night Fundraiser, Nov. 3
Residents and staff of Fields Hall will present their signature fundraiser event, Trivia Night, on Tuesday, November 3, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., in St. Mary’s Student Center lounge. All funds benefit Holy Cross Missions. All are encouraged to form five-member teams early and ask professors, students, and other staff members to join up. It’s […]
Faith & Intellectual Life Discussion Group, Nov. 6
The next meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group will be Friday November 6, from 3:30 to 5 p.m., in the Murphy Conference Room in Franz Hall. The group will be discussing Oliver Sack’s essay “Sabbath,” a short excerpt from Pope Francis’s encyclical on the environment, Laudato Si’, titled “The Need to Protect Employment,” […]
UP Students Named University Innovation Fellows by NCE
Two University of Portland students have been named University Innovation Fellows by the National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation. Students Ryan Cebula ’16, engineering, and Katie Heitkemper ’17, business, have completed training to join the national program that empowers student leaders to increase campus engagement with innovation, entrepreneurship, creativity and design thinking. Cebula and […]
UP Senior Shannon Danforth Wins Bryon E. Jones Scholarship
Shannon Danforth, a senior in civil engineering, was awarded a Byron E. Jones Scholarship, which supports a student each at Portland State University, University of Portland, Oregon State, and Oregon Institute of Technology with a $1,500 annual scholarship. The award is given through the ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) Oregon Section. Byron E. Jones […]
Nicaragua Silent Auction Donations Needed
Donations from faculty and staff have been the backbone of the success of the annual silent auction fundraiser for the Moreau Center’s Nicaragua Immersion service program. All faculty, staff, students, and UP friends are welcome to participate in the silent auction, either as a donor of items or a bidder. This year’s auction will take […]