All University community members are welcome to learn more about the School of Nursing’s thriving master’s and doctoral programs at an information session on Monday, December 1, from 6:30 t0 8:30 p.m., in Buckley Center room 314. Those who attend will gain tips and guidance for applying to UP graduate nursing programs and can ask questions when meeting with graduate program directors and the graduate program coordinator. Refreshments will be provided; RSVPs are not necessary. For more information contact the School of Nursing at 7211 or nursing@up.edu.
11-03-2014
Save The Date For Staff Holiday Luncheon: December 18
In the spirit of the holidays as well as planning ahead, the human resources office has finalized the date of Thursday, December 18, for the 2014 Staff Christmas Luncheon. All staff members will be treated to a delicious meal, raffle prizes, employee awards, and more. For more information contact HR at 8981 or hr@up.edu.
Month Of Remembrance
Through the month of November, campus ministry invites the UP community to remember in prayer loved ones who have died. Stations are placed 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 a special Mass on Tuesday, November 18, at 4:45 p.m., and they will continue to be a focus of prayer throughout November. For more information contact campus ministry at 7131 or ministry@up.edu.
Endowed Chairs’ Cup, deadline Nov. 20
The four endowed chairs at the University of Portland (UP) will award up to $10,000 in grant funding to a team or teams of two or more faculty members from different disciplines for the purpose of creating new integrated courses at UP. This collaborative effort by the endowed chairs is in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the creation of the endowed chair roles at UP and in commemoration of the purpose of the endowed chairs, which is to be change agents that reach across the University to celebrate the status and import of the University of Portland. Integrative classes are an extension of this cross-campus, cross-disciplinary mission of the chairs and it is appropriate that the chairs stimulate and enhance efforts of faculty to do the same.
For a team to be eligible for grant funding, the team must have members from at least two different schools or departments and the course developed must be team-taught with an emphasis on examining course content through at least two different “lenses.”
The criteria for award the grant are as follows:
1) the creativity and/or uniqueness of the proposal
2) the potential impact of the course on learning at UP
3) feasibility of offering the proposed integrative course
4) the potential for having an impact on a wide variety of students
The deadline for submission of proposals is November 20, 2014. Awardees will be announced at Teaching and Scholarship Faculty Research Day in January 2015. The winning team or teams are expected to offer the integrated course in fall 2015 or spring 2016.
For more information contact the provost’s office at 7105 or staten@up.edu.
Retirement Brown Bag Series: Understanding Social Security Income, Nov. 4
The Office of Human Resources is coordinating a five part series focusing on developing a holistic approach to retirement readiness. This series is geared towards faculty and staff who are 55 years of age or older. The next session, “Understanding Social Security Income,” will take place Tuesday, November 4, noon to 1 p.m., in the Terrace Room in Bauccio Commons. Please feel free to bring your spouse or significant other. Refreshments will be provided. For more information about this educational series visit the hr website at http://tinyurl.com/oeuop5w.
Open Enrollment Begins
Open Enrollment for the 2015 plan year will take place beginning at 10 a.m. on Monday, November 3, and will end at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, December 2. All benefits eligible faculty and staff will receive an e-mail link to the enrollment tool and new rates later today. Please see the Open Enrollment page for more information.
For more information contact Andy Sherwood, human resources, at 8981 or sherwood@up.edu.
Next UP HIVE Event, Nov. 5
All are welcome to attend the next UP HIVE event, “Media Transformed: Capturing Our Attention in the Digital Age,” on Wednesday, November 5, at 5:30 p.m., at Colorhouse (519 NE Hancock St. #B, Portland, OR 97212). The HIVE group will explore the seismic shift taking place within the media industry. In a time when ordinary citizens are becoming on-scene reporters and traditional news outlets cite user-generated content, the media industry is challenged to engage readers and viewers and remain relevant in the digital age. Panelists will share their experience in navigating this changing industry.
To RSVP or for more information go to this link.
Veterans Day Vigil, Ceremony
Colonel Doug Edwards, an Air Force ROTC and 1967 University of Portland alumnus, will be the featured speaker at the annual Veterans Day ceremony at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at the Praying Hands Memorial. The ceremony, sponsored by the University’s Air Force and Army ROTC programs, will recognize campus members who have served during times of war, including World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, and Gulf War veterans.
The Veterans Day ceremony will take place after a 24-hour candlelight vigil with Air Force and Army cadets standing guard beginning at 11 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 10. The vigil ends at the end of the ceremony, close to noon on Tuesday.
Colonel Edwards graduated from Air Force Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) of Arizona in 1969. He then accumulated over 1,000 hours of combat flying over Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. He served tours of duty in Arizona and England, where he earned master’s degrees in Aviation Management and Aeronautical Science.
Upon returning to the U.S. in 1984, Col. Edwards became the Commander of the 355th Tactical Fighter Squadron in South Carolina. He then completed Air War College in 1987 and became the Tactical Air Command fighter pilot member of the Air Force Inspector General team, responsible for nuclear weapon system safety for all NATO member countries. He also served as the TAC Liaison to the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, where he evaluated the new F-15E Strike Eagle in combat operations over Iraq during Desert Storm.
In 1991, after 24 years of service, he and his wife Gwen, a graduate of the University Of Portland School of Nursing, retired in Vancouver, Wash. He then was an airline pilot for 14 years and spent six years as the director of fundraising and chief pilot for a non-profit aviation education foundation. He currently serves on the University of Portland Alumni Board.
The Praying Hands Memorial was built by the University’s Class of 1948, in honor of the 69 University of Portland students killed during World War II. The addition of each brick wall surrounding the memorial represents four different battles: World War I, the Korean Conflict, the Vietnam War, and the Persian Gulf War.
For more information about the vigil and ceremony, contact Eric Chastain at 8065 or chastain@up.edu.
Also on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 2 p.m., the University will have calls for world peace in the International Peace Garden located outside of Buckley Center Auditorium. A few short readings will be given by international students, along with personal messages and prayers in their own languages and religions that call for world peace. This is an annual event held on Veterans Day on the UP campus. Those interested in offering a call for world peace should visit the International Student Services office on campus, email iss@up.edu or 7367 by November 7.
TIAA-CREF Counselor on Campus Nov. 11-13
The University’s TIAA-CREF investment counselor for employees, Preston Watts, will be on campus a number of times this winter for individual financial counseling sessions. The next one-on-one counseling sessions will take place on November 11, 12, and 13 in Orrico Hall room 101. Go to www.tiaa-cref.org/schedulenow or call TIAA-CREF at (877) 842-2028 (press 5) to schedule an appointment today.
For more information contact Andy Sherwood, human resources, at 8981 or sherwood@up.edu.
“The 1940s Radio Hour” opens Nov. 7, Mago Hunt Theater
The performing and fine arts department presents the musical The 1940s Radio Hour by Walton Jones November 7-9 and 13-15. You are cast as the live audience watching a live radio broadcast near Christmas time in 1942. The world is at war, but at a small radio station in New York City is determined to bring some warmth and levity to your holiday season, and to the soldiers overseas. “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” are just two of the many American standards performed in this unique musical.
All performances are at 7:30 p.m., except the Sunday performances, which are at 2 p.m.
Faculty and staff can use your season passes to reserve complimentary tickets. Students can reserve free tickets for the Friday, November 7 or Thursday, November 13 shows. Contact the Mago Hunt Box Office at 7287 to reserve your seats, or visit the box office in the Mago Hunt lobby from 11-5 Monday-Friday.