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, November 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 […]
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Prayers For World Peace, Nov. 11
The University will have calls for world peace in the International Peace Garden located outside of Buckley Center Auditorium on Tuesday, November 11, at 2 p.m. A few short readings will be given by international students, along with personal messages and prayers in their own languages and religions calling for world peace. This is an […]
Information Services Open House, Nov. 14: All Welcome!
Information services is having an Open House to celebrate their new offices in Tyson Hall on Friday, November 14, from 1-4 p.m., with a blessing by Fr. Jeff Allison, C.S.C., at 1:30 p.m. Information services personnel are excited to have the UP community tour the new offices, visit with staff, and enjoy some snacks. For more […]
Free Screening of “Welcome To Unity,” Nov. 13
The McNerney-Hanson Chair in Ethics will host a screening of the award-winning documentary, “Welcome to Unity,” on Thursday, November 13, at 6:15 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. The screening is free and open to all. “Welcome to Unity” is a story filmed by a group of exchange students and local American teens. The exchange students […]
Provost’s Initiative on Undergraduate Research
The Office of Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement announces that applications are now being accepted for spring 2015 to participate in the first Provost’s Initiative on Undergraduate Research. Are you an experienced collaborator with student researchers? Are you new to the concept? Either way, there are opportunities for you. Five grants of $1,000 will be given to […]
TIAA-CREF Counselor on Campus This Week
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 this week 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 […]
This Week’s Garaventa Center Events: All Welcome
The Garaventa Center will host three events this week, according to Jamie Powell. All faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend: International Prayers for Peace, Tuesday, November 11, 2 p.m., International Peace Garden (Buckley Center patio). Stanford economist (and 2006 UP alumnus) Adam Bonica will explore reasons why the U.S. political system has failed […]
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 […]
MAT Informational, Nov. 17
Faculty, staff and students are invited to a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Informational on Monday, November 17, at 6 p.m., in Franz Hall Murphy Room (room 426). The MAT is an intensive program designed to prepare individuals with baccalaureate degrees for teaching in K-12 schools. MAT graduates earn a masters degree and are […]
“This I Believe,” Nov. 19
The Garaventa Center will host “This I Believe: A Conversation about Personal Axioms,” presented by Real Analysis students, on Wednesday, November 19, at 6 p.m., in Franz Hall Holy Cross Lounge. The event is free and open to all. Students in Stephanie Salomone’s Real Analysis class will describe the things that they believe without proof […]