The Open Enrollment period for UP employee benefits is happening now and will end on Friday, November 22, at 11:59 p.m. All benefited employees are required to confirm or elect changes to their healthcare benefits during this time. During open enrollment, benefited employees can elect new flexible spending amounts, add or change supplemental life insurance, […]
11-11-2019
2019 Silent Auction: Donations Welcome!
The annual Silent Auction fundraiser will benefit the Tanzania and Peru Immersions in early December. The Moreau Center for Service & Justice needs faculty and staff to help them out. Donations are the backbone to the success of this fundraising event. People may donate individually or as a group. We appreciate a wide range of […]
IGNITE Grants Information Session, Nov. 22
The development office and academic technology services & innovation will offer an IGNITE Grant information session on Friday, November 22, at 11:15 a.m., in Franz Hall room 33. The event is open to any staff or faculty member (or students working with faculty of staff), and topics will include: Why you should apply Tips on interpreting […]
You’re Invited: Columbia Sportswear Employee Store Access, Now to Dec. 1
All UP employees are welcome to stock up on winter outdoor gear and potential Christmas presents at the Columbia Sportswear Employee Store from now until Sunday, December 1. Be sure to register here in order to be sent the official invitation and further instructions. Brought to you by the alumni and parent relations office and […]
CISGO International Education Week Session: Diversity, Inclusion, Internationalization Grants
Faculty, staff and students who are interested in learning more about CISGO’s diversity, inclusion, and internationalization seed grants are invited to attend their session during International Education Week. The session takes place on Tuesday, November 19, from 4 to 6 p.m., in the Terrace Room. A group of 2019-2020 grant recipients will share their projects and discuss […]
Embedded Travel Component Courses: An Exciting Opportunity
CISGO wants faculty to know about an exciting opportunity to develop and lead a course that includes an embedded travel component, according to CISGO chair Lisa Reed, business. The Provost Council recently approved Guidelines for Courses with Embedded Travel Components and a Proposal Form to guide faculty in preparing proposals for these types of courses. […]
November Mass of Remembrance: Sunday, Nov. 17
During the month of November, the Catholic Church traditionally remembers our beloved departed. We pray for the souls of our family and friends and give thanks for how we were blessed by their lives. Here at UP, we celebrate a Mass of Remembrance for all deceased members of the University community, particularly those who passed […]
Prayers for Peace, Nov. 11
All are invited to come together on Monday, November 11, at 2 p.m., at the International Peace Garden by Buckley Auditorium as students, faculty, staff, and religious from our UP community offer prayers for peace in multiple languages and faith traditions. The event is co-sponsored by the Garaventa Center and international student services. For ADA […]
TLC Brownbag Lunch Session, This Tuesday, Nov. 12
The Teaching & Learning Collaborative will offer a bring-your-own-brownbag lunch conversation around “Navigating Worrying Conversations and Troubling Nonverbal Behaviors with Students” in the Murphy Room from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., this Tuesday, November 12, facilitated by Sarina Saturn, psychological sciences. This session will contain information about real-life experiences of students and the Academic Network for […]
Your 2019 ACUBE Excellence in Teaching Award Winner: Tara Prestholdt
Tara Prestholdt, biology, won the 2019 Excellence in Teaching Award at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Association of College and University Biology Educators (ACUBE). The award is offered annually to honor faculty who both practice and promote effective, innovative teaching in the biology classroom. While the entire campus is no doubt aware of Prestholdt’s polymathic […]