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11-20-2017

Spring 2018 Course Packs Due Now, Please

December 8, 2017

Spring 2018 course packs, class notes, and other materials were due to printing services no later than Monday, December 4. Any faculty who still need to submit these materials are asked to do so as soon as possible. This allows enough time for obtaining copyright, copying, and binding all the materials, and will ensure that your requests are […]

Filed Under: 11-20-2017, 11-27-2017, 12-04-2017, 12-11-2017, Academics, Printing Services Tagged With: Course Packs, Kassie Hansen, Printing Services

Nominate Now: 2017-2018 Teaching Award, Scholarship Award

December 1, 2017

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship is accepting faculty nominations for the 2017-2018 Teaching Award and Scholarship Award.  These awards are an opportunity for the University community to recognize and celebrate two of its own for outstanding achievements in teaching and scholarship. The committee will accept nominations until noon on Friday, January 26. Nominations should be […]

Filed Under: 11-20-2017, 11-27-2017, 12-04-2017, Academics, Teaching & Scholarship Tagged With: Committee on Teaching and Scholarship, Matthew Kuhn

Time To Say Cheese, Please

November 24, 2017

Each month, the marketing and communications office schedules a photographer to take a small number of head shots for the University’s online directory. The November session is Tuesday, November 28, from 11 a.m. to noon. To set up an appointment, please contact Suzanne Frey at freys@up.edu or x8676 no later than 3 p.m. on Monday, November 27. Photos will be […]

Filed Under: 11-20-2017, 11-27-2017, Academics, Campus Services, Marketing & Communications Tagged With: Marketing and Communications, Suzanne Frey

19th Annual UP Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, Nov. 27

November 24, 2017

Join ASUP for the 19th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony on Monday, November 27, at 6 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons Dining Room. This year’s ceremony will feature special guest speaker Lauretta Frederking. There will a performance from the Chapel Choir, and Christmas treats and refreshments will be provided, as well. Students, staff, and faculty are […]

Filed Under: 11-20-2017, 11-27-2017, Campus Services Tagged With: ASUP, Christmas Tree Lighting, Jeromy Koffler

Get Ready for #GivingTuesday on November 28

November 17, 2017

On Tuesday, November 28, the University of Portland will join the global movement to celebrate generosity by launching the second UP Giving Tuesday campaign, according to Amy Eaton, development. Last year’s multi-media event resulted in the largest number of gifts to the University ever given in one day, with 258 gifts secured in 24 hours. […]

Filed Under: 11-20-2017, Campus Services, Development Tagged With: Amy Eaton, Development, Giving Tuesday

Pilots Cross Country Takes Second Place in NCAA Championships

November 17, 2017

Led by All-America individual performances from Emmanuel Roudolff-Levisse, Jeff Thies, and Nick Hauger, the Portland Pilots cross country program added to its remarkable history by finishing second as a team at the 2017 NCAA Cross Country Championships on Saturday. Portland entered the race ranked No. 4 nationally, but trailed only NCAA champion Northern Arizona at the […]

Filed Under: 11-20-2017, Athletics Tagged With: Athletics, cross-country, Rob Conner

Turkey Day Holiday, Nov. 23-24

November 17, 2017

University of Portland faculty, staff, and students will enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday this year on Thursday, November 23 and Friday, November 24. All offices will be closed. For more information on UP paid holidays, see the holiday schedule on the HR website or contact HR at 8973 or hr@up.edu.

Filed Under: 11-20-2017, Campus Services, Human Resources Tagged With: Human Resouces, Thanksgiving Holiday

Conner Named West Region Coach of the Year

November 17, 2017

After the Pilots men’s cross country team’s first place performance at the West Regional meet, head coach Rob Conner has been named the West Region Coach of the Year, along with sophomore Emmanuel Roudolff-Levisse as Male West Region Athlete of the Year. Conner, who was awarded The Dean Miller Award, is in his 28th year […]

Filed Under: 11-20-2017, Athletics Tagged With: Athletics, Cross county, Rob Conner

2017-2018 Butine Faculty Development Fund Recipients, Fall Cycle

November 17, 2017

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS) has determined award recipients for the 2017-2018 Butine Faculty Development Fund Fall cycle, according to committee chair Matthew Kuhn, engineering. Congratulations are in order for the Butine award recipients: Ami Ahern-Rindell, biology: WORLD Symposium on Lysosomal Storage Disorders, Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, CA, February 5-8, 2018, […]

Filed Under: 11-20-2017, Academics, Butine Awards Tagged With: Butine Faculty Development Fund, Matthew Kuhn, Teaching and Scholarship

Thanksgiving Payroll Deadlines

November 17, 2017

The payroll office would like to continue to pay employees in a timely and accurate manner for the remainder of 2017 payrolls. For the Thanksgiving holiday week, please be sure to follow the payroll guidance for non-exempt employees on holidays and shutdown days. The actual University holidays are Thanksgiving Day and the Friday following Thanksgiving […]

Filed Under: 11-20-2017, Campus Services Tagged With: Payroll Office, Shiromani Narayan

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Fr. Pat Hannon, CSC, published From Glory to Glory: A Pilgrim’s Notes From the Badlands of Grace. Occasioned by the author’s walking, with siblings, the famous Camino de Santiago in the fall of 2024, the book traces all manner of other pilgrimages—to and from home, family, love, self, and God. One Subject Press, Saint Paul, Minnesota. November, 2025.

Jessica Murphy Moo, editor of Portland Magazine and director of storytelling, wrote the lyrics to two songs in “We Go On, Oswego,” a song cycle honoring female refugees who lived at Camp Ontario in upstate New York. From 1944-1946, Camp Ontario provided emergency shelter to refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe. “We Go On, Oswego” was performed at Nazareth College, in collaboration with Finger Lakes Opera, on December 4, 2025. It was commissioned by Katie Hannigan, PhD. The song “There Is No Underground,” was written in collaboration with composer Maria Thompson Corley, and the song “My Table,” was written in collaboration with composer Kurt Erickson.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published “A Spirituality of Desert Discipleship for Our Times. Reflections on the Readings of the Third Sunday of Advent.” VoiceAfrique.org. December 13, 2025.

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