The Clark Library is collecting food for the Oregon Food Bank this holiday season, and all faculty and staff are invited to donate holiday extras or use spare meal points on goods at Mack’s Market. In the Portland metropolitan region, an average of 270,000 people per month get their meals from local pantries and emergency […]
11-21-2016
Spring Semester Course Packs Due Dec. 5
Please submit your 2017 spring session course packs, class notes and other materials to be sold to printing services no later than Monday, December 5. This allows enough time for obtaining copyright, copying, and binding all the materials, and will ensure that your requests are ready before the spring semester starts. Course packs, class notes, and materials are processed in the order they are […]
Smile and Say “Cheese” on Nov. 29
Each month, a photographer is scheduled to take a small number of faculty and staff head shots, available on a first-come, first-served basis. November’s session is Tuesday, November 29, at 11:30 a.m. To confirm an appointment for this session, please e-mail mktg@up.edu by Friday, November 25, at 4 p.m. Photos will be taken in Clark Library’s Digital Lab […]
Teacher Leadership Network Panel Discussion, Dec. 7
The School of Education Teacher Leadership Network will present a panel discussion, “Inclusion with a Focus on High Performing Students,” on Wednesday, December 7, 6:30 to 8 p.m., in the Chiles Center Hall of Fame Room. Panelists will discuss how to identify, include, and challenge high performing students in classrooms at the elementary and secondary […]
Heighten Your Intercultural Understanding: “This Side of Home”
With Vision 2020, the University’s new strategic plan, the UP community seeks to enhance intercultural understandings, including attitudes, knowledge, and skills. To assist in this endeavor, the School of Education is hosting a reading group to probe culturally relevant practices and strategies. This Side of Home, by Renée Watson (pictured), takes place in Portland, and explores the experiences […]
SOPHIA Book Discussion: “The Slow Professor”
As part of its mission to foster faculty development and engagement, SOPHIA cordially invites all faculty to participate in its first annual book discussion. Participants will receive a free copy of our text selection, The Slow Professor: Challenging the Culture of Speed in the Academy and will convene on Thursday, January 12, at 10:30 a.m., in the Bauccio Commons […]
Don’t Miss Garaventa Center’s Holiday Thirst Friday, Dec. 2
Need a little holiday cheer before finals? Join us for Thirst Friday on December 2 in the Garaventa Center (Franz 330), any time from 4 to 6 p.m. You’ll find great conversation, holiday libations of all sorts, and best of all, a tasting menu featuring an astonishing number of Oreo options! Extra credit for […]
Date Extended to Submit 3D Ornament Design
It’s not too late to enter your 3D ornament design to the Clark Library’s 3D Ornament Design contest. Entries are now due by Monday, November 28, at 5 p.m. The winning designs will be 3D printed and displayed on the library’s Christmas tree. Unfamiliar with 3D design? The lab provides access to Blender software and tutorials for […]
Author, Musician Willy Vlautin, Nov. 28
Oregon novelist and musician Willy Vlautin joins our campus on Monday, November 28, at 7:30 p.m., at the Pilot House bookstore. Born and raised in Reno, Nev., Vlautin has published four novels of dark literary realism: The Motel Life, Northline, Lean on Pete, and The Free. His bands include Richmond Fontaine and the Delines. Vlautin’s storytelling in both prose […]
Hallelujah Chorus, Anyone?
Anyone who has sung the Hallelujah Chorus before, or who might like to learn it, is welcome to lend their voice with the Chapel Choir at this year’s “Bells in the Ballroom” concert. The concert, “Encores Away!,” featuring the sounds of the Chapel Handbell Choir, Chapel Choir, and the UP Acapella Choir, will definitely get you […]