UPbeat

News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.

11-23-2015

Shamrock Run Time: Support Doernbecher’s!

All faculty and staff members are invited to show their UP pride and help support Doernbecher Children’s Hospital by joining the University’s Shamrock Run team. The race is on Sunday, March 13, 2016, at Waterfront Park in downtown Portland. Last year the UP race team was the 14th largest in the event, with 108 runners […]

Course Packs Due, Please

All faculty and instructors must turn in their course pack materials to the printing services office before leaving campus at the end of fall semester, according to Kassie Hansen, printing services. The lead time is needed so printing services staff can obtain copyright permissions and organize the packs for production before the start of the […]

Donate to the Clark Library Food Drive, Nov. 23 – Dec. 18

The Clark Library is collecting food for the Oregon Food Bank this holiday season, and all faculty and staff are invited to donate holiday extra 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 […]

UP Christmas Tree Lighting, Nov. 30

All University community members, including alumni, families, and friends, are invited to gather in Bauccio Commons on Monday, November 30, at 6:30 p.m., for the 17th annual University of Portland Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. Refreshments will be provided by ASUP. Contact student activities at 7470 or stuact@up.edu for more information.

Celebrate Thirst Friday, Dec 4

All faculty and staff are invited to the next installment of Thirst Friday on December 4. Drop by the Garaventa Center (330 Franz) anytime between 4-6 p.m. to enjoy convivial conversations, assorted nibbles and holiday libations of all sorts. Come for 10 minutes or two hours, but do come, and bring a friend or three! […]

Laura McLary Named Oregon Professor of the Year

Laura McLary, international languages and cultures, was named Oregon Professor of the Year by the national Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the international Council for the Advancement and Support of Education on Thursday, November 19. The award committee cited McLary’s innovation and dedication to teaching international languages, highlighting her leadership in growth […]

Fall 2015 Butine Awards

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS) has determined award recipients for the 2015-2016 Butine Faculty Development Fund fall cycle, according to committee chair Aaron Wootton, mathematics. This fall’s Butine award recipients are: Bill Curtis, political science: Second European Pragmatism Conference, $500 Terry Favero, biology: Summer Grant for a Research Transition into Soccer Analytics, $3,000 […]