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11-24-2014

Join the UP Shamrock Run Team

shamrock2 copyAll University community members are welcome to help a great cause by joining UP’s Shamrock Run team. All team members get free UP gear to wear at the race on Sunday, March 15, at Waterfront Park in downtown Portland. To join the UP team, you must register online at http://www.shamrockrunportland.com/ (choose the “team” option; the UP code is 1070). Packet pick-up (race t-shirt, pins, bibs, and UP gear) will be available on campus closer to the race date. Online registration for teams closes Saturday, January 31, 2015.

As an added bonus, if there are at least 75 members on the UP team, Shamrock Run will donate $5 per person to the long-anticipated Beauchamp Recreation and Wellness Center, which opens to the University community in August 2015. Last year the UP race team consisted of roughly 160 runners and walkers and was the 7th largest team at the race, and raised nearly $800 for the Beauchamp Center.

For more information, contact Amy Shelly, Bridget Bimrose, or Roya Ghorbani-Elizeh, marketing and communications, or Sean Ducey, university events.

2014 UP Christmas Tree Lighting, Dec. 1

christmas tree3All University community members, including alumni, families, and friends, are invited to gather in Bauccio Commons on Monday, December 1, at 6 p.m., for the 16th 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.

New IRS Retirement Limits

hOn October 23, 2014, the Internal Revenue Service announced its 2015 adjustments to contribution limits for 403(b) plans. Employees may contribute up to $18,000 to their 401(k) plans in 2015. For those age 50 and over, an increased “catch-up” contribution limit will mean $6,000 in additional allowable employee contributions. Those wishing to change their current retirement contribution amount to the 2015 maximum must complete a new voluntary salary reduction agreement, found on the HR website at http://tinyurl.com/nnxgwfd.

Annual Alumni Employees Luncheon, Dec. 4

alumniemployeesgroupThe Office of Alumni Relations cordially invites all UP employees who are also UP alumni to attend the 8th Annual UP Alumni Employee Luncheon on Thursday, December 4, from 11:30 p.m. to 1 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons Terrace room. Please RSVP to alumni@up.edu or 7328 by Monday December 1. All degreed and non-degreed UP alumni are welcome.

A Conversation With WWII Veteran Dale Bowlin, Dec. 2

wwIIUSflagThe University will host a conversation with Dale Bowlin, a World War II veteran and prisoner of war, on Tuesday, December 2, at 7 p.m., in Buckley Center room 163. After participating in the second phase of the Battle of the Bulge in 1944, Bowlin was injured and captured in Germany in 1945 and spent two months in a German military hospital, losing his left leg due to a severed artery. Sponsored by The Greatest Generation Project, as well as University of Portland Silver Wings, Bowlin’s talk is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Mackenna Krohn at krohn16@up.edu.

Campus Ministry Events, Services, Celebrations

1chapel150Thanksgiving Mass will be celebrated in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher at 10:30 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day. This will replace the 12:05 p.m. daily Mass. All are invited to attend.

Voice for Life will be hosting their annual Stuff the Crib drive, to benefit the Mother & Child Education Center, from Monday, November 24 to Friday, December 5. Drop by the Pilot House, pick a tag off the crib, and make the holidays a little brighter for families in need. Any questions can be addressed to Margaret or Julia at voiceforlifeup@gmail.com.

Join campus ministry for an early celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe and a special devotion for Mexicans and Mexican-Amer­icans. A bilingual Mass celebrated by Fr. Mark DeMott, C.S.C., will take place on Thursday, December 4, at 7:30 p.m., in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. Mass will be followed by a gathering featuring hand-made tamales, pan dulce, and Mexican hot chocolate. All are welcome.

For more information contact campus ministry at 7131 or ministry@up.edu.

Join Campus Ministry For Bells In The Ballroom, Dec. 5

New employee and staff portraitsAll faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends are welcome to come to Bells in the Ballroom, an annual musical celebration of the Christmas season, on Friday, December 5, at 7 p.m., in Mehling Ballroom. The event will feature Christmas cookies, cocoa, and music from the UP Chapel Choir, Handbell Choir, and the groups Call Our Bluff and Under A Rest. The Hallelujah Chorus will be accompanied by members of the UP Orchestra.

For more information contact Maureen Briare, campus ministry, at briare@up.edu.

 

Be A Part Of UP: Get Your Beauchamp Center Pavers Now

beaucenter3In honor of the new Beauchamp Recreation and Wellness Center, this week UP is launching its Legacy Paver Program. By purchasing a specially engraved paving stone, students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of the University will have the chance to leave their personal and permanent legacy as a physical part of the UP campus.

Paver sections can be purchased for $100 for a 6×9 space or $200 for a 6×18 space. The pavers will be engraved with personal inscriptions designed by each purchaser. During the summer, the engraved pavers will be permanently installed at the entrance of Beauchamp Center.

Paver purchases are tax deductible, and proceeds from the sales will support construction costs for the new recreation center. At this time a limited number, approximately 1,100 pavers, are available for purchase.

For more information or to purchase your paver today, go to http://tinyurl.com/mvv9jxa, or contact Amy Eaton, development, at 8551 or eatona@up.edu.

Pilot Cross-Country Teams Make History

lystad 150Portland’s Scott Fauble is an All-American for the third straight year and the Pilots made history on Saturday with a third-place finish at the NCAA Men’s Cross Country Championships, the best finish in Portland program history. In the women’s race, senior Tansey Lystad (pictured) finished in 15th place to earn All-America honors. It is the highest individual finish in Portland women’s cross country history.

The teams will be honored at the UP vs. Oregon State basketball game on Saturday, December 6, at 7 p.m., in the Chiles Center.

Fauble was solid on the 10k course as he remained near the head of the lead pack for the majority of the race. He cruised to the finish in a time of 30:34.4, good for 12th overall. The redshirt senior was 13th at the NCAA Championships as a junior a year ago.

Not far behind Fauble was teammate Reid Buchanan, a senior who finished 26th overall to also earn All-America status. Buchanan was with the lead pack for most of the race and he posted a time of 30:46.6.

For the men, the Pilots as a team were fourth at the 3000 meter split and eighth at 5000 meters before finishing strong. Portland combined for a team score of 175 to finish in the top three.

Colorado won its second straight national title with a score of 65, while Stanford was second with 98 points.

For more information contact athletics at 7117 or go to www.portlandpilots.com.

Open Enrollment Concludes Tuesday, Dec. 2

hThe open enrollment period for UP employees started on Monday, November 3, and will conclude on Tuesday, December 2. This will be your opportunity to make changes to your plan choices, review the dependents you have covered, and sign up for a medical or dependent care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for 2015. Please login to the Open Enrollment Tool to either change or confirm your coverage.

Specific enrollment materials were sent to employees electronically on Monday, November 3. Please note that FSA requires re-enrollment every year. To enroll in FSA for 2015 please go to www.flex-plan.com. Online enrollment instructions for FSA can be found here.

For more information contact Andy Sherwood, Human Resources, at sherwood@up.edu.