In the spirit of the holidays as well as planning ahead, the human resources office has finalized the date of Thursday, December 18, for the 2014 Staff Christmas Luncheon. All staff members will be treated to a delicious meal, raffle prizes, employee awards, and more. For more information contact HR at 8981 or hr@up.edu.
11-24-2014
Flex Plan Participants Take Note
As a reminder to all Flex Plan participants, the U.S. Treasury Department has modified the Flexible Spending Arrangement (FSA) “use-it-or-lose-it” provision to allow carryover of Health Care FSA funds. Beginning with the 2014 plan year, all savings under the plan must be used by December 31, 2014, with the exception of up to $500, which […]
Interfaith Dialogue Opportunity
Student diversity coordinators are compiling a list of students, faculty, and staff members who are interested in engaging in interfaith programming and dialogue. Possible ideas include “speed-faithing,” religious and interfaith site visits, interfaith dialogues, interfaith and community service projects, interfaith literacy, interfaith cooperation, and more. If you are interested in participating, please contact Elvia Gaona, […]
UP Speech & Debate Union
The University of Portland Speech and Debate Union competed at the 84th Annual R. D. Mahaffey Memorial Speech and Debate Tournament at Linfield College over the weekend of November 15-16. Senior biology major Elizabeth Hartley earned first place honors as Best Speaker in Open/Senior International Public Debate. She was also one of two of UP […]