The University’s ChargePoint electric car charging stations located at the Clark Library and LP Tennis Center parking lots have been well used. The public safety office is updating the station rules to ensure that the charging stations are accessible and rotating effectively for all UP student, faculty, and staff electric car owners.
Starting on January 13, 2020, students, faculty, and staff can charge at the stations free for the first four hours, with a fee of $1.75 per hour after four hours. Campus guests will pay a fee of $3.00 per hour with no free period.
To access your free charging please email public safety prior to Monday, January 13 for a pin number to update your ChargePoint account. Please provide your UP ID and parking pass number in your email.
For more information contact public safety at x7161 or publicsafety@up.edu.
The Clark Library offers instruction in two areas: information literacy and multimedia skills. Now is a great time to schedule us to meet with your classes before our calendar fills up. Librarians teach information literacy sessions and collaborate with faculty to make sure key concepts are covered. They also create course guides to support students in their academic research and projects. To schedule a class meeting, please email preferred dates and times to 
Mark your calendars now for Diversity Dialogues 2020, coming up January 20-31. Diversity Dialogues is programming designed to engage and educate the student body on issues, topics, and events related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Faculty and staff are encouraged to attend and participate in the many engaging events and topics to be covered. Please also, think about giving out extra credit to encourage student participation.
Christmas Break for University of Portland staff will be from Tuesday, December 24 through Wednesday, January 1. Staff will return to work on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020.
With the holiday season right around the corner, now is a great time to beat the crowds and get ahead of your holiday shopping at the Columbia Sportswear Employee Store. University of Portland employees are exclusively invited to access the store from December 13 to January 5.
The 2019 Staff Christmas Luncheon will take place on Monday, December 16, starting at 11:30 a.m., in the Beauchamp Recreation & Wellness Center.
A representative from TIAA, which administers the University’s retirement accounts, will be on campus the following dates and times:
The Scholarly Activity Portal is always live and ready for faculty input on PilotsUP under the “Academics” menu. The data obtained via the portal is used to populate A Community of Scholars (published annually by the Provost’s office), the Clark Library’s annual celebration of UP authors, and annual self-evaluations. Faculty members will send a report from their portal to their respective deans as a part of the annual self-evaluation process, and they can also use the data entered to develop their personal curriculum vitae.
Pamela Potter, associate professor of nursing, will retire at the end of fall semester. She came to the Bluff in 2007 with a BS from Northern Illinois University, an MA from the University of New Mexico, and a DNS from Yale University. Potter is well-known for her work in facilitating the development of the School of Nursing’s new undergraduate degree in integrative health and wellness studies.