Christmas break is around the corner and to ensure the correct payment of employee wages, we ask that you report your timecards correctly and submit them on time. Please follow the holiday policy found under “Payroll Guidance for Non-Exempt Employees on Holidays and Shutdown Days” at this link. Timecards are due on the following schedules: Monthly […]
12-09-2019
Personal Packages? Please Don’t Send to Campus
Due to the high volume of packages that are received for on-campus students and official University of Portland business, personal packages for faculty, staff, and off-campus students are not to be sent to the University address, according to Mary Scroggins, printing and mailing services. For more information contact the mail center at x7179.
Moreau Center Holiday Open House: Come One, Come All!
The Moreau Center for Service and Justice invites all faculty and staff to our Holiday Open House on Wednesday, December 11, from 3 to 4:30 p.m., in St. Mary’s Student Center. Come take a break with hot cider, snacks, and gingerbread house decorating. For questions contact Theresa McCreary at mccreary@up.edu.
UP’s 25 Days ’til Christmas Advent Calendar Is Here
This Advent season, count down to Christmas with UP’s 25 Days ’til Christmas online calendar. Share Advent prayers, cookie recipes, historical winter photos of campus, and more with the rest of the UP community. Be sure to visit the site for a new surprise each day leading up to Christmas. Find the calendar here at giving.up.edu/25days.
Anticipation of Christmas: Did You Know?
Did you know about the role of anticipation in preparing for Christmas? “On that day…” is a phrase that features in many of the first readings through the beginning of the Season of Advent. The Season starts with a sense of anticipation. Those using the readings are taken into the Book of Isaiah and the […]
TLC Teaching Tip of the Week: Managing YOUR Stress as a College Instructor
The “UP Way” of being here for our students is unparalleled. Done with our whole minds, hearts and souls, it can also take quite a toll on us as teachers. As we head into the amazing perk of Christmas Break, the Tweet version of this TLC teaching tip is TAKE THE BREAK! The longer version […]
Looking for Gonzaga Tickets? Or Free Kids’ Tickets?
If you’re still looking for Gonzaga tickets the athletics office still has some available, but they’re going fast. Click this link to purchase tickets to the biggest Men’s basketball game of the season. Don’t forget that kids 12 and under get free tickets to men’s and women’s basketball games over the holiday break: Dec. 13: Men […]
UP Wind Symphony: Blowing Away The Competition
The University of Portland Wind Symphony has been invited to perform at the 2020 Oregon Music Education Association conference in Eugene, OR on Friday, January 17, at 4 p.m., in the Soreng Theatre at the Hult Center. The ensemble was selected through a blind audition process. The concert is free and open to the public. […]
A Taste of UP for Friends, Families, Founders
From early years—when Archbishop Alexander Christie would come to campus to celebrate his Name Day, i.e., later becoming Founder’s Day—UP has been privileged to share the life and wonders of its campus with friends and families. For a brief retrospective of the recent Junior & Senior Family Weekend, plus news of a picnic under the pines […]
Faculty, Staff Fitness Schedule for Finals Week
Finals week will have the following fitness schedule for faculty and staff in the Beauchamp Center: Mon., Dec. 8: No classes. Tue., Dec. 9: Sweaty 20 with Julee, 12:15 p.m., Studio 30 Wed., Dec. 10: Centering Yoga with Karen, 12:05 p.m., Studio 30 Thur., Dec. 11: Rowing with Ryan, 12:05 p.m., Studio 30 Fri., Dec. […]