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News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.

12-16-2013

Fire Alarm Testing Schedule

hAs a part of ongoing efforts in fire safety and alarm monitoring, the public safety office will have a vendor on campus over the next 4 weeks conducting annual fire alarm testing. Below is the schedule for the buildings to be tested:

  • Jan. 6: Bauccio Commons and Pilot House
  • Jan. 7: Mehling Hall and Orrico Hall
  • Jan. 8: Fields and Schoenfeldt Hall.

During this time there will be work crews testing each device in the assigned building, and there will be short audible tests conducted on the system. Staff are not required to leave during this time, but if for some reason the alarm is prolonged during this time period, please leave the building and organize outside the building until given the “all clear” to re-enter. For more information contact public safety at 7161 or publicsafety@up.edu.

Pilots Basketball Over Break

pilots story The Pilots men’s and women’s basketball teams will play a combined eight games over winter break at the Chiles Center. Many of these games will have special ticket deals that feature a 2-for-1 adult ticket, buy one ticket at regular price and receive a second ticket for free, and free tickets for all kids in 6th grade and under. These ticket deals are good for the men’s games against San Francisco on December 28, Santa Clara on December 30, Pacific on January 2, and Saint Mary’s on January 4. Women’s games will be UP versus Cal Poly on December 18, Gonzaga on January 3, and San Diego on January 8. To take advantage of these ticket specials, please visit the Pilots Box Office on the day of the game. The eighth home game over break will feature the Pilots men’s basketball team versus Gonzaga; ticket for this game are on sale now and can be purchased at the Pilots Box Office.

New Wellness Center To Honor Fr. Beauchamp

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A new Recreation & Wellness Center, set to break ground in May 2014, will be named in recognition of University of Portland president Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C. The announcement was made during the University’s annual Christmas gala on Friday, December 13.

Earlier this year, Fr. Beauchamp announced he is stepping down as president at the end of the 2013-14 academic year. The University’s president since 2003, he has been a strong supporter of the new center, expected to be completed by May, 2015. The Beauchamp Center will be located on what is now a parking lot at the corner of North Portsmouth and Strong avenues.

The Beauchamp Recreation & Wellness Center is estimated to cost $23 million, with $20 million raised as of today. The building is expected to become a dynamic focal point on campus, and enhance the physical and mental health of students, faculty, and staff. Designs call for a new, modern facility, which will feature state-of-the-art equipment and space to accommodate the growing University community.

Gifts made to the Beauchamp Recreation & Wellness Center are included in the University’s RISE Campaign, which was announced in December 2010 and seeks to raise $175 million by 2014. The RISE Campaign, which has raised more than $165 million to date, is one of the largest development campaigns ever for a Pacific Northwest private college or university.

The San Francisco office of 360 Architecture and Portland-based Soderstrom Architects are finalizing the design of the building.  Renderings of the proposed building can be found at this link.

Proposed rooms for the building include the Fitness Center with cardio machines, strength and free-weight stations, and areas for health and wellness testing and counseling. The gymnasium will include three courts for basketball, volleyball, and floor hockey. An indoor track will be suspended above the gym and will hold three lanes for walking and jogging, as well as pace clocks and stretching areas. The new Beauchamp Recreation & Wellness Center will also have two exercise studios, a spinning studio, an Outdoor Pursuits Center, and a 32-foot rock-climbing wall.

For more information contact the development office at 7395 or webmaster@up.edu.

Personal Mail Window Hours

packagesMailing services in Buckley Center is a service for University departments and students and it is a very busy operation throughout the year. It is not a commercial mailing center or a post office, and it does not receive extra staffing for the holiday season. In order to keep University-related mail operations running smoothly during the holidays, mailing services will be open for employees’ personal mail needs from 12 noon to 1 p.m., Monday-Friday from now through Monday, December 23, according to Mary Scroggins, mailing services. The window will be open for letters, packages, and stamp purchases. All packages must be boxed, taped, and addressed, and envelopes must be addressed and sealed. The mail center is unable to provide boxes or shipping supplies.

Personal packages for faculty and staff should also not be mailed to the University. Process­ing personal packages places a great deal of strain on mailing services staff, to the detriment of providing service for University offices and students. If you will not be home and are worried about theft, please send items to a friend or family member that will be home to accept the package in your absence. For more information contact Scroggins at 7179 or scroggin@up.edu.

Staff Holiday Luncheon, Dec. 19

UP ornamentAll staff members are invited to the University’s 2013 holiday party, which will take place on Thursday, December 19, in the Bauccio Commons. The social will begin at 11:30 a.m., with seating at 12:15 p.m., and the program begins at 1. The party will feature a holiday selection of fare from Bon Appetit’s food stations, annual employee award presentations, prize drawings, recognition of employees’ service to the University, and words of holiday cheer from Fr. Beauchamp. Please keep in mind that the holiday party is for staff only; with continued growth as a university community, there is not room available for student workers or family members.

For more information contact human resources at hr@up.edu.

Teaching Circles Workshop, Jan. 9

eiflerThe Teaching & Learning Collaborative and the associate provost invite all faculty to participate in a one-hour workshop on using Teaching Circles on Thursday, January 9, 9:30-10:30 a.m., in Buckley Center room 163. Teaching circles are a promising practice for understanding what is going on pedagogically in one’s classroom and can take many forms. Colleagues from several disciplines currently employing Teaching Circles will offer a glimpse of their practice and engage participants in a dialogue about the possibilities this strategy offers for strengthening teaching and offering useful data to complement course evaluations. Seating is limited. To RSVP or seek further information, please contact Karen Eifler at eifler@up.edu or 8014.

Trinity Academy Choir Concert, Dec. 20

choir3150Trinity Academy and its choir director, UP alumnus Chris Fotinakis, cordially invite all faculty, staff, students, and their families t0 enjoy Trinity Academy Christmas Fine Arts Night, a celebration in word and song of the birth of Christ, on Friday, Decem­ber 20, at 7 p.m., in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. The program will feature music and seasonal readings from scripture and poetry. A reception will follow in St. Mary’s Student Center lounge, with refreshments. Trinity Academy is a recently established North Portland school whose mission is educating seventh through twelfth graders to discover truth, practice goodness, and create beauty on a foundation of a joyful, discerning, and ecumenical Christian culture. Please contact Dan Kabele, information services, at kabele@up.edu for additional information.

Holiday Offer From Zipcar

ZZipcar would like to put a little Zip in holiday travel plans for University of Portland community members by extending $25 worth of free driving credit to all faculty and staff who open new personal Zipcar accounts during December 2013. To join, get more information, or check Zipcar locations, go to www.zipcar.com/uportland. If you are already a member, Zipcar has a holiday gift of free driving for you too. Just e-mail Josh Force at jforce@zipcar.com.