Career services is ready to help students with career advice and resources for spring 2014, according to Amy Cavanaugh, career services. Students are welcome to take advantage of the following: Daily drop-in hours for students: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 2-4 p.m.; Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. -12 noon, Orrico Hall lower level. Drop-in hours provide students […]
01-14-2013
Uncommon Heroes
All employees are invited to learn more about the many academic, athletic, professional, and service heroes who surround us each day on campus and in the world community thanks to the University’s commitment to extraordinary Teaching and Learning, Faith and Formation, and Service and Leadership. Their stories can be found on the UP website at […]
Flex-Plan Grace Period
Employees who participated in Flex-Plan for the 2012 calendar year have a grace period of January 1, 2013 to March 15, 2013 that will allow employees to maximize their 2012 benefit. Employees have until March 31, 2013 to submit claims for expenses incurred on March 15, 2013 or before. Claims can be submitted online at […]
WCC Home Opener
The Pilots men’s basketball team hosts its West Coast Conference home-opener this Thursday against the Gonzaga University Bulldogs. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at the Chiles Center. The team is also in action on Saturday as they take the court to host defending WCC Champion Saint Mary’s at 7:30 p.m. Then next week the […]
Gerhardt Award Nominations
The Office of Alumni Relations is accepting nominations for the 2013 Thomas A. Gerhardt Award for Student Leadership, according to Ken Hallenius, alumni relations. Criteria for selection: Student must be a graduating senior; Student must have demonstrated leadership throughout his or her undergraduate career; Student must demonstrate consistent dedication to the University and the community […]
From Our Past: Fr. Joseph L. Powers
Father Joseph L. Powers, C.S.C., died on January 17, 1980, at the age of 64 after battling ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). He served at the University from 1951 until 1978, first as a faculty member in the history department and then from 1962 until 1971 as executive vice president of the University. During the next […]
Jeff Dietrich Lecture
The University will host activist, author, and cook Jeff Dietrich at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 24 when he presents “Broken and Shared: Tales from a Hippie Kitchen” in the Executive Boardroom of the Bauccio Commons. His presentation is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public. For over 40 years, Dietrich has […]
William Stafford Birthday Party
The English department’s annual William Stafford Birthday Poetry Celebration will take place on Thursday, January 24, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center room 163. The celebration is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public. The party commemorates the 98th birthday of Oregon’s late Poet Laureate, who died in 1993. Guests and poets […]
Faculty Update
Jacqueline Waggoner, education, and Suzanne Burke, a PACE M.A.T. student, presented their paper titled “Flipping the Chemistry Classroom and Its Effect on Student Achievement” at the Hawaii International Conference on Education in Honolulu, Hawaii, January 5-9, 2013. Carol J. Dempsey, OP, theology, has edited and published a new volume of essays with colleagues Mark J. […]
Ready To Help Students
The career services office is ready to help students with career-seeking advice and resources for spring 2013, according to Amy Cavanaugh, career services. Daily drop-in hours for students: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 2-4 p.m.; Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. -12 noon, Orrico Hall lower level. Drop-in hours for résumé and cover letter review are on a […]