A TIAA-CREF representative will host a brown bag lunch presentation on retirement income options for those close to retirement on Wednesday, April 17, at noon in Buckley Center room 163. Contact Andy Sherwood, human resources, at sherwood@up.edu for more information. Snacks will be provided.
04-15-2013
Library Renovation On Schedule
The Clark Library renovation is on schedule and books will start moving to their new home in mid-June, followed by furniture and computers in early July. Library faculty and staff will return in late July. The collections and staff in the Terrace Room will move last in order to ensure minimal disruption. Specific dates will […]
Don’t Be Remiss
Faculty and staff applications for tuition remission will only be accepted via online forms and can be accessed through the HR website at www.up.edu/hr/, according to HR director Bryn Sopko. The HR office will no longer accept paper forms. In addition to this easier access, HR has updated the application dates for remission to match […]
Sam Jam Basketball Fundraiser
The second annual Sam Jam will take place on Tuesday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m., in the Chiles Center. Members of the Pilot men’s and women’s basketball teams will compete in a wheelchair basketball game against the Portland Wheelblazers of Oregon Disability Sports to raise money for Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA). Sam Jam was […]
Impact Of Catholic Education
All faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend “The Impact of Catholic Education in America,” a conference to be held June 20-22, 2013 on the University of Portland campus, according to Jamie Powell, Garaventa Center. The purpose of the conference is to bring together teachers, school administrators, pastors, and scholars to deepen the conversation […]
Miriam Greenstein Lecture
In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, local Holocaust survivor Miriam Greenstein will speak on Friday April 19, at 4 p.m., in Buckley Center room 163. Her talk is free and open to all. Light refreshments will be provided. Greenstein will be bringing her autobiography In the Shadow of Death, A Young Girl’s Survival in the […]
Moceri New Associate Dean
The University of Portland School of Nursing is pleased to announce the appointment of Joane Moceri as associate dean for the undergraduate program effective May 1, 2013. Moceri has served as an associate professor with the School of Nursing since August 2012, teaching in both undergraduate and graduate programs. She came to UP from the […]
Curt Pederson Hired As CIO
Curt Pederson has joined the information services team as chief information officer (CIO), according to Jim Ravelli, university operations. Pederson will be responsible for the overall leadership of the IT organization including infrastructure, applications, and academic computing. He formerly was the CIO for Oregon State University and prior to that was the CIO for the […]
Celebrating Kitty Harmon
All faculty and staff are invited to bid farewell to Kitty Harmon at a party in her honor on Friday, April 26, at 4:30 p.m., in the gallery of Shiley Hall’s second floor. Refreshments will be provided. Instead of bringing a gift, Kitty has requested that her friends and colleagues make a donation to the […]