News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.
EHS will host a Stryker chair training in September for those interested in learning how to use the chair in their building for safe evacuation for disabled or injured persons. A course date will be scheduled pending input from interested participants.
If you are interested in the training, please email ehs@up.edu to sign up.
Join us for a lively night of engaging storytelling from our own UP community. Fr. Peter Walsh, professor Karen Eifler, and UP regent Janice Burger will share thought-provoking stories of hope, renewal, and transformation. Afterward, President Kelly will lead them in a panel discussion to unpack some of the night’s themes.
Event details:
Thursday, April 18 from 7 to 8 p.m. ~ Buckley Center Auditorium
To help with planning, we encourage everyone to RSVP.
Come early for the wine and cheese social in Dundon-Berchtold Lounge from 6 to 7 p.m. Feel free to bring a guest! The food and festivities are free, but we encourage donations of non-perishable food items to help replenish the StockUP food bank.
Questions: parents@up.edu
The Brian Doyle Scholarship for Creative Writing was established in 2018 in memory of long-time Portland magazine editor Brian Doyle. We encourage all aspiring writers to apply for this scholarship award of $18,704 for the 2024-2025 academic year!
Applications are being accepted until April 22, 2024. Spread the word!
Instructions on how to apply can be found at the link below.
Come learn about UP’s newest and most sustainable building on campus on Monday, April 22 at 4:00 p.m. This tour with the architects will focus on LEED Gold certification design elements, innovative carbon-reduction strategies and energy reduction measures.
The tour is open to all students, faculty and staff, but spaces are limited.
Please email Jennie Cambier (cambier@up.edu) to reserve your spot. If there is enough interest, we may add a second tour.
Garaventa Center invites all staff and faculty to join us for some toasts at the final Thirst Friday of the year. Come and enjoy laughter, libations, great conversation and thematic snacks to celebrate a Bærry, Bærry good career, indeed. Stay for 10 minutes or till last call! 17 extra credit points for anyone who is attending their first Thirst Friday, brings a newbie or brings their own cup.
Friday, April 26, 4-6PM, Garaventa Center, Franz Hall 3rd Floor. Hope to see you!
Questions? Karen Eifler at eifler@up.edu. An ADA compliant event.
Please join the Public Research Fellows in marking the end of another successful year of public-facing engaged humanities research at the 2024 Showcase, April 26, 3-5 pm, Franz Patio and Lobby. Six faculty-student collaborative teams will offer interactive pop-up presentations of their projects inspired by this year’s theme, “Engaging Portland.”
This is a drop-in, open-house style event open to all UP community members (and beyond!)—there will be food, drinks, and a UP jazz trio—and the bike-powered library from Street Books will make an appearance as well.
We look forward to celebrating the humanities and Portland with you!
It’s hard to believe, but the University’s celebration of the Baccalaureate Mass is coming up quickly! Celebrated at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, in the Chiles Center, Campus Ministry invites all members of the UP community to join us in lifting up our voices in song at this Mass.
If you’re interested in helping sing, please contact Hector Mendoza, Campus Minister for Liturgical Music (mendoza@up.edu) so he can share more information with you. Come and join us in prayer and song as we celebrate our graduating class of 2024 and all their remarkable achievements!
The Spring 2024 Student Art Show will be on display through finals week in the Buckley Center Gallery. Be sure to stop by and see the beautiful work created by our talented students this semester.
PBOT started work on the first phase of Willamette upgrades with ADA ramp work at the intersections to the northwest of Portsmouth. Three intersections are impactful to campus. Of those, one is complete, one is in process, and the last is set to be completed prior to commencement weekend (see map below). Dates are weather dependent, but in light of the more recent updates from PBOT, work should be cleared out by 5/1, which will hopefully ease concerns regarding congestion related to commencement as well as move-out and regents on campus.
There will be a summer paving project that starts in mid-June, however additional updates on that project are still forthcoming. PBOT will provide us with broader announcements on that impact in the near future, as it will affect vehicular traffic between Portsmouth and St Johns (i.e. affects campus commuters coming over St Johns Bridge) and we will share those with the community as they are received.
For questions or concerns, please contact Jennie Cambier (cambier@up.edu)
Are you spring cleaning your office? The University Archives aims to retain materials that relate to the University’s story. So, as you clean and recycle, help us preserve and remember too. Materials of historical value describe the purpose, activities, history, values, and character of the University, department, or school; student and faculty milestones and achievements; unusual or outstanding events; annual events and special events (hosted events, outside speakers); and events which shape the University of Portland legacy over time.
Deciding which items are of enduring value can be more an art than a science. When in doubt, let the University Archives sort out the questions and papers by contacting Fr. Jeff Schneibel, C.S.C., at archives@up.edu or x7116.