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2024-04-15

Stryker Chair Training (TBD)

August 16, 2024

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. (Read More)

Filed Under: 2024-04-15, 2024-08-19, Issues Tagged With: EHS

Don’t Miss PilotTalks on April 18!

April 15, 2024

Join us for a lively night of engaging storytelling from our own UP community in the Buckley Center Auditorium. 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. Come early for the wine and cheese social in Dundon-Berchtold Lounge—the food and festivities are free, but we encourage donations of non-perishable food items to help replenish the StockUP food bank. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-04-15, Events, Issues Tagged With: PilotTalks

Student Applications Open: Brian Doyle Scholarship for Creative Writing (Apr. 22)

April 15, 2024

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! (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-04-15, Issues Tagged With: Brian Doyle Scholarship

Earth Day Tour: Shiley-Marcos Center for Design and Innovation (Apr. 22)

April 15, 2024

Come celebrate Earth Day with a tour UP’s newest and most sustainable building on campus. 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, and reservations are required. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-04-15, Issues Tagged With: Earth Day, Shiley-Marcos Center for Design & Innovation

Thirst Friday: It’s Been a Bærry, Bærry Good Career (Apr. 26)

April 15, 2024

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. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-04-15, Issues Tagged With: Thirst Friday

Public Research Fellows “Engaging Portland” Showcase and Open House (Apr. 26)

April 15, 2024

Please join the Public Research Fellows in marking the end of another successful year of public-facing engaged humanities research at the 2024 Showcase from 3-5 p.m. at the Franz Patio and Lobby. This is an open-house style event open to all UP-community members with food, drinks, and a UP jazz trio with a special appearance by the bike-powered library from Street Books. We look forward to celebrating the humanities and Portland with you. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-04-15, Issues Tagged With: Public Research Fellows

Baccalaureate Mass Choir—All Are Welcome! (May 4)

April 15, 2024

It’s hard to believe, but the University’s celebration of the Baccalaureate Mass is coming up quickly! Campus Ministry invites all members of the UP community to join us in the Chiles Center as we celebrate our graduating class of 2024 and all their remarkable achievements! (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-04-15, 2024-04-29, Issues Tagged With: Baccalaureate Mass, Campus Ministry

Spring 2024 Student Art Show

April 15, 2024

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.

Filed Under: 2024-04-15, Issues Tagged With: Buckley Art Gallery, CAS

N. Willamette Blvd April-May Campus Impact: Update

April 15, 2024

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. (Read More.)

Filed Under: 2024-04-15, 2024-04-29, Facilities & Planning, Issues Tagged With: Facilities Planning and Construction

Spring Cleaning? Give to the University Archives!

April 15, 2024

Are you spring cleaning your office? The University Archives aims to retain materials that relate to the University’s story. Materials of historical value describe the purpose, activities, history, values, and character of the University. So, as you clean and recycle, help us preserve and remember too. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-04-15, 2024-05-13, Issues Tagged With: University Archives

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Nick McRee, Sociology and Social Work, published “Academic debate and civic engagement in adolescence and young adulthood: evidence from a national longitudinal study.” Argumentation and Advocacy, 61(3–4), 323–338. He also published “When Chairs Shield Faculty from Service Opportunities: Protecting Colleagues or Hindering Community?” The Department Chair, 36(3), 11-13.

Katie Danielson, Education, was awarded a grant from The Spencer Foundation in the amount of $374,940.00 for the “Collaborating Towards Transformational Visions for Digital School Systems” project. Danielson also published “Learning to let go: Transformations in teachers’ pedagogical reasoning about classroom discussion.” Co-authors: Gotwalt, E., Kavanagh, S. Teaching and Teacher Education. January 2026

Daniel Bulek, Nursing & Health Innovations, published “From monoamine deficits to multiscale plasticity: Twenty-five years of ketamine and the neurophysiology of depression.” Journal of Neurophysiology, jn.00516.2025.

Dave Houglum, Director of Leadership Studies and Leadership Professor of Practice in the Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, facilitated a multi-day series of invited leadership development workshops for the staff team at Lutherhaven Ministries in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Houglum led six interactive sessions focused on DiSC-informed leadership, coaching-centered leadership, servant leadership and accompaniment, powerful feedback, and the co-creation of team commitments to support healthy culture and sustainable impact. In addition, Houglum provided multiple individual leadership coaching sessions for staff members throughout the engagement. January 2026.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published the following articles in VoiceAfrique.org: “The Saturated Wisdom of Saint Joseph: Relevant Virtues for Our Times.” (Reflections on the Readings of the Fourth Sunday of Advent, 2025). December 19, 2025. “The Gift of the Nativity is Grounded in an Ethics of Neighborliness.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Mass on Christmas Day, December 25, 2025). December 24, 2025. “The Spirituality of Ambition and the Grace of the Incarnation.” Reflections on the Readings for the Vigil Mass of Christmas, 2025. December 24, 2025. “The Theotokos: A Mirror in Which We Discover Ourselves as Bearers of God’s Life to Each Other.” (Reflection on the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God.) December 31, 2025. “Jesus Christ: The Revealer of the Grace of Encounters and an Embrace of Difference.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord. January 4, 2026.) January 3, 2026. “Christian Baptism as a Summon for Global Justice: What We Must Embrace for Our Times.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Sunday of the Baptism of the Lord. January 11, 2026.) January 10, 2026. Aihiokhai also published a review of The Cross and the Olive Tree: Cultivating Palestinian Theology Amid Gaza. Edited by John S. Munayer and Samuel S. Munayer. Orbis Books, 2025. Catholicbooksreview.org

Jeff Kerssen-Griep, Communication and Media, presented “Teaching with Transformative International Conflict Partners” on the panel, “Healing Divides and Elevating Connections within Conflict & Peacebuilding.” National Communication Association Convention. November, 2025.

Christi Richardson-Zboralski, Director of Marketing – Graduate Programs, published a short story under pen name, Christi R. Suzanne, entitled “Outlaw’s Dust.” In Lisa Diane Kastner (Ed.) 27 Stories: An LA Wildfire Anthology. Running Wild Press. January 7, 2026. All proceeds from this anthology go toward Habitat for Humanity LA. Find it on the Broadway Books website or on Bookshop.org.

Fr. Pat Hannon, CSC, published From Glory to Glory: A Pilgrim’s Notes From the Badlands of Grace. Occasioned by the author’s walking, with siblings, the famous Camino de Santiago in the fall of 2024, the book traces all manner of other pilgrimages—to and from home, family, love, self, and God. One Subject Press, Saint Paul, Minnesota. November, 2025.

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