News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.
The Office of Scholarly Engagement and Career Readiness is pleased to announce that six students have been selected as Fulbright recipients this year.
The recipients are:
Congratulations to all!
A Moodle upgrade is scheduled for May 8. Moodle will be unavailable from Wednesday, May 8 through Sunday, May 12. This upgrade will see an updated user interface and some major improvements in several key features.
Included in the upgrade:
The office of ATSI will post scheduled Summer Moodle workshop dates in the coming weeks.
Please contact atsi@up.edu with any questions. Thank you!
We are excited to announce the dedication event for the new Shiley-Marcos Center for Design & Innovation, a transformative addition to our campus made possible through the generosity of our donors. As we prepare for this special occasion, we would like to inform you of a temporary road closure on campus.
The road leading to the Shiley-Marcos Center for Design & Innovation will be closed starting at 7:00 a.m. on Friday, May 3, 2024, and will reopen at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2024. This closure is necessary to accommodate the setup and execution of the dedication event.
To eliminate congestion, please limit vehicular access to St. Mary’s, the Chapel, Bauccio Commons, the Tennis Center and Shiley Hall. Please note that the EV charging stations at the Tennis Center will not be accessible during this time.
During this time, there will be signage in place to direct you around the road closure. Additionally, please note that parking in certain areas will be blocked off to facilitate the event and ensure the safety of all attendees. Fire lanes will also need to be kept clear, as per safety regulations.
To view the detour route and areas affected by parking restrictions, please refer to the campus map linked here:
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation as we celebrate this significant milestone for our university. The Shiley-Marcos Center for Design & Innovation represents a remarkable achievement for our community, and we are grateful for your support in making it possible.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the road closure or the dedication event, please do not hesitate to reach out to events@up.edu.
The provost’s office has announced the following promotions to professor, effective July 1, 2024:
Genevieve Brassard, Professor of English
Valerie Peterson, Professor of Mathematics
Warren Wood, Professor of Chemistry and BioChemistry
Hello all, and best wishes for the end of the term!
Our newest Techtalk blog post includes information on recent updates including wider Whiteboard functionality, so please stop by and take a look! We also encourage you to take a moment to look at our other recent posts on a variety of topics including Cascade and WordPress.
Congratulations to our retiring faculty! The University Archives and Museum announces a new post on PortLog recognizing these thirteen members of the University faculty for their many years of service. Visit this site for a slideshow of the honored retirees and see how they’ve changed over the years: https://sites.up.edu/museum/2024-retiring-faculty/
For more information, contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, at museum@up.edu
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!
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)