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2024-06-24

Staff Senate Elections—Voting Opens July 22

July 22, 2024

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Staff Senate will be holding their first elections this summer. Applications will open on Wednesday, June 26, and close Wednesday, July 3. To be eligible, staff must have completed at least 6 months of employment at the University. Join us in our pursuit of creating community and fostering communication on campus! (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-06-24, 2024-07-08, 2024-07-22, Issues Tagged With: UP Staff Senate

Stay Fit with Beauchamp—Summer Hours and Classes

June 24, 2024

Beauchamp offers a variety of ways to stay active and engaged, even during the summer months! Check out our summer schedule for classes, hours, and more.

Filed Under: 2024-06-24, 2024-07-08, 2024-07-22, Issues Tagged With: Beauchamp Recreation Center

2024-2025 Cybersecurity Training Reminder

June 24, 2024

The Cybersecurity Training Course for 2024-2025 is now available for all faculty, staff, and student workers in the Moodle dashboard.  This annual training program is focused on educating users on computer security best-practices and reducing cyber risk to the University. The training is required by the Department of Education to maintain our ability to provide student loans and it is strongly encouraged for student workers. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-06-24, 2024-07-08, Issues Tagged With: Cyber Security, Information Services

Oregon Suzuki Institute Performances (Jun. 24-28)

June 24, 2024

UP faculty, staff, and families are welcome to attend performances by the Oregon Suzuki Institute students and faculty in Buckley Auditorium. This is an international summer program with over 200 students of all ages, taking classes and performing music on bass, cello, piano, viola, and violin. You might even see some of your colleagues’ kids on stage—we hope you can join us! (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-06-24, Issues Tagged With: Oregon Suzuki Institute

New to The Bluff—Ken Struckmeier—Director of Student Placements, School of Education

June 24, 2024

Ken Struckmeier has joined the School of Education as Director of Student Placements. Ken was previously an Adjunct Professor at Lewis and Clark College and has 20 years of leadership experience in the Beaverton School District where he served as Executive Administrator for Middle Schools, Administrator for Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessment, Principal, and Assistant Principal. Ken started his educational career as a high school social studies teacher and taught for 12 years in Florence, Oregon, and Hillsboro, Oregon. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-06-24, Issues Tagged With: New to The Bluff

June 2024 Zoom Update

June 24, 2024

We hope that you are enjoying the (sometimes liquid) sunshine! Check out our monthly Zoom update, including information on Zoom’s new rebrand, on Techtalk.

Filed Under: 2024-06-24, Issues Tagged With: Tech Talk blog

UPDATE: Extended Hours for New Faculty/Staff Directory Photos (Jun. 25)

May 28, 2024

The Division of Marketing and Communications has extended the scheduled session with our professional photographer on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, from 1:00 PM until 1:30 p.m. This image will be available to you for additional personal and professional use in addition to being in the official university directory. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-05-27, 2024-06-10, 2024-06-24, Issues Tagged With: Photo Shoot

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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.

Jessica Murphy Moo, editor of Portland Magazine and director of storytelling, wrote the lyrics to two songs in “We Go On, Oswego,” a song cycle honoring female refugees who lived at Camp Ontario in upstate New York. From 1944-1946, Camp Ontario provided emergency shelter to refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe. “We Go On, Oswego” was performed at Nazareth College, in collaboration with Finger Lakes Opera, on December 4, 2025. It was commissioned by Katie Hannigan, PhD. The song “There Is No Underground,” was written in collaboration with composer Maria Thompson Corley, and the song “My Table,” was written in collaboration with composer Kurt Erickson.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published “A Spirituality of Desert Discipleship for Our Times. Reflections on the Readings of the Third Sunday of Advent.” VoiceAfrique.org. December 13, 2025.

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