UPbeat

News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.

2024-10-14

UPBeat Schedule

UPBeat will continue on an “every-other-week” schedule during Fall 2024.

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Fall 2024 Dates

  • December 23

Spring 2025 Dates

  • January 6
  • January 20
  • February 3
  • February 17
  • March 3
  • March 17
  • March 31
  • April 14
  • April 28
  • May 12
  • May 26

2024 Past Issues

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NETWORK MAINTENANCE (Oct. 17)

Information Services will be performing network maintenance from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. Thursday, October 17.  During this window users may experience intermittent issues accessing the internet through the campus network. This will impact both wired and WiFi connections.

UP internet resources, such as PilotsUP and the UP website will also be inaccessible intermittently during this maintenance window.  Connectivity to these resources will be affected both on and off the campus network.

If you experience any issues with connectivity after 7 a.m., please contact Campus Safety at campussafety@up.edu or call 503.943.7161.

“Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” (Oct. 20)

In partnership with the American Cancer Society, UP will host the “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” walkathon on October 20 starting at 9 a.m. Making Strides of Oregon and SW Washington is the premier breast cancer walk in the area.

The event draws hundreds of people from all over and there are many opportunities for participation—learn more and register at the link below.

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer

The American Cancer Society is the only organization that puts 100+ years of lifesaving experience to work for people with breast cancer and their families. Making Strides Against Breast Cancer is the nation’s largest and most impactful breast cancer movement working tirelessly to end breast cancer as we know it. In the last 30 years alone, ACS has invested more than $600 million in breast cancer research and over $5 billion in research for all cancer types since 1946.

Questions? Contact University Events.

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Tibetan Nuns Jangchub Jamtse USA Tour (Oct. 21)

Join us for a special event on campus with the Tibetan nuns of Jangchub Choeling Buddhist Nunnery in India, on their first-ever USA tour.

The Nunnery was established in 1987 under the vision and support of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Jangchub means enlightenment and Jamtse means loving-kindness. Their goal is to offer an experience that is permeated with fun and adventure, and cultural sharing through teaching, prayers, creation of sacred mandalas and ritual dance.

  • Date: Monday, October 21, 2024
  • Time: 3-5 p.m.
  • Location: Bauccio Commons Dining Room

This event will be hosted by Campus Ministry, in partnership with Wholistic Peace Institute.

For more information, contact Fr. Tim.

The Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writers Series Welcomes Viet Thanh Nguyen (Oct. 23)

The Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writers series is delighted to welcome novelist and memoirist Viet Thanh Nguyen to our campus for a talk on Wednesday October 23 at 7:30 p.m. in BC. Auditorium.

Nguyen is the author of the Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel, The Sympathizer, which was adapted into an HBO miniseries, the short-story collection, The Refugees, and the memoir, A Man of Two Faces. The MacArthur-award winning author is a professor at the University of Southern California. As with all Schoenfeldt events, this lecture/reading will be free and open to the public.

Nguyen will be available for an open Q&A with our campus community prior to the event from 4:30-5:30 in Dundon-Berchtold 134—Be sure to bring your questions!

Visit the Schoenfeldt Series schedule page for more information or contact larson@up.edu.

All Schoenfeldt events are free and open to the public.

2024 Fall Pillers Lecture (Oct. 24)

It’s that time of year again! You are cordially invited to join us at this fall’s Pillers Lecture, with guest lecturer Dan Patla PE ’06.

Patla is a Senior Mechanical Engineer with over 20 years of experience in hydropower engineering, with expertise in hydraulic turbines; he serves as a National and International Technical Expert for USACE. The Hydroelectric Design Center (HDC) is the Center of Expertise for all 75 USACE owned and operated powerhouses. He graduated from UP in 2006, cum laude, with a BSME with a Theology major.

Thursday, October 24, 2024

Shiley Hall room 301

Lecture begins at 5 pm with reception to follow at 6 pm.

RSVPs are required, please register at the link below:

Register for the Pillers Lecture

The Lauritz (Larry) Pillers (’82) Memorial Lecture Series has been created by the Pillers Family to honor his brilliance and innovation in the field of engineering, specifically fluid dynamics. This lecture series has been established to provide support to the University of Portland’s Shiley School of Engineering for maintaining a vigorous exchange of experience and ideas with its accomplished alumni.

Screening of OPB documentary, “Road to Sunrise: A Journey to Reconcile Oregon’s Racist History,” featuring Taylor Stewart ’18 (Oct. 28)

Join us for a screening and discussion of OPB’s documentary “Road to Sunrise: A Journey to Reconcile Oregon’s Racist History,” featuring the racial justice work of UP alum Taylor Stewart ’18. Taylor will be joining us for the discussion.

Taylor first got involved in racial justice work in Oregon after attending a Civil Rights Immersion through the Moreau Center for Service and Justice. He took part in the Equal Justice Initiative’s work to name, honor, and recognize those whose lives were taken through lynching. He founded the nonprofit Oregon Remembrance Project, with a stated goal of truth-telling as a necessary step in the process of repair and healing. He began his work in Coos Bay, Oregon, and is now working with other communities to heal historic wounds and change the narrative of racial justice for Oregon’s future.

  • Date: October 28, 2024
  • Time: 6:30 p.m.
  • Location: Brian Doyle Auditorium, Dundon-Berchtold Hall

The documentary is 16 minutes long, and there will be a discussion with Taylor after the viewing.

For more information on Taylor’s work, please see Portland magazine’s Fall 2020 story “The Truth About Alonzo,” by Walidah Imarisha. Or find his TEDxTalk here.

Event Co-sponsors:

We want everyone to fully access this event. For ADA accommodations, contact oiedi@up.edu or 503-943-8112.

Health & Counseling Center Vaccine Clinic (Oct. 28)

The Health & Counseling Center is partnering with Safeway to bring flu and COVID vaccines to campus! This vaccination clinic is open to students and employees.  Safeway will bill your insurance for the vaccines and most major insurance plans are accepted.  Kaiser is accepted for the flu vaccine only.

Date: Monday, October 28

Time: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Location: Clark Library Conference Room (2nd floor, room 222) 

How to sign up and what you need to bring:

1. Use the link below to schedule an appointment.   

Appointment Sign Up

2. Bring a printed copy of your insurance card.

Hope to see you there!

Pilot Games (Oct. 26)

Mark your calendars for the event of the semester—The Pilot Games! The Health Holistic and Fitness (UPH2F) club in partnership with Army ROTC will be hosting a fitness competition that will test your endurance, strength, and overall fitness through five different events. These events consist of upper body, lower body, 1.54-mile run, Humvee push/pull, and the final push which will test your team’s ability to work together.

The Pilot Games are for all students, staff/faculty, and surrounding community members. Competitors may recruit their own four-person team, which can be comprised of any four people of any age/gender/etc. OR you may sign up individually and choose the option to be assigned to a team.

This competition will take place at 12 p.m. on October 26 at Pru Pitch

To participate in this event, sign up your team at the link below:

Pilot Games Signup

This is a free event and the goal is to challenge teams physically and mentally to build a stronger fitness community on campus. We highly encourage team members to coordinate outfits within their team for team spirit, but all you need to do is just show up in your comfortable workout attire and do your best.

If you have any questions, please contact Larry Yauney (Yauney26@up.edu).

Sign up for the challenge today and get ready to see who has the best team on campus!

The English Department Reading & Lecture Series Welcomes UP Alumnus Mark Pomeroy (Oct. 30)

The English Department Reading & Lecture Series will be hosting UP alumnus Mark Pomeroy for a reading from his second novel, The Tigers of Lents. The event will take place on Wednesday Oct. 30, 5-6 p.m. in Brian Doyle Auditorium. The Tigers of Lents takes place in Southeast Portland and on The Bluff, as it details a family of sisters moving beyond their poverty-strained years of high school. 

Mark Pomeroy has led creative writing workshops in Portland schools for 28 years. His previous novel is The Brightwood Stillness from 2014. 

This event is free and open to the public.

For details contact larson@up.edu.