Help us celebrate our first-generation students! With the upcoming National First-Generation week, we would like to create a database of First-Generation faculty and staff we can point to as resources for this population as well as a resource for each other. If you are a faculty or staff member that identifies as a first-generation college student/graduate and would like to assist with this effort, you can complete a brief online form to be included in the database. (Read More).
2024-10-28
New to The Bluff—Amanda Hanincik—Title IX Coordinator
Amanda Hanincik, from Grand River Solutions, has joined UP to serve as Title IX Coordinator. Amanda previously worked as the Director of Educational Equity and Title IX Coordinator at Lafayette College where she played an integral role in preparing for and implementing policies and procedures to comply with the 2020 and 2024 Title IX regulations. (Read More).
October Zoom Update
For information on Zoom updates and how Zoom is addressing AI, check out our October Techtalk Post!
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. (Read More).
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” 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. (Read More).
Faculty & Staff Autumn Retreat (Nov. 8)
The Mission Committee, the Office of the Provost, and Human Resources invite all faculty and staff to attend a day-long spiritual retreat on Friday, November 8, 2024. The retreat will be held on campus and will highlight themes of Catholic Social Teaching. (Read More).