The Departments of Environmental Studies and English are proud to present a reading event with author Erica Berry at the UP Bookstore on February 26. Berry is the author of the 2024 Oregon Book Award winner “Wolfish: Wolf, Self, and the Stories We Tell About Fear,” which explores our cultural constructions of predator and prey, and what it means to navigate a world in which we can be both, through the lens of a wrongfully misunderstood species. (Read More).
2025-02-17
Home Purchase Opportunity Exclusively for University of Portland Employees (Feb. 27)
The University is offering two of its residential properties – 6719 and 6727 Portsmouth Avenue – for sale to interested faculty or staff employees. The deadline to indicate interest is February 27. (Read More).
Staff Development Week (Mar. 3-6)
Staff Development Week is designed to inspire learning, personal growth, and practical skill-building beyond the workplace. Through engaging sessions on a variety of topics, employees can explore new interests, gain useful life skills, and enhance their overall well-being. (Read More).
Faculty Writing Retreat (Jun. 11-13)
To highlight our academic mission and to support faculty holistically as well as professionally, the Garaventa Center for Catholic Intellectual Life and American Culture is offering a summer Faculty Writing Retreat at the Guest House at Mt. Angel Abbey, June 11 – 13. This retreat will be a time of reflection, study, and community building. (Read More).
PortLog: Campus Buildings, History, & Fun Facts
In February, Alumni & Family Relations hosts Family Weekend, where Pilot families come to witness their students in action and enjoy the colorful history of our campus and its many points of interest. The latest edition of PortLog is a special tour for our Pilot Families and features a collection of fun-facts about our campus home. (Read More).
Rhodes & Marshall Scholarship Nominations Needed
Faculty members are encouraged to send the names of academically and experientially exceptional, ambitious rising seniors who would benefit from attending graduate school at Cambridge, Oxford, or one of the other premier UK institutions, to the Office of Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement. (Read More).
Public Research Fellows: Project Participants Needed!
The Public Research Fellows is conducting a project aimed at documenting how the North Portland community experiences everyday democracy. We want you to share your experiences related to the Columbia Park and Annex along with its physical infrastructure in a co-creating session where we will discuss your interactions with the City Council and your hopes for an engaged civil dialogue with the new government. (Read More).
Walking the Camino: Muscle Memory with Fr. Pat Hannon, CSC (Feb. 19)
Fr. Pat Hannon, CSC, shares his experience from his recent pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago. The Camino de Santiago, or Way of St. James, has been a meeting place for pilgrims for almost 1,100 years and leads to the shrine of the apostle James in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain. (Read More).
UP Theater Presents: “The Effect” by Lucy Prebble (Feb. 19-23)
Connie and Tristan are volunteers in a clinical trial—they’re falling in love, but is it just the side effect of the experimental antidepressant they’re taking? UP theater is proud to present this romantic dramedy that has taken the theater world by storm around the country and abroad. (Read More).
Active Listening: Connection Through Communication (Feb. 19)
Unlock the secret to deeper connections and smoother workplace interactions with active listening. Learn practical techniques to enhance understanding, foster collaboration, and create stronger connections. (Read More).