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2025-05-26

PilotsUP Announcements – New Submission Process for Faculty and Staff

May 27, 2025

Faculty and staff can now submit announcements to the PilotsUP Digest using a Request Announcement form, accessible on the PilotsUP dashboard. This process ensures all required details are captured, to streamline communication and improve tracking. (Read More)

Filed Under: 2025-05-26, 2025-06-09, Issues Tagged With: PilotsUP

Cohort 26 Graduation: Pacific Alliance for Catholic Education (Jun. 20)

May 27, 2025

Commencement for the 26th Cohort of the Pacific Alliance for Catholic Education (PACE) will take place at the Chapel of Christ the Teacher on Friday, June 20, 2025. All University of Portland Faculty and Staff are welcome to attend to help celebrate the success of this year’s graduates. (Read More)

Filed Under: 2025-05-26, 2025-06-09, Academics, Issues Tagged With: PACE

Required Annual Heat and Wildfire Smoke Training

May 27, 2025

As we prepare for summer, it is time to complete the Required Annual Heat and Wildfire Smoke Safety Training for 2025. We ask that you complete this 15 minute training, available for on Moodle, at your earliest convenience. Deadlines for completion of the training are: July 1, 2025 for Staff and September 1, 2025 for Faculty. (Read More)

Filed Under: 2025-05-26, 2025-06-09, Issues Tagged With: Environmental Health and Safety, Heat and Wildfire Smoke Training

10 Habits to Lead a Resilient Life (May 28)

May 12, 2025

Human Resources will host this workshop to help you learn skills to build resilience through daily habits that foster mental, emotional, and physical well-being, empowering you to thrive in any situation. (Read More)

Filed Under: 2025-05-12, 2025-05-26, Human Resources, Issues Tagged With: Human Resources

Now Accepting CISGO Proposals (due Jun. 1)

May 12, 2025

Proposals to lead international programs next year are due June 1! Apply to teach next summer in Salzburg or design a customized program! (Read More)

Filed Under: 2025-05-12, 2025-05-26, Issues Tagged With: CISGO, Study Abroad

Stress Less, Achieve More (Jun. 18)

May 12, 2025

Human Resources will host this workshop focused on how to equip yourself with actionable strategies to reduce stress, enhance focus, and maintain balance in high-pressure environments. (Read More)

Filed Under: 2025-05-12, 2025-05-26, Human Resources, Issues Tagged With: Human Resources

Health & Counseling Center Summer Hours

May 12, 2025

The Health & Counseling Center will be open on a limited schedule during the summer. The phone will continue to be answered Monday through Friday as usual and our medical office administrator will be available to assist in connecting students to off-campus care if needed. (Read More)

Filed Under: 2025-05-12, 2025-05-26, Issues Tagged With: Health & Counseling Center

Columbia Sportswear Employee Store Invitation

April 24, 2025

Take advantage of our exclusive invitation to shop at the Columbia Sportwear Employee store. Our UP Faculty and Staff invitation is valid May 1-May 31, 2025. (Read More)

Filed Under: 2025-04-28, 2025-05-12, 2025-05-26, Issues Tagged With: Columbia Sportswear Employee Store

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Natalie Nelson-Marsh presented “From fieldnotes to futures: Organizational communication in the age of AI”. National Communication Association Pre-Conference, Elevating Organizational Communication in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. November, 2025.

Ian Parkman, Business, published “Lead Value Design Insight: Leveraging the Van Westendorp PSM for Design for Meaningfulness Pricing Strategies.” Co-author: Arto Ruokonen. Design Management Review (Vol. 36, No.4)

Three faculty members from International Languages and Cultures participated in the 122nd annual conference of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA), November 20-23 in San Francisco. Verena Hutter presented “Embodied Memory: Holocaust Tattoos and Postmemory,” served as presiding officer of all three sessions of Austrian Studies, and chaired one of them. María Echenique presented “A Precursor of ‘Feminism from the Zulos’ by Dahlia de la Cerda” and served as presiding officer and chair of the session Spain, Portugal, and Latin America: Jewish Culture and Literature in Trans-Iberia. Matthew Warshawsky presented “A ‘Tenth Muse’ in 1600s Sephardic Amsterdam: Isabel Rebeca Correa, Translator, Poet, and Feminist” and served as presiding officer and chair of the Jewish Literature and Culture session. 

Andra Davis, Nursing & Health Innovations, published “Nursing faculty perceptions and Integration of primary palliative care content in undergraduate education: National and local institution assessments.” Co-authors: Lippe, M., Wolf, A., Cormack, C. L., Ehrlich, O., Glover, T. L., and Kirkpatrick, A. J.  Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 27(6), 280-289.

Don Norton, Performing and Fine Arts, performed a Tour of Louisiana with jazz quartet Facing West, with performances at Nicholls State University (Thibodaux), University of Louisiana at Monroe, and Louisiana Tech University (Ruston). November 5-7, 2025.

Kristin Sweeney, Environmental Science, published “Topographic, climatic, and age controls on the reworking of volcanic debris avalanche deposits.” Co-author: Major, J.J. Bull Volcanol 87, 115 (2025).

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published “Rethinking Advent Hope as Covenantal Bond. Reflections on the Readings for First Sunday of Advent.” VoiceAfrique.org. November 30, 2025. Aihiokhai also published “A Disruptive Content of Hope: Awakening the Human Imagination to New Possibilities. Reflections on the Readings of the Second Sunday of Advent.” VoiceAfrique.org. December 7, 2025. 

Rachel Wheeler, Theology, presented “Traces in the Sand: Wisdom from the Christian Desert Tradition for a Time of Collapse.” Aldo & Estella Leopold Writing Residency lecture presented at the Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, NM, November 18, 2025.

Daniel Bulek, Nursing & Health Innovations, presented “Difficult-To-Treat Depression: Bottlenecks, Evolving Biology, and Where Ketamine-Class Treatments Fit.” An invited presentation for the Behavioral Health Integration ECHO, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ (virtual). December, 2025.

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