The University will host activist, author, and cook Jeff Dietrich at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 24 when he presents “Broken and Shared: Tales from a Hippie Kitchen” in the Executive Boardroom of the Bauccio Commons. His presentation is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public. For more than 40 years, Dietrich has lived in community at the Los Angeles Catholic Worker House. Through his efforts, three million meals have been provided to the homeless in Los Angeles. He is the author of Broken and Shared: Food, Dignity, and the Poor on LA’s Skid Row, a collection of thought-provoking essays. For more information, contact Jamie Powell, Garaventa Center, at powell@up.edu or 7702.
01-21-2013
Three New RISE Gifts
The University has announced three gifts toward the RISE Campaign totaling $100,000 from members of the board of regents. The donors and their gifts are John (Jack) Block ’71, Chicago, Ill., $50,000; Keith and Cindy Larson, Portland, Ore., $25,000; and James (Jim) Murphy MBA ’91 and his wife Vicki, Tacoma, Wash., $25,000. The three gifts are part of the University’s RISE Campaign, which seeks to raise $175 million over the next several years, one of the largest development campaigns ever for a Pacific Northwest private college or university. For more information contact the development office at 7395 or hanna@up.edu.