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News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.

04-22-2013

Daycare For May Events

Faculty and staff members who are looking for childcare during end-of-the-year events like nursing pinning, ROTC, baccalaureate Mass, graduate or undergraduate commencement, or the Faculty Gala can make arrangements with Vermont Hills Family Life Centers and the University of Portland childcare site. Four-hour daycare sessions will be available at $30 per child or $40 per family on the following dates:

  • Saturday, May 4, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
  • Sunday, May 5, 1-5 p.m.
  • Tuesday, May 7, 6-10 p.m.

A non-refundable deposit is required to reserve spots, but the deposit will be applied toward childcare costs. Please contact VHFLC UP site director Cala Richman to reserve a spot at calar@vhflc.com.

Daycare For May Events

Faculty and staff members who are looking for childcare during end-of-the-year events like nursing pinning, ROTC, baccalaureate Mass, graduate or undergraduate commencement, or the Faculty Gala can make arrangements with Vermont Hills Family Life Centers and the University of Portland childcare site. Four-hour daycare sessions will be available at $30 per child or $40 per family on the following dates:

  • Saturday, May 4, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
  • Sunday, May 5, 1-5 p.m.
  • Tuesday, May 7, 6-10 p.m.

A non-refundable deposit is required to reserve spots, but the deposit will be applied toward childcare costs. Please contact VHFLC UP site director Cala Richman to reserve a spot at calar@vhflc.com.

Pilot Kids Camps Filling Fast

Pilot Kids Camp dates are filling fast—the second session is already full. Please sign up now to secure your child’s spot in camp. Pilot Kids Camps are open to kids entering grades 1-6 as of fall 2013.

  • June 17-21, Session 1
  • June 24-28 Session 2 (Full)
  • August 5-9, Session 3.

For more information, to http://www.up.edu/recservices or email dezzani@up.edu.

Honored Library Visitors

On Friday, April 26, the Clark Library is hosting four librarians from Fujian province in China who are visiting Oregon as part of the Horner Library Staff Exchange, established in 1998 by the Oregon State Library. These honored guests will meet with library staff and go on a behind-the-scenes tour of the building project.

McNerney-Hanson Ethics Bowl

The first annual McNerney-Hanson Ethics Bowl was held on Saturday, April 20, according to CAS dean Michael Andrews. The event was sponsored by Andrews, who serves as the McNerney-Hanson Endowed Chair in Ethics, with additional support from the Dundon-Berchtold Ethics Grant. Two UP teams took part: one team of graduate students from Pamplin School of Business, and a second team of undergraduate students from the Speech and Debate Union. Special thanks go out to Bohn Lattin and Brian Simmons, communication studies; Richard Askay and Andrew Eshleman, philosophy; and Brian Adams, business administration.

Unlike other ethics bowl competitions, the McNerney-Hanson Ethics Bowl reflects a particular UP emphasis on ethical formation and the study and articulation of ethical theory and practice. The purpose is to expose graduate and undergraduate students to a philosophical kind of reflective, ethical thinking that allows them to apply an understanding of ethics to a particular situation or issue. For more information contact Andrews at 7760 or andrews@up.edu.

Photography Exhibit Finalists

The Clark Library is pleased to announce that thirteen finalists were selected for the juried photography exhibit and their work will be displayed in the renovated library building. See the finalists and their photographs at http://tinyurl.com/cmxnrqy.

Pilot Baseball Events

  • Military Appreciation Games: Pilot baseball and the Oregon National Guard will celebrate all who serve our country with their Military Apprecia­tion games. The Pilots take on Loyola Marymount in a three-game series starting on Friday, April 26 at 3 p.m. and continuing on Saturday and Sunday with 1 p.m. games. All active and retired military staff can receive free admission to the games.
  • 16th Annual UP Day at Joe Etzel Field, Friday April 26 at 3 p.m. vs. Loyola Marymount. All employees and family members are welcome to attend the game at no charge and also enjoy complimentary hot dogs (vegetarian alternative available as well), chips and soda.
  • First Responders Recognition: Come out and join the Pilots on Saturday April 27 at 1 p.m. for a special pre-game recognition of Engine 26 with the Portland Fire Department and University of Portland Public Safety for their contribution to saving the life of a Pilot baseball player earlier this year. All first responders will receive free admission to the game.
  • Youth Baseball Day: For the Sunday game of the weekend series the baseball team is hosting a Youth Baseball Day presented by Oregon College Savings. All youth baseball players will receive free admission by wearing their little league or junior baseball jerseys. There will also be a post-game Run the Bases for kids and an Autograph Zone presented by Sunshine Dairy. For more information on Youth Baseball Day, please contact Jon Brooks at 7431 or brooksj@up.edu.

Nicaragua Rummage Sale

Faculty and staff are encouraged to donate items for the upcoming rummage sale to benefit the Nicaragua Immersion or stop by on Saturday, April 27, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., to explore items for sale. Smaller donations can be dropped off at the Moreau Center during office hours (Mon-Fri, 8:30 a.m.-noon, 1-4:30 p.m.) before the sale. For larger donations, like furniture, e-mail hogan13@up.edu to make other arrangements. Nearly anything will help but no clothing items are needed.

April Hard Hat Tours

There are still spaces for the April 23 and April 24 tours of the library; they will be the last public tours before the building reopens in August. Reserve your spot by e-mailing Kathy O’Connell Riddell at oconnell@up.edu. Tours start at 3:45 p.m. in the Franz Hall lobby and take about 45 minutes. Closed-toe shoes are required. You can also see photos of the progress at http://wordpress.up.edu/library/photos/.

“Beacon” Shines Again

The Beacon made an impressive showing at the regional Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) conference at held at Gonzaga University, winning first place in five categories in the Mark of Excellence awards, according to Nancy Copic, student activities. The Beacon also won second place for best all-around weekly college newspaper (5,000 students and fewer). First place winners will advance to the national SPJ competition and winners will be announced at the national SPJ conference in Anaheim, Calif., in late August.

First Place winners include:

  • General News Reporting: Philip Ellefson, “Access Denied”
  • Feature Writing: Kate Stringer, “Molly’s Legacy: Hope for Haiti”
  • Column Writing: Amanda Munro, Sarah Hansell, Lydia Laythe
  • Sports Photography: Jackie Jeffers, “Round Two!”
  • Editorial Writing: Caitlin Yilek, Opinions editor

Second place winners include:

  • Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper (schools with 5,000 or fewer students)
  • General News Reporting: Kelsey Thomas, “Students cooperate but still can’t party”
  • Feature Photography: Joey Solano, “The story behind the ink”
  • In-depth Reporting: Rosemary Peters (last year’s editor in chief), “What’s in our Air?”

Third place winners included Jackie Jeffers, who won in Breaking News Photography for “He said yes!”

Region 10 includes collegiate newspapers in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. For more information contact Copic at 7470 or copic@up.edu.