News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.
Pilots cross-country coach RobConner has been named the Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year for the West Region, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced on Tuesday, November 20. Conner, who was named the West Coast Conference Coach of the Year earlier this season, has coached a young Portland squad to a No. 9 ranking this season entering the NCAA National Championships over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
Wednesday, December 5 is Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day at the Barnes and Noble bookstore, according to Erin Bright, bookstore manager. Bookstore staff would like to say thank you to faculty and staff for their hard work and support by inviting them to enjoy an additional 10 percent on top of the regular faculty/staff discount of 20 percent on most items. Just present faculty/staff ID to booksellers, and thank you!
On Tuesday, the Pilots men’s basketball team will square off at home against #20 UNLV. Tip-off is at 8 p.m. at the Chiles Center and the game will televised nationally live on ESPNU. During this game one lucky fan (18 years of age or older) will win a trip for two to Las Vegas and a lucky student will be picked to shoot a lay-up, a free throw, a 3-point shot and a halfcourt shot to win free tuition for a semester. All staff and faculty can receive 50% off single-game general admission tickets or full season tickets. For more information go to www.portlandpilots.com. Go Pilots!
The performing and fine arts department will present French dramatist Jean Genet’s “The Maids,” December 6, 7, and 8, at 7:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center theater. Free, public welcome. Information: (503) 943-7228 or pfa@up.edu.
The next Math Colloquium will take place on Tuesday, December 4, from 4 to 5 p.m., in Franz Hall room 205, according to Carol Bruce, mathematics. The UP Senior Triple Header Smackdown will feature three UP mathematics seniors (Kyanne Mayfield, Alec Jones, and Samantha Warren) as they showcase the research they pursued this past summer at different research experiences for undergraduates (REUs). They will each also talk a little about how you can take part in an REU and why it might be to your benefit to do so. Refreshments will be served. For more information contact Bruce at 7166 or bruce@up.edu.
All University community members and their families are invited to enjoy the festive music of the season with the Chapel Handbell Choir and Chapel Choir, according to Maureen Briare, campus ministry. “Hallelujah Chorus,” “Carol of the Bells,” audience requests, and a special guest performance of the UP all-male singing sensation, Call Our Bluff, are all part of this fun evening. The concert will take place Friday, December 7, at 7 p.m., in the Mehling ballroom. Christmas cookies, hot cocoa, and prizes will be part of the festivities. Contact Briare at 7131 or briare@up.edu for any additional information.
The mail center in Buckley Center is a service for University departments and students and it is a very busy operation throughout the year. It is not a commercial mailing center or a post office, and it does not receive extra staffing for the holiday season. In order to keep University-related mail operations running smoothly during the holidays, the mail center will be open for employees’ personal mail needs from 12 noon to 1 p.m., Monday-Friday from now until the holiday break, according to Mary Scroggins, mailing services. The window will be open for letters, packages, and stamp purchases. All packages must be boxed, taped, and addressed, and envelopes must be addressed and sealed. The mail center is unable to provide boxes or shipping supplies. Personal packages for faculty and staff should also not be mailed to the University. Processing personal packages places a great deal of strain on mail services staff, to the detriment of providing service for University offices and students. If you will not be home and are worried about theft, send items to a friend or family member that will be home to accept the package in your absence. For more information contact Scroggins at 7179 or scroggin@up.edu.
The Nurses Christian Fellowship group is collecting items for two agencies, according to Theresa McCreary, campus ministry. Yolanda House, a YMCA-sponsored shelter for survivors of domestic violence, needs household items and clothing for women, babies, and children and toys and supplies for infants and children. Bridge Town Ministries Night Drive is collecting coats, waterproof jackets, sweatshirts, long-sleeved shirts, long pants, shoes, hats, gloves, socks, undergarments, and blankets and sleeping bags. Find out more at http://bridgetowninc.org/. Donations can be dropped off at the campus ministry office in St. Mary’s by Friday, December 7.
Starting Friday evening, the Terrace Room Interim Library will have extended hours through exam week. The exam week schedule is available at http://tinyurl.com/3cxvc88. For students seeking a quiet study environment, five classrooms in Franz Hall are designated for quiet study during the evenings, listed at http://tinyurl.com/c827fpo. For more information contact the library at 7111 or library@up.edu.
The Moreau Center for Service & Leadership is sponsoring its annual Nicaragua Immersion silent auction the week of December 3-7. This auction is ideal for those seeking gifts for the holidays and is critical to allowing selected UP students to learn, serve, and reflect on the economic and social conditions impacting the people of Nicaragua. Please stop by the auction for bidding in the Bauccio Commons between 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Monday December 3 through Friday December 7. For more information contact the Moreau Center at 7123 or ovs@up.edu.