Bonnie Parks, library, published“Books at JSTOR: An Interview with Bruce Heterick” in v. 38:4 (2012) of Serials Review: http://tinyurl.com/cbtapln. Eugenijus Urnezius, chemistry, presented a seminar, “Binucleating ligands based on phosphineappended hydroquinones: A rewarding challenge“ at Vilnius University in Lithuania’s Neorganic Chemistry Auditorium on December 19, 2012.
Issues
University Singers On Tour
The University Singers will be touring the Puget Sound region from January 9-13. The group is comprised of student musicians selected by audition from across the University regardless of major and is considered the University’s top concert choir. Performances are free and open to the public and include: Wednesday, January 9, 1:30 p.m., Concert, Sacred […]
From Our Past: January 6, 1937
January 6, 1937 saw the death of Brother André Bessette, C.S.C. (now Saint André Bessette) in Montreal, Canada. Born in 1845, Andre Bessette entered the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1870 and served for many years as doorkeeper of the College de Notre Dame on Mount Royal. He was instrumental in the establishment and building […]
Electronic W-2 Delivery
In continuing their initiative to be green (paperless) the payroll office reminds employees that they can sign up for electronic receipt of W-2 forms again this year. Employees will be mailed a paper W-2 by January 31, 2013 unless they choose to “opt-in” for electronic delivery on Employee Self-Serve. To do so, log into Employee […]
Flex-Plan Grace Period
Employees who participated in Flex-Plan for the 2012 calendar year have a grace period of January 1, 2013 to March 15, 2013 that will allow employees to maximize their 2012 benefit. Employees have until March 31, 2013 to submit claims for expenses incurred on March 15, 2013 or before. Claims can be submitted online at […]
Payroll News
The new timecard deadline schedules are now posted on the University website at www.up.edu website under Services, Controller, Web Time Entry (http://tinyurl.com/293acnn). Scroll to the bottom and choose the Monthly, Semi-Monthly Staff, or Student schedule for 2013. Timecard approvers now only have until 9 a.m. on the day following the employees deadline to approve timecards […]
Pilots WCC Home Opener
The Pilots men’s basketball team hosts its West Coast Conference home-opener on Thursday, January 17 against the Gonzaga University Bulldogs. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at the Chiles Center. Only a limited number of tickets remain so visit the Pilots box office today or call 7525. The team returns to the court to host […]
2012 University Staff Awards
Employee awards for 2012 were presented at the annual employees’ holiday banquet on Thursday, December 22. The winners are: Sandy Galati, physical plant, won the MargaretW. Henzi Award for outstanding office/clerical employees, and was cited as “the primary conduit through which literally thousands of work orders pass every year…by virtue of the nature of her […]
New Minimum Wage
Effective January 1, 2013, the Oregon minimum wage increased to $8.95 an hour. All student employees earning less than $8.95 were increased to the new minimum wage as of January 1. Please keep this increase in mind when budgeting student employment for the remainder of the 2012-2013 school year. If you have any questions please […]
Master Plan Final Approval
The City of Portland’s senior planner, Douglas Hardy, has sent the University the following message regarding its request for a new Master Plan, according to Jim Kuffner, community relations/special projects: “No appeal was filed on the UP Master Plan, so you can now record the final decision with the Multnomah County Recorder. The only other […]