News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.
The Moreau Center for Service and Justice is holding a used bike sale fundraiser this Friday, March 19 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. outside in front of the Clark Library. We’ll have good used bikes for affordable prices and all sales go towards supporting our student programming. Cash and card are accepted.
For questions and ADA accommodations, please contact Tyler Wagner, Moreau Center for Service and Justice, at wagnert@up.edu.
Join the Moreau Center for Service and Justice to SEE Portland. The Spring Engagement Experience (SEE) Portland is an opportunity to learn stories of racial (in)justice and community strength and resistance in the Black, Indigenous, and other communities of North Portland. Learn how we connect to these shared stories and explore how we move forward together as a community.
Find out more and register for the free SEE Portland by February 14. All current faculty, staff and students are invited to participate. Contact Tyler Wagner, wagnert@up.edu, with any questions.
The Moreau Center is continuing our tradition of hosting a Holiday Open House, though it will be virtual this year according to director Laurie Laird. Join us for a cup of cider and some holiday cheer (BYOC-bring your own cider :)). Join us on Wednesday, December 9, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m., using this link.Stop by for a quick hello or stay for the hour. We hope to see you!
The Moreau Center’s service and justice coordinators (SJCs) are thrilled to again be partnering with Because People Matter to provide Thanksgiving meal baskets to families in need in North Portland, according to Sophie Charles, Moreau Center. In past years, the partnership relied on student-donated meal points to provide the fixings for Thanksgiving meal baskets for over 200 North Portland families. This year, with most students living off-campus, there needs to be a new fundraising strategy.
University of Portland’s Moreau Center for Service & Justice was honored by the Catholic Volunteer Network as one of their “Top Schools for Service.” In honor of National Volunteer Week, the Catholic Volunteer Network put together a list of schools who “demonstrated consistent excellence in collaborating with our network and championing post-grad service among students.” The Moreau Center was honored in the “West & Southwest Region” along with centers from Loyola Marymount University and St. Mary’s University.
The Moreau Center engages students with active learning, mutually beneficial service, and experience-based leadership development rooted in Catholic social teaching. The center, named for Blessed Basil Moreau, C.S.C., founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross, offers opportunities for students to engage meaningfully with the community through service, immersions, and advocacy.
View the full list of Catholic Volunteer Network’s “Top Schools for Service.”
Learn more about the Moreau Center for Service & Justice.
In partnership with the Department of Social Work and the Moreau Center for Service & Justice, the UP Career Center invites all students to the upcoming Careers in Social Services Industry Night on Tuesday, March 10, from 4:15 to 6:15 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120.
Faculty and staff who work with students are asked to let them know they are welcome to this multidisciplinary event, especially those who are interested inopportunities and career paths within various local social service nonprofits and government agencies. Students can gain insight through a professional panel and informal roundtable Q&A, learn about volunteer, internship, and job opportunities, and hear what employers are looking for. Meet UP alumni professionals in the field and hiring managers from over ten local nonprofits. All are welcome regardless of major or class standing.
For questions or ADA accommodations, contact career@up.edu or x7201.
The Moreau Center for Service and Justice invites all faculty and staff to our Holiday Open House on Wednesday, December 11, from 3 to 4:30 p.m., in St. Mary’s Student Center. Come take a break with hot cider, snacks, and gingerbread house decorating. For questions contact Theresa McCreary at mccreary@up.edu.
The Silent Auction is fast approaching, to be held Dec. 3-6, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., in Bauccio Commons. Don’t miss out on the great offerings; there are affordable things to purchase outright, and a wide range of wonderful items to bid on, including an autographed Timbers soccer ball! Don’t forget to purchase a raffle ticket in support of the Tanzania and Peru Immersions – you could be the happy winner of $165 in gift cards. We hope to see you there and we appreciate your support.
For more information, please contact Theresa McCreary, Moreau Center, at mccreary@up.edu or x7131.
The Silent Auction is fast approaching, to be held Dec. 3-6, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., in Bauccio Commons. We have received many wonderful donations already. As always, the more the merrier. This is just a reminder that we need donations to be delivered to the Moreau Center office in St. Mary’s as soon as possible Thank you for your support!
Don’t miss out on the great offerings at the Silent Auction. There are affordable things to purchase outright, and a wide range of wonderful items to bid on, including an autographed Timbers soccer ball! Don’t forget to purchase a raffle ticket in support of the Tanzania and Peru Immersions – you could be the happy winner of $165 in gift cards. We hope to see you there and we appreciate your support.
For more information, please contact Theresa McCreary, Moreau Center, at mccreary@up.edu or x7131
The annual Silent Auction fundraiser will benefit the Tanzania and Peru Immersions in early December. The Moreau Center for Service & Justice needs faculty and staff to help them out. Donations are the backbone to the success of this fundraising event. People may donate individually or as a group. We appreciate a wide range of items, from inexpensive to expensive, purchased or handcrafted, gifts of time or services, gently used items in great condition, or gift cards large or small. We request that items be delivered to the Moreau Center office in St. Mary’s before Thanksgiving. Thank you in advance for your support.
For more information, questions or ideas about what to donate, please contact Theresa McCreary, Moreau Center, at x7131 or mccreary@up.edu.