News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.
Need a bike? Stop by the annual Nicaragua Immersion bike sale, where the Moreau Center will be selling used bikes for a great price! The sale will be taking place Thursday, September 14, from 1:30-6 p.m., in front of the library. All proceeds will go directly to the Nicaragua Immersion service trip.
To learn more about the immersion please go to this link or stop by the bike sale and talk to one of the coordinators while browsing through some awesome bikes.
Faculty and staff are invited to apply to be an immersion accompanier with the Moreau Center for the 2017-18 academic year. The opportunity is open to UP faculty or staff members in full-time, exempt positions who have a commitment to service and community engagement, a desire to encourage student formation, and a willingness to live simply while immersed in an extended experience with students. Immersion experiences offered next year include: Rural Immersion (fall break), Urban Policy Immersion (winter break), Border Immersion (spring break), Habitat for Humanity Collegiate Challenge Immersion (spring reak), Civil Rights Immersion (summer), and Nicaragua Immersion (summer).
More information can be found here. If you are interested in applying, please contact Laurie Laird at laird@up.edu.
Students who will be participating in this year’s Border Immersion are selling tamales to help raise money for the costs of the trip. They will be taking orders this week, Monday, February 20 through Wednesday, February 22, in the Baccio Commons from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Orders can also be made in the Moreau Center during business hours starting Monday through Thursday at noon.
This year students are selling chicken or pork tamales. Prices are $2.50 per tamale (minimum purchase 2) or $25 per dozen. Money is due at the time the order is made. Tamales will be freshly made on Sunday, February 26. Pick up days will be Monday, February 27 or Tuesday, February 28.
For more information contact Lindie Burgess at the Moreau Center at burgess@up.edu.
If you or a colleague have ever participated in post-graduate service, the Moreau Center would like to know. Please email us at moreaucenter@up.edu. Why do we want to know? Possibilities: to let students know how many UP faculty and staff have participated in post-graduate service, perhaps to connect a student with you if they have questions about your experience, and to invite you to the annual Post-Grad Service Dinner.
Donations from faculty and staff have been the backbone of the success of the annual silent auction fundraiser for the Moreau Center’s Nicaragua Immersion service program. All faculty, staff, students, and UP friends are welcome to participate in the silent auction, either as a donor of items or a bidder. This year’s auction will take place from Monday, November 28 to Friday, December 2, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons main entrance hallway. Single items, gift baskets, tickets to events, signed books, weekends at vacation homes or timeshares, gift certificates to local restaurants, and UP merchandise are just some of the items that have been popular at the auction in the past. Donations can be brought to the Moreau Center any time during the workday from now through Wednesday, November 23.
Please contact Theresa McCreary at x7131 or mccreary@up.edu if you have any questions about the auction.
The Moreau Center is looking for faculty and staff who are interested in accompanying students on service immersions this year. Any exempt UP faculty or staff member who has a commitment to service, a desire to encourage student formation, and a willingness to live simply while immersed in an extended experience with students is welcome to apply. Immersions offered this year include: Rural Immersion (fall break), Urban Immersion (winter break), Border and Habitat for Humanity Collegiate Challenge Immersion (spring break), and Nicaragua Immersion (3 weeks of May).
If you are interested in exploring this possibility or learning more, contact Laurie Laird, Moreau Center, at laird@up.edu or any other Moreau Center staff.
The Moreau Center’s Civil Rights Immersion group is hosting a fundraiser in the form of spring cleaning during the month of April. Students and staff are willing to work hard and get grubby; jobs that have been completed in the past include washing/cleaning cars, scrubbing windows, gardening, pulling weeds, spreading bark, mowing lawns, and painting. Jobs are not limited to those listed here. Propose a job for consideration by filling out the form found at this link.
Tools and materials need to be provided for the completion of the job. There is a suggested minimum contribution of $50 for small jobs and $100 for large jobs.
The Moreau Center’s Civil Rights Immersion is set to take place in May of 2016, with students and staff traveling to the Deep South to learn about the Civil Rights movement as well as contemporary issues of racism and classism. Click here to learn more about the Civil Rights Immersion.
For more information contact Lindie Burgess, Moreau Center, at burgess@up.edu.
Faculty and staff are invited to apply to be an immersion accompanier for the 2016-17 academic year. Applications are due by Monday, April 18, using the online application found here. The opportunity is open to UP faculty or staff members in full-time, exempt positions who have a commitment to service and community engagement, a desire to encourage student formation, and a willingness to live simply while immersed in an extended experience with students. Immersion experiences offered next year include: Food Justice and Rural Immersions (Fall Break), Urban Policy Immersion (Winter Break), Border and Habitat for Humanity Collegiate Challenge Immersions (Spring Break), and Nicaragua Immersion (3 weeks in May).
Any questions can be directed to Laurie Laird, Moreau Center, at laird@up.edu or any other Moreau Center staff.
Those who would like to learn about the concept of servant leadership are invited to attend a with Chris Yarco, executive director for Willamette Christian Church, on Monday, February 22, at 7:10 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. Among Yarco’s duties are staff leadership, growth and development plans for ministry and capital expansion, creating and casting vision, and developing plans to achieve the vision. Attendees will learn what servant leadership looks like, feels like, why it’s the model for so many peoples’ lives, how to grow healthy teams in that model, and how people can build future careers by adopting the position of a servant leader in all they do.
Sponsored by the Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Innovation. For more information, contact Linzy Rodriguez at rodrigli17@up.edu.
Donations from faculty and staff have been the backbone of the success of the annual silent auction fundraiser for the Moreau Center’s Nicaragua Immersion service program. All faculty, staff, students, and UP friends are welcome to participate in the silent auction, either as a donor of items or a bidder. This year’s auction will take place from Monday, November 30 through Friday, December 4, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons main entrance hallway. Single items, gift baskets, tickets to events, signed books, weekends at vacation homes or timeshares, gift certificates to local restaurants, and UP merchandise are just some of the items that have been popular at the auction in the past. Donations can be brought to the Moreau Center any time during the workday from now through Monday, November 23.
Please contact Theresa McCreary at 7131 or mccreary@up.edu if you have any questions about the auction.