Applications for Spring 2026 Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research awards are available now on the Provost’s Initiative webpage. Applications for Spring 2026 are due October 6th by Midnight.
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Apply For Sabbaticals (by Jun. 15)
Applications for sabbaticals for the 2023 – 2024 academic year are due along with faculty development plans to faculty members’ respective deans by June 15, 2022. All materials including letter from the Dean to the Provost are due to the Provost by September 1, 2022. Faculty eligible to apply for a sabbatical must have completed […]
2021-2022 University Bulletin Online
The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce that the 2021-2022 online University Bulletin is now available. You may access the current Bulletin on the registrar’s website, or directly at University Bulletin. Smartphone users can also access the Bulletin using its mobile site. For more information contact Jericho Knight, associate provost’s office, at knight@up.edu.
2020 – 2021 Faculty Awards Announced
The University of Portland 2020 – 2021 Faculty Awards were presented on Tuesday, May 11, at the virtual Faculty Awards and Retirement Celebration. Some highlights: • The James Culligan Award, established in 1953 in memory of a dedicated servant of the University and presented annually to a faculty member in recognition of distinguished service, was presented to Tammy […]
2021 Retiring Faculty: Thank You for Decades of Service!
The following long-serving faculty members have announced their retirement at the conclusion of the spring 2021 semester, according to Kathleen Staten, provost’s office: Ellyn Arwood, Professor of Education Ronda Bard, Lecturer of Chemistry Elena Bernard, Associate Professor of Business Barbara Braband, Associate Professor of Nursing Todd Easton, Associate Professor of Business Gary Malecha, Interim Dean […]
Please Load Scholarly Activity On The Portal
Faculty members are reminded to load their scholarly activity on the portal in PilotsUP by May 31, 2021. Data obtained through the portal will be used to populate A Community of Scholars, published by the provost’s office. Faculty members use their school’s report on the home tab of the Scholarly Activity Portal to send the data […]
Apply For Sabbaticals by June 15
Applications for sabbaticals for the 2022-2023 academic year are due along with faculty development plans to faculty members’ respective deans by June 15, 2021. All materials including letter from the Dean to the Provost are due to the Provost by September 1, 2021. Faculty eligible to apply for a sabbatical must have completed seven years […]
Rank and Tenure: 2021 Tenure, Promotions
The provost’s office has announced the following promotions and grants of tenure, effective July 1, 2021: SimonMary Aihiokhai, theology: Tenure, Promotion Nicole E. Auxier, nursing: Tenure, Promotion Louisa Egan Brad, psychology: Tenure, Promotion Lizhong Hao, accounting: Tenure, Promotion David Turnbloom, theology: Tenure, Promotion Joshua Swidzinski, English: Tenure, Promotion Cara J. Poor, civil engineering: Tenure, Promotion […]
Spring 2021 Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research Recipients: Summer Applications Due Feb. 15
The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce recipients of the Spring 2021 Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research awards. These faculty members have been selected to collaborate with and mentor an undergraduate on a co-designed research experience during the 2021 spring semester: Sherry Abbasi, engineering: “Brain imaging and psychological self-assessment correlation in PTSD patients” […]
Undergraduate Research Awards: Applications Due Feb. 5
The Provost’s Office and the Office of Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement would like to remind people that self-nominations for the Outstanding Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor Award and Outstanding Graduating Senior in Undergraduate Research Award are accepted and request that faculty members make qualified students aware of this opportunity. Both awards are given on Founders’ Day. Click […]