News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.
This week the Office of the Provost is pleased to introduce:
Visit the 2019 New Faculty Profiles page and get to know all our new faculty members.
The University of Portland invites nominations for the 2020 Commencement speaker(s), Christus Magister Medal recipient, and honorary degree recipients. All nominations should be emailed to greene@up.edu and leadem@up.edu and should contain the following information:
The deadline for nominations is Friday, October 25.
This week the Office of the Provost is pleased to introduce:
Visit the 2019 New Faculty Profiles page and get to know all our new faculty members.
University of Portland provost Thomas G. Greene will retire from his position effective June 30, 2020, according to University president Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C. According to Fr. Poorman, “In our University’s proud 118-year history, there are few individuals whose devotion and love for UP matches that of Dr. Greene’s. He is the epitome of what a twenty-first century Provost should be. Our institution’s sadness to be losing such an admired and transformational leader is surpassed only by our gratitude to have counted him as one of our own and our joy for the promise of his happy retirement spent alongside family and friends.”
Greene joined UP in 1983 as an adjunct instructor in the School of Education. Before joining the UP faculty full time in 2004, Green had a long and distinguished career in public education. Among many other posts, he served as principal of East Orient School in Gresham, superintendent of the Orient School District, and assistant superintendent of the Beaverton and Gresham-Barlow School Districts. At UP he held leadership positions as associate dean of the School of Education (2004–07), associate provost and dean of the Graduate School (2007–12), interim dean of the School of Education (2009–10), and interim provost (2012–13) before being named the University Provost in 2013. A brilliant and dedicated teacher who is devoted to his students, Greene has carried a credit hour load every fall and spring semester since 1983 in addition to his significant administrative leadership duties.
He has overseen approval of several new degree programs, guided the University’s sustained successes in undergraduate enrollment, supervised the University’s rise in graduation rate, established and revitalized centers and institutes, hired and mentored critical senior academic leaders, coordinated complex reaccreditation, compensation, and curriculum projects; and assisted with the development of various capital projects. In addition to his immense leadership talents and dedication to mission, many across our University community will miss his quick wit, his warm smile, and the sheer, unabashed joy he brought to his work on The Bluff.
Further details regarding the national search for Greene’s successor will be communicated in the months ahead. Please join the the University community in sending best wishes to Tom, his wife Shannon, and his family for a retirement filled with happiness.
For more information contact the president’s office at x7101 or president@up.edu.
This week the Office of the Provost is pleased to introduce:
Visit the 2019 New Faculty Profiles page and get to know all our new faculty members.
This week the Office of the Provost is pleased to introduce:
Visit the 2019 New Faculty Profiles page and get to know all our new faculty members.
Please join the University of Portland, Soderstrom Architects, and renowned Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA) for a celebration, lecture, panel discussion, and tour of Dundon-Berchtold Hall, the newest addition to the University of Portland campus, on Friday, September 27, beginning at 1:30 p.m., in the Brian Doyle Auditorium. RAMSA partner Gary Brewer will present a lecture and slide show on the scope of the project from conception to finished product, highlighting the body of knowledge and process required to design and build a new gothic revival building today.
The event is free but please RSVP at this link.
Dundon-Berchtold Hall was designed by Brewer in collaboration with Soderstrom Architects of Portland, Oregon. The panel discussion will include University president Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C.; Tom Greene, provost; Brewer, Dan Danielson, and others.
For more information contact the provost’s office at x7105 or staten@up.edu.
The Office of the Provost would like to introduce this year’s new faculty members to the UP community, highlighting two or three each week. This week, we are pleased to introduce:
Visit the 2019 New Faculty Profiles page and get to know all our new faculty members.
The Office of the Provost’s Ignite Grants support fresh approaches to curriculum and program development that make an impactful contribution to UP’s teaching and learning future. Ignite Grants, up to $5,000, are designed to encourage faculty to explore new ideas that have the potential to reshape the classroom experience and that tie curriculum to real-world experiences in both undergraduate and graduate programs. Proposals should complement the current strategic plan and support individual school strategies and priorities. Ideas are encouraged from all corners of campus.
The next request for proposals will open on September 16, 2019. Details about the process and requirements can be viewed at this link. The deadline for proposals is January 20, 2020. Grants will be awarded in early April, 2020. New for this year are two initiative tracts: 1) Faculty Innovation and 2) Instructional Technology.
If you’ve got an idea that might be a good fit for Ignite funding, please contact the Ignite team at ignite@up.edu to explore the possibilities.
All faculty and staff are invited to attend any one of the CORE Revitalization Forums listed below. Come hear your colleagues from the CORE Revitalization Committee share proposals for an updated Core Curriculum. The Committee welcomes all feedback.