Provost's Office

2015 Faculty Development Day Schedule

May 4, 2015

The 2015 Faculty Development Day will take place on Tuesday, May 5. The day’s schedule can be downloaded at this link.

Faculty will meet in Buckley Center Auditorium for a continental breakfast from 8:30 to 8:55 a.m., followed by a welcome from University provost Thomas Greene and a keynote address by Martin Monto, sociology and social work (“From Diversity to Inclusion”). Following the keynote will be a video presentation by Tanya Crenshaw, engineering (“A Community Against Violence”), and student presentations on inclusion (“What We Wish Our Professors Knew”). Parallel sessions, a luncheon, and more parallel sessions will follow.

For more information contact the provost’s office at 7105 or staten@up.edu.

Faculty Awards Dinner, May 5

May 4, 2015

The 2015 Faculty Awards Dinner will take place on Tuesday, May 5, beginning with a reception at 6 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons Board Room. Dinner with faculty awards will begin at 7 p.m. The dinner is by invitation only and RSVPs are requested to university events at 7523 as soon as possible.

For more information contact the provost’s office at 7105 or staten@up.edu.

Retiring Faculty Ceremony & Reception, April 24

April 20, 2015

The following faculty members have announced their retirement at the conclusion of the spring 2015 semester, according to Kathleen Staten, provost’s office:

Raymond Bard, chemistry
Susan Decker, nursing
Kenneth Kleszynski, performing & fine arts
Elayne Shapiro, communication studies
Joanne Warner, nursing

A ceremony for all 2015 retirees will take place on Friday, April 24, at 3:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium, followed by a reception in the Bauccio Commons board room. For more information contact Staten at 7105 or staten@up.edu.

Apply For Sabbaticals by June 15

April 13, 2015

Applications for sabbaticals for the 2016-2017 academic year are due along with faculty development plans to faculty members’ respective deans by June 15, 2015. Faculty eligible to apply for a sabbatical must have completed seven years of full-time teaching at the University of Portland, or have completed at a minimum an additional seven years of full-time teaching since a previously funded University of Portland sabbatical.

Sabbatical requests are coordinated with departmental planning as well as the individual faculty member’s annual development plan. With careful planning the academic units have been able to take into consideration the needs of both the individual faculty member and the department or school. Additional information about sabbatical leaves can be found on page 50 of the Faculty Handbook: http://tinyurl.com/mvzbek8.

For more information contact the provost’s office at 7105 or staten@up.edu.

Scholarly Activity Portal Always Ready For Faculty Input

April 13, 2015

The scholarly activity portal is always ready for faculty input on PilotsUP under the “Academics” tab. Faculty members are encouraged to update their scholarly activity as it occurs; the portal offers a one-stop opportunity to update recent activity. The data obtained via the portal are used to populate A Community of Scholars, published annually by the provost’s office. That data are also used for the Clark Library’s annual celebration of UP authors.

Faculty members will download the report for their school and send the PDF copy of the report to their respective deans as a part of the annual self-evaluation, and they can also use the data entered to develop their personal curriculum vitae.

For any questions about uses of the portal, please contact John Orr (orr@up.edu); for questions about how to use the tool, please contact Michele Leasor (leasor@up.edu).

Travel Grants Available Now

February 23, 2015

The Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research offers a limited number of small grants to help offset the cost of attending the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, to be held from April 16-18 at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Wash., according to John Orr, assistant provost. For more information or for access to the grant application, please contact the Office of Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement at ur@up.edu.

2015-2016 Bulletin Updates Due March 16

February 16, 2015

Faculty and staff members who are tasked with updating their departmental and office information in the 2015-2016 University Bulletin need to submit changes to reviewers by Monday, March 16, according to Tom Greene, provost. The Smartcatalog tool used to update information can be accessed by going to the “Provost” section under the Academics pulldown menu on the main UP webpage. The link is located under “Faculty Resources” at http://tinyurl.com/ad5nzkk (“Smart Catalog (Online Bulletin) Login”) or by using this link. Access is limited to designated users who have been issued usernames and passwords.

A list of deadlines for Bulletin updates is available at http://tinyurl.com/p8pmy4y.

For assistance with usernames, passwords, new accounts, or using the Smartcatalog tool, contact Marc Covert, marketing and communications, at 8132 or mcovert@up.edu.

Rank And Tenure, Promotions Announced

February 9, 2015

The provost’s office has released its 2015 faculty rank and tenure decisions, effective July 1, 2015:

David DeLyser, performing and fine arts: promoted to associate professor, granted tenure
Courtney Vail Fletcher, communication studies: promoted to associate professor, granted tenure
Hannah Callender, mathematics: promoted to associate professor, granted tenure
Naveen Gudigantala, business administration: promoted to associate professor, granted tenure
Alexandra Hill, international languages and cultures: promoted to associate professor, granted tenure
Samuel Holloway, business administration: promoted to associate professor, granted tenure
Valerie Peterson, mathematics: promoted to associate professor, granted tenure
Pamela Potter, nursing: promoted to associate professor, granted tenure
Bryan Rookey, sociology and social work: promoted to associate professor, granted tenure.

For more information contact the provost’s office at 7105 or staten@up.edu.

ReadUP Community Reading Initiative: You’re Invited!

February 2, 2015

Author and Johns Hopkins humanities professor Alice McDermott will be on campus on February 26, 2015, as a guest of the University’s Schoenfeldt Visiting Writers Series. In preparation for her arrival, the provost’s office has announced the annual ReadUP community reading initiative. All University community members—students, faculty, staff—are invited to read McDermott’s novel, Charming Billy, which won the National Book Award in 1999. The Barnes and Noble Bookstore in the Pilot House will have an array of McDermott’s books for sale at the Schoenfeldt Series book signing on February 26.

All community members will be invited to book discussions facilitated by Fr. Charlie Gordon, C.S.C., Garaventa Center, in the Clark Library conference room:

Wednesday, February 11, 3:30 to 5 p.m.
Thursday, February 19, noon to 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, February 24, noon to 1:30 p.m.

Schoenfeldt Series events will include an author’s reception on Thursday, February 26, from 5 to 6 p.m.; a public lecture by McDermott that night in Buckley Center Auditorium at 7 p.m.; and a book signing immediately following the lecture. ReadUP is sponsored by the provost’s office, the Garaventa Center, the Clark Library, student affairs, residence life, and University relations.

Visit the ReadUp WordPress site at sites.up.edu/readup for information and starter questions for the book discussions.

Founders’ Day, April 14

January 26, 2015

The University’s annual Founders’ Day celebration will take place on Tuesday, April 14. Four sessions of student presentations will be held in place of regularly scheduled classes, and all students and faculty are encouraged to take part in the day’s events, featuring senior presentations, undergraduate research, panel discussions, recitals, and more. Faculty who have questions about the Founder’ Day schedule and how to submit student presenters’ data for the schedule can speak to their school’s liaison (listed below) or contact Michele Leasor, program director, at 8264 or leasor@up.edu.

2015 Founders’ Day liaisons:

Business: Ian Parkman, Christine Naylor
CAS: Linda Lechler
Education: Jackie Waggoner, Stacey Boatright
Engineering: Kim Spir, Jamie Strohecker
Nursing: Carol Craig, Kim Nguyen.