The provost’s office is pleased to announce recipients of the Spring 2015 Provost’s Initiative on Undergraduate Research awards. These faculty members have been selected to collaborate with and mentor an undergraduate on a co-designed research experience during the 2015 spring semester: Hannah Callender, mathematics, will be working with Claire Seibold, Todd Graham, and Rebecca Driessen […]
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Faculty Research Day, Jan. 8
The University’s Faculty Research Day program will be held on Thursday, January 8. Each panel in the event will have faculty from across disciplines and schools who will offer brief five-minute perspectives on the day’s theme, followed by open discussion for new insights and potential collaboration. University president Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., and University provost […]
Faculty Research Day Deadline Approaching, Dec. 1
The signup deadline for Faculty Research Day is approaching on Monday, December 1, according to Teaching and Scholarship Committee chair Lauretta Frederking. Each panel in the January 8 event will have faculty from across disciplines and schools who will offer brief five-minute perspectives on the day’s theme, followed by open discussion for new insights and […]
Provost’s Initiative on Undergraduate Research
The Office of Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement announces that applications are now being accepted for spring 2015 to participate in the first Provost’s Initiative on Undergraduate Research. Are you an experienced collaborator with student researchers? Are you new to the concept? Either way, there are opportunities for you. Five grants of $1,000 will be given to […]
Endowed Chairs’ Cup, deadline Nov. 20
The four endowed chairs at the University of Portland (UP) will award up to $10,000 in grant funding to a team or teams of two or more faculty members from different disciplines for the purpose of creating new integrated courses at UP. This collaborative effort by the endowed chairs is in celebration of the 20th […]
University Club Social, Oct. 28
The University Club Event will take place on Tuesday, October 28th, 4:00-5:30 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons Board Room. All faculty and staff are invited to meet and connect with colleagues from all over campus. At this event, we want to toast our newest faculty members. New full-time professors, if you can come, please attend. […]
New Institutional Review Board Review Request Deadlines
All Institutional Review Board (IRB) requests for review should be submitted to irb@up.edu, according to Michele Leasor, assistant to the provost’s office. Requests should no longer be sent directly to the faculty member in your department. This fall the IRB Committee is piloting a new deadline and response schedule. The Spring 2015 schedule will be […]
2014 Zahm Lecture Features Fr. Kevin Grove, C.S.C.
The 2014 Zahm Lecture in American Catholic Education will take place on Thursday, September 11, at 7:15 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. Rev. Kevin G. Grove, C.S.C., will present “Memory, Desire and Searching for God.” His lecture is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public; refreshments will be served. The Zahm Lecture serves […]
Recognizing Student Off-Campus Research
All faculty members who wrote a letter of recommendation for a student to pursue off-campus research this past summer are asked to please send the student’s name to John Orr (orr@up.edu). The provost’s office is preparing a document, similar to A Community of Scholars, about students; documenting the on-campus experiences is fairly easy, but they […]
Opening Convocation Changes for Presidential Inauguration
The University will not hold its usual Opening Convocation for faculty and staff this fall, according to Tom Greene, provost. Rev. Mark Poorman, C.S.C., will address faculty, staff, students, and guests as part of the Presidential Inauguration on Friday, September 26. New faculty members who are ordinarily introduced as part of the Convocation will introduced […]