“The Undertaking,” part of the Rev. Claude Pomerleau Memorial Concert Series, will take place on Wednesday, February 5, at 7 p.m., in Hunt Center Recital Hall. A reception will follow. An aging mother’s health teeters on the brink. Her adult daughter scrambles to find footing as her role shifts from child to authority figure. Death […]
School of Nursing
Mindfulness With Teri Pipe, Jan. 23: All Welcome
In celebration of the University of Portland School of Nursing’s 85th anniversary, our next guest speaker, Dr. Teri Pipe, will be visiting campus on Thursday, January 23, 2020, to discuss the topic of mindfulness. Pipe is the chief well-being officer at Arizona State University and the founding director of ASU’s Center for Mindfulness, Compassion, and […]
Retirement Reception for Pamela Potter, Dec. 16
Pamela Potter, associate professor of nursing, will retire at the end of fall semester. She came to the Bluff in 2007 with a BS from Northern Illinois University, an MA from the University of New Mexico, and a DNS from Yale University. Potter is well-known for her work in facilitating the development of the School […]
School of Nursing Offering Reiki/Healing Touch Clinic
Need a little relaxation? Try 15 minutes of Reiki/Healing Touch this next week before finals. Open to faculty, staff, and students. Reiki/Healing Touch clinics will be held in BC 375 on December 3 from 2:30-4 p.m. and December 4 from 12:45-1:45 p.m. Sign up outside the door. Clinics will continue monthly in 2020. Reiki and […]
Jann Murray-Garcia, “Cultural Humility & Interrupting Scripts of Inequality,” Nov. 11
In celebration of the School of Nursing’s 85th anniversary, our first guest speaker, Jann Murray-Garcia, will be visiting campus on Monday, November 11, 2019, to discuss “Cultural Humility and Interrupting Scripts of Inequality.” Murray-García is a pediatrician and a founding faculty member and associate health sciences clinical professor at the Betty Irene Moore School of […]
Free Screening: “Trans Dudes with Lady Cancer,” Nov. 18
The School of Nursing’s International Education, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee (IEDI) will offer a free screening of “Trans Dudes with Lady Cancer,” a short film documenting the journey of two transmasculine people, their families, and communities as they navigate breast cancer and ovarian cancer within the medical system. The screening will be on Monday, November […]
Personalized Health Care Event, July 24: Your Input Wanted
Join us for a free educational event to learn how you can be involved in a historic effort to advance medical breakthroughs on Wednesday, July 24, from 6 to 8 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons. Food and beverages will be provided. Please RSVP here. For any questions, please contact Ana Aguilera, nursing, at aguilera@up.edu or x8141.
School of Nursing Seeking Pregnant Volunteers
The School of Nursing is seeking pregnant women who are willing to help its DNP students as volunteers. They are are in their second clinical year and currently taking a Gender Health course, and their professors would like to prepare the students prior to going to their clinical sites. Faculty would like to demonstrate how to measure the […]
New School of Nursing Dean: Our Own Casey Shillam
University of Portland President Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., has announced the appointment of Casey Shillam as dean of the School of Nursing, effective December 1, 2018. Shillam, who has been a faculty member since 2006, most recently served as interim dean of the School of Nursing since former dean Joane Moceri’s retirement this past […]
Dr. Joane Moceri Nursing Scholarship Announced
In honor of Joane Moceri’s retirement as dean of the University of Portland School of Nursing, an endowed scholarship for nursing students has been established in her name. The Dr. Joane Moceri Nursing Scholarship, initiated by her family, will help support first generation college students and underrepresented students of color. The endowed scholarship came as […]