News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.
Please remind your students about these upcoming study skills workshop dates.
Time management skills will be discussed on Monday, September 22, at 8 p.m. in Buckley Center Room 207.
Long term comprehension will be covered on Thursday, September 25, at 8 p.m. in Buckley Center Room 207.
For more information, please contact Bro. Thomas Giumenta, C.S.C., learning resource center, at 8716.
The Buckley Center Gallery is exhibiting the final presentation photographs of students who completed the Introduction to Black and White Photography course offered during the first summer session, according to Pat Bognar, performing and fine arts. The students, Josie Benedetti, John Carleton (his photo at left), and Victoria Kerssen-Griep, all did wonderful work and we encourage you to visit the gallery! The students enrolled in the second summer session photo course will be showing their images in Buckley Gallery from August 1-18. For more information contact Bognar at 7792 or bognar@up.edu. Enjoy!
The Buckley Center Gallery is exhibiting the final presentation photographs of students who completed the Introduction to Black and White Photography course offered during the first summer session, according to Pat Bognar, performing and fine arts. The students, Josie Benedetti, John Carleton (his photo at left), and Victoria Kerssen-Griep, all did wonderful work and we encourage you to visit the gallery! The students enrolled in the second summer session photo course will be showing their images in Buckley Gallery from August 1-18. For more information contact Bognar at 7792 or bognar@up.edu. Enjoy!
Seven University of Portland athletics teams have been honored for earning Public Recognition Awards based on their most recent multi-year academic progress rate (APR), the NCAA announced on Wednesday, June 5. Portland trails only Stanford in the Western United States for total number of teams earning recognition. The awards are given each year to teams with APRs in the top 10 percent in each sport. The University’s recognized programs included men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s indoor and outdoor track, women’s cross country, women’s indoor track, and women’s volleyball.
Each year, the NCAA honors selected Division I sports teams by publicly recognizing their latest multiyear NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate, highlighting teams that demonstrate a commitment to academic progress and retention of student-athletes by achieving the top APRs within their respective sports.
For more information contact athletics at 7117 or go to www.portlandpilots.com.
The University of Portland sent two competing squads to the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA) Opening Round Championships on March 22-24 in Memphis, Tenn., the first time the University sent two squads with winning records to this national tournament. One squad placed 13th out of 24, and the other placed 22nd out of 24. Neither squad advanced to the final tournament in Washington, D.C., but senior UP student Brenna Twohy was recognized as an outstanding attorney with a score of 17 out of a possible 20, and sophomore Nicolas Barradas was recognized as an outstanding attorney with a perfect 20/20 score. For more information contact coach Aaron Johnson, political science department, at johnsocu@up.edu.
Both of the University’s mock trial squads competed at the 3rd annual Emerald City Open at the University of Washington during the weekend of December 1-2. The teams earned 5th place out of 20 teams, both squads had winning records, and four UP students were recognized with awards for outstanding performances. Those students were Hilary Simpson, Outstanding Witness; Charity Taylor, Outstanding Attorney; Emma England, Outstanding Attorney; and Jordan Jones, Outstanding Attorney. Jordan Jones received a perfect score in the rankings, and the UP teams were the most decorated in the tournament. For more information contact Aaron Jones, head coach and adjunct professor of political science, at johnsocu@up.edu.
A team of students from the Investment Association (a student-led club which makes investments and manages investment portfolios), attended the 2012 University Trading Challenge in New York City November 17-18. The Challenge is an international competition which requires students demonstrate outstanding analytical and strategic decision making skills by simulating realworld trading scenarios.
Three UP students have been awarded CISGO (Collaborative in International Studies and Global Outreach) sponsorships to attend the student-led Human Development Conference on February 8-9 at the University of Notre Dame, according to Kate Regan, CISGO chair. The students are: Julia Sheets, civil engineering, environmental track and Spanish minor; Ruby Machado, political science and Spanish; and Andrea Merrill, sociology and psychology. CISGO works with the political science department and Congregation of Holy Cross to choose students for this honor. For more information contact Regan at 7364 or regan@up.edu.
The University of Portland’s Speech and Debate Union successfully participated in the Orv Iverson & Krista Bacon-Vickery Memorial Forensics Tournament at Clark College in Vancouver, Washington, over the weekend of December 8-9, according to Brian Simmons and Bohn Lattin, communication studies:
In addition, the University of Portland team won 3rd place overall in the tournament among participating four-year schools. For more information
contact Simmons at simmons@up.edu or Lattin at lattin@up.edu.