• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

UPbeat

News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.

  • Home
  • Academics
  • Athletics
  • Campus Services
  • Events
  • Human Resources
  • University Relations

Teaching & Scholarship

Hancock, Wootton to Share Outstanding Teaching, Scholarship Thoughts, Feb. 12

February 7, 2020

Christin Hancock, history, and Aaron Wootton, mathematics, the 2019 Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching and Outstanding Scholarship recipients, will share their thoughts in a joint session on Wednesday, February 12, from 3 to 5 p.m., in the Clark Library classroom (room 211). Hancock’s talk is titled “Teaching about the past with an eye on the […]

Filed Under: 02-03-2020, 02-10-2020, Academics, Teaching & Scholarship Tagged With: Aaron Wootton, Christin Hancock, Teaching & Learning

2019-2020 Teaching Award, Scholarship Award: Nominate Now

November 22, 2019

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship is now accepting faculty nominations for the 2019-2020 Teaching Award and Scholarship Award. These awards are an opportunity for the University community to recognize and celebrate two of its own for outstanding achievements in teaching and scholarship. The committee will accept nominations until noon on Friday, January 24. Nominations […]

Filed Under: 11-18-2019, 11-25-2019, Academics, Teaching & Scholarship Tagged With: Hannah Highlander, Scholarship Award, Teaching and Scholarship Committee, Teaching Award

2020 Faculty Development Day Proposals Welcome

November 15, 2019

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship welcomes proposals to lead sessions on Faculty Development Day, May 5, 2020, around a particular theme. Interested faculty should submit a 1-2 page proposal identifying the keynote speaker and breakout panels for session one of Faculty Development Day. Sessions later in the day may remain open as opportunities for […]

Filed Under: Academics, Teaching & Scholarship Tagged With: 2020 Faculty Development Day, Hannah Highlander, Teaching & Scholarship Committee

Submit Butine Proposals and Reports through Moodle

September 6, 2019

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship invites all regular faculty to submit proposals to receive funding from the Arthur Butine Faculty Development Fund. Faculty can download Butine application materials, review selection criteria, and consult the timeline for applications by visiting this link. Submissions of post-Butine reports, new Butine applications, and all supporting letters are now […]

Filed Under: 09-03-2019, 09-09-2019, Academics, Butine Awards, Teaching & Scholarship Tagged With: Butine Awards, Hannah Highlander, Teaching and Scholarship

May 7 Faculty Development Day Program Ready Now

May 3, 2019

The program for Faculty Development Day, scheduled for Tuesday, May 7, is now available through the Committee on Teaching and Scholarship. To save paper, the committee encourages faculty to download a copy of the program in advance so they can use it to orient themselves between sessions using their mobile devices. A limited number of […]

Filed Under: 04-29-2019, 05-06-2019, Academics, Teaching & Scholarship Tagged With: Faculty Development Day, Hannah Highlander, Teaching & Scholarship

Presentation by 2018 Scholarship Award Winner, Feb. 22

February 15, 2019

Alexandria “Allie” Hill, international languages and cultures, the 2018 recipient of the Faculty Award for Scholarship, will share her thoughts in a talk titled “Feminist Scholarly Practice” on Friday, February 22, at 4 p.m., in Franz Hall room 231. All staff and faculty are invited and light refreshments will be provided. For more information, contact […]

Filed Under: 02-18-2019, Academics, Teaching & Scholarship Tagged With: Alexandria Hill, Teaching & Scholarship Committee

Submit Butine Proposals and Reports through Moodle

August 30, 2018

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship invites all regular faculty to submit proposals to receive funding from the Arthur Butine Faculty Development Fund. Faculty can download Butine application materials, review selection criteria, and consult the timeline for applications by visiting this link.  Submissions of post-Butine reports, new Butine applications, and all supporting letters are now […]

Filed Under: 08-20-2018, 08-27-2018, 09-03-2018, Academics, Butine Awards, Teaching & Scholarship Tagged With: Butine Awards, Hannah Highlander, Teaching and Scholarship

Faculty Development Day, May 8: Session Proposals Welcome

March 16, 2018

On the Tuesday following commencement, University faculty traditionally celebrate and reflect upon the joys and toils of our noble profession and of a year well spent on the Bluff.  Faculty Development Day, taking place on May 8, 2018, is this very day. The theme of the day will be “Inclusive Excellence in the Student-Centered University,” which […]

Filed Under: 03-19-2018, Academics, Teaching & Scholarship Tagged With: Faculty Development Day, Matt Kuhn, Teaching and Scholarship

Submit Spring Butine Proposals and Reports through Moodle

January 12, 2018

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship invites all regular faculty to submit spring cycle proposals to receive funding from the Arthur Butine Faculty Development Fund. Faculty can download Butine application materials, review selection criteria, and consult the timeline for applications by visiting this link to the Moodle site. Submissions of post-Butine reports, new Butine applications, and […]

Filed Under: 01-08-2018, 01-15-2018, Academics, Teaching & Scholarship Tagged With: Butine Spring Cycle, Matthew Kuhn, Teaching and Scholarship

Nominate Now: 2017-2018 Teaching Award, Scholarship Award

December 1, 2017

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship is accepting faculty nominations for the 2017-2018 Teaching Award and Scholarship Award.  These awards are an opportunity for the University community to recognize and celebrate two of its own for outstanding achievements in teaching and scholarship. The committee will accept nominations until noon on Friday, January 26. Nominations should be […]

Filed Under: 11-20-2017, 11-27-2017, 12-04-2017, Academics, Teaching & Scholarship Tagged With: Committee on Teaching and Scholarship, Matthew Kuhn

  • « Go to Previous Page
  • Go to page 1
  • Go to page 2
  • Go to page 3
  • Go to page 4
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Go to page 6
  • Go to Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Submit a Feature to UPBeat

Want to share your announcement in the PilotsUP Digest? Follow the link below to submit your request.

Submit an Announcement to PilotsUP

UpDate

Fr. Pat Hannon, CSC, published From Glory to Glory: A Pilgrim’s Notes From the Badlands of Grace. Occasioned by the author’s walking, with siblings, the famous Camino de Santiago in the fall of 2024, the book traces all manner of other pilgrimages—to and from home, family, love, self, and God. One Subject Press, Saint Paul, Minnesota. November, 2025.

Jessica Murphy Moo, editor of Portland Magazine and director of storytelling, wrote the lyrics to two songs in “We Go On, Oswego,” a song cycle honoring female refugees who lived at Camp Ontario in upstate New York. From 1944-1946, Camp Ontario provided emergency shelter to refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe. “We Go On, Oswego” was performed at Nazareth College, in collaboration with Finger Lakes Opera, on December 4, 2025. It was commissioned by Katie Hannigan, PhD. The song “There Is No Underground,” was written in collaboration with composer Maria Thompson Corley, and the song “My Table,” was written in collaboration with composer Kurt Erickson.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published “A Spirituality of Desert Discipleship for Our Times. Reflections on the Readings of the Third Sunday of Advent.” VoiceAfrique.org. December 13, 2025.

Update Archive

About

UPBeat is a newsletter for University of Portland faculty and staff published through the Division of Enrollment Management, Marketing, & Web Services. Submit your listing information our online form. Submission deadline is noon the Thursday prior to publication. Submissions may be edited for clarity, consistency, brevity, or style.

December 2025
M T W T F S S
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
293031  
« Nov    
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS
  • YouTube

Copyright © 2025 · News Pro with Full Header On Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in