Join the Center for Teaching and Learning and Natalie Nelson-Marsh from the Communication Studies program for a discussion about AI and the Workplace. (Read More).
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UPdate – Simon Aihiokhai, 2023-24
“‘And you, Africans, who do you say that Jesus is?’: The Legacy of Laurenti Magesa for the Future of African Theology.” Journal of Moral Theology. Volume 13. No. 1 (2024): 15 – 36; “God Never Encounters Us Outside of Our Historicities: In Conversation with SimonMary Asese Aihiokhai.” Co-author: Chibueze Darlington Anuonye. Hekima Review. Journal of Theology, Governance […]
Let’s Get Together! Latinx Employees Group Event (Jun. 16)
The Latinx Employees Group and its new co-chairs, Marija Hobbs (hobbsm@up.edu) and José Velazco (velazco@up.edu), invite those who identify as Latinx (Latino/Latina/Chicano/a/Hispanic, etc.) and work for the University in any capacity (adjunct, faculty, staff, administration, etc.) to join us for our first event of the summer, Churros & Café, Friday, June 16, at 10 a.m. […]
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Andra Davis, school of nursing and health innovations, published “Transforming Nurse Self-Care Through Integration of Spirituality: Lessons from an International Collaboration in Palliative Care” in The Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 34(1), 91-99. Simon Aihiokhai, theology, published “Honoring Teresia Mbari Hinga, A Theologian Who Dared to Think” in the National Catholic Reporter. April 19, 2023. Aihiokhai also published “A […]
Best of Luck
With gratitude for her leadership and excitement for her future, please join the Office of International Education, Diversity, and Inclusion (OIEDI) in wishing Maraina Montgomery a fond farewell as she departs for Atlanta on Friday, March 24. Maraina has accepted the position of Director of International Education at Morehouse College, one of the premier, all-male, […]
New to The Bluff: Jorge Salazar, Assistant Hall Director
Jorge Salazar recently joined UP as Assistant Hall Director in Schoenfeldt Hall. Before this he worked at College Possible as a College Success Coach.
Book Launch with Rachel Wheeler (Mar. 29)
Join Rachel Wheeler, UP Theology, for her two-book launch of Desert Daughters, Desert Sons: Rethinking the Christian Desert Tradition and Ecospirituality: An Introduction. March 29, 4:30 p.m. at the UP Bookstore. Free and open to all. Masks required. Info: up.edu/garaventa or 503.943.7702. Sponsored by the Garaventa Center.
Butine Development Faculty Fund Fall 2021 Award Winners
On behalf of the committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS), committee chair Dr. Jennette Lovejoy is excited to announce the Butine Development Faculty Fund Fall 2021 Award winners.
New to The Bluff: Carolina Cortes, Administrative Assistant for Office of International Education, Diversity, and Inclusion
Please join us in welcoming Carolina Cortes (she/her/ella) back to The Bluff. Carolina is the new Administrative Assistant for the Office of International Education, Diversity, and Inclusion. Prior to this, Carolina graduated from the University of Portland in Spring 2021. During her time at UP, Carolina was a psychology major and an active member of the UP […]
Opportunities for reflection, gratitude, and reconnection
Pilots Together AgainWednesday, August 4, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.Bauccio Commons Patio and The Bluff This gathering for all UP staff and faculty will offer us the chance to see colleagues in-person for the first time in eighteen months, give thanks for the many ways in which our employee family has sustained UP during […]