Rebecca Rohleder, our TIAA financial consultant, is currently scheduling online appointments through the link below, according to Laura Barnard, human resources. Go to TIAA – Schedule Now or call TIAA at 877.842.2028, press 5 to schedule an appointment today. Visit TIAA website and follow the simple instructions to sign up for access to your retirement accounts online. If you […]
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Gwen Sandford: Good Luck & Bon Voyage
A note from international students services director Mike Pelley: After 13 great years, a farewell to Gwen Sandford, program manager for the Office of International Student Services (ISS). Gwen has accepted a new position as director of international student services at Reed College, a well-deserved promotion and a very smart move by her new employer. […]
Letterhead, Envelopes, Cards, Forms: Order Now
Now is the time to submit orders for letterhead, envelopes, business cards, and forms for the upcoming academic year. Please estimate usage for the next academic year and order accordingly. We ask that you use the online order form at this link. For more information, contact Printing Services at x7200 or printjobs@up.edu.
ATSI Presents Webinar Wednesdays, Moodle Mondays This Summer
Academic technology services & innovation will be offering a weekly series of “Wednesday Webinars” and “Moodle Mondays” to support faculty who are preparing for hybrid and online instruction this fall. UP faculty can find all session times, details, and RSVP forms on the Hybrid & Online Basecamp Moodle page. Wed. 7/29 – Are you wary […]
New Icon of African Martyrs in Shipstad Chapel
Campus Ministry director Fr. Jim Gallagher, C.S.C., has announced the newly arrived Icon of the Uganda Martyrs. Commissioned in January for the Shipstad Hall Chapel, which is dedicated to the Uganda Martyrs, the icon shows the 22 martyrs flanking Jesus Christ. These members of the king’s court were put to death between 1885-1887 for refusing […]
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Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering, had his collection of numeric curiosities, “Letter: Hugh Downs by the numbers,” published in The Columbian on July 20, 2020. See the article using this link. Xan Arch, Library operations, contributed “Academic library services for first-generation students” (with coauthor Isaac Gilman) to Libraries Unlimited, July 2020. Corey Pressman, nursing, […]
Rowena Bramlette ’88 Endowed Scholarship Announced
We are pleased to announce the endowment of the Rowena B. Bramlette ’88 Financial Affairs Division International Accounting Scholarship, established in memory of Rowena Bramlette ’88. Rowena served the University for 14 years and retired from her position of associate vice president for budgeting in 2019. She passed away after a courageous battle with cancer […]
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Jane Scott and Heidi Senior, Clark Library, published an article with two 2018 UP alumnae: Graff, K., Quinonez-Riegos, G., Scott, J., & Senior, H. (2020). “Ethical issues in academic libraries: An annotated bibliography.” Journal of Information Ethics, 29(1), 64-87. Assistant provost for International Education, Diversity, and Inclusion Eduardo Contreras was interviewed on KXL about the […]
Chronicle of Higher Education Data Breach: Act Now
Information services has learned that the Chronicle of Higher Education recently suffered a data breach, most likely in February 2020. The breach affected approximately 3.5 million Chronicle of Higher Education users, some of whom are University of Portland students, faculty, and staff. The stolen credentials from the breach have also been discovered on publicly accessible […]
Farewell Birthday Brain Teaser for Provost Emeritus Tom Greene
University of Portland provost emeritus Tom Greene officially retired on June 30, and as a token of his esteem, Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering, put together the following farewell birthday trivia brain teaser to thank him for his leadership and friendship: Multiply the left and right halves of Tom’s birth year Y1Y2Y3Y4 to obtain […]