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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. Gwen started at UP as the ISS program assistant, and after a few years was promoted to program manager. During her time at UP, Gwen worked tirelessly on the behalf of international students, our international community, and for the greater UP community. Her knowledge and expertise of cross-cultural communication and global education systems made her an exceptional international student advisor and admissions counselor. Her last day was July 10. Best wishes to Gwen!

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 of “Zoom fatigue?” ATSI instructional designer Maria Erb will facilitate this discussion focused on strategies to beat the Zoom blues. We’ll discuss how well-planned asynchronous activities and a class structure that is designed for the online medium can help you create a great learning environment at distance.
  • Wed. 8/5 – With final exams slated to be online and de-densified classrooms on campus, please join ATSI for this session on administering assessments via the Moodle Quiz module. We’ll discuss how to create or import questions, review available quiz options, show how to meet accommodation needs, and review the Proctorio digital proctoring tool.
  • Moodle Mondays: Mondays starting 7/13 through 8/10 – ATSI technical support specialist Dawn Lloyd will host drop-in “office hours” style sessions for any Moodle questions, queries or how-tos. Faculty can drop in for one-on-one help on Moodle issues large or small.

For more information contact ATSI at atsi@up.edu.

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 to forsake their faith. The icon was created by local Portland artist Mary Katsilometes, and will be displayed in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher until August 7 when it will be installed in the Chapel in Shipsad Hall, which was dedicated to the Uganda Martyrs as a way to connect our local community to the Holy Cross priests, brothers, sisters, and lay collaborators active in East Africa.

For more information contact Fr. Gallagher at gallaghe@up.edu.

UPdate

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, contributed a short story, “Three Burgers,” in the summer edition of Gastronomica. See the story at this link.

Alice Gates, social work, co-edited “Social work responses to pandemics in the United States,” the first in a series of bibliographies produced by the Social Welfare History Group, housed at Southern Connecticut State University.

 

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 in January 2020. Prior to his retirement as vice president of financial affairs, Alan P. Timmins ’81 had nurtured the idea to create a scholarship in Rowena’s memory. Initial funding was provided by Alan and members of the Controller’s Office. Rowena’s husband, Rod Bramlette has added his support to the scholarship along with the President’s Leadership Cabinet. The Rowena B. Bramlette ‘88 Financial Affairs Division International Accounting Scholarship will be given each year to an outstanding senior, non-US born, accounting student.

In remembrance of Rowena, University employees and members of the faculty may contribute to her scholarship by using this link.  To  inquire on how you can make your donation through payroll deduction, please contact Kati Duffy, development, at duffyk@up.edu.

UPdate

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 new federal rules for international students who may need to leave the country if their colleges go fully online in the fall.
Sam Holloway, Bay Area Distinguished Professor of Management & Entrepreneurship at UP, was featured on the Brews News podcast “Beer is a Conversation,” where he discussed independence and growth ceilings in the craft brew scene.

Jeffrey Meiser, political science & global affairs, co-authored a blog post on rethinking strategy as a definition of success for Real Clear Defense.

Dawn Garzon Maaks, nursing, discussed the treatment of anxiety in pediatric patients and the diagnosis and treatment of tics in children with ADHD at the 2020 Virtual Conference on Pediatric Health Care.

Stephanie Salomone, mathematics, presented “Reflective Faculty Peer Observation in Engineering” (with co-presenters Tara Prestholdt, Valerie Peterson, Eric Anctil, Carolyn James, and Heather Dillon) at the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada, June 2020 (virtual conference). See the presentation using this link.

Jen Symons, Shiley School of Engineering, presented “Faculty Perceptions of Industry Sponsorships in Capstone Design Courses” (with Kate Rohl) at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Experience, Virtual On line, June 2020. Use this link.

 

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 sources.

If you have a Chronicle account, change your password immediately. If you have used the same or a similar password for any other account, those passwords should be changed as well.

Individuals can also contact The Chronicle of Higher Education support at 1-833-579-1097, Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., ET to inquire with any further questions regarding one’s account.

Please feel free to contact Andrew Ridenour, information security analyst, at ridenour@up.edu or x7626.

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:

  1. Multiply the left and right halves of Tom’s birth year Y1Y2Y3Y4 to obtain the number X. Then, look up the Xth prime number. Next, subtract the Xth prime number from the reverse of Tom’s birth year, namely Y4Y3Y2Y1 and read the result backwards. Surprise!
  2. Further, if Tom’s full birthday M1M2/D1D2/ Y1Y2Y3Y4 is split into M1M2, D1D2, Y1Y2, and Y3Y4, interestingly, half of the sum of M1M2 and D1D2 yields Y1Y2, and twice the difference of M1M2 and D1D2 results in Y3Y4.
  3. Tom’s birthday this year (2020) is numerically special: double the sum of the squares of the month and day numbers of his birthday. What comes out?
  4. The reverse of the difference of the squares of the digits of Tom’s new age this year equals the sum of the letter numbers of his last name, Greene.
  5. Tom’s 75th birthday will be special since the reverse of 75, namely 57, equals the sum of the letter numbers of his middle name, George.
  6. Tom’s 76th birthday will also be special since 76 equals the sum of the letter numbers of Thomas. Additionally, the rightmost two digits of that year equals the difference of the month and day numbers of his birthday.
  7. Tom’s 83rd birthday will be special too since 83 equals the sum of the reverses of the month and day numbers of his birthday, namely (M2M1 + D2D1).
  8. Tom’s 89th birthday will be a five-digit palindrome date. Also, 89 is the 24th prime number (see item # 6).
  9. His 90th birthday will be special too since Y3Y4 = M1M2 + D1D2.
  10. Tom’s 100th birthday expressed as M1M2/D1D2/ Y1Y2Y3Y4 has a special property: Y1Y2Y3Y4 = 2(M1+M2+D1+D2).
  11. Tom’s 153rd birthday in the year Y1Y2Y3Y4 will also be special: Y1Y2Y3Y4 = M1M2D1D2 + D2D1M2M1. Moreover, count the number of days left in the year after Tom’s birthday.
  12. Tom’s 189th birthday will be a seven-digit palindrome date.
  13. Lastly, Tom’s 508th birthday contains every whole number from 0 to 7, each appearing once.

For more information or to commission your own brain teaser, contact Inan at ainan@up.edu.

 

 

 

New Updates Posted to “Back to The Bluff” Website for Campus Re-Entry

All University of Portland faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to check regularly for updates on the Back to The Bluff webpage using this link, according to Michael Lewellen, VP for marketing and communications. New content is being added weekly as the University’s August 17 reopening date nears.

This page will continue to serve as the primary source of information that prepares the University community for campus re-entry as we approach the fall 2020 semester. Fall semester will include a blend of in-person classes and remote instruction, as well as a variety of campus life experiences that meet safety guidelines set forth by the State of Oregon. Please return to this page often! Many of our protocols are still in development, and our plans are subject to change as our understanding of COVID-19 evolves.