As the election season winds down, the University Museum and Archives blog is featuring past presidential candidates who have campaigned on The Bluff. The next two entries in the series are from the 1960s era: Governor Nelson Rockefeller and his campaign in the 1964 election. Senator Robert F. Kennedy and his campaign in the 1968 election. […]
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Presidential Campaigns at UP
The University Museum and Archives is continuing their election series featuring past presidential candidates who have visited The Bluff with a post about Senator John F. Kennedy and his campaign in the 1960 election. Follow this link to our blog post and return to the Museum and Archives site for more entries in the election series between […]
Museum Blog Post: Chapel of Christ the Teacher 30th Anniversary
The icons of The Seat of Wisdom and of Christ the Teacher are often paired in religious tradition. On the UP campus they have been paired, doubled, and multiplied, creating a pattern net to challenge Robert Langdon/The DaVinci Code. The University of Portland Museum and Archives celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Chapel of Christ the […]
Historical Presidential Elections Display
The University museum recently created a display of historic presidential campaign memorabilia from its collection as well as that of the University archives. On view are campaign buttons from FDR’s campaigns in the 1940s; a Herbert Hoover lucky piece from 1928; buttons from presidential hopefuls Adlai Stevenson, Eugene McCarthy, George McGovern; and more. Pictures and […]
Campus Growth and Changes, 1991-2016
The University has reconfigured space and grown by leaps and bounds to expand its borders crossing the boundary of Portsmouth Avenue to accommodate an ever-vibrant and vital campus community. The University Museum and Archives turn back the clock 20-25 years in their most recent blog post about campus growth and changes: increasing classrooms, labs, residential […]
New Display, Blog Post: 2016 Retiring University Faculty
The University archives and museum have added a new blog post featuring the six UP faculty members who are retiring at the end of this school year. Visit this link for a slideshow of the honored retirees and see how they’ve changed over the years. To complement the blog post, the museum also has a […]
New Museum Blog Post: “Pomp and Conga Lines”
The dual 2016 Commencement exercises on Sunday May 1 allow expanded ticket opportunities and seating for friends and family of our distinguished graduates. Thanks are in line, too, for the unsung faculty marshals tasked with helping to maintain order and a brisk pace for commencements through the years. See the latest blog post and photos from past […]
In Memory of Manuel Macias, 1929-2016
The University Museum has created two displays to honor the memory of emeritus professor of Spanish Manuel Macias, who passed away on March 19, 2016. Please visit and remember him by viewing items in the Buckley Center first floor display case across from the studies abroad office. See photos and memorabilia donated by Macias to […]
From Lunch Room to Night Club?
As the spring semester rushes towards its end and blossoms erupt on the University campus, students seek a variety of respites from a multitude of perceived ills. Read about pub life at the renovated Pilot House, the new on-campus late night hangout for course review and other friendly maintenance activities. Pilot House/Cove incarnations are documented […]
UP Trivia/Bar Bets: NCAA or NAIA? First National Title Revisited
The game of Trivia aims to be precise; bar bets often take the form of tricks that fudge and fuddle. So, exploiting that ambiguity: when challenged with the question, “Which is UP’s first National Championship?,” you need to decide: NCAA or NAIA. In either case, it is the women’s athletic programs bringing UP the glory. […]