The University Museum and Archives remember Dr. Arthur A. Schulte, Jr., for his dedication and generous service to the University during and long after his 45 years on The Bluff. New memorial posts about Dr. Schulte’s work at the University and a gallery of photos can be found here and here. As a complement to the blog posts, a collection of photos and […]
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New Museum Blog Post: “Spires of Learning Reach Up to the Sky”
Robert Franz and his sister Elsie Franz Finley advanced the University mission in 1995 when their generosity helped make construction of Franz Hall possible. The new Franz Campus will bring expanded sporting fields for both varsity and intramural sports, which complements the Franzs’ earlier gift, as from the beginning of UP’s time on the bluff, […]
New Museum Display
To complement our blog entry “Welcome to College” https://sites.up.edu/museum/welcome-to-college/ the Museum has a “New Beginnings for Pilots Past and Present” photograph and artifacts display in the display case on the first floor of Buckley Center near the studies abroad office. Contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, at x8038, or piatz@up.edu for more information
Latest Museum Blog Post: Welcome to College
It’s a new year on campus. The grass on the main quad is green. The residence halls are dusted. Moodle is loaded with syllabi. Faculty and staff are ready to welcome first year and upperclass students to a year of adventure and learning and friendship on The Bluff. Visit this new post from the University Archives and […]
A Century of the Rose Festival
The Mock’s Crest Theatre company puts on a Rose Festival drama at Mago Hunt throughout the month of June. But back in the day, UP students built floats for the Grand Floral Parade. We’ve uncovered some photos and articles from the Festival’s Golden Jubilee and share them in our latest entry on the Museum and Archives […]
Thank You Bill Reed!!
We are proud of our graduates and enriched as a family with every commencement weekend, and would like to remind everyone that the bows and ribbons, programs and schedules, the details both large and small for the big show, are expertly managed by the UP events staff, who work behind the scenes to insure a successful and […]
Latest Museum Blog Post: 2018 Retiring University Faculty
Congratulations to our retiring faculty! The University archives and museum announces a new blog post featuring these nine members of the University faculty. Visit the blog for a slideshow of the honored retirees. To complement the blog post, the museum also has a photograph display of the retiring faculty in the display case on the first […]
Museum & Archives Blog: UP’s Brushes With Fame
Jay Leno, we know that name, but did you know he did an ASUP show in the Chiles Center on December 8, 1988? And remember how more recently, the Grimm television show filmed on campus, bringing Hollywood to UP with trailers, electrical cables, and disguised buildings and signs? Or when Will Geer, who play Grandpa on […]
Holy Cross Brothers Display, Buckley Center
There is a famous story that Bro. Godfrey Vassallo, C.S.C. (“B.G.” to generations of admiring students and colleagues), led Physics Club students in digging out a basement for Engineering (Shiley) Hall on weekends in 1949. On weekdays, he was a physics professor at the front of the classroom. Holy Cross Brothers have long been the center-stage and background […]
Michelle French – A New Goal for Women’s Soccer
UP Women’s Soccer is bringing new head coach Michelle French back to the Bluff following an impressive post-collegiate record as a player and coach. In a blast from the past, the University archives and museum offer this post featuring photos of Michelle French in action for Pilots Women’s Soccer. Contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, at piatz@up.edu, or x8038 […]