The Faculty-Staff Giving Committee is extending the campaign through Friday, November 22, and asks for your help and participation in setting a new record for faculty and staff giving. In this final week they are aiming for a new five-day giving record by asking an additional 80 employees to participate. The two donors who equal […]
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U.S. Bank Pilots Kids Club
All faculty and staff are invited to register for the U.S. Bank Pilots Kids Club! Benefits of signing up your child for the Pilots Kids Club include free admission to select soccer and basketball games, as well as free admission to all other sporting events hosted at the University of Portland. Each member will also […]
New Pilots Experience Card
The Pilot Experience card makes it easier to check out what the local area has to offer by allowing for discounts of up to 20 percent at participating restaurants, stores, service providers, and more. Check out the list of participating vendors at the Pilot Experience page and start saving! The cards are free to all […]
New Record for Faculty/Staff Rise Campaign
Diane Dickey would like to thank the 162 faculty and staff members who gave during the first nine days of the Faculty-Staff campaign. That’s nearly twice the donors from the same period last year, not to mention a lot of folks who will be enjoying coffee, tea, or specialty drinks courtesy of Bon Appetit. The goal […]
Please Note
Please note that last week saw the final edition of the print version of upbeat. From now on, in an effort to make the best use of University resources, we will produce upbeat using its new WordPress format exclusively. For more information contact marketing and communications at 7202 or mktg@up.edu.
$2.2M Aquino Gift, Professorship
The development office has announced a RISE Campaign gift of $2.2 million to create the Margaret M. and Vincent P. Aquino Endowed Professorship in Engineering, dedicated to undergraduate classroom instruction in the Donald P. Shiley School of Engineering. The fund was established by the late Vincent Aquino, who graduated from the University of Portland in […]
Promotion For Bryce Strang
J. Bryce Strang has been promoted to senior associate vice president for development, effective immediately. He will also become a member of the President’s Leadership Cabinet. Since 2003, Strang has been a vital member of the University of Portland and a critical and successful leader within the university relations division. He oversees the philanthropic endeavors […]
Nondiscrimination Statement
Among the many topics discussed by the regents and officers of the University during their recent meeting was the University’s legal nondiscrimination statement. As a statute of the University of Portland, the Equal Opportunity and Nondiscrimination Policy may be changed or amended only if the proposed changes or amendments are presented and discussed at the […]
Jim Lyons Farewell Party
Please join the University Relations Division as we wish our friend and colleague Jim Lyons a fond farewell as he leaves his University of Portland family after an amazingly successful 16 years on the Bluff. His party will take place on Monday, October 7, from 3 to 4 p.m., in the Terrace Room. For more […]
Fr. Beauchamp Announces Last Year as President
University president Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C., has informed the University’s board of regents that he has decided that this will be his last year as president of the University. “I have had the great fortune to serve this fine institution for the past eleven years, ten as your president,” he wrote to the campus community […]