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University Relations

$50,000 Galarneau Gift

University of Portland has announced a RISE Campaign gift of $50,000 from Donald T. Galarneau, a 1949 University graduate who worked at General Electric Company for 35 years as a field engineer. The gift will be divided equally to help renovate the Clark Library and for the Shiley School of Engineering. A Portland resident, Galarneau […]

Four New Humor Scholarships

One of the University’s most entertaining RISE Campaign gifts are the annual Brian Doyle Scholarships in Gentle & Sidelong Humor – $3,333.33 per student for one academic year, during which the recipients must create and publicly share a project of some sort that “brings the community together in laughter, acts as a statement that the […]

Fr. Ed Returns

Rev. Edwin Obermiller, C.S.C., is returning to The Bluff in July to serve as special assistant to the vice president within the university relations division. Fr. Ed will also serve as a pastoral resident in Kenna Hall. Fr. Obermiller left the University in 2006 to serve as the director of the Office of Vocations for […]

New 100 Best Workplaces Survey

The University has been invited to participate in the annual Oregon Business magazine 100 Best Non-profits to Work For in Oregon survey. Employees have received surveys through their e-mail accounts, according to Bryn Sopko, human resources. The survey will run from Monday June 10 to Friday, June 21. For more information contact Andy Sherwood, human […]

Reunion Registration Cards

Alumni Reunion registration packets were recently sent via campus mail to all faculty and staff. Unfortunately, some packets received the wrong RSVP card–the correct card has “Faculty & Staff Reservation Card” on the cover (the incorrect card reads only “Reservation Card” on the cover). If your packet didn’t contain the correct card, please e-mail reunion@up.edu […]

Bringing Home The Bronze

The University’s quarterly journal, Portland Magazine, has earned a national medal from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), a Bronze Medal for the Winter 2012 issue, knows as “the Food Issue.” Other medals in that category, “Special Issues,” went to Pomona College, University of Michigan, Pratt Institute, and Stanford Medical School, […]

New “University Report” Tool

A new online portal designed for faculty use in recording their scholarly activity was launched on Monday, May 20, according to John Orr, assistant to the provost. The goal of the tool is to provide members of the University community with one site that can be used to record and save their scholarly activity during […]

2013-2014 University Bulletin Online

The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce that the 2013-14 interactive University Bulletin is now available. Please access the document by opening the “Academics” menu on the University’s home page and clicking on “University Catalog: The Bulletin” or by using http://tinyurl.com/m7fhvaq. Smartphone users can access the Bulletin using its new mobile site at […]

Mark Ganz To Speak At UP Hive

All are welcome to join University alumni, current MBA students, and UP supporters on Wednesday, June 12 for an evening of networking and learning, hosted by the UP Hive and regent Mark Ganz, president and CEO of Cambia Health Solutions. Refreshments and light appetizers will be served at 5:30 p.m. at Cambia Health Solutions (Three […]