2020 Commencement

Join Together (Remotely) For Commencement 2020, May 3

April 24, 2020

Please join the University community on Sunday, May 3, at 1 p.m. (PDT) for a special virtual Commencement ceremony honoring the Class of 2020. More details are available at up.edu/commencement.

2020 Commencement Information

February 21, 2020

Commencement weekend takes place from Friday, May 1 to Sunday, May 3, 2020. This note provides important information for faculty and staff as our community prepares for this important academic event.

Commencement Website: You are invited to visit the Commencement Website at this link, where you can access comprehensive information about the event, including schedules, regalia ordering information, FAQs, and more.

Schedule Highlights:

Friday, May 1, 2020: ROTC Joint Commissioning Ceremony – 1 p.m.
Saturday, May 2, 2020: Nurses’ Pinning Ceremony, noon; Baccalaureate Mass, 5 p.m.
Sunday, May 3, 2020: Commencement I, 10 a.m., Chiles Center–College of Arts and Sciences and School of Education. Commencement II, 3 p.m., Chiles Center–Pamplin School of Business, Shiley School of Engineering, and School of Nursing

Academic regalia for faculty and staff may be rented online now through Jostens. Select the option “Graduation Caps & Gowns.” Estimated costs are $56 for complete master’s regalia and $21 for hood only, and $63 for complete doctorate regalia or $24 for hood only. The last day to order rental regalia without incurring a $15 late-order fee is Wednesday, March 18, 2020.

Academic regalia may also be purchased online by selecting the “Fine Quality Regalia” option. The master package is $349, Sussex doctor package is $539, and Windsor doctor package is $799.

Please contact us at commencement@up.edu if you have additional questions about Commencement.

Three faculty members from International Languages and Cultures participated in the 121st annual conference of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA), November 7-10 in Palm Springs, CA. Verena Hutter served as presiding officer and chair of both sessions on Austrian Studies. Maria Echenique presented “La Bolivia de Giorgina Levi.” Matthew Warshawsky presented “Una diáspora sefardita dentro de Sefarad: el exilio y la añoranza en la poesia de Moseh ibn Ezra.” He was also elected to serve a three-year term as a member-at-large of the PAMLA Executive Committee.

Andrew Eshelman, Philosophy, published “Religious Realism and Useful Fictions.” International Journal for Philosophy of Religion. October, 2024.

Paige Hall, Chemistry, was awarded an M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust Prize for her Analytical-Inorganic-Physical-Computational Chemistry Poster. November, 2024.

Andrew Guest, Psychological Sciences and UP Core, presented “Teaching To Spark Intellectual Curiosity: Realities and Possibilities for a Sample of College Athletes.” North American Society for the Sociology of Sport conference. Chicago, Illinois. November 1, 2024. The presentation was based on collaborative research with Stephanie Salomone, Mathematics and Engineering, and Shaz Vijlee, Engineering.

Don Norton, Performing and Fine Arts, published “30-Minute Practice Routines for Classical and Jazz Saxophone.” DANSR/Vandoren Educational Resources for Musicians (online). November 22, 2024.

The Choral Arts Ensemble of Portland, with Dr. David De Lyser, Performing and Fine Arts, serving as Artistic Director/Conductor, will perform on All Classical Portland 89.9 KQAC on Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 3 p.m. This will be the inaugural performance of the Roger O. Doyle Choral Series as part of All Classical’s Thursdays @ Three radio program. Dr. Roger O. Doyle was a UP Professor Emeritus (Performing and Fine Arts, retired 2010, passed away 2012) who conducted both the University of Portland Singers and the Choral Arts Ensemble for over 30 years.

David Fuentes, Nursing & Health Innovations, published “Leveraging Collective Expertise, Wisdom, and Guidance through Mastermind Teams.” Co-authors: Hughes JA, White A, Kuo G, Parmar J. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. January, 2024.

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