Join us for the next offering of the Pamplin School of Business’ Learning Lab series! “Fundamentals of a Successful Grants Program” led by Brianna Richards (MBA Nonprofit ’24) of Contour Strategies. This free, hands-on grant-writing workshop open to all students, alumni and business partners. (Read More).
Academics
Open Position: Core Team Faculty for Howard Hughes Medical Institute Inclusive Excellence Grant (Sept. 20)
The core team for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Inclusive Excellence (HHMI-IE3) grant is seeking one more faculty member. The grant funds 134 participating institutions who work together in seven “learning community clusters” aimed at creating inclusive STEM learning environments. The University of Portland’s cluster specifically focuses on the challenge of meaningful evaluation of effective and inclusive teaching, which will inform faculty practices, including promotion and tenure decisions. (Read More).
Open Call: Faculty Interested in AI and Ethics (Sept. 23)
Building on several successful College of Arts and Sciences initiatives that bring together Artificial Intelligence and Ethics in conversation, CAS is hosting the AI and Ethics Working Group on September, 23 from 1-2:30 p.m. in BC 215. We will continue conversations that began this summer regarding faculty research, grant planning, and curricular innovation related to AI and Ethics. All interested faculty are invited to join. (Read More).
Center for Teaching and Learning: Constructive Dialogue Lunch (Sept. 25)
Faculty and staff are invited to a lunch discussion on Constructive Dialogue. The CTL is partnering with Anne Santiago, Ph.D., the Dundon-Berchtold Faculty Fellow for Constructive Dialogue, to explore how we, as faculty, can support student learning in this area. (Read More).
Seeking Faculty Contributions: “Portland and the Public Imagination” (Sept. 30)
We are creating a new Core Exploration “Big Ideas” course for Spring 2025 titled “Portland and the Public Imagination” and are seeking faculty from across UP to contribute modules in their disciplines/areas of interest. If your expertise or experiences offer new ways of representing the city, or questioning stereotypes about it, we would welcome your input. (Read More).
Lunch Discussion: Civil Discourse in our Classrooms (Oct. 1)
Engaged Humanities @UP and the NEH-funded Civic Humanities Working Group invite all interested UP faculty to join a discussion (and lunch on us) on cultivating genuine conversation, and even disagreements, in our classrooms. Prior to the event, attendees will read a brief Washington Post article on how other campuses are encouraging spaces for open discussion, then we’ll talk over lunch about what conversation at UP looks like right now. (Read More).
Seeking Applicants: Inclusive Teaching Scholar Program
All Full-time Faculty members are invited to apply for the Inclusive Teaching Scholars Program. This program seeks to identify and support at least one person from each academic unit for a total of 5 or 6 scholars who would function as a cohort. (Read More).
2022 Retiring Faculty
Congratulations to our retiring faculty! The University Archives and Museum announces a new post on PortLog recognizing these eight members of the University faculty for their many years of service. Visit this site for a slideshow of the honored retirees and see how they’ve changed over the years: https://sites.up.edu/museum/2022-retiring-faculty/ For more information, contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, at piatz@up.edu.
Fulbright Grant Candidates Wanted: Open To All Disciplines
Now is the time to start sending the Office of Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement (OUSE) the names of current juniors who would be strong candidates to apply for Fulbright Grants. Fulbright offers grants to countries around the world, and in many cases, the applicant is not expected to have studied the language of the host country. […]
Compassionate Listening Basics Intensive Workshop, May 17-19
The theme of Faculty Development Day this year was “Compassionate Listening.” As speakers Joanie Levine and Yehuda Winter mentioned, they will be holding a Compassionate Listening Basics Intensive Workshop on Friday, May 17 to Sunday, May 19 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Portland. This three-day workshop in Compassionate Listening will help attendees learn a powerful […]