Marketing & Communications and Admissions recently launched our second set of videos in our ongoing series that captures students’ transformative experiences while attending UP. The short videos are in each student’s own words and highlight them engaging in some of their favorite activities on campus. Marketed on social media, the videos aim to help prospective students imagine themselves […]
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Pilot Stories (Video Series)
Marketing & Communications and Admissions recently teamed up to launch an ongoing series of videos that capture students’ transformative experiences while attending UP. The short videos are in each student’s own words and highlight them engaging in some of their favorite activities on campus. Marketed on social media, the videos aim to help prospective students imagine […]
Tuition Exchange Benefit: Fill Out Request by Dec. 16
Faculty and staff who would like to use the University’s tuition exchange benefit (TES or CCCTE) for dependent children for the fall 2020 semester need to visit the HR website and fill out a request for approval by Monday, December 16, 2019, according to Jason McDonald, Dean of Admissions. For more information contact Jason at x7751 or mcdonaja@up.edu.
Silver, Merit Awards in 2017 Graphis Design Annual
The Graphis Design Annual, an international competition that began in Switzerland more than seven decades ago, recently announced the winners of its 2017 competition. Lightner Design, working closely with the University’s marketing and communications office, received a Silver award for its work on the University of Portland’s admissions brochures, a series including Preview, Campus Visits, […]
Farewell Party for Alex Gonzalez, April 7
The admissions office invites all faculty and staff to join them for happy hour on Thursday, April 7, at 4 p.m., in the Pilot House Pub. Admissions staff are bidding farewell to Alex Gonzalez, who has accepted a position at the ECMC Scholarship Program of Oregon. A tap of beer has been donated to the […]
Tuition Exchange Benefits for Fall 2015
Faculty and staff who would like to use the University’s tuition exchange benefit for dependent children for the fall 2015 semester need to visit the HR website and fill out a request for approval by December 1, 2014, according to Jason McDonald, admissions. The link is http://tinyurl.com/nnuvj6k. For more information contact McDonald at 7751 or […]
Welcome, Class of 2018!
The University is welcoming the Class of 2018, beginning as freshmen moved into their dorm rooms on Thursday, August 21. It is the largest and among the most diverse and academically gifted classes in school history. More than 100 incoming students arrived on campus early to volunteer in the local community as part of the […]
Fall 2014 Shaping Up As Record Class Year
The University has received a record number of deposits – 1,145 for incoming freshmen – and the school is anticipating Fall 2014 to be the largest first-year class in its 113-year history. Jason McDonald, dean of admissions, anticipates the University’s incoming freshman class could be about 1,100, exceeding the previous record of 888. He notes […]
Employee Discount For Membership in World Affairs Council of Oregon
Thanks to the University of Portland’ status as a sponsor of the Speaker Series of the World Affairs Council of Oregon, all UP employees are being offered a 20 percent discount on all levels of individual membership, according to John Goldrick, university relations. Membership starts at $40. If employees choose to join as individual members, […]
2012 University Staff Awards
Employee awards for 2012 were presented at the annual employees’ holiday banquet on Thursday, December 22. The winners are: Sandy Galati, physical plant, won the MargaretW. Henzi Award for outstanding office/clerical employees, and was cited as “the primary conduit through which literally thousands of work orders pass every year…by virtue of the nature of her […]