Faculty and staff are encouraged to join the hundreds of alumni who return to campus to participate in the annual Alumni Reunion Weekend, June 27-30. This year we’ll be celebrating Salzburg, Entrepreneur Scholars, and the Classes of 1969 and 1999! All events are free for faculty and staff. Enter promo code FACSTAFF at up.edu/reunion.
We’ll kick-off the weekend on Friday with the President’s Alumni Awards Gala, where we will be honoring our alumni award winners: Cathryn Casey ’19, Molly Craft Johnson ’13, Margarita Bautista Gay ’87, and Mike Irwin ’78. This year, we celebrate the Class of 1969, Class of 1999, and all other classes ending in 4 and 9.
Saturday features the annual community-wide Pilot Pride 5k, with proceeds benefitting the XC program. Our signature Welcome Home BBQ will take place on the Academic Quad starting at 5:30 p.m. Saturday evening with music, a beer garden, and kiddie funland.
For more information, go to up.edu/reunion or contact the Office of Alumni & Parent Relations at x7328 or alumni@up.edu with questions.
Faculty and staff are encouraged to join the hundreds of alumni who return to campus to participate in our annual Alumni Reunion Weekend, June 27-30. This year we’ll be celebrating Salzburg, Entrepreneur Scholars, and the Classes of 1969 and 1999. Enter promo code FACSTAFF at up.edu/reunion.
Faculty and staff are encouraged to join the hundreds of alumni who return to campus to participate in the annual Alumni Reunion Weekend, June 21-24. The faculty/staff registration page is available at 
The Office of Alumni Relations is accepting nominations for the 2018 Thomas A. Gerhardt Award for Student Leadership. Criteria for selection include:
Do you know a Pilot who deserves to be recognized for his or her work? Through the annual 
The Office of Alumni Relations is accepting nominations for the 2017 Thomas A. Gerhardt Award for Student Leadership. Criteria for selection include:
Students’ return from Fall Break marks the beginning of the academic advising period that leads up to registration for spring courses. During these conversations, advisors might have the opportunity to remind advisees of resources that exist for discerning their post-graduation plans. With this in mind, the Office of Alumni Relations, the Shepard Academic Resource Center, and the Career Center are offering resources that are available to all members of the UP community.
It’s time once again to put a smile on a Pilot’s face, especially new students who may be feeling the pangs of homesickness now that fall semester is well underway. Bluff Boxes brighten up a student’s day, and funds raised will update that dusty old couch you used to study on, help the dorms host more social events and outings, or bring in flat-screens and pool tables to the common spaces. Bluff Boxes will be delivered to first-year students’ dorm rooms during the first week of October, and contain freshly-baked cookies to share, fun UP swag, and a special note from you!
Staff, faculty, alumni, and students are invited to a Life After UP interior design workshop on Thursday, September 15, at 6 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120. Amy Pearson ’04, owner of 
Do you know a Pilot who deserves to be recognized for his or her work? Through the annual Alumni Awards, the University of Portland recognizes those individuals who embody UP’s mission in their life and work, and demonstrate the power of the University to prepare people who respond to the needs of the world. All faculty and staff are invited to help identify those alumni who should be recognized for making outstanding contributions to their professional fields, for their dedication to volunteer endeavors, and for their ongoing support of the University and its mission. Nominations are due Monday, August 15, using