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National Silver CASE Award For Bluff Box Campaign

June 10, 2016

CASEsilverA team led by Katie Mitchell Franz, alumni relations, in partnership with Joe Kuffner, Trevor Harvey, Anna Horlacher, Adam Guggenheim, Jody Haagenson, Sammy van den Berg, Emily Biggs, Bon Appetit, and the Office of Residence Life has won a National Silver CASE Award for Innovative Alumni Programs for their 2015 Bluff Box Campaign. Through their efforts, incoming freshman students for the 2015-2016 academic year were provided with care packages and notes of welcome from alumni around the country.

For more information go to this link or alumni@up.edu.

Filed Under: 06-13-2016, Alumni Tagged With: Alumni relations, CASE Silver Medal, Katie Mitchell Franz

New Hire In Alumni Relations: Sara Haley Grzelka

May 27, 2016

SaraGThe alumni relations office has hired Sara Haley Grzelka as its new associate director of alumni and parent relations, effective June 16. She has worked for the past eight years at Portland State University, where she is currently serving as the assistant director of alumni relations.

For more information, contact alumni relations at alumni@up.edu.

Filed Under: 05-30-2016, Alumni, Campus Services Tagged With: Alumni relations, Sara Haley Grzelka

Faculty, Staff Invited To Reunion Weekend, June 23-26

May 20, 2016

reunion2014Faculty and staff members are encouraged to join the hundreds of alumni who return to campus to participate in the annual Alumni Reunion, June 23-26. The faculty/staff registration form is available at this link (link will pre-fill the discount code). All events are free for faculty and staff and their families, with the exception of the Alumni Golf Tournament.

Reunion is the largest alumni event of the year, annually drawing more than a thousand alumni, faculty, staff, and friends to campus for a weekend of reconnection and reminiscing. This year, we celebrate Pilots Baseball, Upsilon Omega Pi’s 65th Anniversary, Granada and other Spanish study abroad programs, the Chapel Choir, the milestone class of 1966, and all classes ending in 1 and 6.

Friday’s Alumni Golf Tournament kicks off the weekend, along with a tidepool trip led by biology professor Tara Maginnis, the Tapas Time welcoming social, and an Alumni BBQ and baseball night game.

Saturday features the Old Stomping Grounds 5K run, the 50 Year Club Mass and Bunch, a farmer’s market trip led by Kirk Mustain, Alumni College sessions (hosted by Matthew Warshawsky, Maria Echenique, Thom Faller, Ray Bard, and Brian Doyle), campus tours, and the signature event of the weekend, the Welcome Home BBQ.

The weekend concludes on Sunday with the All-Alumni Mass and Brunch.

For more information, contact the alumni office at 7328 or alumni@up.edu.

Filed Under: 05-23-2016, Alumni, Campus Services Tagged With: Alumni relations, Alumni Reunion

Alumni Benefits Program: Pilot Perks

May 13, 2016

pilotperksThe Office of Alumni Relations has announced the launch of a new and improved alumni benefits program, titled Pilot Perks. The free program features exclusive benefits and discounts for University of Portland alumni with partners both on campus and across Portland, including Nike, Lardo, Pittock Mansion, BIKETOWN, and more. All you need to access Pilots Perks is a membership card, which will arrive in mail boxes in the next several weeks. View the full list of Pilot Perks here. More information about the Pilot Perks alumni benefits program is available at up.edu/alumni.

Filed Under: 05-16-2016, Alumni, Campus Services Tagged With: Alumni relations, Pilot Perks

Alumni Benefits Program: Pilot Perks

May 6, 2016

cappuccino.jpgThe Office of Alumni Relations has announced the launch of a new and improved alumni benefits program, titled Pilot Perks. The free program features exclusive benefits and discounts for University of Portland alumni with partners both on campus and across Portland, including Nike, Lardo, Pittock Mansion, BIKETOWN, and more. All you need to access Pilots Perks is a membership card, which will arrive in mail boxes in the next several weeks. View the full list of Pilot Perks here.

More information about the Pilot Perks alumni benefits program is available at up.edu/alumni.

Filed Under: 05-09-2016, Alumni, Campus Services Tagged With: Alumni relations, Pilots Perks

Home Sweet Home Workshop, March 31

March 18, 2016

tools remodel DTAll faculty, staff, and alumni are invited to learn how to develop a whole-house remodeling plan from local design firm Arciform at the Home Sweet Home Workshop on Thursday, March 31, at 6 p.m., in Franz Hall Room 120. Topics covered include identifying your remodeling needs, setting a budget, creating a timeline, and hiring a team. Learn how to turn your house into your dream home; RSVP at this link.

Filed Under: 03-21-2016, Alumni, Campus Services Tagged With: Alumni relations, Home Sweet Home

Last Call to Nominate Seniors for Leadership Reception

March 11, 2016

student leaders copy2The Office of Alumni Relations is hosting its second annual Senior Leadership Soiree on April 19 to honor senior student leaders across campus. Faculty and staff who have worked with a student who has gone above and beyond in an on-campus leadership role are asked to submit this (very short!) form.

For more information contact alumni relations at 7328 or alumni@up.edu.

Filed Under: 03-14-2016, Academics, Alumni Tagged With: Alumni relations, Senior Leadership Soiree

A Fond Farewell Fête For Ken Hallênius, Feb. 29

February 26, 2016

kennethPlease join the alumni relations staff on Monday, February 29, at 3:30 p.m., in Franz Hall Room 120 to thank Ken Hallenius for 15 years of devoted service to the University of Portland. Hallenius has accepted a position at the University of Notre Dame as communications specialist for the Center for Ethics and Culture.

Ken joined the University in August of 2001, serving in residence life for six years before joining alumni relations in 2007. His quick wit and encyclopedic knowledge of UP alumni will be sorely missed. He often remarks that his career with UP has been “three of the happiest years of my life.”

For more information contact alumni relations at 7328 or alumni@up.edu.

Filed Under: 02-22-2016, 02-29-2016, Alumni, Campus Services Tagged With: Alumni relations, Ken Hallenius

Home Sweet Home Workshop: Feb 24

February 19, 2016

home sweet home DTThinking of buying your first home? UP staff, faculty, students, and alumni are invited to join the Office of Alumni Relations on Wednesday, February 24, at 6 p.m., in Franz Hall Room 120 for the Home Sweet Home: Rent vs. Buy workshop. This free workshop will feature advice for first-time home buyers who are ready to begin the house-hunting process. RSVP at this link.

Filed Under: 02-22-2016, Alumni Tagged With: Alumni relations, Home Sweet Home Workshop

Nominate Students For 2016 Gerhardt Award

November 6, 2015

gerhardt copyThe Office of Alumni Relations is accepting nominations for the 2016 Thomas A. Gerhardt Award for Student Leadership. Criteria for selection:

  • Student must be a graduating senior;
  • Student must have demonstrated leadership throughout his or her undergraduate career;
  • Student must demonstrate consistent dedication to the University and the community through service to God and neighbor.

Nominations are due to Ken Hallenius, alumni relations, by Friday, December 4. Please attach a letter of recommendation detailing reasons for nomination. View a list of previous winners at this link. For more information, contact Hallenius at x8326 or halleniu@up.edu.

Filed Under: 11-09-2015, Alumni Tagged With: Alumni relations, Gerhardt Award, Ken Hallenius

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Hannah Pick, Dundon-Berchtold Institute, published a review of Yuval Levin’s A Time to Build: From Family and Community to Congress and the Campus: How Recommitting to Our Institutions Can Revive the American Dream through the journal of Christian Higher Education (22 January, 2021; DOI: 10.1080/15363759.2020.1865123).

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