The University of Portland has announced the honorees to be recognized during the 2017 Commencement ceremonies, which will be held on campus in the Chiles Center on Sunday, May 7. Commencement I begins at 10 a.m. and is held for undergraduate and graduate students of the Pamplin School of Business, the Shiley School of Engineering, […]
Anthony Doerr
ReadUP Author, Schoenfeldt Writer Anthony Doerr, Feb. 27
All members of the campus community, especially the record-setting 750-plus people who received complimentary copies of All the Light We Cannot See, are invited to hear the author, Anthony Doerr, speak on Monday, February 27, at 6:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. Doerr, the spring 2017 Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writer, will read from his work and discuss […]
Second Community ReadUP Discussion, Feb. 15
The second community discussion of All the Light We Cannot See will happen on Wednesday, February 15, at noon, in the Clark Library Conference Room. Fr. Charlie Gordon, C.S.C., will facilitate the conversation with a focus on the middle third of the book. Light refreshments will be served; participants are encouraged to bring their lunch if desired. […]
Order ReadUP Books by Friday, Nov. 4
This year’s Read UP selection is Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize-winning All the Light We Cannot See, according to Karen Eifler, Garaventa Center. Students and the entire UP community will have access to the book and several discussion groups will take place in residence halls and the Clark Library. The author will be on campus for a free public […]
ReadUP Selection for 2016-2017: “All the Light We Cannot See”
As professors plan content for fall and spring courses, it may be helpful to note that the Read UP selection next year will be Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize-winning All the Light We Cannot See, according to Karen Eifler, Garaventa Center. Students and the entire UP community will have access to the book and several discussion […]