Family Weekend & Homecoming 2025 are coming up next weekend! Click here or visit PortlandPilots.com/Homecoming for details on exciting events for all UP students, alums, families, staff, and faculty!
Athletics
Kuffner Cove: Honoring Jim Kuffner ’88 (Aug. 19)
We will be honoring Jim Kuffner ’88, the visionary leader who planned the purchase and rehabilitation of 35 acres along the Willamette River, now known as the Franz River Campus. Please join us in celebrating Jim, at the Franz River Campus, on August, 19, at 3:00 p.m. (Read More)
Tailgating is coming to Merlo Field!
Fire up your grills and your Pilot spirit—tailgating is coming to Merlo Field! Grab your student club, team, residence hall, office, department, division, or besties and sign up for a pre-game spot to cheer on the Pilots in style! (Read More)
Kickstarter for “Unmatched: The Team That Changed the Beautiful Game” (Ends May 23)
UP alum Joe Kuffner (’04) and adjunct faculty member Zach Putnam are crowdsourcing support for their highly anticipated feature documentary film already in production about the legendary 2005 University of Portland women’s soccer team. (Read More)
RESCHEDULED: Difference Award Honorees 2025 (Feb. 20)
The Athletic department would like to acknowledge this year’s winners of the “Difference Award”! Each year, student-athletes nominate a Professor on campus who they feel has made a difference in their life. (Read More).
2024 Difference Award Winners (Ceremony Rescheduled to Jan. 23)
The Athletic department would like to acknowledge this year’s winners of the “Difference Award”! Each year, student-athletes nominate a professor on campus who they feel has made a difference in their life. The definition is left intentionally vague, allowing students to reflect on the many ways a professor may have made a difference to them. (Read More)
UP Athletics Manager of Communications, Kyle Garcia, earns two honors in the 2022-23 Fred Stabley Sr. Writing Contest
Presented by College Sports Communicators, the national organization of strategic, creative, and digital communicators in college athletics. Winners are selected by a panel of regional judges, with this year’s contest seeing 395 story submissions. A winner and a runner-up are selected from each district across seven categories.
Pilots Soccer Season Openers and Exhibitions – Free Admission for Faculty and Staff
Come cheer on your Pilots Soccer teams in their season openers! Exhibition games for Men’s and Women’s soccer are scheduled for August 9 and 11. Admission is free for faculty and staff.
Portland Trail Blazers Launch NBA G League Team to Play at Chiles Center
The Portland Trail Blazers and the NBA G League announced that the Trail Blazers have acquired the right to own and operate an NBA G League team that will launch in the Chiles Center. The team is expected to debut in the 2023–24 season. With the announcement, the NBA G League expands to a record […]
Congrats to the Women’s Basketball Team for an Amazing Season
Congrats to the Portland Pilots women’s basketball team for an amazing season! They finished the year 23-8 overall and 15-3 in WCC play. It’s their best win total since the 1996-97 season and their highest WCC win total ever. They gave their all on Saturday and we’re excited to welcome them home.