January 19 will be the 94th birthday of the late Donald P. Shiley, whose $12 million gift made possible the renovation of the University’s engineering building, renamed in his honor as Shiley Hall. A later $8 million gift from the Shileys resulted in the renaming of the engineering program as the Donald P. Shiley School […]
Aziz Inan
Howard Vollum’s 100th Birthday
The Donald P. Shiley School of Engineering will celebrate the 100th birthday of Charles Howard Vollum, co-founder of Tektronix, on Friday, May 31, from 3 to 5 p.m., in Shiley Hall, according to Aziz Inan, engineering. The celebration will include an invocation by Rev. David Sherrer, C.S.C., welcoming remarks by engineering dean Sharon Jones followed […]
Howard Vollum’s 100th Birthday Celebration
The Donald P. Shiley School of Engineering will celebrate the 100th birthday of Charles Howard Vollum, co-founder of Tektronix, on Friday, May 31, from 3 to 5 p.m., in Shiley Hall, according to Aziz Inan, engineering. The celebration will include an invocation by Rev. David Sherrer, C.S.C., welcoming remarks by engineering dean Sharon Jones, a […]
Faculty Development Day Schedule
Based on proposals received, the Committee on Teaching and Scholarship has put together the following schedule for the Faculty Development Day to be held on Tuesday, May 7, according to committee chair Aziz Inan: Part I (9-10:15 a.m.) Plenary Session, Nostrum Commune Futurum, Buckley Auditorium Part II (10:30-11:10 a.m.) Five parallel sessions: II-A: CISCO, Franz 214; […]
Faculty Development Proposals
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship is soliciting proposals from faculty and staff to host workshops, roundtables, and presentations during Faculty Development Day, to be held on Tuesday, May 7, according to Aziz Inan, committee chair. Proposals related in some way to the promotion of teaching, scholarship, or professional development are encouraged. Please contact Inan […]
Faculty Sharing Their Work
The winners of two prestigious University of Portland faculty awards are scheduled to present their work on Friday, April 5, from 3 to 4 p.m., in Franz Hall Room 034. Outstanding Teaching Award winner Laura McLary, international languages and cultures, will present “Communities, Cultures, Connections: Making Second-Language Learning Relevant,” followed by Outstanding Scholarship Award winner […]
Spring 2013 Butine Awards
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS) has determined the award recipients of the 2012-2013 Butine Faculty Development Fund spring cycle, according to committee chair Aziz Inan, engineering. Due to the large number of proposals received and the limited amount of funds available, the committee was unable to fund all qualified proposals. In addition to […]
Faculty Development Proposals
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship is soliciting proposals from faculty and staff to host workshops, roundtables, and presentations during Faculty Development Day, to be held on Tuesday, May 7, according to Aziz Inan, committee chair. Proposals related in some way to the promotion of teaching, scholarship, or professional development are encouraged. Please contact Inan […]
Donald P. Shiley’s Birthday
January 19 will be the 93rd birthday of the late Donald P. Shiley, whose $12 million gift made possible the renovation of the University’s engineering building, renamed in his honor as Shiley Hall. A later $8 million gift from the Shileys resulted in the renaming of the engineering program as the Donald P. Shiley School […]
Newsmakers
Aziz Inan, engineering, was featured in an article titled “12/12/12 and the Myriad of Number Patterns in Dates” in the Surprising Science blog at Smithsonian.com on December 12 (http://tinyurl.com/b6vyvnm). His recent article titled, “Happy December 12, 2012–12-12-12 (121212)” was published in the blog thorugh a link to his website at http://tinyurl.com/br9bqav, also in articles in […]