This dramatic adaptation of Brian Doyle’s masterpiece, Mink River, brings his vivid characters and sparkling stories to life for the stage while honoring the author’s original voice. (Read More)
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New Portland Magazine Editor: Jessica Murphy Moo
Jessica Murphy Moo has been appointed editor of Portland magazine, the award-winning publication of the University of Portland. A writer, editor, and teacher, Murphy Moo comes to UP from Seattle, where she has been senior communications manager for the Seattle Opera, as well as an adjunct instructor teaching nonfiction writing for the University of Washington’s Professional […]
Spirit of Holy Cross Awards, Blessed Basil Moreau Feast Day, Jan. 20
All University of Portland community members are invited to celebrate the feast day of Blessed Basil Moreau, C.S.C., founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross, on Saturday, January 20, at 10:30 a.m., in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. Brian Doyle will be honored posthumously as a recipient of the 2017 Spirit of Holy Cross Award, the […]
CASE Gold, Bronze Awards
The marketing and communications office received notification of two awards in the 2018 Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District VIII Communication Awards competition: The University’s quarterly journal, Portland Magazine, earned a Gold Medal in the “Print, General Interest Magazines, circulation 30,000-74,999” category for its spring 2017 issue, which was the last under the […]
Spirit of Holy Cross Award for Brian Doyle
The late Brian Doyle, whose connection with the Congregation of Holy Cross spanned over 40 years until his sudden passing in the spring of 2017, has received a posthumous 2017 Spirit of Holy Cross Award. Given annually to lay collaborators of the Congregation of Holy Cross, United States Province of Priests and Brothers, the award […]
In Memory: Brian Doyle: 1956-2017
The staff of the University Archives and Museum expresses sympathy on the passing of Brian Doyle with a memorial post on the Museum Blog. We invite you to read our post recalling Brian’s own telling of the writer’s life at this link. For more information contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, at piatz@up.edu or x8038.
Brian Doyle, 1956-2017: Chuid Eile i Síochain
The University of Portland lost a beloved member of our community when Brian Doyle, award-winning author and editor of Portland magazine for 25 years, passed away at his home, early in the morning of May 27, 2017, from complications related to a brain tumor. Brian, 60, is survived by his wife, Mary, their daughter, Lily, and twin sons, […]
2017 Commencement Honorees Announced
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, […]
2017 John Burroughs Medal Awarded to Brian Doyle
The John Burroughs Association has announced that Portland Magazine editor and novelist Brian Doyle has been selected as the winner of the 2017 John Burroughs Medal for Distinguished Nature Writing for his book, Martin Marten, published by Macmillan Publishers in 2015. The John Burroughs Medal will be presented, and the finalists recognized, on April 3 at the Annual […]
New Faculty Essay Collection: “Awaken the Stars”
Shannon Mayer, physics, and Jacqueline Van Hoomissen, biology, are pleased to announce the publication of Awaken the Stars, their co-edited volume of essays on what faculty really teach in their classrooms, beyond the standard course content. The collection is comprised of reflective writings from 25 faculty from a broad range of disciplines at the University of Portland […]