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“Princeton Review” Ranks UP 5th in Nation for Making an Impact

Princeton Review has ranked the University of Portland fifth in the nation among colleges and universities whose students are making a positive impact in their communities through volunteer service, on-campus engagement, and other meaningful contributions.

The Review’s Impact Schools list includes 25 schools which were based on student ratings and responses to survey questions covering community service opportunities at their school, student government, sustainability efforts, and on-campus student engagement. They are also schools with the highest reported percentage of alumni with high job meaning.

The University of Portland’s commitment to service and an education outside the classroom includes a wide variety of extra-curricular programming, including local, national, and international volunteer opportunities through the Moreau Center; an inclusive Campus Ministry program; and an active student government, Associated Students of the University of Portland (ASUP).

Through the Moreau Center, the University offers a variety of opportunities to help students get involved in service projects, from local volunteer efforts to international service immersions. The Moreau Center engages critical human and environmental concerns through active learning, mutually beneficial service, and experience-based leadership development rooted in Catholic social teaching.

Service immersions include working with farmworkers and social service agencies in Washington’s Yakima Valley; learning about immigration, the global economy, and environmental and human rights issues along the Mexican border; and exploring political and justice issues through service work in Nicaragua.

Campus Ministry offers a variety of programs, retreats, faith-sharing groups, and leadership opportunities. The program helps students who are interested in growing in their faith, exploring their identity and their passions, and building a community while in college.

The University of Portland was also one of 127 schools included in the unranked “2018 Best Colleges: West,” which features institutions The Princeton Review considers “academically outstanding and well worth consideration in your college search.”

The complete rankings are available online.

Baccalaureate Mass, May 6

The Baccalaureate Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, May 6, at 5 p.m., in the Chiles Center. Graduates and faculty will assemble at 4 p.m. in the north corridors of the Chiles Center. The academic procession will begin promptly at 4:30 p.m. Academic regalia will be worn. According to campus ministry, this will be the only Mass celebrated on campus during commencement weekend; there are no Masses in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher on Sunday, May 7. For more information contact campus ministry at 7131 or mccreary@up.edu.

Easter Holy Week Schedule

The University will celebrate Holy Week with the following services in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher:

  • Daily Mass at 12:05pm Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
  • Tuesday, April 11: Vespers (prayer service) 4:10 – 4:30 p.m.; Adoration and Reconciliation 6 – 10 p.m.
  • Wednesday, March 27: Visio Divina 12:35 – 1:05 p.m.
  • April 13: Holy Thursday, Morning Prayer, 9 a.m.; Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 4:30 p.m.
  • April 14: Good Friday—the Chapel is open all day for prayer; Morning Prayer at 9 a.m.; Reconciliation 12-2 p.m.; The Passion Service, 3 p.m.
  • April 15: Holy Saturday—the Chapel is open all day for prayer; Morning Prayer, 9 a.m.; Easter Vigil, 8:30 p.m.
  • April 16: Easter Sunday, Mass at 10:30 a.m. only

For more information contact Campus Ministry at 7131 or mccreary@up.edu.

Encounter With Christ Retreat: Palanca, Please

A group of 40 students will be attending the March Encounter with Christ Retreat along with 21 student leaders from March 24-26. All faculty and staff are asked to consider writing a note (palanca) to the students they know on the retreat’s attendance list. It is an opportunity to encourage students and express appreciation for them outside the classroom. Each retreatant will receive an envelope of surprise palanca. Please do not discuss this concept with students to keep it a surprise. A list of those going on the retreat, along with their majors, can be found at this link. Please submit your palanca to the Campus Ministry office in St. Mary’s. Mark your envelope with “EWC Retreat—(student’s name)” and bring it by Thursday, March 23.

Please forward any questions to Beth Barsotti, Campus Minstry, at barsotti@up.edu or x7463.

Nominations Welcome for Oddo Scholarship

Shortly after his untimely death in 1989, University president Rev. Thomas Oddo, C.S.C., was memorialized by faculty, staff, students, and friends with the establishment of an endowed scholarship fund named after him. Every year the University awards scholarship funds in Fr. Oddo’s name to one or more students who meet a set of criteria which includes demonstrated commitment to service and to service learning. Criteria for the Father Thomas C. Oddo, C.S.C. Memorial Scholarship are:

  • Minimum 3.0 G.P.A.
  • Demonstrated financial need
  • Junior or senior student standing in the 2013-2014 school year
  • Demonstrated commitment to service and service learning
  • Open to any academic major.

A nomination form is available at this link and is due to Theresa McCreary, Campus Ministry, by 4 p.m. on Friday, March 31. For more information contact McCreary at x7131 or mccreary@up.edu.

Ash Wednesday Services, March 1

Wednesday, March 1 is Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the Season of Lent, a period of preparation leading into the Easter celebration of the saving mysteries for Jesus’ passion, death, and resurrection. Masses will be offered on Ash Wednesday at 12:05 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. Masses will also be offered at 10:15 p.m. in Mehling, Kenna, and Schoenfeldt Halls.

For more information contact Campus Ministry at x7131 or ministry@up.edu.

Palanca, Please, by Feb. 2

palanca-please-2A group of 39 students will be attending the October Encounter with Christ Retreat along with 22 student leaders from February 3-5, according to Beth Barsotti, Campus Ministry. Would you consider writing a note (palanca) to the students you know on the list? This is an opportunity to encourage students and express appreciation for them outside the classroom. Each retreatant will receive an envelope of palanca. Please do not discuss this concept with students to keep it a surprise.

A list of those going on the retreat, along with their majors, can be found at this link. Please submit palanca to the Campus Ministry office in St. Mary’s. Mark your envelope with “EWC Retreat—(student’s name)” and bring it by Thursday, February 2.

Please forward any questions to Barsotti at barsotti@up.edu or x7463.

Spirit of Holy Cross Award, Blessed Basil Moreau Feast Day, Jan. 20

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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 Friday, January 20, at 5 p.m., in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. Sr. Sue Bruno, OSF, residence life, will be honored as a recipient of the 2016 Spirit of Holy Cross Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Congregation upon its lay collaborators.

The award is given annually to lay collaborators of the Congregation of Holy Cross, United States Province of Priests and Brothers. The award recognizes lay collaborators who devotedly work to make Blessed Basil Moreau’s vision and mission to “make God known, loved, and served” a reality at the Congregation’s education, parish and mission apostolates. Honorees receive a proclamation of gratitude signed by Provincial Superior Fr. Tom O’Hara on behalf of the entire U.S. Province.

For more information, contact Campus Ministry at 7131 or ministry@up.edu.