The latest post for the University Museum blog was written by Doug Edwards, class of 1967, and a member of Upsilon Omega Pi spirit fraternity. As he writes in his article, some of the Upsilon members were asking what happened to their Upsilon Omega Pi hearse, a well-known fixture on campus in the late 1950s […]
Carolyn Connolly
Engineering Building 65th Anniversary, June 12
June 12 marks the sixty-fifth anniversary of the dedication of the 45,000 square foot, three-story Engineering Building (now Shiley Hall) in 1949. In what was perhaps the ultimate cost-saving measure in all of UP history, the new building’s basement was dug after its completion—by hand—by Brother Godfrey Vassallo, C.S.C., and a team of industrious faculty […]
Columbia Prep, 1901-1955
From 1901 to 1955 the University of Portland (originally named Columbia University) maintained the Columbia Preparatory school for boys while working to establishing itself as a collegiate university. The prep school had a strong academic program and excelled in athletics, and many of its graduates went on to enroll at the University. The University continues […]
David Alexander Tribute
One year ago on May 23, the University lost beloved biology professor David Alexander after his two-year battle with cancer. He taught on The Bluff from 1995-2013 and received the Becky Houck Award for Excellent Advising in 2013. The University Museum has created a memory tribute to David with a slideshow on the Museum blog […]
Recent Retirees Redux
The University archives and museum have prepared a new WordPress post featuring the 2014 retiring faculty members, according to museum coordinator Carolyn Connolly. Visit the WordPress site for a slide show of the eight retirees and see how they’ve changed over the years: https://wordpress.up.edu/museum/2014-retiring-university-faculty/.
New Commencement Post
The University museum and archives have created a new post for their WordPress site with a slide show of graduates and graduation ceremonies over the years at http://wordpress.up.edu/museum/let-us-commence/, according to museum coordinator Carolyn Connolly. Commencement has long served as a capstone for the academic year, and has been held at various times in UP history […]
All You Ever Wanted To Know About Wally Pilot
As another academic year draws to a close, it seems as though a lighter post about the University’s longtime mascot would be in order. See a brief history of SPU (“Spirit of Portland U.”) and/or Wally Pilot, and a slideshow showing Wally’s development over the years on the Museum WordPress site at https://wordpress.up.edu/museum/851/. For more […]
New University Museum Displays
Campus members are invited to view two new University Museum displays, according to Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator. Retiring Faculty Display: All are invited to stop by the display case in Buckley Center hallway (across from the Shepard Freshman Resource Center) to view a photograph display of our eight honored faculty members who are retiring this […]
From Our Past: Hours & Bases, Great Fire of 1969
Two new posts have been added to the University Museum WordPress site, according to Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator. One is not associated with a specific date but is applicable for Holy Week, titled “Hours and Bases,” at http://tinyurl.com/mscqbk5. The other post is about the April 18, 1969 Great Fire which destroyed the University’s theater and […]
New Museum Displays: Lewis & Clark Expedition, World War I
Museum coordinator Carolyn Connolly and archivist Fr. Jeff Schneibel, C.S.C., have created two new posts for the University Museum WordPress site: for April 3, 1806 and the Lewis and Clark Expedition; and for April 6, 1917 and the U.S. entry to World War I. The Lewis and Clark posts connects to the Clark memorials on […]