Center for Gender and Sexuality

OUTober Celebration and the NEW Center for Gender and Sexuality

September 30, 2024

LGBTQ+ October History Month is a time to recognize and celebrate the rich history, contributions, and struggles of the LGBTQ+ community. It provides an opportunity to learn about the significant events, individuals, and movements that have shaped LGBTQ+ history and culture, and to honor the resilience and activism of LGBTQ+ people throughout time. For University of Portland’s Center for Gender and Sexuality (CGS) the observance and celebration is uniquely known as OUTober, a programming series presented by the Center and a variety of campus partners and organizations during LGBTQ+ History Month.

ALL Students, Faculty and Staff are welcome at ALL programing!

Schedule of Programming:

CGS Grand Opening and National Coming Out Day Celebration! All Welcome! – October 9, 3-5 p.m. – CGS (Orrico Hall, ground floor). Please join us for a celebration of our new space. Light refreshments will be served.

Transgender Day of Remembrance Candlelight Vigil – October 9, 7:30 p.m. at the Bell Tower

Healthy Relationships – October 10, 2-3:15 p.m. – Orrico Hall

International Pronouns Day & UP Celebration – October 23, 2-4 p.m. – Library Courtyard

Sexual Health and Wellness – October 24, 5-6 p.m. – Orrico Hall

Meditation with Mylea (Held in Orrico Hall)
- October 4 – 10-10:30 a.m.
- October 25 – 3-3:30 p.m.
- October 30 – 9-9:30 a.m.

Fiction, Faith and Sexuality – October 29, 4-5 p.m.

Orrico Hall Film Screening Series:

Pride – Thursday October 10, 7 p.m.

Gay and lesbian activists in the UK work to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984.

Hocus Pocus – Thursday October 24, 7 p.m.

After moving to Salem, Mass., teenager Max Dennison (Omri Katz) explores an abandoned house with his sister Dani (Thora Birch) and their new friend, Allison (Vinessa Shaw). After dismissing a story Allison tells as superstitious, Max accidentally frees a coven of evil witches (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy) who used to live in the house. Now, with the help of a magical cat, the kids must steal the witches’ book of spells to stop them from becoming immortal.

Questions? Email the Center for Gender and Sexuality (centergs@up.edu).

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, presented “Rethinking the Human Person Beyond the Limits of Imago Dei: Insights from the Peripheral World.” A virtual lecture given to students at The General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church. Tuesday, October 28, 2024. Aihiokhai also presented: “The Theologian as a Voice of Sacramental Disruption: Embracing a Curious Imagination”; “Theology as a Sacramental Discipline of Disruption: Towards a Pedagogy for a Secular World”; “Holy Disruption: Black Bodies as Sacraments of Transformation.” Sankofa Institute Scholars Meet and Greet Event, Sankofa Institute/Oblate School of Theology. San Antonio, Texas. November 8, 2024.

Anna Myers, Education, presented “Precise Feedback Instruction During Reading Intervention for Word Recognition, Fluency, and Comprehension.” Conference Session at the International Dyslexia Association. Dallas, TX. October, 2024.

Matthew Warshawsky, International Languages and Cultures, presented “‘A Woman So Perfect Keeping the Law’: The Crypto-Jewish Faith of Justa Méndez in Colonial Mexico.” The 34th Annual Conference of the Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies (presented virtually). October 27, 2024.

David Fuentes, Nursing and Health Innovations, presented “Bridging the Skills across Human and Artificial Intelligence Coaching Strategies to Boost Peer-Coaching & Self-Coaching Skills.” Co-presenter: Dave Houglum, PhD. Lightning Session of the Catholic Higher Education and AI Conference at University of Portland. The session briefly highlighted some of the innovations concerning the use of AI in leadership coaching, practice/training, and coaching ongoing developmental growth. October, 2024. Fuentes also presented: “Using Project Management Methodologies to Align General Education Assessment, Program Review, and Accreditation Simultaneously.”; “Systems-Thinking and Relationship Building to Address Accreditation and Institutional Efficiency.”; “Promoting Institutional Culture through Assessment Policy Development and Maximizing Stakeholder Engagement through Organizational Learning.” Co-presenters: S. Richards and JA Hughes. Assessment Institute in Indianapolis. October, 2024.

Dave Houglum, Director of Leadership Studies and Leadership Professor of Practice, Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, presented nine, one-hour invited leadership presentations for the European Leadership Programme in Brussels, Belgium. Houglum also provided individual leadership coaching sessions to many of the programme’s Fellows and to the staff of the Jesuit European Social Center (JESC). The European Leadership Programme draws emerging leaders from across Europe to participate in a five-month leadership development programme. October 12-16, 2024.

Andrew Eshelman, Philosophy, published “Reflection and Ideal Reasons-Responsiveness.” Special issue of Midwest Studies in Philosophy honoring the work of John Martin Fischer. October 8, 2024.

Jeffrey Gauthier, Philosophy, presented “Prostitution, Harm Reduction, and Male Entitlement” and “Comments on Virginia Moscetti, ‘Contracts and Sexual Promising: A Kantian Perspective.'” Northwest Philosophy Conference, Lewis and Clark College. November 2, 2024.