News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.
In honor of Women’s History Month, we invite you to visit our guide highlighting women who have been pioneers and champions in sports in the United States. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the initial Title IX draft to Congress (became law in 1972). Please use this guide to discover more through the Clark Library’s books, videos, and public websites.
Want us to add an item? Send suggestions to Heidi Senior, Clark Library, at senior@up.edu.
If you reserved a copy of this year’s ReadUP book selection, How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi, head over to the Clark Library to pick it up. You can check the library’s open hours here.
Didn’t reserve a book? No worries. You can read one of the many digital copies available through the library.
Book discussions for staff and faculty start Friday, February 26. You can find out more about them and register here. Other resources, including a reading guide, are available on the ReadUP website.
And don’t forget to mark your calendar for the conversation with Dr. Kendi via Zoom on Wednesday, March 31, at 5:15 p.m. as part of the Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writers Series.
The library is still collecting creative works reflecting your experience of the events of 2020-2021 for the All Together project. Examples of creative works are photographs, videos, essays, poems, drawings, paintings, etc. Visit the site to see some submissions and consider adding yours!
Questions? Please contact José Velazco, Clark Library, at velazco@up.edu.
Those interested in beginning their year with some new multimedia skills are encouraged to sign up for introductory workshops on Graphic Design, iMovie, Podcasting, Canva, and more. These online workshops run from February 9 through February 25 and are free and open to current students, faculty, and staff. Visit the Digital Lab’s site to see the detailed schedule and to register for a spot.
In honor of Black History Month, we invite you to visit our guide with resources about the history and accomplishments of African Americans in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) fields. Please use this guide to discover more about these pioneers through the Clark Library’s books, videos, and articles. Want us to add an item? Send suggestions to Heidi Senior.
Want to learn more about this year’s ReadUP book selection, How to Be an Antiracist? The Clark Library has created a guide at this link with author interviews, reviews, and additional resources related to the topic of anti-racism.
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day we invite you to explore resources on the history of Black people in Oregon. The University’s keynote speaker for MLK Day On, Taylor Stewart ’18, will focus on the legacy of racism in Oregon. Our newest guide features books, eBooks, streaming videos, online articles, and websites for those interested in learning more.
Librarians and the Digital Lab Coordinator are available to meet with your classes online, or through asynchronous videos, to cover information literacy and multimedia topics. Now is a great time to schedule us! Send instruction requests to reference@up.edu (information literacy) or velazco@up.edu (multimedia).
For UP community members interested in learning about and acting against discrimination, the Clark Library offers a guide about anti-oppression as a starting point to resources on ableism, racism, sex/gender identity discrimination, and classism. The guide was inspired by the human dignity concept in Catholic social teaching and includes resources on this concept, as well as resources on holding civil conversations. Contact Heidi Senior to suggest additional resources or offer feedback.
Looking for something to do over the break from the comfort of your home? Visit our December Holidays guide to listen to a selection of holiday music or browse related eBooks and streaming videos. Then hop over to the Leisure Reading & Watching guide to see available fiction and memoirs from our eBook collections, as well as feature films from streaming video collections. Two of these collections offer video of performances from Broadway and the National Theatre in London.If you find yourself reflecting on the past year, we invite you to submit any type of creative work related to your experience of events in 2020 to our All Together project. Examples of creative works are photographs, videos, essays, poems, drawings, paintings, etc. We are collecting these to create an archive of this historic time.