The Clark Library is pleased to announce that thirteen finalists were selected for the juried photography exhibit and their work will be displayed in the renovated library building. See the finalists and their photographs at http://tinyurl.com/cmxnrqy.
Clark Library
April Hard Hat Tours
There are still spaces for the April 23 and April 24 tours of the library; they will be the last public tours before the building reopens in August. Reserve your spot by e-mailing Kathy O’Connell Riddell at oconnell@up.edu. Tours start at 3:45 p.m. in the Franz Hall lobby and take about 45 minutes. Closed-toe shoes are required. You can also see photos of the progress at http://wordpress.up.edu/library/photos/.
Library Renovation On Schedule
The Clark Library renovation is on schedule and books will start moving to their new home in mid-June, followed by furniture and computers in early July. Library faculty and staff will return in late July. The collections and staff in the Terrace Room will move last in order to ensure minimal disruption. Specific dates will be publicized and targeted announcements will keep summer session students and faculty updated. If all goes as planned, the building will open by early August, with campus celebrations in late September. Visit the Transforming the UP Library blog (http://wordpress.up.edu/library) to see the latest project news and photos.
Hard Hat Library Tours
The next building tours for the Clark Library are scheduled for Tuesday, March 26 and Wednesday, March 27. Reserve your spot by e-mailing Kathy O’Connell Riddell, library, at oconnell@up.edu. Tours meet at 3:45 p.m. in the Franz Hall lobby and last 45 minutes to an hour. Closed-toe shoes are required. See photos of the progress at http://wordpress.up.edu/library/photos/.
Spring Break Hours
The library has switched to its spring break schedule starting at 5 p.m. on Friday, March 8. The Terrace Room was closed during the first weekend of the break and weekday public hours will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Staff will still be working weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. and can be contacted by phone or e-mail if you have questions or need something outside of those publicly open hours. The full schedule is available here: http://tinyurl.com/3cxvc88.
Spring Break Library Hours
The library will switch to its Spring Break schedule starting at 5 p.m. on Friday, March 8. The Terrace Room will be closed during the first weekend of the break and weekday public hours will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Staff will still be working weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. and can be contacted by phone or e-mail if you have questions or need something outside of those publicly open hours. A full schedule is available at http://tinyurl.com/3cxvc88.
$150,000 Lund Gift To RISE
The University of Portland has announced a RISE Campaign gift of $150,000 from longtime UP supporters Allen and Kathleen Lund of Pasadena, Calif. Their gift will purchase a Heritage Edition of the Saint John’s Bible, which will be on display on the main floor of the Clark Library when construction is completed in August.
The Saint John’s Bible is the first completely handwritten and illuminated Bible to have been commissioned by a Benedictine Abbey since the invention of the printing press. Divided into seven volumes, the original Saint John’s Bible was commissioned by Saint John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota in 1998 and completed in 2011. With this gift, the University of Portland is one of approximately 45 institutions to have acquired a rare Heritage Edition. Other schools include Yale University, Brigham Young University, and Santa Clara University.
Allen Lund is the president and CEO of the Allen Lund Company and chairman of the University’s board of regents. The gift is part of the RISE Campaign, which seeks to raise $175 million over the next several years, one of the largest development campaigns ever for a Pacific Northwest private college or university.
RefWorks Workshops
Faculty, staff, and students who are interested in learning to use RefWorks are invited to attend a workshop that will introduce them to this unique tool for formatting bibliographies and footnotes in specific styles (APA, MLA, etc.). Two workshops are scheduled before spring break and two are scheduled for afterward. See the full schedule and more details for RefWorks training at http://tinyurl.com/a2dzort.