Faculty and students planning to participate in the 2015 Commencement ceremonies may order their caps, gowns, and personalized graduate announcements at the Jostens ordering event in the Pilot House lounge on February 10, 11, and 12, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Orders may also be submitted online from February 10 through March 19. Please […]
Commencement
Let Us Commence
The University is preparing for a record number of graduates in its 2014 spring commencement exercises on Sunday, May 4, set for 1:30 p.m. at the Earle A. and Virginia H. Chiles Center on campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. University president Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C., will confer an anticipated 818 bachelor’s degrees on Sunday. […]
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 […]
2014 Honorary Doctorates, Christus Magister
The University of Portland will honor the following individuals at Commencement on Sunday, May 4: Carolyn Woo (pictured) has been chosen to receive the Christus Magister Medal, the University’s highest honor. Woo is president and CEO of Catholic Relief Services, which reaches some 130 million people in nearly 100 countries annually with its relief and […]
Cap and Gown Ordering
Faculty planning to process and students planning to graduate in May 2014 may order their caps, gowns, and personalized graduate announcements at the Jostens ordering event in the Pilot House lounge on February 11, 12, and 13, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Orders may also be submitted at the events office located at 6605 […]