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Founders Day

Founders’ Day, April 9: Come Celebrate!

April 5, 2019

The University’s annual Founders’ Day celebration will take place on Tuesday, April 9, and all UP community members are invited to take part. Founders’ Day is when the University of Portland pauses to celebrate its rich past and its promising future: the past as we honor the bold leaders who dared to dream of a Catholic university overlooking the Willamette River; the future as we learn from our most outstanding seniors whose research as undergraduates portends great things for the future. In recognition of the importance of both the past and the future, the University holds no classes on a Tuesday in April and instead opens its doors to all to learn from our best and brightest students. A schedule of events can be found here.

Founders’ Day was an annual event dating back to the origins of the University. It was revitalized in 2001 as a part of the University’s centennial celebration. It has continued to grow since then and now is kicked off with an awards breakfast for graduating seniors, followed by senior presentations, panel discussions, recitals, and the Scholarship Luncheon, where students who receive financial aid from scholarships meet the benefactors whose generosity helped them attend the University. Classes scheduled to begin after 4 p.m. meet at their regularly scheduled times.

For more information go to the Founders’ Day webpage at this link.

Filed Under: 04-08-2019, Academics Tagged With: Founders Day

Undergraduate Research Awards: Nominate Now

November 23, 2018

The provost’s office and the Office of Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement are requesting nominations for two awards to be given on Founders’ Day: the Outstanding Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor Award and Outstanding Graduating Senior in Undergraduate Research Award. Faculty members can be nominated by other faculty members, administrators, students, or by self-nomination. Students can be nominated by faculty members or by self-nomination. Both nominations are due by December 15; send your nomination to ur@up.edu. For more information about the criteria for the awards click on these links:

  •  Outstanding Graduating Senior in Undergraduate Research Award Nomination Process
  • Outstanding Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor Award Nomination Process

 

Filed Under: 11-19-2018, 11-26-2018, Academics, Provost's Office Tagged With: Founders Day, Office of the Provost

Founders’ Day Submissions Due Thursday, March 2, 11:59 p.m.

February 24, 2017

Submissions for the University’s annual Founders’ Day celebration are due Thursday, March 2, by 11:59 p.m. Faculty who have questions about the Founders’ Day schedule and how to submit student presenters’ data for the schedule can speak to their school’s liaison (listed below) or contact Michele Leasor, program coordinator, at x8264 or leasor@up.edu.

The Founders’ Day celebration will take place on Tuesday, April 11. Four sessions of student presentations will be held in place of regularly scheduled classes, and all students and faculty are encouraged to take part in the day’s events, featuring senior presentations, undergraduate research, panel discussions, recitals, and more.

2017 Founders’ Day liaisons:

  • Business: Ian Parkman, Christine Naylor
  • CAS: Jessica Valentine
  • Education: Sally Hood, Stacey Boatright
  • Engineering: Jamie Strohecker
  • Nursing: Carol Craig, Kim Nguyen.

Filed Under: 02-27-2017, Academics, Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement Tagged With: Founders Day

Founders’ Day, Tuesday, April 11

February 3, 2017

christiesThe University’s annual Founders’ Day celebration will take place on Tuesday, April 11. Four sessions of student presentations will be held in place of regularly scheduled classes, and all students and faculty are encouraged take part in the day’s events, featuring senior presentations, undergraduate research, panel discussions, recitals, and more. Classes scheduled to begin after 4 p.m. will be held as usual.

Founders’ Day was first celebrated at the University in 1902, when University founder Most Rev. Alexander Christie visited the school he had established on The Bluff the summer before. For more information, including a schedule of the day’s events, go to https://www1.up.edu/foundersday/.

Filed Under: 02-06-2017, Academics Tagged With: Founders Day, Provost's Office

Founders’ Day: Tuesday, April 12

April 8, 2016

ChristiesThe University’s annual Founders’ Day celebration will take place on Tuesday, April 12. Student presentations will be held in place of regularly scheduled classes, and all students and faculty are encouraged take part in the day’s events, featuring senior presentations, undergraduate research, panel discussions, recitals, and more. Classes scheduled to begin after 4 p.m. will be held as usual.

Founders’ Day was first celebrated at the University in 1902, when University founder Most Rev. Alexander Christie visited the school he had established on The Bluff the summer before. Christie’s annual visits were eagerly anticipated by the University’s college and preparatory students until his death in 1925.

For more information, including a schedule of the day’s events, go to www.up.edu/foundersday.

Filed Under: 04-04-2016, 04-11-2016, Academics Tagged With: Archbishop Alexander Christie, Founders Day, Provost's Office

Founders’ Day Submissions Due Thursday, March 3, 11:59 p.m.

February 26, 2016

founders day girl copySubmissions for the University’s annual Founders’ Day celebration are due Thursday, March 3, by 11:59 p.m. Faculty who have questions about the Founders’ Day schedule and how to submit student presenters’ data for the schedule can speak to their school’s liaison (listed below) or contact Michele Leasor, program coordinator, at 8264 or leasor@up.edu.

The Founders’ Day celebration will take place on Tuesday, April 12. Four sessions of student presentations will be held in place of regularly scheduled classes, and all students and faculty are encouraged to take part in the day’s events, featuring senior presentations, undergraduate research, panel discussions, recitals, and more.

2016 Founders’ Day liaisons:

  • Business: Ian Parkman, Christine Naylor
  • CAS: Laura Hogue
  • Education: Jackie Waggoner, Stacey Boatright
  • Engineering: Jamie Strohecker, Kim Spir
  • Nursing: Carol Craig, Kim Nguyen.

Filed Under: 02-29-2016, Academics, Provost's Office Tagged With: Carol Craig, Christine Naylor, Founders Day, Ian Parkman, Jackie Waggoner, Jamie Strohecker, Kim Nguyen, Kim Spir, Laura Hogue, Michele Leasor, Provost's Office, Stacey Boatright

Founders’ Day: Tuesday, April 12

January 29, 2016

ChristiesThe University’s annual Founders’ Day celebration will take place on Tuesday, April 12. Four sessions of student presentations will be held in place of regularly scheduled classes, and all students and faculty are encouraged take part in the day’s events, featuring senior presentations, undergraduate research, panel discussions, recitals, and more. Classes scheduled to begin after 4 p.m. will be held as usual.

Founders’ Day was first celebrated at the University in 1902, when University founder Most Rev. Alexander Christie visited the school he had established on The Bluff the summer before. He continued his annual visits throughout his tenure as archbishop.

For more information, including a schedule of the day’s events, go to www.up.edu/foundersday.

Filed Under: 02-01-2016, Academics, Provost's Office Tagged With: Archbishop Alexander Christie, Founders Day, Provost's Office

Founders’ Day: Tuesday, April 14

April 13, 2015

founders day girl copyThe University’s annual Founders’ Day celebration will take place on Tuesday, April 14. Four sessions of student presentations will be held in place of regularly scheduled classes, and all students and faculty are encouraged take part in the day’s events, featuring senior presentations, undergraduate research, panel discussions, recitals, and more. Classes scheduled to begin after 4 p.m. will be held as usual.

Founders’ Day was first celebrated at the University in 1902, when University founder Most Rev. Alexander Christie visited the school he had established on The Bluff the summer before. For more information, including a schedule of the day’s events, go to http://www.up.edu/foundersday/.

Filed Under: 02-09-2015, 04-06-2015, 04-13-2015, Academics Tagged With: Founders Day

Founders’ Day Reminder: Data Entry Deadline Is March 16

March 16, 2015

ChristiesAll presentation and poster information for Founders’ Day 2015 must be entered into the data entry system here by 11:59 p.m., on Monday, March 16. Contact Founders’ Day school liaisons or Michele Leasor, leasor@up.edu, with questions. School liaisons are:

  • Business: Ian Parkman, Christine Naylor
  • CAS: Linda Lechler
  • Education: Jackie Waggoner, Stacey Boatright
  • Engineering: Kim Spir, Jamie Strohecker
  • Nursing: Carol Craig, Kim Nguyen.

Filed Under: 03-16-2015, Academics Tagged With: Founders Day, Michele Leasor

Founders’ Day, April 14

January 26, 2015

West HallThe University’s annual Founders’ Day celebration will take place on Tuesday, April 14. Four sessions of student presentations will be held in place of regularly scheduled classes, and all students and faculty are encouraged to take part in the day’s events, featuring senior presentations, undergraduate research, panel discussions, recitals, and more. Faculty who have questions about the Founder’ Day schedule and how to submit student presenters’ data for the schedule can speak to their school’s liaison (listed below) or contact Michele Leasor, program director, at 8264 or leasor@up.edu.

2015 Founders’ Day liaisons:

  • Business: Ian Parkman, Christine Naylor
  • CAS: Linda Lechler
  • Education: Jackie Waggoner, Stacey Boatright
  • Engineering: Kim Spir, Jamie Strohecker
  • Nursing: Carol Craig, Kim Nguyen.

Filed Under: 01-26-2015, Academics, Events, Provost's Office Tagged With: Carol Craig, Christine Naylor, Founders Day, Ian Parkman, Jackie Waggoner, Jamie Strokecker, Kim Nguyen, Kim Spir, Linda Lechler, Michele Leasor, Stacey Boatright

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Katie Danielson, education, had her piece, “Effectiveness of scaling up a vocabulary intervention for low-income children, pre-K through first grade” (with coauthors Susan B. Neuman and Preeti Samudra) published in The Elementary School Journal, 121(3), 385-409. https://doi.org/10.1086/712492

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