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Bon Appétit: Say Goodbye To Plastic Straws

April 20, 2018

The University of Portland’s food service provider, Bon Appétit, will no longer provide plastic drinking straws in the Bauccio Commons or Cove, or any other food or beverage outlet on campus, effective April 18, 2018. Biology professor Tara Prestholdt and Bon Appétit’s Kirk Mustain point out that UP uses approximately 9,000 straws a month, which would stretch to over a mile joined end to end. That translates to over 13 miles of straws a year, which translates into more than 55 miles of straws over a typical four-year college span. Starting next year, every college graduate of UP will help prevent the use of enough plastic straws to equal the height of a 20,000 story building, stretch from Portland to Salem, or build a straw bridge across the Sea of Cortez. According to environmental studies professor Steve Kolmes, UP boasts the first University dining service in the U.S. to successfully institute a campus initiative to ban plastic straws.

Sustainability is a hallmark at UP. Shiley Hall is LEED Platinum certified; Fields and Schoenfeldt Halls are LEED Gold certified; and the Clark Library and Beauchamp Center are LEED Silver certified. Bon Appétit partners with local farmers when possible, and the University’s biodiesel processor converts used vegetable oil into biodiesel fuel. The University was also the first university on the West Coast to eliminate disposable plastic water bottles in 2010, and was honored as a Champion of Sustainability by McKinstry, a full-service consulting, construction, energy, and facility services firm with offices around the country, in 2015. Fr. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., joined 200 colleges and universities in signing the statement on the Paris Climate Agreement, and annually, the Presidential Advisory Committee on Sustainability (PACS), comprised of students, faculty, and staff, identifies continuous opportunities for sustainable objectives. Most recently PACS issued an Earth Day challenge to the UP community: students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to make a commitment to take at least one tangible step toward increasing sustainability on campus.

Filed Under: 04-23-2018, Campus Services Tagged With: Bon Appetit, Fr. Mark L. Poorman C.S.C>, Kirk Mustain, Steve Kolmes, Tara Prestholdt

Allen Lund and Joe Allegretti: Prayers, Please

April 13, 2018

The University has recently lost two longtime friends, board members, and donors. Allen Lund, former chair of the board of regents, and Joe Allegretti both passed away recently. University president Fr. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., and members of the University and Holy Cross community were with Kathie and the Lund family in Pasadena, Calif., this past weekend for the Funeral Mass for Allen. Next weekend, they will travel to Sherman Oaks, California to be with Helen Allegretti and her family for Joe’s Funeral Mass at Notre Dame High School.
You can read more here about Allen and Joe, their lives, and their commitment to UP.
Please keep Allen, Joe, and their family and friends in your prayers.

Filed Under: 04-16-2018, Campus Services Tagged With: Allen Lund, Fr. Mark L. Poorman C.S.C>, Joe Allegretti

State of UP Address, Feb. 27: Reserve By Feb. 19

February 16, 2018

All University community members are welcome to join University president Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., as he presents the 2018 State of the University address on Tuesday, February 27, at the Sentinel Hotel in downtown Portland. He will share his vision on how our work shapes lives on and beyond The Bluff. Kathy Perko ’84 will also speak about how UP helped form her into the person she has become and how the lessons she learned while at UP have guided and helped her in the healthcare profession. Kathy won our Oddo Service Alumni Award in 2008.

Doors open at 11:15 a.m., and the program will run from noon to 1 p.m. Cost is $20 per person and $160 for a table of eight. Please register online at giving.up.edu/stateofup by Monday, February 19. The program will take place on the fourth floor; the Sentinel Hotel is located at 614 SW 11th Ave.

For more information, email Hannah Pick at pick@up.edu or call x7397.

Filed Under: 02-12-2018, 02-19-2018, Academics, Campus Services, Events Tagged With: 2018 State of UP Address, Fr. Mark L. Poorman C.S.C>

Fields Hall Trivia Night: Friday, Nov. 4

October 28, 2016

fields-signFields Hall will present its signature event, the annual Trivia Night, a fundraiser for the Holy Cross Missions, on Friday, November 4, from 10 to 11:30 p.m., in the Pilot House. Faculty, staff, and students are advised to form their five-member teams early. It’s great fun and open to all members of the UP community. Prizes include Meal Points from Bon Appétit, gift certificates, and a study week package given by provost Tom Greene and Sr. Sue Bruno, residence life. There will be five game prizes including Holy Cross packages such as dessert at the president’s house with Fr. Mark Poorman, C.S.C.; a tour and history of the Bell Tower with Fr. Gerry Olinger, C.S.C., and Fr. Jim Gallagher, C.S.C., followed by dessert; a dessert extravaganza at Papa Haydn with Fr. John Donato, C.S.C., and Fr. Edwin Obermiller C.S.C.; and a spaghetti dinner with Sr. Sue Bruno.

For more information contact Sr. Bruno at x8476 or bruno@up.edu.

Filed Under: 10-17-2016, 10-24-2016, 10-31-2016, Campus Services, Residence Life Tagged With: Fields Hall Trivia Night, Fr. Edwin Obermiller C.S.C., Fr. Gerry Olinger C.S.C., Fr. Jim Gallagher C.S.C., Fr. John Donato C.S.C., Fr. Mark L. Poorman C.S.C>, Sr. Sue Bruno

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Dave Houglum, Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, completed a six-year commitment on the Board of Directors for the Maybelle Center for Community, with two of those years serving as the Executive Board Secretary. Founded by Fr. Richard Berg, C.S.C. (former Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at University of Portland from 1978-1991), the Maybelle Center disrupts social isolation so we can all experience a healthy, connected life and contribute to a thriving Portland.

Chloe Littzen, nursing, co-presented “Pronoun recognition for inclusive excellence across the UACON.” [Abstract]. LGBTQ+ National Symposium.

Eli Goldwyn, mathematics, published “Calculating prescription rates and addiction probabilities for the four most commonly prescribed opioids and evaluating their impact on addiction using compartment modelling.” Mathematical Medicine and Biology: A Journal of the IMA, dqab001.

Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering, published the article titled, “Numerical curiosities for Bob Moore’s 92nd birthday,” in Clackamas Review, Pamplin Media Group, Portland, Oregon, February 16, 2021.

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, was a manuscript reviewer for Springer’s Journal: SN Social Sciences.

Barbara Braband, Amber Vermeesch, Corey Pressman, nursing, published “Piloting the perfect Storm: A vision for the vital practitioner.” Journal of Nursing Education (accepted/in press).

Barbara Braband, nursing, published “Working with community populations to increase wellness.” In A. Vermeesch (Ed.), Integrative health nursing interventions for vulnerable populations, (pp. 73-87). Springer.

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