News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.
All faculty and staff are invited to enjoy laughter, libations, small bites and great conversations at this Garaventa Center casual, no agenda social! Bring someone who’s never been for extra credit.
December 6, Franz Hall 3rd Floor, 4-6 p.m.
For more information or questions contact Shannon Mayer (mayers@up.edu) or Peter Walsh, CSC, (walshp@up.edu). ADA compliant event.
Join us for a contemplative prayer practice using a sacred image from The Saint John’s Bible directly following the noon Mass.
December 11, 12:45-1:15 p.m. – Chapel of Christ the Teacher
Info at up.edu/garaventa or 503-943-7702. Co-sponsored by Campus Ministry. ADA compliant event.
All staff and faculty are invited to attend one or both of this fall’s Core Samples Lunches, as guests of the Garaventa Center and Core Program. These have proven a terrific way for all of us to build our knowledge of what happens in UP’s Core Curriculum.
Learning from gifted teachers over free food and without exams: could it be any better? Lunches will convene in the Teske Room in the Commons (seating is limited).
Please RSVP to Shannon Mayer, mayers@up.edu.
Ticket show holders for Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind enjoy a complimentary drinks and small bites reception and an expert pre-show panel discussion. Saturdays, November 16 & 23, Mago Hunt Center.
Visit PREPLAY for show and ticket information.
Ticket show holders for You Can See All The Stars, a story by local playwright E.M. Lewis, are invited to join us for a complimentary small bites reception and expert led pre-show panel discussion.
Saturday, October 5, Brian Doyle Auditorium (DB004).
Reception at 6:15 p.m. – Panel Discussion from 6:45-7:15 p.m – Show at 7:30 p.m.
Co-sponsored by the Garaventa Center.
Pope Francis’ call for environmental justice and care for the earth in his encyclical Laudato Si makes the connection between our environmental collapse and its impact on the poor and vulnerable: “We are faced not with two separate crises, one environmental and the other social, but rather with one complex crisis which is both social and environmental.” (LS, 139) The 2024 Zahm lecture brings Vandana Shiva, PhD, one of the foremost voices in environmental activism, to our campus to expand on that insight and advocate for “Earth Democracy.”
Shiva has been identified by Time Magazine as an environmental “hero” and one of the “seven most powerful women on the globe” by Forbes. An author of over 20 books, Shiva is also a scholar, environmental activist, ecofeminist, and a food sovereignty and anti-globalization advocate based in Delhi.
September 10, Buckley Center Auditorium, 7:00 p.m.
This not to miss talk is free, open to all, and ADA compliant. Sponsored by the Garaventa Center.
Join us for the world premiere viewing of SCARS, a movie about a combat medic veteran with PTSD who, upon his return from Afghanistan, fights to save himself and his family’s vineyard. The film is based on the book Scars: The Effects of Post Traumatic Stress on Family, Relationships, and Work, by Fr. Richard Berg, CSC. Fr. Berg and Benn Cobb, LPC, who worked with veterans at Cedar Hills Hospital, will introduce the genesis of the film, The SCARS Project, and The Returning Veterans Project.
September 11, at 7 p.m., in the Brian Doyle Auditorium, Dundon-Berchtold Hall (DB004).
Reception to follow. Free and open to all.
Co-sponsored by: The SCARS Project, The Returning Veterans Project, Portland Magazine, and the Garaventa Center
For more information: 503-943-7702
ADA compliant event
Don’t miss this special evening with Vandana Shiva, PhD, for her talk “Earth Democracy: The Democracy of All Life.” Earth Democracy connects us through the perennial renewal and regeneration of life – from our daily life to the life of the universe. It is the universal story of our times, in our different places and pulsates with the limitless potential of an unfolding universe even while it addresses the real threats to our very survival as a species.
Shiva is the author of over 20 books and was identified by Time Magazine as an environmental “hero” and by Forbes Magazine as one of the “Seven most Powerful Women on the Globe”. Shiva is a scholar, environmental activist, ecofeminist, and food sovereignty and anti-globalization advocate based in Delhi.
September 10, Buckley Center Auditorium, 7:00 p.m.
Visit the official Zahm Lecture page for complete event information.
Free, open to all, and ADA compliant. Sponsored by the Garaventa Center.
Karen Eifler, PhD, outgoing Director of the Garaventa Center, will share her insights on the value of the work we do at UP and beyond in her talk: “Oui, Whee, We: Or Why Work at a Catholic, Holy Cross Place Like UP?” This 20-minute talk will be recorded for future reference, and you will have the opportunity to ask questions and engage with the topic.
Following the program, celebrate with us as we honor Karen’s many years of service to the university with a reception.
Don’t miss out on this valuable discussion!
Thursday, May 16, 2024
1:00 p.m.
Brian Doyle Auditorium
Please RSVP to Dhara Brown (brownd@up.edu) by Tuesday, May 14 if you would like to attend.
In honor of Women’s History Month, Azeb Madebo, Isabelle Soule, Claire McKinley Yoder and Anne Santiago—women from vastly different academic disciplines—will engage in conversation about how their ongoing work in various countries on the continent of Africa shapes their teaching, perspectives on the broader world, and even their senses of self.
Tuesday, March 19, at 5 p.m., Brian Doyle Auditorium (DB 004)
Free and open to all. Info at up.edu/garaventa or 503-943-7702. ADA compliant event.