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Malecha Steps In as Interim Pamplin School Dean

July 10, 2020

The Pamplin School of Business welcomes Tyson Distinguished Professor Gary Malecha as interim dean. Malecha joined the UP history and political science faculty in 1992 and regularly teaches courses on Congress, the Presidency, administration and public policy, American political thought, and food politics and policy in the United States and Europe. He is currently the […]

Filed Under: 07-13-2020, Academics, Pamplin School of Business, Political Science Tagged With: Gary Malecha, Pamplin School of Business

Dean Robin Anderson Announces Retirement

February 28, 2020

Robin D. Anderson, dean of the Pamplin School of Business and Franz Endowed Professor of Entrepreneurship, has announced his retirement, effective June 30, 2020. Anderson has served the University of Portland with distinction since 1998 after a successful career in business, entrepreneurship, and education leadership. Joining UP as the Robert W. Franz Chair for Entrepreneurship, […]

Filed Under: 03-02-2020, Academics, Pamplin School of Business Tagged With: Gary Malecha, Pamplin School of Business, Robin Anderson

Constitution Day Presentation, Sept. 17

September 14, 2018

William Curtis and Gary Malecha, political science, will present the 2018 Constitution Day Lecture, “Supreme Court Nominations in a New Political Order,” on Monday, September 17, at 7 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120. The lecture is free and open to all. For more information contact political science at x7274 or mackinno@up.edu.  

Filed Under: 09-10-2018, 09-17-2018, Academics Tagged With: Bill Curtis, Constitution Day Lecture, Gary Malecha

New CAS Dean Announced: Herbert A. Medina

March 23, 2018

Herbert A. Medina has been appointed as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, effective July 1, 2018. Medina, who will join the University in mid-July, will oversee the College’s core curriculum education program in the liberal arts for all students at the University, as well as 15 departments offering 28 majors and 25 […]

Filed Under: 03-26-2018, Academics, College of Arts & Sciences Tagged With: College of Arts and Sciences, Gary Malecha, Herbert Medina

Gary Malecha To Serve as Interim Dean of CAS

February 17, 2017

Gary Malecha, professor of political science, will serve as the interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018.   Malecha, who has been at the University since 1992, has served on numerous committees at the University of Portland, having recently led the University Ad Hoc Committee on […]

Filed Under: 02-20-2017, Academics, College of Arts & Sciences Tagged With: College of Arts and Sciences, Gary Malecha

Constitution Day Presentation, Sept. 13

September 9, 2016

On Tuesday, September 13, the Department of Political Science will conduct a presentation in honor of Constitution Day, titled “Is the System Fair? Perspectives on the American Electoral System,”  in St. Mary’s Lounge at 7 p.m.  This presentation will discuss the constitutional foundation of the electoral system in the United States and then consider the implications […]

Filed Under: 09-05-2016, 09-12-2016, Academics, Events, Political Science Tagged With: Constitution Day, Gary Malecha, Political Science

Integrative Conversations Event, Nov. 4

October 30, 2015

The second “Integrative Conversations” event will take place on Wednesday, November 4, from 7-9 p.m., in the Pilot House bookstore. Titled “A Call to Action: Pope Francis and the Integrity of Creation: The Encyclical on the Environment,” the program will be moderated by College of Arts and Sciences dean Michael Andrews and will include presentations by Christina […]

Filed Under: 11-02-2015, Academics, Events Tagged With: Bill Barnes, Christina Astorga, Gary Malecha, Integrative Conversations Series, Michael Andrews, Steve Kolmes

Constitution Day Lecture With Jeffrey Meiser, Sept. 17

September 11, 2015

The political science department and provost’s office will present “Constitutional Foundation of American Foreign Policy” by Jeffrey Meiser on Thursday, September 17, from 4:15 to 5:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. His lecture will celebrate Constitution Day, which honors the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787, and is free and […]

Filed Under: 08-31-2015, 09-07-2015, 09-14-2015, Academics, Events, Political Science Tagged With: Constitution Day Lecture, Gary Malecha, Jeffrey Meiser, Political Science

Celebrate Feast of Blessed Basil Moreau, C.S.C., Jan. 20

January 19, 2015

All University community members are invited to celebrate the feast day of Blessed Basil Moreau, C.S.C., founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross, on Tuesday, January 20, at 5 p.m., in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. Political science professor Gary Malecha will be honored as a recipient of the 2014 Spirit of Holy Cross […]

Filed Under: 01-19-2015, Campus Ministry, Campus Services, Congregation of Holy Cross Tagged With: Basil Moreau, Blessed Basil Moreau C.S.C., Campus Ministry, Congregation of Holy Cross, Gary Malecha, Spirit of Holy Cross

Malecha Wins Spirit of Holy Cross Award

September 22, 2014

Gary Malecha, a longtime professor of political science at the University of Portland, has received the Spirit of Holy Cross Award, given annually to lay collaborators of the Congregation of Holy Cross, United States Province of Priests and Brothers. The award recognizes lay collaborators who devotedly work to make Blessed Basil Moreau’s vision and mission […]

Filed Under: Academics, Political Science Tagged With: Gary Malecha, Political Science, Spirit of Holy Cross Award

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Fr. Pat Hannon, CSC, published From Glory to Glory: A Pilgrim’s Notes From the Badlands of Grace. Occasioned by the author’s walking, with siblings, the famous Camino de Santiago in the fall of 2024, the book traces all manner of other pilgrimages—to and from home, family, love, self, and God. One Subject Press, Saint Paul, Minnesota. November, 2025.

Jessica Murphy Moo, editor of Portland Magazine and director of storytelling, wrote the lyrics to two songs in “We Go On, Oswego,” a song cycle honoring female refugees who lived at Camp Ontario in upstate New York. From 1944-1946, Camp Ontario provided emergency shelter to refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe. “We Go On, Oswego” was performed at Nazareth College, in collaboration with Finger Lakes Opera, on December 4, 2025. It was commissioned by Katie Hannigan, PhD. The song “There Is No Underground,” was written in collaboration with composer Maria Thompson Corley, and the song “My Table,” was written in collaboration with composer Kurt Erickson.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published “A Spirituality of Desert Discipleship for Our Times. Reflections on the Readings of the Third Sunday of Advent.” VoiceAfrique.org. December 13, 2025.

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