Handshake

Handshake Activation & Navigation Labs

January 12, 2018

The Career Center is hosting Handshake Activation & Navigation Labs for faculty and staff on the following dates:

Friday, January 19, at 4 p.m.
Friday, February 16, at 4 p.m.
Friday, March 16, at 4 p.m.
Friday, April 20, at 4 p.m.

Faculty and staff are encouraged to stop by the Career Center between 4 and 4:30 p.m. to get started in creating an account and learning more about how students can benefit from Handshake, an online tool which enables UP students and alumni to connect with employers, learn about career programs and events, and develop customized career plans.

For more information contact Amy Cavanaugh, Career Center, at 7749 or cavanaug@up.edu.

Career Center Launches Handshake Platform

June 2, 2017

The Career Center has launched Handshake, an online tool which enables UP students and alumni to connect with employers, learn about career programs and events, and develop customized career plans. This dynamic platform provides an opportunity for students and alumni to find internships, part-time and full-time opportunities, and receive customized recommendations based on their interests. There are over 120,000 unique employers from every industry and region in which students can discover relevant opportunities. Handshake is available via the single sign-on. From a browser or mobile device, students can click the yellow handshake icon or log in with their up.edu email address at this link to get started.

For more information contact Amy Cavanaugh, Career Center, at x7749 or cavanaug@up.edu.

An American Dream—an opera by librettist/Portland Magazine editor, Jessica Murphy Moo, and composer Jack Perla—was produced by OperaLab Japan in Tokyo (November 2024) and Manhattan School of Music (December 2024).

Larry Larsen, Performing and Fine Arts, designed the scenery for this year’s production of Nordic Fire for the Portland Revels that is playing at the Alberta Abbey from December 13 through December 22. He also is designing the lighting for Lakewood Theatre Company’s production of The Maltese Falcon based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett, which plays at the Lakewood Center in Lake Oswego from January 3 through February 9.

Lizhong Hao, Business, presented “The Impact of Auditor and Client Bargaining Power on Audit Pricing: A Two-Tier Stochastic Frontier Approach.” The 2024 Corporate Behavior and New Development of Financial Markets International Conference. Chongqing, China. November, 2024.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, was a discussant and participant at the International Congress on the Future of Theology ‘Legacy and Envisioning.’ Organized by the Dicastery for Culture and Education. Vatican City. December 9–10, 2024. Aihiokhai was also a discussant and participant at the General Assembly of the International Network of Societies for Catholic Theology (INSeCT). Rome, Italy. December 8 – 13, 2024.

Dave Houglum, Director of Leadership Studies and Leadership Professor of Practice, Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, completed the training requirements to be certified in the DiSC assessment on December 19, 2024. The DiSC assessment is a powerful tool that helps individuals and teams improve communication, collaboration, and workplace dynamics by providing insights into behavioral and communication styles. If you’d like to explore using the DiSC assessment for your individual or team’s leadership development, please contact Dave Houglum.

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