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Hawaii Club Luau

UP Hawaii Club 44th Annual Lu’au, March 28

February 14, 2020

Please come for a taste of paradise at the Hawaii Club 44th Annual Lu’au on Saturday, March 28, at the Chiles Center. Doors are open from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. and dinner will be served at 5:30, with entertainment to follow at 7 p.m. This year’s theme is “Waiwai nō ka ʻĀina i ka […]

Filed Under: 02-17-2020, Campus Services Tagged With: Hawaii Club Luau

UP Hawaii Club 43rd Annual Lu‘au, March 23

February 15, 2019

Please come for a taste of paradise at the Hawaii Club 43rd Annual Lu’au on Saturday, March 23, at the Chiles Center. Doors open at 4 p.m. and dinner will be served at 5:30, with entertainment to follow at 7 p.m. This year’s theme is “E alu like no ka pono o ke Ao,” which […]

Filed Under: 02-18-2019, Campus Services, Events, Student Activities Tagged With: Hawaii Club Luau

42nd Annual UP Hawaii Club Luau, March 24 

March 16, 2018

The University of Portland Hawaii Club’s annual Lū’au will take place on Saturday, March 24, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., in the Chiles Center. Every year the University’s Hawaiian community offers authentic aloha hospitality with kalua pig, shoyu chicken, poi, and other Hawaiian delicacies plus traditional dancers and decor. For tickets please click on […]

Filed Under: 03-12-2018, 03-19-2018, Campus Services, Student Activities Tagged With: Hawaii Club Luau

Annual UP Hawaii Club Luau, March 25

March 17, 2017

The University of Portland Hawaii Club’s annual Luau will take place on Saturday, March 25, from 5 to 9 p.m., in the Chiles Center. Every year the University’s Hawaiian community offers authentic aloha hospitality with kalua pig, poke, chicken, poi, and other Hawaiian delicacies, plus traditional dancers and decor. General admission (12 and older) is […]

Filed Under: 03-13-2017, 03-20-2017, Campus Services, Events, Student Activities Tagged With: Hawaii Club Luau

A Taste Of The Islands: Hawaii Club Luau, March 28

March 23, 2015

The University of Portland Hawaii Club’s 39th annual Luau will take place on Saturday, March 28, in the Chiles Center. The popular event is filled with food, dance, and celebration, and this year’s theme is “Pi’i Mai Ka Nalu (Ride the Wave).” Each year students from Hawaii and their families share their Polynesian culture and […]

Filed Under: 03-16-2015, 03-23-2015, Campus Services, Student Activities Tagged With: Hawaii Club Luau

Faculty, Staff Invited To Showcase Hula Talents

January 19, 2015

The Hawaii club will be hosting its 39th Annual Luau on March 28, 2015. This year’s theme is Pi’i Mai Ka Nalu (“Overcoming/riding a wave”). As in years past the Hawaii Club extends an invitation to any faculty or staff members who are interested in learning hula basics and showcasing their dance talents in the […]

Filed Under: 01-19-2015, Academics, Student Activities Tagged With: Hawaii Club Luau, Student Activities, Tiffany Harada

Hawaii Club Luau, March 22

March 17, 2014

All are welcome to enjoy an evening of Aloha spirit and hospitality at the 38th annual Hawaii Club Luau on Saturday, March 22, in the Chiles Center. “A Piece of Paradise” will feature food, dance and culture of the Hawaiian Islands with doors opening at 5:30 p.m.; dinner will be served at 6 p.m. Tickets […]

Filed Under: Events, Student Activities Tagged With: Hawaii Club Luau

Faculty and Staff: Join the Luau!

November 22, 2013

The University’s Hawaii Club will host its 38th annual Luau on March 22, 2014, and organizers would like to invite UP faculty and staff members to be a part of the night’s entertainment. Hawaiian dance practices will begin the week of January 19, 2014. Faculty and staff whose schedules don’t match times or dates can […]

Filed Under: Academics, Events, Student Activities Tagged With: Hawaii Club Luau, Student Activities, Tiffany Harada

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Nick McRee, Sociology and Social Work, published “Academic debate and civic engagement in adolescence and young adulthood: evidence from a national longitudinal study.” Argumentation and Advocacy, 61(3–4), 323–338. He also published “When Chairs Shield Faculty from Service Opportunities: Protecting Colleagues or Hindering Community?” The Department Chair, 36(3), 11-13.

Katie Danielson, Education, was awarded a grant from The Spencer Foundation in the amount of $374,940.00 for the “Collaborating Towards Transformational Visions for Digital School Systems” project. Danielson also published “Learning to let go: Transformations in teachers’ pedagogical reasoning about classroom discussion.” Co-authors: Gotwalt, E., Kavanagh, S. Teaching and Teacher Education. January 2026

Daniel Bulek, Nursing & Health Innovations, published “From monoamine deficits to multiscale plasticity: Twenty-five years of ketamine and the neurophysiology of depression.” Journal of Neurophysiology, jn.00516.2025.

Dave Houglum, Director of Leadership Studies and Leadership Professor of Practice in the Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, facilitated a multi-day series of invited leadership development workshops for the staff team at Lutherhaven Ministries in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Houglum led six interactive sessions focused on DiSC-informed leadership, coaching-centered leadership, servant leadership and accompaniment, powerful feedback, and the co-creation of team commitments to support healthy culture and sustainable impact. In addition, Houglum provided multiple individual leadership coaching sessions for staff members throughout the engagement. January 2026.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published the following articles in VoiceAfrique.org: “The Saturated Wisdom of Saint Joseph: Relevant Virtues for Our Times.” (Reflections on the Readings of the Fourth Sunday of Advent, 2025). December 19, 2025. “The Gift of the Nativity is Grounded in an Ethics of Neighborliness.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Mass on Christmas Day, December 25, 2025). December 24, 2025. “The Spirituality of Ambition and the Grace of the Incarnation.” Reflections on the Readings for the Vigil Mass of Christmas, 2025. December 24, 2025. “The Theotokos: A Mirror in Which We Discover Ourselves as Bearers of God’s Life to Each Other.” (Reflection on the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God.) December 31, 2025. “Jesus Christ: The Revealer of the Grace of Encounters and an Embrace of Difference.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord. January 4, 2026.) January 3, 2026. “Christian Baptism as a Summon for Global Justice: What We Must Embrace for Our Times.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Sunday of the Baptism of the Lord. January 11, 2026.) January 10, 2026. Aihiokhai also published a review of The Cross and the Olive Tree: Cultivating Palestinian Theology Amid Gaza. Edited by John S. Munayer and Samuel S. Munayer. Orbis Books, 2025. Catholicbooksreview.org

Jeff Kerssen-Griep, Communication and Media, presented “Teaching with Transformative International Conflict Partners” on the panel, “Healing Divides and Elevating Connections within Conflict & Peacebuilding.” National Communication Association Convention. November, 2025.

Christi Richardson-Zboralski, Director of Marketing – Graduate Programs, published a short story under pen name, Christi R. Suzanne, entitled “Outlaw’s Dust.” In Lisa Diane Kastner (Ed.) 27 Stories: An LA Wildfire Anthology. Running Wild Press. January 7, 2026. All proceeds from this anthology go toward Habitat for Humanity LA. Find it on the Broadway Books website or on Bookshop.org.

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.

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