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Health and Counseling Center

Counseling Groups Available for Students 

February 3, 2023

The Counseling Center offers students four group options to enhance mental health and wellbeing. Don’t hesitate to tell students about the group offerings and to contact the Counseling Center to sign up for services or learn more about the groups.  Coping Skills Group: This group meets weekly on Thursdays from 3 p.m.–4 p.m. on a […]

Filed Under: 2023-02-06 Tagged With: Health and Counseling Center

BIPOC and LGBTQIA2S+ Support and Resources

September 30, 2022

Please find information on support and resources available (on-campus and off-campus) for our LGBTQIA2S+ and BIPOC community on the Health and Counseling Services web site. For questions or more info, contact HCC at hcc@up.edu, x7134. Our Diversity Center also promotes diversity and inclusion programs (DIP) to engage and educate students and our UP community on issues, topics, and events related to diversity and inclusion. For questions or […]

Filed Under: 10-03-2022 Tagged With: Diversity Center, Health and Counseling Center, LGBTQIA2S+

Health and Counseling Center—Summer Hours

May 16, 2022

As we head into summer, the Health and Counseling Center (HCC) will be open on a limited schedule. Most appointments will be in person over the summer, although telehealth is still available when appropriate.  May 2022—Students should call to make appointments Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Primary care appointments will be available four days per week. […]

Filed Under: 05-16-2022 Tagged With: Health and Counseling Center

UP Community of Care, March 5

February 25, 2021

Everyone is welcome to a Community of Care virtual gathering on Friday, March 5, at 1 p.m.  This will have leaders of the Health and Counseling Center, Care Team, Active Minds, and more to provide resources about the mechanisms in place for the emotional and physical care of our community.  Please click this link to fill […]

Filed Under: 03-01-2021, Health Center Tagged With: Community of Care, Health and Counseling Center

Student Flu Shot Clinic: Tuesday, October 27

October 23, 2020

Please help spread the word that the Health and Counseling Center and UP School of Nursing will be hosting a flu shot clinic for students on Tuesday, October 27, from 1-4 p.m., on the Chiles Center patio. Flu shots cost $20 or are free for students with coverage under Pacific Source student health insurance. Students […]

Filed Under: 10-26-2020, Campus Services, Health Center Tagged With: Health and Counseling Center, Student Flu Shot Clinic

Coronavirus: UP Monitoring Outbreak, Minimizing Risks

February 28, 2020

Recent announcements issued by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) indicate that transmission of Coronavirus has continued to spread and will likely affect the United States, however the immediate health risk to the general US public remains low. We encourage students, faculty, and staff traveling for spring break to closely monitor travel advisories […]

Filed Under: 03-02-2020, Campus Services, Health Center, Marketing & Communications Tagged With: Campus Safety, Coronavirus Outbreak, Health and Counseling Center

Faculty & Staff Green Dot Training, June 12

May 24, 2019

All faculty and staff are invited to join the Health and Counseling Center for Green Dot Training on Wednesday, June 12, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Terrace Room. This training will introduce the basic elements of Green Dot, focusing specifically on the vital role University employees play in establishing and reinforcing the […]

Filed Under: 05-13-2019, 05-20-2019, 05-27-2019, Campus Services, Health Center Tagged With: Green Dot, Health and Counseling Center, Megan Cohara

UP Named First Forward Institution by Center for First Generation Student Success

May 10, 2019

The University of Portland has been honored as a First Forward institution by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Center for First Generation Student Success, according to Matt Daily, Health and Counseling Center. The First Forward designation recognizes institutions of higher education who have demonstrated a commitment to improving experiences and advancing outcomes of […]

Filed Under: 05-13-2019, Academics, Campus Services, Health Center Tagged With: First Forward Institution, Health and Counseling Center, Matt Daily

Faculty & Staff Green Dot Training, March 6

March 1, 2019

All faculty and staff are invited to attend a Green Dot training session on Wednesday, March 6, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120. This training introduces the basic elements of Green Dot, focusing specifically on the vital role employees play in establishing and reinforcing the culture in which students and […]

Filed Under: 03-04-2019, Campus Services, Health Center Tagged With: Green Dot, Health and Counseling Center, Megan Cohara

Bystander Intervention Training, Nov. 11

October 13, 2017

Green Dot is hosting the next Bystander Intervention Training for students on Saturday, November 11, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., according to Tiger Simpson, Health and Counseling Center. Nominations are being collected for student leaders to attend the training and help UP decrease violence in its community. This link connects to a nomination form which […]

Filed Under: 10-16-2017, Campus Services, Health Center Tagged With: Green Dot, Health and Counseling Center, Tiger Simpson

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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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