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“The Last Days of the Mighty Mekong,” Oct. 24 

October 17, 2019

Brian Eyler, the Energy, Water, Sustainability Program director for Southeast Asia at The Stimson Center in Washington, DC, will be speaking about his new book, The Last Days of the Mighty Mekong, on Thursday, October 24, at 1 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120. His talk will touch on environmental issues, ethnicity, and the history of China and Southeast Asia surrounding the river. His presentation is being sponsored by the Honors Program, the environmental studies department, and the College Ecology Club. For more information, contact honors@up.edu or x8264.

Filed Under: 10-07-2019, 10-14-2019, 10-21-2019, Academics, Honors Program Tagged With: Brian Eyler, honors program

Honors Reading Course Solicitation

November 2, 2018

Faculty members interested in offering an Honors Program reading course during the 2019-2020 academic year are invited to send a course proposal to program director John Orr by Wednesday, November 14. Honors students, in their junior and senior years, take two one-credit readings courses. Courses are limited to 15 students and are offered pass/no pass. Team-taught courses are particularly welcome. Proposals should include a course title and brief description.

For more information, or to submit a proposal, contact John Orr at orr@up.edu.

Filed Under: 11-05-2018, Uncategorized Tagged With: honors program, John Orr

Honors Reading Course Solicitation

October 5, 2018

Faculty members interested in offering an Honors Program reading course during the 2019-2020 academic year are invited to send a course proposal to program director John Orr by Wednesday, November 14. Honors students, in their junior and senior years, take two one-credit readings courses. Courses are limited to 15 students and are offered pass/no pass. Team-taught courses are particularly welcome. Proposals should include a course title and brief description.

For more information, or to submit a proposal, contact John Orr at orr@up.edu.

Filed Under: 10-08-2018, Academics, Honors Program Tagged With: honors program, John Orr

Honors Mentors Needed

September 16, 2016

Orr copyFaculty members are invited to serve as Honors Program mentors, according to director John Orr, assistant provost. Faculty mentors assist with selecting the incoming honors class and are assigned two incoming honors student mentees and are encouraged to meet with them on a regular basis during their first two years at the University.

Those who would like to learn more about being a mentor starting next fall are asked to contact Michele Leasor at 7857 or honors@up.edu.

Filed Under: 09-14-2015, 09-19-2016, Academics, Honors Program Tagged With: Honors Mentors, honors program, John Orr, Michele Leasor

Honors Reading Courses Available to Faculty

September 9, 2016

Orr-copy-1Faculty members interested in offering one of the Honors Program reading courses during the 2017-2018 academic year are invited to send a course proposal to program director John Orr by Monday, October 24. Honors students, in their junior and senior years, take two one-credit-hour readings courses. Courses are limited to 15 students and are offered pass/no pass. Team-taught courses are particularly welcome. Proposals should include a course title and brief description.

For more information, or to submit a proposal, contact Michele Leasor at honors@up.edu.

Filed Under: 09-12-2016, Academics, Honors Program Tagged With: honors program, Honors Reading Courses, Michele Leasor

Honors Reading Courses

November 20, 2015

Orr copyFaculty members interested in offering one of the Honors Program reading courses during the 2016-2017 academic year are invited to send a course proposal to program director John Orr by Monday, December 7. Honors students, in their junior and senior years, take two one-credit-hour readings courses. Courses are limited to 15 students and are offered pass/no pass. Team-taught courses are particularly welcome. Proposals should include a course title and brief description.

For more information, or to submit a proposal, contact Michele Leasor at honors@up.edu.

Filed Under: 09-21-2015, 11-23-2015, Academics, Honors Program Tagged With: honors program, Michele Leasor

Udall Scholarship Nominees Needed

November 3, 2014

220px-Morris_Udall copyFaculty members are requested to nominate students for the Udall Undergraduate Scholarship, available to current sophomore or junior students who meet one or more of these criteria:

  • Students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to the environment;
  • Native American and Alaska Native students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to public policy;
  • Native American and Alaska Native students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to Native American health care.

Nominations are due by Friday, December 5. To submit a nomination or for more information contact John Orr, assistant to the provost, at 7286 or orr@up.edu.

Filed Under: 10-27-2014, 10-28-2013, 11-03-2014, 11-18-2013, 11-25-2013, 12-02-2013, Academics, Campus Services, College of Arts & Sciences Tagged With: honors program, John Orr, Udall Scholars

Honors Mentors Needed

October 25, 2013

Orr copyFaculty members are invited to serve as honors program mentors, according to honors program director John Orr, assistant to the provost. Faculty mentors assist with selecting the incoming honors class and are assigned two incoming honors student mentees and are encouraged to meet with them on a regular basis during their first two years at the University. Those who would like to learn more about being a mentor starting next fall are asked to contact John Orr at 7286 or orr@up.edu.

Filed Under: 10-28-2013, Academics, Campus Services, College of Arts & Sciences Tagged With: Honors Mentors Program, honors program, John Orr

AmeriCorps VISTA Position

May 13, 2013

Fr. Mark Poorman, C.S.C., Fr. Gerry Olinger, C.S.C., and Tom Greene have collaborated to sponsor a one-year AmeriCorps VISTA member who will work full-time on developing programming specific to first-generation students at the Univer­sity of Portland, according to Michele Leasor, honors program and fellowships and grants. Faculty and staff are asked to assist in recruiting for this position by sharing the job posting with qualified individuals (http://tinyurl.com/cjdbjsp). For more information contact Leasor at 7857 or leasor@up.edu.

Filed Under: 05-13-2013, Academics, Campus Services Tagged With: AmeriCorp VISTA, fellowships and grants, honors program, Michele Leasor, Rev. Gerard Olinger C.S.C., Rev. Mark Poorman C.S.C., Tom Greene

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Earth to Kenzie, a youth opera by librettist Jessica Murphy Moo, marketing & communications, and composer Frances Pollock, premiered in Chicago this fall, with public family performances in November. After Kenzie and her mom are displaced from their home, Kenzie relies on her imagination, the wild and funny antics of her video-game avatar, her mom, her teacher, and a new friend from the family shelter to get through a tough time. The show also involves Fortnite dance moves and space kitties. See these links for more.

Jessica Murphy Moo was also asked by Portland Monthly to write about her predecessor, the late Brian Doyle, on the occasion of a new collection of his essays (One Long River of Song: Notes on Wonder) being released by Little, Brown on Tuesday, December 2. See the article at this link.

Philip Vue, Clark Library, received a $12,720 Oregon Heritage Commission Grant from Oregon Parks and Recreation Department in November 2019.

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, presented “Achieving Success in College,” a talk given at the National FGEN Day at the University of Portland, organized by the Shepard Academic Resource Center, November 8, 2019.

Rachel Wheeler, theology, was elected as secretary/treasurer of the Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality in November 2019. She presented “The Revelatory Tide: Desert Spirituality and Contemporary Water Crises” and “Reading Luce Irigaray for an Elaboration of the Shared as Ascetic Practice” at the American Academy of Religion, San Diego, CA, November 2019.

 

 

 

 

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