• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

UPbeat

News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.

  • Home
  • Academics
  • Athletics
  • Campus Services
  • Events
  • Human Resources
  • University Relations

International Languages and Cultures

Humanities Collaborative Luncheon, Nov. 22: All Welcome!

November 15, 2019

The next Humanities Collaborative luncheon will take place on Friday, November 22, noon to 1:30 p.m., in the Teske dining room. Lunch will be provided courtesy of the CAS dean’s office. The featured presenter will be Matthew Warshawsky, international languages and cultures, who will discuss “Making the Baroque Less Baroque: Helping Students Understand Texts from Long […]

Filed Under: 11-18-2019, Academics, International Languages & Cultures Tagged With: Humanities Collaborative, International Languages and Cultures, Matthew Warshawsky

Salsa Music & Dance, Nov. 24: Dress to Impress!

November 15, 2019

The Department of International Languages and Culture is proud to present “A Fall Night of Cultural Fusion through Salsa Music and Dance,” sponsored by Diversity and Inclusion Programs, on Sunday, November 24, 5 to 8 p.m., in Mehling Ballroom. The event is free and open to all. Refreshments will be served. Several student associations will be […]

Filed Under: 11-18-2019, Academics, Campus Services, International Languages & Cultures Tagged With: International Languages and Cultures, Viana Hara

“Spanish for Science and Engineering in the United States,” March 12

March 8, 2019

Oscar A. Pérez of Skidmore College will present “Spanish for Science and Engineering in the United States: Past, Present, Future” on Tuesday, March 12, at 5 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120. His talk is sponsored by international languages and cultures and the Shiley School of Engineering. Why should scientists and engineers in the United […]

Filed Under: 02-25-2019, 03-04-2019, 03-11-2019, Academics, International Languages & Cultures, Shiley School of Engineering Tagged With: International Languages and Cultures, Maria Echenique, Oscar A. Perez, Shiley School of Engineering

“Prom Night 2018,” April 18: All Welcome!

April 13, 2018

Students will perform original comedies in Spanish, which they have adapted from four classic plays dating 1806-1933, on Wednesday, April 18, 5-6 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center, according to Lora Looney, international languages and cultures. All are welcome to attend. As part of the class Nation & Identity in Spanish Theater, students scripted one-act plays around […]

Filed Under: 04-09-2018, 04-16-2018, Academics, International Languages & Cultures Tagged With: International Languages and Cultures

German Studies Program Hosting German Election Events

September 8, 2017

On Sunday, September 24, Germans will go to the polls to vote in a federal election. What’s at stake, and who is running for office? You are cordially invited to take part in these upcoming events to find out more, according to Jeffrey White, international languages and culture. Poster Display: The German Federal Elections 2017, […]

Filed Under: 09-11-2017, Academics, International Languages & Cultures Tagged With: German Studies, International Languages and Cultures, Jeffrey White

“Tales from the Vienna Woods,” Dec. 10

December 2, 2016

Laura McLary and her German 408 students invite all faculty, staff, and students to attend a performance of Ödön von Horváth’s Geschichten aus dem Wiener Wald (Tales from the Vienna Woods), on Saturday, December 10, at 7 p.m., in the Blair Studio in Mehling Hall. The performance is free and open to all. Written in […]

Filed Under: 12-05-2016, Academics, International Languages & Cultures, Performing & Fine Arts Tagged With: Blair Theater, International Languages and Cultures, Laurie McLary

A Literary Meeting With Andres Neuman, Oct. 31

October 28, 2016

The international languages and cultures department will present “Talking, traveling, reading, writing: A literary meeting with Andrés Neuman” on Monday, October 31, at 7:30 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons Terrace Room. Neuman is a Spanish-Argentine writer, poet, translator, columnist, and blogger. His works include Traveler of the Century, Talking to Ourselves, and The Things We […]

Filed Under: 10-31-2016, Academics, International Languages & Cultures Tagged With: Andres Neuman, International Languages and Cultures, Maria Echenique

Students Awarded Teaching Assistantships in France

May 18, 2015

Three French studies students (Britta Geisler, Rubama Nasir, and Julia Maynard) have been granted teaching assistantships in France, according to Trudie Booth, international languages and cultures. The assistantships are sponsored by the French Ministry of Education and the Cultural Services office of the French Embassy and give eligible French majors the opportunity to teach English […]

Filed Under: 05-18-2015, Academics, International Languages & Cultures Tagged With: Britta Geisler, International Languages and Cultures, Julia Maynard, Rubama Nasir, Trudie Booth

Faculty Candidate Lecture, Feb. 9

February 9, 2015

The Department of International Languages and Cultures invites all faculty, staff, and students to attend a talk by Spanish faculty candidate Giannina Reyes Giardiello on Monday, February 9. at 4:30 p.m., in the Holy Cross Lounge on the third floor of Franz Hall. She will present “Of Other Spaces and Other Men: Mexican Masculinities and […]

Filed Under: 02-09-2015, Academics, International Languages & Cultures Tagged With: Giannina Reyes Giardiello, International Languages and Cultures, Maria Echenique

Lecture from International Languages and Cultures department

February 2, 2015

Pamela Cappas-Toro will present “Pelo Rebelde”: Race, Dominicanidad, and the Contested History of Natural Hair on Monday, February 2 at 4:30 p.m. in the Holy Cross Lounge on the third floor of Franz Hall. Cappas-Toro, a candidate for the position of Assistant Professor of Spanish, scholarship explores the historical legacies of blackness and national belonging […]

Filed Under: Academics, Events, International Languages & Cultures Tagged With: International Languages and Cultures, Pamela Cappas-Toro

  • Go to page 1
  • Go to page 2
  • Go to Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Submit a Feature to UPBeat

Want to share your announcement in the PilotsUP Digest? Follow the link below to submit your request.

Submit an Announcement to PilotsUP

UpDate

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.

Update Archive

About

UPBeat is a newsletter for University of Portland faculty and staff published through the Division of Enrollment Management, Marketing, & Web Services. Submit your listing information our online form. Submission deadline is noon the Thursday prior to publication. Submissions may be edited for clarity, consistency, brevity, or style.

December 2025
M T W T F S S
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
293031  
« Nov    
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS
  • YouTube

Copyright © 2025 · News Pro with Full Header On Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in