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Prayers For Peace: Nov. 11

November 4, 2016

International students and others from the UP community will offer public calls for peace in their native languages on Friday, November 11, at 2 p.m., at the International Peace Garden adjoining the Buckley Center patio. All students, faculty, and staff of all faiths, spiritual traditions, and languages are warmly invited to participate. If you are […]

Filed Under: 10-31-2016, 11-07-2016, Academics, Garaventa Center, International Student Services Tagged With: Garaventa Center, International Student Services, Prayers for Peace

Prayers for Peace: Call for Participants

October 7, 2016

International students and others from the UP community will offer public calls for peace in their native languages on Friday, November 11, at 2 p.m., at the Buckley Center International Peace Garden. All students, faculty, and staff of all faiths, spiritual traditions, and languages are invited to participate by offering a prayer for peace in […]

Filed Under: 10-10-2016, 10-17-2016, Campus Services, Garaventa Center Tagged With: Garaventa Center, International Student Services, Prayers for Peace

Faculty, Staff Needed for International Education Week, Nov. 14-19

September 30, 2016

International Education Week (IEW) is a global initiative to celebrate international education and exchange, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and Department of Education. IEW celebrates internationalization and diversity on college campuses across the nation each November. This year, the University of Portland will celebrate IEW from November 14-19. The IEW team is seeking […]

Filed Under: 10-03-2016, Academics, Campus Services, International Student Services Tagged With: Gwen Sandford, International Education Week, International Student Services

International Student Graduation Reception, April 29

April 22, 2016

International student services will be hosting their annual International Student Graduation Reception on Friday, April 29, from 2:30 to 4 p.m., in the Shiley Hall third floor atrium. Faculty and staff who worked closely with international students who are graduating are welcome to join in the celebration. Questions can be directed to Trisha Elizarde-Miller at […]

Filed Under: 04-25-2016, Academics Tagged With: International Student Services, Trisha Elizarde-Miller

Come To International Night, Feb. 26

February 19, 2016

All are invited to attend the University of Portland’s International Night on Friday, February 26, from 5-8 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons. Enjoy an evening of international sights, sounds, tastes, and smells while traveling around the world with the diverse music and dance of local and regional performers. Professional performances from Filipina singer-songwriter Haley Heynderickx […]

Filed Under: 02-22-2016, Campus Services, International Student Services Tagged With: Diversity Dialogues Week, International Student Services, International Week

Celebrate International Education Week, Nov. 16-22

November 13, 2015

International Education Week is here, and from November 16-22, the University of Portland is hosting campus-wide events open to the broader UP community and the public. All during the week, international cuisine will be featured in the Bauccio Commons; photos can be sent using #UPIEW and #IEW2015 for a chance to win $25; and tickets […]

Filed Under: 11-16-2015, Academics, Events, International Student Services Tagged With: International Education Week, International Student Services

Prayers for Peace, Nov. 11

November 6, 2015

In honor of Veteran’s Day, international students and others from the UP community will offer public calls for peace in their native language on Wednesday, November 11, at 2 p.m., at the Buckley Center International Peace Garden. The service is co-sponsored by international student services and the Garaventa Center. For more information or if interested […]

Filed Under: 11-02-2015, 11-09-2015, Campus Services, Garaventa Center, International Student Services Tagged With: Garaventa Center, International Student Services, Prayers for Peace

International Education Week, Photo Contest

November 6, 2015

International Education Week (IEW) will take place on the UP campus from November 16-22, according to Trisha Elizarde-Miller, international student services. All are invited to go to multicultural events on and off campus:watch Riverdance, make sushi, learn Filipino history, listen to Indigenous people’s storytelling, and more. Many clubs and organizations have opportunities lined up for […]

Filed Under: 11-09-2015, Academics, Campus Services, International Student Services Tagged With: International Education Week, International Student Services

Faculty and Staff Needed for International Education Week

October 12, 2015

IEW is a joint initiative sponsored by the US Department of State and Department of Education. IEW celebrates internationalization and diversity on college campuses across the nation each November. This year, UP will celebrate IEW from November 16th through 20th. International Student Services and the International Club are seeking faculty, staff, and student group collaboration […]

Filed Under: 10-12-2015, Academics, International Student Services Tagged With: Gwen Sandford, International Education Week, International Student Services

International Student Graduation Reception, May 2

April 27, 2015

International student services will be hosting their annual International Student Graduation Reception on Friday, May 1, from 2 to 4 p.m., in the Shiley Hall third floor atrium. Faculty and staff who worked closely with international students who are graduating are welcome to join in the celebration. Questions can be directed to Gwen Sandford at […]

Filed Under: 04-27-2015, Academics, Campus Services, International Student Services Tagged With: Gwen Sandford, International Student Services

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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.

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.

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