After a decade at the heart of the Garaventa Center, Jamie Powell will be moving on to Napa, Calif., at the end of this month. Please join her many UP friends and colleagues for a farewell open house on Friday morning, April 24, from 9:30 to 11:30, in the Garaventa Center. Refreshments will be provided. […]
Jamie Powell
Via Con Dios, Jamie Powell
After a decade at the heart of the Garaventa Center, Jamie Powell will be moving on from The Bluff to Napa, California, at the end of this month. Please join her many UP friends and colleagues for a farewell open house Friday morning, April 24. Drop by the Garaventa Center on the 3rd floor of […]
Garaventa Center Events This Week
The Garaventa Center will sponsor two campus events this week, according to Jamie Powell, Garaventa Center: An art exhibit for The Saint John’s Bible opens in the Buckley Center Art Gallery on Monday, February 9. The exhibit Includes 10 large prints from the University’s Heritage Edition of The Saint Johns Bible. The exhibit is free […]
This Week’s Garaventa Center Events: All Welcome
The Garaventa Center will host three events this week, according to Jamie Powell. All faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend: International Prayers for Peace, Tuesday, November 11, 2 p.m., International Peace Garden (Buckley Center patio). Stanford economist (and 2006 UP alumnus) Adam Bonica will explore reasons why the U.S. political system has failed […]
Sistine Chapel Lecture, Oct. 28
The University will host Charles Rosenberg, professor of art history at the University of Notre Dame, as he presents “The Sistine Chapel History and Meaning” at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, October 28, in Holy Cross Lounge on the 3rd floor of Franz Hall. His presentation will be the annual Hesburgh Lecture, sponsored by the Garaventa […]
Celebration of 50th Anniversary of L’Arche Community, Oct. 29
The Garaventa Center will host several speakers and a reception to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the first L’Arche community by Jean Vanier (pictured) in 1964. The presentation, which includes interactive discussions with the audience, is titled “Becoming Human, Embracing the Tension Between Professionalism & Vulnerability.” It takes place on Wednesday, October […]
Red Mass & Lecture, Oct. 20
The Garaventa Center will host Carlos T. Bea, a federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the annual Red Mass on Monday, October 20, at 5 p.m., in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. The Red Mass is free and open to the public. Portland Archbishop Alexander K. Sample […]
2014 Zahm Lecture Features Fr. Kevin Grove, C.S.C.
The 2014 Zahm Lecture in American Catholic Education will take place on Thursday, September 11, at 7:15 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. Rev. Kevin G. Grove, C.S.C., will present “Memory, Desire and Searching for God.” His lecture is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public; refreshments will be served. The Zahm Lecture serves […]
Thirst Friday Gathering, Sept. 12
Join staff and faculty colleagues from all over the campus at the year’s first Thirst Friday social on Friday, September 12, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., in the Garaventa Center. Come for 10 minutes or two hours to enjoy convivial conversations, one of the best balconies on campus, sodas, wine, and surprise treats that have […]
Barbara Harff Lecture, “A Murderous Century,” March 20
The Garaventa Center will present “A Murderous Century: The Detection, Explanation, and Prevention of Genocide,” a lecture by Barbara Harff, on Thursday, March 20, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center room 163. The presentation is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public. Harff is professor emerita of political science at the U.S. […]