Kim Spir

Founders’ Day Submissions Due Thursday, March 3, 11:59 p.m.

February 26, 2016

founders day girl copy Submissions for the University’s annual Founders’ Day celebration are due Thursday, March 3, by 11:59 p.m. Faculty who have questions about the Founders’ Day schedule and how to submit student presenters’ data for the schedule can speak to their school’s liaison (listed below) or contact Michele Leasor, program coordinator, at 8264 or leasor@up.edu.

The Founders’ Day celebration will take place on Tuesday, April 12. Four sessions of student presentations will be held in place of regularly scheduled classes, and all students and faculty are encouraged to take part in the day’s events, featuring senior presentations, undergraduate research, panel discussions, recitals, and more.

2016 Founders’ Day liaisons:

Business: Ian Parkman, Christine Naylor
CAS: Laura Hogue
Education: Jackie Waggoner, Stacey Boatright
Engineering: Jamie Strohecker, Kim Spir
Nursing: Carol Craig, Kim Nguyen.

Founders’ Day, April 14

January 26, 2015

The University’s annual Founders’ Day celebration will take place on Tuesday, April 14. Four sessions of student presentations will be held in place of regularly scheduled classes, and all students and faculty are encouraged to take part in the day’s events, featuring senior presentations, undergraduate research, panel discussions, recitals, and more. Faculty who have questions about the Founder’ Day schedule and how to submit student presenters’ data for the schedule can speak to their school’s liaison (listed below) or contact Michele Leasor, program director, at 8264 or leasor@up.edu.

2015 Founders’ Day liaisons:

Business: Ian Parkman, Christine Naylor
CAS: Linda Lechler
Education: Jackie Waggoner, Stacey Boatright
Engineering: Kim Spir, Jamie Strohecker
Nursing: Carol Craig, Kim Nguyen.

Come Vote For 3-D Printer Ornaments in Shiley Hall

January 19, 2015

The Shiley School of Engineering is hosting a 3D printer Christmas ornament competition in Shiley Hall, according to Kim Spir, engineering. The ornaments are on display in Shiley Hall on the first floor with a ballot box. All faculty, staff, and students are welcome to vote by Friday, January 23, and the winner receives a gift card. UP benefactor and 1949 alumnus Don Galarneau (pictured) provided the 3D printer for Shiley Hall.

For more information contact Spir at spir@up.edu.

Roosevelt High School Freedom Fighters Exhibit, March 3-5

March 3, 2014

The School of Education invites all to visit the Roosevelt High School Freedom Fighters exhibit displayed in Franz Hall foyer on March 3, 4, and 5. This past fall, Roosevelt High students interviewed twenty two local freedom fighters—individuals who in various ways have taken a stand for social justice—as part of their 9th-grade Humanities class. The free exhibit captures the essence of these interviews, featuring student writing and comments on the importance of advocating for social justice in our communities. In this year’s exhibit, Shiley School of Engineering administrative assistant to the dean Kim Spir is featured for her work on the history of women’s and girls’ track and field in the state of Oregon. For more information contact Rich Christen, education, at 7390 or christen@up.edu.

Fun, Festivities For Engineers Week, Feb. 17-21

February 17, 2014

The Shiley School of Engineering is celebrating Engineers Week from February 17 to 21, and all members of the campus community are invited to take part in the fun and festivities. A sampling:

Monday: Mechanical engineering club, “Cookies and HoCho,” noon, quad or Shiley Lobby
Tuesday: Mechanical engineering water balloon launch, 1 p.m., Franz Hall steps; Tug-of-war, 4:15 p.m., quad
Wednesday: Chili Cook-off, noon, quad; Robotic demo, noon, quad or Shiley Lobby; Thermal art display, 1:30-3, Shiley 102; IEEE soldering competition, 2-5, Shiley 110
Thursday: Thermal art display, 9:30-11 a.m., Shiley 104; ASCE human bridge demonstration, noon-3 p.m., Shiley Lobby; Ultimate Frisbee, 4:15 p.m., Shipstad quad
Friday: SWE Career Fair, Shiley Hall, all day, all floors.

For more information contact Kim Spir, engineering, at spir@up.edu.

A FIRST For Engineering

January 10, 2014

On Saturday, January 4, the Shiley School of Engineering hosted the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Kickoff regional event in the Chiles Center. More than 800 high school students and teachers from Oregon and Southern Washington came to UP for the nationwide NASA telecast of the kickoff for this year’s competition. Moderators and volunteers for the event came from throughout the local technology industry. Engineering professor Debbie Munro participated in the formal program (as did engineering student Natalie Janson) and described the benefits of a UP engineering education. Students and teachers were also given tours of Shiley Hall.

Engineering dean Sharon Jones extends her thanks to all who made the event a resounding success, including engineering technician supervisor Allen Hansen and his staff, Bill Reed and the events staff, Dan Sandaal with information services, and athletics director Scott Leykam, who coordinated events in such as way as to allow the use of the Chiles Center during basketball season.

For more information on FIRST go to this link. For information on Saturday’s event contact Kim Spir, engineering, at 7314 or spir@up.edu.

Celebrating Kitty Harmon

April 22, 2013

All faculty and staff are invited to bid farewell to Kitty Harmon at a party in her honor on Friday, April 26, at 4:30 p.m., in the gallery of Shiley Hall’s second floor. Refreshments will be provided. Instead of bringing a gift, Kitty has requested that her friends and colleagues make a donation to the Kitty C. Harmon Scholarship for the Study of Engineering and Music. For more information contact Kim Spir, engineering, at 7314 or spir@up.edu.