Linda Miles

Announcing Pilot Funder, UP’s New Crowdfunding Platform

September 21, 2018

The Office of Development is proud to announce the launch of Pilot Funder, the University’s first crowdfunding platform, at pilotfunder.up.edu. All registered UP student organizations, competitive sports and academic teams, full-time faculty, certain UP staff members, schools, colleges, institutes, and departments that have a project benefiting the UP community can use Pilot Funder.

Pilot Funder will run projects at least twice per year (excluding calendar year end and March/April for Pilots Give) once the program has gained significant interest and activity. Applications are currently being accepted. Typically, the most successful campaigns are community oriented and have leaders that are passionate about the project and its outcomes. Participants are given access to their Pilot Funder web page, as well as tools to help maximize the success of the campaign.

Visit the Pilot Funder website to learn more or reach out to Linda Miles, annual fund marketing manager, at milesl@up.edu or x7878 with questions.

New Hire In Development Office

September 21, 2015

Linda Miles has accepted a position with the development office’s annual giving team as manager of annual fund marketing, according to Bryce Strang, development. She will manage UP’s extensive direct mail and electronic outreach programs as well as work on opportunities for crowdfunding. She will work closely with members of the annual giving team and the marketing and communications office. For the past three years Miles has worked at the Dougy Center for Grieving Children and Families. She will begin her duties on September 24.

For more information contact development at hanna@up.edu.

An American Dream—an opera by librettist/Portland Magazine editor, Jessica Murphy Moo, and composer Jack Perla—was produced by OperaLab Japan in Tokyo (November 2024) and Manhattan School of Music (December 2024).

Larry Larsen, Performing and Fine Arts, designed the scenery for this year’s production of Nordic Fire for the Portland Revels that is playing at the Alberta Abbey from December 13 through December 22. He also is designing the lighting for Lakewood Theatre Company’s production of The Maltese Falcon based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett, which plays at the Lakewood Center in Lake Oswego from January 3 through February 9.

Lizhong Hao, Business, presented “The Impact of Auditor and Client Bargaining Power on Audit Pricing: A Two-Tier Stochastic Frontier Approach.” The 2024 Corporate Behavior and New Development of Financial Markets International Conference. Chongqing, China. November, 2024.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, was a discussant and participant at the International Congress on the Future of Theology ‘Legacy and Envisioning.’ Organized by the Dicastery for Culture and Education. Vatican City. December 9–10, 2024. Aihiokhai was also a discussant and participant at the General Assembly of the International Network of Societies for Catholic Theology (INSeCT). Rome, Italy. December 8 – 13, 2024.

Dave Houglum, Director of Leadership Studies and Leadership Professor of Practice, Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, completed the training requirements to be certified in the DiSC assessment on December 19, 2024. The DiSC assessment is a powerful tool that helps individuals and teams improve communication, collaboration, and workplace dynamics by providing insights into behavioral and communication styles. If you’d like to explore using the DiSC assessment for your individual or team’s leadership development, please contact Dave Houglum.

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