On Sunday, July 4, the University of Portland lost an alum, longtime staff member and superlative storyteller. Marcus Covert (’93, ’97), 60, Associate Editor for Portland Magazine, passed away following a courageous battle against cancer. He is survived by his wife, Julia (’99), and their children, Oliver and Sally. “Marc,” as he was called by his Division of Marketing & […]
Marc Covert
Stories “Я” Us
With last week’s publication of the Summer 2019 issue of Portland magazine, the marketing office would like to remind upbeat readers that we are happy to hear any and all stories that may be of interest to the campus community as well as alumni, parents, friends, and outside audiences. We especially love to give credit […]
Got Stories?
The recent kitten rescue story in upbeat drew plenty of responses from UP faculty and staff, which is a great reason for the marketing office to remind upbeat readers that we are happy to hear any and all stories that may be of interest to the campus community. We especially love to give credit to random […]
2018-2019 University Bulletin Online
The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce that the 2018-2019 online University Bulletin is now available. You may access the Bulletin on the registrar’s website, or directly at “University Catalog: The Bulletin.” Smartphone users can access the Bulletin using its mobile site. For more information contact Jericho Knight, associate provost’s office, at x7848 or knight@up.edu; or Marc Covert, marketing and communications, […]
Bulletin Updates for 2018-2019: Time to Review
All updates to the 2018-2019 University Bulletin should have been submitted to reviewers by Monday, March 19. Faculty and staff members who are tasked with reviewing their departmental and office information in the Bulletin now have until Monday, April 2 to go over the changes and decide to submit them for final approval or send them back for revisions. Course changes […]
2018-2019 “University Bulletin” Updates Due March 19
Faculty and staff members who are tasked with updating their departmental and office information in the 2018-2019 University Bulletin need to submit changes to reviewers by Monday, March 19, according to Tom Greene, provost. Reviewers are typically deans and associate deans. Reviewers then have until Monday, April 2 (two weeks) to go over the changes and decide […]
Smartcatalog Training for Bulletin Editors, March 15
There will be a user’s training session for the Smartcatalog tool used to update the University Bulletin on Wednesday, March 15, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in Buckley Center room 15. While the session is meant primarily for new associate deans in the College of Arts and Sciences, all new users are welcome to […]
Bulletin Updates Due March 20
Faculty and staff members who are tasked with updating their departmental and office information in the 2017-2018 University Bulletin need to submit changes to reviewers by Monday, March 20, according to Tom Greene, provost. Course changes and descriptions are handled by the registrar’s office; this deadline is for narrative sections of the Bulletin, for example, program descriptions […]
2016-2017 University Bulletin Online
The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce that the 2016-2017 interactive University Bulletin is now available. Please access the document by opening the “Academics” menu on the University’s home page and clicking on “University Catalog: The Bulletin.” Smartphone users can access the Bulletin using its mobile site. For more information contact Matt Baasten, provost’s office, at […]
2016-2017 Bulletin Updates Due March 14
Faculty and staff members who are tasked with updating their departmental and office information in the 2016-2017 University Bulletin need to submit changes to reviewers by Monday, March 14, according to Tom Greene, provost. The Smartcatalog tool used to update information can be accessed by going to the “Provost” section under the Academics pulldown menu on the […]