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Shiley School Joins National Grand Challenge Scholars

March 2, 2017

The Shiley School of Engineering has been accepted to the National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenge Scholars Program (GCSP), according to engineering dean Sharon Jones. Jones credits associate engineering dean Mark Kennedy for much of the work needed to make the Shiley School’s membership a reality. Shiley School engineering students will focus on five components […]

Filed Under: 03-06-2017, Academics Tagged With: Mark Kennedy, National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenge Scholars Program, Sharon Jones, Shiley School of Engineering

Mark Kennedy Named Oregon Engineer of the Year

September 21, 2015

Engineering professor and associate dean Mark Kennedy has received the 2014-2015 Oregon Engineer of the Year Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Kennedy was nominated and approved by unanimous vote from the ASCE board. According to ASCE Oregon president Jason Magalen, those awarded best exemplified dedication to profession, public service and continuing […]

Filed Under: 09-21-2015, Academics, Shiley School of Engineering Tagged With: Mark Kennedy, Shiley School of Engineering

UP Graduates in the Global Community

March 9, 2015

The Collaborative for International Studies and Global Outreach (CISGO) Executive Committee invites faculty and staff to attend listening sessions to give their thoughts and input into potential global learning outcomes which have been drafted by a CISGO subcommittee. The sessions will take place on Tuesday, March 17, from 4 to 5 p.m., in Franz Hall […]

Filed Under: 03-09-2015, Academics Tagged With: CISGO, Laurie McLary, Lisa Reed, Mark Kennedy, Norah Martin

Tapman Scholarship For UP Engineering Student

May 19, 2014

University of Portland engineering student Jarrett Okita has received the 2014 Samuel Fletcher Tapman American Society of Civil Engineering Student Chapter Scholarship, according to Mark Kennedy, engineering. Kennedy serves as the ASCE Student Chapter faaculty advisor. The $3,000 scholarship is highly competitive, according to Kennedy, and is limited to 12 undergraduate civil engineering students annually. […]

Filed Under: Academics, Shiley School of Engineering Tagged With: Jarrett Okita, Mark Kennedy, Samuel Fletcher Tapman American Society of Civil Engineering Student Chapter Scholarship, Shiley School of Engineering

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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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