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Marketing and Communications

Say Cheese, Please: Next Directory Photo Shoot on Sept. 24

Each month, the marketing office schedules a photographer to take a small number of head shots, available on a first-come, first-served basis, for our online directory. The next session is Tuesday, September 24, from 11 a.m. to 12 noon. To schedule an appointment or for questions, please e-mail Suzanne Frey at freys@up.edu no later than 3 p.m. on Monday, September 23.

Photos will be taken in Clark Library’s Digital Lab, located on the second floor, Room 215. Only those with confirmed appointments may attend.  Please note: These appointments are limited to faculty and staff who currently do not have a professional headshot in the online directory.

Say Cheese, Please: August Photo Shoot

Each month, the marketing office schedules a photographer to take a small number of head shots, available on a first-come, first-served basis, for our online directory. The next session is Tuesday, August 27, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. To schedule an appointment or for questions, please e-mail Suzanne Frey at freys@up.edu no later than 3 p.m. on Monday, August 26.

Photos will be taken in Clark Library’s Digital Lab, located on the second floor, Room 215. Only those with confirmed appointments may attend.  Please note: These appointments are limited to faculty and staff who currently do not have a professional headshot in the online directory.

Say Cheese, Please: Faculty/Staff Photo Op

Each month, the marketing office schedules a photographer to take a small number of head shots, available on a first-come, first-served basis, for our online directory. The next session is Tuesday, July 30, from 11 a.m. to noon. To schedule an appointment or for questions, please e-mail Suzanne Frey at freys@up.edu no later than 3 p.m. on Monday, June 24.

Photos will be taken in Clark Library’s Digital Lab, located on the second floor, Room 215. Only those with confirmed appointments may attend.  Please note: These appointments are limited to faculty and staff who currently do not have a professional headshot in the online directory.

Faculty Profiles: Are You Up To Date?

Faculty members: is your web directory profile up to date? Visit up.edu/directory and search for yourself. If your profile needs to be updated with new awards, professional affiliations, publications, or a new CV, contact your department superuser, or contact Amy Shelly (shelly@up.edu) or Roya Ghorbani-Elizeh (ghorbani@up.edu) for help.

If your title, phone, or office location is inaccurate, please contact hr@up.edu to make updates.

If you need a new photograph, sessions are offered monthly. Keep an eye on upbeat for announcements.

Profiles can include any or all of the following: a brief (one paragraph) narrative summary of your education, professional background, and research interests; a list of degrees received (degree, institution, year awarded optional); awards; professional affiliations; publications (please limit to the five or so most recent); and a link to your CV. (Note: if you choose to include your CV, this is available to the public on the internet, and you may wish to omit your home address, personal email, etc.).

For more information, contact Amy Shelly, marketing, at shelly@up.edu.

UP’s First VP for Marketing & Communications: Michael Lewellen

University of Portland President Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., has appointed Michael E. Lewellen to the newly formed position of vice president for marketing and communications. He will lead the offices of marketing and communications, public affairs, and printing and mailing services effective July 15.

Before joining UP, Lewellen was the vice president of corporate communications and public engagement for the Portland Trail Blazers and Rose Quarter, overseeing media relations, crisis response, and civic engagement.

Lewellen served as senior vice president for corporate communications at Black Entertainment Television (BET) Networks and worked in corporate development and urban and minority affairs for NIKE. His career has also included senior positions with Heart of Florida United Way, NBC Universal/Universal Orlando Resort, and Fox Sports Network.

Lewellen is active in the local community. He is the chair of the board of directors of the Urban League of Portland and is on the board of the Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Foundation, All Hands Raised, and the Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs. He is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists, and in 2018, was awarded the Pat Tobin Award for career achievement by the National Black Public Relations Society – Los Angeles.

For more information contact marketing and communications at mktg@up.edu.

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 to random acts of kindness and generosity, which happen with alarming frequency here at our home on The Bluff, but our ears are open to any story or subject that might capture what we do here.

Please send your stories to upbeat editor Marc Covert at mcovert@up.edu. We can’t guarantee all stories will make the cut, but we’re in the business of story catching and story telling, so there’s a good chance we can use them in Portland magazine, social media, web releases, and many other outlets.

Say Cheese Please!

Each month, the marketing office schedules a photographer to take a small number of head shots, available on a first-come, first-served basis, for our online directory. The next session is Tuesday, June 25, from 11 a.m. to noon. To schedule an appointment or for questions, please e-mail Suzanne Frey at freys@up.edu no later than 3 p.m. on Monday, June 24.

Photos will be taken in Clark Library’s Digital Lab, located on the second floor, Room 215. Only those with confirmed appointments may attend.  Please note: These appointments are limited to faculty and staff who currently do not have a professional headshot in the online directory.

Grand Gold, Bronze Awards for UP Publications

The University of Portland was among institutions recognized for their work by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Circle of Excellence awards. The hard-bound edition of Sweet Dreams, Storycatcher was a Grand Gold winner for book design, one of only 26 Grand Golds awarded. The book is a collection of essays written for Portland Magazine by the late Brian Doyle.

The Junior Viewbook earned a bronze award in the viewbook/prospectus category, out of 132 bronzes awarded, citing “The University of Portland’s viewbook beautifully conveys the university’s interest in the life of the mind, beginning with the cover statement, ‘when we wonder’…” It was one of four to be recognized in the viewbook/prospectus  category.

In total, CASE received 2,856 entries from 611 institutions in 20 countries – and out of these entries 400 bronze, silver, and gold were given.

While the marketing and communications office produces these publications, they are the result of collaborative efforts among a diverse team of UP departments.

For more information contact Rachel Barry-Arquit, director of marketing and communications, at rbarry@up.edu.

Say Cheese, Please: April 30

Each month, the marketing office schedules a photographer to take a small number of head shots, available on a first-come, first-served basis, for our online directory. The next session is Tuesday, April 30, from 11 a.m. to noon. To schedule an appointment or for questions, please e-mail Suzanne Frey at freys@up.edu no later than 3 p.m. on Monday, April 29.

Photos will be taken in Clark Library’s Digital Lab, located on the second floor, Room 215. Only those with confirmed appointments may attend.  Please note: These appointments are limited to faculty and staff who currently do not have a professional headshot in the online directory.

Time To Say Cheese, Please: March 26

Each month, the marketing office schedules a photographer to take a small number of head shots, available on a first-come, first-served basis, for our online directory. The next session is Tuesday, March 26, from 11 a.m. to noon. To schedule an appointment or for questions, please e-mail Suzanne Frey at freys@up.edu no later than 3 p.m. on Monday, March 25.

Photos will be taken in Clark Library’s Digital Lab, located on the second floor, Room 215. Only those with confirmed appointments may attend.  Please note: These appointments are limited to faculty and staff who currently do not have a professional headshot in the online directory.