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Campus Community Brand and Web Refresh Workshops (Oct. 22-23)

September 30, 2024

The Division of Enrollment Management, Marketing, and Web Services is pleased to announce that we have officially broken ground on our highly anticipated Brand Refresh and Web Redesign!  All members of our community are eligible to participate in a series of brand workshops to help us define “Who is University of Portland at its best?” (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-09-30, Events, Issues Tagged With: Marketing & Communications

UP Marketing & Communications recognized with two 2023 CASE Awards

July 17, 2023

The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) is a: ” global nonprofit association dedicated to educational advancement professionals—in alumni relations, communications, development, marketing, and advancement services—who share the goal of championing education to transform lives and society”. The creative team in our Marketing & Communications department was recognized at the 2023 Circle of […]

Filed Under: 2023-07-17, Issues Tagged With: CASE awards, Marketing & Communications

Canva for Campus

April 1, 2023

We’re happy to announce that Canva for Campus is now available to all active UP students through the MyApps page!  Canva can be used in academics to develop videos, infographics, research posters, and nearly any type of visual communication project. Canva is a non-designer’s design tool, making creating digital media simple and fun.  We also have several licenses […]

Filed Under: 2023-04-03, 2023-04-17 Tagged With: Canva, Marketing & Communications

Pilot Stories (Video Series)

February 3, 2023

Marketing & Communications and Admissions recently teamed up to launch an ongoing series of videos that capture students’ transformative experiences while attending UP. The short videos are in each student’s own words and highlight them engaging in some of their favorite activities on campus. Marketed on social media, the videos aim to help prospective students imagine […]

Filed Under: 2023-02-06, 2023-02-20 Tagged With: admissions, Marketing & Communications, Pilot Stories

New Faculty and Staff Photos (Jan. 25) 

January 21, 2023

Are you a new faculty or staff member who has not yet had their professional photo taken for the UP directory? The Office of Marketing and Communications has scheduled a professional photographer for photos, Wednesday, January 25. Please email Suzanne Frey at freys@up.edu to schedule a five-minute headshot session. 

Filed Under: 12-12-2022, 2023-01-09, 2023-01-23 Tagged With: Marketing & Communications

New Faculty and Staff Photos (Nov. 9) 

October 30, 2022

Are you a new faculty or staff member who has not yet had their professional photo taken for the UP directory? The Office of Marketing and Communications has scheduled a professional photographer for photos, Wednesday, November 9. Please email Suzanne Frey at freys@up.edu to schedule a five-minute headshot session.

Filed Under: 10-31-2022 Tagged With: Marketing & Communications, Suzanne Frey

New to The Bluff: Chris Brecht, Videographer and Photojournalist, Marketing & Communications 

October 15, 2022

Chris comes to us with a long history of working in film and film production. Previously, he was producer and director of an international music documentary called Project ATX6. He recently relocated to Portland from Austin, Texas, with his wife, and just welcomed his first child. 

Filed Under: 10-17-2022 Tagged With: Marketing & Communications, New to The Bluff

New to The Bluff: Kerri Skinner, Associate Director for Integrated Communications, Marketing & Communications 

October 15, 2022

Kerri joins the Marketing & Communications team after working with them for nearly a year as a contractor supporting their digital projects. She previously worked for Oregon Food Bank for seven years managing their digital communication strategy. Outside of work she enjoys getting out in nature and spending time with her daughter and son. 

Filed Under: 10-17-2022 Tagged With: Marketing & Communications, New to The Bluff

New to the Bluff: Sophie Peterson, Visual Designer, Marketing and Communications

May 31, 2022

Sophie Peterson is delighted to join the University of Portland’s Marketing & Communications Department as the new Visual Designer. A native Oregonian, she is excited to return to the Pacific Northwest after living in Austin, TX with her partner for three years. Since graduating from Oregon State University with a BFA in Graphic Design in […]

Filed Under: 05-31-2022 Tagged With: Marketing & Communications

Say Cheese, Please: Feb. 24 Photo Shoot

February 10, 2021

The Office of Marketing and Communications has scheduled a photographer to take headshots of new employees for our online directory on Wednesday, February 24. To schedule an appointment, please email Suzanne Frey at freys@up.edu. Photos will be taken in Clark Library. Only those with confirmed appointments may attend. Please note: These appointments are limited to […]

Filed Under: 02-15-2021, 02-22-2021, Campus Services, Marketing & Communications Tagged With: Campus Photo Session, Marketing & Communications, Suzanne Frey

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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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