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Latinx Celebration Concert (Oct. 26)

September 26, 2025

Join the UP Symphony Orchestra, Latinx Student Union, Mecha de UP, and the Bravo Youth Orchestra for our Latinx Celebration Concert on Sunday, October 26th at 3:00pm.

Filed Under: 2025-09-29, 2025-10-13, Issues, Performing & Fine Arts, Student Activities Tagged With: Dia de los muertos, Music Program, Performing and Fine Arts, UP Orchestra

UP Music Program Piano Sale (Oct. 19-21)

October 9, 2023

Many fine pianos loaned to the UP Music Program will be first offered to faculty, staff, alumni, students, and friends at reduced prices before being offered to the public. This special arrangement with Kawai America Corporation and Portland Piano Company directly benefits our talented music students. (Read More)

Filed Under: 10-09-2023, Issues Tagged With: Music Program

Music Program Piano Sale

May 31, 2022

We are pleased to notify you that many fine pianos loaned to the UP Music Program are now available for purchase. The selection includes baby grands, music room grands, uprights, hybrids and performance quality digital pianos. The Music Program has a special arrangement with Kawai America Corporation and Portland Piano Company that directly benefits our […]

Filed Under: 05-16-2022, 05-31-2022 Tagged With: Music Program, Performing and Fine Arts

PFA Piano Sale

June 4, 2021

The performing and fine arts department has announced that many fine pianos loaned to the UP music program are now available for purchase. The selection includes baby grands, music room grands, uprights, hybrids and performance quality digital pianos. The Music Program has a special arrangement with Kawai America Corporation and Portland Piano Company that directly […]

Filed Under: 06-07-2021, 06-21-2021, Academics, Performing & Fine Arts Tagged With: David De Lyser, Music Program, Performing and Fine Arts

PFA Piano Sale: Add Some Music To Your Life

October 2, 2020

The performing and fine arts department has announced that many fine pianos loaned to the UP music program are now available for purchase. The selection includes baby grands, music room grands, uprights, hybrids, and performance quality digital pianos. The music program has a special arrangement with Kawai America Corporation and Portland Piano Company that directly […]

Filed Under: 09-28-2020, 10-05-2020, Academics, Performing & Fine Arts Tagged With: David De Lyser, Music Program, Performing and Fine Arts

UP Singers Shine in Vocal Competition

February 5, 2016

The University of Portland hosted the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Cascade Classical Auditions on January 29-30. The annual vocal competition is for high school and college students from Oregon and Southwest Washington, with the largest categories comprising lower college women (freshmen and sophomores) and upper college women (juniors and seniors). The competition […]

Filed Under: 02-08-2016, Academics, Performing & Fine Arts Tagged With: Music Program, Nicole Hanig, Performing and Fine Arts

From Our Past: Columbia University Dedication

September 1, 2014

The date September 2, 1901 marks the dedication and consecration of Columbia University, now the University of Portland. Three days later came the first day of classes. According to history professor emeritus Jim Covert in his 1976 book, A Point of Pride: The University of Portland Story: “The story is told that on opening day […]

Filed Under: Campus Services, From Our Past Tagged With: Columbia University, Fr. Edmund P. Murphy, Jim Covert, Music Program

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Natalie Nelson-Marsh presented “From fieldnotes to futures: Organizational communication in the age of AI”. National Communication Association Pre-Conference, Elevating Organizational Communication in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. November, 2025.

Ian Parkman, Business, published “Lead Value Design Insight: Leveraging the Van Westendorp PSM for Design for Meaningfulness Pricing Strategies.” Co-author: Arto Ruokonen. Design Management Review (Vol. 36, No.4)

Three faculty members from International Languages and Cultures participated in the 122nd annual conference of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA), November 20-23 in San Francisco. Verena Hutter presented “Embodied Memory: Holocaust Tattoos and Postmemory,” served as presiding officer of all three sessions of Austrian Studies, and chaired one of them. María Echenique presented “A Precursor of ‘Feminism from the Zulos’ by Dahlia de la Cerda” and served as presiding officer and chair of the session Spain, Portugal, and Latin America: Jewish Culture and Literature in Trans-Iberia. Matthew Warshawsky presented “A ‘Tenth Muse’ in 1600s Sephardic Amsterdam: Isabel Rebeca Correa, Translator, Poet, and Feminist” and served as presiding officer and chair of the Jewish Literature and Culture session. 

Andra Davis, Nursing & Health Innovations, published “Nursing faculty perceptions and Integration of primary palliative care content in undergraduate education: National and local institution assessments.” Co-authors: Lippe, M., Wolf, A., Cormack, C. L., Ehrlich, O., Glover, T. L., and Kirkpatrick, A. J.  Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 27(6), 280-289.

Don Norton, Performing and Fine Arts, performed a Tour of Louisiana with jazz quartet Facing West, with performances at Nicholls State University (Thibodaux), University of Louisiana at Monroe, and Louisiana Tech University (Ruston). November 5-7, 2025.

Kristin Sweeney, Environmental Science, published “Topographic, climatic, and age controls on the reworking of volcanic debris avalanche deposits.” Co-author: Major, J.J. Bull Volcanol 87, 115 (2025).

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published “Rethinking Advent Hope as Covenantal Bond. Reflections on the Readings for First Sunday of Advent.” VoiceAfrique.org. November 30, 2025. Aihiokhai also published “A Disruptive Content of Hope: Awakening the Human Imagination to New Possibilities. Reflections on the Readings of the Second Sunday of Advent.” VoiceAfrique.org. December 7, 2025. 

Rachel Wheeler, Theology, presented “Traces in the Sand: Wisdom from the Christian Desert Tradition for a Time of Collapse.” Aldo & Estella Leopold Writing Residency lecture presented at the Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, NM, November 18, 2025.

Daniel Bulek, Nursing & Health Innovations, presented “Difficult-To-Treat Depression: Bottlenecks, Evolving Biology, and Where Ketamine-Class Treatments Fit.” An invited presentation for the Behavioral Health Integration ECHO, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ (virtual). December, 2025.

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