• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

UPbeat

News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.

  • Home
  • Academics
  • Athletics
  • Campus Services
  • Events
  • Human Resources
  • University Relations

Office of the Provost

Lenten Staff/Faculty UP Retreat (Mar. 21)

February 3, 2025

A time for individual and communal spiritual reflection and renewal, this half-day contemplative retreat will explore the poetry of the Lenten Season as a source of spiritual reflection and renewal. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2025-02-03, 2025-03-03, 2025-03-17, Events, Issues Tagged With: Human Resources, Mission Committee, Office of the Provost

Faculty & Staff Autumn Retreat (Nov. 8)

October 11, 2024

The Mission Committee, the Office of the Provost, and Human Resources invite all faculty and staff to attend a day-long spiritual retreat on Friday, November 8, 2024. The retreat will be held on campus and will highlight themes of Catholic Social Teaching. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-10-14, 2024-10-28, Events, Human Resources, Issues Tagged With: Faculty & Staff Retreat, Human Resources, Office of the Provost

Introducing New 2023-24 Faculty Members

August 25, 2023

Franz Hall

The Office of the Provost will be introducing this year’s new faculty members to the UP community, highlighting a few of our new colleagues each week. (Read More)

Filed Under: 2023-08-28, Issues Tagged With: New Faculty, Office of the Provost

Summer 2023 Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research Recipients

April 1, 2023

The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce recipients of the Summer 2023 Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research awards. These faculty members have been selected to collaborate with and mentor an undergraduate on a co-designed research experience during the summer.  

Filed Under: 2023-04-03 Tagged With: Office of the Provost, Provost's Initiative on Undergraduate Research

Introducing 2022-2023 New Faculty Members

November 12, 2022

This week, the Office of the Provost is pleased to introduce the following new faculty members:  Teresa Ketelsen, Instructor: Leadership, School of Education  Molly Matty, Assistant Professor, Biology  Katie Stagl, Instructor of Civil Engineering, Shiley School of Engineering  Visit the 2022 New Faculty Highlights page and get to know all our new faculty members. 

Filed Under: 11-14-2022 Tagged With: New to The Bluff, Office of the Provost

Introducing 2022–23 New Faculty Members

August 21, 2022

The Office of the Provost will be introducing this year’s new faculty members to the UP community, highlighting a few of our new colleagues in each issue. We are pleased to introduce: Valerie Banschbach, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Matthew Barner, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, Shiley School of Engineering Elizabeth Schmahl, Instructor, School of […]

Filed Under: 08-22-2022 Tagged With: New Faculty, Office of the Provost

Seventh Annual ReadUP Book: “How to Be an Antiracist”

January 4, 2021

On behalf of the ReadUP Committee, please join in UP’s seventh annual ReadUP program. This year’s selection is How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi, who will be speaking at a virtual event this spring, as part of this year’s annual Schoenfeldt Writers Series. How to Be an Antiracist is a New York Times […]

Filed Under: 01-04-2021, 12-14-2020, 12-21-2020, Academics, Provost's Office Tagged With: How to Be an Antiracist, Office of the Provost, ReadUP 2020

Latest Academic Update Available Now

May 8, 2020

Were course evaluations higher or lower this semester? How did grades turn out for this semester? With and without P/NP? How many degree candidates took part in virtual Commencement? If you are interested in these questions and other information, read the latest Academic Update at this link. For more information contact the provost’s office at […]

Filed Under: 05-11-2020, Academics, Provost's Office, Uncategorized Tagged With: Office of the Provost

Join Together (Remotely) For Commencement 2020, May 3

April 24, 2020

Please join the University community on Sunday, May 3, at 1 p.m. (PDT) for a special virtual Commencement ceremony honoring the Class of 2020. More details are available at up.edu/commencement. 

Filed Under: 04-27-2020, Academics, Campus Services, Events, Provost's Office Tagged With: 2020 Commencement, Office of the Provost

2020 Commencement Information

February 21, 2020

Commencement weekend takes place from Friday, May 1 to Sunday, May 3, 2020. This note provides important information for faculty and staff as our community prepares for this important academic event. Commencement Website: You are invited to visit the Commencement Website at this link, where you can access comprehensive information about the event, including schedules, regalia […]

Filed Under: 02-24-2020, Academics, Provost's Office Tagged With: 2020 Commencement, Office of the Provost

  • Go to page 1
  • Go to page 2
  • Go to page 3
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Go to page 5
  • Go to Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Submit a Feature to UPBeat

Want to share your announcement in the PilotsUP Digest? Follow the link below to submit your request.

Submit an Announcement to PilotsUP

UpDate

Nick McRee, Sociology and Social Work, published “Academic debate and civic engagement in adolescence and young adulthood: evidence from a national longitudinal study.” Argumentation and Advocacy, 61(3–4), 323–338. He also published “When Chairs Shield Faculty from Service Opportunities: Protecting Colleagues or Hindering Community?” The Department Chair, 36(3), 11-13.

Katie Danielson, Education, was awarded a grant from The Spencer Foundation in the amount of $374,940.00 for the “Collaborating Towards Transformational Visions for Digital School Systems” project. Danielson also published “Learning to let go: Transformations in teachers’ pedagogical reasoning about classroom discussion.” Co-authors: Gotwalt, E., Kavanagh, S. Teaching and Teacher Education. January 2026

Daniel Bulek, Nursing & Health Innovations, published “From monoamine deficits to multiscale plasticity: Twenty-five years of ketamine and the neurophysiology of depression.” Journal of Neurophysiology, jn.00516.2025.

Dave Houglum, Director of Leadership Studies and Leadership Professor of Practice in the Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, facilitated a multi-day series of invited leadership development workshops for the staff team at Lutherhaven Ministries in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Houglum led six interactive sessions focused on DiSC-informed leadership, coaching-centered leadership, servant leadership and accompaniment, powerful feedback, and the co-creation of team commitments to support healthy culture and sustainable impact. In addition, Houglum provided multiple individual leadership coaching sessions for staff members throughout the engagement. January 2026.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published the following articles in VoiceAfrique.org: “The Saturated Wisdom of Saint Joseph: Relevant Virtues for Our Times.” (Reflections on the Readings of the Fourth Sunday of Advent, 2025). December 19, 2025. “The Gift of the Nativity is Grounded in an Ethics of Neighborliness.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Mass on Christmas Day, December 25, 2025). December 24, 2025. “The Spirituality of Ambition and the Grace of the Incarnation.” Reflections on the Readings for the Vigil Mass of Christmas, 2025. December 24, 2025. “The Theotokos: A Mirror in Which We Discover Ourselves as Bearers of God’s Life to Each Other.” (Reflection on the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God.) December 31, 2025. “Jesus Christ: The Revealer of the Grace of Encounters and an Embrace of Difference.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord. January 4, 2026.) January 3, 2026. “Christian Baptism as a Summon for Global Justice: What We Must Embrace for Our Times.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Sunday of the Baptism of the Lord. January 11, 2026.) January 10, 2026. Aihiokhai also published a review of The Cross and the Olive Tree: Cultivating Palestinian Theology Amid Gaza. Edited by John S. Munayer and Samuel S. Munayer. Orbis Books, 2025. Catholicbooksreview.org

Jeff Kerssen-Griep, Communication and Media, presented “Teaching with Transformative International Conflict Partners” on the panel, “Healing Divides and Elevating Connections within Conflict & Peacebuilding.” National Communication Association Convention. November, 2025.

Christi Richardson-Zboralski, Director of Marketing – Graduate Programs, published a short story under pen name, Christi R. Suzanne, entitled “Outlaw’s Dust.” In Lisa Diane Kastner (Ed.) 27 Stories: An LA Wildfire Anthology. Running Wild Press. January 7, 2026. All proceeds from this anthology go toward Habitat for Humanity LA. Find it on the Broadway Books website or on Bookshop.org.

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.

Update Archive

About

UPBeat is a newsletter for University of Portland faculty and staff published through the Division of Enrollment Management, Marketing, & Web Services. Submit your listing information our online form. Submission deadline is noon the Thursday prior to publication. Submissions may be edited for clarity, consistency, brevity, or style.

January 2026
M T W T F S S
 1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
262728293031  
« Dec    
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS
  • YouTube

Copyright © 2026 · News Pro with Full Header On Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in