PilotTalks

Don’t Miss PilotTalks on April 18!

April 15, 2024

Join us for a lively night of engaging storytelling from our own UP community. Fr. Peter Walsh, professor Karen Eifler, and UP regent Janice Burger will share thought-provoking stories of hope, renewal, and transformation. Afterward, President Kelly will lead them in a panel discussion to unpack some of the night’s themes.

Event details:

Thursday, April 18 from 7 to 8 p.m. ~ Buckley Center Auditorium

To help with planning, we encourage everyone to RSVP.

RSVP HERE

Come early for the wine and cheese social in Dundon-Berchtold Lounge from 6 to 7 p.m. Feel free to bring a guest! The food and festivities are free, but we encourage donations of non-perishable food items to help replenish the StockUP food bank.

Stories make us human. Stories move us. And stories from The Bluff bring us closer together. We hope to see you there!

Questions: parents@up.edu

PilotTalks Nominations (Due by May 19)

March 17, 2023

Got a story to tell? Nominate yourself or a colleague to be a storyteller for PilotTalks, UP’s short-talk lecture series created for Family Weekends and Reunion featuring faculty and staff and their stories of hope, renewal, and transformation. Visit the PilotTalks page to hear the stories of hope from our first season. All current faculty and staff at UP can submit their nomination to be a PilotTalks storyteller by completing this quick survey by May 19. Questions? Contact Bryn Rose, AD for Parent Engagement at roseb@up.edu or at x.7654.

Three faculty members from International Languages and Cultures participated in the 121st annual conference of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA), November 7-10 in Palm Springs, CA. Verena Hutter served as presiding officer and chair of both sessions on Austrian Studies. Maria Echenique presented “La Bolivia de Giorgina Levi.” Matthew Warshawsky presented “Una diáspora sefardita dentro de Sefarad: el exilio y la añoranza en la poesia de Moseh ibn Ezra.” He was also elected to serve a three-year term as a member-at-large of the PAMLA Executive Committee.

Andrew Eshelman, Philosophy, published “Religious Realism and Useful Fictions.” International Journal for Philosophy of Religion. October, 2024.

Paige Hall, Chemistry, was awarded an M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust Prize for her Analytical-Inorganic-Physical-Computational Chemistry Poster. November, 2024.

Andrew Guest, Psychological Sciences and UP Core, presented “Teaching To Spark Intellectual Curiosity: Realities and Possibilities for a Sample of College Athletes.” North American Society for the Sociology of Sport conference. Chicago, Illinois. November 1, 2024. The presentation was based on collaborative research with Stephanie Salomone, Mathematics and Engineering, and Shaz Vijlee, Engineering.

Don Norton, Performing and Fine Arts, published “30-Minute Practice Routines for Classical and Jazz Saxophone.” DANSR/Vandoren Educational Resources for Musicians (online). November 22, 2024.

The Choral Arts Ensemble of Portland, with Dr. David De Lyser, Performing and Fine Arts, serving as Artistic Director/Conductor, will perform on All Classical Portland 89.9 KQAC on Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 3 p.m. This will be the inaugural performance of the Roger O. Doyle Choral Series as part of All Classical’s Thursdays @ Three radio program. Dr. Roger O. Doyle was a UP Professor Emeritus (Performing and Fine Arts, retired 2010, passed away 2012) who conducted both the University of Portland Singers and the Choral Arts Ensemble for over 30 years.

David Fuentes, Nursing & Health Innovations, published “Leveraging Collective Expertise, Wisdom, and Guidance through Mastermind Teams.” Co-authors: Hughes JA, White A, Kuo G, Parmar J. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. January, 2024.

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