Join us for a screening and discussion of OPB’s documentary “Road to Sunrise: A Journey to Reconcile Oregon’s Racist History,” featuring the racial justice work of UP alum Taylor Stewart ’18. Taylor will be joining us for the discussion. (Read More).
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World Premiere Film Screening of SCARS (Sept. 11)
Join us for the world premiere viewing of SCARS, a movie about a combat medic veteran with PTSD who, upon his return from Afghanistan, fights to save himself and his family’s vineyard. The film is based on the book Scars: The Effects of Post Traumatic Stress on Family, Relationships, and Work, by Fr. Richard Berg. (Read More).
Screening and Conversation with Writer and Director Walter Thompson-Hernández ’09 (Sept. 8)
Please join us for an in-person film screening and conversation with writer and director Walter Thompson-Hernández. We will watch his 12-minute film—If I Go Will They Miss Me—for which he won a Sundance award in the short film category. September 8, 2022 6 p.m.–7:30 p.m. Brian Doyle Auditorium, Dundon-Berchtold Hall Co-hosted by OIEDI & Portland Magazine About If I Go […]
Latinx Heritage Month Speaker: Walter Thompson-Hernández, Oct. 8
The Diversity and Inclusion Programs will team with Portland Magazine to bring New York Times writer and UP alumnus Walter Thompson-Hernández to campus through a virtual presentation on Thursday, October 8, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The event will consist of an hour-long presentation, followed by a 30-minute Q&A session. The talk will be free […]
Portland Magazine Wins National Silver Award
The University of Portland’s Portland magazine has won a national Silver Award from CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education) in its annual Circle of Excellence awards. Portland won second place in the “Magazines, Alumni/General Interest 3x Per Year category. In announcing the award, CASE’s statement about Portland reads: “After Portland magazine’s two-year hiatus […]
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 […]
Writing and Faith: A Literary Panel, March 28
All are invited to hear celebrated writers read from their works, followed by a moderated panel examining how their faith influences the inspiration, process, and products of their imaginations, on Thursday, March 28, at 7 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120. Panelists include poet and scholar Sr. Eva Hooker, C.S.C.; novelist and essayist Allison Grace […]
New Portland Magazine Editor: Jessica Murphy Moo
Jessica Murphy Moo has been appointed editor of Portland magazine, the award-winning publication of the University of Portland. A writer, editor, and teacher, Murphy Moo comes to UP from Seattle, where she has been senior communications manager for the Seattle Opera, as well as an adjunct instructor teaching nonfiction writing for the University of Washington’s Professional […]
CASE Gold, Bronze Awards
The marketing and communications office received notification of two awards in the 2018 Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District VIII Communication Awards competition: The University’s quarterly journal, Portland Magazine, earned a Gold Medal in the “Print, General Interest Magazines, circulation 30,000-74,999” category for its spring 2017 issue, which was the last under the […]
Bronze CASE Award for Portland Magazine
The University’s quarterly Portland Magazine has earned a Bronze Award from the 2017 CASE District VIII Communication Awards in the category “Print General Interest Magazines, circulation less than 29,999.” The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District VIII encompasses colleges and universities in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, and all of western Canada. […]