The 2014 Faculty Awards Dinner will take place on Tuesday, May 6, beginning with a reception at 6 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons Board Room. Dinner with faculty awards will begin at 7 p.m. The dinner is by invitation only and RSVPs are requested to university events at 7523 as soon as possible. For more information contact the provost’s office at 7105 or staten@up.edu.
Provost's Office
Digital Academic Futures Report
In response to the Strategic and Enrollment Management Plans, University president Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C., commissioned a task force to examine how the University should proceed regarding its academic digital future. The task force has completed its work and its report can be accessed at http://tinyurl.com/ltlm8bz. For more information contact the provost’s office at 7105 or staten@up.edu.
Retiring Faculty Ceremony & Reception, April 25
The following faculty members have announced their retirement at the conclusion of the spring 2014 semester, according to Kathleen Staten, provost’s office:
- Kathy Crabtree, Nursing
- Chris Kodadek, Biology
- Herman Asarnow, English
- Thompson Faller, Philosophy
- Susan Baillet, Psychology
- Robert Duff, Sociology
- Rev. Claude Pomerleau, C.S.C., Political Science
- Caroline Mann, Library
A ceremony for all 2014 faculty retirees will take place on Friday, April 25, at 3:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium, followed by a reception in the Bauccio Commons board room. All are welcome to wish our retirees good luck and thank them for their decades of service and dedication. For more information contact Staten at 7105 or staten@up.edu.
Good Friday, Easter Sunday
University offices will be closed and no classes will be held on Friday, April 18, 2014, in observance of Good Friday, according to Tom Greene, provost. The closing actually begins at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 17; no classes should continue beyond that time, and other events, apart from those connected with the religious observance of Holy Week, should not be scheduled from that time through Monday, April 21. Even though classes are not scheduled for Easter Monday, University offices will be open as usual.
The early closing on Holy Thursday is intended to allow students, faculty, and staff to attend the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper, which will be celebrated in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher at 4:30 p.m. The University’s custom of closing on Good Friday is in acknowledgment of the special religious character of the day. In Catholic tradition, Good Friday has always been recognized as one of three important days (the Sacred Triduum) of religious observance: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday.
For more information contact the provost’s office at 7105 or staten@up.edu.
Apply For Sabbaticals by June 15
Applications for sabbaticals for the 2015-2016 academic year are due along with faculty development plans to faculty members’ respective deans by June 15, 2014. Faculty eligible to apply for a sabbatical must have completed seven years of full-time teaching at the University of Portland, or have completed at a minimum an additional seven years of full-time teaching since a previously funded University of Portland sabbatical.
Sabbatical requests are coordinated with departmental planning as well as the individual faculty member’s annual development plan. With careful planning the academic units have been able to take into consideration the needs of both the individual faculty member and the department or school. Additional information about sabbatical leaves can be found on page 37 of the Faculty Handbook: http://tinyurl.com/mvzbek8.
For more information contact the provost’s office at 7105 or staten@up.edu.
Deadlines For 2014-2015 Bulletin Revisions
Updates to the narrative section of the 2014-2015 University Bulletin (program descriptions, requirements, anything but the course descriptions section) were due to reviewers by Monday, March 17, according to Matt Baasten, associate provost.
While all schools and departments are set up differently, in most cases “reviewers” are deans or associate deans; updated bulletin sections are submitted to them by “editors,” who can be admin assistants, program specialists, department chairs, or whoever is tasked with bulletin updates in each program or office.
Reviewers must submit their sections for approval (approvers are Matt Baasten and Marc Covert, no need to submit separately) by Monday, March 31. The publication deadline for the online 2014-2015 Bulletin is Wednesday, May 14. A calendar with deadlines for bulletin updates through 2016-2017 can be found on the registrar’s webpage at http://www.up.edu/showimage/show.aspx?file=21431.
As in the past two academic years, all updates will be made through the Sitecore updating tool provided to UP by Smartcatalog. The Sitecore login page can be found at http://smartcatalogiq.com/sitecore/login. A user’s guide for bulletin updates is available at http://help.smartcatalogiq.com/en/iq-user-guide. There are also podcasts from the original Sitecore training sessions:
- Day 1: http://tinyurl.com/77ckx8k
- Day 2: http://tinyurl.com/kcdeqad
- Admin Training: http://tinyurl.com/ljne7uq
For more information or help with updating your bulletin pages, please contact Marc Covert, marketing and communications, at 8132 or mcovert@up.edu.
2014 Rank and Tenure Decisions
Effective July 1, 2014, the following professors will be promoted from assistant to associate professor and granted tenure, according to the provost’s office:
- Tanya Crenshaw, Engineering
- Andrew Golla, Performing and Fine Arts
- Christin Hancock, History
- Hillary Merk, Education
- Patrick Murphy, Performing and Fine Arts
- Craig Swinyard, Mathematics
- Eugenijus Urnezius, Chemistry
For more information contact the provost’s office at 7105 or staten@up.edu.
2015-2016 Bulletin Updates
Faculty and staff members who are tasked with updating their departmental and office information in the 2015-2016 University Bulletin need to submit changes to reviewers by Monday, March 16, according to Tom Greene, provost. The Smartcatalog tool used to update information can be accessed by going to the “Provost” section under the Academics pulldown menu on the main UP webpage. The link is located under “Faculty Resources” at http://tinyurl.com/ad5nzkk (“Smart Catalog (Online Bulletin) Login”) or by using this link (http://smartcatalogiq.com/sitecore/login). Access is limited to designated users who have been issued usernames and passwords.
A list of deadlines for Bulletin updates is available here.
For assistance with usernames, passwords, new accounts, or using the Smartcatalog tool, contact Marc Covert, marketing and communications, at 8132 or mcovert@up.edu.
University Club Social, Feb. 11
The next University Club event will take place on Tuesday, February 11, from 4-5:30 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons Board Room. All faculty and staff are are invited to meet and connect with colleagues from all over campus. At this event, we want to toast our adjunct faculty members. Adjunct professors, if you can come, please attend. Regular faculty and staff, please bring members of your adjunct faculty to the event. For more information contact the provost’s office at 7105 or staten@up.edu.
Faculty Listening Sessions: Academic Digital Futures
There is no question that change is happening; it is all around us: new government regulations, technological changes, the continued rise of for-profit institutions, questions about tuition costs, mounting student debt, and the value of a degree are all included. The University of Portland must chart a path forward regarding academic technology, and a Task Force on Academic Digital Futures is working toward that end. Input from faculty is needed in order to develop recommendations for moving forward since all faculty have a stake in the future direction of the University, and more input means a better set of recommendations. Please join any or all of these listening sessions:
- Session III: Mon., Dec. 9, 7-8 a.m., Terrace Room
- Session IV: Tues., Dec. 10, 5-6 p.m., Terrace Room
- Session V: Wed., Dec. 11, 3-4 p.m., Terrace Room.
In addition to these listening sessions, a survey will be distributed so that all will have the opportunity to give an opinion and comment on aspects of digital learning. For more information contact the provost’s office at 7105 or staten@up.edu.