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News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.

Rev. John Donato C.S.C.

Kat North Farewell Party: June 14, Pilot House

Kat North, administrative assistant to the vice president for student affairs, will leave her post at UP to accept a position as project coordinator for an engineering firm named Glumac. Her last day will be Monday, June 17. VP for student affairs Rev. John Donato, C.S.C., invites the campus community to come to the Pilot House Happy Hour on Friday, June 14 and offer thanks and best wishes to our dear colleague. Happy hour begins at 3 and Kat’s acknowledgements will take place at 4 p.m.

For more information contact Donato at donato@up.edu.

 

Sr. Sue Bruno, OSF, Receives 2016 Spirit of Holy Cross Award

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Sr. Sue Bruno, OSF, resident director of Fields Hall, has received a 2016 Spirit of Holy Cross Award, given annually to lay collaborators of the Congregation of Holy Cross, United States Province of Priests and Brothers. The award recognizes those who devotedly work to fulfill Blessed Basil Moreau’s vision and mission to “make God known, loved, and served” a reality at the Congregation’s education, parish, and mission apostolates.

Sr. Bruno is a member of the Franciscan religious order. She is in her fifth year at UP as Fields Hall director, and spent 15 years at the University of Notre Dame working in a variety of capacities, including as the rector of Pasquerilla West Hall, in campus ministry, as the women’s basketball team chaplain, and as a member of the Moreau Seminary Formation Board. She also served on the selection committee for the Alliance for Catholic Education for 15 years, and was a founding member of the Standing Committee on Gay and Lesbian Student Needs Committee. Sr. Bruno served in congregational leadership with the Joliet Franciscans for four years. She has a bachelor’s degree in English literature from College of St. Francis, Ill., and a master’s of social work from Loyola University of Chicago.

“Sr. Sue has been a faith-filled and extraordinary collaborator with Holy Cross at the University of Portland and at the University of Notre Dame,” according to Rev. John Donato, C.S.C., vice president for student affairs. “For twenty years she has given herself entirely to the service and support of her resident students, truly knowing and understanding them and providing a great example of religious life. She has led the Encounter with Christ retreats, been a formation staff member for seminarians, and quite simply, has been an excellent friend to so many of us. Sr. Sue and I are in our fifth year of service in Fields Hall and I could not be more proud of her. I am honored to call her my colleague and friend.”

The 2016 Spirit of Holy Cross Award recipients are:

  • Jim Kavanagh, administrator at Corby Hall (Notre Dame)
  • Diane Welihan, administrator at Moreau Seminary (Notre Dame)
  • Enedina Cruz, housekeeping supervisor for all local houses at Notre Dame
  • Sue Bruno, OSF, resident hall director of Fields Hall (University of Portland)
  • Anne Noone, secretary president, John Ryan, C.S.C. (King’s College)
  • Ken Percy, union steward for facility workers (Stonehill College)
  • Suzanne Wewi, retiring principal of St. Joseph Grade School (South Bend, Ind.)
  • Mary Flood, former religious education coordinator at Sacred Heart-St. Francis de Sales (Bennington, Vt.)
  • Ted Dunne, longtime associate of Andre House (Phoenix, Ariz.)
  • Wayne and Diane Murdy, donors of the new organ in Sacred Heart Basilica (Notre Dame).

The Holy Cross community at University of Portland will formally honor Sr. Bruno at a Mass and dinner in January 2017 as part celebrations of Holy Cross founder Blessed Basil Moreau’s life. Honorees will receive a proclamation of gratitude signed by Provincial Superior Fr. Tom O’Hara on behalf of the entire U.S. Province.

For more information contact the Congregation of Holy Cross at 503.943.8024 or vocation@up.edu.

Rev. Gerard Olinger, C.S.C., and Rev. John Donato, C.S.C., Appointed to Vice President Positions

WaldschmidtHall150University of Portland president Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., has announced the appointments of Rev. Gerard Olinger, C.S.C., as vice president for University relations, and of Rev. John Donato, C.S.C., as vice president for student affairs. Both appointments become effective January 1, 2016.

Fr. Olinger will assume the position currently held by Laurie Kelley, who has accepted the position of president and chief development officer for the Providence Foundations throughout the Oregon region. Kelley has worked at the University since 2006, serving first as the director of marketing and communications prior to her current role as vice president for University relations.

Since his arrival on The Bluff in 2009, Fr. Olinger has served the University in many capacities. For the past four years, as vice president for student affairs, he has overseen the Offices of Residence Life, Public Safety, Student Activities, Campus Ministry, and International Student Services, as well as the Career Center, Health Center, and Moreau Center. He also serves as a pastoral resident in Schoenfeldt Hall and is one of the instructors of “The Character Project” theology course.

Fr. Donato has served as the associate vice president for student development since 2007. In that role, he has direct responsibility for the Offices of International Student Services, Residence Life, Student Activities, and the Moreau Center. Fr. Donato also serves as the deputy Title IX coordinator for students, co-chair of the Early Alert Program, pastoral resident in Fields Hall, and religious superior for the Holy Cross community at the University of Portland.

For more information contact the president’s office at 7101 or simek@up.edu.

New Title IX Coordinator Appointed

FrederkingDec2Lauretta Frederking, acting assistant provost and professor of political science, has been appointed as the University’s new Title IX coordinator. Frederking will work with Fr. John Donato, C.S.C., in his capacity as deputy Title IX coordinator for students; Matt Baasten, associate provost, in his position as deputy Title IX coordinator for faculty, and Bill Jenkins, human resources, as deputy Title IX coordinator for staff. Bryn Sopko, departing associate vice president for human resources, will complete all Title IX cases currently open and Frederking will assume responsibility for all new cases effective immediately.

Additional information regarding the Title IX process, resources, and contact information can be found at this link.

Fr. Donato Named Holy Cross Religious Superior

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Rev. John Donato, C.S.C., has been appointed to a three-year term as Religious Superior for the Holy Cross Community at the University of Portland, effective July 1. He is succeeding Rev. Jeffrey Allison, C.S.C., who served in that position for the past three years. The appointment was made by Rev. Thomas J. O’Hara, C.S.C., Provincial Superior of the Congregation of Holy Cross, United States Province of Priests and Brothers.

Fr. Donato will continue in his duties as associate vice president for student development in the Division of Student Affairs. As part of his new position, he is now an ex-officio member of the board of regents.

For more information contact Fr. Donato at 8532 or donato@up.edu.

New Moreau Center Director

1aDave Houglum Picture.150David Houglum has been hired as interim director of the Moreau Center for Service and Leadership, effective September 30, according to Rev. John Donato, C.S.C., student affairs. Houglum has served as a leadership scholar and educator at Loyola Marymount as associate director of student leadership and development in the Ignatian Leadership Institute. Please welcome him to the campus community when he arrives to assume his new duties. For more information contact Donato at 8532 or donato@up.edu.