Spring Encounter With Christ Retreat

Encounter With Christ Retreat: Palanca, Please

March 17, 2017

A group of 40 students will be attending the March Encounter with Christ Retreat along with 21 student leaders from March 24-26. All faculty and staff are asked to consider writing a note (palanca) to the students they know on the retreat’s attendance list. It is an opportunity to encourage students and express appreciation for them outside the classroom. Each retreatant will receive an envelope of surprise palanca. Please do not discuss this concept with students to keep it a surprise. A list of those going on the retreat, along with their majors, can be found at this link. Please submit your palanca to the Campus Ministry office in St. Mary’s. Mark your envelope with “EWC Retreat—(student’s name)” and bring it by Thursday, March 23.

Please forward any questions to Beth Barsotti, Campus Minstry, at barsotti@up.edu or x7463.

Palanca, Please

March 4, 2013

As the campus ministry office prepares for its annual Spring Encounter with Christ Retreat from March 22-24, faculty and staff are asked to consider writing letters of support (palanca) for the students they know who wil participate in the retreat, according to Beth Barsotti, campus ministry. Each retreatant will receive an envelope of surprise palanca—unexpected expressions of appreciation and support that lift someone’s spirits; they usually take the form of a brief note or letter. This is an opportunity to encourage students and express appreciation for them outside the classroom. Please do not discuss this concept with any students, whether or not they are on this Encounter. A list of retreatants and instructions for writing and submitting palanca can be found at www.up.edu/campusministry/palanca.

Please submit to the campus ministry offices in the Pilot House or St. Mary’s, marked “Encounter Retreat—(student’s name)” by Wednesday, March 20. For more information contact Barsotti at barsotti@up.edu or 7463.

Janet Banks, nursing, presented “Making it our Own: Innovatiove Course Writing Stages and Structures in a Concept-Based Curriculum Revision” (with Nicole Auxier), a poster presented at American Academy of Colleges of Nursing Baccalaureate Education Conference, Orlando, FL, November 2019.

Salvador Orara, Shiley School of Engineering, in his role as acting president AIGA Portland the professional organization for design, collaborated with the vice president of brand innovation at Nike to introduce “Impressions of Sport: 20 Years of Nike Communication Design” to the Portland design community at Swanson Studios in NW Portland on November 21, 2019. The one-night exhibition and presentation was open to members of AIGA and the community at large. As an education initiative, Salvador and his team worked with key faculty across different schools in the area including Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland State University, George Fox, and UP to provide students with private access tours to view the exhibit.

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