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UP to Host 2024 Oregon Science Olympiad

December 4, 2023

University of Portland will once again host the annual Oregon Science Olympiad on March 16, 2024. We are currently seeking volunteers to assist with this incredible STEM event for middle and high school students. (Read More)

Filed Under: 01-08-2024, 02-05-2024, 12-04-2023, Issues Tagged With: Oregon Science Olympiad, STEM

Volunteer at the Oregon Science Olympiad (Mar. 18)

March 3, 2023

University of Portland is hosting the annual Oregon Science Olympiad this year. On March 18, our campus will host hundreds of middle school and high school students collaborating and competing in STEM activities. More information is available here.  If you, your family, or your colleagues are interested in getting involved, we are still seeking volunteers […]

Filed Under: 2023-03-06 Tagged With: Oregon Science Olympiad, STEM

You and Your Students Can Volunteer at KDP Reading Fair and Family STEM Day (Feb. 26)

January 21, 2023

We are bringing back this annual event for the first time since February 2020, and we are so happy to be able to be in person again.  On February 26, 10 a.m.–1 p.m., we’ll be turning the Chiles Center into a learning center for kids (ages 1–12). KDP is organizing tables for literacy learning, and […]

Filed Under: 2023-01-23, 2023-02-06 Tagged With: Family STEM Day, KDP Reading Fair, STEM, STEM Fair

ESTEEM Master’s Program Virtual Information Session: Nov. 5

October 30, 2020

UP alumni Declan Kerwin ’20 and Kevin White ’20, who are currently in the ESTEEM master’s program in Entrepreneurship, Technology, & Innovation for STEM Students, will host a virtual information session on Thursday, November 5, at 4:30 p.m., according to Amy Cavanaugh, Career Center. Notre Dame’s ESTEEM program prepares students with STEM backgrounds to become […]

Filed Under: 11-02-2020, Academics, Campus Services, Career Services Tagged With: Amy Cavanaugh, Career Center, STEM

UP Robotics Team Hosting Lessons

October 2, 2020

The University of Portland Robotics Team is hosting asynchronous Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) lessons which will be posted every other week, according to Stephanie Salomone, mathematics. Through this program, we aim to encourage more students to engage in STEM education and expand a love for STEM in kids in grades K-12. The UP […]

Filed Under: 10-05-2020, Academics, Mathematics, STEM Center Tagged With: STEM, Stephanie Salomone, UP Robotics Team

Family STEM Day, KDP Literacy Fair: Feb. 23

February 14, 2020

Kids and their families are invited for fun, hands-on reading and STEM activities at the Literacy and STEM fair hosted by KDP, the School of Education, and the UP STEM Education and Outreach Center on Sunday, February 23, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the Chiles Center. Every child will leave with a book, crafts, […]

Filed Under: 02-17-2020, Academics, Campus Services, School of Education, STEM Center Tagged With: Literacy Fair, School of Education, STEM

STEM Center Joy of Teaching Lunch, Nov. 14

November 8, 2019

Join the STEM Education and Outreach Center and the Garaventa Center for their Joy of Teaching brown bag lunch on Thursday, November 14, noon to 1 p.m., in Franz Hall 120. The theme of this lunch is “Hope.” Time to gather with like-minded joyful teachers for sharing of information, impressions, and the ends and pieces […]

Filed Under: 11-11-2019, Academics Tagged With: STEM, Stephanie Salomone

Family STEM Night, Nov. 17: Volunteers Needed

November 11, 2016

The University of Portland STEM Education and Outreach Center is hosting a Family STEM Night for neighborhood children, grades K-8, and their families on Thursday, November 17, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., in Howard Hall. Student volunteers are needed to help with manning the registration table and leading hands-on activities.  For more information or to […]

Filed Under: 11-14-2016, Academics Tagged With: STEM, Tisha Morrell

UP Makes Top 21 STEM Colleges List

July 29, 2016

The University of Portland has been ranked no. 18 in “The Top 21 STEM Colleges of 2016” by Forbes.com. STEM is an acronym used to identify fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The list of schools, whose most popular areas of study included at least 40% in STEM according to the Department of Education’s […]

Filed Under: 08-01-2016, Academics Tagged With: Forbes.com, STEM

First Family STEM Night at UP

November 13, 2015

The University is sponsoring a free STEM family night on Thursday, November 19, from 7-8:30 p.m., at the Howard Hall gym. All employees and family members are invited to attend the event, which will provide hands-on activities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to pique everyone’s interest in those fields. For more information contact Patricia […]

Filed Under: 11-09-2015, 11-16-2015, Academics, Events Tagged With: School of Education, STEM, Tisha Morrell

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Nick McRee, Sociology and Social Work, published “Academic debate and civic engagement in adolescence and young adulthood: evidence from a national longitudinal study.” Argumentation and Advocacy, 61(3–4), 323–338. He also published “When Chairs Shield Faculty from Service Opportunities: Protecting Colleagues or Hindering Community?” The Department Chair, 36(3), 11-13.

Katie Danielson, Education, was awarded a grant from The Spencer Foundation in the amount of $374,940.00 for the “Collaborating Towards Transformational Visions for Digital School Systems” project. Danielson also published “Learning to let go: Transformations in teachers’ pedagogical reasoning about classroom discussion.” Co-authors: Gotwalt, E., Kavanagh, S. Teaching and Teacher Education. January 2026

Daniel Bulek, Nursing & Health Innovations, published “From monoamine deficits to multiscale plasticity: Twenty-five years of ketamine and the neurophysiology of depression.” Journal of Neurophysiology, jn.00516.2025.

Dave Houglum, Director of Leadership Studies and Leadership Professor of Practice in the Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, facilitated a multi-day series of invited leadership development workshops for the staff team at Lutherhaven Ministries in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Houglum led six interactive sessions focused on DiSC-informed leadership, coaching-centered leadership, servant leadership and accompaniment, powerful feedback, and the co-creation of team commitments to support healthy culture and sustainable impact. In addition, Houglum provided multiple individual leadership coaching sessions for staff members throughout the engagement. January 2026.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published the following articles in VoiceAfrique.org: “The Saturated Wisdom of Saint Joseph: Relevant Virtues for Our Times.” (Reflections on the Readings of the Fourth Sunday of Advent, 2025). December 19, 2025. “The Gift of the Nativity is Grounded in an Ethics of Neighborliness.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Mass on Christmas Day, December 25, 2025). December 24, 2025. “The Spirituality of Ambition and the Grace of the Incarnation.” Reflections on the Readings for the Vigil Mass of Christmas, 2025. December 24, 2025. “The Theotokos: A Mirror in Which We Discover Ourselves as Bearers of God’s Life to Each Other.” (Reflection on the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God.) December 31, 2025. “Jesus Christ: The Revealer of the Grace of Encounters and an Embrace of Difference.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord. January 4, 2026.) January 3, 2026. “Christian Baptism as a Summon for Global Justice: What We Must Embrace for Our Times.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Sunday of the Baptism of the Lord. January 11, 2026.) January 10, 2026. Aihiokhai also published a review of The Cross and the Olive Tree: Cultivating Palestinian Theology Amid Gaza. Edited by John S. Munayer and Samuel S. Munayer. Orbis Books, 2025. Catholicbooksreview.org

Jeff Kerssen-Griep, Communication and Media, presented “Teaching with Transformative International Conflict Partners” on the panel, “Healing Divides and Elevating Connections within Conflict & Peacebuilding.” National Communication Association Convention. November, 2025.

Christi Richardson-Zboralski, Director of Marketing – Graduate Programs, published a short story under pen name, Christi R. Suzanne, entitled “Outlaw’s Dust.” In Lisa Diane Kastner (Ed.) 27 Stories: An LA Wildfire Anthology. Running Wild Press. January 7, 2026. All proceeds from this anthology go toward Habitat for Humanity LA. Find it on the Broadway Books website or on Bookshop.org.

Fr. Pat Hannon, CSC, published From Glory to Glory: A Pilgrim’s Notes From the Badlands of Grace. Occasioned by the author’s walking, with siblings, the famous Camino de Santiago in the fall of 2024, the book traces all manner of other pilgrimages—to and from home, family, love, self, and God. One Subject Press, Saint Paul, Minnesota. November, 2025.

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