News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.
La Virgen de Guadalupe Midnight Mass will be offered on Wednesday, December 12, at midnight (Tuesday night going into Wednesday morning). The Mass will be offered in Spanish with English following along, and pan dulce and hot champurrado will be available for people to grab after Mass. Please feel free to bring family, friends, and loved ones.
For questions/ADA accommodations e-mail Yuri Hernandez Osorio, student activities, at hernandy@up.edu.
Please save the dates for upcoming presentations by the Diversity and Inclusion Program:
The diversity and inclusion program in student activities proudly presents Día de los Muertos on Thursday, November 1, to be held in the quietside of Bauccio Commons. Sugar skull decorating and crafts will begin at 6 p.m., cultural performances ranging from Aztec dancers, danza de Viejitos, and Ballet Papalotl will start at 7 p.m., and the event will wrap up at 9:30 p.m. Join us for a night filled with traditional Mexican food, cultural danza performances, and traditional activities. Food and arts will be provided while supplies last. For any questions please contact Yuri Hernandez Osorio, student activities, at hernandy@up.edu. Dia de los Muertos is sponsored with love and support from ASUP, M.E.Ch.A, MESA, and Expresso UP.
Diversity and inclusion programs and the Filipino American Student Association will present Valerie Francisco-Menchavez, who will lecture on her recent book, The Labor of Care, on Thursday, October 25, at 6 p.m., in the Pilot House bookstore. Francisco-Hernandez teaches at San Francisco State University in the sociology department, and her book covers Filipina migrant workers and the role of technology in keeping families in touch in the digital age.
For any questions contact Yuri Hernandez Osorio, student activities, at hernandy@up.edu.
Elizabeth Aguilera will join the Office of Student Activities on October 1 as the new administrative assistant, according to Jeromy Koffler, student activities. She has taught as an adjunct instructor in art history at the collegiate level in California and moved to Oregon to become director of education at Sylvan Learning Center of Beaverton. At Sylvan, Elizabeth managed the office, maintain records, and communicated regularly with students, parents, faculty, and staff. Please welcome Elizabeth to the UP community.
Jacob Murphy will be joining the Office of Student Activities on August 20 to serve as the new weekend and late night program coordinator. He recently completed his master’s of leadership for student affairs in higher education at University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, where he served as graduate assistant for student activities and programming in the Department of Student Life & Leadership. We are excited to have Jake focus his energy on our Pilots After Dark program, Campus Program Board, KDUP, and more. Please join us in welcoming Jake as he joins the Student Activities team later this month.
Spots are available for “Transgender Inclusion and Interrupting Interpersonal Oppression Moments,” a training session provided by Basic Rights Oregon, according to Yuri Hernández Osorio, student activities. The training session takes place on Monday, August 20, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., in the Beauchamp Wellness Center 2nd floor classroom. To reserve a spot please e-mail Yuri at hernandy@up.edu. The free training is provided by Diversity and Inclusion Programs, and will cover transgender inclusion to create a shared discourse and understanding. Attendees will build on their understanding of privilege and oppression and how different forms of oppression are manifest and connected. Participants will get the chance to practice hands-on interruption of interpersonal oppression.
For more information contact Hernández Osorio at hernandy@up.edu.
Tyler Zimmerman has been promoted to the role of associate director of student engagement in the Office of Student Activities, according to Jeromy Koffler, director. He will primarily work to support ASUP, the implementation of the new Engage platform, and the many programs within student activities. Many faculty and staff may recognize Zimmerman through his role as weekend and late night program coordinator, and previously as the assistant director of Christie Hall. He is also a graduate of the University’s master of communication studies program and has been on The Bluff since 2012. Please join us in welcoming Tyler to his new role starting July 2.
The University’s student-run news source, The Beacon, has won six national Mark of Excellence Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists. Winners include:
For more information contact student activities at x7470 or stuact@up.edu.
The Columbia Scholastic Press Association, based at Columbia University in New York City, has awarded The Beacon eight Gold Circle Awards for Digital Media. This national competition covers content published by student-run college media organizations during the 2016- 2017 academic year. The Beacon placed in the following categories: spot news photograph, sports photograph, editorial writing, breaking news, news writing (planned), general or humor commentary, informational graphics and interactive graphics. The Beacon also won certificates of merit for news feature, sports feature, and personality profile.
For more information see the article at this link or contact Nancy Copic, student activities, at copic@up.edu.