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Student Activities

6th Annual Diversity Dialogues Week

diversity copyThe diversity coordinators in student activities present Diversity Dialogues Week 2016 from Monday, February 22 to Friday, ​February 26​. Through a variety of events planned by diversity-related student clubs and student leaders, Diversity Dialogues Week celebrates and builds awareness about diversity, inclusion, cultural difference, and social justice.

For a detailed list of events and current schedule, see www.up.edu/activities/diversity. For more information, contact Bethany Sills, student activities, at sills@up.edu.

Juniors Set to Host Parents, Families Feb. 19-21

junior parents copyThe Office of Student Activities and the student planning committee are gearing up for the 19th Annual Junior Parents and Families Weekend, taking place on campus from February 19 to 21, according to Jeromy Koffler, student activities. Between 225 and 250 families are expected to participate, with approximately 750 overall attendees this year. Please join the junior class and student activities in welcoming our guests when they arrive.

Information about various events can be found at up.edu/activities or by calling 7470.

New “Beacon” Editor Appointed

malikaUniversity president Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., has appointed Malika Andrews editor-in-chief of The Beacon for the 2016-17 academic year. Andrews, who is now sports editor, has plans for new video content as well as an improved experience on The Beacon mobile app. The weekly student newspaper will take on an all-digital publication format in fall 2016.

Andrews, who is from Oakland, Calif., covers the Portland Trailblazers for the Associated Press in addition to her Beacon duties. Last summer, she interned at Portland’s KOIN 6 News. Recently, Andrews was one of 12 student journalists from across the country selected by the Sports Journalism Institute for an intensive summer training program that will place Andrews in an internship at the Denver Post. She has also won several journalism awards, including national recognition from the Associated Collegiate Press for her Beacon profile of Pilot athlete Korey Thielke. She currently is awaiting word from the Roy W. Howard National Collegiate Reporting Competition, for which she is a finalist.

For more information contact student activities at 7470 or copic@up.edu.

Come To Carnaval, Feb. 5

carnaval.dreamstimeAll faculty and staff are invited to join the fun at the annual Carnaval celebration on Friday, February 5, from 5 to 7 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons. Carnaval is a worldwide festival celebrated immediately before Lent every year. This year, UP’s festival will feature authentic food, craft tables, a photo booth, and two performers. The event is free and sponsored by the international languages and cultures department, the Campus Program Board, multicultural programs in student activities, MEChA, and Mesa Redonda.

For questions and ADA accommodations, e-mail Andrea Castanette at castanet@up.edu.

Fall 2016 Orientation: Ideas, Requests Welcome

orientationThe planning process for fall 2016 new student Orientation programs and activities is underway, according to Jeromy Koffler, student activities. Any suggestions, recommendations, proposals, requests, or other all around “we should really do that!” items will be gratefully accepted by Koffler (koffler@up.edu) or Samuel Holloway (hollowas@up.edu), Pamplin School of Business, by Tuesday, February 9.

UP Christmas Tree Lighting, Nov. 30

christmas ornament copyAll University community members, including alumni, families, and friends, are invited to gather in Bauccio Commons on Monday, November 30, at 6:30 p.m., for the 17th annual University of Portland Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. Refreshments will be provided by ASUP.

Contact student activities at 7470 or stuact@up.edu for more information.

Beacon Content Switching To All-Digital, Fall 2016

beacon articleThe University’s student-run weekly newspaper, The Beacon, has announced that all content will be available exclusively online and the print edition will be eliminated starting in the 2016-2017 academic year.

Last fall, The Beacon launched a mobile app, and the newly redesigned website racked up more than 215,000 page views between October 1, 2014 and October 3 of this year. In contrast, The Beacon distributes 1,750 printed copies on campus and to home-delivery subscribers each week. This semester, the weekly print edition reduced its page count from 16 to 12 to further focus on digital coverage.

To produce the print edition, the editorial board spends roughly 40 hours a week working on layout and design. By being exclusively online, Beacon staff will have more time to focus on content creation.

For more information contact Nancy Copic, student activities, at 7470 or copic@up.edu.

Beacon Accolades Keep Coming

HugBetweenPresisdentsBEACAON.JPGA Beacon photograph taken at the Inauguration of University president Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., won First Place for Breaking News Photography in the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Mark of Excellence Awards regional competition, according to Nancy Copic, student activities. Freshman photojournalist Hannah Baade took the photo titled “A Hug Between Presidents.” It shows Fr. Poorman hugging ASUP President John Julius Muwulya after Muwulya presented him with a watch as an inauguration gift. As a First Place regional winner, the photo now advances to the national SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards competition. National winners will be announced at the SPJ Excellence in Journalism conference in Orlando September 18-20.

The competition featured entries from collegiate newspapers in five western states: Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. Regional finalists also include “Are we pushing forward or rolling backward?” by Lydia Laythe (Kelsey Thomas, editor-in-chief) in the category In-Depth Reporting; and “It’s Your $85” by Rebekah Markillie and Maggie Hannon (Kelsey Thomas, editor-in-chief), in the category of Photo Illustration.

For more information contact Copic at 7470 or copic@up.edu.

Beacon Alumni, Where Are You?

Beacon 1973 Mueller Larry 1974 LOG p. 130Beacon alumni, we want to hear from you, since this year marks The Beacon’s 80th birthday. Looking back, what are your most memorable Beacon moments? How did working on The Beacon enrich your college experience? How did working on The Beacon prepare you for professional life? Submissions will be published in the April 19 print edition and on The Beacon website and mobile app. Send your memories (no more than 200 words) to BeaconAlums@gmail.com by April 12. Include your name (and maiden name), graduation year, and current career and job information. If possible, attach a current headshot of yourself.

For more information contact Nancy Copic, student activities, at 7470 or copic@up.edu.

Beacon Wins Best In The Nation

AppleAward.jpgThe University’s student-run campus newspaper, The Beacon, won the national Apple Award for “Best Newspaper” for colleges or universities with fewer than 5,000 students at the annual College Media Association convention in New York City, according to Nancy Copic, student activities. Other winners were The Miami Hurricane of the University of Miami (10,000+ students) and The Eagle of American University (5000-10,000 students).

Copic attended the convention, along with six selected Beacon staffers: Katie Dunn, Malika Andrews, David DiLoreto, Rebekah Markillie, Parker Shoaff, and Jacob Fuhrer. The Beacon has won four other national awards since September, including a Third Place Pinnacle Award for Best Weekly College Newspaper, and three Gold Circle Awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.

For more information contact Copic at 7470 or copic@up.edu.