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Bystander Intervention Training, Nov. 11

October 13, 2017

Green Dot is hosting the next Bystander Intervention Training for students on Saturday, November 11, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., according to Tiger Simpson, Health and Counseling Center. Nominations are being collected for student leaders to attend the training and help UP decrease violence in its community. This link connects to a nomination form which only takes about 30 seconds to fill out, and there is an option to remain anonymous if desired.

Each nomination goes a long way in ensuring that the University community is free of violence, and also creates lasting change to ensure future Pilots enter into a community where violence is not tolerated.

For more information contact Simpson at x8125 or simpsont@up.edu.

Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Training, Feb. 22

February 17, 2017

Please join the Wellness Education and Prevention Program in the Terrace Room on Wednesday, February 22, from 1 to 3 p.m., for a mental health and suicide prevention training. Known as QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer), this training focuses on giving campus community members a baseline of foundational knowledge to best assist students when they are struggling with suicidal ideation. Drinks and light snacks will be provided. For questions or accommodations, please contact Tiger Simpson, Health and Counseling Center, at simpsont@up.edu. Future versions of this training will follow, as well as more in-depth sessions.

Sam Holloway, business, was interviewed by Brews News for a feature, “Beer Is A Conversation: Sam Holloway,” which can be found at this link.

The University of Portland was featured in “32 Reasons to Love Portland Right Now,” an article in Willamette Week for the week of February 10-16. UP was named the no. 7 reason for “The University of Portland Continues to Turn out Some of the Best Women’s Soccer Players in the World,” as if we didn’t know that already here on The Bluff. See the article using this link.

Brian Adams, business, was interviewed for a segment of Marketplace, titled “The State of the Two-Week Notice Rule,” which aired on February 11, 2020, on WNYC FM radio. He was also quoted in an article, “Fed Chair Flags Corporate Bond Risk,” in Advisor News on February 11, 2020.

Bryan Rookey, sociology & social work, presented his paper, “Drugged Driving and the Opioid Crisis: Status Differences in Opioid Misuse” at the Annual Meeting of the Western Society of Criminology, Phoenix, AZ, February 2020.

John Orr, English, wrote a book review of Teaching Representations of the First World War, ed. Cohen and Higbe, in The Space Between: Literature and Culture 1914-1945 vol. 15, November 2019.

Patrick Murphy, performing and fine arts, recently conducted two honor bands: the Lower Columbia Community College Honor Band (January 11 in Longview) and the North County Honor Band (February 1 in Hockinson). In total, over 150 students from 18 different high schools participated. He was also the guest clinician for the Oregon Music Educators Association District 2 conducting workshop on February 6, where he mentored middle and high school band directors. In addition, the UP Wind Symphony performed to a capacity crowd at the Soreng Theater in the Hult Center in Eugene, as featured performers at the 2020 Oregon Music Education Association Conference on January 17.

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