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A Given Life: Sr. Angela Hoffman, O.S.B.

angela hoffmanFor wakeful students, a professor nun in the chemistry lab is not a contradiction but a long-term life-altering gift. Fourth in the museum’s “A Given Life” series is Sr. Angela Hoffman, O.S.B., research chemist, distinguished teacher, and consecrated religious. From the River Campus to the classroom, Sr. Hoffman’s yew trees offer University students opportunities to enter into life-saving research projects. Recognized for her achievements in and outside of the classroom, Sr. Angela Hoffman is among the University’s most often awarded current faculty members.

For more, visit the new post from the University Archives and Museum at http://tinyurl.com/lgjqlwf. Contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, at 8038 or piatz@up.edu for more information.

A Given Life: Padre

padre copyFor eyes that see, the University witnesses a living series of gift-legacies. Third in the University museum and archives “A Given Life” series is the late Rev. Arthur “Padre” Schoenfeldt, C.S.C., a Portland native and graduate of Columbia Prep. Padre’s gift to the University community was his kindness and generosity toward others, particularly as a willing listener and counselor to many. The family name lives on in a residence hall where Padre’s spirit is alive and well (particularly on bow-tie Fridays) and in the Schoenfeldt Writers Series, established by Padre and his late sister Suzanne Fields in honor of their parents.

For more about Fr. Art Schoenfeldt, visit the new post at http://tinyurl.com/orem2zb. Contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, at piatz@up.edu, or 8038 for more information.

KBVM 88.3 FM: 25 Years on Campus

KBVMNestled between Mehling Hall and the physical plant is the home of Catholic radio station KBVM. The station, named in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary, first went live in the Portland area on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, December 8, 1989. Since then KBVM’s broadcasting has expanded to a sister station in the Eugene and Springfield area, and listeners can also follow KBVM online. The University archives and museum honor this milestone for KBVM in their latest blog post, along with some photos of UP and Holy Cross guests on KBVM radio, at http://tinyurl.com/n5euh2b.

For more information, contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, at piatz@up.edu or 8038.

Rev. John A. Zahm, C.S.C: Name-dropper, Promise Keeper

ZahmThe University archives and museum have a new entry for the “In the Beginning” series on the Museum WordPress blog about Fr. John Zahm, C.S.C., and his role in securing Holy Cross priests and brothers to serve as teachers and administrators for the new University on the Bluff in 1902. See the post at http://tinyurl.com/q9djkq9.

For more information contact Carolyn Connolly, museum curator, at piatz@up.edu or 8038.

Veterans Day Tradition At UP

praying handsTuesday, November 11 marks the annual observation of Veterans Day on the UP campus with Air Force and Army ROTC cadets keeping vigil at the Praying Hands Memorial. The University archives and museum offer this post for Veterans Day on the Museum blog: http://tinyurl.com/mtocgyz. For more information contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, at piatz@up.edu.

No Frogs Were Hurt in This Demonstration

Resusci-Anne-in-case-2014The University archives and museum have a new post on the Museum Blog featuring models used in the School of Nursing, including our full-time museum resident, Resusci Anne. Visit our post to learn more: https://wordpress.up.edu/museum/no-frogs-were-hurt-for-this-demonstration For more information contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, piatz@up.edu or 8038.

New Salzburg Program Post

Jamie-Powell-Judy-Piatz-1982 copyFifty years ago on August 30, 1964, the first group of University students departed for the Salzburg study abroad program. As part of this year-long celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Salzburg program, the University Archives and Museum have a new post and photos on their blog to celebrate the University’s oldest and most popular study abroad program. See the post at http://tinyurl.com/mtxzzwj.

For more information contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, at 8038 or piatz@up.edu.

Museum offers orientation to UP campus

aerial-2013-franzThe staff of the University Archives and Museum welcome all new faces to the University of Portland campus.  To help new and returning faculty, staff and students navigate their way around, they have put together a brief orientation to campus on the museum blog. View the post at https://wordpress.up.edu/museum/orientation-at-the-university-of-portland-campus/. For more information contact Carolyn Connolly, museumcCoordinator, 8038 or piatz@up.edu.

Remembering Kate

katecommence2A funeral Mass for Spanish professor Kate Regan will be held Friday, August 8, at 10 a.m. at The Madeleine. Kate passed away unexpectedly on July 23.

The University Museum has created a display to honor Kate, who began her career on the Bluff in 1995 and received the Carnegie Foundation’s Outstanding Teacher Award in 2000. She taught and advised many students at UP and led study abroad trips to Spain and Costa Rica. Kate used filmmaking in her research projects and also incorporated filmmaking in her classes.

All are welcome to view photographs of Kate in the display case on the first floor of Buckley Center across from the Shepard Freshman Resource Center. To complement the Buckley Center memorial display, the University Archives and Museum has a WordPress post and slideshow in memory of Dr. Regan at http://tinyurl.com/p9lun3r. Contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, at 8038 or piatz@up.edu for more information.

Gifts in memory of Kate may be made to the Professor Kate Regan Memorial Fund at onlinegiving.up.edu.

New Museum Post: Upsilon Omega Pi Hearse

upsilonhearse copyThe latest post for the University Museum blog was written by Doug Edwards, class of 1967, and a member of Upsilon Omega Pi spirit fraternity. As he writes in his article, some of the Upsilon members were asking what happened to their Upsilon Omega Pi hearse, a well-known fixture on campus in the late 1950s and 1960s. Doug set out to find the answer and prepared a timeline of events with recollections from his fellow Upsilon brothers. With Doug’s permission, the University Archives and Museum posted his story of the Upsilon Hearse with photographs at http://tinyurl.com/lc5gbb6. Upsilon Omega Pi members and their families will be meeting at the 2014 all-alumni reunion for a social in the afternoon of Saturday, June 28.

Contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, at piatz@up.edu, or 8038 for more information.