June 12 marks the sixty-fifth anniversary of the dedication of the 45,000 square foot, three-story Engineering Building (now Shiley Hall) in 1949. In what was perhaps the ultimate cost-saving measure in all of UP history, the new building’s basement was dug after its completion—by hand—by Brother Godfrey Vassallo, C.S.C., and a team of industrious faculty […]
University Archives
From Our Past: University Archives
The University archives were officially established by Rev. Paul Waldschmidt, C.S.C., on June 1, 1966, under the direction of Bro. David Martin, C.S.C. (pictured), the newly retired director of the Clark Memorial Library and the University’s first archivist. In the ensuing 48 years, the archives have been maintained by only four archivists: Bro. Martin served […]
Recent Retirees Redux
The University archives and museum have prepared a new WordPress post featuring the 2014 retiring faculty members, according to museum coordinator Carolyn Connolly. Visit the WordPress site for a slide show of the eight retirees and see how they’ve changed over the years: https://wordpress.up.edu/museum/2014-retiring-university-faculty/.
All You Ever Wanted To Know About Wally Pilot
As another academic year draws to a close, it seems as though a lighter post about the University’s longtime mascot would be in order. See a brief history of SPU (“Spirit of Portland U.”) and/or Wally Pilot, and a slideshow showing Wally’s development over the years on the Museum WordPress site at https://wordpress.up.edu/museum/851/. For more […]
From Our Past: Hours & Bases, Great Fire of 1969
Two new posts have been added to the University Museum WordPress site, according to Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator. One is not associated with a specific date but is applicable for Holy Week, titled “Hours and Bases,” at http://tinyurl.com/mscqbk5. The other post is about the April 18, 1969 Great Fire which destroyed the University’s theater and […]
From Our Past: Br. Raphael Wilson, C.S.C. Inauguration
March 11, 1979 was the date of the inauguration of Brother Raphael Wilson, C.S.C., as the sixteenth president of the University of Portland. He had served as professor of biology at University of Scranton and on the UP faculty prior to becoming president. In 1982 he left the University and in 1996 was ordained a […]