The nameless mud-pit at the corner of Portsmouth and Willamette is an active construction site, where hope and planning declare a new residence hall will emerge in time for the next school year. Sure, faith is important at a Catholic university, but consider an equally ambitious building project from 50 years ago. Will history repeat? […]
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UP Trivia/Bar Bets: National Titles and Honors
Other than UP’s Gold-Star attendance record for home soccer games, and being all-round good sports, have Portland Pilot teams earned any national titles and distinction? The answer to this question celebrates a special 10-year anniversary this month for one of our athletic teams. The UP Trivia/Bar Bets series tells the University of Portland Story by […]
New Museum Displays: Women’s Soccer Champs, KDUP
The University museum invites faculty and staff to view two new displays, according to Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator. 2005 National Women’s Soccer Championship: Celebrate the 10 year anniversary (December 4) of the second national championship for UP women’s soccer. Pictures and articles are available for viewing on the display board in the basement hallway of […]
25th Anniversary of the Broken Wall Memorial
The UP campus observes Wednesday, November 11 with the annual Air Force and Army ROTC Veterans Day vigil at the Broken Wall Memorial. This past summer, physical plant workers refreshed and recovered the site with a new design in landscaping which provides greater visibility for the beloved campus monument. This Veterans’ Day also marks the […]
New Museum Displays
The University museum invites faculty, staff, and students to view two new displays, according to Carolyn Connolly: Academics in the Early Years of the University: This display has selections from the archives and museum relating to academics, including class notes, course listings, class and exam schedules, and photographs. See this display on the first floor […]
New Museum Display: Holy Cross Founder, Holy Cross at UP
All are invited to view a new Blessed Basil Moreau display from the University museum and archives. The visual presentation of photographs, books, and other materials focuses on the founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross and Holy Cross at University of Portland. The display is located in the Buckley Center first floor display case […]
2nd Century: Second Wave
This month marks the fifteenth anniversary of the first wave of students to occupy Haggerty & Tyson Halls, the second wave of new dorms as the University campus expanded across Portsmouth Avenue. The University Archives and Museum provide this post on the museum blog: http://tinyurl.com/qaypx8b. For more information, contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, at piatz@up.edu […]
A Given Life: Flowering in the Rose City
September 15 is a significant date in Holy Cross history. First, it is the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, patroness for the Congregation of Holy Cross; and second, their founder, Blessed Basil Moreau, C.S.C. was beatified by Pope Benedict XVI on this date in 2007. By encouraging his Congregation to extend their boundaries, Blessed […]
Pilots Choose Their Own Course
Each year Orientation weekend provides new students with prospectus and overview of campus and academic life to help new Pilots craft their niche and chart their own course here on the Bluff. Of course, not all begin from the same starting line. While academic excellence plays a big part in admissions decisions, character has always […]
Is The Broken Wall Memorial Broken?
A new structure seems to have emerged near Christie and Howard Hall, but this is just another phase in the history of the University’s Praying Hands/Broken Wall Memorial. The University archives and museum offer a brief description and photo slide show of the memorial’s past, even while the new landscaping surrounding the Broken Wall is […]