UP Wellness Fair

UP Wellness Fair: November 2

October 26, 2018

The 2018 UP Wellness Fair hosted by human resources is coming up on Friday, November 2, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Beauchamp Center. All benefit providers will be onsite to answer questions, along with neighborhood community partners who offer wellness services. In addition, athletics and Beauchamp Center staff will be hosting a table. Each faculty or staff member who visits the Wellness Fair will receive a raffle ticket to win fabulous door prizes provided by our vendors. We look forward to seeing you there!

For more information contact HR at hr@up.edu.

2017 Wellness Fair and Open Enrollment: Nov. 1-17

October 27, 2017

The UP Wellness Fair, which takes place in the Beauchamp Center on Wednesday, November 1, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., will kick off the 2017 Open Enrollment for employee benefits. This year, the Open Enrollment period will run from November 1 through Friday, November 17, closing at 4:30 p.m. All benefited employees will be required to confirm or change their healthcare benefits during this time for coverage that will go into effect January 1, 2018. Healthcare options remain the same as 2017 with minimal changes to the plans. More details regarding the Open Enrollment process will be provided on the HR website as we get closer to November.

Please contact benefits@up.edu or call x8752 with questions.

UP Wellness Fair Happening on November 1

October 6, 2017

The UP Wellness Fair will take place on Wednesday, November 1, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Beauchamp Recreation & Wellness Center. Once again, the Wellness Fair will kick off the University’s open enrollment period. There are a limited number of openings for additional booths. Please contact Laura Barnard, human resources, if you or a vendor may be interested in hosting a table. All vendors must be approved by HR.

For more information contact benefits@up.edu or call x8752.

Three faculty members from International Languages and Cultures participated in the 121st annual conference of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA), November 7-10 in Palm Springs, CA. Verena Hutter served as presiding officer and chair of both sessions on Austrian Studies. Maria Echenique presented “La Bolivia de Giorgina Levi.” Matthew Warshawsky presented “Una diáspora sefardita dentro de Sefarad: el exilio y la añoranza en la poesia de Moseh ibn Ezra.” He was also elected to serve a three-year term as a member-at-large of the PAMLA Executive Committee.

Andrew Eshelman, Philosophy, published “Religious Realism and Useful Fictions.” International Journal for Philosophy of Religion. October, 2024.

Paige Hall, Chemistry, was awarded an M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust Prize for her Analytical-Inorganic-Physical-Computational Chemistry Poster. November, 2024.

Andrew Guest, Psychological Sciences and UP Core, presented “Teaching To Spark Intellectual Curiosity: Realities and Possibilities for a Sample of College Athletes.” North American Society for the Sociology of Sport conference. Chicago, Illinois. November 1, 2024. The presentation was based on collaborative research with Stephanie Salomone, Mathematics and Engineering, and Shaz Vijlee, Engineering.

Don Norton, Performing and Fine Arts, published “30-Minute Practice Routines for Classical and Jazz Saxophone.” DANSR/Vandoren Educational Resources for Musicians (online). November 22, 2024.

The Choral Arts Ensemble of Portland, with Dr. David De Lyser, Performing and Fine Arts, serving as Artistic Director/Conductor, will perform on All Classical Portland 89.9 KQAC on Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 3 p.m. This will be the inaugural performance of the Roger O. Doyle Choral Series as part of All Classical’s Thursdays @ Three radio program. Dr. Roger O. Doyle was a UP Professor Emeritus (Performing and Fine Arts, retired 2010, passed away 2012) who conducted both the University of Portland Singers and the Choral Arts Ensemble for over 30 years.

David Fuentes, Nursing & Health Innovations, published “Leveraging Collective Expertise, Wisdom, and Guidance through Mastermind Teams.” Co-authors: Hughes JA, White A, Kuo G, Parmar J. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. January, 2024.