Villa Maria

Summer Projects On The Way

April 20, 2015

University operations will be busy over the summer implementing plans for four major upgrade projects on campus. Various areas of campus will be impacted while these upgrades are underway.

Pilot House Remodel: April 24 will be the last day of service for the Cove as it closes for the summer and renovations begin. The Pilot House will be remodeled to provide space for students to hold events and socialize and will open again in the fall. During finals week Bon Appetit will provide outdoor food options in the Pilot House plaza between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. All food will be served to go. The bookstore will remain open during this time.
Villa Maria: Parts of Villa Maria will be remodeled. Army ROTC will relocate to the first floor of Howard Hall.
Buckley Center: All four floors of Buckley Center will undergo remodeling, expanding office and educational space.
Steam line: Major work for the steam line will occur during the summer and will affect Shipstad, Kenna and Christie.

For more information contact university operations at 7540 or go to http://www.up.edu/uo/.

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.