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Vision 2020

CISGO Diversity, Inclusion, and Internationalization Grants – Deadline extended

February 1, 2019

In support of Vision 2020 and the University of Portland mission, the Collaborative for International Studies and Global Outreach (CISGO) will continue the University-wide efforts to infuse a greater sense of internationalization and diversity into the UP community. Faculty and professional staff are invited to submit a grant proposal to advance diversity and inclusion on campus. Grants are available for the following purposes:

  • Course/program enhancement to include diverse perspectives, global and intercultural learning outcomes, and other inclusive pedagogies
  • Research or an international issue or topic pertaining to equity, diversity, inclusion
  • Diversity/Inclusion/Global Learning/Intercultural Awareness Training.

An additional pool of money will be available for students seeking seed grants from CISGO.

The new deadline for grant applications is Friday, April 12. For more details (and the application form) use this link.

Questions?  Email Eduardo Contreras (contrera@up.edu), assistant provost for international education, diversity, and inclusion and CISGO Executive Board member; or CISGO chair Lisa Reed (reedl@up.edu), associate dean of undergraduate programs and global initiatives, Pamplin School of Business.

Filed Under: 02-04-2019, 04-01-2019, Academics, Campus Services, CISGO Tagged With: CISGO, Eduardo Contreras Jr., Lisa Reed, Vision 2020

Heighten Your Intercultural Understanding: “This Side of Home”

November 23, 2016

watson-renee-copyWith Vision 2020, the University’s new strategic plan, the UP community seeks to enhance intercultural understandings, including attitudes, knowledge, and skills.  To assist in this endeavor, the School of Education is hosting a reading group to probe culturally relevant practices and strategies.

This Side of Home, by Renée Watson (pictured), takes place in Portland, and explores the experiences of young African Americans in an evolving city.  A free copy of this book will be distributed to anyone who responds to this invitation and who agrees to participate (on a first-come, first-serve basis) by November 30.

Participants will read the first section of the book, “Summer,” pages 3-75, and meet in the Terrace Room on Wednesday, January 18, between 12:15 and 1 p.m., for a brown bag lunch and to discuss the reading. Three additional discussions are scheduled on Wednesdays between 12:15 and 1 p.m. on February 8, March 8, and April 5. Seats are limited; please RSVP to Sally Hood (hood@up.edu) no later than November 30.

Filed Under: 11-21-2016, 11-28-2016, Academics Tagged With: Renee Watson, Sally Hood, This Side of Home, Vision 2020

Enhance Your Culturally Responsive Teaching

January 22, 2016

41CpYq77eOL._SX370_BO1,204,203,200_Vision 2020, the University’s new strategic plan, includes a focus on globalization and diversity, with an emphasis on “infusing our entire community with a sense of multi-cultural opportunities and instruction.” To help professors from any discipline hone their culturally responsive teaching skills, a team of faculty representing the School of Education and the College of Arts and Sciences are hosting a reading group to probe practices and strategies, using books purchased with a state grant.

Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do, by Claude Steel, launches the reading group, and the first ten people to respond to this invitation will receive a free copy. Participants will read the first chapter and meet in the Bauccio Commons Teske dining room on Tuesday, February 16, between 12:15 and 1 p.m., for a brown bag lunch and discussion. Group members will choose the follow-up meeting date and time. Seats are quite limited; please RSVP to Sally Hood (hood@up.edu) and with any further questions no later than February 2.

The book group is endorsed by the School of Education, Shiley School of Engineering, College of Arts and Sciences, CISGO, and the Teaching & Learning Collaborative.

Filed Under: 01-25-2016, Academics Tagged With: Vision 2020

Strategic Plan Survey: Your Ideas, Please

January 15, 2016

WaldschmidtHall150Vision 2020, a new strategic plan, will propel the University of Portland toward being its best: a dynamic, mission-centered, comprehensive Catholic university with a liberal arts focus known for its academic strength and preparation of world citizens through teaching and learning, faith and formation, and service and leadership. University president Rev. Mark. L. Poorman, C.S.C., has charged a committee with gathering the best and most strategic ideas to continue UP’s trajectory toward excellence, and that is where all University community members can help. He has asked for ideas to:

  • Sustain superb undergraduate education while advancing relevant new programming;
  • Expand rigorous, meaningful, self-sustaining graduate programs; *develop first-rate infrastructure, services, and facilities;
  • Infuse our entire community with a sense of multi-cultural opportunities and instruction;
  • Enhance our Catholic character and to enrich the expression of our faith.

Please assist the committee by responding to this survey with your thoughts. The survey will be open through January 31.

For more information contact Tom Greene, provost, at 7105 or staten@up.edu.

Filed Under: 01-18-2016, Academics, President's Office, Provost's Office Tagged With: President's Office, Provost's Office, Rev. Mark L. Poorman C.S.C., Vision 2020

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Hannah Pick, Dundon-Berchtold Institute, published a review of Yuval Levin’s A Time to Build: From Family and Community to Congress and the Campus: How Recommitting to Our Institutions Can Revive the American Dream through the journal of Christian Higher Education (22 January, 2021; DOI: 10.1080/15363759.2020.1865123).

Natalie Nelson-Marsh, communication studies, was featured in the Portland Business Journal magazine February 26 edition for her participation in the panel discussion on “Organizational Transformation – The Impact of COVID on the Future of Work.”

Katie Danielson, education, published “Enacting content-rich curriculum in early childhood: The role of teacher knowledge and pedagogy.” Early Education and Development, 32(3), 443-458. doi.org/10.1080/10409289.2020.1753463

Alice Gates, social work, presented on March 3, 2021 as part of the University of Minnesota School of Social Work 2021 Research Colloquium Series.  Her paper was titled “Engaging equity and critical race perspectives in community-based research.”

Jordy Wolfand, Shiley School of Engineering, published Assessing resilience of a dual drainage urban system to redevelopment and climate change. Journal of Hydrology. 2021. 596. 126101.

Stephanie Salomone, mathematics, was an invited participant at Envisioning and Enacting an Inclusive and Diverse STEM Professoriate: Aligning the Recruitment and Retention of Diverse STEM Faculty, an APLU Think Tank, virtual.

Jeffrey White, International Languages & Cultures, presented MS Teams And Office Integrations During Covid (2.0). Roundtable presentation and discussion at the 2021 National College Learning Center Association Virtual Winter Conference.

Hillary Gaudio and Randy Hetherington, education, presented Inequity in the classroom: Improving teacher training by listening to completer voice. Virtual paper presented at the Oregon Association of Teacher Educators (ORATE) conference.

Randy Hetherington, education, co-presented Training transformative leaders: Valuing teacher wellness in complex change. Virtual paper presentation at the Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges of Teacher Education (AILACTE) conference.

Jacqueline Waggoner, Randy Hetherington, Hillary Gaudio, Bruce Weitzel, James Carroll, education, presented Inequity and the reality of teacher preparation: Hearing the voices of completers. Virtual paper presentation at the Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges of Teacher Education (AILACTE) conference.

Bruce Weitzel, Hillary Gaudio, Jacqueline Waggoner, James Carroll, Randy Hetherington, education, presented The completer voice: Inequity revealed. Virtual paper presentation at the Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) conference.

James Carroll, Randy Hetherington, Jacqueline Waggoner, Hillary Gaudio, Bruce Weitzel, education, presented Educator preparation in traumatic stress. Virtual paper presentation at the Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) conference.

Randy Hetherington, education, co-presented Interrelated leadership: Valuing teacher impact in a complex school. Virtual paper presentation at the Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) conference.

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