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Men’s Basketball, Women’s Soccer Senior Night This Week

November 1, 2019

It’s a huge week for UP athletics, with basketball season starting up as soccer season is wrapping up. Join us in celebration of our women’s soccer seniors this Saturday for Senior Night on November 9, 7 p.m., at Merlo Field. And don’t miss the men’s basketball game versus Willamette on Tuesday, November 5, at 7 […]

Filed Under: 11-04-2019, Athletics Tagged With: Athletics, men's basketball, Women's Soccer

10th Annual Bite on The Bluff: Friday, August 24

August 3, 2018

Orientation is right around the corner, and that means the annual Bite on The Bluff is coming back to UP. This year’s event is the 10th anniversary and will happen on the Friday night of Orientation, August 24, and will precede not one, but two Orientation soccer games. Men’s soccer will take on Sacramento State at […]

Filed Under: 07-30-2018, 08-06-2018, 08-20-2018, Athletics Tagged With: Athletics, Bite On The Bluff, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer

Women’s Soccer Set to Take on Oregon State

September 8, 2017

Make plans to join us this Friday Night for a big soccer game at Merlo Field as the Pilots women’s soccer team takes on Oregon State at 7 p.m. Gates open at 6 p.m. and tickets are still on sale. For more information on the women’s soccer team, please visit www.PortlandPilots.com. For tickets, please call […]

Filed Under: 09-11-2017, Athletics Tagged With: Athletics, Women's Soccer

Women’s Soccer Returning Home for Final Two Home Games

October 13, 2016

Make plans to join the women’s soccer team this week for the final two home games of the 2016 season. The Pilots have their sights set on post-season play and two wins at home will improve their chances. The action kicks off on Friday night as the Pilots host Pacific at 7 p.m. Game two […]

Filed Under: 10-17-2016, Athletics Tagged With: Athletics, Portland Pilots, Women's Soccer

Three Soccer Games Over Halloween Weekend

October 23, 2015

Make plans to join the Pilots men’s and women’s soccer teams over Halloween weekend for three soccer games, all taking place at Merlo Field. The men’s soccer team kicks off the action on Friday versus Santa Clara at 7 pm. Then on Halloween afternoon the women’s soccer team takes the main stage in a matchup […]

Filed Under: 10-26-2015, Athletics Tagged With: Athletics, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer

Soccer Exhibition Games vs. Portland Thorns, T2

March 16, 2015

The UP women’s and men’s soccer teams will welcome the Portland Thorns FC and Portland Timbers 2 (T2) to Merlo Field for a pair of exhibition games this weekend. The two matches are presented by Providence Health & Services and $2 of every ticket purchased supports Providences’ sports screening and health education programs for youth […]

Filed Under: 03-16-2015, Athletics Tagged With: Athletics, Dave Taylor, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer

Blackout Women’s Soccer Game vs. Pepperdine, Oct. 24

October 20, 2014

Make plans to wear black and attend the Pilot women’s soccer game versus Pepperdine on Friday, October 24, at 7 p.m., as the athletics office tries to “blackout” Merlo Field for the launch of the Portland Pilots new secondary logo. This is a huge event for the athletics department and the campus as a whole. […]

Filed Under: Athletics Tagged With: Athletics, Dave Taylor, Pepperdine, Women's Soccer

Men and Women Return Home For Pilots Soccer Action

September 8, 2014

The men’s and women’s soccer teams return home this week for a total of four games, three of which will be played at Merlo Field, and one to be played at Nike Campus. The action kicks off on Friday at 2 p.m., when the men take on Duquesne. The women also will take the field […]

Filed Under: Athletics Tagged With: Men's Soccer, Pilot athletics, Women's Soccer

Pilots Playoff Watch Party, Nov. 11

November 8, 2013

Make plans to join the women’s soccer team and the athletic department staff this afternoon (Monday, November 11) at 1:30 p.m. for the official NCAA Soccer Playoff Selection Show. The athletic department will be streaming the event live in the Hall of Fame Room in the Chiles Center. If the Pilots are selected to host […]

Filed Under: Athletics, Events Tagged With: Athletics, Women's Soccer

Women’s Soccer Playing on National TV

November 1, 2013

Women’s soccer return to Merlo Field for an important WCC game with first place implications on the line as they take on No. 9 Santa Clara on Thursday, November 7, at 8 p.m. The game will be on ESPNU so come out and help pack Merlo Field to show the nation why Pilot fans are […]

Filed Under: Athletics, Events Tagged With: Athletics, Santa Clara, Women's Soccer

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Nick McRee, Sociology and Social Work, published “Academic debate and civic engagement in adolescence and young adulthood: evidence from a national longitudinal study.” Argumentation and Advocacy, 61(3–4), 323–338. He also published “When Chairs Shield Faculty from Service Opportunities: Protecting Colleagues or Hindering Community?” The Department Chair, 36(3), 11-13.

Katie Danielson, Education, was awarded a grant from The Spencer Foundation in the amount of $374,940.00 for the “Collaborating Towards Transformational Visions for Digital School Systems” project. Danielson also published “Learning to let go: Transformations in teachers’ pedagogical reasoning about classroom discussion.” Co-authors: Gotwalt, E., Kavanagh, S. Teaching and Teacher Education. January 2026

Daniel Bulek, Nursing & Health Innovations, published “From monoamine deficits to multiscale plasticity: Twenty-five years of ketamine and the neurophysiology of depression.” Journal of Neurophysiology, jn.00516.2025.

Dave Houglum, Director of Leadership Studies and Leadership Professor of Practice in the Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, facilitated a multi-day series of invited leadership development workshops for the staff team at Lutherhaven Ministries in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Houglum led six interactive sessions focused on DiSC-informed leadership, coaching-centered leadership, servant leadership and accompaniment, powerful feedback, and the co-creation of team commitments to support healthy culture and sustainable impact. In addition, Houglum provided multiple individual leadership coaching sessions for staff members throughout the engagement. January 2026.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published the following articles in VoiceAfrique.org: “The Saturated Wisdom of Saint Joseph: Relevant Virtues for Our Times.” (Reflections on the Readings of the Fourth Sunday of Advent, 2025). December 19, 2025. “The Gift of the Nativity is Grounded in an Ethics of Neighborliness.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Mass on Christmas Day, December 25, 2025). December 24, 2025. “The Spirituality of Ambition and the Grace of the Incarnation.” Reflections on the Readings for the Vigil Mass of Christmas, 2025. December 24, 2025. “The Theotokos: A Mirror in Which We Discover Ourselves as Bearers of God’s Life to Each Other.” (Reflection on the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God.) December 31, 2025. “Jesus Christ: The Revealer of the Grace of Encounters and an Embrace of Difference.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord. January 4, 2026.) January 3, 2026. “Christian Baptism as a Summon for Global Justice: What We Must Embrace for Our Times.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Sunday of the Baptism of the Lord. January 11, 2026.) January 10, 2026. Aihiokhai also published a review of The Cross and the Olive Tree: Cultivating Palestinian Theology Amid Gaza. Edited by John S. Munayer and Samuel S. Munayer. Orbis Books, 2025. Catholicbooksreview.org

Jeff Kerssen-Griep, Communication and Media, presented “Teaching with Transformative International Conflict Partners” on the panel, “Healing Divides and Elevating Connections within Conflict & Peacebuilding.” National Communication Association Convention. November, 2025.

Christi Richardson-Zboralski, Director of Marketing – Graduate Programs, published a short story under pen name, Christi R. Suzanne, entitled “Outlaw’s Dust.” In Lisa Diane Kastner (Ed.) 27 Stories: An LA Wildfire Anthology. Running Wild Press. January 7, 2026. All proceeds from this anthology go toward Habitat for Humanity LA. Find it on the Broadway Books website or on Bookshop.org.

Fr. Pat Hannon, CSC, published From Glory to Glory: A Pilgrim’s Notes From the Badlands of Grace. Occasioned by the author’s walking, with siblings, the famous Camino de Santiago in the fall of 2024, the book traces all manner of other pilgrimages—to and from home, family, love, self, and God. One Subject Press, Saint Paul, Minnesota. November, 2025.

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