The University of Portland is set to become the newest member of the Lilly Network of Church-Related Colleges and Universities. Established in 1991, the Lilly Network addresses issues of common interest to institutions in church-related higher education. The Network’s members (including the University of Notre Dame, Boston College, and many other Catholic and Christian institutions) explore the relationship of Christianity to the academic vocation and strengthen the religious character of colleges and universities through a variety of grant opportunities, fellowships, conferences, workshops, and programmatic initiatives. Lilly Network membership will further enhance the lived expression of UP’s mission as a Catholic, Holy Cross academic institution.