Mark your Calendars for Saturday, March 1 and make plans to join the Pilots and other fans to wish women’s basketball coach Jim Sollars a happy retirement. Sollars has announced that this season, his 28th, will be his final year as the head coach for the Pilots. Let’s give Coach Sollars the send-off he deserves […]
Archives for January 27, 2014
Our Next University President
Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., has been selected to serve as the 20th president of the University of Portland. D. Allen Lund, chairman of the University’s board of regents, made the announcement on Saturday, January 25. Fr. Poorman – currently serving as executive vice president at UP – will succeed Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C., […]
President-Elect Reception, Jan. 27
Please join the University community at 10:30 a.m. today, Monday January 27, in the Bauccio Commons Board Room as we welcome Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C. as the 20th president-elect. University regent Tom Arndorfer, who led the presidential search committee, will give brief remarks and Father Poorman will also speak. Please also stay afterwards to […]
$100,000 to RISE Campaign
The development office has announced RISE Campaign gifts totaling $100,000 from two members of the University’s board of regents. The donors and their gifts are John (Jack) Block ’71 ($50,000) and Ted Winnowski ($50,000). Block graduated from the University of Portland in 1971 with a business administration degree and is president of Block Electric Co. […]
Free Screening: “Walking the Camino,” Jan. 29
All faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend a free screening of the documentary “Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago” on Wednesday, January 29, at 7 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons. The screening is open to the public. This multiple award winning film has been selling out screenings around the world. It concerns […]
Emergency Response Training: Are You Ready for a Disaster?
The University of Portland Campus Community Emergency Response Team (CCERT) offers emergency response training for all faculty, staff, and students, according to Jeff Rook, public safety. Volunteers are trained by the University’s CCERT trainers and Portland Fire and Rescue to provide emergency disaster assistance on campus and in the immediate surrounding neighborhood. Public safety offers […]
Employee Assistance Provider Visiting Campus, Jan. 29
The university’s new Employee Assistance Program provider, Cascade Behavioral Group, will be on campus to host an orientation to the various services that they provide on Wednesday, January 29 at noon in BC 163. For more information contact Andy Sherwood, human resources, at sherwood@up.edu.
Music At Midweek
Ken Kleszynski, performing and fine arts, will present a brief lecture about the British composer George Lloyd (1913-1998), followed by the short film “Strange Storms and Symphonies,” about Lloyd’s life and music, on Wednesday, January 29, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center recital hall. His presentation will be this week’s “Music at Midweek” event, […]
CISGO Seed Grant Recipients
The Collaborative for International Studies and Global Outreach (CISGO) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2013-2014 CISGO Seed Grants, according to Kate Regan, international languages and cultures. The grants are for projects related to increasing international issues and learning on campus, and support faculty, staff, and student projects that increase international awareness and […]
Parents Night Out, Feb. 7
University parents are invited to take the opportunity to enjoy four hours of free time with their significant others while the UP onsite daycare watches their children on Parents Night Out, Friday, February 7, from 6-10 p.m. This service is provided by Vermont Hills Family Life Center daycare/preschool. The cost is $30 per child and […]