Fordham University theology professor Elizabeth Johnson, CSJ, will present “Is God’s Charity Broad Enough for Bears?” on Tuesday, March 7, at 7:15 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. The event is sponsored by the Garaventa Center and is free and open to all. Nineteenth century naturalist John Muir raised the question, “Is God’s charity broad enough […]
Archives for February 2017
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Natalie Nelson-Marsh, communication studies, wrote “Boundary spanning” in International encyclopedia of organizational communication, Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Publishers (2017). It is an invited, peer reviewed competitive piece. Kimberly Ilosvay, education, presented “Teacher Motivation” at a symposium conducted at the Transforming the Nation conference for Minsitry of Education, Kampala, Uganda, Feb. 2017. She also presented “How Students Learn” (with Steve Keleman, […]
2017 State of UP Address, Feb. 28
All are welcome to join University president Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., as he presents the 2017 State of the University address on Tuesday, February 28, at the Sentinel Hotel in downtown Portland (4th floor, 614 SW 11th Ave). Door open at 11:15 a.m., and the program will take place from noon to 1 p.m. […]
2017 Commencement Honorees Announced
The University of Portland has announced the honorees to be recognized during the 2017 Commencement ceremonies, which will be held on campus in the Chiles Center on Sunday, May 7. Commencement I begins at 10 a.m. and is held for undergraduate and graduate students of the Pamplin School of Business, the Shiley School of Engineering, […]
Baskins Presents “Hiding in Plain Sight,” March 1
Cristelle Baskins of the Tufts University art history department presents “Hiding in Plain Sight: Christians and Turbans in the Early Modern World” on Wednesday, March 1, at 7:15 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120. In her talk, rich with images from the early modern period (1500-1700), Baskins shines a light on the significance of turbans […]
University Continues as Top School for Fulbrights
The University of Portland continues to be one of the top producers of Fulbright awards in the nation among master’s level institutions, according to a study released by the Chronicle of Higher Education. The University tied for third place nationally in student Fulbright awards for the academic year 2016-2017, with six students who have received […]
ReadUP Author, Schoenfeldt Writer Anthony Doerr, Feb. 27
All members of the campus community, especially the record-setting 750-plus people who received complimentary copies of All the Light We Cannot See, are invited to hear the author, Anthony Doerr, speak on Monday, February 27, at 6:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. Doerr, the spring 2017 Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writer, will read from his work and discuss […]
Summer Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research: Applications Due Feb. 27
Faculty members are invited to apply on behalf of themselves and an undergraduate student researcher for stipend support for an intensive undergraduate research experience during summer 2017. Students are expected to work full-time (35 hours per week) for 6 weeks on the project or the equivalent of 6 weeks over the course of one or […]
International Night at UP, March 3: All Welcome
The University of Portland will celebrate its annual International Night during Diversity Dialogues Week on Friday, March 3, beginning at 4:30 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons. The annual event is a night for the campus and community to come together and celebrate everything that international cultures contribute to the world. The event is free and open to […]
TLC Teaching Tip of the Week: Breaking the Cramming Cycle
The middle of midterm season forces us to come to grips with the fact that many students resort to cramming for exams. It seems to work well enough, but two days later it’s as if learning the material never happened. Employ the tools of recency, frequency, and potency to help students cram less and remember more. […]