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Archives for July 2017

New Assistant Director: Eliot Altschul

July 28, 2017

Eliot Altschul has been hired as the new assistant director for counseling and training at the Health and Counseling Center. He is a licensed clinical psychologist and has been in practice for over 25 years. He has most recently served as director of counseling at Clark College in Vancouver and prior to that position, he […]

Filed Under: 07-31-2017, Campus Services Tagged With: Eliot Altschul, Student Affairs

Soccer Is Coming! Get your Tickets Today!

July 28, 2017

The 2017 Pilots soccer season is quickly approaching for the men’s and women’s teams and now is the best time to buy tickets. Come out to support your student-athletes on the men’s soccer team as they look to repeat as West Coast Conference Champions and be there for all of the women’s soccer action as […]

Filed Under: 07-17-2017, 07-24-2017, 07-31-2017, Athletics

Join Us for the Pilots Men’s Basketball Scrimmage and Send-off to London

July 28, 2017

Make plans to join other faculty, staff, and basketball fans in the Chiles center on Thursday, August 10, at 7 p.m., when the men’s basketball team will hold a public scrimmage at the Chiles Center as the team concludes preparations for its upcoming foreign tour to London. General admission tickets will be $5 and open […]

Filed Under: 07-31-2017, Athletics Tagged With: Athletics, Pilots Basketball

TIAA Representative on Campus Sept. 11-13

July 28, 2017

A representative from TIAA, which administers the University’s retirement accounts, will be on campus on September 11-13, in the Clark Library conference room (no. 222), according to Laura Barnard, human resources. Financial counseling appointments are available during work hours on those days in Oricco Hall, but appointments must be scheduled at www.tiaa-cref.org/schedulenow or by calling call […]

Filed Under: 07-31-2017, Campus Services, Human Resources Tagged With: Human Resources, TIAA

Latest Pollentia Expedition: Home at Last

July 28, 2017

Chemistry faculty Valerie Walters and Kara Breuer, along with Fr. Mark Ghyselinck, C.S.C., and Andrea Nelin-Roth, development, have just completed a four-week Archaeology Field School in Alcúdia, Spain, in collaboration with the Consortium of the Roman City of Pollentia and its directors, Miguel Cao Ontiveros and Esther Chávez Álvarez. This UP faculty and staff team, […]

Filed Under: 07-31-2017, Academics Tagged With: Pollentia Expedition

Campus Resource Fair, Aug. 17: You’re Invited!

July 28, 2017

The Office of Residence Life will be hosting a Campus Resource Fair during their hall staff training in August, and all departments are invited to participate. The Resource Fair will be held on Friday, August 17, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. This is an opportunity to connect resident assistants (RAs) to as many departments on campus […]

Filed Under: 07-31-2017, Campus Services, Residence Life Tagged With: Bryn Rose, Campus Resource Fair, Residence Life

9th Annual Bite on the Bluff Returns Aug. 25

July 28, 2017

Orientation is right around the corner, and that means the annual Bite on the Bluff  is also coming up. This year’s event will happen on the Friday night of Orientation, August 25, and will precede the Orientation soccer game featuring the Pilots men’s soccer team and UNLV at 7 p.m. Buy your tickets today and mark […]

Filed Under: 07-24-2017, 07-31-2017, Athletics

Have You Considered Becoming a Dexheimer Leadership Fellow?

July 28, 2017

The Franz Center is providing free leadership training and development during the 2017-18 academic year for faculty and staff who want to learn more about becoming a Dexheimer Leadership Fellow. There are over 70 faculty and staff from across the University who have been trained as Dexheimer Leadership Fellows, and the Franz Center would like to […]

Filed Under: 07-03-2017, 07-10-2017, 07-24-2017, 07-31-2017, Academics, Franz Center for Leadership Entrepreneurship and Innovation Tagged With: Dave Houglum, Dexheimer Leadership Fellows, Franz Center for Leadership Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Digital Lab: Last of Summer 2017 Workshops

July 21, 2017

There is still time to learn something new in the Clark Library’s summer digital workshops. Space is still available in this week’s introductory workshops on Creating Electronic Music, using Adobe Premiere Pro, and Web Design. All workshops are open to current students, faculty, and staff. Visit the Digital Lab site to see more details and register for […]

Filed Under: 07-03-2017, 07-24-2017, Academics, Library Tagged With: Clark Library, Digital Lab

Say “Cheese” Please: July 25 Photo Session

July 21, 2017

Each month, the marketing office schedules a photographer to take a small number of head shots, available on a first-come, first-served basis for our online directory. The July session is Tuesday, July 25, from 11:15 a.m. to noon. This is the only time available in July. To confirm an appointment, please e-mail mktg@up.edu no later than 3 p.m. on Monday, July 24. Photos […]

Filed Under: 07-24-2017, Campus Services Tagged With: Marketing and Communications, Photography

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Susan Mcdaniel and Nicole Hanig, Music, will be performing on the concert series “Chatter PDX” on June 1 at 10:30 a.m. at the Pacific Center with Hilary Oseas, viola and James Shields, clarinet, both of the Oregon Symphony. There will also be spoken word from former professional football player and writer, Marcus Lattimore, in the hour-long concert. Tickets and information at ChatterPDX.

Maureen Briare, Nursing & Health Innovations, published Fountain of Life Mass Setting, with a special dedication to the priests and brothers of the Congregation of Holy Cross at the University of Portland. GIA Publications. Released April, 2025 

Mohammadhadi Hajilou, Engineering, presented “Effect of fuel size, ignition energy, and wind speed on smoldering to flaming transition of Douglas fir lumber.” Co-presenters: R. Spring, N. Bolden, A. Henry, T. Rowley, A. Burton. 14th US Combustion Meeting, Boston, MA. March 16-19, 2025. Hajilou also published “Fire Whirl Emissions and Burning Rates for Crude Oil Slicks of Varying Thickness.” Co-authors: J. Dowling, W. Cui, M. Gollner. Fuel, 393 138482 (2025).

Kiya Riverman, Environmental Science, was awarded a grant for $489,935.00 on behalf of the U.S. Department of Defense, for her research “Impacts of spatial-temporal precipitation, snowpack properties, and snowmelt variability on alpine landscapes and runoff.” February 15, 2025.

Christina Astorga, Theology, served as a Member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Moral Theology. February 26 – July 7, 2019. Astorga also served as the Head of the Local Arrangement Committee for the Catholic Theological Society of America. June 13, 2024 – June 15, 2025

Mohammad Arbabian, Business, published “Optimal Inventory Management Policies When Supply Is Bundled.” 9th North American Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Washington D.C. June, 2024. Arbabian also published “Evaluating the Role of 3D Printing in Decentralized Supply Chains: A Stackelberg Framework for Optimal Manufacturing Decisions.” 15th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. February, 2025.

Aziz Inan, Engineering, has been credited for his research on palindrome dates in multiple news outlets including: USA Today, NDTV, NBC New York, News9live, Courier Journal, 13newsnow.com, Ozarksfirst.com, Inquirer.net, Austin American-Statesman, and The News of Israel.

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