The first meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group for the 2017-18 year will be Friday, September 29, at 3:30 p.m., in the Franz Hall Murphy Conference Room. The group will discuss the article “The Free Banquet: The Case for Universal Basic Income” by George Scialabba and the poem “To be of use” […]
Archives for September 2017
Watch “Portside with the Pilots” This Wednesday
Catch an all-new episode of Portside with the Pilots on Wednesday, September 27, at 9 p.m. live on CSN Northwest. The weekly show looks into all things Pilots and will feature University of Portland baseball alumnus Rocky Gale, who hit his first career MLB home run last week for the San Diego Padres after over […]
Encouraging Connection Across Courses
By the time they graduate, our undergraduates will have taken some 40 separate courses at UP. But do we ever invite them to ponder the linkages? In this week’s Teaching & Learning post, English department chair Lars Larson explores how and why students may come most alive in our curriculum by doing what we in our […]
Men’s Soccer, Oktoberfest, Wiener Dog Races: Sept. 29
Make plans to join the Pilots this Friday at 7 p.m. as the men take on Western Michigan! Celebrate Oktoberfest with us all game long and root on your favorite dog at our annual halftime Wiener Dog Races. For tickets and more information, visit the Pilots Box Office, go online to portlandpilots.com/tickets, or call x7525. We hope to see […]
Theology Thursday Lecture, Sept. 28: “Climate Change and the Prophetic Vision”
The next Theology Thursday lecture will be held on Thursday, September 28, 7:15 to 8:30 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120. Carol J. Dempsey, OP, theology, will present “Climate Change and the Prophetic Vision.” Climate change is the most significant challenge facing the world today. It raises questions about the way people live and the […]
When You’re Worried About Student Mental Health: A Resource
As a second installment on the Teaching and Learning Collaborative blog of resources for ways faculty and staff on the academic side of the University can attend to student mental health, Andrew Guest offers some information from The Jed Foundation – a national organization UP has started working with through their ‘campus program.’ This includes some informational resources about […]
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Hannah Highlander, mathematics, published a paper with UP alumni Hannah Biegel ’15 and Alex Quackenbush ’15 titled “Sensitivity Analysis for Stochastic and Deterministic Models of Nascent Focal Adhesion Dynamics,” Int. J. Biomath. Lorretta Krautscheid, nursing, presented “ARBS and Steroids and Phosphate Binders – Oh MY! Pharmacologic management of chronic kidney disease,” a workshop presentation, at […]
Spirit of Holy Cross Award for Brian Doyle
The late Brian Doyle, whose connection with the Congregation of Holy Cross spanned over 40 years until his sudden passing in the spring of 2017, has received a posthumous 2017 Spirit of Holy Cross Award. Given annually to lay collaborators of the Congregation of Holy Cross, United States Province of Priests and Brothers, the award […]
UP Rates No. 6 in The West: US News & World Report
For the 23rd consecutive year, the University of Portland has received a top-ten ranking by U.S. News & World Report, which recently released its 2018 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. The University is 6th out of 126 institutions listed in the “Regional Universities – West” classification. The full rankings can be seen […]
Congregation of Holy Cross Celebrating Moreau Beatification
On September 15, 2007, the Congregation of Holy Cross celebrated with great joy the beatification of its founder, Blessed Basile Moreau. Now, with similar joy and thanksgiving, Holy Cross is celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows and commemorating the 10 Year Anniversary of the Beatification, with liturgies, celebrations, and events around the world. We invite […]