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Archives for August 2018

Celebrate National Nurses Day, Sept. 8

August 31, 2018

This Saturday is National Nurses Day, so please join us on Merlo field at 7 p.m. as we honor our amazing School of Nursing. Faculty, staff, students, and alumni are all invited as we would like to recognize the wonderful work our nursing alumni, students, and faculty do. Nurses can use the promo code: UPNURSE […]

Filed Under: Featured

Bike Sale Fundraiser for New Tanzania Immersion, Sept. 5

August 31, 2018

The Moreau Center Bike Sale fundraiser will benefit the new Tanzania Immersion service trip, and will take place on Wednesday, September 5, from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., in front of the Clark Library. Cash, checks, and cards will be accepted. Please come help our student realize their dream of helping communities abroad. For more information, […]

Filed Under: Featured

Stacey Boatright Farewell Party, Sept. 7

August 31, 2018

The School of Education is hosting a farewell gathering for Stacey Boatright on Friday, September 7, at 3:30 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120. All are welcome to come wish Stacey good luck and farewell as she transitions to a new position as director of administration and strategic communication at the Oregon Alliance for Independent […]

Filed Under: Featured

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August 31, 2018

Aziz Inan, engineering, had his birthday tribute to the late Sen. John McCain published in the Portland Tribune and the Oregonian recently. Sarina Saturn, psychological sciences, was featured in “Five Ways to Restore Your Faith in Humanity” by Jill Suttie at the Greater Good Science Center. See the article here. Matthew Warshawsky, international languages and cultures, […]

Filed Under: Update

Stacey Boatright Farewell Party, Sept. 7

August 31, 2018

The School of Education is hosting a farewell gathering for Stacey Boatright on Friday, September 7, at 3:30 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120. All are welcome to come wish Stacey good luck and farewell as she transitions to a new position as director of administration and strategic communication at the Oregon Alliance for Independent […]

Filed Under: 09-03-2018, Academics, School of Education Tagged With: School of Education, Stacey Boatright

Clark Library Digital Lab: Fall Workshops

August 31, 2018

The Clark Library’s Digital Lab is offering a variety of introductory workshops over a two week period from September 11 to 21. These are free and open to current students, faculty, and staff. Offerings include 3D Printing, iMovie, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Photo Restoration 101, Creating Electronic Music, and Virtual Reality & 360o Video. Visit the Digital […]

Filed Under: 09-03-2018, Academics, Library Tagged With: Clark Library Digital Lab

Bike Sale Fundraiser for New Tanzania Immersion, Sept. 5

August 31, 2018

The Moreau Center Bike Sale fundraiser will benefit the new Tanzania Immersion service trip, and will take place on Wednesday, September 5, from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., in front of the Clark Library. Cash, checks, and cards will be accepted. Please come help our student realize their dream of helping communities abroad. For more information, […]

Filed Under: 09-03-2018, Campus Services, Moreau Center Tagged With: Moreau Center

TLC From The TLC: Universal Design for Learning

August 31, 2018

Feeling fresh from summer’s rest, research, and writing? The new academic year provides new opportunities to design or redesign courses to increase support for student learning. Nationally, more faculty, departments, and institutions are adopting Universal Design for Learning (UDL) strategies to provide students with multiple pathways to learn, individualized opportunities to demonstrate course competencies; and […]

Filed Under: 09-03-2018, Academics, Shepard Academic Resource Center Tagged With: Melanie Gangle, TLC Tip of the Week

Six New Pilots Hall of Famers To Be Inducted Sept. 29

August 31, 2018

The University is inducting six individuals into its Athletic Hall of Fame this fall. Bryan Bothwell ’00, men’s track/cross country; Stephanie Lopez Cox ’07, women’s soccer; Lauren Orlandos Hanson ’02, women’s soccer;  Richard Hunz ’82, men’s track; Bill Lavelle ’84, baseball; and Buzz Stroud, athletics meritorious, will be honored at a banquet on Saturday, September […]

Filed Under: 09-03-2018, Athletics Tagged With: Athletics, Hall of Fame, Mary Virnig

New Residence Life Director

August 31, 2018

The student affairs division has announced the appointment of Andrew Weingarten as director of residence life. Weingarten most recently served as director of residence life at Manhattan College in Riverdale, New York. He has eight years of experience at Manhattan College, a Lasallian institution, serving in a number of roles from assistant residence hall director, […]

Filed Under: 08-20-2018, 09-03-2018, Campus Services, Residence Life, Student Affairs Tagged With: Andrew Weingarten, Residence Life, Student Affairs

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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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