The library is still collecting creative works reflecting your experience of the events of 2020-2021 for the All Together project. Examples of creative works are photographs, videos, essays, poems, drawings, paintings, etc. Visit the site to see some submissions and consider adding yours! Questions? Please contact José Velazco, Clark Library, at velazco@up.edu.
Archives for February 2021
Moment of (Disturbing) Beauty with The Saint John’s Bible: Suffering Servant
This week’s illumination is the haunting Suffering Servant from Isaiah. The image is inspired by the “Door of No Return” at Elmina Castle on the coast of Ghana, from which enslaved people were packed onto ships bound for America in the horrific Middle Passage of the transatlantic slave trade. The contemplative music in this 2-minute video […]
TLC Teaching Tip of the Week: How Not to Dread Reading Online Discussion Posts
Even in the Before Times, requiring students to contribute to online discussions was part of the teaching toolkit for many of us. Now it’s nearly de rigueur across all our disciplines. If reading classroom forums feels tedious at times, here is one idea that might bring back the glow: rather than generic instructions such as “write an […]
Excellence in Service Award Nominations Deadline Extended to Feb. 28
The Committee on Committees is still accepting faculty nominations for the 2020-2021 Excellence in Service Award. This award allows the University community to recognize and celebrate outstanding dedication and accomplishment in service. The committee will accept nominations until February 28, 2021. Nominations should be submitted to the Service Award Moodle site or may be emailed directly to meckler@up.edu. To nominate someone, […]
‘The Stations of the Cross for Overcoming Racism’: Feb. 26
‘The Stations of the Cross for Overcoming Racism’ will be offered by Campus Ministry as the first of three opportunities this Lent to connect this traditional form of prayer with current realities. This offering of the Stations will be held on Friday, February 26 at 4 p.m. in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher and will […]
SWE STEM Virtual Career Fair: Feb. 26
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) STEM Virtual Career Fair will be held on Handshake from 1 – 4 p.m. on Friday, February 26. The career fair is open to all students, though employers are specifically interested in connecting with the following STEM majors: biology, bio-chemistry, biomedical engineering (graduate level), chemistry, civil engineering, computer science, […]
UPdate
Jordy Wolfand and Cara Poor, Shiley School of Engineering, coauthored “Ridding our rivers of plastic: A framework for plastic pollution capture device selection.” Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2021. 165. 112095. Hannah Highlander, mathematics, coauthored “The Case for Biocalculus: Improving Student Understanding of the Utility Value of Mathematics to Biology and Affect toward Mathematics.” CBE—Life Sciences Education, 20(1), p.ar5. Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering, published […]
Get Ready for the Pilot Venture Challenge 2021
The 2021 Pilot Venture Challenge, UP’s premier invention, business and social venture competition hosted by the Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, is now accepting applications from students across all majors and disciplines. Pilot Venture Challenge will again be held virtually on Saturday, April 17 and Saturday, April 24. To help students learn how to […]
Saint John’s Bible Moment of Beauty: David Anthology
This week’s moment of beauty with The Saint John’s Bible is actually a detail from the sweeping David Anthology illumination, which covers two enormous pages in the Book of Kings. The music for this 90-second video was provided by clarinetist Jade Ward ’22.
Displacement and (In)Justice in Portland Roundtable, Feb. 18
To mark this year’s theme, “Displacement and Justice,” the Public Research Fellows has invited local community leaders from the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, the Rosewood Initiative, Unite Oregon, Division Midway Alliance, and Living Cully to participate in a Roundtable, Thursday, Feb. 18, at 5 p.m. Plan to join us for this important conversation, moderated by Dr. Lara-Zuzan Golesorkhi, via this […]