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Archives for February 17, 2025

2024-2025 Readings and Lectures Series Presents: Erica Berry (Feb. 26)

February 17, 2025

The Departments of Environmental Studies and English are proud to present a reading event with author Erica Berry at the UP Bookstore on February 26. Berry is the author of the 2024 Oregon Book Award winner “Wolfish: Wolf, Self, and the Stories We Tell About Fear,” which explores our cultural constructions of predator and prey, and what it means to navigate a world in which we can be both, through the lens of a wrongfully misunderstood species. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2025-02-17, Events, Issues Tagged With: English Department, Environmental Studies, Readings and Lectures Series

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February 17, 2025

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology published “A Case for A Eucharistic Approach to Healthcare According to the Social Teachings of the Catholic Church.” Religions. Volume 16. No. 2. Article 172 (2025). David Fuentes, Nursing & Health Innovations, published “Connecting Power Types and Leadership Approaches in Academia can Enhance our Influence and Maximize Impact.” Co-authors: Jackson T, Purnell M, […]

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Home Purchase Opportunity Exclusively for University of Portland Employees (Feb. 27)

February 17, 2025

The University is offering two of its residential properties – 6719 and 6727 Portsmouth Avenue – for sale to interested faculty or staff employees. The deadline to indicate interest is February 27. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2025-02-17, Issues Tagged With: Home Loan Benefit Program

Staff Development Week (Mar. 3-6)

February 17, 2025

Staff Development Week is designed to inspire learning, personal growth, and practical skill-building beyond the workplace. Through engaging sessions on a variety of topics, employees can explore new interests, gain useful life skills, and enhance their overall well-being. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2025-02-17, Human Resources, Issues

Faculty Writing Retreat (Jun. 11-13)

February 17, 2025

To highlight our academic mission and to support faculty holistically as well as professionally, the Garaventa Center for Catholic Intellectual Life and American Culture is offering a summer Faculty Writing Retreat at the Guest House at Mt. Angel Abbey, June 11 – 13. This retreat will be a time of reflection, study, and community building. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2025-02-17, 2025-03-03, Events, Issues Tagged With: Faculty Retreat, Garaventa Center

PortLog: Campus Buildings, History, & Fun Facts

February 17, 2025

In February, Alumni & Family Relations hosts Family Weekend, where Pilot families come to witness their students in action and enjoy the colorful history of our campus and its many points of interest.  The latest edition of PortLog is a special tour for our Pilot Families and features a collection of fun-facts about our campus home. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2025-02-17, Issues Tagged With: PortLog, University museum

Rhodes & Marshall Scholarship Nominations Needed

February 17, 2025

Faculty members are encouraged to send the names of academically and experientially exceptional, ambitious rising seniors who would benefit from attending graduate school at Cambridge, Oxford, or one of the other premier UK institutions, to the Office of Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2025-02-17, Academics, Issues Tagged With: Office of Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement, Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships

Public Research Fellows: Project Participants Needed!

February 17, 2025

The Public Research Fellows is conducting a project aimed at documenting how the North Portland community experiences everyday democracy. We want you to share your experiences related to the Columbia Park and Annex along with its physical infrastructure in a co-creating session where we will discuss your interactions with the City Council and your hopes for an engaged civil dialogue with the new government. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2025-02-17, Issues Tagged With: Public Research Fellows

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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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