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12-12-2022

Committee on Committees Annual Service Survey for 2023–2024

December 10, 2022

The Committee on Committees would like to hear from all faculty regarding their interest and preferences for committee assignments for the 2023–2024 academic year. It is important that everyone completes this short survey to let the Committee know their service history, service interests for next year, as well as availability across a variety of service […]

Filed Under: 12-12-2022 Tagged With: Committee on Committees

WordPress System Maintenance

December 10, 2022

WordPress users may experience intermittent connectivity issues during the holiday break, from December 26 to January 2, while our WordPress host provider performs routine system maintenance and other necessary tasks. Users may also experience slight interruptions from January 3 through January 6 while upgrades to WordPress (sites-dev.up.edu) are being completed. If you experience any connectivity […]

Filed Under: 12-12-2022 Tagged With: Help Desk, Wordpress

Advent Visio Divina (Dec. 14) 

December 10, 2022

The staff of the Garaventa Center invites you to join us for a contemplative prayer practice using a sacred image from The Saint John’s Bible directly following the noon Mass on December 14 at 12:45 p.m. in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. Co-sponsored by Campus Ministry. For ADA accommodations or further information, please contact […]

Filed Under: 12-12-2022, Garaventa Center Tagged With: Advent Visio Divina, Garaventa Center

End of Term Zoom Announcement

December 9, 2022

It’s time for one last Zoom update reminder for 2022! As we embark on finals is a great time to make sure you are up to date. For more information, please read our December Techtalk Blog Post. Wishing you a smooth Finals week and a wonderful Winter Break!

Filed Under: 12-12-2022 Tagged With: Zoom

Tired of Changing Your Network Password Every 4 Months?

November 26, 2022

Student typing on laptop

Information Services would like to remind you that we will be extending a 2-year password expiration policy once we reach 90% of Faculty and Staff users who have completed both of the following (for reference, our current completion rate is 13% of Faculty and Staff users):  2022 Cyber Security Training: This training is a yearly program through […]

Filed Under: 11-28-2022, 12-12-2022, Campus Services Tagged With: Help Desk

Undergraduate Research Awards: Nominate Now (Due Dec. 15)

November 26, 2022

The Office of the Provost and the Office of Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement are requesting nominations for two awards to be given on Founders’ Day: the Outstanding Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor Award and the Outstanding Graduating Senior in Undergraduate Research Award. Faculty members can be nominated by other faculty members, administrators, students, or by self-nomination. Students […]

Filed Under: 11-28-2022, 12-12-2022, Academics Tagged With: Outstanding Graduating Senior in Undergraduate Research Award, Outstanding Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor Award, Provost's Office, Undergraduate Research Awards

PollEverywhere License Ending (Dec. 17)

November 26, 2022

University of Portland’s site license with PollEverywhere will be ending on December 17. After this date, all UP PollEverywhere accounts will automatically be downgraded to free personal accounts. Please note that no information will be lost during this transition, but new polls will be limited to 40 participants.   We encourage PollEverywhere users to work with […]

Filed Under: 11-28-2022, 12-12-2022 Tagged With: ATSI

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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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