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Kickstarter for “Unmatched: The Team That Changed the Beautiful Game” (Ends May 23)

May 12, 2025

UP alum Joe Kuffner (’04) and adjunct faculty member Zach Putnam are crowdsourcing support for their highly anticipated feature documentary film already in production about the legendary 2005 University of Portland women’s soccer team. (Read More)

Filed Under: 2025-05-12, Athletics, Issues Tagged With: Athletics

NIKE Company Store: Faculty & Staff Welcome April 24-May 23

April 22, 2021

All University of Portland faculty and staff are welcome to shop at the NIKE Company story from April 24-May 23, according to Karina Handeland, athletics. More information about store rules and invite updates can be found here.

Filed Under: 04-26-2021, 05-03-2021, 05-10-2021, 05-17-2021, Athletics Tagged With: Nike Company Store

Faculty, Staff Yoga Classes Available at Beauchamp Center

April 9, 2021

Interested in taking a faculty/staff yoga class at Beauchamp? Kaitlin Bourne is teaching on Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m. Class size is reduced and participants are spaced 9 feet apart. Registration is required. If you would like to join, please email Kaitlin at: bourne@up.edu. Recreational Services continues to offer virtual fitness classes on MS Teams. If you […]

Filed Under: 04-12-2021, Athletics, Beauchamp Center, Recreational Services

New Men’s Basketball Coach: Shantay Legans

March 23, 2021

The University of Portland has hired Shantay Legans as men’s basketball head coach, Vice President for Athletics Scott Leykam announced last Monday. Legans comes to The Bluff after 12 years at Eastern Washington University where he helped lead the Eagles to five of its seven all-time postseason appearances. In his four years as head coach […]

Filed Under: 03-29-2021, Athletics Tagged With: Scott Leykam, Shantay Legans

Limited Fan Attendance Approved for Home Soccer, Baseball Games

March 18, 2021

The Oregon Health Authority granted approval for spectators to attend University of Portland outdoor athletic events with a 25 percent capacity limitation, it was announced on March 17. Portland Athletics has announced plans and guidelines for the remaining soccer home matches at Merlo Field and baseball games at Joe Etzel Field. Indoor sports (volleyball and […]

Filed Under: 03-22-2021, Athletics Tagged With: Athletics

WCC Basketball Championships set for March 4-9 in Las Vegas

February 25, 2021

The men’s and women’s basketball teams will compete for an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament this week at the 2021 WCC Basketball Championships. The tournament runs from March 4-9 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. Fans will not be allowed, but television and video coverage of all games will be available, as well […]

Filed Under: 03-01-2021, Athletics Tagged With: Athletics

Pilot Baseball Team Officially Opens the Newly Renovated Joe Etzel Field

February 25, 2021

The Pilots officially opened the new Joe Etzel field with a doubleheader against Seattle University on Sunday, Feb. 21. Portland won the second game by a 7-0 margin, highlighted by a grand slam from Jake Holcroft. The game was the first to be played on the UP campus for the Pilots since May of 2019. […]

Filed Under: 03-01-2021, Athletics Tagged With: Athletics

No Fans at UP Athletics Home Events, Tune in to PortlandPilots.com to follow the action

February 25, 2021

Due to state regulations, fans are currently not allowed at any UP athletics home events. The Athletic Department will continue to monitor health and safety guidelines to determine if limited capacity options become available, and if those guidelines change, priority will be given to family and guests of participating student-athletes. With all teams in season […]

Filed Under: 03-01-2021, 03-08-2021, Athletics Tagged With: Athletics

Join the Rec Services Trio Roundup on Dec. 16

December 11, 2020

Join the Rec Services Trio for a fun session of catching up and learning new skills.  The Rec Trio Round-up is a 45 minute session, with a chance to catch-up a little at the start and afterwards. Activities & topics include: Reaching out to gain new knowledge & skills How to make an Apple Pie […]

Filed Under: 12-14-2020, Athletics, Beauchamp Center, Recreational Services Tagged With: Beauchamp Center, Brian Dezzani, Recreational Services

Fan Attendance Update: Pilots Basketball 2020-2021 Season

November 20, 2020

The athletics office does not anticipate the ability to have fans at the Chiles Center for the start of the 2020-21 men’s and women’s basketball seasons due to state regulations. For the health and safety of student-athletes, staff and game personnel, only essential workers will be admitted into the facility to start the season. UP […]

Filed Under: 11-23-2020, Athletics Tagged With: Athletics, Pilots Basketball, Scott Leykam

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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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