All faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to donate any CLEAN clothing in preparation for a clothing giveaway sponsored by the Center for Gender and Sexuality. Students will have access to free clothing at the giveaway on March 26, where stylists from the UP WEWORETHAT Club will be helping to coordinate fits. (Read More)
Events
Informational Panel on Immigration Policies and the Trump Administration (Mar. 24)
Join us for a Q&A panel to learn more about current immigration policies, what campus leaders are doing to support students, and what Catholic Social Teaching tells us are our obligations to immigrants and refugees. A reception will follow. (Read More)
Film Screening: “No Place to Grow Old” (Apr. 3)
No Place To Grow Old is an intimate portrait of the rising crisis of senior homelessness in Portland and explores the systemic challenges and deeply personal stories of a generation aging into homelessness. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with the founder of Humans for Housing, Michael Larson, and film director Davey Schaupp. (Read More)
Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group (Apr. 4)
At the next meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group we will be discussing the article “The Antisocial Century” by Derek Thompson. (Read More)
2025 Mazzocco Lecture on Feminist Activism in a Challenging World (Apr. 14)
The Political Science and Global Affairs Department invites you to a timely discussion on transnational solidarity and cross-movement building for gender equality and women’s rights with Yasmina Benslimane. Benslimane is a young feminist champion who has been recognized as one of the BBC’s 100 Most Influential and Inspiring Women as well as Forbes 30 under 30. (Read More)
Ash Wednesday (Mar. 5)
Christians begin the observation of the holy season of Lent, the 40 days of preparation for the great celebration of Easter, on Ash Wednesday. This year Ash Wednesday falls on March 5, and Campus Ministry will celebrate two Masses that day to mark the occasion. (Read More)
A Serendipitous Symmetry: Cuban and Vietnamese Poster Art and the Improvisation of Historical Research (Mar. 12)
Join Blair Woodard, PhD and the History Department in an exploration of the ephemeral dialogues in Cuban and Vietnamese poster art. These posters praised each other’s revolutions, leadership, and victories against the United States. In his talk, Woodard will discuss how his research has often led him down unplanned pathways of both academic and personal discovery. (Read More)
ReadUP Event: Cheryl Strayed Lecture and Book Signing (Mar. 13)
As part of UP’s Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writers Series, Portland-based author Cheryl Strayed will visit campus on March 13 to discuss her book “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail,” which is this year’s ReadUP book selection. (Read More)
Free Film Screening: “Counted Out” (Mar. 14)
All faculty, staff, and students are warmly invited to join the Math Department and Math Club for an exclusive Pi Day screening of the new documentary Counted Out. Whether you already think of yourself as a “math person” or simply wish you did, this film has an empowering message about how quantitative literacy is crucial for upholding democracy and shaping our world. (Read More)
Art Show Reception for Fr. Mark Ghyselinck, CSC (Mar. 17)
Join us at the reception for the final public art exhibit on campus by Fr. Mark Ghyselinck, CSC, who will be moving on after 20 years of teaching at UP. The show, titled “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,” will be made up of a mix of both new and old paintings by Fr. Ghyselinck. (Read More)