As faculty and students return for the winter months of our “Spring” semester, the Teaching and Learning Collaborative hopes some might find it useful to get a primer (or, more optimistically, a reminder) about mental health services for students on campus. See the TLC blog for an overview of the who, what, where, when, and why of […]
01-18-2016
Tickets Still Available For David Brooks Lecture, March 16
Discounted tickets are still available to faculty and staff for the March 16 lecture by New York Times columnist David Brooks. Faculty and staff can purchase two tickets at half price — the cost per ticket is $10 through the Chiles Center Box Office only (x7525). Additional tickets are available at the full rate of […]
Shamrock Run Time: Support Doernbecher’s!
All faculty and staff members are invited to show their UP pride and help support Doernbecher Children’s Hospital by joining the University’s Shamrock Run team. The race is on Sunday, March 13, 2016, at Waterfront Park in downtown Portland. Last year the UP race team was the 14th largest in the event, with 108 runners […]
Retirement Party for John Furey, Jan. 27
A collective gasp spread through the campus at the news of John Furey, marketing and communications, retiring at the end of this month. Furey, “the man, the myth, the legend,” has seen the University grow and change over his 19 years on The Bluff. Renowned around campus and beyond as “Everyone’s best friend,” Furey has […]
Blessed Basil Moreau Feast Day, Spirit of Holy Cross Award, Jan. 20
All University of Portland community members are invited to celebrate the feast day of Blessed Basil Moreau, C.S.C., founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross, on Wednesday, January 20, at 5 p.m., in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. Karen Eifler, co-director of the Garaventa Center, will be honored as a recipient of the 2015 […]
Amber Vermeesch Selected For National Faculty Policy Intensive Program
Nursing professor Amber Vermeesch has been selected as one of eight participants from around the nation for the 2016 American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Faculty Policy Intensive program, to be held March 21-24, in Washington, D.C. She will also be recognized as an AACN Faculty Policy Fellow. The FPI program is designed for […]
Buster Keaton’s “The General” With Live Soundtrack, Jan. 23
The performing and fine arts department will present a screening of Buster Keaton’s classic silent film, “The General,” accompanied by a live soundtrack by the University Orchestra, on Saturday, January 23, in Buckley Center Auditorium. The soundtrack was written by student composer Dana Coppernoll-Houston. A pre-concert talk on film music will be presented by Edmund […]
Pacific Northwest Book Award Winner The Estimable Brian Doyle Reading, Jan. 19
Brian Doyle, award-winning essayist, novelist and editor of Portland magazine, will read from several of his new books at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, January 19, in the Pilot House bookstore. Doyle is the author of many books of essays, poems, and fiction, among them the sprawling Oregon novel Mink River and the sea novel The […]
Campus Community Emergency Response Team Training
The public safety office is offering its Campus Community Emergency Response Team (CCERT) training to faculty, staff, and students starting Wednesday, January 20. The 8-week course teaches basic emergency response and preparedness steps to make yourself, your family, and your neighborhood a safer place after a disaster. Volunteers are trained by the University’s CCERT trainers […]
Strategic Plan Survey: Your Ideas, Please
Vision 2020, a new strategic plan, will propel the University of Portland toward being its best: a dynamic, mission-centered, comprehensive Catholic university with a liberal arts focus known for its academic strength and preparation of world citizens through teaching and learning, faith and formation, and service and leadership. University president Rev. Mark. L. Poorman, C.S.C., […]