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02-05-2024

Title IX Trainings for the UP Community (Feb. 28)

February 5, 2024

Our Title IX Coordinator (Ann James) will be at the University of Portland to provide our community the following TIX trainings (to be held in Franz 120).

Filed Under: 02-05-2024, 02-19-2024, Issues Tagged With: Title IX

New Faculty and Staff Photos (Mar. 27)

February 5, 2024

Are you a new faculty or staff member who has not yet had their professional photo taken for the UP directory? The Office of Marketing and Communications has scheduled a professional photographer for photos on Wednesday, March 27, from 12-1:30 pm. Please email Suzanne Frey at freys@up.edu to schedule a five-minute headshot session. (Read more).

Filed Under: 02-05-2024, 02-19-2024, 03-04-2024, Issues Tagged With: Faculty and Staff Photos

Center for Teaching and Learning Email Digest

February 5, 2024

The Center for Teaching and Learning Email Digest is a monthly newsletter for instructors that offers practical and innovative teaching resources. Every digest is packed with the latest research and trends in education. Subscribe now if you’re seeking inspiration and motivation to help you grow as a teacher. (Read more).

Filed Under: 02-05-2024, Issues Tagged With: Center for Teaching and Learning

Anchoring to Port

February 5, 2024

The visual design of UP’s ship-wheel logo has made it a familiar and popular campus symbol. Combining the old and new, the most recent PortLog article from Archives & Artifacts examines the Wheel and Anchor UP logo, decoding its parts, and highlighting the continuity between the earlier and updated stylings. (Read More).

Filed Under: 02-05-2024, Issues Tagged With: Archives and Artifacts, PortLog

Techtalk Updates

February 5, 2024

It’s been a busy start to the term, especially with our unexpected inclement weather. As the campus and city have now dug out and resumed our regularly scheduled activities, we’ve begun adding new content to our Techtalk Blog for the Spring term. (Read More).

Filed Under: 02-05-2024, Issues Tagged With: Tech Talk blog

Leadership Book Club: Join Our Monthly Online Meetings

February 5, 2024

Faculty and staff are invited to join the Online Leadership Book Club, where colleagues from across campus can connect and support one another in our leadership journeys through shared knowledge, understanding, critical analysis, experiences, and literature. (Read More).

Filed Under: 02-05-2024, 02-19-2024, 03-04-2024, 2024-03-18, Issues Tagged With: Leadership Book Club, Leadership Fellows

Call for Proposals: Faculty Development Day—May 7, 2024

February 5, 2024

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship welcomes creative and transformational proposals to identify the central theme, keynote speaker, and breakout panels for session one of Faculty Development Day on May 7, 2024. Sessions later in the day may remain open as opportunities for various and distinct panels proposed by faculty across campus. (Read More).

Filed Under: 02-05-2024, Issues Tagged With: Committee on Teaching and Scholarship, Faculty Development Day

The Student Health Center is Open and Available for Primary and Urgent Care Appointments

February 5, 2024

The Student Health Center (SHC) provides full spectrum primary care services to all UP students. The SHC is in network with most major insurance companies including United, Pacific Source, Regence/Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Cigna, and others. We offer a wide variety of services and appointments are available Monday through Friday. (Read More).

Filed Under: 02-05-2024, Issues Tagged With: Health Center

New to The Bluff—Anne Taylor, Associate Director of Graduate Admissions

February 5, 2024

Anne brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in admissions and recruiting. Prior to joining the UP community, Anne worked as a recruiter for Oregon State University and Washington State University. She is thrilled to be at UP and loves the outdoor life that Portland has to offer. Welcome, Anne!

Filed Under: 02-05-2024, Issues Tagged With: New to The Bluff

Blanchet House: Founders and History

February 5, 2024

The UP community has been a steadfast partner of the Blanchet House since its foundation over 70 years ago. Today, UP students and community members continue to uphold its mission to make a difference in the lives of those in need. In our newest post on PortLog, we trace the history of Blanchet House and share its story through articles and photographs. (Read More).

Filed Under: 02-05-2024, Issues Tagged With: Archives and Artifacts, PortLog

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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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