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02-24-2020

Have You Considered Becoming a Leadership Fellow with the Franz Center?

April 17, 2020

The Franz Center is providing free leadership training and development during the 2020-21 academic year for faculty and staff who want to learn more about their leadership gifts and habits and about becoming a Leadership Fellow. There have been over 150 faculty and staff from across the University who have been trained as Leadership Fellows thus […]

Filed Under: 02-24-2020, 03-16-2020, 03-23-2020, 04-06-2020, 04-13-2020, 04-20-2020, Academics, Franz Center for Leadership Entrepreneurship and Innovation Tagged With: Dave Houglum, Franz Center for Leadership Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Leadership Fellows

2020 NUCL Keynote by Jennifer McDaneld, March 14

March 6, 2020

The 2020 NUCL keynote speaker will be UP English professor Jennifer McDaneld, who will present “Why We Should Take Literary Studies Public: The Case of the Suffrage Centennial” on Saturday, March 14, at 1:45 p.m., in the Brian Doyle Auditorium. All are welcome to attend her free lecture. McDaneld teaches American literature and core curriculum […]

Filed Under: 02-24-2020, 03-02-2020, 03-09-2020, Academics, English Tagged With: English Department, Jennifer McDaneld, NUCL

Spring Symposium of the Public Research Fellows, March 13: Please Join Us!

March 6, 2020

In keeping with its theme of celebrating the centennial of U.S. Women’s Suffrage, the Public Research Fellows Initiative is hosting a Spring Symposium on Friday, March 13. The symposium will showcase current Public Research Fellows projects as well as a roundtable discussion featuring local elected officials, activists, and historians speaking about women’s voting today. The keynote address, […]

Filed Under: 02-24-2020, 03-09-2020, Academics Tagged With: Brittney Cooper, Public Research Fellow Initiative

“The Dragon” Pre-Play Panel, March 14

March 6, 2020

All ticket holders to the Saturday, March 14 performance of The Dragon are invited to a complimentary wine, cheese, and dessert reception before the show as a panel of campus experts highlight what to look and listen for. Reception begins at 6:15 p.m., panel at 6:45 p.m., and the play at 7:30 p.m. in Mago […]

Filed Under: 02-24-2020, 03-02-2020, 03-09-2020, Academics, Garaventa Center, Performing & Fine Arts Tagged With: Garaventa Center, Performing and Fine Arts, Pre Play Panel

Columbia Sportswear Offer for UP Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Friends

March 6, 2020

Spring will be here before you know it, and we want to let you know about a great deal for University of Portland alumni, faculty, staff, and friends currently being offered at the Columbia Sportswear Employee Store. The invite only runs from now to March 15, so sign up today using this link. The offer features […]

Filed Under: 02-24-2020, 03-02-2020, 03-09-2020, Alumni, Campus Services Tagged With: Alumni and Parent Relations, Columbia Sportswear Employee Store

“Reading the Bible Disruptively” with Susanne Scholz, March 18

March 6, 2020

On Wednesday, March 18, scholar and author Susanne Scholz will present “Reading the Bible Disruptively for Gender Justice in an Authoritarian Age,” at 7:15 p.m., in Bauccio Commons. Scholz will ask whether gendered Bible readings constitute viable intellectual alternatives to transform contemporary structures of domination. Scholz serves as professor of Old Testament at Perkins School […]

Filed Under: 02-24-2020, 03-02-2020, 03-09-2020, Academics, College of Arts & Sciences, Garaventa Center, Theology Department Tagged With: Garaventa Center, Suzanne Scholz

Poetry Reading with GC Waldrep, March 12

March 6, 2020

Celebrated poet GC Waldrep will read select passages from his work and unpack connections between his faith and his art on Thursday, March 12, at 7:15 p.m., in the Brian Doyle Auditorium (DB 004). GC Waldrep is the author most recently of feast gently (2018), winner of the 2019 William Carlos Williams Award from the Poetry Society […]

Filed Under: 02-24-2020, 03-02-2020, 03-09-2020, Academics, Garaventa Center Tagged With: Garaventa Center, GC Waldrep

“Hold Fast to Love and Justice” with Bernadette Farrell, March 21

March 6, 2020

Mark your calendars for a special Lenten concert with renowned liturgical composer Bernadette Farrell entitled, “Hold Fast to Love and Justice,” on Saturday March 21, at 7 p.m., in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. The concert features music focused on social justice, as well as beloved favorites such as “Christ, Be Our Light.” The […]

Filed Under: 02-24-2020, 03-02-2020, 03-09-2020, Academics, Campus Ministry, Garaventa Center Tagged With: and Inclusion, Bernadette Farrell, Campus Ministry, Diversity, Garaventa Center, International Education

TIAA Representative Visit, March 10-12

February 28, 2020

A representative from TIAA, which administers the University’s retirement accounts, will be on campus in Waldschmidt Hall March 10 through March 12, according to Laura Barnard, human resources. Financial counseling appointments with Rebecca Rohleder (pictured) are available during work hours on those days. Visit our Pilots UP Retirement Benefits page to find information on how […]

Filed Under: 02-17-2020, 02-24-2020, 03-02-2020, Campus Services, Human Resources Tagged With: Human Resources, Rebecca Rohleder, TIAA

Graves Award for David Turnbloom, Theology

February 21, 2020

David Turnbloom, theology, has been announced as the recipient of the Arnold L. and Lois S. Graves Award in the Humanities. Administered by Pomona College under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies, the Graves Award is awarded every two years to humanities professors in their first decade of teaching who demonstrate unusual […]

Filed Under: 02-24-2020, Academics, Theology Department Tagged With: David Turnbloom, Graves Award, Theology

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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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