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03-18-2019

Together We All Add UP!

March 22, 2019

Mark your calendar for April 3-4, noon to noon, and get ready for one of the biggest days of the year for the University of Portland!  #PilotsGive is a day of worldwide Pilot pride that raises critical support for scholarships, programs, innovative learning experiences, and student success. Will you help the University set a record with $1M in annual […]

Filed Under: 02-25-2019, 03-04-2019, 03-11-2019, 03-18-2019, 03-25-2019, 04-01-2019, Campus Services, Development, University Relations Tagged With: Development, PilotGive

Time To Say Cheese, Please: March 26

March 22, 2019

Each month, the marketing office schedules a photographer to take a small number of head shots, available on a first-come, first-served basis, for our online directory. The next session is Tuesday, March 26, from 11 a.m. to noon. To schedule an appointment or for questions, please e-mail Suzanne Frey at freys@up.edu no later than 3 p.m. on Monday, March 25. Photos will be […]

Filed Under: 03-18-2019, 03-25-2019, Campus Services, Marketing & Communications Tagged With: Marketing and Communications, Suzanne Frey

TIAA Representative on Campus March 26-28

March 22, 2019

A representative from TIAA, which administers the University’s retirement accounts, will be on campus on March 26-28, according to Laura Barnard, human resources. Financial counseling appointments with Rebecca Rohleder (pictured) are available during work hours on those days in the Career Center in Orrico Hall. Schedule your appointment today at www.tiaa-cref.org/schedulenow or by calling TIAA at 877.842.2028 (press 5 […]

Filed Under: 02-25-2019, 03-04-2019, 03-11-2019, 03-18-2019, 03-25-2019, Campus Services, Human Resources Tagged With: Human Resouces, Rebecca Rohleder, TIAA

Faculty Development Day, May 7: Session Proposals Welcome

March 22, 2019

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship is excited to announce this year’s Faculty Development Day theme, “Compassionate listening and responding: How to transform UP into a more diverse, supportive, and inclusive campus.” The morning keynote address and several late morning sessions will be centered around this theme. The remaining sessions, most of which will occur […]

Filed Under: 03-18-2019, 03-25-2019, 04-01-2019, Academics Tagged With: Committee on Teaching and Scholarship, Faculty Development Day, Hannah Highlander

Writing and Faith: A Literary Panel, March 28

March 22, 2019

All are invited to hear celebrated writers read from their works, followed by a moderated panel examining how their faith influences the inspiration, process, and products of their imaginations, on Thursday, March 28, at 7 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120. Panelists include poet and scholar Sr. Eva Hooker, C.S.C.; novelist and essayist Allison Grace […]

Filed Under: 03-18-2019, 03-25-2019, Academics, English, Garaventa Center, Portland Magazine Tagged With: English Department, Garaventa Center, Portland Magazine, Writing and Faith

Poetry Reading: Laura Read, March 26

March 22, 2019

Poet Laura Read will present her work in a reading on Tuesday, March 26, at 7:30 p.m., in the Pilot House bookstore. The reading is free and open to all. Laura Read’s chapbook The Chewbacca on Hollywood Boulevard Reminds Me of You won the Floating Bridge Chapbook Award in 2010, and her first full-length collection, Instructions […]

Filed Under: 03-04-2019, 03-11-2019, 03-18-2019, 03-25-2019, Academics, English Tagged With: English, Laura Read, Readings and Lectures Series

Faculty & Staff Discount for Women’s Soccer Camps

March 22, 2019

The Pilot women’s soccer program is now offering a 20 percent discount to all faculty and staff who would like to send their budding soccer stars to this summer’s Pilot Soccer Camps. Just use the code GOPILOTS when signing up at this link. University of Portland women’s soccer camps are super fun, informative, and give […]

Filed Under: 03-18-2019, 03-25-2019, 04-01-2019, Athletics Tagged With: Athletics, Pilots Soccer Camps

Class of 2021 Jumpstart: Send Us Your Sophomores!

March 22, 2019

The Career Center is hosting Class of 2021: Sophomore Jumpstart on Thursday, March 28, from 5:45 to  7:45 p.m., in Bauccio Commons. During the event, sophomores will have an opportunity to hear “10 Careers in Thirty Minutes,” followed by an opportunity to talk in depth with UP alumni about their jobs and the skills and qualifications […]

Filed Under: 03-18-2019, 03-25-2019, Academics, Campus Services, Career Services Tagged With: Career Center, Sophomore Jumpstart

“Amazing Grace” with Christopher Pramuk, March 20

March 15, 2019

The Garaventa Center invites all faculty, staff, students, and the public to a free lecture, “Amazing Grace: Diversity, Deep Listening, and the Anatomy of a Song,” presented by Christopher Pramuk, on Wednesday, March 20, at 7:15 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120. Pramuk, who serves as chair of Ignatian Thought and Imagination at Regis University, […]

Filed Under: 03-11-2019, 03-18-2019, Academics, Garaventa Center Tagged With: Christopher Pramuk, Garaventa Center

Call for Participants: CAS Fellows Program Pilot Initiative

March 15, 2019

Are you interested in developing innovative undergraduate research projects in a supported environment? Have you considered connecting your teaching and scholarship with the wider public but haven’t been sure where to start? The Humanities Collaborative invites faculty from across all disciplines to an informational meeting on Thursday, March 14, at 8:30 a.m., in the Clark […]

Filed Under: 03-11-2019, 03-18-2019, Academics, College of Arts & Sciences Tagged With: CAS Fellows Program Pilot Initiative, College of Arts and Sciences, Laura McLary

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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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