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05-02-2016

Please Load Scholarly Activity Data To Portal

May 13, 2016

Faculty members are reminded to load their scholarly activity on the portal in PilotsUP. Data obtained through the portal will be used to populate A Community of Scholars, published by the provost’s office. That data will also be used for the Clark Library’s annual celebration of UP authors. Faculty members will send the data to […]

Filed Under: 05-02-2016, 05-09-2016, 05-16-2016, Academics Tagged With: A Community of Scholars, John Orr, Michele Leasor

There Will Be Joy in Stumpville: 19th Annual UP Day, May 20

May 13, 2016

The 19th Annual UP Day at Joe Etzel Field is scheduled for a doubleheader on Friday, May 20, when the Pilots take on Saint Mary’s. The first game is set for 2 p.m. All employees and family members are welcome to attend the game at no charge and also enjoy complimentary hot dogs (vegetarian alternatives […]

Filed Under: 04-25-2016, 05-02-2016, 05-09-2016, 05-16-2016, Athletics Tagged With: Pilots Day, UP Day

Six Students, One Alumnus Latest UP Fulbright Scholars

April 29, 2016

Six students and one alumnus have been awarded prestigious 2016 Fulbright grants to work and study abroad. Caroline Harpster ’16 (Germany), Kristen Jakstis ’16 (Germany), Erin Nishijima ’16 (South Korea), Jonathan Squires ’13 (South Korea), Katherine Lord ’16 (Malaysia), Josefina Duran-Martinez ’16 (Mexico), and Emily Dovel ’16 (Turkey) have been awarded English Teaching Assistantships to […]

Filed Under: 05-02-2016, Academics, Provost's Office Tagged With: Fulbright Scholars, John Orr, Provost's Office

Lauretta Frederking Appointed Associate Provost, July 1

April 29, 2016

Lauretta Frederking, political science, will join the Office of the Provost as an associate provost on July 1, according to Thom Greene, provost. This past fall semester, Frederking served as interim assistant provost and she currently serves as the chair of the Department of Political Science, the director of the Social Justice Program, and is the […]

Filed Under: 05-02-2016, Academics, Provost's Office Tagged With: Lauretta Frederking, Provost's Office, Thom Greene

Faculty Awards Dinner, May 3

April 29, 2016

The 2016 Faculty Awards Dinner will take place on Tuesday, May 3, beginning with a reception at 6 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons Board Room. Dinner with faculty awards will begin at 7 p.m. The dinner is by invitation only and RSVPs are requested to university events at 7523 as soon as possible. For more […]

Filed Under: 04-25-2016, 05-02-2016, Academics, Provost's Office Tagged With: Faculty Awards Dinner, Provost's Office

2016 Faculty Development Day Schedule

April 29, 2016

The 2016 Faculty Development Day will take place on Tuesday, May 3, according to Aaron Wootton, Teaching and Scholarship Committee chair. The day’s schedule can be downloaded at this link. Faculty will meet in Buckley Center Auditorium for a continental breakfast from 8:30 to 8:55 a.m., followed by a welcome from University provost Thomas Greene. […]

Filed Under: 05-02-2016, Academics Tagged With: Aaron Wootton, Andrew Downs, Faculty Development Day, Thom Greene, Will Meek

Beauchamp Center Exceeds Expectations: 200,000 visits since September

April 29, 2016

As the Beauchamp Center completes its first academic year of operation, the facility has successfully become an essential part of campus life for the student population and the greater UP community, according to Scott Leykam, athletics. The facility has logged 200,000 total visits from over 4,100 unique visitors. The Beauchamp Center has also exceeded all […]

Filed Under: 05-02-2016, Athletics Tagged With: Beauchamp Center, Brian Dezzani, Recreational Services, Scott Leykam

Best In The Northwest Choir Fest, May 6

April 29, 2016

The University and the performing and fine arts department will host the 42nd annual Best in the Northwest Choir Festival, Friday May 6, all day, in Buckley Center Auditor­ium. Choir members will also use first floor Buckley Center classrooms for robing and rehearsal. Top honors go to the finest middle and junior high school choirs […]

Filed Under: 05-02-2016, Events, Performing & Fine Arts Tagged With: Best in the Northwest Choir Fest, Performing and Fine Arts

Thanks For The T.I.P.

April 29, 2016

As the semester draws to a close, faculty are asked to take a moment to reflect on freshmen and sophomores who might be strong candidates for University-endorsed awards, such as Fulbright grants. The Office of Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement’s Talent Identification Program (T.I.P.) uses faculty to help identify high achieving students early in their careers, marking […]

Filed Under: 05-02-2016, Academics, Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement Tagged With: Michele Leasor, Office of Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement, Talent Identification Program (TIP)

NCAA Academic Progress Rates Released

April 29, 2016

The University has maintained its elite status in the NCAA’s annual Academic Progress Rates (APR) report, released in April. Among the four Division I universities in the state of Oregon, UP posted the highest APR in nine out of 15 sports programs. Portland had an overall rating of 989; men’s basketball, men’s cross country, women’s […]

Filed Under: 05-02-2016, Athletics Tagged With: NCAA APR Report

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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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