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05-05-2014

Parents Night Out, Nov. 7

October 27, 2014

University parents are invited to take the opportunity to enjoy four hours of free time with their significant others while the UP onsite daycare watches their children on Parents Night Out, Friday, November 7, from 6-10 p.m. This service is provided by Vermont Hills Family Life Center daycare/preschool. The cost is $40 per single child […]

Filed Under: 05-05-2014, 10-27-2014, Campus Services, Daycare Tagged With: Cala Richman, Parents Night Out, Vermont Hills Family Life Centers

Nominate Students For Maloney Scholarships

May 12, 2014

Each year, the Maloney Family Foundation Endowed Scholarship invites University faculty and staff to nominate current full-time undergraduate students that are here for the 2014-15 school year who meet the following criteria as established by the donor: Academic achievement; Outstanding contribution to the University; Outstanding contribution to the community. Over recent years, the scholarship fund […]

Filed Under: 04-28-2014, 05-05-2014, 05-12-2014, Development, University Relations Tagged With: Denise Stack, Development, Maloney Family Foundation Endowed Scholarship, Robert Maloney

Please Help T.I.P. Program

May 12, 2014

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 Fellowships and Grants’ Talent Identification Program (T.I.P.) uses faculty to help identify high achieving students early in their careers, marking […]

Filed Under: 05-05-2014, 05-12-2014, 12-09-2013, Academics, Fellowships & Grants Tagged With: fellowships and grants, TIP Program

UP Announces O’Dea International Scholarship

May 5, 2014

The University of Portland has established the O’Dea International Scholarship, endowed by  G. Kelly O’Dea ’70, an alumnus of the Salzburg Study Abroad Program. Valued in excess of $100,000, the scholarship is named in honor of his family, which includes two additional Salzburg alumni, Julie and Kitty. The scholarship is intended to encourage global learning […]

Filed Under: 05-05-2014, Development, University Relations Tagged With: Development, Kelly O'Dea, Salzburg Program

2014 Faculty Development Day Schedule

May 5, 2014

The 2014 Faculty Development Day will take place on Tuesday, May 6. The day’s schedule can be downloaded at http://tinyurl.com/mmnczan. Faculty will meet in Buckley Center Auditorium for a continental breakfast from 8:30 to 9 a.m., followed by a welcome from University provost Thomas Greene and a keynote address by Jim Baillie, philosophy (“From PHL […]

Filed Under: 04-28-2014, 05-05-2014, Academics, Provost's Office Tagged With: Faculty Development Day, Jim Baillie, Provost's Office, Thomas Greene

Faculty Awards Dinner

May 5, 2014

The 2014 Faculty Awards Dinner will take place on Tuesday, May 6, 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: 04-28-2014, 05-05-2014, Academics, Provost's Office Tagged With: Faculty Awards Dinner, Provost's Office

Dan McGinty To Head Dundon-Berchtold Institute

May 5, 2014

Dan McGinty, who has served for the past ten years as special assistant to the provost for academic advising to athletes, has been named as director of the Dundon-Berchtold Institute for Moral Formation and Applied Ethics, according to Thomas Greene, provost. This administrative position is funded through a generous gift from Amy Dundon and Jim […]

Filed Under: 05-05-2014, Academics, Athletics Tagged With: Amy Dundon-Berchtold, Dan McGinty, Dundon-Berchtold Institute, Jim Berchtold

$100K Challenge Venture Competition Results

May 5, 2014

Six Shiley School of Engineering students placed first in the for-profit business category of the University of Portland’s $100K Challenge Venture Competition, an expanded business plan competition hosted by the University’s Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation. The winning engineering group, Dynamic Assistive Technologies, consisted of Jordan Schiemer, Audre Ramey, Caroline Pisani, Ann Truong, […]

Filed Under: 05-05-2014, Academics, Franz Center for Leadership Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Shiley School of Engineering Tagged With: $100K Challenge Venture Competition

Munro Wins 2014 Vernier Software Contest

May 5, 2014

Deborah Munro, engineering, has been named as a winner of the 2014 Vernier Software and Technology Engineering Contest. She joins co-winners Gary Garber of Boston University Academy and Julianne King of the Regina Caeli Academy in Spring, Texas, each of whom used Vernier sensors to introduce engineering concepts or practices in the classroom. Selected by […]

Filed Under: 05-05-2014, Academics, Shiley School of Engineering Tagged With: Deborah Munro, Shiley School of Engineering, Vernier Software Contest

Wanted: 20 Faculty, 20 Staff For Leadership Fellows Positions

May 5, 2014

The Franz Center is seeking 20 faculty and 20 staff members who want to learn more about becoming a leadership fellow as part of the Leadership Certificate Program, according to Pete Rooks, Franz Center. Prospective leadership fellows must be either full-time staff members or faculty members appointed at an adjunct level or higher. A Dexheimer […]

Filed Under: 04-28-2014, 05-05-2014, Academics, Franz Center for Leadership Entrepreneurship and Innovation Tagged With: Franz Center, Leadership Fellows Program, Pete Rooks

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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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