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05-28-2018

Pilot Kids Camps Are Here!

June 15, 2018

Pilot Kids Camp registrations are still being accepted by the recreational services office for all sessions. The ever-popular camps offer games, arts and crafts, sports, and tons of fun for kids who will be in grades 1-6 in fall 2018.  Camp runs 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. […]

Filed Under: 03-26-2018, 04-02-2018, 04-09-2018, 04-11-2016, 05-14-2018, 05-21-2018, 05-28-2018, 06-04-2018, 06-18-2018, Athletics, Campus Services, Recreational Services Tagged With: Brian Dezzani, Pilot Kids Camps, Recreational Services

Clark Library Gallery: “Perspectives”

June 8, 2018

“Perspectives” is on display through August and celebrates the creative endeavors of Clark Library faculty and staff. The works encompass a broad range of media from paintings to photographs to fiber art, exploring each artist’s view of the natural and human world around us. From bold patterns to the softest of embroidery, the pieces provide […]

Filed Under: 05-28-2018, 06-04-2018, 06-11-2018, Academics, Campus Services, Library Tagged With: Clark Library, Clark Library Gallery

Complimentary Tickets to Reunion 2018, June 21-24

June 8, 2018

Faculty and staff are encouraged to join the hundreds of alumni who return to campus to participate in the annual Alumni Reunion Weekend, June 21-24. The faculty/staff registration page is available at this link (link will pre-fill the discount code). All events are free for faculty and staff. We’ll kick-off the weekend on Friday with the President’s […]

Filed Under: 04-30-2018, 05-07-2018, 05-14-2018, 05-21-2018, 05-28-2018, 06-11-2018, Alumni, Campus Services Tagged With: 2018 Reunion, Alumni relations

Celebrate the Feast of The Sacred Heart of Jesus, June 7

June 1, 2018

The Congregation of Holy Cross will celebrate the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in June, according to Bro. Thomas Giumenta, C.S.C., acting superior, Congregation of Holy Cross. It is the patronal feast of the Priests of Holy Cross, and there will be a celebration on Thursday, June 7, with a Mass at 5 p.m. […]

Filed Under: 05-28-2018, 06-04-2018, Campus Ministry, Campus Services, Congregation of Holy Cross Tagged With: Bro. Tom Giumenta, Congregation of Holy Cross, Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

New University Events Director: Joe Kaleel

May 25, 2018

The University has hired Joe Kaleel as the new director of university events. With Bill Reed’s retirement at the end of June, Kaleel will start work on June 4 to allow for about a month of he and Bill working together. Kaleel spent 10 years at ETZEL Agency in various capacities, including chief experience officer, […]

Filed Under: 05-28-2018, Campus Services, Events Tagged With: BIll Reed, Joe Kaleel, University events

Are You First to Go to College in Your Family?

May 25, 2018

A first-generation (FGEN) college student is defined as an individual who attends college when neither their mother nor father earned a four-year college degree. The Shepard Academic Resource Center is continuing to develop programming specifically for FGEN students, and can use your help.  They would love to update their master roster of current UP faculty […]

Filed Under: 05-21-2018, 05-28-2018, Academics, Campus Services Tagged With: FGEN students, Matt Daily, Shepard Center

Announcing New Email Encryption Feature

May 25, 2018

Users can now encrypt individual UP emails to transmit sensitive information to anyone with the confidence that only the recipient(s) will be able to decrypt and read the message. Encryption is easy to enable on a case-by-case basis. All you have to do is add [encrypt] anywhere in the subject line of an email sent […]

Filed Under: 05-28-2018, Academics, Campus Services, Information Services Tagged With: Information Services

Pilots Continue Academic Success: NCAA Academic Progress Rates

May 25, 2018

The complete NCAA academic progress rates (APR) were released on May 23, and the University of Portland athletics department reports that each of UP’s varsity athletics programs from the 2016-17 multi-year calculation rated high on the scale and no teams are subject to penalties. Among the four Division I universities in the state of Oregon, UP […]

Filed Under: 05-28-2018, Athletics Tagged With: Athletics, Jason Brought, NCAA Academic Progress Rates

UP Employee Discount: Pilots Summer Basketball Camps

May 25, 2018

All University of Portland employees are invited to send their kids to this summer’s Portland Pilots Basketball Day Camps and enjoy a special discount. Day camps run June 18-22, June 25-29, August 6-10, and August 13-17. While the normal fee is $350, UP employees can pay only $297.50 if they register online and enter the […]

Filed Under: 05-07-2018, 05-14-2018, 05-21-2018, 05-28-2018, Athletics Tagged With: Athletics, Pilots Basketball Camp, Whitney Robison

Banner 9 Is Now Live!

May 25, 2018

Upgrades to the Banner database were completed over the Memorial Day weekend and Banner 9 is now live, according to Lisel Stancil, information services. This resource (like INB 8) is available only on the campus network. Information services will be working to add this application to PilotsUP and MyApps for Quick Access sign-on. The URL for accessing […]

Filed Under: 05-28-2018, Campus Services, Information Services Tagged With: Banner 9, Information Services, Lisel Stancil

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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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