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06-01-2015

Tuition Remission Application Deadline: July 1

June 26, 2015

Faculty and staff applications for tuition remission for Fall 2015 are due by Wednesday, July 1. Forms can be accessed through the human resources website at www.up.edu/hr/. Since deadlines need to match those in student account, employees are ask to please keep the following dates in mind: Fall term: July 1 Spring term: November 15 […]

Filed Under: 06-01-2015, 06-15-2015, 06-29-2015, Campus Services, Human Resources Tagged With: Human Resources, tuition remission

Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Mass, June 11

June 8, 2015

A Mass celebrating the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus will be celebrated in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher on Thursday, June 11, at 5 p.m. All faculty, staff, students, and the public are welcome to attend. The Sacred Heart of Jesus is the patron of the Congregation of Holy Cross and holds […]

Filed Under: 05-25-2015, 06-01-2015, 06-08-2015, Campus Ministry, Campus Services, Congregation of Holy Cross Tagged With: Campus Ministry, Congregation of Holy Cross, Sacred Heart of Jesus

Nanotechnology Talk, Workshop, June 18

June 8, 2015

The Shiley School of Engineering is sponsoring a talk by Purdue University professor Tanya Faltens (“nanoHUB.org: an Open Access Science and Engineering Gateway for Research and Education in Nanotechnology and Related Fields”), on the National Science Foundation’s nanoHUB technology platform, on Thursday, June 18, from noon to 1 p.m., in Franz Hall room 212. Her […]

Filed Under: 06-01-2015, 06-08-2015, Academics, Campus Services, Events, Shiley School of Engineering Tagged With: Nanotechnology, Peter Osterberg, Shiley School of Engineering, Tanya Faltens

New Nursing Scholarship Honors Catherine Bigelow Gullickson ’82

June 1, 2015

The University has established the Catherine Bigelow Gullickson Memorial Scholarship to honor a 1982 alumna who touched the lives of many during her career as a nurse. Catherine Gullickson passed away in November 2014 after an 11-year battle with breast cancer. To date, over 120 of Catherine’s friends, classmates, and family members have contributed $106,000 […]

Filed Under: 06-01-2015, Academics, Development Tagged With: Catherine Bigelow Gullickson, Colin McGinty, Development Office

Farewell Reception for Dave Doe, June 5

June 1, 2015

Please join the physical plant staff in extending best wishes to Dave Doe, who is retiring from the University of Portland on June 5, 2015. Dave has been an esteemed member of the physical plant staff for 26 years, and he will be greatly missed by all. A farewell reception for Dave will take place […]

Filed Under: 05-25-2015, 06-01-2015, Campus Services, Events, Physical Plant Tagged With: Dave Doe, physical plant

Campus Changes: Praying Hands Memorial Trees

June 1, 2015

The physical plant grounds crew has been working this past week to remove five trees near the Praying Hands Memorial, after it was deemed too risky to allow them to remain in place. The trees were dead or dying due to leakage from a major (and aging) underground steam line, according to longtime UP arborist […]

Filed Under: 06-01-2015, Campus Services, Physical Plant Tagged With: Jim Wells, Nathan Hale, physical plant, Praying Hands Memorial

“HMS Pinafore” Set to Sail June 12-28

June 1, 2015

Mock’s Crest Productions will continue performances of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “HMS Pinafore” on June 12-14, 19-21, and 25-28. Show times are 7:30 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, and 2 p.m. on Sundays. Dinner and brunch will be served on the lawn in front of the Mago Hunt Center prior to each show. Tickets are available at the Mago Hunt […]

Filed Under: 05-25-2015, 06-01-2015, 06-08-2015, Academics, Events, Performing & Fine Arts Tagged With: HMS Pinafore, Mock's Crest Productions, Performing and Fine Arts

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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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