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06-01-2020

Summer Offerings From the Learning Commons

June 19, 2020

The Learning Commons invites all students to connect with peer tutors, writing assistants, and speech and presentation consultants as an effective learning strategy for greater success in their college courses. Working with our tutors also makes your online learning experience at UP more social. This summer, we offer students the following online tutoring programs in […]

Filed Under: 05-18-2020, 05-25-2020, 06-01-2020, 06-08-2020, 06-22-2020, Academics, Learning Commons Tagged With: Jeffrey White, Learning Commons

Columbia Sportswear Employee Store: You’re Invited!

June 5, 2020

Columbia Sportswear has reopened their employee store and is offering UP faculty, staff, and families special deals on gear needed to get outside, get some fresh air, and take advantage of Oregon’s outdoor recreational areas as they begin to reopen. The offer is open from May 22 to June 14. The safety of Columbia Sportwear […]

Filed Under: 05-25-2020, 06-01-2020, 06-08-2020, Campus Services Tagged With: Columbia Sportswear Employee Store

NW Emmy Awards Win for Anna Oberg, Athletics

June 5, 2020

Women’s tennis graduate Anna Oberg ’20 won in the “College Sports” category of the Northwest Emmy Awards for video production. Oberg’s Emmy marks the 5th consecutive year with a Pilots winner in the college awards. Oberg’s nominated video coincided with the athletic department’s celebration of National Women in Sports Day this spring. The video is […]

Filed Under: 06-01-2020, 06-08-2020, Athletics Tagged With: Anna Oberg, Athletics, Jason Brough, Northwest Emmy Awards

Herbert Medina Named as New UP Provost

May 29, 2020

Following a wide-ranging national search, Herbert A. Medina, currently dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, has been appointed to the role of Provost effective July 1. The search for Thomas Greene’s successor attracted more than 300 applicants. Medina has served as dean and professor of mathematics since 2018. His leadership of CAS has […]

Filed Under: 06-01-2020, Academics, President's Office, Provost's Office Tagged With: Herbert Medina, Rev. Mark L. Poorman C.S.C., University Provost

Virtual Writing Assistance Available All Summer

May 29, 2020

While the in-person Writing Center will remain closed until further notice, virtual writing assistance is available for all students taking courses at UP this summer. If you’re teaching a summer course, especially one involving writing, will you let your students know about this service? One-on-one sessions with our experienced writing assistants will happen via video, […]

Filed Under: 05-18-2020, 05-25-2020, 06-01-2020, Academics, Campus Services Tagged With: Molly Hiro, Writing Center

Recreational Services Virtual Fitness Summer Schedule

May 29, 2020

Recreational services will start its virtual fitness summer schedule on Wednesday, May 13, with eight classes offered each week including: Plyometrics, Yoga, HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training), and Zumba. Join the fitness fun! To join the virtual fitness MS Team, email Kaitlin Bourne at bourne@up.edu. Monday: 12:15 pm – Yoga Works with Kaitlin 5:30 pm […]

Filed Under: 05-11-2020, 05-18-2020, 05-25-2020, 06-01-2020, Athletics, Beauchamp Center, Recreational Services, Uncategorized Tagged With: Kaitlin Bourne, Recreational Services

TWIRP Dance (= The Woman is Requested to Pay)

May 29, 2020

Under the category of CAMPUS LIFE, the 1957 Log has page after page with photos documenting the Welcome Dance, Engineers’ Barn Dance, Twirp Dance, Biologists’ Ball, Musicians’ Ball, Sweethearts’ Ball, Homecoming Dance, and Military Ball.  For decades, the campus calendar could be measured against this rhythm of formal and theme dances complementing the daily focus on […]

Filed Under: 06-01-2020, Campus Services, University Archives, University Museum Tagged With: Carolyn Connolly, University Museum and Archives

Share Your Experience: All Together

May 29, 2020

Call for creative works! How is our University community responding to these uncertain times? The Clark Library requests your images and stories, showing how your life and work have changed and continue to change during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your voices will be the record of this historic event. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni are welcome […]

Filed Under: 05-25-2020, 06-01-2020, Academics, Library Tagged With: Clark Library

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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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