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06-02-2014

Faculty, Staff Invited To Reunion Weekend, June 26-29

June 23, 2014

Faculty and staff members are encouraged to join the hundreds of alumni who return to campus to participate in the annual Alumni Reunion. A special registration form for faculty and staff is available online, and those who would like to attend are asked to fill out the form as soon as possible. Reunion will take […]

Filed Under: 05-19-2014, 05-26-2014, 06-02-2014, 06-09-2014, 06-16-2014, 06-23-2014, Alumni, Events, University Relations Tagged With: Alumni relations, Reunion 2014

Farewell Reception For Fr. Beauchamp, June 11

June 9, 2014

A farewell reception for University president Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C., will take place on Wednesday, June 11, beginning at 2:15 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons dining room, according to Laurie Kelley, vice president of university relations. All are welcome as Fr. Beauchamp takes this opportunity to thank faculty and staff for their work and […]

Filed Under: 05-26-2014, 06-02-2014, 06-09-2014, Events, University Relations Tagged With: Laurie Kelley, Rev. E. William Beauchamp C.S.C.

Network Expansion to 1.5Gbps Complete

June 9, 2014

The final stages of the campus network bandwidth expansion to 1.5Gbps were completed on Thursday, June 5, according to Michelle Sunderland, information services. Over the course of the past five months the IS infrastructure team has taken campus bandwidth from 320Mbps to 1.5Gbps, an increase by 4.6 times. The upgrade included transitioning service providers by […]

Filed Under: 06-02-2014, Campus Services, Information Services Tagged With: Information Services, Michelle Sunderland

“Iolanthe” Plays Through June 28

June 9, 2014

Mock’s Crest Productions will present Gilbert & Sullivan’s Iolanthe on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sunday from June 6 to June 28, at 7:30 p.m. (2 p.m Sundays), in Mago Hunt Center Theater. Tickets are available through the Hunt Center box office at 7287 or magohuntboxoffice@up.edu. This year’s production promises an evening of fairies, love, and politics […]

Filed Under: 05-26-2014, 06-02-2014, 06-09-2014, Academics, Events, Performing & Fine Arts Tagged With: Gilbert & Sullivan, Iolanthe, Mock's Crest Productions, Performing and Fine Arts

Summer Construction Projects, Detours

June 2, 2014

Construction on both the main Willamette Blvd. entrance and the Beauchamp Recreation and Wellness Center will be causing traffic detours and pedestrian access route changes this summer. The recreation center fencing is up and delineates accessible sidewalks skirting the construction site. Access to and from University Village will be on the SW side of Strong […]

Filed Under: 06-02-2014, Campus Services, Facilities & Planning Tagged With: Beauchamp Recreation and Wellness Center, Facilities Planning and Construction

A Community of Scholars

June 2, 2014

Thank you to the faculty members who provided feedback to improve the Scholarly Activity Pilots portal after using it to provide information for the Community of Scholars report last year. Please continue to use this tool to report information for the 2013-2014 Community of Scholars report. Faculty should start loading scholarly activity for the past […]

Filed Under: 05-26-2014, 06-02-2014, Academics Tagged With: A Community of Scholars report, John Orr, Michele Leasor

Holy Cross Jubilee Celebrations

June 2, 2014

The list of Congregation of Holy Cross priests celebrating jubilee years in last week’s upbeat failed to mention Rev. Michael Belinsky, C.S.C., who marks 25 years with the Congregation this year. Fr. Belinsky served at Holy Redeemer parish from 2006 to 2007, and worked in the University’s campus ministry office from 2007 to 2012. His […]

Filed Under: 06-02-2014, Campus Ministry, Campus Services, Congregation of Holy Cross Tagged With: Campus Ministry, Congregation of Holy Cross, Rev. Michael Belinsky C.S.C.

Next UP HIVE Event on June 4

June 2, 2014

The next UP HIVE event will feature behavioral investigator Vanessa Van Edwards as she presents “The Science of Influence,” sharing seven scientifically proven ways to increase one’s influence and charisma, on Wednesday, June 4, at Portland’s Fox Tower (805 SW Broadway, Suite 2600), beginning at 5:30 p.m. Refreshments and appetizers will be served. Van Edwards […]

Filed Under: 05-26-2014, 06-02-2014, Alumni, Campus Services Tagged With: UP Hive, Vanessa Van Edwards

Pilots Experience Card Free to Faculty, Staff Through August

June 2, 2014

For the past year now the Pilots Experience card has made it easier for students, faculty, staff, and alumni to check out what the local area has to offer by allowing for discounts of up to 20 percent at participating restaurants, stores, service providers, and more. The cards are free to all active University of […]

Filed Under: 06-02-2014, Alumni, Campus Services Tagged With: Alumni relations, Pilots Experience Card, University Park Business District

Columbia Prep, 1901-1955

June 2, 2014

From 1901 to 1955 the University of Portland (originally named Columbia University) maintained the Columbia Preparatory school for boys while working to establishing itself as a collegiate university. The prep school had a strong academic program and excelled in athletics, and many of its graduates went on to enroll at the University. The University continues […]

Filed Under: 06-02-2014, Campus Services, University Archives, University Museum Tagged With: Carolyn Connolly, Columbia Prep, Columbia University, University museum

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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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