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06-06-2016

Fall Course Packs Due July 11

July 8, 2016

All faculty and instructors must turn in their course pack materials for fall semester to the printing services office by Monday, July 11, according to Mary Scroggins, printing services. The lead time is needed so printing services staff can obtain copyright permissions and organize the packs for production before the start of the fall 2016 […]

Filed Under: 06-06-2016, 06-13-2016, 06-20-2016, 06-27-2016, 07-04-2016, 07-11-2016, Academics, Campus Services, Printing Services Tagged With: Course Packs, Kassie Hansen, Printing Services

Jim Kuffner Farewell Reception, June 28

June 24, 2016

A farewell reception for Jim Kuffner, who is retiring from his part-time position as assistant vice president for community relations/special projects at the end of June, is scheduled for Tuesday, June 28, at 3 p.m., in Bauccio Commons on the bluff side. All are welcome to come by and wish Jim the very best as […]

Filed Under: 06-06-2016, 06-13-2016, 06-27-2016, Campus Services, Events Tagged With: Jim Kuffner, Teri Landtiser

Independence Day Holiday

June 24, 2016

The Independence Day holiday will be observed for University employees on Monday, July 4, according to the 2016 University holiday schedule. All University offices will be closed and classes will not be held. For more information, contact human resources at 8981 or hr@up.edu. Contact the provost’s office at 7105 or staten@up.edu for more information regarding […]

Filed Under: 06-06-2016, 06-13-2016, 06-27-2016, Academics, Human Resources Tagged With: Human Resources, Independence Day Holiday, Provost's Office

Orientation Mass Regalia: Please Order By July 18

June 17, 2016

Faculty and staff who need to rent regalia for the Orientation Opening Mass on Saturday, August 27 are asked to please place your order online by Monday, July 18. Please visit UP’s Jostens page to place your order, click on Graduation Caps and Gowns, then select Faculty and Staff. You can place your order at […]

Filed Under: 06-06-2016, 06-20-2016, 07-11-2016, Academics Tagged With: Academic regalia, University events

New Clark Library Dean: Xan Arch

June 3, 2016

University president Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., has announced the hiring of Xan Arch as the new dean of the Clark Library. She will begin on August 22. Arch comes to UP from Reed College, where she served as director of collection services. She also held many posts in the Stanford University libraries, culminating her […]

Filed Under: 06-06-2016, Academics, Library Tagged With: Clark Library, Rev. Mark L. Poorman C.S.C., Xan Arch

UP Track and Field Athletes To Compete at Nationals

June 3, 2016

Four members of the Portland Pilots men’s and women’s track and field team qualified recently for the NCAA National Championship. Woody Kincaid, Reid Buchanan, Lauren LaRocco, and Kaylie Van Loo each took top-10 finishes in their respective events at Rock Chalk Park during the NCAA West Regional competition. For the second straight year, the Pilots […]

Filed Under: 06-06-2016, Athletics Tagged With: Athletics, Kaylie Van Loo, Lauren LaRocco, Reid Buchanan, Track and Field, Woody Kincaid

New Window Hours for Personal Mail

June 3, 2016

Faculty and staff can bring personal mail and packages to the printing and mailing services office during the hours of 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday-Friday for processing. Other hours of the day are reserved for students and official departmental mailings. Please remember that packages need to be fully sealed and addressed. Due to […]

Filed Under: 06-06-2016, Campus Services, Mail Services Tagged With: Mailing Services, Mary Scroggins

While The Pilots Are Away The Timbers 2 Will Play

June 3, 2016

The Timbers 2 soccer club will continue to play their home matches at Merlo Field over the summer and the athletics office hopes faculty and staff can make some time to catch all of the soccer action happening on the UP campus. Below you will find a list of all the Timbers 2 games that […]

Filed Under: 06-06-2016, Athletics Tagged With: Athletics, Timbers 2

From Our Past: Christie Hall Groundbreaking

June 3, 2016

June 8, 1911 saw the groundbreaking for Christie Hall, at a ceremony attended by Portland archbishop Alexander Christie, the building’s namesake, who turned the first spadeful of earth himself. When the property on which the University stands was purchased in 1901 from the University Land Company, the terms called for the construction of “a major […]

Filed Under: 06-06-2016, Campus Services, From Our Past Tagged With: Christie Hall, From Our Past

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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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