Dundon-Berchtold Hall is nearing completion, and the building will be open for use on Thursday, August 22, for Orientation, and then the start of classes on Monday, August 26. With the opening of the building there are serval new spaces in EMS that can be requested for your events and classes starting Wednesday, August 21. 17 […]
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Scheduling Library and Digital Lab Sessions
Are you teaching this fall? The Clark Library offers instruction in two areas: information literacy and multimedia skills. Now is a great time to schedule us to meet with your classes before our calendar fills up. Librarians teach information literacy sessions and collaborate with you to make sure key concepts are covered. They also create […]
Clark Library: Call for Fall Course Reserves
Faculty are encouraged to make course materials available to students through the library’s popular Course Reserves service. Clark Library staff are ready to add materials for fall classes and handle copyright screening. They also ensure that scanned materials meet accessibility standards. If you plan to reuse items that were previously on reserve, let us know […]
11th Annual Bite on The Bluff: Friday, August 23
Orientation is right around the corner, and that means the annual Bite on The Bluff is coming back to UP. This year’s event is the 11th anniversary and takes place on the Friday night of Orientation, August 23. It will start with a pregame food festival featuring some of Portland’s best food trucks, like Voodoo Doughnut, […]
Feast of the Assumption Mass, August 15
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a holy day of obligation for Catholics, will be celebrated in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher on Thursday, August 15, at 12:05 p.m. All are invited. For more information contact Campus Ministry at x7131 or ministry@up.edu.
New Student Affairs Hire: Christina Laird
Please welcome Christina Laird, the new administrative assistant to the vice president for student affairs. Laird is relatively new to the Portland area, having moved here four years ago from Auckland, New Zealand. Prior to joining the University of Portland team she worked at Marylhurst University as the Director of Events. Christina’s background is in […]
Lynda.com Upgraded to “LinkedIn Learning”
Lynda.com has become Linkedin Learning, according to Samuel Williams, information services. All video courses and learner progress have transitioned to the new site. When the upgrade is complete, you will receive an email inviting you to activate your new account. During the process you will be asked if you would like to connect your personal LinkedIn […]
Campus Resource Fair Coming August 14
The Office of Residence Life will be hosting their annual Campus Resource Fair during resident assistant training on Wednesday, August 14, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., in the Mehling Ballroom. All campus partners are invited to participate. This is an opportunity to connect resident assistants (RAs) to as many campus partners as possible, who can […]
Paycheck Checkup Time
The payroll office would like to remind all UP employees to check their W-4 status. While this is a good idea every year, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act recently changed the way tax is calculated. The IRS and the Oregon Department of Revenue encourage everyone to perform a “paycheck checkup” to see if you […]
Information Services: Moodle Downtime on August 14
Moodle will be down on the evening of Wednesday, August 14 (8 p.m.) until 8 a.m. on Thursday, August 15, for an annual system update. Information service will be updating to Moodle version 3.6. The new version includes improvements to performance, privacy, and security, as well as a modern course dashboard. For real-time updates or to subscribe […]