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08-12-2019

Dundon-Berchtold Hall Use & Opening

August 16, 2019

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 […]

Filed Under: 08-12-2019, 08-19-2019, 08-26-2019, 09-03-2019, Academics Tagged With: Dundon-Berchtold Hall, President's Office

Scheduling Library and Digital Lab Sessions

August 16, 2019

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 […]

Filed Under: 08-12-2019, 08-19-2019, 08-26-2019, Academics, Campus Services, Library Tagged With: Clark Library, Digital Lab, Jose Velazco

Clark Library: Call for Fall Course Reserves

August 16, 2019

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 […]

Filed Under: 08-05-2019, 08-12-2019, 08-19-2019, 08-26-2019, Academics, Campus Services, Library Tagged With: Clark Library, Course Reserves Service

11th Annual Bite on The Bluff: Friday, August 23

August 16, 2019

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, […]

Filed Under: 08-05-2019, 08-12-2019, 08-19-2019, Athletics Tagged With: Athletics, Bite On The Bluff

Feast of the Assumption Mass, August 15

August 9, 2019

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.

Filed Under: 08-05-2019, 08-12-2019, Campus Ministry, Campus Services Tagged With: Campus Ministry, Feast of the Assumption

New Student Affairs Hire: Christina Laird

August 9, 2019

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 […]

Filed Under: 08-12-2019, Campus Services, Student Affairs Tagged With: Christina Laird, Student Affairs

Lynda.com Upgraded to “LinkedIn Learning”

August 9, 2019

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 […]

Filed Under: 07-22-2019, 08-05-2019, 08-12-2019, Academics, Campus Services, Information Services Tagged With: LinkedIn Learning, Lynda.com, Samuel Williams

Campus Resource Fair Coming August 14

August 9, 2019

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 […]

Filed Under: 08-05-2019, 08-12-2019, Campus Services, Residence Life Tagged With: Bryn Rose, Campus Resource Fair, Residence Life

Paycheck Checkup Time

August 9, 2019

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 […]

Filed Under: 08-12-2019, Campus Services, Payroll Tagged With: Payroll

Information Services: Moodle Downtime on August 14

August 9, 2019

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 […]

Filed Under: 07-29-2019, 08-05-2019, 08-12-2019, Academics, Campus Services, Information Services Tagged With: Information Services, Moodle

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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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