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08-25-2014

Inauguration of the 20th UP President, September 26

September 22, 2014

Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., will be inaugurated as University of Portland’s 20th president on September 26, 2014. The Inauguration Mass at 11:45 a.m. and the ceremony at 3 p.m. in the Chiles Center will cap two days of public celebration honoring the new president. All University of Portland community members are invited to celebrate […]

Filed Under: 08-25-2014, 09-01-2014, 09-15-2014, 09-22-2014, Academics, Events, University Relations Tagged With: Fedele Bauccio, Jamie Berger, Presidential Inauguration, Rev. E. William Beauchamp C.S.C., Rev. Mark Poorman C.S.C., University Relations

2014 UP Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

September 1, 2014

The University of Portland athletics department has inducted Roman Borvanov (men’s tennis), Jim Dortch (basketball/baseball), Shannon MacMillan (women’s soccer), Wally Panel (basketball/baseball) and the 2002 Pilot women’s soccer team into its Athletic Hall of Fame. The five inductees will be honored at a banquet on Saturday, October 4, with a reception at 6 p.m. and […]

Filed Under: 08-25-2014, Athletics, Events Tagged With: Athletics Hall of Fame, Jim Dortch, Jon Brooks, Mary Virnig, Roman Borvanov, Shannon MacMillan, Wally Panel

Welcome, Class of 2018!

August 25, 2014

The University is welcoming the Class of 2018, beginning as freshmen moved into their dorm rooms on Thursday, August 21. It is the largest and among the most diverse and academically gifted classes in school history. More than 100 incoming students arrived on campus early to volunteer in the local community as part of the […]

Filed Under: 08-25-2014, Academics, Admissions Tagged With: admissions, Class of 2018, Jason McDonald

Opening Convocation Changes for Presidential Inauguration

August 25, 2014

The University will not hold its usual Opening Convocation for faculty and staff this fall, according to Tom Greene, provost. Rev. Mark Poorman, C.S.C., will address faculty, staff, students, and guests as part of the Presidential Inauguration on Friday, September 26. New faculty members who are ordinarily introduced as part of the Convocation will introduced […]

Filed Under: 08-25-2014, Academics, Provost's Office Tagged With: Presidential Inauguration, Rev. Mark Poorman C.S.C.

UP Authors Bibliography Now Online

August 25, 2014

The Clark Library hosts an annual reception in October to honor UP faculty, staff, and student authors who published in the previous academic year while affiliated with the University of Portland. During the summer, library staff compile an online bibliography of publications that were reported in upbeat and through the Scholarly Activity Tool. If you […]

Filed Under: 08-25-2014, Academics, Campus Services, Library Tagged With: Clark Library, Diane Sotak, UP Authors Bibliography

Submit Butine Proposals

August 25, 2014

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship cordially invites all regular faculty to submit proposals to receive funding from the Arthur Butine Faculty Development Fund. Faculty can download Butine application materials, review selection criteria, and consult the timeline for applications by visiting https://www.up.edu/academicsenate/tas/. Applications are due to the chair of the Committee on Teaching and Scholarship […]

Filed Under: 08-25-2014, Academics, Political Science, Teaching & Scholarship Tagged With: Arthur Butine Faculty Development Fund, Lauretta Frederking

Building Community: Serving to Learn, August 30

August 25, 2014

On Saturday, August 30, University of Portland first-year students will be uniquely immersed in the three hallmarks of our University: Teaching and Learning, Faith and Formation, and Service and Leadership. Faculty and staff members are asked to consider being a part of this endeavor by participating in the ninth annual Building Community: Serving to Learn […]

Filed Under: 08-04-2014, 08-11-2014, 08-18-2014, 08-25-2014, Academics, Campus Services Tagged With: Brenda Greiner, Building Community: Serving to Learn

Fall 2014 Mass Schedule

August 25, 2014

The Mass schedule at the Chapel of Christ the Teacher will return to its regular academic year times with the start of the fall 2014 semester. Sunday Masses will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. Daily Mass, Monday through Friday, will be celebrated at 12:05 p.m. Confessions will be heard on Monday evenings […]

Filed Under: 08-25-2014, Campus Ministry, Campus Services Tagged With: Campus Ministry, Chapel of Christ the Teacher, Theresa McCreary

Hiring For Fall Semester

August 25, 2014

All student supervisors need to make sure each of their student employees is officially on the department’s payroll before allowing students to begin working for fall semester, according to Emily Baumbach, financial aid. All new student employees must submit a completed referral form to financial aid before their first day on the job. New student […]

Filed Under: 08-04-2014, 08-11-2014, 08-25-2014, Campus Services, Financial Aid Tagged With: Emily Baumbach, Financial Aid

Labor Day Holiday

August 25, 2014

University offices will be closed on Monday, September 1 in observance of Labor Day. Classes will be in session that day. For more information on University holidays, see the calendar on the HR webpage at http://tinyurl.com/qgh4ged.

Filed Under: 08-25-2014, Academics, Campus Services, Human Resources Tagged With: Human Resources, Labor Day

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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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