Thomas Landy will present the 2018 Zahm Lecture, “A Guide to College in 8 Contradictions,” on Wednesday, September 12, at 7:15 p.m. in Buckley Center Auditorium. The talk is sponsored by the Garaventa Center, and is free and open to the public. In his talk Landy asks, at a time when people have extraordinary access […]
08-27-2018
Columbia Sportswear Employee Store: You’re Invited!
All University employees are invited to shop at the Columbia Sportswear Employee Store from August 31 to September 23. Each employee can bring four guests to shop and can use the invitation multiple times during the date range listed above. The invitation can be found at this link. What’s there and what are my savings? […]
Submit Butine Proposals and Reports through Moodle
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship 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 this link. Submissions of post-Butine reports, new Butine applications, and all supporting letters are now […]
New Museum Display
To complement our blog entry “Welcome to College” https://sites-dev.up.edu/museum/welcome-to-college/ the Museum has a “New Beginnings for Pilots Past and Present” photograph and artifacts display in the display case on the first floor of Buckley Center near the studies abroad office. Contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, at x8038, or piatz@up.edu for more information
New Library Databases
Over the summer the Clark Library added ten disciplinary and specialized databases. They cover a variety of subjects from engineering to philosophy to environmental science and are listed on the right side of the A-Z Databases page. The library also extended the license for Harvard Business Review content in Business Source Premier so it can be used for course readings and […]
‘Purple Out’ at Merlo Field, Aug. 31
Join the Portland Pilots for a wild night of soccer as the men’s soccer team takes on UC Santa Barbara on Friday, August 31 at 7 p.m. Make sure to wear purple as it is a “Purple Out” at Merlo Field. Athletics’ will be hosting many soccer alumni and will attempt to break the student […]
TLC Teaching Tip of the Week
Happy New Year, academic-style, from the Teaching & Learning Collaborative, a loose conglomerate of twelve educators from across campus who strive to collect and coordinate resources and initiatives that support the superb teaching at the core of our shared mission. In every issue of upbeat, you’ll find access to a resource (reading, video, RFP) meant […]
Integrated Writing Program and the Writing Center: Resources for Faculty and Students
The Integrated Writing Program and the Writing Center are gearing up to serve the UP community in 2018-19. The program has a new director, Molly Hiro, English, whom you are welcome to contact with any writing-related questions or concerns at x8031 or hiro@up.edu. The Writing Center (part of the Learning Commons, housed in BC 163) opens Sunday, […]
Opening Convocation set for Tuesday, Aug. 28
The Opening Convocation takes place Tuesday, August 28, at 4 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. All faculty and staff are invited to attend. Following the remarks of President Fr. Mark L. Poorman, all are welcome to attend a reception in the Bauccio Commons Boardroom. For more information, please contact the Office of the Provost at […]
Farewell party for Trevor Harvey, August 29
Please plan to join the development office in a farewell gathering for Trevor Harvey, who is moving to Vancouver, BC. The gathering will take place on Wednesday, August 29, at 3:30 p.m. at the Pilot House. For more than eight years, the University has benefitted from Trevor’s great service and dedication. Each day he has […]