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09-24-2018

Building Institutional Courage, Sept. 25, 26

September 21, 2018

All students, faculty, and staff are invited to an evening with Jennifer Freyd, professor of psychology at the University of Oregon and a fellow at Stanford’s Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, as she discusses “Building Institutional Courage” on Tuesday, September 25, at 7:15 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons. None of us can […]

Filed Under: 09-10-2018, 09-17-2018, 09-24-2018, Academics, Campus Services, Garaventa Center Tagged With: Garaventa Center, Jennifer Freyd

Drop By the 10th Annual UP Authors’ Reception, Sept. 27

September 21, 2018

All UP campus community members are invited to celebrate UP’s faculty and staff authors this Thursday from 3 to 4:30 p.m. This annual event is held on the Clark Library’s upper floor. Drop by for some refreshment and peruse publications authored in the 2017-2018 academic year. For more information contact Diane Romero at x7775 or hicksd@up.edu.

Filed Under: 09-17-2018, 09-24-2018, Academics Tagged With: Annual UP Authors Reception, Clark Library

Nominations for 2019 Alumni Awards Welcome: Deadline Extended

September 21, 2018

Do you know a Pilot who deserves to be recognized for his or her work? Through the annual Alumni Awards, the University of Portland recognizes those individuals who embody UP’s mission in their life and work, and demonstrate the power of the University to prepare people who respond to the needs of the world. All faculty […]

Filed Under: 08-06-2018, 08-13-2018, 08-20-2018, 09-03-2018, 09-24-2018, Alumni, Campus Services Tagged With: Alumni Awards

Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group: Sept. 28

September 21, 2018

The first meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Discussion Group for the 2018-19 year will be Friday, September 28, at 3:30 p.m., in the Murphy Room of Franz Hall. The group will discuss the article “A Burnt-Out Case: Aquinas and the Way We Work Now” by Jonathan Malesic, and Chapter 1 from Mary Rose O’Reilley’s The Garden at […]

Filed Under: 09-03-2018, 09-10-2018, 09-17-2018, 09-24-2018, Academics Tagged With: Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group, Norah Martin

Announcing Pilot Funder, UP’s New Crowdfunding Platform

September 21, 2018

The Office of Development is proud to announce the launch of Pilot Funder, the University’s first crowdfunding platform, at pilotfunder.up.edu. All registered UP student organizations, competitive sports and academic teams, full-time faculty, certain UP staff members, schools, colleges, institutes, and departments that have a project benefiting the UP community can use Pilot Funder. Pilot Funder […]

Filed Under: 09-24-2018, Campus Services, Development Tagged With: Development Office, Linda Miles, Pilot Funder

Look At The Birdie: Faculty/Staff Photo Shoot, Sept. 25

September 21, 2018

Each month, the marketing office schedules a photographer to take a small number of head shots, available on a first-come, first-served basis for our online directory. The September session is Tuesday, September 25, from 11 a.m. to noon. To schedule an appointment, please e-mail Suzanne Frey at freys@up.edu no later than 3 p.m. on Monday, September 24. Photos will be taken in […]

Filed Under: 09-24-2018, Academics, Campus Services, Marketing & Communications Tagged With: Marketing and Communications, Suzanne Frey

Institutional Support Survey and Conversation, Sept. 26

September 21, 2018

A follow-up conversation, “Building Courage UP,” which will focus on generating proposals specific to UP in relation to Jennifer Freyd’s “Campus Sexual Violence: Moving from Institutional Betrayal to Institutional Courage” lecture  on September 25, will take place the following evening on Wednesday, September 26, at 7:15 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons. This event is open […]

Filed Under: 09-10-2018, 09-17-2018, 09-24-2018, Academics, Campus Services Tagged With: Louisa Egan Brad, Sarina Saturn

TLC From The TLC: New Blog Post

September 21, 2018

Online resources that support basic and reflective teaching are a great addition to the University of Portland’s teaching and learning initiatives, according to Jeffrey White, international languages and cultures. In this week’s Teaching and Learning Collaborative blog post, White profiles Carnegie Mellon University’s Eberly Center website and its approach to addressing specific teaching strategies for […]

Filed Under: 09-24-2018, Academics Tagged With: Jeffrey White, Teaching and Learning Collaborative

All Invited to Prepare Fair, Oct. 10

September 21, 2018

All faculty and staff are invited to attend the Prepare Fair at Holy Redeemer’s Cantwell Hall on Wednesday, October 10, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Those who attend can meet with experts from across the city to learn more about emergency preparedness, earthquake science, and the Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake. Children are welcome as well, truly a […]

Filed Under: 09-24-2018, Campus Services, Congregation of Holy Cross Tagged With: Amy Potthast, Prepare Fair

New Hire in Student Activities: Elizabeth Aguilera

September 21, 2018

Elizabeth Aguilera will join the Office of Student Activities on October 1 as the new administrative assistant, according to Jeromy Koffler, student activities. She has taught as an adjunct instructor in art history at the collegiate level in California and moved to Oregon to become director of education at Sylvan Learning Center of Beaverton. At […]

Filed Under: 09-24-2018, Campus Services, Student Activities Tagged With: Elizabeth Aguilera, Jeromy Koffler, Student Activities

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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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