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09-28-2015

Green Dot: A Community Against Violence

September 25, 2015

The University of Portland is a community against violence and is committed to creating a campus which is free from interpersonal violence. Green Dot is an innovative violence prevention strategy that gives each community member an opportunity to step in and speak up to prevent people from being hurt. On Thursday, October 1, the Pilot […]

Filed Under: 09-28-2015, Campus Services Tagged With: Green Dot

Graduate Program Information Session: Employees Welcome

September 25, 2015

The Pamplin School of Business Administraiton invites all members of the University community to its next graduate program information session on Wednesday, September 30, from 6 to 7 p.m., in Franz 426 Murphy conference room. Refreshments will be provided. Those who attend will learn more about new graduate programs including the master of science in […]

Filed Under: 09-28-2015, Academics, Pamplin School of Business Tagged With: Graduate Program Information Session, Melissa McCarthy, MSOTM, Pamplin School of Business

Theology Thursday Lecture With Rene Sanchez, Oct. 8

September 25, 2015

Theology professor Rene Sanchez will present “The Prophetic Church and the McDonaldization of Society” as part of the theology department’s Theology Thursdays lecture series on Thursday, October 8, at 7:30 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120. The lecture is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public. Sanchez will explore a social phenomenon called […]

Filed Under: 09-28-2015, Academics, Events, Theology Department Tagged With: Rene Sanchez, Theology Department, Theology Thursdays

Sara Jaffe Reading, Oct. 7

September 25, 2015

Portland writer Sara Jaffe will read from her first novel, Dryland, on Wednesday, October 7, at 7:30 p.m., in the Pilot House bookstore. Her reading is free and open to all faculty, staff, students, and the public. Jaffe’s short fiction and criticism have appeared in publications including Fence, BOMB, NOON, The Los Angeles Review of […]

Filed Under: 09-28-2015, Academics, English, Events Tagged With: English Department, Sara Jaffe

UP Filmmakers Take Note

September 25, 2015

All faculty, staff, and student filmmakers are invited to stop by the Clark Library digital lab to learn more about the 3rd Annual Kate Regan Film Festival and the new 48-Hour Film A-Thon. Information sessions for both events will be held on Tuesday, October 6, at 2 p.m., in the digital lab. Actors, directors, musicians, […]

Filed Under: 09-21-2015, 09-28-2015, Campus Services, Information Services Tagged With: Information Services, Maria Erb

University Wind Symphony, Orchestra Concert, Oct. 3

September 25, 2015

The University Wind Symphony and Orchestra will open the 2015-2016 concert season with a free performance on Saturday, October 3, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. All faculty, staff, students, and the public are welcome. The Wind Symphony features violin instructor Kevin Lefohn performing the American premiere of Peter Adams’ Concerto Burlesca for violin […]

Filed Under: 09-28-2015, Academics, Events, Performing & Fine Arts Tagged With: Performing and Fine Arts, University Orchestra, University Wind Symphony

UPGuest WiFi Network Upgrade: No Password Required

September 25, 2015

Thanks to a recent upgrade to the UPGuest WiFi network, campus guests will no longer need to know the UPGuest password. Instead, after connecting to the WiFi called “UPGuest,” a device will load a copy of the University’s Acceptable Use Policy for the guest to read and accept. Once accepted, access to WiFi will be […]

Filed Under: 09-28-2015, Campus Services, Information Services Tagged With: Information Services, UPGuest WiFi

Women’s Soccer Returns Home for Two Games and Oktoberfest

September 25, 2015

The women’s soccer team returns home this week for two game at Merlo Field. The action starts on Thursday night with a 7 p.m. game versus San Diego, which will be the first West Coast Conference game of the year for the Pilots. The second game of the week will be held on Saturday at […]

Filed Under: 09-28-2015, Athletics Tagged With: Athletics, Oktoberfest, Pilots Soccer

A Given Life: The Pioneer Four

September 25, 2015

As the University draws outstanding students and faculty to The Bluff in its second century, it is important to recall that our origins were small and that our present is the fruit of promises made by those who walked these fields before us. In the first days four consecrated religious were called and sent to […]

Filed Under: 09-28-2015, Campus Services, University Museum Tagged With: Carolyn Connolly, University Museum & Archives

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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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