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10-23-2023

Holy Cross Dining Room Faculty Staff Lunch

October 23, 2023

The Priests and Brothers of Holy Cross would like to invite all faculty and staff to share a meal with the religious and your colleagues in the Holy Cross Dining Room (HCDR). Lunch is served daily from 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. (Read More)

Filed Under: 10-23-2023, Issues Tagged With: Holy Cross Dining Room

November: The Month of Remembrance

October 23, 2023

Catholics believe in the Communion of Saints—the spiritual connection with those loved ones who have gone before us and the saints that lived as examples for us. Throughout the month of November, Campus Ministry invites the UP community to submit the names of loved ones so they can be remembered in prayer. (Read More).

Filed Under: 10-23-2023, 11-06-2023, Issues Tagged With: Campus Ministry

Save the Date and Call for Donations: Moreau Center Silent Auction

October 23, 2023

The Moreau Center is thrilled to announce the mission of this year’s extraordinary Silent Auction will be to bolster support for ALL of our immersion programs for the year. Your invaluable assistance, in the form of donations and gifts, will help us to make this a banner year for the event. (Read More)

Filed Under: 10-23-2023, 11-06-2023, Issues, Moreau Center Tagged With: Moreau Center for Service and Justice, Moreau Center Silent Auction

New to The Bluff—Denise Neu—Construction Project Manager, Facilities Planning & Construction

October 23, 2023

Denise will serve as Construction Project Manager within the Facilities Planning & Construction department. She joins UP from Houston, Texas, where she managed planning, design, and construction for Lone Star Community College and Sam Houston State University. She has a BA in Construction Science from Texas A&M University and is a Certified Professional Constructor (CPC) from the American Institute of Constructors.

Filed Under: 10-23-2023, Issues Tagged With: New to The Bluff

Joining the Innovation Minor is Easier than Ever

October 23, 2023

The Innovation Minor is open to all students at University of Portland. The application process has been streamlined to provide equal access for any student interested in joining the program. (Read More)

Filed Under: 10-23-2023, Issues Tagged With: Innovation Minor, Shiley-Marcos Center for Design & Innovation

Zoom Updates and Features

October 23, 2023

Zoom has released its monthly updates and an exciting new feature. Check out our October Techtalk Post for more information. We hope you all had a wonderful Fall Break and look forward to having you back on campus next week!

Filed Under: 10-23-2023, Issues Tagged With: Tech Talk blog, Zoom

Mago Hunt Center—50 Years of the Arts

October 23, 2023

The Mago Hunt Center was officially dedicated 50 years ago on October 17, 1973, and marked the beginning of a new era for performing and fine arts at UP. (Read More)

Filed Under: 10-23-2023, 11-06-2023, Issues Tagged With: Archives and Artifacts, Mago Hunt Center, Performing and Fine Arts

A Screening of “Summoning the Spirit” with Filmmaker Jon Garcia (Oct. 26)

October 23, 2023

The Ethnic Studies Minor is bringing local filmmaker Jon Garcia to campus. Garcia will screen his film “Summoning the Spirit,” and there will be a Q&A session after the film. (Read More)

Filed Under: 10-23-2023, Issues Tagged With: Ethnic Studies Minor

Death Café (Nov. 1)

October 23, 2023

The Nursing 492 class invites you to join us on the quiet side of Commons for a Death Café. The UP Death Café will serve as a place where our community can freely and willingly discuss their thoughts, dreams, and fears about grief and dying, while recognizing the diverse ways in which members of our campus have encountered death in their own lives. (Read More)

Filed Under: 10-23-2023, Issues Tagged With: School of Nursing & Health Innovations

The Women’s Leadership Forum Presents: A Conversation on the movie “Barbie” (Nov. 1)

October 23, 2023

Moviegoers showed up en masse (and in pink) this summer to see “Barbie,” which has since been met with both praise and critique. The Women’s Leadership Forum is excited to host a panel discussion to dive into the movie’s narrative and impact along with its larger cultural and personal implications. (Read More)

Filed Under: 10-23-2023, Issues Tagged With: Women in Leadership Forum

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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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