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11-04-2019

Prayers for Peace, Nov. 11

November 8, 2019

All are invited to come together on Monday, November 11, at 2 p.m., at the International Peace Garden by Buckley Auditorium as students, faculty, staff, and religious from our UP community offer prayers for peace in multiple languages and faith traditions. The event is co-sponsored by the Garaventa Center and international student services. For ADA […]

Filed Under: 10-07-2019, 10-14-2019, 10-21-2019, 10-28-2013, 11-04-2019, 11-11-2019, Campus Services, Garaventa Center Tagged With: Garaventa Center, Prayers for Peace

TLC Brownbag Lunch Session, This Tuesday, Nov. 12

November 8, 2019

The Teaching & Learning Collaborative will offer a bring-your-own-brownbag lunch conversation around “Navigating Worrying Conversations and Troubling Nonverbal Behaviors with Students” in the Murphy Room from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., this Tuesday, November 12, facilitated by Sarina Saturn, psychological sciences. This session will contain information about real-life experiences of students and the Academic Network for […]

Filed Under: 11-04-2019, 11-11-2019, Academics, Teaching & Learning Collaborative Tagged With: Academic Network for Mental Health, Teaching and Learning Collaborative

Veterans Day Vigil, Ceremony: Nov. 10-11

November 8, 2019

The University of Portland will host its annual Veterans Day commemoration ceremony on Saturday, November 11, at 11 a.m., at the Praying Hands/Broken Wall Memorial. The ceremony will commence at the close of a 24-hour vigil at the Praying Hands, and is sponsored by the University’s Air Force and Army ROTC programs. It will recognize campus […]

Filed Under: 11-04-2019, 11-11-2019, Air Force ROTC, Army ROTC, Campus Services Tagged With: Air Force ROTC, Army ROTC, Veteran's Day Vigil, Veterans Day Ceremony

Honors Program Mentors Needed

November 8, 2019

Faculty members are invited to serve as Honors Program mentors. Faculty mentors assist with selecting the incoming honors class, are assigned two incoming honors student mentees, and are encouraged to meet with them on a regular basis during the students’ first two years at the University. Those who would like to learn more about being […]

Filed Under: 11-04-2019, 11-11-2019, Academics, Honors Program Tagged With: Honors Mentors, John Orr

“The Penelopiad” Pre-Play Panel and Reception, Nov. 16

November 8, 2019

All ticket holders for the Saturday, November 16 performance of The Penelopiad are invited to enjoy wine, cheese, and desserts as campus experts highlight what to look and listen for in this play based on a novella by Margaret Atwood. Sponsored by the Garaventa Center and the Rumpakis Chair for Hellenic Studies. For ADA accommodations […]

Filed Under: 11-04-2019, 11-11-2019, Academics, Garaventa Center, Performing & Fine Arts Tagged With: "The Penelopiad", Garaventa Center, Rumpakis Chair for Hellenic Studies

Free Theater Tickets for Staff and Faculty

November 8, 2019

UP’s Theater Program offers every staff and faculty member two complimentary tickets for each mainstage show they produce in Mago Hunt Center. When tickets go on sale, just call the box office at x7287, tell them you are an employee, and let them know which performance you’d like to see. Tickets will be held for […]

Filed Under: 11-04-2019, 11-11-2019, Academics, Campus Services, Performing & Fine Arts Tagged With: Performing and Fine Arts

“How Are You Teaching, Researching, Learning About Race?,” Nov. 12

November 8, 2019

Clinical professor Jann Murray-García of the UC-Davis Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing will present “How Are You Teaching, Researching, and Learning About Race?” on Tuesday, November 12, at 3 p.m., in the Brian Doyle Auditorium. Murray-García will visit as part of the School of Nursing’s 85th Anniversary Speaker Series. In 1998, with Melanie Tervalon, Murray-García introduced […]

Filed Under: 11-04-2019, 11-11-2019, Academics, Campus Services, Diversity & Inclusion Tagged With: Jann Murray-Garcia, School of Nursing

Jann Murray-Garcia, “Cultural Humility & Interrupting Scripts of Inequality,” Nov. 11

November 8, 2019

In celebration of the School of Nursing’s 85th anniversary, our first guest speaker, Jann Murray-Garcia, will be visiting campus on Monday, November 11, 2019, to discuss “Cultural Humility and Interrupting Scripts of Inequality.” Murray-García is a pediatrician and a founding faculty member and associate health sciences clinical professor at the Betty Irene Moore School of […]

Filed Under: 11-04-2019, 11-11-2019, Academics, School of Nursing Tagged With: Jann Murray-Garcia, School of Nursing

Provost’s Initiative for Undergrad Research: New Deadline

November 8, 2019

Faculty members are invited to apply for one of ten spring 2020 Provost’s Initiative grants for support to collaborate with an undergraduate on a co-designed research project during the spring semester 2020. Students are expected to meet and work with the faculty member weekly. Students will enroll in a 493 course and will earn a […]

Filed Under: 11-04-2019, 11-11-2019, Academics, Provost's Office Tagged With: John Orr, Provost's Initiative on Undergraduate Research, Provost's Office

Free Screening: “Trans Dudes with Lady Cancer,” Nov. 18

November 8, 2019

The School of Nursing’s International Education, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee (IEDI) will offer a free screening of “Trans Dudes with Lady Cancer,” a short film documenting the journey of two transmasculine people, their families, and communities as they navigate breast cancer and ovarian cancer within the medical system. The screening will be on Monday, November […]

Filed Under: 11-04-2019, 11-11-2019, Academics, School of Nursing Tagged With: Nozomi Birkett, School of Nursing

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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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