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11-06-2023

Thanksgiving Food Drive

November 20, 2023

Army and Air Force ROTC and the Moreau Center SJCs are collaborating on a food drive this Thanksgiving. Please consider adding your non-perishable food donation to one of the donation boxes that have been setup in residence halls and several buildings on campus. (Read More)

Filed Under: 11-06-2023, 11-20-2023, Issues, Moreau Center Tagged With: Air Force ROTC, Army ROTC, Moreau Center for Service and Justice

Committee on Committees Annual Service Survey for 2024-2025

November 20, 2023

The Committee on Committees would like to hear from all faculty regarding their interest and preferences for committee assignments for the 2024-2025 academic year. It is important that everyone completes this short survey to inform the Committee about their service history, interests, and availability. (Read More)

Filed Under: 01-08-2024, 01-22-2024, 11-06-2023, 11-20-2023, 12-04-2023, 12-18-2023, Issues Tagged With: Committee on Committees

Music at Midweek

November 6, 2023

Please join the UP Music Program this Wednesday for our weekly Music at Midweek performance class held in the Mago Hunt Recital Hall. All performances and presentations are free and open to the public, and all members of the UP community are invited and encouraged to attend. (Read More)

Filed Under: 11-06-2023, 11-20-2023, 12-04-2023, Issues Tagged With: Department of Music, Music at Midweek

Call for Applications: Teaching Innovation Grant

November 6, 2023

Elevate your teaching experience and promote student success through the Teaching Innovation Grant. Gain up to $500 per semester, a startup expense of $500, and the chance to experiment with new cutting-edge teaching methods. (Read More)

Filed Under: 11-06-2023, 11-20-2023, Issues Tagged With: Center for Teaching and Learning

Get an Entrepreneurship Minor through the Entrepreneurship Scholars Program

November 6, 2023

The Entrepreneurship Scholars Program is now accepting applications from students across all majors and disciplines for the 2024-25 E-Scholar cohort. (Read More)

Filed Under: 11-06-2023, 11-20-2023, Issues Tagged With: Entrepreneur Scholars

UP Art Faculty Exhibition (Oct. 30-Nov. 23)

November 6, 2023

Works by members of the University’s Fine Arts faculty will be featured in an exhibition in the Buckley Center Gallery. All are invited to experience artwork by our diverse and talented faculty. (Read More)

Filed Under: 11-06-2023, 11-20-2023, Issues Tagged With: Buckley Center Gallery, Performing and Fine Arts

Authenticity, Connection, & Play Workshops (Nov. 3-15)

November 6, 2023

This workshop series will combine tools from theater, performance art, authentic relating, and psychodrama to create an opportunity for students, faculty, and the wider UP community to deepen their connections with each other through authentic games and theatrical play. (Read More)

Filed Under: 11-06-2023, Issues Tagged With: Performing and Fine Arts

From the Black Church to the Opera Stage (Nov. 8)

November 6, 2023

Lori Hicks, PhD, will present an interactive lecture, “From the Black Church to the Opera Stage.” Hicks is the Director of Opera at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. (Read More)

Filed Under: 11-06-2023, Issues Tagged With: Department of Music, Ethnic Studies Department

Veterans Day Observances (Nov. 10-11)

November 6, 2023

A vigil and ceremonies will be held at the Praying Hands/Broken Wall Memorial to honor and commemorate the service and sacrifices of our veterans. (Read More)

Filed Under: 11-06-2023, Issues Tagged With: Air Force ROTC, Army ROTC, Veterans Day Ceremony

“Peter and the Starcatcher” (Nov. 10-19)

November 6, 2023

You are cordially invited to UP Theater’s second production of the 2023-24 school year. “Peter and the Starcatcher,” by Rick Elice, takes the audience on a fanciful adventure into the backstory of Peter Pan and is a delight for audiences of all ages. (Read More)

Filed Under: 11-06-2023, Issues Tagged With: Performing and Fine Arts, Theater Program

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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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