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11-14-2016

“Mad Forest” Opens Nov. 16

November 11, 2016

The performing and fine arts department will present Mad Forest by Caryl Churchill from Wednesday, November 16 to Sunday, November 20, at 7:30 p.m. (2 p.m. Sunday) in Mago Hunt Center Theater. Mad Forest is an incisive portrait of society in turmoil that focuses on two families living under a totalitarian regime. What happens when that […]

Filed Under: 11-14-2016, Academics, Performing & Fine Arts Tagged With: Mad Forest, Performing and Fine Arts

“Mad Forest” Pre-Play Panel, Reception on Nov. 19

November 11, 2016

All ticket holders are invited to enjoy a complimentary wine and cheese reception courtesy of the Garaventa Center as campus experts highlight production details and intriguing themes before the Saturday, November 19 performance of Mad Forest by Caryl Churchill. The reception starts at 6:15 p.m. and the panel begins at 6:45 p.m., in Mago Hunt Recital Hall. […]

Filed Under: 11-07-2016, 11-14-2016, Academics, Campus Services, Garaventa Center Tagged With: Garaventa Center, Mad Forest, Wine and Cheese Social

Submit Your 3D Ornament Design

November 11, 2016

Enter your 3D ornament design to the Clark Library’s 3D Ornament Design contest. Entries are due  by Friday, November 18 at 5 p.m. The winning designs will be 3D printed and displayed on the libary’s Christmas tree. Unfamiliar with 3D design? The lab provides access to Blender software and tutorials for Tinkercad. Visit the Digital Lab website […]

Filed Under: 11-14-2016, Academics, Library Tagged With: 3D Ornament Design, Clark Library

Give Blood, Save Lives, Nov. 14-16

November 11, 2016

The University of Portland Student Nurses Association (UPSNA) is collaborating with the Red Cross to host a blood drive on campus in November. Please join the UPSNA in the Chiles Center on November 14-16 for the Red Cross Blood Drive from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m (Monday and Tuesday) and Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. If you are […]

Filed Under: 10-31-2016, 11-07-2016, 11-14-2016, Campus Services, School of Nursing Tagged With: Red Cross Blood Drive, School of Nursing

The Beacon Debuts Weekly Newsletter

November 11, 2016

Many staff and faculty accustomed to reading The Beacon every Thursday in the past have asked how to keep up with the now all-digital Beacon. One convenient way is the new weekly Beacon e-mail newsletter, which includes headlines and links to articles, commentary, photos, videos, and other multimedia. If you would like to receive The Beacon in […]

Filed Under: 11-14-2016, Academics, Campus Services, Student Activities Tagged With: Nancy Copic, The Beacon

In Memory: Fr. Joseph Browne, C.S.C., 1929-2016

November 11, 2016

Professor emeritus and former library director Rev. Joseph P. Browne, C.S.C., passed away on October 30, 2016, at 87 years of age.  The University remembers Fr. Browne for his years of service to the University and as director of the Clark Library until his retirement in 1994. A University museum and archives memorial post about […]

Filed Under: 11-14-2016, Campus Services, University Archives, University Museum Tagged With: Carolyn Connolly, Rev. Joseph Browne C.S.C., University museum

“This I Believe,” Nov. 15

November 11, 2016

UP’s Real Analysis Students present “This I Believe: A Conversation about Personal Axioms,” on Tuesday, November 15, at 7:15 p.m., in Franz Hall 120. Students of Stephanie Salomone and Hannah Callender, mathematics, will present projects inspired by the axiom “This I Believe.” The event is free and open to all, and is a collaboration with the […]

Filed Under: 11-07-2016, 11-14-2016, Academics, Garaventa Center Tagged With: Hannah Callender, Stephanie Salomone, This I Believe

Family STEM Night, Nov. 17: Volunteers Needed

November 11, 2016

The University of Portland STEM Education and Outreach Center is hosting a Family STEM Night for neighborhood children, grades K-8, and their families on Thursday, November 17, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., in Howard Hall. Student volunteers are needed to help with manning the registration table and leading hands-on activities.  For more information or to […]

Filed Under: 11-14-2016, Academics Tagged With: STEM, Tisha Morrell

Men’s Basketball Takes On Lewis & Clark, Nov. 18

November 11, 2016

Come watch the men’s basketball team take on Lewis & Clark College this Friday at the Chiles Center at 7 p.m. This young and exiting team is looking to start the new season in the right direction. Led by new head coach Terry Porter, this year’s team is sure to impress and entertain fans of […]

Filed Under: 11-14-2016, Athletics Tagged With: Athletics, men's basketball, Pilots

Music at Midweek: William Berger Concert Moved to Nov. 23

November 11, 2016

This week’s Music at Midweek performance was to feature baritone William Berger, hailed by Gramophone Magazine as “one of the best of our younger baritones,” on Wednesday, November 16, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. Due to problems with Berger’s travel arrangements to the U.S., his performance date has been changed to Wednesday, November 23. […]

Filed Under: 11-14-2016, Academics, Performing & Fine Arts Tagged With: Music at Midweek, Performing and Fine Arts, William Berger

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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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