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2024-04-29

2024 Fulbright Recipients

April 29, 2024

The Office of Scholarly Engagement and Career Readiness is pleased to announce that six students have been selected as Fulbright recipients this year. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-04-29, Academics, Issues Tagged With: Office of Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement

Moodle Upgrades and Downtime (May 8-12)

April 29, 2024

A Moodle upgrade is scheduled for May 8. Moodle will be unavailable from Wednesday, May 8 through Sunday, May 12. This upgrade will see an updated user interface and some major improvements in several key features. The Office of ATSI will post scheduled Summer Moodle workshop dates in the coming weeks. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-04-29, Information Services, Issues Tagged With: ATSI, Moodle

Road Closure Notice: Shiley-Marcos Center for Design & Innovation Dedication Event (May 3-4)

April 29, 2024

We are excited to announce the dedication event for the new Shiley-Marcos Center for Design and Innovation. As we prepare for this special occasion, we would like to inform you of a temporary road closure on campus. The road leading to the Shiley Marcos Center for Design and Innovation will be closed starting at 7:00 a.m. on Friday, May 3, 2024, and will reopen at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2024. This closure is necessary to accommodate the setup and execution of the dedication event. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-04-29, Events, Facilities & Planning, Issues Tagged With: Events, Shiley-Marcos Center for Design & Innovation, University events

Rank and Tenure: 2024 Promotions to Professor

April 29, 2024

The Provost’s Office is pleased to announce the 2024 Promotions to Professor. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-04-29, Issues Tagged With: Provost

April 2024 Zoom Update

April 29, 2024

Hello all, and best wishes for the end of the term! Our newest Techtalk blog post includes information on recent updates including wider Whiteboard functionality, so please stop by and take a look! We also encourage you to take a moment to look at our other recent posts on a variety of useful topics including Cascade and WordPress. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-04-29, Issues Tagged With: Tech Talk blog, Zoom

2024 Retiring Faculty

April 29, 2024

Congratulations to our retiring faculty!  The University Archives and Museum announces a new post on PortLog recognizing these thirteen members of the University faculty for their many years of service.  Stop by the blog to see a slideshow of the honored retirees and see how they’ve changed over the years. (Read More.)

Filed Under: 2024-04-29, Issues Tagged With: PortLog

Baccalaureate Mass Choir—All Are Welcome! (May 4)

April 15, 2024

It’s hard to believe, but the University’s celebration of the Baccalaureate Mass is coming up quickly! Campus Ministry invites all members of the UP community to join us in the Chiles Center as we celebrate our graduating class of 2024 and all their remarkable achievements! (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-04-15, 2024-04-29, Issues Tagged With: Baccalaureate Mass, Campus Ministry

N. Willamette Blvd April-May Campus Impact: Update

April 15, 2024

PBOT started work on the first phase of Willamette upgrades with ADA ramp work at the intersections to the northwest of Portsmouth. Three intersections are impactful to campus. Of those, one is complete, one is in process, and the last is set to be completed prior to commencement weekend. (Read More.)

Filed Under: 2024-04-15, 2024-04-29, Facilities & Planning, Issues Tagged With: Facilities Planning and Construction

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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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