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2024-05-27

Columbia Employee Store Access for UP Faculty and Staff (May 24-Jun.16)

May 28, 2024

UP Faculty and Staff can access the Columbia Employee Store from May 24-June 16 with their UP credentials. Invitees can bring up to four additional guests with each visit and this offer is for store access (not valid online). (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-05-27, 2024-06-10, Issues Tagged With: Columbia Sportswear Employee Store

A New Imagination on Migration with Fr. Daniel Groody C.S.C. (Jun. 12)

May 28, 2024

Campus Ministry, in association with Catholic Charities, will host Fr. Daniel Groody who will discuss the subject of migration along with his most recent book, “A Theology of Migration: The Bodies of Refugees and the Body of Christ.” Rev. Groody’s insightful perspective on the narrative of migrants and human rights is grounded in decades of world travel and ministry, along with his service on the U.S. Catholic bishops’ committee on migration. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-05-27, 2024-06-10, Issues Tagged With: Campus Ministry

UPDATE: Extended Hours for New Faculty/Staff Directory Photos (Jun. 25)

May 28, 2024

The Division of Marketing and Communications has extended the scheduled session with our professional photographer on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, from 1:00 PM until 1:30 p.m. This image will be available to you for additional personal and professional use in addition to being in the official university directory. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-05-27, 2024-06-10, 2024-06-24, Issues Tagged With: Photo Shoot

Reminder: Please Load Scholarly Activity on the Portal

May 28, 2024

Faculty members are reminded to load their scholarly activity on the portal in PilotsUP by May 31 each year. Faculty members use their school’s report on the home tab of the Scholarly Activity Portal to send the data to their respective deans as a part of annual self-evaluation. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-05-27, Issues

May 2024 Zoom Update

May 28, 2024

The summer term is off and running! You can now also review our monthly Zoom post for the most recent updates and features in our Techtalk blog, as we as a number of other recent posts from the Spring term on a variety of topics. We hope you enjoy it along with the gorgeous weather we have been having! (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-05-27, Issues Tagged With: Tech Talk blog, Zoom

Now Recruiting Faculty: NEH Grant for Ethics and AI

May 13, 2024

Building on several successful College of Arts and Sciences initiatives that bring together Ethics and Artificial Intelligence in conversation, CAS is now planning an application for a National Endowment for the Humanities funding opportunity, which would fund the creation of a Humanities Research Center on Artificial Intelligence. We are currently recruiting all interested faculty (Humanities, Social Sciences and beyond) to join a planning committee that will develop this grant. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-05-13, 2024-05-27, Issues Tagged With: Fellowships & Grants

Student Health Center and Counseling Center Summer Hours

May 13, 2024

As we head into summer, the Student Health Center will be open on a limited schedule. The Counseling center is closed over the summer. Students can access free counseling services through BetterMynd or the Pilot Help Line. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-05-13, 2024-05-27, Issues Tagged With: Health & Counseling Center

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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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