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04-22-2013

Daycare For May Events

April 22, 2013

Faculty and staff members who are looking for childcare during end-of-the-year events like nursing pinning, ROTC, baccalaureate Mass, graduate or undergraduate commencement, or the Faculty Gala can make arrangements with Vermont Hills Family Life Centers and the University of Portland childcare site. Four-hour daycare sessions will be available at $30 per child or $40 per […]

Filed Under: 04-22-2013, Campus Services, Daycare Tagged With: Cala Richman, Vermont Hills Family LIfe Center UP daycare

Daycare For May Events

April 22, 2013

Faculty and staff members who are looking for childcare during end-of-the-year events like nursing pinning, ROTC, baccalaureate Mass, graduate or undergraduate commencement, or the Faculty Gala can make arrangements with Vermont Hills Family Life Centers and the University of Portland childcare site. Four-hour daycare sessions will be available at $30 per child or $40 per […]

Filed Under: 04-22-2013, Campus Services, Daycare Tagged With: Cala Richman, Vermont Hills Family LIfe Center UP daycare

Pilot Kids Camps Filling Fast

April 22, 2013

Pilot Kids Camp dates are filling fast—the second session is already full. Please sign up now to secure your child’s spot in camp. Pilot Kids Camps are open to kids entering grades 1-6 as of fall 2013. June 17-21, Session 1 June 24-28 Session 2 (Full) August 5-9, Session 3. For more information, to http://www.up.edu/recservices […]

Filed Under: 04-22-2013, Athletics, Campus Services, Recreational Services Tagged With: Brian Dezzani, Pilot Kids Camp, Recreational Services

Honored Library Visitors

April 22, 2013

On Friday, April 26, the Clark Library is hosting four librarians from Fujian province in China who are visiting Oregon as part of the Horner Library Staff Exchange, established in 1998 by the Oregon State Library. These honored guests will meet with library staff and go on a behind-the-scenes tour of the building project.

Filed Under: 04-22-2013, Academics, Library Tagged With: Clark Library

McNerney-Hanson Ethics Bowl

April 22, 2013

The first annual McNerney-Hanson Ethics Bowl was held on Saturday, April 20, according to CAS dean Michael Andrews. The event was sponsored by Andrews, who serves as the McNerney-Hanson Endowed Chair in Ethics, with additional support from the Dundon-Berchtold Ethics Grant. Two UP teams took part: one team of graduate students from Pamplin School of […]

Filed Under: 04-22-2013, Academics, Events, University Relations Tagged With: Andrew Eshleman, Bohn Lattin, Brian Adams, Brian Simmons, College of Arts and Sciences, Dundon-Berchtold Initiative in Applied Ethics, McNerney-Hanson Endowed Chair in Ethics, McNerney-Hanson Ethics Bowl, Michael Andrews, Pamplin School of Business, Richard Askay, Speech and Debate Union

Photography Exhibit Finalists

April 22, 2013

The Clark Library is pleased to announce that thirteen finalists were selected for the juried photography exhibit and their work will be displayed in the renovated library building. See the finalists and their photographs at http://tinyurl.com/cmxnrqy.

Filed Under: 04-22-2013, Academics, Library Tagged With: Clark Library

Pilot Baseball Events

April 22, 2013

Military Appreciation Games: Pilot baseball and the Oregon National Guard will celebrate all who serve our country with their Military Apprecia­tion games. The Pilots take on Loyola Marymount in a three-game series starting on Friday, April 26 at 3 p.m. and continuing on Saturday and Sunday with 1 p.m. games. All active and retired military […]

Filed Under: 04-22-2013, Athletics Tagged With: Athletics, First Responders Day, Jon Brooks, Military Appreciation Day, Pilot Baseball, UP Day at Etzel Field, Youth Baseball Day

Nicaragua Rummage Sale

April 22, 2013

Faculty and staff are encouraged to donate items for the upcoming rummage sale to benefit the Nicaragua Immersion or stop by on Saturday, April 27, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., to explore items for sale. Smaller donations can be dropped off at the Moreau Center during office hours (Mon-Fri, 8:30 a.m.-noon, 1-4:30 p.m.) before the […]

Filed Under: 04-22-2013, Campus Services, Moreau Center Tagged With: Moreau Center, Nicaragua Immersion, Nicaragua Rummage sale

April Hard Hat Tours

April 22, 2013

There are still spaces for the April 23 and April 24 tours of the library; they will be the last public tours before the building reopens in August. Reserve your spot by e-mailing Kathy O’Connell Riddell at oconnell@up.edu. Tours start at 3:45 p.m. in the Franz Hall lobby and take about 45 minutes. Closed-toe shoes […]

Filed Under: 04-22-2013, Academics, Campus Services, Library Tagged With: Clark Library, Kathy O'Connell Riddell

“Beacon” Shines Again

April 22, 2013

The Beacon made an impressive showing at the regional Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) conference at held at Gonzaga University, winning first place in five categories in the Mark of Excellence awards, according to Nancy Copic, student activities. The Beacon also won second place for best all-around weekly college newspaper (5,000 students and fewer). First […]

Filed Under: 04-22-2013, Academics, Campus Services, Student Activities Tagged With: Nancy Copic, Society of Professional Journalists, The Beacon

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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.

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