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Clark Library: Earth Day 2021

April 1, 2021

The upcoming Earth Day on April 22 is the impetus for the library’s most recent guide to resources. Earth Day is an annual event to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First celebrated in 1970 and focused on the United States, it now includes events coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network in more than 193 countries. We […]

Filed Under: 04-05-2021, 04-12-2021, Academics, Campus Services, Library Tagged With: Clark Library, Earth Day

TLC Teaching Tip of the Week: Citation Help with RefWorks

April 1, 2021

As we approach the end of spring semester, your students may be working on major research projects. (Or, looking ahead to summer, you may have some research and writing projects of your own planned). Citing sources is often a less-favored aspect of the research process; the library’s RefWorks database can help! As an alternative to creating citations […]

Filed Under: 04-05-2021, Academics, Library, Teaching & Learning Collaborative Tagged With: Clark Library, Stephanie Michel, TLC from the TLC

Clark Library: UP Student Newspapers Digital Archive

March 24, 2021

The Clark Library is pleased to announce the launch of an online UP Student Newspapers Collection. In October 2019, the library received an Oregon Heritage Grant to digitize and preserve UP’s student newspapers: The Columbiad and The Beacon. It took a year and a half to digitize the print newspapers which are housed in the University Archives. Now, eleven decades (1902-2016) consisting of […]

Filed Under: 03-29-2021, 04-05-2021, Academics, Campus Services, Library, University Archives Tagged With: Clark Library, The Beacon, University Archives

Clark Library: Women’s History Month

February 26, 2021

In honor of Women’s History Month, we invite you to visit our guide highlighting women who have been pioneers and champions in sports in the United States. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the initial Title IX draft to Congress (became law in 1972). Please use this guide to discover more through the Clark Library’s […]

Filed Under: 03-01-2021, 03-08-2021, 03-15-2021, 03-22-2021, 03-29-2021, Campus Services, Library Tagged With: Clark Library, Women's History Month

ReadUP: Pick Up Your Reserved Book

February 18, 2021

If you reserved a copy of this year’s ReadUP book selection, How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi, head over to the Clark Library to pick it up. You can check the library’s open hours here. Didn’t reserve a book? No worries. You can read one of the many digital copies available through the […]

Filed Under: 02-22-2021, 03-01-2021, Academics, Library, ReadUP Tagged With: Clark Library, ReadUP

Clark Library: All Together Project

February 18, 2021

The library is still collecting creative works reflecting your experience of the events of 2020-2021 for the All Together project. Examples of creative works are photographs, videos, essays, poems, drawings, paintings, etc. Visit the site to see some submissions and consider adding yours! Questions? Please contact José Velazco, Clark Library, at velazco@up.edu.

Filed Under: 02-22-2021, 03-01-2021, 03-08-2021, Campus Services, Library Tagged With: All Together Website, Clark Library

TLC Teaching Tip of the Week: Finding New York Times Articles

February 10, 2021

Do your students need to access current newspaper articles from the New York Times?  The library subscribes to a New York Times database that provides full text articles from 1980 through today. These articles are text-only; images are not included. The New York Times database initially connects users to a screen where they can search by topic or keyword. To assist with […]

Filed Under: 02-15-2021, Academics, Library Tagged With: TLC from the TLC

Clark Library: Digital Lab Spring Workshops

January 28, 2021

Those interested in beginning their year with some new multimedia skills are encouraged to sign up for introductory workshops on Graphic Design, iMovie, Podcasting, Canva, and more. These online workshops run from February 9 through February 25 and are free and open to current students, faculty, and staff. Visit the Digital Lab’s site to see the detailed […]

Filed Under: 02-01-2021, 02-08-2021, 02-15-2021, 02-22-2021, Academics, Campus Services, Library Tagged With: Clark Library, Digital Lab

Clark Library: Black History Month

January 28, 2021

In honor of Black History Month, we invite you to visit our guide with resources about the history and accomplishments of African Americans in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) fields. Please use this guide to discover more about these pioneers through the Clark Library’s books, videos, and articles. Want us to add an item? Send suggestions to Heidi […]

Filed Under: 02-01-2021, 02-08-2021, 02-15-2021, 02-22-2021, Academics, Campus Services, Library Tagged With: Clark Library

Clark Library: MLK Day 2021

January 15, 2021

In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day we invite you to explore resources on the history of Black people in Oregon. The University’s keynote speaker for MLK Day On, Taylor Stewart ’18, will focus on the legacy of racism in Oregon. Our newest guide features books, eBooks, streaming videos, online articles, and websites for those […]

Filed Under: 01-18-2021, Academics, Campus Services, Library Tagged With: Clark Library, MLK Day 2021

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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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