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Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement

Goldwater Scholarships: Nominees Needed

October 2, 2020

Faculty are requested to nominate students for Goldwater Scholarships. The awards, up to $7,500 per year, provide scholarships to outstanding undergraduate students who plan to pursue research careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering. The awards are based on merit and made to students who will be juniors or seniors during the following academic year. […]

Filed Under: 09-13-2021, 09-28-2020, 10-05-2020, Academics, Issues, Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement Tagged With: Goldwater Scholars, Office of Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement

10 UP Students Named Fulbright Finalists

April 17, 2020

John Orr of the undergraduate scholarly engagement office is pleased to report that 10 UP students from the Class of 2020 were named as Fulbright U.S. Student Program Finalists and offered awards to teach English abroad. It is hoped that Fulbright recipients will be able to travel to their programs in fall 2020; the Bureau […]

Filed Under: 04-20-2020, Academics, Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement Tagged With: Fulbrights 2020, John Orr, Office of Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement

Rhodes & Marshall Scholarship Nominations Needed

February 21, 2020

Faculty members are encouraged to send the names of academically and experientially exceptional, ambitious rising seniors who would benefit from attending graduate school at Cambridge, Oxford, or one of the other premier UK institutions, to the Office of Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement, according to John Orr, assistant to the provost. Students applying for these awards must […]

Filed Under: 02-24-2020, Academics, Provost's Office, Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement Tagged With: John Orr, Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships, Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement

Spring 2020 Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research Recipients: Summer Applications Due Feb. 15

February 7, 2020

The provost’s office is pleased to announce recipients of the Spring 2020 Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research awards. These faculty members have been selected to collaborate with and mentor an undergraduate on a co-designed research experience during the 2020 spring semester: Martin Cenek, computer science: “Data science for modeling athletic performance: from theory to practice” […]

Filed Under: 02-10-2020, Academics, Provost's Office, Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement Tagged With: Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research

Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research: Apply Now

January 24, 2020

Since its inauguration in 2015, the Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research has provided support for faculty members from across the University who collaborate with undergraduates on a semester-long research project. The provost’s office is committed to increasing opportunities for student experiential learning, and this initiative represents a key element in achieving that goal. Faculty members are […]

Filed Under: 01-13-2020, 01-20-2020, 01-27-2020, Academics, Provost's Office, Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement Tagged With: Office of the Provost, Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement

Undergraduate Research Protocol Reminder

January 17, 2020

The provost’s office would like to remind all faculty members who will be conducting collaborative research with undergraduates this semester that the Deans Council has approved a uniform, University-wide protocol for all undergraduate research projects. A list of the items required each semester as part of the protocol can always be found in the Undergraduate Research […]

Filed Under: 01-13-2020, 01-20-2020, Academics, Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement Tagged With: John Orr, Undergraduate Research Protocol

Undergraduate Research Awards: Nominate Now

November 27, 2019

The provost’s office and the Office of Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement are requesting nominations for two awards to be given on Founders’ Day: the Outstanding Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor Award and Outstanding Graduating Senior in Undergraduate Research Award. Faculty members can be nominated by other faculty members, administrators, students, or by self-nomination. Students can be nominated […]

Filed Under: 12-02-2019, Academics, Provost's Office, Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement Tagged With: Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement

Summer Provost’s Initiative for Undergrad Research Awards

May 3, 2019

The Summer Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research has been awarded to the following faculty members and their student collaborators: Martin Cenek, computer science Laurie Dizney, biology Andrew Eshleman, philosophy Nicole Ralston, education Giannina Reyes-Giardiello, Spanish Sarina Saturn, psychological sciences For more information about future Provost Initiative applications, please contact John Orr at orr@up.edu.

Filed Under: 05-06-2019, Academics, John Orr, Provost's Office, Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement Tagged With: John Orr, Provost's Initiative on Undergraduate Research

Fulbright Grant Candidates Wanted

March 8, 2019

Now is the time to start sending the Office of Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement (OUSE) the names of current juniors who would be strong candidates to apply for Fulbright Grants. Fulbright offers grants to countries around the world, and in many cases, the applicant is not expected to have studied the language of the host country. […]

Filed Under: 03-11-2019, Academics, Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement Tagged With: Fulbright Grants, John Orr, Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement

Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research: Apply Now

February 8, 2019

Since its inauguration in 2015, the Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research has provided support for faculty members from across the University who collaborate with undergraduates on a semester-long research project. The provost’s office is committed to increasing opportunities for student experiential learning, and this initiative represents a key element in achieving that goal. Faculty members are […]

Filed Under: 01-28-2019, 02-04-2019, 02-11-2019, Academics, Provost's Office, Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement Tagged With: John Orr, Provost's Initiative on Undergraduate Research

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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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