UP alum Joe Kuffner (’04) and adjunct faculty member Zach Putnam are crowdsourcing support for their highly anticipated feature documentary film already in production about the legendary 2005 University of Portland women’s soccer team. (Read More)
Athletics
RESCHEDULED: Difference Award Honorees 2025 (Feb. 20)
The Athletic department would like to acknowledge this year’s winners of the “Difference Award”! Each year, student-athletes nominate a Professor on campus who they feel has made a difference in their life. (Read More).
2024 Difference Award Winners (Ceremony Rescheduled to Jan. 23)
The Athletic department would like to acknowledge this year’s winners of the “Difference Award”! Each year, student-athletes nominate a professor on campus who they feel has made a difference in their life. The definition is left intentionally vague, allowing students to reflect on the many ways a professor may have made a difference to them. (Read More)
UP Athletics Manager of Communications, Kyle Garcia, earns two honors in the 2022-23 Fred Stabley Sr. Writing Contest
Presented by College Sports Communicators, the national organization of strategic, creative, and digital communicators in college athletics. Winners are selected by a panel of regional judges, with this year’s contest seeing 395 story submissions. A winner and a runner-up are selected from each district across seven categories.
Pilots Soccer Season Openers and Exhibitions – Free Admission for Faculty and Staff
Come cheer on your Pilots Soccer teams in their season openers! Exhibition games for Men’s and Women’s soccer are scheduled for August 9 and 11. Admission is free for faculty and staff.
Portland Trail Blazers Launch NBA G League Team to Play at Chiles Center
The Portland Trail Blazers and the NBA G League announced that the Trail Blazers have acquired the right to own and operate an NBA G League team that will launch in the Chiles Center. The team is expected to debut in the 2023–24 season. With the announcement, the NBA G League expands to a record […]
Congrats to the Women’s Basketball Team for an Amazing Season
Congrats to the Portland Pilots women’s basketball team for an amazing season! They finished the year 23-8 overall and 15-3 in WCC play. It’s their best win total since the 1996-97 season and their highest WCC win total ever. They gave their all on Saturday and we’re excited to welcome them home.
UP Baseball Tickets
The UP baseball season is off to an exciting start. The schedule includes a battle pitting our Portland Pilots against the Oregon State Beavers on Tuesday, May 9, at 5:35 p.m. at Ron Tonkin Field, home of the Hillsboro Hops. Get your UP Season Tickets ($180, 24 games) or UP Flex Packs ($105, select 10 […]
Difference Award Winners Announced
The Athletic department would like to acknowledge this year’s winners of the “Difference Award”! Each year, student-athletes nominate a professor on campus who they felt has made a difference in their life. The definition is left intentionally vague, allowing students to reflect on the many ways a professor may have made a difference to them. […]
Education Day (Nov. 30)
UP Athletics and the STEM Education and Outreach Center are sponsoring an Education Day for local elementary school students on Wednesday, November 30, and we are looking for faculty and students to host table activities. We anticipate 500 students coming to campus from 9–11 a.m. to participate in hands-on STEAM activities, followed by attendance at […]