The University remembers Fr. Pomerleau for his years of service to the University community as priest, political science professor, administrator, and pastoral resident. Our memorial post from the University Archives and Museum about Fr. Pomerleau’s work at the University and beyond can be found here. As a complement to the online entry, please also see […]
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Campus Archaeology: On the Shoulders of Giants
Dundon-Berchtold Hall excavations recently disclosed a lost, unknown, unidentified building frame inches below the surface of campus. A real live mystery for the University Archives! According to museum coordinator Carolyn Connolly, “We aced it in a day with the assistance of databases left by earlier archivists, but this report has taken longer.” Read the archives and museum blog post […]
2019 Retiring University Faculty: A Look Through the Ages
Congratulations to our retiring faculty members! The University Archives and Museum announces a new blog post featuring these four members of the University of Portland family. Visit our site for a slideshow of the honored retirees. To complement the blog post, the museum also has a photograph display of the retiring faculty in the display […]
Great Fire of 1969: 50 Years Ago This Week
April 18, 2019 marks the 50 year anniversary of the University’s Great Fire of ’69, according to museum coordinator Carolyn Connolly. Education Hall, located near the present-day Mago Hunt Center caught fire in the early morning hours and was a total loss, causing the drama, music, and education departments to lose their physical homes on […]
Museum & Archives Blog: Pilot Potpourri
Check out the new blog post from the Museum and Archives featuring images of some campus figures. Do you recognize them? Here’s a chance to test your knowledge and see how well you know this campus. For more information contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, at piatz@up.edu or x8038.
Museum Blog Post: Four Corners meet at the Center
Students rubbing elbows, colliding (too much screen-watching), telling stories, and sharing their unique experiences often results in full scale student-sponsored campus programs. Suddenly cultural diversity is manifested and the array of human experience is proudly celebrated. This week, campus members are invited to participate in Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). See the Museum and […]
New Museum Blog Post: “Spires of Learning Reach Up to the Sky”
Robert Franz and his sister Elsie Franz Finley advanced the University mission in 1995 when their generosity helped make construction of Franz Hall possible. The new Franz Campus will bring expanded sporting fields for both varsity and intramural sports, which complements the Franzs’ earlier gift, as from the beginning of UP’s time on the bluff, […]
New Museum Display
To complement our blog entry “Welcome to College” https://sites-dev.up.edu/museum/welcome-to-college/ the Museum has a “New Beginnings for Pilots Past and Present” photograph and artifacts display in the display case on the first floor of Buckley Center near the studies abroad office. Contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, at x8038, or piatz@up.edu for more information
Latest Museum Blog Post: Welcome to College
It’s a new year on campus. The grass on the main quad is green. The residence halls are dusted. Moodle is loaded with syllabi. Faculty and staff are ready to welcome first year and upperclass students to a year of adventure and learning and friendship on The Bluff. Visit this new post from the University Archives and […]
A Century of the Rose Festival
The Mock’s Crest Theatre company puts on a Rose Festival drama at Mago Hunt throughout the month of June. But back in the day, UP students built floats for the Grand Floral Parade. We’ve uncovered some photos and articles from the Festival’s Golden Jubilee and share them in our latest entry on the Museum and Archives […]