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Now Accepting CISGO Proposals (due Jun. 1)

May 12, 2025

Proposals to lead international programs next year are due June 1! Apply to teach next summer in Salzburg or design a customized program! (Read More)

Filed Under: 2025-05-12, 2025-05-26, Issues Tagged With: CISGO, Study Abroad

CISGO and Shiley School of Engineering, Computer Science Program

April 1, 2023

Anne Santiago, Maraina Montgomery, and Mike Pelley are working with Professor Ben Tribelhorn and two student teams from CS 341 to develop a map widget for CISGO’s website.   Using an easily accessible visual tool, the UP community will be able to identify global engagements past, present and future, and to find like-minded community members […]

Filed Under: 2023-04-03 Tagged With: CISGO, Shiley School of Engineering

Attention All Humanities Faculty!

September 19, 2022

The Collaborative for International Studies and Global Outreach (CISGO) is pleased to announce the continuation of the Kate Regan Faculty Development grants for AY2022–23. A generous donor has created a grant to support faculty in the Humanities (English, History, International Languages and Cultures, Performing and Fine Arts, Philosophy, and Theology) whose teaching and scholarship encompasses international and […]

Filed Under: 09-19-2022 Tagged With: Anne Santiago, CISGO, Kate Regan

CISGO International Education Week Session: Diversity, Inclusion, Internationalization Grants

November 15, 2019

Faculty, staff and students who are interested in learning more about CISGO’s diversity, inclusion, and internationalization seed grants are invited to attend their session during International Education Week. The session takes place on Tuesday, November 19, from 4 to 6 p.m., in the Terrace Room. A group of 2019-2020 grant recipients will share their projects and discuss […]

Filed Under: 11-11-2019, 11-18-2019, Academics, CISGO Tagged With: CISGO, International Week, Lisa Reed

Embedded Travel Component Courses: An Exciting Opportunity

November 15, 2019

CISGO wants faculty to know about an exciting opportunity to develop and lead a course that includes an embedded travel component, according to CISGO chair Lisa Reed, business.  The Provost Council recently approved Guidelines for Courses with Embedded Travel Components and a Proposal Form to guide faculty in preparing proposals for these types of courses. […]

Filed Under: 11-11-2019, 11-18-2019, Academics, CISGO Tagged With: CISGO, Lisa Reed

Fall 2019 CISGO Newsletter Available Now

October 4, 2019

The latest edition of the CISGO Newsletter is available now at this link, according to Lisa Reed, business. It contains information on the current Collaborative for International Studies & Global Outreach Executive Board, the Kate Regan Faculty Development Grant program (our dear Kate pictured), the newly launched World Citizen Certificate Program, and International Education Week. For questions […]

Filed Under: 10-07-2019, Academics, CISGO Tagged With: CISGO, Kate Regan, Lisa Reed

All Welcome for Sojourner Scholar Presentations at Founders’ Day

April 5, 2019

The Collaborative for International Studies and Global Outreach (CISGO) invites all to attend this year’s graduating Sojourner Scholars’ portfolio presentations on Founders’ Day, Tuesday, April 9. Presentations will take place in Franz Hall room 026, 10:15 to 11:05 a.m. Each Sojourner Scholar must submit a portfolio that they use to document their competencies in the […]

Filed Under: 04-08-2019, Academics, CISGO Tagged With: CISGO, Lisa Reed

Please Note: Feb. 28 CISGO Event Cancelled

February 15, 2019

Please note that the Thursday, February 28 CISGO event planned for recipients of a 2018 Diversity, Inclusion and Internationalization Grant to present their projects has been cancelled due to teaching and travel conflicts for participants. For more information, contact Eduardo Contreras (contrera@up.edu) assistant provost for international education, diversity, and inclusion, or Lisa Reed (reedl@up.edu), associate dean […]

Filed Under: 02-18-2019, Academics, CISGO Tagged With: CISGO, Eduardo Contreras Jr., Lisa Reed

CISGO Diversity, Inclusion, and Internationalization Grants – Deadline extended

February 1, 2019

In support of Vision 2020 and the University of Portland mission, the Collaborative for International Studies and Global Outreach (CISGO) will continue the University-wide efforts to infuse a greater sense of internationalization and diversity into the UP community. Faculty and professional staff are invited to submit a grant proposal to advance diversity and inclusion on […]

Filed Under: 02-04-2019, 04-01-2019, Academics, Campus Services, CISGO Tagged With: CISGO, Eduardo Contreras Jr., Lisa Reed, Vision 2020

Revised CISGO Vision and Mission Statements

February 1, 2019

The Collaborative for International Studies and Global Outreach (CISGO) has new vision and mission statements, according to Lisa Reed, business. In fall 2018, CISGO sponsored a Vision and Mission Review workshop for staff and faculty. Under the facilitation of CISGO executive board member Casey Shillam, nursing, the group contributed ideas about what the CISGO values […]

Filed Under: 02-04-2019, Academics, Campus Services, CISGO Tagged With: Casey Shillam, CISGO, Kimberly Ilosvay

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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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