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Diversity & Inclusion Program

Informational Panel on Immigration Policies and the Trump Administration (Mar. 24)

March 16, 2025

Join us for a Q&A panel to learn more about current immigration policies, what campus leaders are doing to support students, and what Catholic Social Teaching tells us are our obligations to immigrants and refugees. A reception will follow. (Read More)

Filed Under: 2025-03-17, Events, Issues Tagged With: ASUP, Constructive Dialogue, Diversity & Inclusion Program, Garaventa Center

Stock UP (Dec. 2)

November 26, 2022

Stock UP is returning for another pop-up event on Friday, December 2, from 1:30–3:30 p.m. at 5516 N. Willamette Blvd. Stock UP is open to all students, staff, and faculty and will have fresh produce, nonperishable goods, menstrual hygiene items, and more. Masks are optional, and bags will be provided for attendees who need them. […]

Filed Under: 11-28-2022, Events Tagged With: Diversity & Inclusion Program, Stock UP

Call for Submission for Digital Ofrenda (Due by Oct. 26) 

October 15, 2022

Diversity and Inclusion Programs is issuing a call for submissions to its digital ofrenda for Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). The digital ofrenda will be displayed on November 1 and November 2 to celebrate the lives and legacies of loved ones who have passed away. The deadline to submit a photo and […]

Filed Under: 10-17-2022 Tagged With: Diversity & Inclusion Program

International Education, Diversity, and Inclusion

July 19, 2021

The Office of International Education, Diversity, and Inclusion is excited to invite staff and faculty to a DEI Framing Event on Thursday, August 5, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. This event will be aimed at gaining familiarity with a DEI framework to apply in your work sphere, pairing colleagues for communication on personal progress, and inviting all to ongoing office […]

Filed Under: 07-19-21, Diversity & Inclusion Tagged With: Diversity & Inclusion Program

¿Que Pasa Con DACA? Moving Forward and Ways to Advocate, March 24

March 5, 2021

Please join Diversity and Inclusion Programs (DIP) as they host non-profit Immigrants Rising as they facilitate a conversation and information workshop on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The conversation will take place on Wednesday, March 24 from 10 – 11:30 a.m. over Zoom. In this session you will learn of the origins of DACA, […]

Filed Under: 03-08-2021, 03-15-2021, 03-22-2021, Academics, Campus Services, Diversity & Inclusion Tagged With: Diversity & Inclusion Program, Yuri Hernandez Osorio

Stock UP Providing Access to Food and More: Jan. 27

January 22, 2021

UP faculty, staff, and students (Bon Appetit employees included) will have access to food, toiletries, and other useful items at no cost during Stock UP on Wednesday, January 27, according to Yuri Hernández Osorio, diversity and inclusion. The items will be available from noon to 5 p.m. at the Social Work House at 4903 N. […]

Filed Under: 01-18-2021, 01-25-2021, Campus Services, Diversity & Inclusion Tagged With: Diversity & Inclusion Program, Stock UP, Yuri Hernandez Osorio

Community Conversations With International Education, Diversity, and Inclusion

October 2, 2020

The Office of International Education, Diversity, and Inclusion is excited to invite the University community to join us on Thursday, October 29, in our second Community Conversations session. We will again engage in meaningful peer-to-peer conversations about race. We will host conversations on two separate works—Option A is a great conversation for those learning to […]

Filed Under: 10-05-2020, Diversity & Inclusion Tagged With: and Inclusion, Diversity, Diversity & Inclusion Program, Office of International Education

International Education, Diversity & Inclusion Workshops, Trainings

September 25, 2020

The Office of International Education, Diversity, and Inclusion (with diversity and inclusion programs) will offer free DEI workshops and trainings for students (Racial Healing, Identity/Bias, LGBTQIA+ inclusivity, etc.) this semester. To sign up and see what will be offered please use this link. While many of the workshops are currently open only to QTBIPOC student […]

Filed Under: 09-21-2020, 09-28-2020, Campus Services, Diversity & Inclusion Tagged With: Diversity & Inclusion Program, Rebecca Seibert

Lumpia, Adobo, and More: Filipino American History Month

September 27, 2019

Kicking off Filipino American History Month, we invite you to come taste authentic Filipino food at the Pilot House Plaza from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, October 4. Food trucks will include Kuya Fred’s Cuisine and Hakuna Marata, serving authentic Filipino delicacies like lumpia, adobo, and much more. Cash or cards will be accepted […]

Filed Under: 09-30-2019, Campus Services, Diversity & Inclusion Tagged With: Diversity & Inclusion Program, Jayla Fernandez

Screening of “No Más Bébes,” Sept. 19

September 13, 2019

There will be a free screening of No Más Bébes, a documentary that follows a small group of Mexican immigrant women that sued the doctors at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center for being subjected to forced sterilization while they gave birth, on Thursday, September 19, 7-8:30 p.m., in Dundon-Berchtold room 031. The screening is in honor of Latinx Heritage […]

Filed Under: 09-16-2019, Academics, Campus Services, Diversity & Inclusion Tagged With: Diversity & Inclusion Program

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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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