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Entrepreneurship Scholars Program Now Accepting Applications

February 19, 2024

The Entrepreneurship Scholars Program is now accepting applications from students across all majors and disciplines to join the 2024-25 cohort. E-Scholars is a highly selective program that accepts up to 25 students each year. The year-long academic program challenges students to find their passions, explore outside the classroom, and build their network, all while developing their own venture. (Read More).

Filed Under: 02-19-2024, 2024-03-18, Issues Tagged With: Entrepreneur Scholars, Franz Center for Leadership Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Get an Entrepreneurship Minor through the Entrepreneurship Scholars Program

November 6, 2023

The Entrepreneurship Scholars Program is now accepting applications from students across all majors and disciplines for the 2024-25 E-Scholar cohort. (Read More)

Filed Under: 11-06-2023, 11-20-2023, Issues Tagged With: Entrepreneur Scholars

Entrepreneurship Scholars Program Accepting Applications Now (Due by Dec. 1) 

November 12, 2022

The Entrepreneurship Scholars Program is now accepting applications from students across all majors and disciplines to join the 2023–2024 cohort. E-Scholars is a highly selective program that accepts up to 25 students each year. The year-long academic program challenges students to find their passions, explore outside the classroom, and build their network all while developing […]

Filed Under: 10-17-2022, 10-31-2022, 11-14-2022 Tagged With: Entrepreneur Scholars

Entrepreneurship Scholars Program–Space Still Available–Apply NOW

May 2, 2022

The Entrepreneurship Scholars Program is accepting applications from students across all majors and disciplines to join the 2022–2023 cohort. E-Scholars is a highly selective program that accepts up to 25 students each year. The year-long academic program challenges students to find their passions, explore outside the classroom, build their network all while developing their own venture. Other […]

Filed Under: 05-02-2022 Tagged With: Entrepreneur Scholars, Franz Center for Leadership Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Kay Molkentin

Last Call for Entrepreneurship Scholars Applications

April 9, 2021

Spots are still available for next year’s Entrepreneurship Scholars Program, so get your application in. You can’t dream if you don’t apply! E-Scholars is a highly selective program that accepts up to 25 students from across all majors and disciplines each year. The year-long academic program challenges students to find their passions, explore outside the […]

Filed Under: 04-12-2021, Academics, Entrepreneurship Tagged With: Entrepreneur Scholars

Entrepreneurship Scholars Program Accepting Applications Now

December 4, 2020

The Entrepreneurship Scholars Program is now accepting applications from students across all majors and disciplines to join the 2021-22 cohort. E-Scholars is a highly selective program that accepts up to 25 students each year. The year-long academic program challenges students to find their passions, explore outside the classroom, build their network and develop their own […]

Filed Under: 12-07-2020, Academics, Entrepreneurship, Franz Center for Leadership Entrepreneurship and Innovation Tagged With: Entrepreneur Scholars, Kay Molkentin

Entrepreneur Scholars Program Celebrates 20 Years at UP

June 21, 2019

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Entrepreneur Scholars Program at University of Portland, and faculty, staff, and entrepreneur scholars alumni and friends are invited to attend a special gathering on Saturday, June 29, to be held on campus in the Bauccio Commons President’s Board Room from 4 to  5:30 p.m. Please RSVP to […]

Filed Under: 06-24-2019, Academics, Pamplin School of Business Tagged With: Christine Naylor, Entrepreneur Scholars, Pamplin School of Business

Student Kevin Bastien Accepted for National Fellowship

March 3, 2014

Kevin Bastien, a junior computer science major and Entrepreneur Scholar, has been accepted to the prestigious NCIIA/Epicenter Engineering University Innovation Fellows program, according to Peter Rachor, Franz Center. His application was supported by Rachor, Tammy Vandegrift, Sharon Jones, and Robin Anderson. Bastien’s fellowship is seen as an opportunity for UP to have a member of […]

Filed Under: Academics, Shiley School of Engineering Tagged With: Entrepreneur Scholars, Franz Center, Kevin Bastien, Peter Rachor, Robin Anderson, Sharon Jones, Shiley School of Engineering, Tammy VanDeGrift

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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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