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Excellence in Service Award Nominations Deadline Extended to Feb. 28

February 17, 2021

The Committee on Committees is still accepting faculty nominations for the 2020-2021 Excellence in Service Award. This award allows the University community to recognize and celebrate outstanding dedication and accomplishment in service. The committee will accept nominations until February 28, 2021. Nominations should be submitted to the Service Award Moodle site or may be emailed directly to meckler@up.edu. To nominate someone, […]

Filed Under: 02-22-2021, Academics Tagged With: Committee on Committees, Excellence in Service Award, Mark Meckler

Excellence in Service Award Nominations Welcome

November 27, 2020

The Committee on Committees is now accepting faculty nominations for the 2020-2021 Excellence in Service Award. This award allows the University community to recognize and celebrate outstanding dedication and accomplishment in service. The committee will accept nominations until Monday, February 15, 2021. Nominations should be submitted to the Service Award Moodle site. Submission of supporting materials […]

Filed Under: 11-30-2020, Academics Tagged With: Committee on Committees, Excellence in Service Award, Mark Meckler

2020 Faculty Service Award Winner: Sarina Saturn

June 5, 2020

Congratulations to Sarina Saturn for receiving the University of Portland’s 2019-2020 Service Award. The candidates for the 2020 Faculty Service Award were excellent this year, with three different candidates receiving a first-place vote. After rigorous analysis, discussion, and reflection, the Committee on Committees decided that Saturn’s contributions stood above the rest. Saturn’s extensive volunteer work […]

Filed Under: 06-08-2020, Academics, Campus Services Tagged With: Mark Meckler, Sarina Saturn, Service Award

2019-2020 Excellence in Service Award: Nominations Needed

January 10, 2020

The Committee on Committees is now accepting faculty nominations for the 2019-2020 Excellence in Service Award. This award allows the University community to recognize and celebrate outstanding dedication and accomplishment in service. The committee will accept nominations until noon on Friday, January 24. Nominations should be submitted to the Service Award Moodle site. Submission of supporting […]

Filed Under: 01-06-2020, 11-25-2019, 12-02-2019, 12-16-2019, 12-23-2019, Academics Tagged With: Excellence in Service Award, Mark Meckler

CISGO Seed Grant Recipients

January 27, 2014

The Collaborative for International Studies and Global Outreach (CISGO) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2013-2014 CISGO Seed Grants, according to Kate Regan, international languages and cultures. The grants are for projects related to increasing international issues and learning on campus, and support faculty, staff, and student projects that increase international awareness and […]

Filed Under: Academics, International Languages & Cultures Tagged With: Alice Gates, Aurora Myer, Brad Franco, CISCO, David Taylor, Howard Feldman, Jeanette Lovejoy, Jeffrey White, Kate Regan, Mark Meckler, Sally Hood

UP Men’s Lacrosse Team Volunteering

November 1, 2013

The Univerisity of Portland men’s lacrosse team will be volunteering with Habitat for Humanity on Saturday, November 16, according to the team’s faculty advisor Mark Meckler, business administration. The development at Southeast 171st and Division streets will be the largest Habitat build in Oregon and part of Habitat’s four-year bank of land that was purchased […]

Filed Under: 11-04-2013, Athletics Tagged With: Habitat for Humanity, Mark Meckler, UP Men's Lacrosse

UP Lacrosse Team Triumphs

April 15, 2013

The U.P men’s lacrosse team has a 9-1 record and as of April 13 was ranked at no. 19 nationally for Division II, according to Mark Meckler, business administration. Depending on one final game the UP team is in good shape to secure first in the division again and to get a first round bye […]

Filed Under: 04-15-2013, Campus Services Tagged With: Mark Meckler, UP Lacrosse Team

Faculty Development Proposals

April 1, 2013

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship is soliciting proposals from faculty and staff to host workshops, roundtables, and presentations during Faculty Development Day, to be held on Tuesday, May 7, according to Aziz Inan, committee chair. Proposals related in some way to the promotion of teaching, scholarship, or professional development are encouraged. Please contact Inan […]

Filed Under: 04-01-2013, Academics, Teaching & Scholarship Tagged With: Aziz Inan, Chris Hallstrom, Elayne Shapiro, Eric Anctil, Faculty Development Day, Lauretta Frederking, Mark Meckler, Ray Bard, Renee Heath, Shannon Mayer, Stephanie Salomone, Susan Hinken, Teaching and Scholarship Committee

Faculty Development Proposals

March 11, 2013

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship is soliciting proposals from faculty and staff to host workshops, roundtables, and presentations during Faculty Development Day, to be held on Tuesday, May 7, according to Aziz Inan, committee chair. Proposals related in some way to the promotion of teaching, scholarship, or professional development are encouraged. Please contact Inan […]

Filed Under: Teaching & Scholarship Tagged With: Aziz Inan, Chris Hallstrom, Elayne Shapiro, Eric Anctil, Faculty Development Day, Laurette Frederking, Mark Meckler, Ray Bard, Renee Heath, Shannon Mayer, Stephanie Salomone, Susan Hinken, Teaching and Scholarship Committee

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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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