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Rowena Bramlette

Rowena Bramlette ’88 Endowed Scholarship Announced

July 17, 2020

We are pleased to announce the endowment of the Rowena B. Bramlette ’88 Financial Affairs Division International Accounting Scholarship, established in memory of Rowena Bramlette ’88. Rowena served the University for 14 years and retired from her position of associate vice president for budgeting in 2019. She passed away after a courageous battle with cancer […]

Filed Under: 07-13-2020, 07-20-2020, Campus Services, Controller Tagged With: Controller's Office, Rowena Bramlette, Rowena Bramlette Scholarship

In Memory: Rowena Bramlette, 1966-2020

January 31, 2020

The University remembers Rowena Bramlette, former associate vice president of budgeting and member of the UP class of 1988, who passed away on January 23, 2020. To celebrate the life of our friend and colleague, the University Museum has a photo display of Rowena in the Buckley Center first floor display case next to the […]

Filed Under: 02-03-2020, Campus Services, University Archives, University Museum Tagged With: Rowena Bramlette, University Museum and Archives

Rowena Bramlette, You Are Missed

January 24, 2020

The University of Portland community lost one of its most treasured colleagues, Rowena Bramlette, former associate vice president for budgeting and a member of the UP class of 1988, the night of January 23, after an extended battle with cancer. A service will be held for Rowena on Saturday, February 1, at 10 a.m., in […]

Filed Under: 01-27-2020, Campus Services, Controller, President's Office Tagged With: Rev. Mark L. Poorman C.S.C., Rowena Bramlette

Rowena Bramlette Retirement Reception, March 1

February 22, 2019

Please join the Office of Financial Affairs as we say goodbye to Rowena Bramlette, assistant vice president for budgeting. We will honor Rowena for her contributions to the University of Portland in a retirement reception to be held at the Pilot House on Friday, March 1, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. All University employees are […]

Filed Under: 02-11-2019, 02-18-2019, 02-25-2019, Campus Services, Controller Tagged With: Controller's Office, Rowena Bramlette

Administration Promotions, President’s Leadership Cabinet Appointments Announced

June 29, 2018

University president Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., has announced that Andrea Barton, general counsel, and Sandy Chung, associate vice president for human resources and interim title IX coordinator, will be promoted to Vice President and General Counsel, and Vice President for Human Resources, respectively, effective July 1, 2018. Barton joined the University of Portland in January 2017 […]

Filed Under: 07-02-2018, 07-09-2018, Academics, President's Office Tagged With: Andrea Barton, Eduardo Contreras, Elise Moentmann, Matthew Rygg, Rev. Mark L. Poorman C.S.C., Rowena Bramlette, Sandy Chung

University of Portland Relay For Life, April 1

March 24, 2017

The University of Portland chapter of Colleges Against Cancer will hold its annual Relay For Life walk on Saturday, April 1, from noon to 8 p.m., in the Academic Quad. The UP Relay For Life is one of several relay events where teams and individuals take turns walking or running around a track or path.  Each team […]

Filed Under: 03-27-2017, Campus Services, Controller Tagged With: Relay for Life, Rowena Bramlette

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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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