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Saturday Academy Summer Camp Registration OPEN!

March 31, 2025

This summer, they’re offering exciting S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) camps for kids in grades K-8, with fun group activities. Plus, they’re making camp accessible with robust scholarship support. The first seven weeks of camp are on the UP campus. (Read More)

Filed Under: 2025-03-31, Issues Tagged With: Saturday Academy

20% off Saturday Academy classes for children of UP Faculty and Staff

June 7, 2021

Explore, build and create this summer at Saturday Academy’s camps and classes for students in grades 2-12! In-person day camps will run weekly from June 28 through August 6 at Open School East in SE Portland near Gresham, and online classes are offered weekly throughout the summer. Check out the website catalog for details. University of Portland Faculty […]

Filed Under: 06-07-2021, 06-21-2021, Academics, Campus Services, Saturday Academy Tagged With: Saturday Academy

Apprenticeships in Science & Engineering Symposium: August 16

August 2, 2019

All University community members are invited t0 attend the Apprenticeships in Science and Engineering (ASE) Symposium at the University of Portland on Friday August 16, 2019. The symposium is the culminating learning event of the ASE program, where this year’s 110 high school interns from over 30 mentoring organizations will share their individual summer projects […]

Filed Under: 07-29-2019, 08-05-2019, Academics, Campus Services, Saturday Academy Tagged With: ASE Program, Libby Van Fleet, Saturday Academy

Saturday Academy Special Offer for Faculty & Staff

May 31, 2019

Saturday Academy is now offering a 20% discount to UP faculty and staff who would like to sign up their children for classes and summer camps. The organization values UP’s partnership and the campus community for its continued support. Register using this link. Please use code UP20  to receive the discount. This year, we are offering […]

Filed Under: 06-03-2019, Academics, Campus Services, Saturday Academy Tagged With: Saturday Academy

Saturday Academy Special Offer

April 18, 2019

Saturday Academy is now offering a 20% discount to UP faculty and staff who would like to sign up their children for classes and summer camps. The organization values UP’s partnership and the campus community for its continued support. Register using this link. Please use code UP20  to receive the discount. This year, we are offering […]

Filed Under: 04-15-2019, 04-22-2019, Academics, Saturday Academy Tagged With: Saturday Academy

Saturday Academy Offering Discount to UP Faculty, Staff

June 8, 2018

Saturday Academy is now offering a $15 discount to UP faculty and staff who would like to sign up their children for classes and summer camps. The organization values UP’s partnership and the campus community for its continued support. Register using this link. Please use code STEM18 to receive the discount. Saturday Academy has served […]

Filed Under: 06-04-2018, 06-11-2018, Academics, Campus Services, Saturday Academy Tagged With: Saturday Academy

Get Ready For Game Jam

September 13, 2013

The Shiley School of Engineering, Portland Indie Game Squad, and Pixel Arts Game Education are hosting a 48-hour Game Jam programming marathon from Septem­ber 27 through 29, in Shiley Hall room 319 and the 3rd Floor Atrium. Participants will gather Friday evening, hear the jam’s secret theme, then race against the clock to make a […]

Filed Under: 09-16-2013, 09-23-2013, Academics, Events, Shiley School of Engineering Tagged With: Game Jam, Pixel Arts Game Education, Portland Indie Game Squad, Saturday Academy, Shiley School of Engineering, Tanya Crenshaw

Science & Engineering Symposium

July 15, 2013

Sr. Angela Hoffman, chemistry, is conducting research with two high school seniors full time this summer. Theodore (Nguyen) Truong from Gresham High School is sponsored by Saturday Academy’s Apprenticeships in Science and Engineering (ASE) program, and Vy Le from Madison High School is sponsored by The American Chemical Society’s Project SEED and ASE. There are […]

Filed Under: 07-15-2013, Academics, Campus Services, College of Arts & Sciences, Events, Saturday Academy Tagged With: Chemistry department, Saturday Academy, Sr. Angela Hoffman

Saturday Academy Special Offer

May 6, 2013

Saturday Academy is an educational non-profit affiliated with the University of Portland that offers a wide variety of classes and camps for students in grades 2-12. This summer Saturday Academy is once again extending an offer to University staff and faculty to take 20 percent off any class. Classes are offered on the University of […]

Filed Under: 05-06-2013, Academics, Campus Services, Saturday Academy Tagged With: Sarah Bradham, Saturday Academy

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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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