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Flexible Spending Account Changes

April 9, 2021

University of Portland is happy to announce some unique opportunities for Flexible Spending Accounts benefits this year per the Consolidated Appropriations Act which allows temporary changes to Section 125 cafeteria plans due to the COVID-19 pandemic: All Medical and Dependent Care FSA unused 2020 account balances will automatically rollover into 2021 accounts and will be […]

Filed Under: 04-12-2021, Human Resources Tagged With: Flexible Spending Plan, Human Resources, Theresa Knott

Please Note: PCard Reconciliation Due March 9

February 28, 2020

As we head into and early spring break, the controller’s office wants to remind faculty and staff that may be traveling and not on campus next week, that they still need to do PCard reconciliation of February charges before Monday, March 9.  If you have charges for the month of February on your card, and […]

Filed Under: 03-02-2020, Campus Services, Controller Tagged With: Controller's Office, PCard, Theresa Knott

Barnes & Noble P-Card Purchase Changes

January 10, 2020

There has been an upgrade to the Barnes and Noble Bookstore credit card processing system, according to Theresa Knott, controller’s office. Faculty and staff who purchase items with a P-card at the bookstore will now need to have a PIN set up for the PIN and chip features on their cards. In the past the bookstore […]

Filed Under: 01-13-2020, Controller Tagged With: Controller, P-Card, Theresa Knott

Reconcile PCards by Jan. 7, Please

January 3, 2020

The controller’s office wants to remind faculty and staff that may be traveling and not on campus the first week in January, that they still need to do PCard reconciliations of December charges before Thursday, January 7, 2020. Wherever you are, the first week in January you can log onto the Wells Fargo website and […]

Filed Under: 01-06-2020, Campus Services, Controller Tagged With: Controller's Office, PCard, Theresa Knott

Paperless P-Card Statements Are Here!

March 15, 2019

The controller’s office is pleased to introduce paperless P-card statement submissions to Wells Fargo beginning this month.  Starting Monday, March 18, the feature will be available to all cardholders. Submission can be done from any computer, phone (Android or Apple) or mobile device (Android or Apple). Using the new receipt-imaging feature means no more lost receipts. […]

Filed Under: 03-18-2019, Campus Services, Controller Tagged With: Controller's Office, Eric Barger, Lori Watson, Paperless P-Card Statements, Theresa Knott

New Monthly PCard Calendar

July 8, 2016

All PCard cardholders are asked to please open and download the updated 2016-2017 calendar for reference during the new fiscal year. Cardholders will need to have monthly reconciliations completed by the last day indicated in blue on the calendar. Approvers have until the last day indicated in pink to approve statements of cardholders in their […]

Filed Under: 07-04-2016, 07-11-2016, Campus Services, Controller Tagged With: Controller, PCard Calendar, Theresa Knott

P-Card Users, Take Note

November 8, 2013

Visa is offering a new service to merchants to provide greater security for online transactions. The Verified by Visa service is a global program that helps to verify the identity of an online shopper at checkout and in real time through the shopper’s use of his or her personal password or other identity data. This […]

Filed Under: 11-11-2013, Campus Services, Controller Tagged With: Controller's Office, P-Card, Theresa Knott

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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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