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UP to celebrate Black History Month with African American Read-In and cultural dinner on Feb. 7

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

In celebration of Black History Month, University of Portland is hosting its 10th annual African American Read-In and cultural dinner on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 5:30 p.m. Reading is not required for attendance, though it is encouraged that participants read a selection from their favorite African American author, poet, playwright, or songwriter. The event is free and open to the public, and will be held in the Terrace Room of the Bauccio Commons on campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd.

Bobbie Foster ’89, executive editor of The Skanner, will be the featured reader. The event is sponsored by the Office of Student Activities and the English Department. Those interested in attending are asked to RSVP at www.up.edu/activities/eventreg by Thursday, Feb. 2.

The African American Read-In is a national dedication to literary guests sponsored by the National Council of Teacher

Lecture on first American black priest to be given by University of Portland's Public Safety Director at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

“Augustine Tolton: From Slave to Priest” is the upcoming lecture by Harold Burke-Sivers at the University of Portland. Burke-Sivers, the University of Portland Director of Public Safety, will present his lecture at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7 in the Pilot House Bookstore on campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. The lecture series is free and open to the public and is sponsored by the University’s Garaventa Center.

Burke-Sivers’ lecture will focus on Fr. Augustine Tolton, a man born to slavery who became the first American black priest. Burke-Sivers is a committee member for the cause for canonization of Tolton as well as the founder of Aurem Cordis, an apostolate dedicated to promote the truth and beauty of the gospel.

For more information, please contact Jamie Powell at Collaborative for International Studies & Global Outreach (CISGO) attempts to answer that question with Formation, Learning, and Service: University of Portland Students' Exploration of Nicaragua, a digital storytelling project by communication studies professor Courtney Vail Fletcher and videographer/photographer Jeff D. Kennel.

The event is set for Friday, Feb. 3 from 5-7 p.m. in Buckley Center Room 163. It is free and open to the public, and will include a video presentation as well as a question-and-answer session.

UP alumnus Joe Womac recognized at the White House as a ?Champion of Change?

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Joe Womac, a 2000 graduate of the University of Portland, was recognized this week at the White House as a “Champion of Change.” The Champions of Change program honors “ordinary Americans doing extraordinary things in their communities.” On Wednesday, nine leaders in Catholic education from around the country were honored for their service to their communities and the nation, and Womac was recognized in part for his dedication and work as the Executive Director of the Fulcrum Foundation, based in Seattle, Wash.

During his eight years at the Fulcrum Foundation, Womac has worked extensively with at-risk students as well as Catholic schools in jeopardy of closing. Under his leadership, the Fulcrum Foundation has raised $60 million, which has helped

Professor Renee Heath honored at Oregon Women in Higher Education conference

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Communication studies professor Renee Heath was presented with the “She Flies with her own Wings" Service to Women Award at the Oregon Women in Higher Education (OWHE) conference today, Friday, Jan. 27.

Heath was honored for her presentation on generational differences in the workplace at last year‘s annual OWHE meeting and her current work launching the student-faculty collaboration Teaching Our Leaders Civil discourse and Service (TOLCS). Founded in 2010, TOLCS boasts 60 members including University staff, alumni, graduate students and undergraduate students. Members receive extra-curricular training in conflict mediation and public deliberation.

Heath was also honored with the U

Makoto Fujimura?s ?The Four Holy Gospels? art exhibit set for Feb. 1 ? March 2

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Acclaimed artist, writer, and speaker Makoto Fujimura brings his abstract art exhibit “The Four Holy Gospels,” to the University of Portland campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd., from Feb. 1 – March 2. The exhibit, free and open to the public, will be in the Franz Hall Lobby. An opening reception with the artist is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 8 from 6 – 8 p.m. in the lobby. Fujimura will give a talk at 7 p.m.

A noted and prominent artist, Fujimura illuminates the four gospels, in celebration of the 400th anniversary of King James Bible. As a passionate advocate for the merging of Christian faith within the secular art community, one of the gospel paintings, entitled Tears of Christ, serves as the cover for the project and was directly inspired by the proximity of his home to Ground Zero during the traumatic event of Septembe

Entrepreneur Scholars program wins national award

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

University of Portland’s innovative Entrepreneur Scholars (E-Scholars) program has won yet another prestigious national award, being named the 2012 “Outstanding Specialty Entrepreneurship Program” by the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE). The award recognizes one college or university that has “developed and currently still offers a high quality and innovative program that educates and trains future generations of entrepreneurs.”

Robin Anderson, the Robert W. Franz Chair in Entrepreneurship and the dean of the Pamplin School of Business Administration, presented to a rigorous team of judges at a USASBE conference in New Orleans in January 2012. The other tw

Theology professor Rev. Jeffrey Allison, C.S.C., to give lecture on sacramental theology, set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

University of Portland theology professor Rev. Jeffrey Allison, C.S.C., will present “Drawn into God’s Life: An Approach to Sacramental Theology” as part of the University’s Theology Thursday lecture series. The lecture will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2 in Room 163 of Buckley Center on campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. The lecture series is free and open to the public.

Allison, an expert in sacramental theology and liturgy, will discuss an approach to the sacraments. He will explore how a person who accepts sacraments will in turn adopt a sacramental world view, a view that sees all of creation imbued with God’s presence.

For more information, please contact the Theology Department at 503-943-7274 or theo@up.edu.

UP to celebrate Blessed Basil Moreau Day with presentation of Spirit of Holy Cross Award to Bill Reed, lecture by Michael Andrews

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

University of Portland is celebrating Blessed Basil Moreau Day with the presentation of the Spirit of Holy Cross Award to long-time events director Bill Reed and the installation of Michael F. Andrews as the McNerney-Hanson Endowed Chair in Ethics. The ceremonies begin at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 19 with a lecture by Andrews in Buckley Center Auditorium, followed by Mass at 5 p.m. in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher and a dinner social at 6 p.m. in the Bauccio Commons.

Reed, who graduated from the University in 1972 returned to work on campus in 1982, has been named a recipient of a 2011 Spirit of Holy Cross award by the Congregation of Holy Cross, United States Province of Priests and Brothers. The award acknowledges the critical importance lay collaborators play in living out the vision and mission of Holy Cross founder Ble

Acclaimed fiction author Mary Rechner to give reading on Tuesday, Jan. 31

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Fiction author Mary Rechner will give a reading at the University of Portland campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd., at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31. The reading, free and open to the public, will be in Room 163 of Buckley Center and is sponsored by the University of Portland English Department.

An accomplished story-teller,Rechner is the author of Nine Simple Patterns for Complicated Women, a collection of stories published in 2012 about women whose inner lives are at odds with their outward mundanity. A noted “plucky, mischievous writer,” Rechner has had stories appear in numerous publications including New England Review, Kenyon Review, Washington Square, Propeller Quarterly, Literary Mama, and Oregon Literary Review. Her criticisms and essays have appeared in The Believer and The Oregonian.

Rechner is the recipient of an Oregon Literary Fellowship and is the

School of Education and Roosevelt High School team to host Freedom Riders exhibit, recognizing the civil rights movement and today's Portland-area activists

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

The University of Portland School of Education and Roosevelt High School will be hosting “Freedom Riders,” a national traveling exhibition that tells the story of the 1961 freedom rides to integrate buses and trains in the South. The exhibition is free and open to the public and will take place from January 18-20 on the third floor of Franz Hall, on the University of Portland campus at 5000 N. Willamette Blvd.

An exhibition featuring local “freedom fighters” for social justice will accompany the national exhibit. Roosevelt High Schools students, the Roosevelt High School Writing Center, and students from the University’s School of Education’s social studies methods course collaborated on the production of the local “freedom fighters” exhibit.

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Danielle Hermanny named executive assistant to the president

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Danielle E. Hermanny has been appointed executive assistant to the president, it was announced by University president Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C. Hermanny will assist with legal affairs, coordinate the affairs of the University’s Board of Regents, and serve as a special assistant to the University president.

“I’m excited to join the University of Portland community and work with the Board of Regents and talented administrators who are moving UP forward as one of the nation’s premier Catholic universities,” said Hermanny.

A native of Eden Prairie, Minn., Hermanny graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Notre Dame. After graduation, Hermanny taught kindergarten in Montana through the Jesuit Volunteer Corps.

Hermanny returned to Notre Dame a

The Collins Foundation awards $300,000 gift for the renovation of the Wilson W. Clark Memorial Library

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

University of Portland has announced a gift of $300,000 from The Collins Foundation for the renovation project of the Wilson W. Clark Memorial Library. The renovations and gift are part of the University of Portland’s RISE Campaign.

Starting in May 2012, the library will be renovated and rebuilt for an estimated $12 million, with designs for a new, modern library on the basic root structure of the old. The library will be closed during the 2012-2013 academic year, re-opening in August 2013. Library services will be offered during the interim year (the location for those services has not yet been determined).

The renovated library will help facilitate new tools and resources for the University’s students. While maintaining a similar infrastructure, many aspects of the library will change from

Exhibition by University of Portland alumnus, staff member David G. Pickett features Oregon coast photography; set for University of Portland Buckley Center Gallery Jan. 16 to Feb. 9

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

University of Portland alumnus and staff member David G. Pickett will display his photographs in an exhibit called "Anthropomorphisms on the Oregon Coast," which will run from Jan. 16 to Feb. 9 in Buckley Center Gallery on the University of Portland campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

The exhibit focuses on compositional elements of the Oregon coast. The natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest are ongoing inspirations for Pickett.

His passion for photography began in college while studying abroad in the University of Portland’s year-long Salzburg, Austria program. Pickett, who graduated from the University in 2005, has been developing his skills and enjoying taking photos ever since.

Gallery hours are Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, please contact the Department of Performing & Fine Arts at (503)

University of Portland announces a gift of $250,000 from Meyer Memorial Trust for the renovation of the Wilson W. Clark Memorial Library

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

University of Portland has announced a gift of $250,000 from Meyer Memorial Trust for the renovation project of the Wilson W. Clark Memorial Library. The renovations and gift are part of the University of Portland’s RISE Campaign.

The renovated library will help facilitate new tools and resources for the University’s students. While maintaining a similar infrastructure, many aspects of the library will change from the renovation. The new library entrance will face the Academic