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Waldschmidt 216, MSC 177
5000 N Willamette Blvd.
Portland OR 97203
503-943-7107
gradschl@up.edu

Graduate School: Welcome

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Find your future at the University of Portland Graduate School. For more than half a century, the University of Portland has helped students take the next step - in their careers, in their thinking, in their lives. Our nationally accredited graduate programs combine dedicated faculty and state-of-the art facilities to create an environment where you'll be challenged to grow. Along the way, you'll be supported by a community committed to your success.

At the University of Portland, we teach the whole person, preparing you to make critical decisions with insight and high ethical standards. Our selective admissions process means the student-teacher ratio is low, so you'll get to know your professors personally. Close partnerships between faculty and graduate students are the cornerstone of the University of Portland experience. At UP, you're not a number.
The University of Portland understands the challenges of balancing a career with graduate study, and has created a flexible environment that helps you reach your goals, from off-campus programs to ample parking and convenient meals for evening classes.

The vibrant city of Portland, Oregon, is woven into the life of the University. Thriving professional communities in the metropolitan area offer opportunities to develop your professional network and explore career possibilities through internships. And with lectures, symposia, concerts, and plays happening nightly on campus, the University itself provides multiple ways to expand your horizons.

We offer twelve different graduate programs in eight academic areas through the College of Arts and Sciences departments of Communication Studies, Drama, Music and Theology, the Pamplin School of Business Administration, and the Schools of Education, Engineering, and Nursing.

Tina Bardavid '08, Regional Director, Nursing Resources, Providence Health and Services
My nursing career began in 1978 when I graduated from a diploma program. I worked in the Intensive Care Unit at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center as a staff nurse and later charge nurse. After several years of bedside nursing it became clear to me that many other opportunities existed in nursing. In order to pursue those opportunities I returned to school and obtained my BSN. I worked in a number of different capacities ranging from being a nursing supervisor to managing a vascular surgery office, but my desires were still not satisfied and I knew that in order to impact patient care at a higher level I would have to obtain my Masters. I applied to graduate school at the University of Portland. I s till remember the day I was notified of my acceptance into the program; what a thrilling yet frightening time for me! My fears were settled quickly however once I met the faculty. It became immediately clear to me that the support I knew I would need was present from the level of the Dean to the administrative staff. Before I knew it my world had expanded. I graduated in May of 2008 from the U of P, Clinical Nurse Leader Program with a Masters of Science degree, equipped with the confidence and the skill set to fulfill my career dreams and aspirations.