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Carl Wilkens, witness to Rwanda genocide in 1994, will give talk in Mago Hunt Center at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10

Nov 5, 2009 Carl Wilkens, the only American to stay in Rwanda during the 1994 genocide, will give a talk at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10 in Mago Hunt Center theater on the University of Portland campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. His talk, sponsored by the Moreau Cente (more)

University to host annual Prayer for Peace and Reflections on War Nov. 10-11

Nov 5, 2009 The University of Portland’s annual Prayer for Peace and Reflections on War will take place Tuesday, Nov. 10 through Wednesday, Nov. 11 on campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd.  The events honor veterans who gave their lives in the d (more)

School of Nursing receives two grants totaling more than $700,000 to support the University of Portland’s graduate programs

Nov 2, 2009 The University of Portland’s School of Nursing has received two federal grants totaling more than $700,000.  The grants, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, are designed to support the University’s nursing graduate (more)

UP ranks second nationally among “master’s institutions” with Fulbright Scholarship winners

Oct 20, 2009 The University of Portland ranks second nationally among “master’s institutions” in a listing of top producers of Fulbright Awards for U.S. students in 2009-10, according to this week’s print edition of The Chronicle of Hi (more)

University Speaker Series to feature Portland Magazine editor Brian Doyle on Wednesday, Nov. 11

Oct 16, 2009 The University of Portland Speaker Series will feature the university’s Portland Magazine editor Brian Doyle at noon Wednesday, Nov. 11 in the Multnomah Athletic Club, 1849 SW Salmon. Doors open at 11:30 a.m., and the program runs from noon (more)

Portland landscape artist Jamee Linton to be featured in Buckley Center Art Gallery Oct. 26-Nov. 19

Oct 12, 2009 Jamee Linton, a Portland landscape artist, will display her paintings from Oct. 26-Nov. 19 in Buckley Center Gallery on the University of Portland campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. The exhibit is free and open to the public. Linton uses lands (more)

Dedication ceremony celebrates $21.1 million expansion and renovation of Donald P. Shiley Hall engineering building

Oct 10, 2009 Video A spirited dedication ceremony was held Saturday evening to celebrate a $21.1 million expansion and renovation of Engineering Hall, renamed Donald P. Shiley Hall, on the University of Portland campus. “This is a (more)