February 2023 | University of Portland

News - February 2023

Campus Closures

February 24, 2023

Due to inclement weather, University of Portland will reman closed until Sunday, February 26 at noon, though a few limited events will proceed. We will re-evaluate on Sunday morning, but we expect the University to be fully open for business next week and that in-person classes will resume on Monday, February 27.

aurora borealis

An Alpine Sanctuary

Portland Magazine

February 22, 2023

Alan Herald ’68 maintains a sense of equilibrium by staying connected with the natural world. He took the awe-inspiring photo above on a private pilgrimage to Mount Rainier National Park.

Monteith house

The Monteith House

Portland Magazine

February 22, 2023

A few years ago, after my wife and I married and had our first kid, we bought the house I grew up in. I think of this house as a sacred space.

Living building

It's Alive!

Portland Magazine

February 22, 2023

Portland’s most sustainable building is a feat of engineering that inspires hope, even awe. And two UP engineering alums helped usher it into existence.

big small world

Big-Small World

Portland Magazine

February 22, 2023

This issue of Portland magazine organically grew into one about the places that make us who we are. University of Portland may very well be one of those places for you. The nature of the connections—sometimes intentional, sometimes full of mystery—that are forged in these holy places are worth examining and cherishing. We hope you enjoy this issue as much as we enjoyed pulling it together.

Valerie Chen and Kathy Nice

Pilot Shout-out

Portland Magazine

February 22, 2023

I wanted to send a shout-out to 2020 BSN graduate Valerie Chen. She joined the Labor and Delivery floor at PeaceHealth at RiverBend in Springfield, OR, at the beginning of the pandemic and has become a dynamic addition to the team.

Dr. Rachel Hutcheson

UP’s First Lilly Faculty Fellows to Explore Faith Formation in Academia

Awards and Rankings

February 20, 2023

Two years after University of Portland joined the Lilly Network of Church-Related Colleges and Universities, two faculty members are the first on the UP campus to be awarded Lilly Faculty Fellowships.