June 2023 | University of Portland

News - June 2023

Best College Badge

Money Magazine names UP as one of America's Best Colleges

Awards and Rankings

June 30, 2023

Citing its high graduation rate, strong science and engineering programs, and idyllic campus, Money named the University of Portland among its Best Colleges in the US for 2023.

Mai Nhia Xiong-Chan

Mai Nhia Xiong-Chan appointed as Vice President for Enrollment Management

Human Resources

President

June 29, 2023

Upon the conclusion of a national search that attracted an exceptionally talented and diverse array of candidates, we are thrilled to announce the appointment of Mai Nhia Xiong-Chan as Vice President for Enrollment Management.

Deschner

Matthew Deschner appointed Dean of Admissions

President

Admissions

June 29, 2023

Upon the conclusion of a competitive search process, we are thrilled to announce the appointment of Matthew B. Deschner as Dean of Admissions.

Mo Braire

Lift Up Your Harps

College of Arts and Sciences

June 1, 2023

Mo Briare ’92, ’04 has been a nurse, a musician, and a composer of sacred music. Now she’s teaching nursing students to use music for the health of their patients and for their own health, too.

Khalid Osman

An Important Role for Engineers

Portland Magazine

Engineering

June 1, 2023

When Khalid Osman ’16 isn’t teaching engineering classes at Stanford University, he works on issues around water equity.