News: School of Engineering

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)

Dedication to celebrate expansion and renovation of School of Engineering’s Donald P. Shiley Hall set for Oct. 10

Oct 5, 2009 A dedication ceremony is set for 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 to celebrate a $21.1 million expansion and renovation of Engineering Hall, renamed Donald P. Shiley Hall, on the University of Portland campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. A Mass at 4 p.m. (more)

Beaverton brothers from Colombia overcome odds, start over in the U.S., and graduate from UP

May 2, 2009 Beaverton residents Teddy and Christian Acuna graduated from the University of Portland on May 3 with degrees in Engineering Management and Global Finance, respectively. Their journey to Beaverton from their home country of Co (more)

Engineering professor Aziz Inan's mathematical discovery featured on KOIN Local 6

Mar 6, 2009 Engineering professor Aziz Inan recently published an article in The Beacon (Feb. 26) chronicling his mathematical discovery of 'Perfect Square' dates. His discovery was featured on KOIN Local 6 News on Thursday, March 5, the first Perfect Square dat (more)

Donald P. Shiley Hall to transform engineering education

Mar 1, 2009 A major expansion and renovation of the University of Portland’s School of Engineering building is underway and will be completed by the start of Fall Semester. The project, expected to cost approximately $20 million (more)

University of Portland receives $400,000 grant from The Collins Foundation to help engineering building expansion and renovation

Dec 9, 2008 The Collins Foundation recently awarded the University of Portland a $400,000 three-year grant for the expansion and renovation of the University’s 60-year-old School of Engineering building. The completed building, to be named Shiley Hall and (more)

School of Engineering hosts Open House and Freshman Design competition on Saturday, Nov. 22 in the Chiles Center

Nov 20, 2008 The University of Portland’s School of Engineering will hold its annual Open House and Freshman Design competition on Saturday, Nov. 22 in the Chiles Center on campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. The open house is available to a (more)

University of Portland ranks high in test taken by recent engineering graduates

Jul 15, 2008 University of Portland engineering students scored a 92 percent passing rate among recent graduates who took the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination. One hundred (100) percent those University of Portland electrical engineering graduat (more)

School of Engineering awarded $250,000 grant by E.L. Wiegand Foundation to build a student design project lab

Apr 14, 2008 The E.L. Wiegand Foundation of Reno, Nevada, has awarded a $250,000 grant to the University of Portland to construct a student design project lab in the School of Engineering building currently undergoing a $20 million expansion and renovation. (more)

Ed and Sharon Sweo donate and pledge a combined $3.25 million for the expansion and renovation of University’s engineering building

Feb 1, 2008 The University of Portland has received a combined $3.25 million in gifts and pledges from Ed and Sharon Sweo for a major expansion and renovation of the University’s School of Engineering building. Ed Sweo is a current member of the Univ (more)