School of Education to host 16th annual Reading Fair on Sunday, March 21

The University of Portland’s 16^th annual Reading Fair is set for Sunday, March 21 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Chiles Center on campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. The event, hosted by the University’s School of Education, is free and open to the public.

The fair’s theme, “Trees, Seeds and Leaves: Grow a Reader,” is designed to engage students from pre-kindergarten to middle school. Events throughout the day include arts, crafts and games that focus on literacy as well as recycling. Also present will be an obstacle course, a puppeteer, and storytelling performances. Every student will receive a free, new book of their choice for attending.

Funding for the event is provided by Associated Students of the University of Portland (ASUP), the University Bookstore, and Bon Appetit. For more information, please contact Elizabeth Worlein at worlein11@up.edu.

The University of Portland is Oregon's Catholic university and has been closely affiliated for more than a century with the Congregation of Holy Cross in South Bend, Indiana. U.S. News & World Report ranks the institution as one of the top ten regional universities in the American West. It is the only school in Oregon to offer a College of Arts & Sciences, a graduate school, and nationally accredited programs in the schools of business, education, engineering, and nursing.

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