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Pamplin School of Business launches MBA program?s International Business Experience on May 18 with week-long trip to Ireland

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Thirteen University of Portland MBA students will travel to Ireland May 18-26, helping launch a new learning module at the University’s Pamplin School of Business. The students will be accompanied by business dean Robin Anderson and business professor Sam Holloway as they meet with local industry leaders in Dublin and travel to Galway for some cultural experiences.

The new MBA program, International Business Experience, is designed to better prepare graduate students for the realities of global business and to leverage the network of connections between the University community, faculty, business experts, and corporate partners across the globe.

“We understand that learning does not happen solely in the classroom or within the boundaries of the United States,” said Anderson. “Our primary goal is to create a world class learning experience for our students, and this new program gives UP graduate st

UP receives $250,000 RISE Campaign gift from Safeway executive and Board of Regents member Larree M. Renda to help fund upgrades to the baseball stadium

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

University of Portland has announced a RISE Campaign gift of $250,000 from Larree M. Renda, an executive with Safeway Inc., based in Pleasanton, Calif., and a member of the University’s Board of Regents.

The gift will help finance improvements of Joe Etzel Field, formerly Pilot Stadium, which was completed prior to the 1988 baseball season. The stadium was renamed in the summer of 2004 in honor of former Portland athletic director and long-time head baseball coach Joe Etzel.

The first phase of the baseball stadium upgrades include installing artificial turf, in place of the natural grass field, stadium lights and outfield/perimeter fencing, according to athletic director Scott Leykam. Fundraising is continuing with the goal of completing the first phase immediately after the conclusion of the 2014 baseball season, Leykam notes.

“The new playing surface will have a huge im

Shiley School of Engineering awarded $446,307 grant from National Science Foundation; one of nine universities selected nationwide

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

University of Portland has been awarded $446,307 by the National Science Foundation to increase retention in engineering and computer science with a focus on at-risk first year and sophomore students. The University was one of nine universities and colleges nationwide -- and the only one in Oregon -- receiving NSF grants as part of a public-private partnership called Graduate 10K+.

NSF has partnered with Intel and GE to stimulate comprehensive action at universities and colleges to help increase the annual number of new graduates in engineering and computer science by 10,000. This effort is funded with $10 million in donations from Intel and the GE Foundation as well as a generous personal donation from Mark Gallogly.

“As one of only nine institutions to receive this award, I am very pleased that the National Science Foundation

UP graduates and students receive numerous prestigious scholarships in 2013, including six Fulbright Grants and two Goldwater Scholarships

Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Several University of Portland students and alumni recently were awarded prestigious grants and scholarships from organizations across the world. The University, which has been recognized as a national leader in Fulbright student scholarships for undergraduate alumni, provides opportunities for students to apply for and receive a wide variety of grants and scholarships that encourage further scholarship, cross-cultural learning, leadership, and community service. In addition to six Fulbright Scholarships won by UP students and alumni in 2013 (the same amount of Fulbrights earned by UP students and alumni in 2012), other grants and scholarships include a Boren Scholarship, a Whitaker International Fellowship, an Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship, and two Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships.

To learn more about scholarship opportunities available to University of Portland students, please visit the website for the Office of Fellowships and Grant

Inspirational moments highlight the 2013 spring commencement exercises at University of Portland on Sunday

Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Graduates participating in the 2013 spring commencement exercises at University of Portland were treated to some inspirational moments on Sunday and were encouraged to focus on others as they continue with their lives.

“The message for you today is ‘It is not about you,’” ethicist and scholar Kirk Hanson of Santa Clara University noted in his commencement address, delivered at the Earle A. and Virginia H. Chiles Center. “Your generation is already discovering something which frankly eluded my generation. Happiness, true happiness, lies elsewhere. It lies not in a narcissistic fascination with our selves, but in service to others, indeed in living a life of service, to things that matter.”

University president Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C., conferred 646 bachelor’s degrees on a sunny Sunday f

UP named one of America's "Green Colleges" for fourth consecutive year by The Princeton Review; ranked first among schools in Portland area

Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

University of Portland is one of the most environmentally responsible colleges in the United States and Canada, according to The Princeton Review. The University was selected for inclusion in the just-released fourth annual edition of The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges: 2013 Edition.

University of Portland was ranked the top college in the Portland area with an overall Green Rating of 91, ahead of Portland State (86), Linfield (84), Reed (79), Pacific (74), and Lewis & Clark (73). The University has been recognized all four years The Princeton Review has conducted its Green Colleges rankings.

The Princeton Review's Guide to 322 Green Colleges: 2013 Edition profiles 320 schools in the U.S. and two in Canada that demonstrate notable commitments to sustainability in their academic offerings, campus infrastructure, activities and car

University of Portland names Christopher Haug as new Director of Residence Life

Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

University of Portland has announced the appointment of Christopher Haug as its new director of residence life, effective June 3, 2013. Haug most recently served as assistant director of residence life at University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Ind.

He holds a master’s degree in student affairs administration in higher education from Ball State University, and a bachelor’s degree in business and marketing secondary education from the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater.

In his former position at Notre Dame, Haug co-chaired STAR-ND, the student affairs division’s professional development committee, and served as state coordinator for the Association of Student Conduct Administration (ASCA). He and his wife, Debi, have two sons, Joshua and Samuel.

The University’s residence life office coordinates housing for over 1,900 members of the UP student, staff, and faculty community in seven traditional re

University of Portland business student Alex Calvert wins third annual $100K Challenge, a business plan competition

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

University of Portland student Alex Calvert became the for-profit business group winner of the University’s third $100K Challenge, an expanded business plan competition hosted by the Center for Entrepreneurship and the Launch Pad group.

Calvert’s winning business plan was creating a Portland franchise of Zoom Room, a high-end training facility and store for dogs and their owners. Calvert, along with his father Jonathan Calvert, secured the exclusive rights to have the franchise in eight locations in the Northwest. Their first store, located in the Pearl District, will open in June 2013 under the name Zoom Room Portland.

“This whole experience has been surreal,” Calvert said. “It’s been months of very hard work and I am very proud to represent UP in this way.”

University of Portland to hold undergraduate commencement on Sunday, May 5; noted ethicist and scholar Kirk Hanson to speak

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

The University of Portland will hold its 2013 spring commencement exercises on Sunday, May 5, set for 2 p.m. at the Earle A. and Virginia H. Chiles Center on campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. University president Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C., will confer an anticipated 646 bachelor’s degrees on Sunday. Also participating will be 98 students who expect to be awarded bachelor’s degrees at the end of the summer, for a total of 744 undergraduate students. Noted ethicist and scholar Kirk Hanson, executive director of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, will deliver the commencement address.

The University will hold a separate commencement ceremony for an anticipated 160 graduate students on Saturday, May 4, at 1 p.m. in the Chiles Center. Br. Donald Stabrowski, C.S.C., assistant provincial for the Congregation of Holy Cross in

Graduate students to participate at commencement Saturday, May 4; former University of Portland provost Br. Donald Stabrowski, C.S.C. to speak

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

The 2013 University of Portland spring commencement exercises for graduate students is set for 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 4 at the Earle A. and Virginia H. Chiles Center on campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. Former University of Portland provost Br. Donald Stabrowski, C.S.C., will deliver the commencement address.

University president Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C., will confer an anticipated 127 degrees on Saturday. Also participating will be 33 students who expect to be awarded graduate degrees at the end of the summer, for a total of 160 graduate students.

During the University’s Sunday, May 5 undergraduate commencement exercises, Br. Stabrowski will be presented with an honorary doctorate in appreciation of his 25-year tenure on The Bluff. Stabrowski, who also served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, vice president, and much-admired political science teacher, left his posit

University of Portland to present ?A Fierce Green Fire: Stories of the Environmental Movement? and Q&A with Lois Gibbs on Saturday, April 27

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

The University of Portland and Neighbors for Clean Air (NCA) will present a screening of the film “A Fierce Green Fire: Stories of the Environmental Movement,” followed by a question and answer session with environmental activist Lois Gibbs, on Saturday, April 27, from 4 to 6:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium on the University campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. The screening and Q&A session are free and open to the public.

“A Fierce Green Fire,” billed as “the first big-picture exploration of the environmental movement,” features grassroots and global activism spanning fifty years from conservation to climate change. Directed and written by Mark Kitchell, Academy Award-nominated director of “Berkeley in the Sixties,” and narrated by Robert Redford, Ashley Judd, Van Jones, Isabel Allende and Meryl Streep, the film premiered at Sundance Film Festival 2012. It has won acclaim at festivals around the world, and i

Elise Moentmann appointed associate dean for students in University of Portland?s College of Arts and Sciences

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

University of Portland’s College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the appointment of Elise Moentmann as associate dean for students, effective July 1, 2013.

Moentmann, an associate professor of history, has been teaching at the University since August 1998. She has served as chair of the Department of History since Fall 2009 and teaches courses covering Europe broadly from 1600 as well as more focused studies of modern France, East Asia, especially Japan, and global urban history.

Moentmann holds bachelor of architecture and master of arts (history) degrees from Louisiana Tech University. She received her doctorate in Modern European History from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 1998. Her research and scholarship examine the relationship between national identity and cultural production (e

University of Portland to host the $100K Challenge, a business plan competition sponsored by the Center for Entrepreneurship Saturday, April 27

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

University of Portland will host the $100K Challenge, a business plan competition sponsored by the Center for Entrepreneurship, on Saturday, April 27 in Shiley Hall Room 301 on campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. The final round is set for 1 p.m. This annual event is free and open to the public.

Finalists in the for-profit track will be eligible to compete for an investment of up to $100,000 (in cash and in-kind services) made by the Launch Pad Fund, a UP angel investment pool comprised of alumni donors. Finalists will have up to nine months to finalize their plan and form a venture, to qualify for the $100K prize. Those competing in the non-profit track will be eligible for a $2,500 grant and professional services award.

“This is the third year since the Launch Pad was formed and offers an opportunity to access seed stage investment for students interested in actually launching their business venture,” said Pe

University of Portland Orchestra and Choral Arts Ensemble of Portland in Concert, April 20 & 23

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

University of Portland Orchestra will be joined by the Choral Arts Ensemble of Portland for two performances in a joint concert entitled “Light out of Shadow.” The two performances will be held on Saturday, April 20 in All Saints Parish, 3847 NE Glisan and Tuesday, April 23 in Buckley Center Auditorium on campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd., Both performances are at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets for both events are $15 for adults in advance ($18 at the door), seniors are $12 in advance ($15 at the door), and students are $10 in advance ($12 at the door.) For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.caeportland.com, call 503-488-3834 or email info@caeportland.com.

Tickets for the April 23rd concert on campus are free to University of Portland employees and students with valid ID at the door.

The concert will feature the combined groups performing Morten Lauridsen's dramatic "L