March 2015 | University of Portland

News - March 2015

Chika Eke, a senior majoring in mechanical engineering, awarded prestigious three-year research fellowship from National Science Foundation to study at MIT

Engineering

Awards and Rankings

Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement

March 30, 2015

Chika Eke, a senior majoring in mechanical engineering, has been awarded a prestigious graduate research fellowship from the National Science Foundation.

The Beacon named nation's best newspaper for colleges/universities with fewer than 5,000 students

Student Activities

Awards and Rankings

March 19, 2015

University of Portland student newspaper, The Beacon, won the Apple Award for "Best Newspaper" for colleges/universities with fewer than 5,000 students.

Shiley School of Engineering is one of 122 schools nationwide to pledge support for solving engineering's “Grand Challenges”

Engineering

March 18, 2015

University of Portland’s Shiley School of Engineering is one of 122 schools who signed a letter of commitment presented to President Barack Obama announcing a plan to educate a new generation of engineers expressly equipped to tackle some of the most pressing issues facing society in the 21st century.

University of Portland president Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., to give his first annual “State of UP” talk; tickets sold out for Tuesday, March 17 event

President

March 4, 2015

University of Portland president Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., will give his first annual “State of the University” address and present the 2015 Alumni Awards on Tuesday, March 17.