News - November 2019

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University of Portland’s Pamplin School of Business named a Best Business School by The Princeton Review

Business

Awards and Rankings

November 26, 2019

The Pamplin School of Business’ Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at the University of Portland has been named to The Princeton Review’s list of Best Business Schools 2020. One of 248 on-campus MBA programs included nationally, the Pamplin School of Business was selected based on academic excellence and additional institutional data.

two students in uniform stand guard in front of memorial

University of Portland Air Force and Army ROTC conduct 24-hour vigil and commemoration ceremony on Veterans Day, November 11

Air Force ROTC

Army ROTC

November 6, 2019

University of Portland Air Force and Army ROTC will conduct a 24-hour vigil in honor of Veterans Day, concluding with a commemoration ceremony on Monday, November 11, at 11 a.m., at the Praying Hands/Broken Wall Memorial on the campus’s East Quad at 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. in Portland.

Lupita Ruiz-Tolento

Supporting Latinx Journalists: Meet Lupita Ruiz-Tolentino '13

International Languages and Cultures

Psychology

Portland Magazine

Alumni

November 5, 2019

Lupita Ruiz-Tolento '13 is the director of institutional development for SembraMedia, a nonprofit that supports independent digital journalism in Latin America.

Neal and Frances Hook

#LifeGoals: At 95, Neal Hook shows no signs of slowing down

Portland Magazine

Alumni

November 4, 2019

95-year-old Neal Hook '49 is still going strong. Find out the secret to his long and happy life.

Kevin Kelly

If you build it, they will come back: Kevin Kelly '12 leads campus building project

Engineering

Portland Magazine

November 1, 2019

Civil engineering alum Kevin Kelly '12 was the project engineer for Dundon-Berchtold Hall.

Juliana Flores Baza

Made for Walking: Juliana (Flores) Baza '13 engineers Nike shoes

Engineering

Portland Magazine

Alumni

November 1, 2019

Juliana (Flores) Baza '13 earned a degree in mechanical engineering. After an internship at NASA, she took a job engineering bike helmets and was recruited by Nike to join its team as a shoe product engineer.

Fr. Claude Pomerleau, CSC

Remembering Fr. Claude Pomerleau, CSC

Portland Magazine

September 20, 2019

Fr. Claude Pomerleau, CSC, a longtime political science professor at University of Portland, died on July 21. Fellow Holy Cross priest Fr. Patrick Hannon, CSC '82, and former student Hank Smith '03 offer remembrances.