December 2021 | University of Portland

News - December 2021

5 Questions with Fr. Jim Gallagher

Pilots Prevent

December 7, 2021

University of Portland’s director of Campus Ministry reflects on the holiday season—our second Christmas of the COVID-era—and offers advice for finding restoration and rejuvenation during winter break.

Where to Get a COVID-19 Booster

Pilots Prevent

December 7, 2021

In general, COVID-19 booster shots are available wherever the vaccine is offered, such as pharmacies, clinics, and doctors’ offices. UP’s Health and Resource Center has compiled this list of resources to help you find one that’s convenient to you.

How to Upload Vaccine Booster Status

Pilots Prevent

December 7, 2021

Have you received your vaccine booster shot? Have you uploaded your most recent booster shot?

coquito

Cool Coquito, Warm Memories

Alumni

Portland Magazine

December 6, 2021

Danny McGarry '17 shares his favorite winter drink and the memories that go along with it as part of University of Portland's 25 Days 'til Christmas.

Cassy Esparza

Right There, Right Here

Portland Magazine

Admissions

December 1, 2021

Every fall, as students are settling in to new routines on campus, Cassy Esparza ’14, assistant director of admissions, hits the road in search of next year’s class. Her recruitment regions are Oregon, Utah, and New Mexico, and it’s not unheard of for her to have a day like she had a few weeks ago: visits with students at four different high schools in Albuquerque, then an hour-plus drive to Santa Fe for an evening meeting with students and parents. (She tries to remember to eat.) These trips involve long days and lots of miles, but the relationships she is building and the inroads she is making with students from historically marginalized populations make everything worth it.

Coach Clive Charles

The Clive Effect

Portland Magazine

Athletics

December 1, 2021

UP’s legendary coach Clive Charles had a gift for offering small gestures that mattered to people, that still matter, even years after his passing. A former English football player, a defender for the Portland Timbers, the coach who led the Pilots to their first NCAA Championship during his 1986 to 2002 tenure, Charles mentored his athletes to achieve their maximum potential. Several made it to the highest levels of the sport. They became pro athletes, Olympians, World Cup winners. But even more than his successes on the field, his true legacy seems to come from how he treated people.

Luis Robles sitting on a sofa outside.

Humble Keeper

Athletics

Portland Magazine

December 1, 2021

WHEN LUIS ROBLES ’06 decided to retire from professional soccer after 14 seasons, he didn’t plan to tell anyone. He knew he was done the moment he’d broken his arm while playing for Inter Miami; why make a big deal out of it? He figured he’d just step back.