March 2023 | University of Portland

News - March 2023

Tshombé Brown

Tshombé Brown Named UP’s First Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Human Resources

March 14, 2023

After a national search, the University of Portland has named Tshombé Brown its first Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Champions

Pilots dance to NCAA Women’s Tournament with 64-60 WCC Championship win over Gonzaga

Athletics

March 7, 2023

For the third time in program history and the second time in four seasons, the Portland Pilots won the 2023 University Credit Union West Coast Conference Tournament Championship 64-60 over the Gonzaga Bulldogs.

Blanchet House

Blanchet House Honors UP School of Nursing & Health Innovations with 2023 Service Award

Nursing

Awards and Rankings

March 6, 2023

Strengthening a bond that traces back to its founding 71 years ago, Blanchet House has selected University of Portland’s School of Nursing & Health Innovations (UPSONHI) as the recipient of its 2023 Service Award.

Jasmine Yee

UP Nursing Student Jasmine Yee Selected as a Truman Scholar Finalist

Awards and Rankings

March 2, 2023

COVID-19 health precautions kept Jasmine Yee and her Class of 2024 from getting the full, in-person experience when they joined the University of Portland community in the fall of 2020. But after navigating that first year of online learning, Yee has been virtually unstoppable ever since—an inspiring force of caring and creativity on The Bluff.  

Columbia Pool

Goodbye, Columbia

Portland Magazine

March 1, 2023

When Columbia Pool—North Portland’s only indoor public pool—closed its doors in 2020, a group of UP researchers set out to understand the pool’s context and history—its story.

Susan Murray

Groundbreaking Grant for Prostate Cancer Research

Portland Magazine

March 1, 2023

Thanks to a $404,000 grant from the NIH, Susan Murray, Associate Professor of Biology, will be leading students on a three-year research project.

Music notes

Make It New

Portland Magazine

March 1, 2023

In October, University of Portland’s Theater Department presented a workshop reading of its first commissioned play, Claire Willett’s How Can I Keep from Singing?