News - April

Side by side images of the Aero and EV teams posing with their equipment at their competitions.

UP Aero Club Takes Flight, EV Design Club Rallies to the Finish in April Competitions

Engineering

April 28, 2025

A never-say-die team spirit on the racetrack and a top-flight showing in the Southern California skies marked valiant efforts by two University of Portland engineering clubs at recent competitions.

Congresswoman Maxine Dexter with members of the University of Portland community, including President Robert Kelly, standing outside the Shiley Marcos Center for Design and Innovation

Congresswoman Maxine Dexter Visits UP—Tours Nursing Simulation Lab and Shiley-Marcos Center for Design & Innovation

Engineering

Nursing

April 22, 2025

A sunny spring morning served as an idyllic backdrop on The Bluff as United States Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D., who serves Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District, visited the University of Portland campus on Wednesday, April 16.

Office of the President

University of Portland Mourns the Passing of His Holiness Pope Francis

Campus Ministry

President

April 21, 2025

Today is a sad day here on The Bluff and across the globe as we mourn the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis. We join the Church and the world as we pray in thanksgiving for the Holy Father's ministry and witness. We also ask that this good shepherd rest in the loving embrace of our Good Shepherd, and that all who mourn may know God's comfort and consolation.

A professor stands in front of a projection screen with an example of an AI generated image

UP’s Ethical AI Initiative: Students Get Real with Artificial Intelligence

College of Arts and Sciences

April 16, 2025

Artificial intelligence will take a front row seat this fall in Dr. Natalie Nelson-Marsh’s ‘Future of Work’ Organizational Communication class.

Side by side images of families moving boxes and items into dormitories with a logo overlaid on the center

UP Lands DEQ Grant to Cut Move-Out Waste, Recycle and Reuse Dorm Room Items

Residence Life

Business

April 2, 2025

University of Portland Economics Professor Ruth Dittrich is on a mission to turn a bi-annual campus blight into a long-term win for the environment.