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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.

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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.

March

Professor Amelia Ahern-Rindell

Emerita Professor Amelia Ahern-Rindell Named Undergraduate Research Fellow

Biology

March 31, 2025

University of Portland Emerita Associate Professor Amelia Ahern-Rindell, PhD has been selected as one of two recipients of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Fellow Award for 2025.

Alvin Sturdivant holding an award statue

Dr. Alvin Sturdivant Honored with National Award for Student Affairs Leadership

Student Affairs

March 26, 2025

University of Portland’s inaugural Vice President for Student Affairs & Inclusive Excellence, Dr. Alvin Sturdivant, has earned national recognition for more than 25 years of professional distinction in higher education and student affairs.

A student in a cap and gown at UP commencement with "University of Portland Commencement 2025" overlaid on the image.

UP Commencement Weekend 2025 | Schedule, Speakers, Honorees

Commencement

March 19, 2025

Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Distinguished Professor at Vanderbilt University, to serve as undergraduate commencement speaker; receive honorary degree

Darlene Marcos Shiley

UP Regent Darlene Marcos Shiley Honored as a Top 50 U.S. Donor

March 16, 2025

The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently recognized what the University of Portland has appreciated for many decades: Darlene Marcos Shiley’s heart for giving to important causes—higher education, medical research, and the arts—is truly world class.

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UP President Robert D. Kelly Appointed to ACCU Board of Directors

Awards and Rankings

March 4, 2025

University of Portland President Robert D. Kelly, PhD has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors of The Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU), effective immediately.

February

An aerial image of campus at sunset

University of Portland Selected as a Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Students

Awards and Rankings

February 25, 2025

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has recognized the University of Portland (UP) as one of the colleges and universities with the highest number of students selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

Nursing students in scrubs walking in the UP campus

UP Nursing Graduates Achieve Near-Perfect Total Pass Rate on ‘NCLEX’ Nursing Licensure Exam

Nursing

February 19, 2025

Oregon’s largest nursing school, which in recent years delivered the largest graduating class of nurses in state history, has a new program record to brag about: 98.25 percent.

January

Molly Hiro and Jen McDaneld in the classroom

UP to Build a ‘Civic Humanities Incubator’ through $500,000 Mellon Foundation Grant  

College of Arts and Sciences

January 28, 2025

University of Portland students who deeply engage in the humanities—the art, language, and history that define a society’s cultures, values, and beliefs—are poised to take their studies to a whole new level.