Awards and Rankings
Nursing
February 5, 2024
As part of a national effort to promote diversity and inclusivity in the field of nursing, University of Portland’s School of Nursing & Health Innovations (UPSONHI) is one of 10 programs awarded grant funding from the American Nurses Association (ANA) National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing.
Nursing
Awards and Rankings
September 20, 2023
The Congregation of Holy Cross, United States Province of Priests and Brothers has honored University of Portland Assistant Professor Kelly Fox with a 2023 Spirit of Holy Cross Award, conferred upon lay collaborators in the U.S. and abroad who “make God known, loved, and served” in education, parish and mission settings.
Nursing
August 30, 2023
The Administrative Requirements for Clinical Training Advisory Committee (ARCTAC) committee of the Oregon Health Authority will review and modernize rules related to clinicals and clinical compliance for all clinical training programs in Oregon, including medical, nursing, and all the allied health programs.
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.
Awards and Rankings
Nursing
January 31, 2022
Andra Davis, PhD will lead development of a Regional Model of Excellence in Palliative Care Education focused on schools in Idaho, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. Funded through Cambia Health Foundation, the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) at the City of Hope, received a three-year grant which began in August 2021, totaling $420,000, to advance its work strengthening the nursing workforce in the care of patients and families living with serious illness.
Nursing
Pilots Prevent
March 30, 2021
When their clinical rotations got canceled, UP nursing students got a valuable crash-course in patient care and people skills by administering COVID vaccines at clinics in the Portland area.
Nursing
Portland Magazine
Alumni
February 17, 2021
UP’s resident epidemiologist—Andrew Lafrenz ’02—has been working seven days a week since April. Not only is he directing the School of Nursing’s newest major in integrative health and wellness studies, but he has also been offering his expertise to local entities during the pandemic.
Nursing
Portland Magazine
February 17, 2021
Chelsea Cassens ’08 wants her eastern Oregon community to stay healthy. She works toward that goal as a nurse and as an advocate for the protection of public lands.
Nursing
December 17, 2020
As Oregon welcomes long-awaited vaccines to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Portland School of Nursing (UPSON) is stepping up to assist with vaccination of priority recipients at Kaiser Permanente medical centers.
Portland Magazine
Alumni
Nursing
August 27, 2020
Bailey Saleumvong '08 is a travel nurse currently based in Los Angeles. He cares for critically ill COVID patients and sees signs of hope even amid the pandemic.
Nursing
Portland Magazine
June 9, 2020
Because wilderness can be a balm for the pain in every human heart. Because we can quiet our minds and our voices and listen to the sounds of the trees, the rivers, the wind, the rain.
Alumni
Nursing
Portland Magazine
June 9, 2020
A nurse makes home visits during the pandemic. What does she see? Body, Mind, Emotion, Spirit, Dream.
Alumni
Portland Magazine
Nursing
June 9, 2020
For many years I wasn’t able to articulate the value of a liberal arts education. But right now, particularly for nursing and particularly around COVID-19, I think about the value of the liberal arts education, about how I had courses in philosophy and ethics, how I feel very grounded in ethical decision-making.
Engineering
College of Arts and Sciences
Business
Nursing
May 26, 2020
The University of Portland’s Committee on Teaching and Scholarship is pleased to announce the 2020 Faculty Award winners.
Nursing
Portland Magazine
May 14, 2020
When COVID-19 forced the closure of in-person classes at University of Portland, the online learning posed a challenge to nursing students who were getting hands-on experience in clinical rotations. Nursing faculty quickly stepped in with a unique and timely learning opportunity.
Nursing
Engineering
April 6, 2020
The Shiley School of Engineering and Portland- area organization Community Vision have come together in a partnership with sponsored Maker Challenges and capstone projects. Community Vision’s mission is “is to make Oregon a place where people with disabilities can live, work, and thrive in the communities of their choice.” Engineering students are working together to further this mission by working on projects with Community Vision’s Assistive Technology (AT) Lab.
Portland Magazine
Nursing
March 20, 2020
Junior nursing major Eileen Ryan '21 recently worked a community health rotation at Kenton Women's Village, a 14-pod village offering temporary housing to assist houseless women in the Portland area. Ryan talks about her work at KWV.
Nursing
Alumni
Portland Magazine
February 16, 2020
The Blanchet House has a long history with the University of Portland. Three alumnae--nursing professor Kelly Fox '90, Volunteers of America Oregon president and CEO Kay Toran '64, and nurse practitioner Emily Harrington '03, '06--are working to strengthen that relationship with the soon-to-open Harrington Health Clinic--a nurse-led clinic staffed with UP nursing students.
Nursing
Portland Magazine
February 15, 2020
Fully equipped hospital rooms and live actor "standardized patients" are part of University of Portland School of Nursing's Simulated Health Center, where student nurses practical clinical judgment as well as nursing skills.
Nursing
October 30, 2019
University of Portland’s School of Nursing has opened its newly renovated and updated Simulated Health Center. The Elsie Franz Finley Simulated Health Center and the Nelson Family Simulated Ambulatory Care Center are designed to prepare graduate and undergraduate nursing students with hands-on and real-world experiences.
Nursing
September 20, 2019
University of Portland School of Nursing dean Casey Shillam, associate dean Lindsay Benes, and assistant professor Kelly Fox have received a $50,000 grant from Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation. This grant will support their project “Nurses Leading Change in Palliative Care for the Houseless with Serious Mental Illness.”
Nursing
April 2, 2019
The University of Portland School of Nursing was ranked as the top school in Oregon to earn an undergraduate degree in nursing by NursingDegrees.com. This honor follows a study that looked at factors such as tuition, student to faculty ratio, and student services.
Portland Magazine
Nursing
Recreational Services
February 22, 2019
Cassidy Smith '20 is a nursing major with a passion for rock climbing.
Nursing
Portland Magazine
February 19, 2019
Tatjana Jerkovic-Walls '19 spent years working as an ER technician at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. With the help of the Ralph and Sandra Richardson Miller Endowed Scholarship, this working mom will soon graduate with a nursing degree from University of Portland.
Nursing
December 4, 2018
University of Portland President Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., announced today the appointment of Dr. Casey Shillam as Dean of the School of Nursing, effective December 1, 2018.
Nursing
Development
May 10, 2018
In honor of Dr. Joane Moceri’s retirement as the dean of the University of Portland School of Nursing, an endowed scholarship for nursing students has been established in her name.
Nursing
March 15, 2018
The School of Nursing has launched a new nurse training program in partnership with nurses at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center.
Nursing
Theology
Awards and Rankings
Social Work
December 4, 2017
An award-winning project by three University of Portland faculty explores the question of how to train students to encounter profound pain and suffering.
Business
Development
Nursing
September 22, 2017
Portland businessman Michael E. Nelson ’76, a member of the University of Portland Board of Regents, and his wife Arlette have made a $10 million gift to enhance the campus infrastructure and support academic programs, the University announced Friday.
Nursing
September 8, 2017
Joanne Olsen, director of master’s programs in the School of Nursing, has held many positions in her nursing career. With experience in nursing, leadership, and hospital administration, Olsen is committed to producing insightful nurses through the School of Nursing master’s programs.
Nursing
September 5, 2017
Mother and daughter Lynne and Kelly Slauson, share a love of nursing and a passion for helping others. Not only are Lynne ’84 and Kelly ’16 both graduates of UP’s School of Nursing, they also work together as advocates for rheumatoid arthritis, a condition Kelly has been diagnosed with since she was a baby.
Nursing
July 20, 2017
University of Portland nursing major Kyle Doty receives American Psychiatric Nurses Association Scholarship
Nursing
Awards and Rankings
June 28, 2017
University of Portland School of Nursing dean Joane Moceri was named the 2017 Outstanding Alumna of the University of Washington Tacoma's Nursing & Healthcare Leadership Program in June.
Nursing
June 12, 2017
The University of Portland’s School of Nursing has this week received accreditation by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities for two new Master of Science (MS) programs for health care professionals.
Chemistry
Nursing
Biology
Philosophy
April 21, 2017
The University of Portland bioethics team won the 2017 Bioethics Bowl by defeating Georgetown University in the finals. In only the second year competing, the UP team was undefeated in the Bioethics Bowl.
Nursing
February 23, 2017
Professors Lorretta Krautscheid and Laura Mood, UP students, and researchers from University of Tennessee in Knoxville are studying ways to help student nurses improve resilience and prevent burnout.
Nursing
January 25, 2017
The School of Nursing’s Learning Resource Center will be undergoing major changes in the upcoming year. Comprised of a 3-phase development plan, nursing students will see upgrades to existing facilities as well as new spaces in the already state-of-the art model hospital and outpatient clinic labs.
Nursing
December 13, 2016
University of Portland associate nursing dean Susan Stillwell has been selected to join the Nursing Board at the American Health Council.
Nursing
December 12, 2016
The School of Nursing is proud to announce the creation of the Alumni Steering Committee. The group, comprised of 10 members, aims to connect nursing alumni back to the University, support new nursing graduates, and give back to the local community.
Nursing
November 14, 2016
The School of Nursing will add two new master's programs: a master’s of science in innovation in health systems and a master’s of science in quality and safety in health systems. Both master’s programs, which will begin during the Fall 2017 semester, can be completed in five semesters, including one summer session, with online courses and several on-campus immersion sessions.
Nursing
November 1, 2016
For mother/daughter pair, Mary and Katie Stempel, the University of Portland is more than just a university; it’s where they both found their passion for helping others. Not only did Mary ’78 and Katie ’15 both graduate from UP’s School of Nursing, they happen to both work in women’s services and volunteer their time with the organization Faith in Practice.
Engineering
Education
Nursing
Business
Awards and Rankings
September 12, 2016
For the 22nd consecutive year, the University of Portland has received a top-ten ranking by U.S. News & World Report, which today released its 2017 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. The University is 7th out of 124 institutions listed in the “Regional Universities – West” classification.
Nursing
Awards and Rankings
September 8, 2016
UP nursing program ranked no. 4 in the West, no. 46 in US by NursingSchoolsAlmanac.
Nursing
April 27, 2016
As part of academic nursing’s ongoing efforts to combat prescription drug and opioid abuse across the United States, the University of Portland’s School of Nursing is proud to announce that it has committed to educating its advanced practice registered nursing (APRN) students on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain. The commitment was featured in a White House fact sheet today as part of the White House Champions of Change event on Advancing Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery.
Nursing
January 15, 2016
Nursing professor Amber Vermeesch has been selected as one of eight participants from around the nation for the 2016 American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Faculty Policy Intensive program. She will also be recognized as an AACN Faculty Policy Fellow.
Business
Alumni
Portland Magazine
Athletics
Nursing
September 24, 2015
Gus Little was in desperate need of a kidney transplant. His former baseball teammate Travis Vetters gave him one. Is this the ultimate University of Portland "story"? Editor Brian Doyle says yes.
Nursing
July 1, 2015
Beginning July 1, Joane Moceri is now serving as dean of the University of Portland’s School of Nursing.
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