SUMMER 2025

The Golden Threads

As the president and CEO of Central City Concern, Portland’s largest nonprofit devoted to homelessness, Andy Mendenhall ’94 leads with hope and compassion.

• Cheston Knapp

The Art of Gathering

If you’ve been to a music or wine or beer festival in downtown Portland over the past 10 years, chances are you’ve had an experience orchestrated by Christina Fuller ’07, ’12.

The Tunnel

She just wanted to blow off steam during finals. She got more than she bargained for.

• Kendra Goffredo ’02

How Will You Love?

Al Corrado ’55—beloved friend, alum, and longtime Board member of University of Portland—passed away on October 8, 2024. He leaves an immense legacy of faith and love.

• Jessica Murphy Moo

Drive-Through Mary

Her mother was a beloved piano teacher. But in her later years, she started listening to a different kind of music.

• Alexandra M. Stewart

Potties with a Purpose

One entrepreneurial alum makes eco-friendly toilets that save water and create nutrient-rich fertilizers.

• Emily Nelson ’19

Her Incredible Journey

When Lucy Nem completed her bachelor’s degree in social work in April, she became the first member of her immediate family to graduate from college.

• Renée Roden

The Perfect Game

A momentous milestone on the mound

• Kyle Garcia

Five Steps to Effective Dialogue

How to have that hard conversation

• Anne Santiago

Waste Not, Want Not

Cutting down on dorm room discards

Our New Pope

What the news sounded like from The Bluff

• Jessica Murphy Moo, Editor

Our Shared Home

UP is all in for the City of Roses.

• Robert D. Kelly, PhD

Legacy of Hope

Mike and Cheryl Cebula love to give back.

Your Magazine

Watch how the vibrant tradition of Portland Magazine stories continues to inspire and connect us.

• Chris Brecht