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Itzel Moreno-Vega

Warm and Proud: Itzel Moreno-Vega teams up with Operation Warm to provide coats for students

Social Work

Alumni

Portland Magazine

College of Arts and Sciences

When Itzel Moreno-Vega noticed that many of the students at Cesar Chavez School in North Portland were coatless during the winter months, she turned to Operation Warm to provide coats to every single student.

Teaching empathy using Photovoice

Teaching empathy in the age of selfies

Nursing

Theology

Awards and Rankings

Social Work

An award-winning project by three University of Portland faculty explores the question of how to train students to encounter profound pain and suffering.

Emma Martinez '18

Emma Martinez ’18 receives national award for work in immigration and social justice

Awards and Rankings

Social Work

The Association for Community Organization and Social Administration (ACOSA) recently recognized University of Portland student Emma Martinez ’18 with the prestigious 2017 Outstanding Student Award, given to students majoring in social work who are making a difference in their community.

University of Portland professor Alice Gates wins 2015 Marie O. Weil Outstanding Scholarship Award

Awards and Rankings

Sociology

Social Work

Alice Gates, a faculty member of the University of Portland’s sociology and social work department, is this year’s winner of the Marie O. Weil Outstanding Scholarship Award, co-sponsored by the Association of Community Organizations and Social Administration (ACOSA) and Taylor & Francis Publisher.