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Pamplin School of Business launches MBA program?s International Business Experience on May 18 with week-long trip to Ireland

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Thirteen University of Portland MBA students will travel to Ireland May 18-26, helping launch a new learning module at the University’s Pamplin School of Business. The students will be accompanied by business dean Robin Anderson and business professor Sam Holloway as they meet with local industry leaders in Dublin and travel to Galway for some cultural experiences.

The new MBA program, International Business Experience, is designed to better prepare graduate students for the realities of global business and to leverage the network of connections between the University community, faculty, business experts, and corporate partners across the globe.

“We understand that learning does not happen solely in the classroom or within the boundaries of the United States,” said Anderson. “Our primary goal is to create a world class learning experience for our students, and this new program gives UP graduate st

UP receives $250,000 RISE Campaign gift from Safeway executive and Board of Regents member Larree M. Renda to help fund upgrades to the baseball stadium

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

University of Portland has announced a RISE Campaign gift of $250,000 from Larree M. Renda, an executive with Safeway Inc., based in Pleasanton, Calif., and a member of the University’s Board of Regents.

The gift will help finance improvements of Joe Etzel Field, formerly Pilot Stadium, which was completed prior to the 1988 baseball season. The stadium was renamed in the summer of 2004 in honor of former Portland athletic director and long-time head baseball coach Joe Etzel.

The first phase of the baseball stadium upgrades include installing artificial turf, in place of the natural grass field, stadium lights and outfield/perimeter fencing, according to athletic director Scott Leykam. Fundraising is continuing with the goal of completing the first phase immediately after the conclusion of the 2014 baseball season, Leykam notes.

“The new playing surface will have a huge im

Shiley School of Engineering awarded $446,307 grant from National Science Foundation; one of nine universities selected nationwide

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

University of Portland has been awarded $446,307 by the National Science Foundation to increase retention in engineering and computer science with a focus on at-risk first year and sophomore students. The University was one of nine universities and colleges nationwide -- and the only one in Oregon -- receiving NSF grants as part of a public-private partnership called Graduate 10K+.

NSF has partnered with Intel and GE to stimulate comprehensive action at universities and colleges to help increase the annual number of new graduates in engineering and computer science by 10,000. This effort is funded with $10 million in donations from Intel and the GE Foundation as well as a generous personal donation from Mark Gallogly.

“As one of only nine institutions to receive this award, I am very pleased that the National Science Foundation

UP graduates and students receive numerous prestigious scholarships in 2013, including six Fulbright Grants and two Goldwater Scholarships

Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Several University of Portland students and alumni recently were awarded prestigious grants and scholarships from organizations across the world. The University, which has been recognized as a national leader in Fulbright student scholarships for undergraduate alumni, provides opportunities for students to apply for and receive a wide variety of grants and scholarships that encourage further scholarship, cross-cultural learning, leadership, and community service. In addition to six Fulbright Scholarships won by UP students and alumni in 2013 (the same amount of Fulbrights earned by UP students and alumni in 2012), other grants and scholarships include a Boren Scholarship, a Whitaker International Fellowship, an Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship, and two Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships.

To learn more about scholarship opportunities available to University of Portland students, please visit the website for the Office of Fellowships and Grant

Inspirational moments highlight the 2013 spring commencement exercises at University of Portland on Sunday

Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Graduates participating in the 2013 spring commencement exercises at University of Portland were treated to some inspirational moments on Sunday and were encouraged to focus on others as they continue with their lives.

“The message for you today is ‘It is not about you,’” ethicist and scholar Kirk Hanson of Santa Clara University noted in his commencement address, delivered at the Earle A. and Virginia H. Chiles Center. “Your generation is already discovering something which frankly eluded my generation. Happiness, true happiness, lies elsewhere. It lies not in a narcissistic fascination with our selves, but in service to others, indeed in living a life of service, to things that matter.”

University president Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C., conferred 646 bachelor’s degrees on a sunny Sunday f

UP named one of America's "Green Colleges" for fourth consecutive year by The Princeton Review; ranked first among schools in Portland area

Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

University of Portland is one of the most environmentally responsible colleges in the United States and Canada, according to The Princeton Review. The University was selected for inclusion in the just-released fourth annual edition of The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges: 2013 Edition.

University of Portland was ranked the top college in the Portland area with an overall Green Rating of 91, ahead of Portland State (86), Linfield (84), Reed (79), Pacific (74), and Lewis & Clark (73). The University has been recognized all four years The Princeton Review has conducted its Green Colleges rankings.

The Princeton Review's Guide to 322 Green Colleges: 2013 Edition profiles 320 schools in the U.S. and two in Canada that demonstrate notable commitments to sustainability in their academic offerings, campus infrastructure, activities and car

University of Portland names Christopher Haug as new Director of Residence Life

Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

University of Portland has announced the appointment of Christopher Haug as its new director of residence life, effective June 3, 2013. Haug most recently served as assistant director of residence life at University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Ind.

He holds a master’s degree in student affairs administration in higher education from Ball State University, and a bachelor’s degree in business and marketing secondary education from the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater.

In his former position at Notre Dame, Haug co-chaired STAR-ND, the student affairs division’s professional development committee, and served as state coordinator for the Association of Student Conduct Administration (ASCA). He and his wife, Debi, have two sons, Joshua and Samuel.

The University’s residence life office coordinates housing for over 1,900 members of the UP student, staff, and faculty community in seven traditional re

University of Portland business student Alex Calvert wins third annual $100K Challenge, a business plan competition

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

University of Portland student Alex Calvert became the for-profit business group winner of the University’s third $100K Challenge, an expanded business plan competition hosted by the Center for Entrepreneurship and the Launch Pad group.

Calvert’s winning business plan was creating a Portland franchise of Zoom Room, a high-end training facility and store for dogs and their owners. Calvert, along with his father Jonathan Calvert, secured the exclusive rights to have the franchise in eight locations in the Northwest. Their first store, located in the Pearl District, will open in June 2013 under the name Zoom Room Portland.

“This whole experience has been surreal,” Calvert said. “It’s been months of very hard work and I am very proud to represent UP in this way.”

University of Portland to hold undergraduate commencement on Sunday, May 5; noted ethicist and scholar Kirk Hanson to speak

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

The University of Portland will hold its 2013 spring commencement exercises on Sunday, May 5, set for 2 p.m. at the Earle A. and Virginia H. Chiles Center on campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. University president Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C., will confer an anticipated 646 bachelor’s degrees on Sunday. Also participating will be 98 students who expect to be awarded bachelor’s degrees at the end of the summer, for a total of 744 undergraduate students. Noted ethicist and scholar Kirk Hanson, executive director of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, will deliver the commencement address.

The University will hold a separate commencement ceremony for an anticipated 160 graduate students on Saturday, May 4, at 1 p.m. in the Chiles Center. Br. Donald Stabrowski, C.S.C., assistant provincial for the Congregation of Holy Cross in

Graduate students to participate at commencement Saturday, May 4; former University of Portland provost Br. Donald Stabrowski, C.S.C. to speak

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

The 2013 University of Portland spring commencement exercises for graduate students is set for 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 4 at the Earle A. and Virginia H. Chiles Center on campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. Former University of Portland provost Br. Donald Stabrowski, C.S.C., will deliver the commencement address.

University president Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C., will confer an anticipated 127 degrees on Saturday. Also participating will be 33 students who expect to be awarded graduate degrees at the end of the summer, for a total of 160 graduate students.

During the University’s Sunday, May 5 undergraduate commencement exercises, Br. Stabrowski will be presented with an honorary doctorate in appreciation of his 25-year tenure on The Bluff. Stabrowski, who also served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, vice president, and much-admired political science teacher, left his posit

University of Portland to present ?A Fierce Green Fire: Stories of the Environmental Movement? and Q&A with Lois Gibbs on Saturday, April 27

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

The University of Portland and Neighbors for Clean Air (NCA) will present a screening of the film “A Fierce Green Fire: Stories of the Environmental Movement,” followed by a question and answer session with environmental activist Lois Gibbs, on Saturday, April 27, from 4 to 6:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium on the University campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. The screening and Q&A session are free and open to the public.

“A Fierce Green Fire,” billed as “the first big-picture exploration of the environmental movement,” features grassroots and global activism spanning fifty years from conservation to climate change. Directed and written by Mark Kitchell, Academy Award-nominated director of “Berkeley in the Sixties,” and narrated by Robert Redford, Ashley Judd, Van Jones, Isabel Allende and Meryl Streep, the film premiered at Sundance Film Festival 2012. It has won acclaim at festivals around the world, and i

Elise Moentmann appointed associate dean for students in University of Portland?s College of Arts and Sciences

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

University of Portland’s College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the appointment of Elise Moentmann as associate dean for students, effective July 1, 2013.

Moentmann, an associate professor of history, has been teaching at the University since August 1998. She has served as chair of the Department of History since Fall 2009 and teaches courses covering Europe broadly from 1600 as well as more focused studies of modern France, East Asia, especially Japan, and global urban history.

Moentmann holds bachelor of architecture and master of arts (history) degrees from Louisiana Tech University. She received her doctorate in Modern European History from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 1998. Her research and scholarship examine the relationship between national identity and cultural production (e

University of Portland to host the $100K Challenge, a business plan competition sponsored by the Center for Entrepreneurship Saturday, April 27

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

University of Portland will host the $100K Challenge, a business plan competition sponsored by the Center for Entrepreneurship, on Saturday, April 27 in Shiley Hall Room 301 on campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. The final round is set for 1 p.m. This annual event is free and open to the public.

Finalists in the for-profit track will be eligible to compete for an investment of up to $100,000 (in cash and in-kind services) made by the Launch Pad Fund, a UP angel investment pool comprised of alumni donors. Finalists will have up to nine months to finalize their plan and form a venture, to qualify for the $100K prize. Those competing in the non-profit track will be eligible for a $2,500 grant and professional services award.

“This is the third year since the Launch Pad was formed and offers an opportunity to access seed stage investment for students interested in actually launching their business venture,” said Pe

University of Portland Orchestra and Choral Arts Ensemble of Portland in Concert, April 20 & 23

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

University of Portland Orchestra will be joined by the Choral Arts Ensemble of Portland for two performances in a joint concert entitled “Light out of Shadow.” The two performances will be held on Saturday, April 20 in All Saints Parish, 3847 NE Glisan and Tuesday, April 23 in Buckley Center Auditorium on campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd., Both performances are at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets for both events are $15 for adults in advance ($18 at the door), seniors are $12 in advance ($15 at the door), and students are $10 in advance ($12 at the door.) For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.caeportland.com, call 503-488-3834 or email info@caeportland.com.

Tickets for the April 23rd concert on campus are free to University of Portland employees and students with valid ID at the door.

The concert will feature the combined groups performing Morten Lauridsen's dramatic "L

University of Portland to present Bat Boy: The Musical, April 12-14, 18-20 in Mago Hunt Center Theater

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

University of Portland’s Performing and Fine Arts department will present Bat Boy: The Musical, based on a story from the satirical tabloid The Weekly World News, on April 12-14 and 18-20, at 7:30 p.m. (2 p.m. Sunday), in Mago Hunt Center Theater on the University campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. Tickets will be available starting Monday, April 1.

A hilarious and touching musical production, which the New York Times calls “a jaggedly imaginative mix of skewering humor and energetic glee,” Bat Boy tells the story of a half-boy, half-bat found in a cave and taken in by the local vet, whose wife and daughter educate Bat Boy about the ways of civil society. Will a terrible secret doom the town that both loves and fears him, or will there be a happy ending? Events in this play may not be suitable for children.

Admission for all Universit

Holocaust survivor Miriam Greenstein to speak at University of Portland at 4 p.m., Friday, April 19

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

University of Portland will host Holocaust survivor Miriam Greenstein at 4 p.m. Friday, April 19 in Buckley Center Room 163 on campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. Greenstein’s talk is in commemoration of Holocaust Remembrance Day, recognized internationally. The event is co-sponsored by the Garaventa Center for Catholic Intellectual Life and American Culture and the Multicultural Programs in Student Activities.

Greenstein?born Miriam Kominkowska?was a 9-year-old in Lubraniec, Poland, in 1939 when the Nazis invaded. From then until her liberation in 1945, she endured a succession of mounting horrors that took everything from her, including her entire immediate family in Europe. After her liberation by British troops and her recuperation in hospitals, displaced person camps and welcoming homes, Greenstein succeeded in making contact with her only known relatives. Her parents had drilled into her memory the Northeast Glisan Street address of her Uncle Mo

Joane Moceri appointed as associate dean for the undergraduate program at University of Portland?s School of Nursing

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

University of Portland’s School of Nursing has announced the appointment of Joane Moceri as associate dean for the undergraduate program effective May 1. Moceri has served as an associate professor with the School of Nursing since August 2012, teaching in both undergraduate and graduate programs. She came to the University from University of Washington Tacoma. Prior to the University of Washington, she was the founding director of the Pierce College Nursing Program.

Moceri is engaged in extensive service in the School of Nursing, the University and the discipline of nursing. Her scholarly interests include increasing under-represented minorities in nursing and the nursing workplace environment. She speaks broadly on diversity issues in nursing, serves on the editorial review board for the Journal of Cultural Diversi

University of Portland drama instructor Andrea Stolowitz wins 2013 Oregon Book Award for Drama for her play, Antarktikos

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700
University of Portland adjunct drama instructor Andrea Stolowitz, performing and fine arts, won the 2013 Angust L. Bowmer Award for Drama as part of the 2013 Oregon Book Awards for her play, Antarktikos, according to PFA department chair Larry Larsen. Stolowitz is the first University of Portland faculty member to win an Oregon Book Award.
Antarktikoswas workshopped nationwide at the New Harmony Project of Indiana, Portland Center Stage’s JAW Festival, and at Seattle Repertory Theater. Its world premier took place at Pittsburgh Playhouse in 2013, and it was soon chosen as a finalist for the 2013 Oregon Book Award Prize in Drama.
According to Stolowitz, “Antarktikos is a mind-bending play about heroism, saying goodbye, and moving forward. Somewhere between Oregon and Antarctica lie several points on a continuum: Susan, a writer at an artists residency at the South Po

Third Annual University Wind Symphony and Friends concert slated for Wednesday, April 24, at Vancouver?s Heritage High School

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700
The University of Portland’s third annual Wind Symphony and Friends Concert will take place on Wednesday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m., at Heritage High School in Vancouver, Washington (7825 NE 130th Ave.). The concert is free and open to the public.
This year’s guest ensemble is from Heritage High School and includes new and classic works for wind band, including Herbert L. Clark’s trumpet solo Bride of the Waves, performed by senior Tim Blaydon with the UP Wind Symphony.
For more information contact the performing and fine arts office at 503-943-7228 or pfa@up.edu.

University of Portland Garaventa Center presents Bringing Eyes of Faith to Film: ?The Avengers? on Wednesday, April 24

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700
The Garaventa Center for Catholic Intellectual Life and American Culture will present the spring semester’s final installment of the Bringing Eyes of Faith To Film Series with a screening of “The Avengers” on Wednesday, April 24, at 7:15 p.m., in Shiley Hall room 319 on the University campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. The movie and presentation are free and open to the public.
In the Bringing Eyes of Faith to Film series, hosts Fr. Charlie Gordon, C.S.C., of the University’s theology department, and Karen Eifler, of the University’s School of Education, screen recently released popular movies, preceded by brief comments illuminating themes of grace, transcendence, and redemption found in these unexpected places. Thematic snacks are provided as part of the experience.
The Garaventa Center was dedicated in June 2005 with a gift from the Garaventa family of Concord, California. The mission of the Center is rooted in the identity of the Univers

Inaugural McNerney-Hanson Ethics Bowl set for 1-4 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at the University of Portland

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700
The first annual McNerney-Hanson Ethics Bowl will be held on Saturday, April 20, from 1-4 p.m., in Shiley Hall room 301 on the University of Portland campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. The event is sponsored by UP College of Arts and Sciences dean Michael F. Andrews, who also serves as the University’s McNerney-Hanson Endowed Chair in Ethics, with additional support from the Dundon-Berchtold Ethics Grant. The event is free and open to the public.
Two UP teams will take part: one team of graduate students from the Dr. Robert B. Pamplin, Jr. School of Business Administration, and a second team of undergraduate students from the Speech and Debate Union.

Unlike other ethics bowl competitions, the McNerney-Hanson Ethics Bowl will reflect a particular University of Portland emphasis on ethical formation and the study and articulation of ethical theory and practice. The purpose is to expose graduate and undergraduate

University Singers and Women?s Chorale to present free concert on Sunday, April 21

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700
University of Portland will present two of its premier musical groups, the University Singers and Women’s Chorale, in a concert on Sunday, April 21, at 3 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium on the University campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. The performance is free and open to the public.
During the concert, the University Singers will reprise musical numbers from their recent tour of the Puget Sound area.
For more information contact the performing and fine arts department at 503-943-7228 or pfa@up.edu.

University of Portland environmental studies professor Robert Butler among principal investigators for $625,000 NSF grant to train educators on region?s earthquake and tsunami hazards

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700
University of Portland is part of a consortium of Northwest universities that has received a $625,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The grant includes training educators in Oregon and Washington coastal communities on the region’s earthquake and tsunami hazards and conveying this knowledge to students and visitors to parks and museums.

University of Portland environmental studies professor Robert Butler ( https://pilots.up.edu/web/butler ) is one of four principal investigators of the grant. Since 2004, Butler has led a program called Teachers on the Leading Edge (TOTLE). http://orgs.up.edu/totle . TOTLE is a professional development program for Pacific No

Business professor Sam Holloway to present on the craft beer industry at Hale?s Ales in Seattle; 1-3 p.m. Saturday, April 13

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700
Sam Holloway, a professor at University of Portland’s Pamplin School of Business, will be in Seattle Saturday to talk about the business side of craft brewing, focusing on the competitive choices and policy decisions that have allowed the industry to thrive in the Pacific Northwest. Craft brewing entrepreneurs and industry experts are invited to attend the gathering, as well as UP alumni and the general public.
The free event is set for 1-3 p.m. Saturday, April 13 at Hale’s Ales, 4301 Leary Way NW, Seattle. Those interested in attending are encouraged to RSVP by April 10 by email at alumni@up.edu .

Holloway returned this week from Denmark, where he was a guest of the Danish Ministry of Science and Education and the University of Southern De

Arthur Schulte, who served UP with great distinction, inducted into the Pamplin Business School Hall of Fame

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700
Arthur A. Schulte, Jr., who served the University of Portland with great distinction for 45 years, is the 11^th inductee into the Pamplin Business School Hall of Fame. Schulte was honored at a dinner on campus Thursday night, following the annual Bauccio Lecture in Entrepreneurship, which was delivered by Larry Baer, CEO of World Series champion San Francisco Giants.
Schulte joins previous inductees Fedele Bauccio ’64, ’66 MBA; Patrick E. Becker ’63; Albert D. Corrado ’55; Robert W. Franz; John Heily ’67; Ralph Miller ’73 MBA; Robert B. Pamplin, Jr. ’68 MBA, ’75 M.ED.; Barbara Sue Seal; Stephen L. Shepard ’58; and Donald P. Shiley ’51.

Schulte arrived on The Bluff in 1958 as an accounting professor. Dr. Schulte, as he was known to generations of students and colleague

Two University of Portland students win prestigious Goldwater Scholarships

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700
University of Portland students Claire Couch, of Oregon City, Ore., and James Gaynor, of Vancouver, Wash., have received prestigious scholarships from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. Couch and Gaynor earned two of 271 scholarships that were awarded to undergraduate sophomores and juniors for the 2013-2014 academic year.
The Goldwater Scholars were selected on the basis of academic merit from a field of 1,107 mathematics, science, and engineering students who were nominated nationwide. The one and two year scholarships will cover the cost of tuition, fees, books, and room and board up to a maximum of $7,500 per year.

Couch is a sophomore biology major from Oregon City. Her career goals include getting her doctorate in virology and conducting research in virus ecology and viral evolution.

University of Portland to host author Peter Ames Carlin, who will talk about the Beatles and Beach Boys at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700
Local author Peter Ames Carlin will present “Revolving Sounds: How the Beatles and the Beach Boys Created Art-Rock in the 1960s,” on Tuesday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center room 163 on the University campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. His talk, sponsored by the University of Portland Honors Program, is free and open to the public.
Carlin has written critically acclaimed biographies of Paul McCartney (Paul McCartney: A Life, 2010), Brian Wilson (Catch A Wave: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson, 2007), and Bruce Springsteen (Bruce, 2012). His talk will contrast the personal and creative stories behind the work of Lennon & McCartney and Beach Boys founder and composer Brian Wilson. Carlin will explore an intriguing paradox: while the Beatles’ creative explosion was fueled by confidence and collaboration, Brian Wilson̵

University of Portland Chamber Ensembles to perform on Tuesday, April 16, at 6 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700
University of Portland’s Chamber Ensembles will present a concert on Tuesday, April 16, at 6 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center recital hall on the University campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. The concert is free and open to the public.
The concert will feature the performing and fine arts department’s finest instrumentalists performing a wide variety of repertoire. Groups include the Saxophone Quartet, String Quartet, Woodwind Quintet, Brass Quintet, and Jazz Combos.

For more information contact the performing and fine arts department at 503-943-7228 or pfa@up.edu .

University of Portland receives $50,000 RISE Campaign donation from alumni Dr. Mario ?49 and Edith Campagna ?51

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700
University of Portland has announced a RISE Campaign donation of $50,000 from alumni and longtime University supporters Dr. Mario and Edith Campagna. The gift is divided equally for the Edith and Mario Campagna Endowed Scholarship in Nursing and for the Dr. and Mrs. Mario Campagna Endowed Scholarship for Pre-Med.
Edith Campagna, a 1951 graduate of the University’s School of Nursing, passed away in February in Medford, where she and her husband resided for more than 50 years. The Campagnas generously have supported the University over the years with lifetime giving to UP totaling nearly $360,000.

While attending the University of Portland, Mario concurrently pursued his M.D. at Oregon Health Sciences University. He graduated from the University of Portland in 1949 and from the OHSU School of Medicine in 1952.

The Campagnas established two scholarshi

Larry Baer, CEO of World Series champion San Francisco Giants, to speak at 4:15 p.m. Thursday, April 11

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700
Larry Baer, chief executive officer of the World Series champion San Francisco Giants, will deliver the annual Bauccio Lecture in Entrepreneurship on Thursday, April 11, at 4:15 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium on the University of Portland campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Baer has gained a national reputation as one of professional sports’ leading visionaries. Under his direction, the Giants opened Pacific Bell Park in 2000 to widespread acclaim, won baseball’s World Series in 2010 and 2012, and are one of only four teams to exceed three million in attendance for eight consecutive years (2000-2007). Baer was marketing director for the Giants from 1980 to 1983 and has been a key strategist for the organization since 1992, when he was named executive president. He has been CEO since 2012.
The Bauccio Lecture in Entrepreneurship w

Author and English professor Cindy Weinstein to deliver keynote address for 10th annual Northwest Undergraduate Conference on Literature (NUCL), Saturday, April 13

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700
English professor and author Cindy Weinstein will deliver the keynote address for the 2013 Northwest Undergraduate Conference on Literature (NUCL), sponsored by the University of Portland English department, on Saturday, April 13, at 1:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center recital hall on the University campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. Her lecture, titled “When is Now? Time in American Literature,” is free and open to the public.
Weinstein is the author of five books on American literature and culture, including Introduction to the Oxford Classical Edition of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter; Family, Kinship, and Sympathy in Nineteenth-Century American Literature; and The Cambridge Companion to Harriet Beecher Stowe. She is a professor of English and executive officer for the humanities at California Institute of Technology.
The Northwest Undergraduate Conference on Literature, founded in 2004, creates a professional atmosph

Faculty members Shannon Mayer and Rev. Thomas Hosinski, C.S.C., to present ?Religion and Science? Wednesday, April 10

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700
University of Portland professors Shannon Mayer and Rev. Thomas Hosinski, C.S.C., will discuss the possibilities surrounding the integration of science and faith when they present “Science and Religion” on Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at 4 p.m., in Buckley Center room 163 on the University campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. Their talk, which is sponsored by the Garaventa Center for Catholic Intellectual Life and American Culture, is free and open to the public.
Mayer is a professor of physics and Hosinski is a professor of theology who specializes in the dialogue between science and religion. Both are members of the University of Portland faculty. Mayer will provide examples of how faith and science are integrated in the life of a professional scientist. Hosinski will reflect on how religion and science complement each other, so that together they give us a deeper understanding of reality.
The lecture will be pre

University of Portland to host annual Founder?s Day, celebrating student academic achievements on Tuesday, April 9

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700
University of Portland will host its annual Founder’s Day celebration on Tuesday, April 9 on campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. Founder’s Day consists of an awards breakfast for graduating seniors, senior presentations, panel discussions, recitals, and the Scholarship Luncheon, where students who receive financial aid from scholarships meet their benefactors. Students are given the day off to explore and celebrate their peers’ academic achievements.
During the day, there are four different presentation sessions for the public to attend. The sessions are from 10:15 – 11:05 a.m., 11:15 a.m. – 12:05 p.m., 2:15 p.m. – 3:05 p.m., and 3:15 p.m. – 4:05 p.m.

Examples for the day’s presentations include:

10:15 – 11:05 a.m.

"Project LightUP" in Shiley Hall 301

James Longenbach, poet and critic, to read from his work on Monday, April 8, at 7:30 p.m.

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700
Poet and critic James Longenbach will appear as part of the English department’s 2013 Readings and Lectures Series on Monday, April 8, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center room 163 on the University campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. His talk is free and open to the public.
Longenbach is the author of four books of poems, most recently The Iron Key (Norton), and five books of literary criticism, most recently The Art of the Poetic Line (Graywolf). A new critical book, The Virtues of Poetry, will be published by Graywolf next year. Longenbach's poems have appeared in many magazines, including The New Yorker, The Paris Review, and The New Republic, and he regularly reviews contemporary poetry for The Nation and the New York Times Book Review. A frequent faculty member at the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference and the Warren Wilson MFA Program, he is the Joseph H. Gilmore Professor of English at the

University of Portland receives $56,000 RISE Campaign donation from Don V. Romanaggi, M.D. ?56

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700
University of Portland has announced a RISE Campaign donation of $56,000 from Dr. Don Romanaggi, an alumnus and longtime supporter of the University. His gift benefits student scholarships at the University and upgrades to Don V. Romanaggi M.D. Hall.
A dedication ceremony was held in 2010 to name the renovated hall, formerly Old Science Hall. Romanaggi graduated from the University of Portland in 1956 and then earned his medical degree in 1960 from Loyola University’s Stritch School of Medicine.

His medical practice in Portland specialized in treatment of allergy, asthma, and immunology. In 1997, he retired from active practice after 31 years. While practicing medicine, he also was an associate professor of the volunteer teaching faculty at Oregon Health Sciences University.

He and his late wife Agnes, a 1959 University of Portland graduate, have been generous to the University over the years, most recently making a major gift to Roman

University of Portland recruiting junior students for second cohort of new Faith-Based Leadership Program

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700
The University of Portland’s Faith-Based Leadership Program is currently recruiting for its second cohort. The innovative new program is designed for high-achieving juniors, who want to learn about the complexity of the needs facing leaders in Church and other faith-based organizations.
The program is an opportunity for students to gain practical leadership experience within a faith-based organization through an internship mentored by one of the organization’s leaders.

“The great thing about this program is that the students get to meet and work exclusively with faith-based organizations,” said David Leslie, executive director of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon and a current mentor in the program. “The students will get to work on a project during their internship, so they can see the lasting contributions they have made on each organization.”

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Writer, novelist Jamaica Kincaid to speak at University of Portland as Spring 2013 Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writer, Thursday, April 4

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700
Writer, novelist, and professor Jamaica Kincaid will speak as a guest of the University of Portland’s Schoenfeldt Visiting Writer Series on Thursday, April 4, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium on the University campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. Her talk will be free and open to the public.
Kincaid is known for her candid and emotionally honest writing and is the author of several novels, including Annie John, Lucy, At the Bottom of the River, and A Small Place. She was a staff writer and columnist with The New Yorker for nine years and is a professor of literature at Claremont McKenna College. She has won numerous awards including the Lannan Literary Award for Fiction, Prix Femina Étranger , Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, and the Clifton Fadiman Medal.

The Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writers Series was founded in 1988 by Rev. Arthur Schoen

World renowned pianist John Wustman to join University of Portland professor Nicole Leupp Hanig in performing Schubert?s ?Winterreise,? 3 p.m., Sunday April 7

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700
Acclaimed pianist John Wustman will join University of Portland faculty member Nicole Leupp Hanig in performing Franz Schubert’s masterwork song cycle, “Winterreise” (Winter’s Journey). The concert, set for 3 p.m. Sunday, April 7 in Buckley Center Auditorium on campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd., is free and open to the public.
First published in 1828, this set of 24 songs with text by German Romantic poet Wilhelm Müller exemplifies Schubert’s compositional and interpretive power. The concert is co-sponsored by the University’s Performing and Fine Arts department and the McNerney-Hanson Endowed Chair in Ethics.

John Wustman's career reads like a veritable history of singers and singing. His first important association was with Robert Shaw, who hired Wustman to be the accompanist for the world renowned Robert Shaw Chorale. Wustman has appeared in the leading con

Margaret Monahan Hogan to present ?Resistance: Its Costs and Its Limits,? on Wednesday, April 3, at 7 p.m.

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700
University of Portland professor emeritus Margaret Monahan Hogan will present a lecture, “Resistance: Its Costs and Its Limits,” on Wednesday, April 3, at 7 p.m., in Buckley Center room 163 on the University campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. Her talk is free and open to the public.
Hogan’s presentation will provide a framework to consider the costs and the limits of resistance. Her lecture will include the Thomas Aquinas’ teachings on obedience; examples of resistance in recent history including the Kreisau Circle and its opposition to Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party during WWII; and present day religious liberty.
Hogan is the founding executive director of the University of Portland’s Garaventa Center for Catholic Intellectual Life and American Culture. She is a former faculty member in the University’s philosophy department, and the inaugural McNerney-Hanson Endowed Chair in Ethics. She is currently a professor emerita at UP and a Fellow

University of Portland to send two squads to American Mock Trial Association National Championships in Memphis, Tenn., March 22-24

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700
The University of Portland will send two competing squads to the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA) Opening Round Championships being held March 22-24 in Memphis, Tenn., the first time the University of Portland has sent two squads with winning records to this national tournament.
The University’s Mock Trial Team sent two squads to the regional tournament in Corvallis on February 22-24. Both squads achieved winning records of 6-2 and 4-3-1. As a result of their strong performances, both teams qualified for the national championships in Memphis.
“The quality and caliber of this team is the highest I have seen since I first became involved with the program back in 2001,” says coach Aaron Johnson of the University’s political science department. “This is a wonderful opportunity, and our students could not be more excited. They have been working extremely hard since August and it certain

University of Portland Speech and Debate Union competes in National Speech and Debate Tournament in St. Louis, Mo., with quarterfinals finish

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700
The University of Portland Speech and Debate Union sent four qualifying representatives to the Pi Kappa Delta National Speech and Debate Tournament in St. Louis, Mo., over spring break, March 14-17. Sophomore Katie Wilson, political science, who competed against debaters from 89 schools across the country, finished the tournament as a quarter-finalist, joining the top eight debaters in the nation, and was deemed to be among the top ten percent of all debate speakers in the nation.
Seniors Valerie Schiller, political science, and Beau Woodward, economics and philosophy; junior John Russell, civil engineering; and Wilson made up the University of Portland team. In six preliminary rounds for international public debate, Russell and Schiller finished with three wins and three losses, Woodward finished with four wins and two losses, and Wilson finished with five wins and one loss, the best results the University of Portland Speech and Debate Union has ever at

Third annual Global ADE fundraising dinner in support of education in Cambodia will take place on Friday, March 22 at University of Portland

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700
The third annual Global ADE fundraising dinner to support education in Cambodia will take place on Friday, March 22, from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Bauccio Commons Board Room on the University campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. The dinner and auction are open to the public.
Global ADE was founded by 2012 University of Portland alumni Kenny King and Kurt Berning while they were still students in 2010. It is a 501(c) 3 registered non-profit organization that partners with programs in rural Cambodia and other developing countries to give students the opportunity to pursue a quality education.
The fundraiser includes a live and silent auction with exciting items such as a four-night stay in Mexico. Tickets are $50 for individuals and $500 per table of 10. All proceeds from the event go to support Global ADE's work in Cambodia. Ticket prices and order forms are available at http://tinyurl.com/atdcbvh.
Global ADE has raised more than $33,000 t

University of Portland signs St. Francis Pledge to Care for Creation and the Poor as part of its dedication to protect the environment

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700
University of Portland president Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C., recently signed the St. Francis Pledge to Care for Creation and the Poor on behalf of the University community. The St. Francis Pledge is a promise and a commitment by Catholic individuals, families, parishes, organizations and institutions to live their faith by protecting God’s Creation and advocating on behalf of people in poverty who face the harshest impacts of global climate change.
By signing the St. Francis Pledge, the University states it will:

·         PRAY and reflect on the duty to care for God’s Creation and protect the poor and vulnerable.

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Sr. Kathleen McManus, O.P., to speak at University of Portland as part of Theology Thursdays lecture series on Thursday, April 11

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700
University of Portland theology professor Sr. Kathleen McManus, O.P., will present "Light of Nations? Reading Lumen Gentium in the 21st Century" on Thursday, April 11, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center room 163 on the University campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. Her talk will be part of the spring 2013 Theology Thursdays lecture series sponsored by the University of Portland theology department. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Lumen Gentium (The Dogmatic Constitution on the Church), one of the principal documents of the Second Vatican Council, set forth a prophetic vision of the Church as sign and source of communion for the world. McManus will trace the evolution in ecclesiology that paved the way for Vatican II and examine the theological evolution of the document itself. She then will draw upon insights emerging from the interface of theology and evolutionary science in order to explore the fertile promise of Lu

University of Portland hosts ?Seasonal Gifts? art show by Jeff White, March 18 ? April 11 in Buckley Center Art Gallery

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700
University of Portland will host an exhibit by artist Jeff White titled “Seasonal Gifts” from March 18 through April 11. The exhibit will be in the Buckley Center Art Gallery on the University campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. The exhibit is free and open to the public.
The exhibit features paintings that reflect White’s most memorable and moving experiences with nature. Created with oil and pastels, his inspiration comes from the Columbia Gorge and Northwest coastal regions, mountains, and rivers.

White is a fine artist from Portland known for his dramatic and colorful skyscapes and depictions of the beautiful Northwest landscapes. His art is collected from around the world by many, including Clint and Dina Eastwood, Schnitzer Steel, and grammy-award winner Joanna Newsom. When not painting, Jeff enjoys cooking, fishing, traveling and spending time with his wife and five children.

Telle Whitney, one of nation?s most influential women in technology, to speak at University of Portland at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 21

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700
Telle Whitney, a national leader among women in technology, will talk about her professional journey in a presentation at University of Portland set for 7 p.m. Thursday, March 21. Her talk, free and open to the public, will be in Buckley Center Auditorium on campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd.
Whitney is president and CEO of the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology. Her lecture is titled “Lessons Learned: The Journey of One Technical Woman.”
Whitney will draw on her own experience as a technical woman, an entrepreneur, and an executive in both the corporate and non-profit worlds. She will provide a roadmap of how to achieve one’s dreams, why understanding the broader impact of an individual’s decisions can make a difference, the importance of the marriage between technical expertise and innovative thinking, and more.
“I loved creating technology, but I was almost always one of the only women at the table, especially as I moved into

University of Portland professor John Orr to present ?Scenes of Reading, Sites of Contest: Listening to Henry Adams?s Marginalia,? Wednesday, March 27, Noon-1 p.m.

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700
John Orr of the University of Portland’s English department will present a lecture, “Scenes of Reading, Sites of Contest: Listening to Henry Adams’s Marginalia,” as part of the Communication Studies Colloquium Series, on Wednesday, March 27, from noon to 1 p.m., in Shiley Hall, Room 206 on the University campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. His talk is free and open to the public.
Orr’s scholarly interests reside in late 19th and early 20th-century American literature and culture, including ongoing work on Henry Adams, several women writers of the era and, most recently, the early Native American writer, Mourning Dove. His talk will describe his work combing through Henry Adams’s personal library at the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston, in search of marginal comments Adams wrote in his books. Marginalia are often an indication of a reader’s

James P. Murphy, executive vice president-international for Costco Wholesale, to speak at University of Portland on Tuesday, April 2

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700
James Murphy, executive vice president-international for Costco Wholesale, will speak on Tuesday, April 2, at 7:10 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons Board Room on the University of Portland campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. His talk, sponsored by the Pamplin School of Business Administration as part of the 2013 Leadership Speaker Series, is free and open to the public.
Murphy will speak on various aspects of his career that have shaped his leadership philosophy. His duties with Costco include directing activities and expansion of that company’s operations outside of North America. He is also responsible for the U.S. based global buying and export groups.
A member of the University of Portland’s Board of Regents, he joined Costco in 1987 as the warehouse manager in Portland and has held a variety of executive positions within the company. He received an MBA from the University of Portland in 1991 and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the Universi

Novelist and performer Lois Leveen to speak at University of Portland Thursday, March 21, 7:30 p.m., Buckley Center Room 163

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700
Portland based author and performer Lois Leveen will speak and read from her work on Thursday, March 21, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center room 163 on the University campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. Her appearance is part of the English department’s spring 2013 Readings and Lectures Series, and is free and open to the public.
Leveen’s work has appeared in numerous literary magazines, the New York Times, onstage at PerformanceWorks Northwest, on NPR's LiveWire, and in film festivals around the country.  Her first novel, The Secrets of Mary Bowser (HarperCollins/ William Morrow), is based on the true story of a free black woman who became a spy for the Union Army during the Civil War by pretending to be a slave to the family of Confederate president Jefferson Davis. A former faculty member at UCLA and Reed College, Leveen gives talks and leads classes at museums

University of Portland professor Bob Butler receives the Oregon Academy of Science 2013 Outstanding Higher Education Teacher in Science and Mathematics

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700
Bob Butler, professor of environmental science at the University of Portland, was named the Oregon Academy of Science 2013 Outstanding Higher Education Teacher in Science and Mathematics.
Butler has been a professor in the Environmental Studies Department since 2004. He previously taught at the University of Arizona and received his Ph.D. from Stanford University.

At the University of Portland, Butler teaches Earth System Science, Natural Hazards of the Pacific Northwest, and Introduction to Marine Science. Butler’s research projects on application of paleomagnetism to geochronologic and tectonic problems have involved fieldwork on six continents. Butler is also the Project Director of Teachers on the Leading Edge (TOTLE), a K-12 Earth Science teacher professional development program featuring Pacific Northwest geology

University of Portland receives $200,000 RISE Campaign donation from Mucki Tan of Singapore

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700
University of Portland has announced a RISE Campaign donation of $200,000 from Mucki (Pei Ling) Tan, CEO and majority owner of PT Rodamas, a consumer distribution and real estate company based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Tan, a 1980 graduate of the University’s Pamplin School of Business, is a resident of Singapore, where he grew up.
Tan’s company started in the 1950s as an importer of goods. Since then, it has expanded activities worldwide and includes construction materials, basic chemicals, glass, metals, diamond-cutting tools industry as well as consumer goods, food and packaging.

In July, 1996, Mucki and his wife founded a private school, Sekolah Tiara Bangas (STB) in Cibubur, just outside Jakarta, Indonesia. In 2002, STB entered into a partnership with Anglo Chinese School (ACS) in Singapore. Today STB-ACS International offers a full pre-school through grade 12 academic curriculum (including the Internationa

University of Portland to host event for local nonprofit Village Gardens on Friday, March 15

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

University of Portland will host the first annual Spring fundraising event for the local nonprofit group Village Gardens. The evening will include food from James Beard Nominee Cathy Whims of Nostrana, community participant presentations, brief videos highlighting program successes and a silent and live auction. The event will be held from 6 – 9 p.m. in the Bauccio Commons on campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd., and is open to the public. Tickets are $40 each and can be purchased at www.villagegardens.org. Event sponsorships and table sponsors are still available. It is recommended to purchase tickets soon, as the event is expected to reach capacity.

The fundraiser will celebrate the accomplishments of Village Gardens as well as bring awareness of its work of creating a more just and healthy food system in Portland. The organization features individual and family garden plots in low-income

Matthew Baasten appointed to associate provost and dean of the Graduate School of University of Portland

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700
University of Portland president Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C., has appointed Matthew Baasten to the position of associate provost and dean of the Graduate School.
Baasten has served the University in a variety of roles:  associate professor of theology, Theology Department chair, director of MAPM (master of arts in pastoral ministry) and College of Arts and Sciences associate dean for students.  He most recently served as the interim associate provost and dean of the Graduate School.

Baasten came to the University in 1981. He has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame, a master of divinity degree from Western Theological Seminary, and a doctorate in Eth

University of Portland team of business students places first in regional competition sponsored by the Association for Operations Management

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700
A team of five University of Portland Pamplin School of Business students placed first in the West Coast 7^th Annual Student Case Competition, sponsored by APICS (Association for Operations Management). The competition, held in Phoenix, Ariz., featured 14 undergraduate teams and 13 graduate teams from west coast schools and universities. The win marks the second year in a row that a University of Portland team has placed first in the competition.
The five University of Portland students are all Operations and Technology Management (OTM) majors within the Pamplin School of Business. The first place University of Portland team consisted of seniors Deven Ropes, Tommy French, Andrew Hadfield, Keith Hummel, and Elyse Landreville.

The APICS Case Competition challenges the teams with a case study that is based on a real company with a specific operations management problem. The teams developed s

University of Portland named to the 2013 President?s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700
University of Portland has been named to the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service. The University is one of eight Oregon colleges that made the Honor Roll list. The 2013 Honor Roll recipients were announced at the American Council on Education’s 95th annual meeting on March 4 in Washington, DC.
This marks the sixth time the University of Portland has made the Honor Roll since its inception in 2006.

The Honor Roll annually recognizes institutions of higher education for their commitment to and achievement in community service. It is also designed to increase the public’s awareness of the contributions that colleges and their students make to local communities and the nation as a whole.

President Obama has pledged to make service a central cause of his administration and wishes to commemorate th

University of Portland to host stand-up comedian and environmental economist Yoram Bauman, 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 6

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700
Yoram Bauman, stand-up comedian and environmental economist, will perform at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 6 in the Bauccio Commons on campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. The event is free and open to the public. After his comedy set, a question and answer segment on environmental economics will take place.
Bauman’s appearance is sponsored by the University’s Pamplin School of Business, student Economics Club and the Office of Marketing and Communication.

Bauman, known as “the world’s first and only Stand-Up Economist,” performs regularly at colleges and corporate events, sharing the stage with everyone from Robin Williams to Paul Krugman. He has appeared in TIME Magazine and on PBS and NPR, and is the co-author of the two-volume “Cartoon Introduction to Economics.” He is also the organizer of the humor session at the annual meeting of the American Economic Asso

Former executive vice president and COO of the Portland Trail Blazers to speak at UP Tuesday, March 5

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700
Sarah Mensah, former executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Portland Trail Blazers, will speak at 7:10 p.m. Tuesday, March 5 in the Board Room of the Bauccio Commons on campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. The lecture is sponsored by the Pamplin School of Business and is part of the Leadership Speaker Series. The event is free and open to the public
During her 19-year tenure with the Portland Trail Blazers, Mensah oversaw the day-to-day management of the Blazers’ business as well as revenue and brand management operations, including ticket sales, corporate sales, community relations, broadcasting and game operations. The lecture will highlight the accomplishments that have shaped Mensah’s leadership philosophy.

The goal of the speaker series is to connect students with successful and ethical leaders. Past participants have been entrepreneurs, innovators and managers from high-tech, retail and

University of Portland Garaventa Center presents Bringing Eyes of Faith to Film: ?Hunger Games? on Tuesday, March 5, 7:15 p.m., Shiley Hall room 319

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700
University of Portland’s Garaventa Center for Catholic Intellectual Life and American Culture has announced their slate for the spring 2013 semester's Bringing Eyes of Faith to Film Series. Hosts and professors Rev. Charlie Gordon, C.S.C., of the University’s theology department, and Karen Eifler, of the University’s School of Education, will screen recently-released popular movies, preceded by brief comments illuminating themes of grace, transcendence, and redemption found in these unexpected places, drawing audience members from several communities: UP students and staff, neighborhood and greater Catholic community. The next screening will be “Hunger Games” on Tuesday, March 5 at 7:15 p.m., in Shiley Hall room 319 on the University campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. Thematic snacks are provided as part of the experience. The series is free and open to the public.
The Garaventa Center was dedi

University of Portland receives $150,000 RISE Campaign gift from Allen and Kathleen Lund to purchase Heritage Edition of Saint John?s Bible

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700
University of Portland has announced a RISE Campaign gift of $150,000 from Allen and Kathleen Lund, residents of Pasadena, Calif., and longtime supporters of the University. Their gift will purchase a Heritage Edition of the Saint John’s Bible, which will be on display on the main floor of the newly renovated Clark Library when construction is completed in August.
The Saint John’s Bible is the first completely handwritten and illuminated Bible to have been commissioned by a Benedictine Abbey since the invention of the printing press. Divided into seven volumes, the original Saint John’s Bible was commissioned by Saint John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota in 1998 and completed in 2011. Written in English and fully illuminated, this large-format book is being created under the direction of master scribe and artist Donald Jackson. Jackson, one of t

University of Portland president Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C., to give annual ?State of UP? talk, present 2013 Alumni Award winners on Tuesday, March 19

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700
University president Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C., will give his annual State of the University Address and present the 2013 Alumni Awards on Tuesday, March 19. The luncheon is at the Multnomah Athletic Club, 1849 S.W. Salmon. Doors open at 11:30 a.m., with the program from noon to 1 p.m. The public is welcome, but seating is limited. Cost is $20 per person ($5 for students), or $200 for a table of 10. Online registration is available at http://rise.up.edu/events.
Beauchamp’s talk will include an update on the $175 million RISE Campaign for the University of Portland, the University’s achievements in athletics and academics, and other factors affecting the University’s short-and-long-term success. Also on the agenda will be the annual Alumni Awards. This year’s winners are John Lee ’64, ’73, winner of the Dis