Luis Robles on the field.

Fall 2021

Humble Keeper

Before his recent retirement from professional soccer, Luis Robles ’06 earned the name “Ironman” and broke Major League Soccer records, but he is quick to direct credit for his successes to a couple simple lessons he learned from his UP goalkeeper coach.

  • Katelyn Best

Feature

The Line

One UP professor’s observations of the art and resilience along the US–Mexico border, also known as La Línea.

  • Blair Woodward

The Clive Effect

The impact of UP’s legendary coach Clive Charles endures.

  • Danielle Centoni

Alumni

Right There, Right Here

Every fall, as students are settling in to new routines on campus, Cassy Esparza ’14, assistant director of admissions, hits the road in search of next year’s class. Her recruitment regions are Oregon, Utah, and New Mexico.

Electric Truckin'

For Ryan Szto ’21, the joy of engineering begins with the simple notion of being in the field.

  • Murphy Bradshaw

On the Bluff

Beauty, Holiness, Connection

Hector Mendoza, UP’S new campus minister for liturgical music, started his musical journey when he was only a child. By the age of seven, he was already performing percussion in the Venezuelan ensemble “El Sistema.”

  • Danny McGarry ’17

Engineering Students Race in the Electric Vehicle Grand Prix

University of Portland engineering students won first place in the Electric Vehicle Grand Prix (EVGP), a collegiate competition in Indianapolis hosted by Purdue University in September of 2021.

  • Haviland Stewart