Welcome back for Spring semester, Pilots! 🌸 We're excited for some sunnier days soon, what are you most excited for? ☀️

For author Philip Metres, fond memories of a generous teacher led to a meditation on the Eucharist in his story "Burgers for Everyone." 🔗 Read the full story in Portland Magazine here: bit.ly/4h1L5AH 📝 Philip Metres

Recognized by Forbes as “one of the seven most powerful women on the globe,” environmental change-maker Vandana Shiva, PhD, came to UP for the 2024 Zahm Lecture on Faith and Reason. 🔗 Full story here: bit.ly/4h5MXIx 📝 Jessica Murphy Moo 📷 Marie Rouge/Getty Images

As a result of the largest humanities award in school history, a $500,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation, UP has embarked on a multi-year journey to put humanities practices to use—not only for its students, but throughout the greater Portland community. bit.ly/4hfaHdo

This past summer, 10 theater students and graduates performed a production of 10 short plays—some written by UP students, faculty, and alums—in several locations across the UK. 🔗 Read the full story from Portland Magazine here: bit.ly/4hyMT40

University of Portland has been selected as a top producer of Fulbright U.S. Students 🎉 🎓 UP ranked second among nine schools honored in the master’s degree institution category, the first time since 2020-21. 🔗 Learn more here: bit.ly/4be6MLT

A perfect game with 12 Ks on 86 pitches is PEAK efficiency (🎥 : @ESPN)

Have an awesome (and hopefully sunny ☀️) spring break, Pilots!

"Lent comes providentially to reawaken us, to shake us from our lethargy." — Pope Francis Today is Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent 💜 For those on campus, there will be masses in Chapel of Christ the Teacher at 12:05 pm and 5 pm.