Senior Anne Carey was undeclared when she came to UP. She ended up picking a major, almost arbitrarily, just to get another adviser. "He was a nice guy, but he had no idea how to help me," she said. She was unable to get the second major she wanted because she was never told her AP credits could transfer.
In response to recommendations from its accreditation association and low enrollment, the Performing and Fine Arts Department will discontinue the music graduate program and the music education program effective fall 2010. "There have only been one or two students in the graduate music program in the last three years," Performing and Fine Arts Chair Michael Connolly said.
The ASUP Senate postponed its decision on the smoking ban resolution until next Monday's meeting to give senators more time to get feedback from their constituents. "We moved the decision because we saw that the senators weren't talking to their constituents," said senior Alyssa Schmidt-Carr, ASUP vice president and a leader of bringing a smoking ban to UP.
As ideas from the last year's Retention Task Force intersected with the discussion of adding Chinese language courses to UP's curriculum, a new idea sparked. The brainchild of the Rev. Stephen Rowan, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, is a consortium of UP faculty and staff involved in international languages and cultures.
The fatal collision between a cyclist and two cars right at the University of Portland's doorstep was a sobering reminder that collisions occur, even in a bike-friendly city. Bicyclist Kipp Crawford, 31, died after two cars hit him near the intersection of Willamette Boulevard and North Haven Avenue Nov.
Senior Leslie Eddy has spent the last few months watching the ever spinning, swirling, seemingly endless and entirely confusing debate on health care inflame the nation. Like most Americans, she was concerned by what she saw and was confused by what was actually happening in the debate.
The University of Portland will switch to a system of loans next year in which students will borrow directly from the federal government versus borrowing from a private lender. According to a letter that will be sent to all University of Portland students and parents in December, Director of Financial Aid Janet Turner explains that UP will switch from the Federal Family Education Loan Program to the William D.