University of Portland Pilot Your Future
Prepared for Life Where do you want to be 5, 10, 20, or even 30 years from now? Even if you cannot answer that question with assurance yet— at University of Portland, you’ll gain the skills, the knowledge, and the values that will help you discover and achieve your goals, as well as shape you for the rest of your life. At UP, you will discover not just what you want to be, but who you want to be. As a Catholic university, we believe an education should include the whole person—the hands, the heart, and the mind. We want you, our graduates, to be prepared not only for a career but also for life.
About UP 42 undergraduate majors, 21 minors, and 18 graduate programs. Professors are accessible. UP has a 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio. Our students are high achievers—the 2015 incoming freshman class had an average SAT score of 1198 and a high school GPA 0f 3.65.
91.7% of freshmen returned in 2015 to UP as sophomores. We are the only university in Oregon to offer accredited Schools of Business, Engineering, Education, and Nursing, a College of Arts and Sciences, and a Graduate School. Students in every major take 13 classes as part of our liberal arts core curriculum to build foundational knowledge and the creative, analytical, and expressive skills for success in life and career.
The campus is guided by the Congregation of Holy Cross, a community of Roman Catholic priests and brothers who are committed to educating students in mind and heart.
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UP has ranked as a top 10 western regional university for 21 consecutive years by U.S. News & World Report.
A National Leader in Fulbrights The Chronicle of Higher Education consistently ranks University of Portland in the top three nationally among peer institutions for the number of students who earn Fulbright awards. Since 2001, UP students have earned
53 Fulbright grants to teach or study internationally.
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UP ranked 23RD nationally among
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
master’s level institutions for
has ranked University of Portland
undergraduate participation in study
first for value among all private
abroad programs in 2012-2013.
schools in Oregon since 2009.
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90%
of the 2014 senior class completed a culminating capstone, thesis, or exam compared with
73.9% at peer institutions.
Top Ranking Entrepreneurial Program UP’s Entrepreneur Scholars Program has twice been awarded the National Model Specialty Entrepreneurship Program Award (in 2012 and 2002). It is the only program to receive the award twice, and winning programs can only apply every ten years.
84%
97%
a master’s degree or higher—more
in a 2014 survey that
than the 79% rate for comparative
faculty believed in their
colleges and universities.
potential to succeed.
of graduating seniors plan on earning
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of seniors agreed
Fostering Success Award-winning professors are dedicated to their students’ success. In 2014-2015, 197 students engaged in sponsored research projects with faculty. Specialized programs in entrepreneurship and leadership are open to all students through our award-winning Franz Center.
Faith, ethics, and values are explored through programs and classes offered by Campus Ministry, the Dundon-Berchtold Institute, and the Garaventa Center.
85 student-run clubs provide experiences relevant to future careers. Diverse local, national, and international volunteer and service programs are available through the Moreau Center.
17 University study abroad programs are offered and include options for nursing, business, engineering, and education majors, as well as those focused on the sciences, social sciences, or arts. Additional partner programs are also available.
Our Career Center works with students as early as their first year to help set career goals and provides access to internships and job opportunities.
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Our Results Since 2010, University of Portland students have received prestigious scholarships and grants, including those listed below:
7 National Science Research Fellowships. In 2015, there were 16,500 applicants for 2,000 fellowships, and UP graduates received 2 of them.
2 Goldwater Scholarships and 4 Honorable Mentions. Each year, students are selected nationwide based on their outstanding academic performance and their intention to pursue research careers in mathematics, natural sciences, or engineering.
2 NOAA Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship recipients. 1 Truman Scholar. Only about 60 scholars dedicated to public service are selected annually from about 600 applications nationwide.
17 Gilman International Scholarships. 35 Fulbright grants in the last 10 years and 53 since 2001. 15 Austrian American Teaching Assistantships. 9 French Government Teaching Awards.
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4th Nationally for the first-time pass rate on the CPA exam among
265 other mid-sized college accounting programs.
91%
1,200 Hours of field experience are required
pass rate over a ten-year period
for all education majors, and at least
for engineering majors who took the
80% of our graduates are hired
Fundamentals of Engineering exam.
as teachers the same year they earn their degree.
92%
70% of students with science GPAs
accepted to medical school. over 3.6 were
first-time pass rate for Nursing seniors on the 2014 national RN licensure exam (NCLEX). The compiled national average is 82% .
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Business & Government University of Portland alumni strive to do more than help companies get ahead and advance the bottom line. They are leaders who actively seek ways to implement change in schools and government and businesses, in their cities and communities. They shape policies to improve lives, implement sustainable business practices, and mentor the next generation of leaders. By inspiring others to join them in their quest to improve the world, they are catalysts for transformation. Creating opportunities that promote this broader context of leadership is central to many experiences available at UP.
Augusto Carneiro ’01 CO-FOUNDER AND CEO, NOSSA FAMILIA COFFEE / MAJOR: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
I received the best that the University of Portland has to offer with its mission of teaching, faith, and service. I gained important leadership skills as a resident assistant, which helped me succeed in the business world.
That experience taught me how to
walk the line of being friends and being
in a position of authority. As an engineering student, I also had to learn about balance.
I had to dedicate time to rigorous coursework, work-study, and playing tennis for Pilot athletics.
I was born in Brazil and spent much of my
youth on incredible coffee farms. My greatgrandfather and his brothers planted our
family’s first coffee crop in 1890. This connection led me and fellow student, Jason Lesh ’01,
to follow our passion and entrepreneurial
spirit and start Nossa Familia Coffee in 2004. Jason and I each invested $400 to purchase the first coffee shipment from my family.
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In 2010, Jason sold his shares to my family members, strengthening our vertical
integration. We now employ 22 people and roast over 250,000 pounds per year.
An important issue for me, in addition
to the quality of our beans and roasting
process, is being committed to social and
environmental stewardship in both Portland and Brazil. Our company is dedicated to
ensuring that farmers are paid fair wages to sustain their livelihoods.
In our quest for better business practices,
we are joining other certified B Corporations, and we offer annual coffee tours of my
family’s farm for ultimate transparency
in business.
“At UP, I learned the art of leading my peers.”
Tim Wigington ’07, ’09 STAFF ATTORNEY & BUSINESS ANALYST, THE FRESHWATER TRUST MAJORS: POLITICAL SCIENCE AND SPANISH; MASTER’S IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
At UP I was able to apply lessons from the classroom directly to my job on campus. This experience helped me build early-career confidence as well as develop the principles and work ethic I now rely on.
I’ve always had a deep connection to
the natural world, and as a student I became increasingly interested in understanding what it would take to develop a more
sustainable society. After graduating with degrees in political science and Spanish, I
worked in the University’s alumni office as an assistant director of strategic planning
business decision-making. I wanted to find a profession in which I could help change
the legal and policy landscape through the application of creative and entrepreneurial environmental solutions that would help
lead our society to a more sustainable place. I am now a business analyst/staff
while I earned my MBA with a focus on
attorney for The Freshwater Trust, an Oregon-
studies provided me a glimpse into how
and restoration of freshwater ecosystems.
sustainable business principles. My graduate business decisions (like operations, material sourcing, and even accounting) can lead to different outcomes.
My law education helped me to
understand the underlying legal structure
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and processes that drive and motivate
based nonprofit dedicated to the preservation My position requires that I understand the current constraints of the law, the future
policy outcomes desired, and the finances
associated with new solutions to solve big environmental problems.
“Sustainable solutions require creativity.”
Katie Scally ’11 POLICY AIDE, SAN JOSE MAYOR’S OFFICE / MAJORS: POLITICAL SCIENCE AND COMMUNICATION
The values I learned at UP led me to public service. I felt I was called to do something for the betterment of society and the city in which I live. And, I do this work with the help of others, which really makes a difference.
I support the transportation, arts and
Capitol Hill in Senator Dianne Feinstein’s
policy initiatives of San Jose’s mayor; and
my senior year. This taught me about the
culture, economic development, and budget manage his social media accounts. I’m also
working to expand the growth of manufac-
turing companies in San Jose to create both revenue for city services and thousands of
middle-class jobs for residents. Public service,
importance of leadership, the good that can come from working with others, and that individuals can make a difference in their own community.
These experiences, the combination of
particularly at the local level, is inspiring
political science and communication classes,
taking extraordinary action together.
at UP influenced what I do today and what
to me because it is about ordinary people As an undergraduate student, I spent
two summers interning for Sam Liccardo
when he was a councilman. I took part in
the Washington Semester Program, which is offered through UP, and interned on
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office. I also became the ASUP vice president
which work very well together, and the values I want to do in the future. When I got roped into the San Jose mayoral race, I realized
that I had a chance to serve my hometown
and work toward a better future—so I took advantage of it.
“People can make a difference in their communities.�
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Local & Global Community Service A defining characteristic of the University of Portland is its commitment to service. This means that by the time students graduate, they will have taken part in volunteer opportunities locally, nationally, or internationally, and they will have been exposed to many courses, lectures, and campus events that help them better understand the complexities of the human experience on a global scale. Many of these moments are life-changing, even influencing the chosen careers for some alumni. Whether working internationally or in local communities, our graduates elect to use their immense talents towards making a difference in the lives of others.
Kenny King ’12 CEO AND CO-FOUNDER OF GLOBAL ADE / MAJORS: GLOBAL BUSINESS AND GERMAN STUDIES
I had heard such amazing stories about Cambodia from my mother, so I decided to visit. While there, I discovered a great need for educational opportunities, and I wanted to do something to help.
I serve as the CEO of Global ADE, a
nonprofit dedicated to strengthening
education in Cambodia and other developing
15 people full-time in Cambodia.
Moreover, Global ADE has grown so much
countries through local, community-driven
that I was able to leave my job in the finance
and I started the organization as students
focus solely on Global ADE. While my passion
programs. Fellow alumnus Kurt Berning ’12 through the University’s Entrepreneur
Scholars program. That program was one
of the reasons I selected UP, and it gave me all the basic skills I needed to develop a company.
Since 2010 we have built three schools
in Cambodia, given scholarships to hundreds
of students, and developed training programs for dozens of teachers. These schools have
already been able to offer a quality education
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to over 2,000 students. We are also employing
industry almost two years ago in order to
for Cambodia and its people has certainly
driven my work, the education I received at UP played a pivotal role in helping me transform that desire into a thriving organization.
The professors have such a wealth of
knowledge to share, and I learned so much
from them both in and out of the classroom. Thanks to the University of Portland, I
graduated with the tools I needed to become a successful entrepreneur.
“Let passion drive your work.”
Alissa White ’12 MENTAL HEALTH NURSE / MAJOR: NURSING
I care not only about the work I do, but also the people I help. The mental health field is an important area for nurses to gain experience in because public health issues can affect everyone.
As a nursing student, I participated in
a new job with King County Public Health’s
immersions. They pushed me to look beyond
families. These roles fit in with my passion
the Moreau Center’s border, rural, and urban my student bubble by exposing me to a lot of issues that are directly connected to
healthcare. In fact, it was those immersions
that inspired me to travel to Honduras after I graduated to serve as a nurse for Nuestros
for working with vulnerable populations
outside of a hospital setting and they fulfill my desire to learn as much as I can about public health issues.
Looking back, the School of Nursing did
Pequeños Hermanos, an organization that
a great job in helping prepare me for this
disadvantaged children in Latin America
science and the clinical skills, but we also
works with orphaned, abandoned, and and the Caribbean.
After serving in Honduras for nearly two
years, I moved to Seattle and began working as a mental health nurse at the Downtown Emergency Service Center. Soon, I will start
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Plus Program where I will work with homeless
line of work. Of course, we learned the
learned to look at the person as a whole.
As a UP graduate, I can think critically while
also being compassionate—and that’s been an invaluable gift.
“I now think critically and compassionately.�
Andriana Alexis ’13 STUDENT ADVOCATE, STEP UP PROGRAM / MAJOR: ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION
I value my students so much, and I want them to be successful in high school and after graduation. I try to teach them that they don’t need to be anything else but themselves to reach their goals.
The Step Up program partners with a
number of schools in Portland, including Roosevelt High School where I work, to
provide potentially at-risk students with tutoring, leadership development, and
support. As a student advocate, each day I work directly with about twenty high
school seniors and their parents. I want
these students to walk across the stage and graduate.
At UP, I studied organizational
communication, and I interned with the East Africa Initiative in Kenya, where I
designed, facilitated, and coordinated a
peer mentorship program with the youth department of a nonprofit. During my
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sophomore year, I started working at
Roosevelt as a volunteer coordinator through the Moreau Center. During the last semester of my senior year, I was hired to run the
academic support program through the SUN (Schools Uniting Neighborhoods) program. A year later, I began directing Roosevelt’s writing center as an AmeriCorps Vista volunteer.
Some of my students have had life
journeys that have knocked them down a little bit. But they are so resilient and so
capable. I want them to know that everything that they want and aspire to they can reach. I value them so much and I want them to value themselves to that same extent.
“Working with students keeps me going.”
Patrick Chapman ’13, ’15 TEACHER, MONROE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL MAJOR: SECONDARY EDUCATION; MASTER’S IN EDUCATION
The fact that I was able to be in a first grade classroom during my third week of college gave me ample opportunity to understand how to be a teacher and how to run a classroom.
I knew I wanted to be a teacher since
the 7th grade, but it wasn’t until high school that I found my love of history. I was lucky
that my passions for education and history were expertly crafted at the University of Portland. In my work as a teacher, I often use what I learned in courses such as classroom management.
By the time I finished my undergraduate
degree, I had more than 1,500 hours of
classroom time, giving me a comfort level that few other first-year teachers have going into their first day.
Now, I have just completed the Pacific
Alliance for Catholic Education program
through the University of Portland, in which
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I was able to earn my master’s degree
in education and spend two years teaching at a regional underserved school. I taught history and physical education classes as
well as serving as an assistant basketball coach at Monroe Catholic High School in Fairbanks, Alaska. I’m looking forward to
the fall when I will be returning to Monroe to teach, coach, and serve as assistant
athletic director. The school is small, but it
has a wonderful and supportive community. Seeing how the teachers, parents, and
alumni dedicate their time to the school makes me want to give more time and energy to it as well.
“Teachers become mentors, educators, and friends.�
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Innovation & Technology One well executed idea can have a far-reaching impact, as demonstrated countless times by our alumni. They dream big. They design products and develop software to solve problems, and they join forward-thinking and technically savvy organizations to lead ground-breaking research. And many of these alumni say they honed their talents and skills at the University of Portland. Because no matter the path chosen, they were encouraged to explore, experiment, develop, and dream. They were transformed from motivated students into alumni who strive to change what could be into what is.
Joe Novello ’04 FOUNDER & CEO, NURSEGRID / MAJOR: NURSING
Entrepreneurship is about seeing problems and finding solutions. That process translates into companies and start-ups like NurseGrid, which was founded to solve nursing scheduling issues through a real-time communication tool.
I started my first company, a corporate
health and safety company, in my dorm
room. After graduation, I became a registered
sustainable healthcare delivery system.
Our next project, NurseGrid Manager,
nurse. I was frustrated with the operational
will allow nurse managers to use a tool to
a year of nursing, I also began developing
their department. I want NurseGrid to be
inefficiencies within healthcare, so after only the idea and writing a business plan for
NurseGrid, which officially began in 2013
with five employees. We will soon have a team of nearly 20.
The NurseGrid Mobile app allows nurses
connect and communicate with nurses in ubiquitous in the world of nursing—not
because nurses are required to adopt it, but
because our solution truly solves communication, scheduling, and staffing issues.
I still continue working part-time as a
to set their own schedules, communicate
nurse while running my tech company. The
manage their nursing certifications. My goal
Center for Entrepreneurship, Leadership,
with colleagues, swap work shifts, and
is to give hospitals tools to drive down the
costs associated with nurse scheduling and
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staffing so that we can inch closer to a
University’s nursing program and the Franz and Innovation prepared me to be both a leader and an entrepreneur.
“This University made me who I am today.”
Kamauri Yeh ’11 ACCOUNT MANAGER, TWITTER ENTERTAINMENT / MAJOR: ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION
The strong sense of community is what first drew me to The Bluff. It felt like a supportive and welcoming environment that would foster my creativity and help me pursue my passions.
As a sophomore at the University of
Portland, I interned at Portland Monthly
a new adventure. I wanted to stay in digital
At the time, brands were just starting to use
truly changing the world—and that’s how
magazine working on their social channels.
social media, and I realized that it was going to change the way we communicate.
I wanted to be a part of that. During my
senior year, the Pilot men’s basketball coach hired me to create and manage their social channels. A post I did about a game was
picked up by ESPN and that’s when it really hit me how fun and impactful working in
social media can be. After I graduated, I was fortunate to start my career at Nike where
I was part of the digital team that launched Nike’s first Twitter handle.
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After that experience, I was ready for
and work for a company that I felt was
I ended up at Twitter. I’m now an account manager for Twitter Entertainment in
Los Angeles, helping major movie studios decide how to best advertise their films.
And even though I no longer live in Portland, I’m still connected to the UP community
through my work as a mentor. I help select and advise student interns who manage
the men’s basketball social channels that I started years ago. It feels amazing to
give back to the program that gave me so much.
“In social media, you can’t predict tomorrow.”
Tommy Pham ’09, ’11 BIOTECH ENTREPRENEUR AND INNOVATION ENTHUSIAST MAJOR: BIOLOGY; MASTER’S IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
I co-founded Nzumbe with the goal of identifying drugs that can prevent or reactivate tumor suppressor genes during cancer development. We are working to develop an advanced epigenetic screening technology to make that possible.
As an undergraduate, my plan was to
received initial funding for Nzumbe from
career path took a turn when I was accepted
company has received over $500K to help
pursue a career in medicine. But then my into the Entrepreneur Scholars Program,
where I learned the meaning of following
with early stage research and development. In addition, I work for Nike as a patent
your passion and building your own dreams.
liaison, where I lead the capturing of new
earned a Technology Entrepreneurship
Nike is a dream come true because I have
I completed my MBA at UP and also
Certificate—a joint program offered by the University and Oregon Health & Science
University that provides participants with
the opportunity to analyze OHSU technolo-
gies for commercial feasibility. One of these
technologies turned into Nzumbe, a start-up that I co-founded. Our team participated in the Franz Center’s $100K challenge and
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the UP Launchpad Committee. So far, our
innovation across the company. Being at
always been inspired by the creativity and
entrepreneurial spirit of Tinker Hatfield and
Phil Knight. I also devote time as a founding board member of the Children’s Cancer
Therapy Development Institute, a nonprofit research organization that focuses on
finding new innovative approaches and treatments for pediatric cancer.
“UP helped me realize my true potential.”
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Scholarship & Research A life-long love of learning is one mark of a successful University of Portland graduate. Many alumni go on to become researchers seeking innovative answers to pressing health care and engineering challenges. Others have been so inspired by the example set by their own professors that they join the faculty at universities around the nation where they seek to inspire students to become the leaders of tomorrow. A number of campus programs allow students to take part in professional-level scholarship and research as undergraduates.
Sam Barbara ’04, ’06 PROFESSOR, WESTMINSTER COLLEGE / MAJOR: MUSIC; MASTER’S IN TEACHING
I received great musical training at UP, as well as a love for the German language through the Salzburg program. These two worlds met when I was awarded a Fulbright to teach English and study music in Germany after graduation.
My time at the University of Portland
truly laid the groundwork for my career. I use skills that I learned at UP every day in my
work as an assistant professor of music and director of choral activities at Westminster College in Pennsylvania.
One of my professors heavily influenced
who I am—as a person, an educator, and
Fulbright scholarship to study in Germany.
Afterwards, I returned to UP and received a
master’s in teaching, and then followed my passion for music education and earned a
doctorate in choral music at the University of Southern California.
The friends I made at UP are some of
a conductor. He provided me with personal
the kindest and most passionate people
have had at a larger college, including
an annual scholarship that assists other
attention and opportunities I never would
conducting a professional chamber orchestra. He gave me the confidence to pursue my dreams.
Studying abroad in Salzburg, Austria,
was one of the best decisions I ever made,
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and that experience led to me receiving a
I know. My fellow Salzburgers and I support study abroad students with travel expenses. I am proud that we are helping give others access to opportunities that were so transformative for us.
“UP laid the groundwork for my career.”
Claire Clelland ’05 RESIDENT PHYSICIAN, UC-SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE MAJOR: BIOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY
My hope is to cure diseases like Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s. I’m also interested in medical ethics on a practical level, such as how resources are allocated and how research impacts individuals and society.
Learning about subjects such as
philosophy, art, music, and literature during my time at UP encouraged me to become interested in the world and has led me to derive more meaning from my life. Philosophy and ethics also apply to
everything I do as a doctor. I am now a
resident physician at UC-San Francisco,
the pursuit of scholarship opportunities— including a Goldwater Scholarship, a
Marshall Scholarship, and a Jack Kent Cooke graduate fellowship. These scholarships
helped me complete an M.D. from UCLA and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from UC-San Diego. I am continually appreciative of the
where I specialize in neurology and conduct
broad education I received, and the
committee.
the best experiences of my life. My under-
research. I also sit on the medical ethics
The faculty at the University of Portland
helped me gain a solid foundation in the
sciences and introduced me to the possibilities of research. These efforts prepared me well
for graduate school. The mentorship I received
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opened a world of possibilities, including
opportunity to study abroad was one of
graduate studies have made me a better
scientist in countless ways and have helped me grapple with the ethical and moral
issues that surround cutting-edge medical research.
“My liberal arts education was essential.”
Natalie Higgins ’11 PH.D. STUDENT, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY / MAJOR: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
My mentors at UP always encouraged me to apply for competitive opportunities after graduation. Because of their guidance, I received a Fulbright research grant and was accepted to graduate school at California Institute of Technology.
As a third-year student at the California
Institute of Technology, I am working with a professor on earthquake nucleation and
papers with professors.
Once I graduated with an undergraduate
foreshocks. Together we use 3-D simulations
degree in mechanical engineering, I knew
study how earthquakes initiate and their
engineering field. The fundamental skills
of earthquake physics along the fault to
connection to the main shock to determine their predictive power. We hope these
findings will contribute to the efforts of Earthquake Early Warning systems.
My time at the University of Portland
exposed me to a broad range of engineering and mechanic topics, preparing me well for my Ph.D. work. The classes and experiences taught me how to be a critical thinker and to thoroughly solve scientific problems.
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I also conducted research and co-authored
I wasn’t done learning and exploring the
I learned at UP are still relevant and useful in my studies as an engineering graduate student.
The community at UP is a rare and
amazing home, and I haven’t found anything like it elsewhere. It allowed me to fine-tune who I am and what I aspire to be. In such a
supportive environment, every student has the opportunity to learn and grow within their field.
“I want to improve society through science and technology.�
Pat Becker, Jr. ’88 President, Becker Capital
Donna Beegle ’90 President, Communication Across Barriers
Rich Baek ’93 MSEE, ’02 MBA Founder and Chairman, VTM Group; Co-founder and Chairman, Allion USA and Cinder Solutions
Deborah Burton ’77 Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Providence Health & Services
Our Alumni are Difference Makers University of Portland alumni go forth from The Bluff and find success in myriad fields and professions. They are defined not by the major they selected, but by their desire to make a difference in the world and in the work they do.
John Heily ’67 CEO, Continental Mills, Inc.
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Jodi Delahunt Hubbell ’87 Executive Vice President and Director, Risk Management, Enterprise Risk Management, Zions Bancorporation
Mike Dowse ’89 President, Wilson Sporting Goods
Katherine Durham ’88 Vice President, Individual Disability Insurance, Corporate Marketing & Communications, The Standard
Q: When did Connie
Thompson’s career
begin in television?
A: KOMO 4 News hired Pat Johnson ’86 Founder, NORTH Advertising; Founder, Root Whole Body; Principal, Ammonista
Michael McCabe ’70 Vice Admiral (Retired), U.S. Navy
Connie Thompson ’74 News Anchor and Award-Winning Journalist, ABC4, Seattle
Thompson the year
she graduated. She’s worked there since.
Kunal Nayyar ’03 Stage, Screen, and Television Actor; Author Q: What popular television show features
Kunal Nayyar as one of its main actors?
A: Nayyar has played Dr. Raj Koothrappali
in “The Big Bang Theory” since 2007.
Q: What is Fedele
Bauccio known for?
A: Pioneering
sustainable food
John Marick ’87 President and Co-founder, Consumer Cellular; Co-owner with wife Tami Olsen Marick ’87, Bend Elks baseball team
James Larocco ’70 Ambassador (Retired) to Kuwait; Diplomat to Near East
Fedele Bauccio ’64, ’66 MBA CEO and Co-founder, Bon Appétit Management Company
practices among his
company’s 650 cafés in 34 states.
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Megan Rapinoe ’08 Soccer player, Seattle Reign and U.S. Women’s National Team Q: Which tournaments did Megan Rapinoe
win with the U.S. Women’s National Team?
A: Rapinoe helped win the 2015 World Cup
and the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Tim Morgan ’86 President and CEO, AAA Oregon/Idaho
Edward Murray ’92 Mayor of Seattle, Washington
Sallie Tisdale ’83 Author and essayist for Harper’s, The New Yorker, and many other magazines
Robert B. Pamplin, Jr. ’68 MBA, ’75 M.Ed Founder, Portland Tribune and Columbia Empire Farms; CEO, R.B. Pamplin Corporation
Q: How did Donald
Shiley save tens of
thousands of lives?
A: By inventing the Gregory Schopf ’71 Partner, Commercial Litigation; Head of the Insurance Industry Team; Nixon Peabody LLP
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Marla Salmon ’71, ’72, ’99 MSN Professor of Nursing & Global Health, University of Washington
Donald Shiley ’51 Inventor and Founder, Shiley Industries
tilting-disc heart
valve, revolutionizing heart surgery.
Q: How many copies
have been sold of
Jean Auel’s six novels set in prehistoric Brisa Trinchero ’05 MBA Broadway Producer
W. James Popham ’53, ’54 M.Ed Emeritus Professor, UCLA Graduate School of Education
Jean Auel ’76 MBA Best-selling author of the “Earth’s Children®” series
Europe?
A: More than 45
million worldwide.
Jack O’Neill ’49 Founder of the surfboard and surfwear brand, O’Neill Inc. Q: What iconic product did Jack O’Neill invent? A: In 1952, O’Neill glued together pieces of
neoprene to form the first wetsuit, which he called the “Short John” and sold for $25.
Q: In which years
did Erik Spoelstra’s team win NBA
championships?
Jim Murphy ’91 MBA Executive Vice President, COO, Costco Wholesale International
Kay Toran ’64 President and CEO, Volunteers of America Oregon
Erik Spoelstra ’92 Head Basketball Coach, Miami HEAT
A: Spoelstra lead
the HEAT to titles in 2012 and 2013.
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A Focus on Careers Career and professional development opportunities are available to students starting their first year to prepare them well for life after college.
The Career Center–To complement knowledge
the many resources available through
gained in the classroom, the Career Center
LinkedIn, including our “Pilots Guiding Pilots”
has created a four-year guide (explore,
group, which connects students with alumni
engage, experience, and enhance) that helps
who can provide informal career advice, job
students set both short- and long-term
shadows, and informational interviews to
goals so as to take advantage of resources
those within their professional fields of work.
available not only locally but also nationally and internationally. Myriad experiences, such as volunteer work, activities within student clubs, summer research programs, and studying abroad can shape students personally and professionally long before
professors in every discipline to find relevant experiences, such as internships, research opportunities, student teaching positions,
the junior or senior year.
and nursing clinicals. The center also has
Direct Support–Career Center staff help with
Network, which publicizes internship and
critiquing resumes and practicing interview skills, as well as reviewing professional and graduate school applications. The center also offers workshops on how to optimize
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Work Integrated Learning–Staff work with
local and regional companies, as well as
a proprietary database, College Central career opportunities. And in the spring, the Career Center organizes two career fairs that are specifically designed for business, engineering, science, and liberal arts majors.
WHERE UP ALUMNI GO AFTER GRADUATION SELECT GRADUATE SCHOOLS
SELECT ORGANIZATIONS
Bank Street Graduate School of Education
adidas
Colorado State University
APL Logistics
Columbia University
Amazon
Creighton University
Cambia Health Solutions
Duke University School of Law
Clark County School District
Florida State University
Daimler Trucks North America
George Washington University Law School
Dell Inc.
Georgetown University
Deloitte
Harvard Medical School
Essia Health
Harvard University
Fast Enterprises
Illinois College of Optometry
Fisher Investments
Imperial College of London
Fred Meyer
Indiana University
Loyola University, Chicago
HarperCollins Publishers
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
HDR Inc.
New York University
Iconic Solutions, Inc.
North Carolina State University
Intel
Northwestern School of Law
Interface Engineering
Oregon Health & Science University
Kaiser Permanente
Oregon State University
Legacy Health
Purdue University
Marion Construction Company
San Diego State University
Moss Adams LLP
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
Nike
University of California San Francisco
Oregon Health & Science University
School of Dentistry
Pepsico
University of California, Berkeley
Portland Public Schools
University of Central Florida
Portland VA Medical Center
University of Chicago
PwC
University of Colorado, Boulder
Providence Health and Services
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Sparkloft Media
University of Notre Dame
The Boeing Company
University of Southern California
The Standard
University of Texas at Austin
TEKsystems
University of Washington School of Law
Tripwire
Washington State University
Xerox
York University
Yahoo
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PROGRAMS OF STUDY 2015-2016 UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
Pamplin School of Business Accounting
College of Arts and Sciences
Economics
Biochemistry
Entrepreneurship & Innovation Management
Biology
Finance
Chemistry
Global Business
Communication
Marketing
Economics
Operations & Technology Management
English Environmental Ethics & Policy
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
Environmental Science French Studies
Business
General Studies
Master of Business Administration
German Studies
MBA in Nonprofit Management
History
Master of Science in Finance
Mathematics
Master of Science in Operations and Technology
Music
Management
Organizational Communication
Communication Studies
Philosophy
Master of Arts in Communication
Physics
Master of Science in Management Communication
Political Science
Education
Psychology
Master of Arts in Education
Social Work
Master of Arts in Higher Education and Student Affairs
Sociology/Criminology Track
Master of Education
Spanish
Master of Arts in Teaching
Theater
Doctor of Education
Theology
Engineering
School of Education
Master of Engineering
Elementary Education
Master of Biomedical Engineering
Secondary Education
Nursing
School of Nursing
Master of Science Clinical Nurse Leader
Nursing
Master of Science Nurse Educator
Shiley School of Engineering
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Civil Engineering
Theater
Computer Science
Master of Fine Arts in Directing
Electrical Engineering
Theology
Mechanical Engineering
Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry
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