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Sara Wyffels

School of Education MAT alum Sara Wyffels ’06 named 2021 Arizona Teacher of the Year

Alumni

Education

October 27, 2020

University of Portland alum Sara Wyffels ’06 was named 2021 Arizona Teacher of the Year by the Arizona Educational Foundation during a virtual award ceremony. Wyffels, who has been teaching for 14 years, currently teaches Spanish Level 2 and International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement levels 5 and 6 at Chandler High School. Wyffels received her Master of Arts in Teaching from the University of Portland’s School of Education in 2006.

ROTC students standing guard at Praying Hands Memorial

University of Portland Air Force and Army ROTC to Host Virtual Commemoration Ceremony on Veterans Day, November 11

Air Force ROTC

Army ROTC

October 27, 2020

University of Portland Air Force and Army ROTC will hold a virtual commemoration ceremony in honor of Veterans Day on Wednesday, November 11 from 10:50 a.m. to 12:25 p.m.

Ron Scott

HVAC is Cool

Portland Magazine

October 21, 2020

Ron Scott, UP's HVAC specialist, has seen it all in his 28 years caring for campus buildings.

Herbert Medina

UP's Acting President/Provost

Portland Magazine

October 21, 2020

As UP's Acting President/Provost, Herbert Medina has his eye on revitalized curriculum, increased student retention and graduation rates, more opportunities for undergraduate research, and meaningful steps toward greater diversity and equity among students and faculty.

Tate Harris

Your Vote Matters

Portland Magazine

October 21, 2020

Tate Harris is doing everything possible to make sure no one who’s eligible has an excuse not to vote.

Taylor Stewart

The Truth About Alonzo

Portland Magazine

October 21, 2020

After visiting The National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama, Taylor Stewart ’18 returned to the Northwest determined to advance racial justice in the present by looking squarely at the racism of Oregon’s past. His first goal was to honor and memorialize a man named Alonzo Tucker.

Beyond The Waves by Jeni Le

Don’t Sit Down Now That You’ve Come This Far

Portland Magazine

October 21, 2020

A song and spiritual encouragement for continuing to work toward God’s kin-dom.

Martyrs of Uganda

Encounter

Portland Magazine

October 21, 2020

A personal reflection on the new icon of the Ugandan Martyrs commissioned for the chapel in Shipstad Hall.

Birds flying

Meet The Martins

Portland Magazine

October 21, 2020

Biology professor Katie O’Reilly and five undergraduate scientists have created new habitat for a colony of Purple Martins.

Kaia Sand

Rising to Our Humanity

Portland Magazine

Alumni

October 21, 2020

Kaia Sand ’94, executive director of Street Roots, the award-winning weekly social justice newspaper, admits she’s an “all-in” kind of a person. A poet and a journalist, she looks at the poet-physician William Carlos Williams as an example— someone who did house visits for patients and wrote poetry on prescription pads.

Sharif Morton

Vantage Point

Portland Magazine

October 21, 2020

Sharif Morton ’21 writes a reflection about playing trombone.

Statement from Mary and Dustin Klinger

October 20, 2020

Mary and Dustin Klinger offer a statement on the first anniversary of the death of their son, Owen.