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News - May 2022

Graduates at commencement

First In-Person UP Commencement in Three Years Features Special Address by Kunal Nayyar ’03 to Class of 2022

Commencement

May 6, 2022

Over the April 30–May 1 weekend, the University of Portland community gathered at the Chiles Center to honor its graduating class of 2022. It marked the University’s first in-person commencement ceremonies since 2019, following virtual ceremonies in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic precautions.

Laundry on the Ganges River.

Ironing

Portland Magazine

May 1, 2022

On the communal steps of the Ganges River in Varanasi, India, people take care of all kinds of business. Certain days are for laundry. I watched three women wrestling with an eighteen-meter-long sari in a stiff breeze, the multicolored fabric flapping and dancing in billows. They were ironing with the wind, and laughing all the while. 

Mauricio Paz harvesting grapes.

¡Échale Ganas!

Portland Magazine

May 1, 2022

Mauricio Paz ’22 goes home to southern Oregon during school breaks to work in the vineyards with his family members. A pre-med biology and Spanish double-major, he isn’t afraid of hard work in the fields or in the classroom.

Rob Kelly, PhD

Introducing UP’s 21st President

Portland Magazine

May 1, 2022

After a rigorous nation-wide search, University of Portland announced that Rob Kelly, PhD, will be UP’s 21st president, starting his term on July 1, 2022.