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(10/29/20 11:59pm)
Dear Editorial Staff,I write regarding the University’s approach to COVID-19 testing and management of positive COVID-19 cases among students. I hear the requests for greater transparency on these issues, and this submission is intended to provide more information. I ask that you please publish this submission as a response to your editorial dated October 29.The University is presently aware of two students who have received positive COVID-19 test results. After the Health and Counseling Center (HCC) was made aware that these students had tested positive through our Care Team, an HCC care provider ensured these students are isolating in a designated isolation residence hall on campus and receiving support.Contact TracingIf the HCC performs the COVID-19 test, the HCC works with Multnomah County and assists in contact tracing. The HCC health provider will then daily track the progress of the student who tested positive and provide medical consultation during the recovery process. When the test is performed by the HCC health provider, the HCC reaches out to the others possibly impacted and offers professional consult for their situation.Care of Students in IsolationIf the University is notified that a student has tested positive from sources outside the HCC, University staff are involved in the care of local students should they be in isolation or quarantine. Daily contact and support are tailored to each student’s specific needs and comes from Residence Life hall staff, Campus Ministry, and a specially designated case manager for quarantine and isolation.Testing On CampusIn relation to overall COVID-19 testing on campus, Athletics and the School of Nursing have conducted extensive testing for their community members. Out of the HCC, the University has conducted over 104 COVID-19 tests this semester.Expectations for CommunicationWhen it comes to widespread community notifications on positive COVID-19 cases, the University follows guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Oregon Health Authority. This guidance states that communities should be alerted when there are significant outbreaks of COVID-19.Nevertheless, as announced by Fr. Poorman via email on October 2, information regarding testing and any COVID-19 positivity that occurs will be provided in a publicly-available dashboard next semester. Given the low number of students currently residing on campus, we initially intended for the dashboard to go live early next semester when residence halls reopen to all students. However, we have decided to accelerate development of the dashboard and publish it to the University’s website as soon as we are able.I refer students once again to the October 2 email, which provides more details on the testing and health and safety protocols for next semester. More information on these matters will be provided in advance of the spring semester.As always, students who have questions about COVID-19 or feel as though they should be tested should contact the Health & Counseling Center (hcc@up.edu).Commitment to TransparencyMembers of UP leadership and I understand very well that it is imperative to communicate and collaborate with our entire community to successfully make it through this pandemic (arguably the most significant challenge that our University has faced in its history). We are committed to enhancing our communication channels in order to continue to provide relevant, necessary information that will result in a safe, healthy and successful 2020-21 academic year.Sincerely,Fr. John J. Donato, C.S.C.Vice President for Student Affairs
(10/29/20 8:11am)
Last Monday, when ASUP senators and board members asked Vice President for Student Affairs Fr. John Donato why UP wasn't sending students information about a confirmed case of COVID-19 on UP's campus, he responded that "sending out a mass email that somebody has caught COVID is not necessarily going to help people."
(10/29/20 1:24am)
Whether students are living on or off campus this semester, finding the time to try out new recipes while staying within their budget can be a struggle. Students already have little time and money to spend on preparing meals, but this is especially difficult during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Pew Research Center, about one in four college-age adults are unemployed as a result of the pandemic, making splurging on expensive ingredients or nights out at restaurants impractical.
(10/28/20 10:30pm)
Fleet Foxes’ new album is optimistic and confident. “Shore”, the band’s fourth album, is a stylistic and tonal departure from the angst of the band’s last two records, 2011’s “Helplessness Blues” and 2017’s “Crack-Up”. While those two albums' primary focus was on personal struggles and interior experiences, “Shore” is about honoring other people’s contributions and experiences.
(10/28/20 3:19am)
Last year, when then-junior Ryan Jarvis joined the Entrepreneur Scholars program, his first business idea was to create a social media website. While Jarvis toyed around with this thought for a while, he ultimately decided that he wanted his entrepreneurial project to be something more impactful. One day, while watching an episode of The Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj about the opioid crisis, Jarvis was made aware of the epidemic’s severity. He began brainstorming the beginnings of what would become his business venture Dose.
(10/28/20 4:13am)
COVID-19 might be throwing a wrench in your Halloween plans. Particularly in college, changing your typical plans (hopefully) from passing out candy and costume parties to movie night and pumpkin carving competitions is a total bummer. We know you wanted to go to a wild party and dress up as a bunny or vampire, and now that is going to look a little different, but that doesn’t mean your holiday has to be completely ruined.
(10/29/20 10:47pm)
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(10/27/20 10:00pm)
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(10/27/20 4:58am)
Universities all over the country are implementing new Title IX regulations issued by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos in May. It officially went into effect on Aug. 14. These final regulations on sexual misconduct in education are meant to bolster due-process protections for accused students while relieving schools of some legal liabilities, Devos has said.
(10/29/20 12:56am)
Cross country and track and field runner Victoria Weir spent this summer in Plymouth, England watching her fall plans being completely derailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a European travel ban and the postponement of all fall sports.
(10/26/20 1:40am)
Update: As of 12:35 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26, UP students have not been notified by administration that there have been positive COVID-19 cases in the dorm. There is at least one case on campus, but it is unclear how many students are in quarantine or how many students the infected person in question has been in contact with.
(10/26/20 12:52am)
Former Christie Hall Director Ian Robins has been chosen as the interim coordinator for student wellbeing, filling in for Gina Loschiavo, who held the position before him. Loschiavo left the university on Oct. 5 to take on a new position as student conduct and retention coordinator at Portland Community College.
(10/24/20 12:26am)
With local businesses and economies suffering as a result of the pandemic, entry level positions and internships can be harder to come by for college students entering the workforce. Two career expos are scheduled for this upcoming week at the University of Portland for students seeking jobs and internships.
(10/24/20 4:45pm)
It’s been a long year, and a long semester. I’ve spent more time looking at a screen in the past couple months than I would care to admit, but what else am I supposed to do now that the majority of my academic and social life takes place entirely online? Our school work has never been more demanding and our motivation to actually do it has never been lower. Let’s just say that this isn’t exactly the freshman year of college that I was expecting. Despite all of that though, there is one thing that has made this year so much better for me than it would have been otherwise: the great outdoors.
(10/23/20 1:00am)
Cooking dinner one night, you hear a quiet meowing at your front door. You open the door to find an adorable cat perched on your doorstep seeking food, a home, human affection, or maybe all three. Naturally, you name the cat and begin to love it as your own, only to hear your next-door neighbors call it by a different name. That’s right—you have been sharing your pet with your entire neighborhood.
(10/22/20 9:52pm)
The University of Portland Women's Rowing program has announced Gulliver Scott as the team’s head coach. Scott most recently served as the Associate Head Coach of The Saint Mary’s College of California Women’s Rowing team and brings over 20 years of experience to the team. With former head coach Pasha Spencer stepping down, Scott is looking to give the Pilots a new identity.
(10/22/20 6:13am)
The University of Portland campus, which has been near desolate since the beginning of the pandemic, saw a spark of life last night as friends, neighbors, former residents of Christie Hall and family members gathered to remember the life of Owen Klinger.
(10/20/20 11:39pm)
As the colder weather sets in, so does "pandemic fatigue”, and COVID-19 cases have started to climb. The Oregonian warned last weekend that if people in the state don’t change their behavior, there is potential for a massive outbreak.
(10/21/20 2:06am)
I will admit, when I bought my first plant it was strictly for aesthetic purposes, to add some life to my room. But quickly my windowsill with only one little Golden Pothos became packed with many others—and suddenly my room was overflowing with lush foliage.
(10/20/20 10:57pm)
Tina Fey’s impressions of Sarah Palin may have defined the 2008 presidential election, and Amy Pohler’s impression of Hiliary Clinton brought comedy to the 2016 election. This year’s election feels different, with a little less room to joke.