University of Portland

University of Portland
motto	Veritas vos Liberabit
founding	1901
Sponsorship	Private
place	Portland , Oregon , USA
president	William Beauchamp
Students	approx. 3,800
Professors	320
Foundation assets	$ 71 million
University sports	NCAA Division I West Coast Conference
Website	www.up.edu

Main entrance

The University of Portland (UP) is a Catholic university in Portland , Oregon . The college, which is closely related to the Congregation of the Holy Cross , was founded in 1901 and is now known nationwide, especially for its sports program. The university 's women's soccer team has won multiple NCAA Women's Soccer Championships .

history

Archbishop Alexander Christie founded the university in 1901, which at the time traded under the name Columbia University after the nearby Columbia River . The following year the Congregation of the Holy Cross took over the administration of the college. Raised to junior college in the 1920s , the institution opened its College of Arts and Sciences in 1925 , where its first bachelor's degrees were earned in 1929 . In the 1930s the college got its current name and expanded its research and teaching area when medicine and economics were added. In 1948 engineering was added. In 1967 the Congregation transferred the management of the institution to a committee.

Research and Teaching

The university is divided into five sections, these are the College of Arts & Sciences , the Pamplin School of Business , the School of Education , the School of Engineering and the School of Nursing . The following courses are divided among these:

• biology
• chemistry
• Civil engineering
• Communication science
• Computer science
• Electrical engineering
• English
• Environmental science
• International languages ​​and culture
• history
• mathematics
• mechanical engineering
• performing Arts
• philosophy
• physics
• Political science
• psychology
• sociology
• Behavioral research
• theology

There is also the Graduate School , which is dedicated to further adult education.

Sports program

Chile's center dome of the basketball team

The sports program was shaped in particular by the former professional soccer player Clive Charles , who took over the management of the NCAA soccer program at the university in 1986. initially only responsible for the men's area, from 1989 he also headed the program for the women's teams. Under the name Portland Pilots , the team competed in the NCAA . In 2002 and 2005, the women's team won this competition. During their studies, for example, Conor Casey , Steve Cherundolo , Susanna Heikari , Heath Pearce , Kasey Keller , Josh Simpson , Shannon MacMillan , Tiffeny Milbrett , Stephanie Lopez , Megan Rapinoe and Christine Sinclair played on the university's soccer teams.

Well-known graduates

• Steven Cherundolo , soccer player
• Kasey Keller , soccer player
• Larry LaRocco , politician
• Kunal Nayyar , actor
• Megan Rapinoe , soccer player
• Christine Sinclair , Canadian soccer player
• Paul Winfield , actor

Web links

Commons : University of Portland  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

• Official University website (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ University of Portland: UP President (English). Accessed November 1, 2011
2. ↑ ^{a b} University of Portland: About UP (English). Accessed November 1, 2011
3. ↑ National Association of College and University Business Officers and Commonfund Institute: US and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2009 ( Memento of the original dated December 14, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF, English; 194 kB). Accessed November 1, 201 
4. ↑ University of Portland: UP History (English). Accessed November 1, 2011
5. ^ University of Portland: Academics (English). Accessed November 1, 2011

Coordinates: 45 ° 34 '21 "  N , 122 ° 43' 38"  W.