Campus Briefs

JOHN KUTASZ

Summer Jazz

A tango group performs, while a young audience member enjoys backstage privileges.

This summer, every Friday afternoon in Southeast Portland, you can hear live music outdoors featuring Portland’s finest jazz artists. UP faculty member, jazz pianist, and composer Kerry Politzer started the Driveway Jazz Series last year as a way to bring music to people during a difficult year and to keep the jazz community united and doing what they love. Some socially distanced audience members gathered in person and some listened via livestream. Last year’s series ended abruptly with the wildfires. Thanks to a grant from the Regional Arts & Culture Council, they’re starting again this summer, and the University of Portland Faculty Jazz Ensemble is slotted for July 30.

FOR DETAILS

Visit drivewayjazz.com

Noteworthy Numbers

18Best Catholic Colleges & Universities College Consensus ranked University of Portland 18th in the US.

Best MBA in Nonprofit Management

The Pamplin School of Business is featured in Intelligent.com’s “Best MBA in Nonprofit Management Degree Programs for 2021” ranking, listed among the top 40 degree programs in the nation.

1Best MBA programs in Oregon Best Value Schools compiled a list of the best MBA degree programs in Oregon. The Pamplin School of Business tops the list at #1 for 2021!

Tier One Global MBA

CEO Magazine released its “2021 Global MBA Rankings” of more than 300 MBA programs from 27 countries, and once again the Pamplin School of Business earned “Tier One” status.

Welcome, Dean Michael DeVaughn

STARTING JULY 1, 2021, Michael L. DeVaughn will begin his new post as University of Portland’s dean of the Dr. Robert B. Pamplin, Jr., School of Business.

DeVaughn joins UP from the Opus College of Business at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, MN, where he served in various leadership roles at the institution, including faculty director of the MBA Program and research fellow in the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship. His scholarship has centered on organizational learning and entrepreneurship, as well as the delivery of business education.

He also has the inside scoop on UP as a Pilot parent. “UP’s educational, mission-centered excellence has been on my radar for years,” he says, “ever since my son was an undergraduate there. As a Pilot parent, I am already a member of the UP family and look forward to the next exciting, challenging chapter of my engagement with the University.”

DeVaughn received his bachelor’s degree from Brown University, his MBA from Indiana University, and his PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Prior to joining St. Thomas, he served on the faculty at the University of Minnesota and enjoyed a successful career in the private sector with corporations including Ralston Purina, PepsiCo, and Fleet Financial Group (now Bank of America).

With Thanks

ON APRIL 7 AND 8—for the 24-hour fundraising campaign PilotsGive— more than 2,500 donors “showed up” for UP students and gave $835,000 in support of scholarships, academic programs, Pilot athletics, and more.

Thank you to everyone who participated by giving and spreading the word for this year’s PilotsGive. Pilots across the country and around the world participated throughout the 24-hour period, including students, alumni, parents, regents, faculty, staff, and friends of the University.

Your efforts made an impact during a challenging year, resulting in crucial funding that will provide UP students with the support and resources they need to thrive.