1/19/2012: The union organizers are having their official card check election opening event 12:30 – 3:00, Jan 24 in the Pape room of the art museum. I think they will win. I don’t know what the timeline is like after that – presumably elections for union boss, committees, constitution, etc.…
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1/18/2012: That’s the word on the $5 million Jock Box gift from John Jaqua’s widow. Greg Bolt explains the basics, here. Duck press release here. And now Rob Mullens has admitted that he is going to use all the proceeds to cover the small part of the maintenance and utilities…
1/17/2012: I was wrong. I said Jim Bean was getting $775 a month to pay for his BMW while he was on sabbatical. But, in truth, Bean was only getting the Beamer money while he was Provost: Now that he’s on sabbatical, it appears he’s only getting 60% of $322,140.…
1/172012: Candidates are Barbara Altmann, Scott Pratt, and Doug Blandy. All good.
1/17/2012: Looks like B-School prof Dennis Howard is right about how athletic success increases athletic donations, not academic ones. The Rose Bowl win is paying off – for the athletic department. Colton Totland is reporting in the ODE that Robin Jaqua is establishing a $5 million endowment to help pay…
January 17th: Lane County Legislators Host Town Hall Meeting! Senator Beyer and Representatives Barnhart, Beyer and Hoyle will meet with community members, students and faculty to discuss the upcoming February Special Session and other issues raised by the audience. (Due to a scheduling conflict Senator Prozanski and Representatives Holvey may…
1/16/2012: Ad posted in the Chronicle today: The Chief Education Officer will serve as the OEIB’s chief executive in the creation, implementation and management of an integrated and aligned public education system from pre-school through post-secondary education. The initial phase of the Chief Education Officer’s tenure will require visionary leadership,…
1/15/2012: UO’s OIED has a calendar of events here. Keynote speaker is “the founder of black psychology” Joseph White, 5PM EMU ballroom. Sorry but this looks like a snoozer: My advice is stay home and surf youtube for the real thing:
1/15/2011: The session starts Feb 1. The Oregon House Higher Education Committee is working on a resolution to establish yet another task force, with LC 288: Establishes Task Force on Higher Education Governance and Coordi-nation. Directs task force to analyze issues of higher education coordinationand governance and report findings and…
1/14/2012: They started collecting these Monday, unsubstantiated rumor is that 1/3 of faculty those in the organizer defined bargaining unit have already signed union cards. Union website here, facebook here. Not a lot of info on either. Apparently they will attempt to certify a bargaining unit that will include TT…
to Sam Stites in the ODE: “An independent governing board is essential to the recruitment of a strong and successful president,” Berdahl said. “I believe the moment is right for change.”
1/13/2012: Diversity VP Charles Martinez was one of those no-search interim appointments gone permanent and bad. He had a remarkable ability to screw up UO’s diversity efforts, despite spending most of his time off campus double dipping at his second job at OSLC. Jim Bean and Russ Tomlin protected him…
1/13/2012: This will make 8 years since Goldschmidt appointed him interim, never a search. Full letter here. Bad news for UO. It will be hard to hire a strong president who is willing to work for Pernsteiner. Our best hope now is to get the Lane County Delegation to get…
1/12/2012: Marianne Nicols (PhD Berkelely, MBA) runs the CAS finance and administration. CAS is 2/3 of UO, and since UO’s VPFA has been the total nincompoop Frances Dyke, that has meant Nicols was pretty important to the functioning of UO. Essential. Now she’s retiring. You might of thought CAS would…
at OSU: The university ombuds position at OSU is designed to serve the campus community by acting as a designated neutral, independent and confidential referral resource in resolution of concerns. The ombuds is not an advocate for any individual or the university, but rather acts as an advocate for fairness…