Shang warns of liability issues with current situation, proposes special programs for athletes, frats, mandatory training for students, etc. Oh wait, this document is from 2010, and VPSA Robin Holmes and AD Rob Mullens seem to have ignored most of its recommendations. Never mind. Congrats to Coltrane’s SARP for finding…
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The Register Guard has the news, here: The university’s conduct, however, generally is more open than it was before July, when the university was governed by the state, Harbaugh said. University administrators detailed their future plans during the open parts of the day’s long meetings. “It’s a big improvement over…
Former President Gottfredson’s biggest fundraising success was $10M for a softball stadium. Press release here. Unfortunately Campus Planning estimates the stadium will cost us $11M: I wonder what hidden strings this gift came with. I should know, since I’m on the Senate committee charged with reviewing these athletics gifts. But…
9/14/2014 update: Diane Dietz of the RG – also booted by the board – explains what this secret meeting was really about. Sports. Of course. 9/13/2014 Brails update: I was politely evicted from our the Board of Trustees’ Saturday breakfast “legal training meeting” with Interim GC Doug Park. It was supposed to be…
In the NY Times: The National Football League, which for years disputed evidence that its players had a high rate of severe brain damage, has stated in federal court documents that it expects nearly a third of retired players to develop long-term cognitive problems and that the conditions were likely…
9/12/2014 update:
Job ad here: http://jobs.uoregon.edu/unclassified.php?id=4873. Still no update to the GC’s webpage about who is currently working there. Meanwhile Doug Park wants $79.60 for the docs explaining Geller’s sudden resignation:
The University of Oregon has received your public records request for “any emails or other public records sent or received by Randy Geller between March 9th and May 6th, related to his April 21 decision to retire, as announced by ‘Around the O'” 06/17/2014, attached. The office has at least some documents responsive to your request. By this email, the office is providing you with an estimate to respond to your requests.
The office estimates the actual cost of responding to your request to be $79.60. Upon receipt of a check made payable to the University of Oregon for that amount, the office will proceed to locate, copy, and provide the records you have requested that are not exempt from disclosure. Your check may be sent to the attention of Office of Public Records, 6207 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-6207.
Request for a public interest fee waiver denied. Seriously? What does it take? A story on KATU television?
9/4/2014: Gottfredson gave Doug Park a $68K raise and Geller’s family bowl game junkets to serve as acting GC for a year
Highlights: Sorry, nope, read it all. Very interesting meeting. I think it’s clear we’ve got a very dedicated and engaged board, and they are quickly learning how UO works and what it needs. From my perspective this meeting showed that an increasing number of trustees now understand that the faculty and students…
Update: Board Secretary Angela Wilhelms has now sent out these docs, here. Chuck Triplett tried to keep me and a reporter from getting these photos of this public record, which was not distributed to the public. We ignored him:
President Coltrane is never going to be able to leave this behind until he releases the documents. The $10K a head President’s Review Panel meets again next week with a brief public session, and no evidence whatsoever that they are willing to ask hard questions. Latest story here.
Colleagues, The University of Oregon has made preventing and responding to sexual assault a top priority. We are reviewing our practices, have added resources, and are hiring staff to strengthen our prevention efforts. Universities everywhere are struggling to educate students about how to stay safe, what to do if they…
Highlights so far today (9/10/2014). Usual disclaimer: Nothing is a quote unless in quotes. Academics and Student Affairs: Packed house for this meeting – including TV. Frank Stahl tells me the mission statement vote is off the agenda. They’re going to use it to try and distract the faculty for…
Here. He just got back from 3 days of AAU meetings. BOT meetings start today.
UO’s PR flacks are making our university, our new interim President, and our new board of trustees look ridiculous, and we cannot afford to look any more ridiculous. Tyson Alger in the Oregonian: EUGENE — The University of Oregon has responded to its alumni regarding a KATU story that ran Monday…
Here. For a sense of our administration’s real priorities – getting a bowl game junket – check here.
Update: Troy Brynelson and Alex Cremer make it criminally plain, in the ODE: The University of Oregon purposely delayed the expulsion of three basketball players in order to preserve its academic standing with the NCAA and financial incentives for members of the athletic department, according to an exhaustive investigative piece from…