1/22/2012: Lara Pappano has a long article in the NYT‘s education life magazine: “It’s become so important on the college campus that it’s one of the only ways the student body knows how to come together,” said Allen Sack, president-elect of the Drake Group, a faculty network that lobbies for…
UO Matters
1/20/2012: It’s currently 42%, the lowest in the AAU, I believe. 45% is still very low. I think it was 50% when I got my first NSF grant here, falling ever since. Memo from VP for Res Kim Espy here. Obviously they tried very hard to boost it, paid a…
1/20/2012: Which would be getting UO out from under Pernsteiner’s thumb. Bill Graves story here. Read it all. Job #1 is finding UO a new president. Pernsteiner was supposed to announce the search committee this week, but no news yet.
1/202012: From The Business of College Sports: We spent $922,632, about $150,000 more than the next highest, Washington. Presumably the $25,000 Chip Kelly paid to Willie Lyles is in there somewhere- though maybe not, as it was originally hidden as “library and research materials”. Also not sure about the $150,000…
1/19/2012: From the OUS website:
1/19/2012: This is by family income. Medical school gives you the best shot, followed by economics. Art history majors have better odds than finance students. Think about that for a minute. The NYT post this comes from has more majors and discussion.
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.…
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…