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OUS outmaneuvers UO

11/12/2011: We wrote about this possibility back in August. Now it seems to have happened. This new IMDB from the 11/4/2011 OUS Board meeting will leave President Lariviere unable to obtain legal advice from anyone other than attorneys appointed and monitored by Pernsteiner. Read it all. Not only does it…

League of the Violators

11/8/2011: More public records are coming out on the Kelly / Lyles deal, courtesy of Adam Jude of the RG. The Oregonian report notes the documents include: Email exchanges between Glazier, Ron Barker, Pac-12 associate commissioner for governance and enforcement; Steve Duffin, NCAA associate director of enforcement; Angie Cretors, NCAA…

Don’t organize, mourn!

11/8/2011: Faculty governance, that is. The United Academics faculty union organizers are apparently planning a card check election for December. They are having a roundtable discussion at the UO Senate meeting, Wed, 175 Knight Law School. Their slot is 4-5 PM. For me, the high point of the union campaign…

Arma virumque cano

11/8/2011: The RG reports that Chancellor Pernsteiner will not appeal the state court decision allowing permit holders to carry concealed guns on campus. The Baron’s Den NRA courses for November are sure to fill up quickly, especially since the December classes have been canceled to allow some much needed range…

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11/8/2011: Dear Research Community: I am happy to announce that after a long search we have been successful in appointing a Sponsored Projects Contract Officer for the Office of Research Services and Administration (ORSA). Ms. Liz Denecke, who most recently served as the UO Public Records Officer, joined ORSA in…

Secret Frohnmayer deal on athletics subsidies

11/5/2011: Details in this Steve Duin column in the Oregonian, coming out in print Sunday: The memo sets out the hoops the university jumps through to maintain the illusion (that athletics is self-supporting). The administration, for example, generously “allows” athletics to bank revenue from above-ground, off-street parking in designated lots…

Time to put up or shut up

11/4/2011: Last spring the faculty pushed for an honest and thorough review of the performance of our VP for Academic Affairs. Your voice got heard, and the administration is now searching for a replacement: Colleagues I am pleased to announce the internal posting to recruit the Senior Vice Provost for…