RG reporter Jordyn Brown has the story here:
… Additionally, UO refused requests for interviews with representatives of the Oregon Bach Festival, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, the Museum of Natural and Cultural History and the Labor Education and Research Center about the budget cuts. …
This is what we pay UO’s Chief Strategic Communicator Kyle Henley $243K for? Telling UO employees not to talk to reporters? He was surprised they had questions? I suppose it’s a communication strategy, but it seems a bit overpriced:
Tobin Klinger – apparently still on the UO payroll – could do more at 1/2 the cost:
I would hope a 1000s Faculty, GEs, UO staff + students show up for this….. putting this in lil’ ol’ Browsing Room. No overflow planned. Brilliant! Let your colleagues know about this.
“On Friday, April 26, two state legislators will host a town hall meeting for the campus community to speak out on issues of concern.
Participants are Sen. James Manning, who represents north Eugene, west Eugene, Santa Clara and Junction City; and Rep. Marty Wilde, who represents central Lane and Linn counties, including the University of Oregon campus and surrounding neighborhoods.
This is an opportunity for students, faculty members, staff and others on campus who care about issues facing both the state and the UO to share thoughts on funding, tuition and other topics with state leaders.
The town hall will be held from noon to 1 p.m. at the Knight Library Browsing Room.”
Can’t express freedom of speech if you can’t get an interview scheduled. A checkmate move from the administration right there.
UO Comm has a tendency to pay you more the less you actually do. The employees making under 70K are the ones doing 95% of the work in that unit.