7/8/2013: My understanding is the UO Trustees are to be appointed and in place by this September. They will presumably then have semi-secret meetings for a year, until they take power in July 2014. Former Interim Provost Jim Bean is working on the by-laws now. I’m sure the lobbying is in full swing and the UO faculty and students will have no substantive input, just as with the Lariviere firing.
Phil Knight did not go through all this trouble just to give UO a few billion dollars so that we could carry on our current path but with a little more style. Everything the man gets involved in is unconventional. Expect some big shakeups and innovations, soon and with no faculty input, except to the extent the union can fight a rear-guard action.
From: “President Michael Gottfredson” Subject: Oregon legislature passes institutional boards billDate: July 8, 2013 9:38:38 AM PDT
Reply-To: [email protected]
Dear Colleagues,
I’m pleased to report to you that the Oregon Legislature has approved legislation that, when signed by the governor, will transform the way our university is governed by enabling Oregon’s public universities to establish institutional governing boards.
I’m grateful to the members of the legislature; our campus community; our advocates, alumni, and friends; and the many others whose thoughtful and diligent work over the past several years led to the passage today of legislation that will benefit not only the University of Oregon, but higher education overall for the people of our state. This is a time of great opportunity, as well as great responsibility, for the University of Oregon. I have every confidence that in the years ahead, Oregonians will experience the benefits and enjoy the results of the combined leadership of an institutional board dedicated to the interests of this university, and an outstanding faculty and staff committed to education and research at the highest levels. Together, we will work every day to earn and keep the trust that has been placed in us by the people and communities we serve.
Michael R. Gottfredson
President
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Unconventional is a nice way to put it. Big shakeups and innovations–more nice words but wholly true, I’m afraid, and no reporting on this of any substance, let alone commentary, except here.
Hubbard tweeted a “long debate” and offered no details. Nothing in the O about it and the RG is in a torrid nosedive towards extinction with articles like today’s cover smooch of governing dysfunction — not that anyone expects anything substantive from them editorially when it comes to UO or Knight but at least they could have had a story on the debate. The state of journalism now in Oregon is deplorable.
I would like to use this announcement to announce my official campaign to be on the board. Information forthcoming on my superpac.
Do you have your pimp in Salem line up?
Oh, wait. That’s probably not a properly legal question so let me rephrase it: do you have your alleged metaphorical pimp in Salem lined up?
Don’t know about that. My campaign theme: I think all board members should live in tree tops together like a reality TV show. Put in a bunch of hidden cameras. It’ll be a hit!!
Get ready for OHSU redux! Perhaps coincidentally, Kitz set OHSU free, too. Then, they proceeded to completely tank their credit rating and become among the top five most expensive medical schools in the country. Semi-secret meetings is pretty much the best to hope for. Good luck UO…
Does anyone have serious suggestions for qualified UO Trustees? People who are committed to UO’s academic mission and whom you would like to see have hiring and firing authority over UO’s president?
Dog:
Question to UO matters or others;
Do the Trustees have to live in the STate of Oregon to be trustees?
Don’t think so.
Dog
In that case I nominate former UO graduates (google ’em)
Ann Curry
Ahmed Rashad
Simon Priest
Kurt Widmer (free beer)
Paul Brainerd
Change-Rae Lee
Rick Attig
Martha Lee Walters
How about a little more explanation.
Nancy Golden
Long shot: Lee Bollinger (UO alumnus, Columbia president). Or at least a distinguished faculty member-cum-academic administrator from a superior institution out of state.
For the faculty member, no one will do except Rob Kyr.
Indeed. Kyr: “Slayer of Chancellors” in high Slovakian. He has earned this.
Dave Gordon. SEHS and UO graduate, Eastern Oregon Lawyer
Rosaria Hoagland. Co-founder or Molecular Probes. Long-time friend of UO.
Patricia Beeson is a UO graduate (PhD economics) and is currently Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor at the University of Pittsburgh.
UO Trustee nomination: Gwen Lillis
The legislation requires board members to file statements of economic interest with the Government Ethics Commission each April.
43(t) Every member of a governing board of a public university with a governing board
44listed in section 3 of this 2013 Act.
which reads:
244.060 Form of statement of economic interest; contents. The statement of economic interest filed under ORS 244.050 shall be on a form prescribed by the Oregon Government Ethics Commission. The public official or candidate filing the statement shall supply the information required by this section and ORS 244.090, as follows:
(1) The names of all positions as officer of a business and business directorships held by the public official or candidate or a member of the household of the public official or candidate during the preceding calendar year, and the principal address and a brief description of each business.
(2) All names under which the public official or candidate and members of the household of the public official or candidate do business and the principal address and a brief description of each business.
(3) The names, principal addresses and brief descriptions of the sources of income received during the preceding calendar year by the public official or candidate or a member of the household of the public official or candidate that produce 10 percent or more of the total annual household income.
(4)(a) A list of all real property in which the public official or candidate or a member of the household of the public official or candidate has or has had any personal, beneficial ownership interest during the preceding calendar year, any options to purchase or sell real property, including a land sales contract, and any other rights of any kind in real property located within the geographic boundaries of the governmental agency of which the public official holds, or the candidate if elected would hold, an official position or over which the public official exercises, or the candidate if elected would exercise, any authority.
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(8) The name, principal address and brief description of each source of income exceeding an aggregate amount of $1,000, whether or not taxable, received by the public official or candidate, or a member of the household of the public official or candidate, during the preceding calendar year, if the source of that income is derived from an individual or business that has a legislative or administrative interest or that has been doing business, does business or could reasonably be expected to do business with the governmental agency of which the public official holds, or the candidate if elected would hold, an official position or over which the public official exercises, or the candidate if elected would exercise, any authority. [1974 c.72 §5; 1975 c.543 §4; 1987 c.566 §11; 1991 c.770 §7; 1993 c.743 §12; 2003 c.14 §116; 2007 c.877 §19; 2009 c.68 §6]
Patricia Beeson is a UO graduate (PhD economics) and is currently Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor at the University of Pittsburgh.