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My initial reaction was “oh shit, this is going to be like Concur or the Faculty Tracking Software scheme, or Craig Ashford’s plan to save millions by centralizing all UO purchasing (say, anyone know what happened to that?).”
But I’ve been using it for about 2 months and it’s seamless. Log on as usual and if I haven’t used that service in a week my phone beeps, I hit the green button, and I’m in. Strangely you don’t need it for Duckweb, so anyone who has the 6 number password I’ve used for the past 10 years can still change my students’ grades and direct deposit my paycheck to their bank, but I assume that will be part of Duo eventually:
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Gosh, it’s almost like the Ducks are the only thing our university’s Board of Trustees cares about. From the database at https://www.athleticdirectoru.com/articles/2020-fbs-athletics-directors-compensation-survey/ This table ignores the retention bonuses UO gives Mullens – $200K this year, increasing to $1M in 2024.
President Michael Schill has been very, very good to his upper admins. Faculty & staff, not so much.
Relative to other “Very High Research” public universities. I think this is what is commonly called “administrative bloat” – though these are salaries, not numbers. 2018 means the 2018-19 FY. From the Chronicle of Higher Education, here. (You may need to create a free login with your UO id). The…
Thanks to an anonymous correspondent for forwarding this: [pdf-embedder url=”https://uomatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/COVID-19-Resumption-Planning-Dashboard-Smartsheet.com_.pdf” title=”COVID-19 Resumption Planning Dashboard – Smartsheet.com”]
The usual deadline for these reports is 5.5 months after the end of the fiscal year, which for the Foundation would be Nov 15, 2019. But no, the Foundation has already made 2 requests for 3 month extensions, which would have made the report due today. And now they are…
That would be the OSU Board of Trustees. The UO Board will meet June 4th. No agenda has been distributed yet. Public Meetings Notice May 15, 2020 The Oregon State University Board of Trustees will meet on Friday, May 29, to consider the university’s operating budget for the coming fiscal…
Dear University of Oregon community, We all recognize the profound impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on both the University of Oregon and the national higher education landscape. The simple truth is that the coronavirus is an invisible disruptor that suddenly and harshly threatened what has been the UO’s…
Dear University of Oregon community, As many of you are no doubt aware, Gov. Kate Brown this morning approved Lane County’s plan to allow some local businesses to start operating as early as tomorrow through a controlled and phased reopening strategy. The county moving into a Phase 1 reopening stance is…
SENATE MEETING AGENDA – MAY 13, 2020, 3:00 – 5:00 P.M. Updates here. Location: Zoom (Please see link to meeting below the agenda. ) The results of the recent elections are here. Turnout was very high. 3:00 P.M. Call to Order Introductory Remarks; Senate President Elizabeth Skowron New Joint Senate/Administration…
According to a ruling of Oregon’s Employment Relations Board, here. …
Apparently SRS consultants are on campus now, measuring classrooms to determine how many students they can hold in 6′ bubbles. This must have been pretty expensive: And pretty useless, according to this work by UO’s Institute for Health in the Built Environment, which takes account of air-flow:
The most recent comprehensive report on Oregon’s Public Employees Retirement Plans is “PERS by the numbers“. The numbers are a bit out of date, but the basics are clear. 1) PERS is no longer the gravy train it once was for state employees. Current retirees with 30 years service retire…
Reporter Hans Boyle, here. A snippet: Fall Enrollment In a statement to the Emerald, Jim Rawlins — director of the Office of Admissions — said the UO was currently tracking on pace with last year’s recruiting class, but acknowledged uncertainty regarding the number of incoming freshmen for fall term. “We…