7/15/2010: We’ve written before about the chaos at ORSA. Paula Roberts is now gone, and apparently ORSA is now being run by Moira Kiltie and 2 consultants from Huron Consulting: Tim Patterson and Marisa Zuskar. On the ORSA staff website here. Rumor is Frances Dyke is paying Huron $250 an…
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7/15/2010: From Sharona Coutts at propublica.org, hat tip to Margaret Soltan: Short sellers have shown a steadily increasing interest in for-profit schools, according to Will Duff Gordon, an analyst at Data Explorers, a company that collects and analyzes data about short-selling. Since April, his company has also seen a spike…
7/15/2010: A reader points us to this announcement of a reorganization in the Student Affairs office. Looks pretty straightforward to me. These “Notices of Intent to Promote” are required by UO’s Affirmative Action Plan – which was once again illegally backdated, and is now out of date yet again. As…
7/14/2010: We won’t know if this is just cosmetic until the new GC gets hired, and decides who to fire. But their new website is a good effort. I like the FAQ: What must I do before engaging in private consulting? Review University Policy Statement 09.00.05. Most private consulting requires…
7/14/2010: Inside Oregon has a puff piece on the new Alumni Center: The final beams and superstructure of the Cheryl Ramberg Ford and Allyn Ford Alumni Center were set in place recently by construction crews. … The four-story, 60,000-square-foot center — being built just west of the Matthew Knight Arena…
7/13/2010: DPS Captain Herb Horner has been in charge of parking at UO for years. Back in April, he was interviewed by the Daily Emerald about the big increases in parking fees and fines that would be needed to pay for the underground parking garage that UO had to build…
7/12/2010: Juliana Kyrk retired this year, and the job ad is out for her replacement: Director, Human Research Protection ProgramOffice for Protection of Human SubjectsPay Range: $80,000 – $100,000 This position will report to the Assistant Vice President, Responsible Conduct of Research who also serves as the University’s Institutional Official.…
7/12/2010: Here’s more on the end of Bend, from Sheila Miller in the Bend Bulletin: HEAT, a committee composed of 22 people, including representatives from Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson counties, was asked to come up with the recommendations in line with the goals of increasing education offerings and opportunities for…
7/11/2010: From Rachel Bachman in the Oregonian. This is fucking unbelievable perhaps just a little bit surprising, given why Pres Lariviere fired Melinda Grier: Dana Altman, on the job for nearly 11 weeks as Oregon men’s basketball coach, does not have a formal contract despite a university pledge to quickly…
7/10/2010: The OUS Board met Friday. They haven’t followed the state rules about posting minutes of their meetings since December 2005, but a summary is here, and a Bill Graves report in the Oregonian here. Some excerpts from the summary: Biennial Budget Request… The General Fund request for the CSL…
7/9/2010: Here‘s an interesting NY Times story related to a SUNY restructuring plan that the NY Governor has proposed, and a $150 million gift from a donor, contingent on the state accepting the plan: “We’re not prepared at the moment to state any particular number, but it will be an…
7/9/2010: What do undergraduates do? Economists report that average study time per week fell from 24 hours in 1961 to 14 in 2003. (Babcock has a bunch of other interesting looking papers.) Here’s a breakdown by major: My understanding is that students should have about 2 hours of assigned work…
7/6/2010: Stefan Verbano of the Daily Emerald has a story on a new UO parking lot. Enjoy: In addition to boosting parking spaces in the area, the new lot will also indirectly benefit the surrounding community by incorporating permeable asphalt paving and a large drainage course called a bioswale to help…
requires that they should declare the causes which impel them …. I particularly like how the bongo drummer stands at attention.
7/2/2010: Rich Linton is a finalist for the VP for Research job at PSU. Thanks to a reader for the tip. Their admirably transparent search info is here. His cover letter says: If there is any concern about my changing allegiances within the State of Oregon, I will speak most…