The Scottish National Health Service thinks I should stop whinging until I cough up blood: The American Lung Association thinks I should go to the doctor for an X-Ray:
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Just kidding, of course they didn’t do that. Wouldn’t want the faculty to get the mistaken impression anyone cares what they think. Zach Demers has the story in the Daily Emerald, including their letter to Governor Brown, and the news that Ann Curry is stepping down: Governor to appoint eight members…
Parker Executive Search is probably charging UO $125K or so to run this search. They have a mixed record. For example, from USA Today: Rutgers’ hiring process for new athletics director Julie Hermann was further scrutinized Wednesday as new details of the selection process emerged. Rutgers paid $70,000 [to Parker…
If you have to leave the house at 7:45 AM to get to an appointment, when do you need to get out of bed? Asking for a friend.
Presumably Dana Altman’s metrics will be less positive this year, and Kelly Graves’s less negative. Before depreciation, from the “NCAA Agreed Upon Procedures Report for the year ended June 30, 2018 “, here. These numbers show AD Rob Mullens running an operating profit of $2.7M last year, but they don’t…
Maggie Vanoni has the story in the Daily Emerald, an interlude from the steady stream of scandals from the Duck football and men’s basketball programs: “Oti is the consummate student-athlete,” Graves said. “She’s a great teammate. You know, here’s a young lady that has kinda had a lesser role so-to-speak…
It’s the 20th anniversary of this very successful program, and they are holding one of the more interesting fundraising events I’ve seen on campus. March 14th, with talks and a silent auction for a pair of signed ice skates. Details here.
According to the Institutional Research website, the year before President Schill came to UO we had 2,066 faculty and 1,393 senior administrators and OA’s. As of this November, we have 2,075 faculty, and 1,546 senior administrators and OA’s: That is an 0.4% increase in faculty and an 11% increase in…
Of course I’m not talking about Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum. This comes from New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas. The Albuquerque Journal has the story here: SANTA FE – Attorney General Hector Balderas is asking state lawmakers to adopt legislation making it clear that the University of New Mexico…
Another year, another panel data observation.
2/14/2019 update II: My attempt to add a hotel receipt and a few meals and lyfts to an already approved trip continues: After spending another hour with Concur today, I cracked and went down to the department office, a broken man. I pled for help from one of the smartest…
SENATE MEETING AGENDA 3:00 – 5:00 P.M. Location: EMU 145 & 146 (Crater Lake rooms) Livestream here. 3:00 P.M. Call to order Introductory Remarks; Senate President Bill Harbaugh University update: President Mike Schill 3:29 PM Approval of Minutes October 3, 2018, November 14, 201, November 28, 2018 not yet available, see links below…
Their administration had been trying to eliminate jobs, freeze salaries, and cut benefits. Strikes by tenure track faculty are very rare, and typically only last a day or two. This was the longest I know of, at ~4 weeks. About half the faculty walked out, and their classes were being…
Daily Emerald reporters Michael Tobin and Zach Price have the scoop here, read it all. Some snippets: Three University of Oregon professors associated with the university’s Portland architecture program are suing UO and College of Design Dean Christoph Lindner for just under $4.3 million, alleging that Lindner and the university engaged…
Altman’s original contract with UO paid him a bonus if ticket sales went above $4M. He failed, so AD Rob Mullens just rolled this into his base pay, then gave him another raise, then in 2017 still more. Last year Altman brought in $2.6M in ticket sales but cost $2.8M…