UNC History Professor Molly Worthen in the NYT on learning outcomes assessment: I teach at a big state university, and I often receive emails from software companies offering to help me do a basic part of my job: figuring out what my students have learned. If you thought this task…
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Apparently federal prosecutors and the IRS are investigating accusations that $3M-a-year coach Dana Altman failed to pay his players. Duck AD Rob Mullens thought it best to suspend him until the matter has been cleared up and the athletic department has paid the athletes any back-wages due. In contrast, no…
2/23/2018:
Senate President Sinclair broke the first rule of Vegas when he mentioned the Ice Bar escapade at a recent Senate meeting – on video. Now the press is on the trail:
Thanks Chris, next year was my turn, and you’ve gone and ruined it. How is the Senate going to find a new president-elect with this kind of scandal out there?
Fortunately our Public Records Office are experts at delaying and frustrating public records requests. I wonder what their excuse is for denying this one? Some of the long history of Duck junkets and public records is below:
3/31/2015: Hubin’s PR office finally gives Tublitz the BCS championship junket lists
Sent out yesterday: Message on behalf of Jayanth Banavar and Karen Ford ~ Colleagues, Thank you for taking the time to talk with us Tuesday afternoon about our goals for the Clark Honors College and for the experience we want the students to have who call it their academic home.…
An excerpt from http://newsletter.uauoregon.org/budget-cuts-reorganization-and-frustration-in-coe/ The College of Education (COE) has recently been presented with relatively significant budget cut targets by the Provost’s office. The COE faculty are eager to find ways to maintain the excellence of our programs while also achieving the prescribed fiscal goals. Unfortunately, we are not being…
Also LCB Dean Sarah Nutter will be there on Wed night. What a great idea: To: CAS Faculty From: Andrew Marcus Re: CAS nights at the Faculty Club: Thursday, February 22 & Thursday, March 1 The CAS Deans will be joining the Faculty Club on two upcoming nights…
2/20/2018: Austin Meek has the latest on the Lananna and Tracktown in the RG here. No word yet on whether the feds are also interviewing the UO Foundation CEO Paul Weinhold, who also played a key role in the IAAF bidding, as reported by Diane Dietz in the RegisterGuard back in 2014: The…
That’s the rumor. Apparently they want their own autonomous school of architecture. The Faculty Club opens Wednesday at 5PM.
https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_org&hl=en&org=822421448073898796 ¹, ², ³ Caveats: 1: Some of these faculty are no longer at UO and many UO faculty have not yet claimed their pubs on Google (which is very easy to do). 2: This is a ridiculous way to measure “Research Excellence”, whatever that is. Of course if we added h-indexes, impact-factors,…
https://around.uoregon.edu/content/duck-grad-rudy-chapa-steps-down-uo-board-trustees At-large positions on the governing board are volunteer posts with nominees selected by the governor. The governor will submit her choice to the Oregon Senate, which in turn votes on whether to confirm nominees. Those interested in applying should contact University Secretary Angela Wilhelms, who can provide more detail…
No one who has ever dealt with a journal editor or reviewers will be surprised by any of this. At least they didn’t ask Schill to cite their own work, to pump up their Academic Analytics metrics. Eugene Weekly reporter Corrine Boyer has obtained the public records on the back…
Or do I have this backwards? Come to the March 16 Town-Hall meeting to find out: Dear Colleagues, I have now been here for several months and I’ve seen some tremendous activity and enthusiasm among members of the faculty. I am continually impressed with the terrific work underway from a…
DRAFT. Watch live here. Location: EMU 145 & 146 (Crater Lake Rooms) Wed Feb 14, 3:00 – 5:00 P.M. 3:00 P.M. Call to Order Introductory Remarks; Senate President Chris Sinclair Update from Johnson Hall 3:30 P.M. Approval of Minutes, January 31, 2018 3:35 P.M. Business Report & Vote: US17/18-08: Creation of Core…
Another year, another panel data-point.
Dear Colleagues, This week the Faculty Club is open Wednesday and Thursday during the usual hours (5:00 to 8:00). Wednesday, in honor of Valentine’s Day, campus legend Louise Bishop (Honors College) will deliver a brief “Discourse on Love” at Six-o-Clock Toast time. On Thursday Allison Carter (Anthropology) is organizing a…