5/23/2013: I am delighted that W. Andrew Marcus has been appointed as Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. The next step in the process is to solicit nominations for an Interim Associate Dean for Social Sciences. The interim appointment will begin July 1, 2013 and will run…
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5/23/2013: UO is on the verge of being kicked out of the AAU. Meanwhile, the self important pissant jock-sniffers on the NCAA Infractions Committee don’t think the UO President has anything important to do with his time. So they “invite” him to come to their meeting in Indianapolis and explain…
Update: A hearty congratulations to the losers of the Senate and committee elections. Names of the unfortunate winners are posted here. Agenda: Here and below. Legal services, new course approvals, perhaps a motion calling for amendments to SB270 to incorporate the constitution. Regarding the UO Board legislation, SB 270. FAQ here. Live…
Tuesday, 5/21/2013, 8-12 AM, Room 122 Knight Library, open to the public and reporters, free coffee and maybe donuts.Your Guarantee of Truthiness: All UO Matters bargaining posts fact-checked by Randy Geller, HLGR and their lobbyist and public relations consultant, (and former Frohnmayer aide) Marla Rae. Latest Fact Check: HLGR’s fact checkers agree with UO…
5/20/2013: I’m guessing these emails about legislation for a UO Board of trustees – a matter of legitimate public interest to many in the state – are now well past their sell-by date, hence the discount. The Register-Guard originally requested them 10 weeks ago: From: Bill Harbaugh Subject: Re: PR request…
5/20/2013: They are making UO parking operations pay nearly $1M a year towards the bonds for the underground Matt Court Arena parking garage – meaning the cost gets tacked on to the fees every UO parking pass holder must pay. And then they earn $370K a year, presumably from game…
5/20/2013: Tim Black will move to development. Rikhoff has been Director of Community Relations for the last few years. In other rumors Andrew Marcus will move from CAS Soc Sci Dean to Interim CAS Dean while Coltrane serves as Interim Provost. Still no rumors nothing solid on who will replace Randy Geller and…
5/19/2013: You can’t make this shit up. Rachel Bachman has the story in the WSJ on PAC-12 commissioner Larry Scott’s earnings: Scott took home a $1,376,000 bonus in addition to a base salary of $1,575,000 and other compensation of $71,462. … Scott said that owning its networks helps the Pac-12 “drive…
5/19/13: From http://ous.edu/state_board/meeting/dockets, the March 31 Quarterly Management Report. Free UO Matters coffee cup to UO Controller Kelly Wolf if he will explain the extra $99M in income that popped up this year. Anyway, it looks like reserves were up again last quarter. In March Moffitt walked out on the faculty…
5/19/2013: As part of Robin Holmes’s 5-year Administrative review, she will be giving a campus-wide presentation Wednesday, May 29 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Gerlinger Lounge. Presumably she’ll be taking questions, maybe even answering them.
5/11/2013: Senate Elections – log in to Duckweb to vote. Elections close Friday May 17.Given the developing disaster over Gottfredson’s refusal to engage with the faculty about shared governance, this election will be pretty important. Get your votes in. Candidate list below: University Senate – Social Sciences (vote for no…
5/17/2013: It sure looks that way to me, and Lane County Registrar Cheryl Betschart has asked him for an explanation. You remember Pernsteiner, right? Last time I asked this question Pernsteiner had his lawyer, Bill Gary of HLGR, send this response to the registrar, claiming Pernsteiner intended to return to…
5/17/3013 Update:The Ways and Means subcommittee meeting is scheduled for 8:30 AM, Salem, Thursday the 23rd. One last chance to let your legislators know how you feel about this power grab. 5/16/2013: Whoops, the video of President Kyr and Peter Keyes, and the resolution below, are from November 2011, at the…
5/16/2013: Dear colleagues: I invite you to a presentation by Dr. Dennis Galvan, who is a finalist for the position of Vice Provost for International Affairs. Dr. Galvan’s application materials (letter and cv) will be available for your review on Monday, May 20, at http://provost.uoregon.edu/content/vice-provost-international-affairs-finalists. He will give his public presentation…
UO students ask "Where’s our President"?
5/22/2013: From UO’s Public Records log: President’s CalendarRequester: Ekblad, NicholasOrganization: The CommentatorInitial Request Date: 05/22/2013Status: Requesting/Reviewing RecordsI would like to request the president’s calendar from January 8th 2013 to the present President Gottfredson’s public records office made me pay $108 for an earlier version, and wait 2 months. Pdf here. Let’s…