12/20/2011. Last week it was Ed Ray at OSU. Now it’s Wim Weiwel at PSU. Next week I suppose we’ll learn that Pernsteiner did it too. From the Bill Graves Oregonian story: Portland State University faculty will get as much as a 4.1 percent pay raise for each of the…
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12/20/2011: Sam Stites of the ODE asks – and gets some answers. Mostly the state self-insurance fund. Meaning money that could have been used for the many pressing needs of state government. Instead, taxpayers will pay $121,647, including $45,460 for engraving the athlete’s names. You’ve got to admire the shamelessness…
12/20/2011: That’s the ESPN headline for this paper from 3 UO economists, using data from UO students: The gist: Are Big-Time Sports a Threat to Student Achievement?∗ Jason M. Lindo Isaac D. Swensen Glen R. Waddell American Economic Journal: Applied Economics Abstract: We consider the relationship between collegiate-football success and…
12/20/2011: What should UO name after President Lariviere? Ideas welcome.
12/20/2011: From his memo to the OUS system presidents: December 16, 2012 To: OUS Presidents From: George Pernsteiner Subject: State of Oregon Hiring Freeze and Austerity Measures As you are aware, Governor John Kitzhaber and Chief Operating Officer Michael Jordan this week imposed administrative restrictions on all State Agencies. …
Today 12/20 Jack Bog and his friends will donate $1 to charity for every visitor to his biting blog on Portland politics, Bojack.org. You just read, they donate.
12/20/2011 (Updated frequently at bottom): If you signed on to the complaint to the Oregon Government Ethics commission about the OUS board’s decision to fire President Lariviere without following the public meetings law, you’ve probably received a letter from GEC Director Ron Bersin saying he will not investigate. We’re following…
1/14/2012: Update: According to the latest records UO has stopped paying for his beamer. Interesting. 12/19/2011: Jim Bean went on sabbatical for his health, and at he moment he’s still on a sabbatical, visiting old friends to catch up on the last 15 years of OR research and scanning papers…
No, I don’t mean scotch. That’s covered for the next few years, thanks. I mean what are UO’s priorities now and how can this blog help move them forward?
12/16/2011: Today Senate President Kyr sent out a call asking for nominations for the Presidential Search Committee. Responses are needed by Sunday. My understanding is that this committee will be formally appointed by Pernsteiner, but that Kyr will make the nominations with input from Johnson Hall. There will be 5…
12/16/2011: Excellent interview with Jack Stripling in the Chronicle You may need to be on campus for the link to work. I had plenty of problems with him as president. But I like the man because he’s witty and genuine. I admire him because he’s smart and because he cared…
12/15/2011: I’m no anthropologist, but I think the theory is that gifts don’t mean much when the giver has first tried to sell them, and failed, and then tries to sell them to you for half-off. Email from the UO Athletic department to UO employees: Oregon DUCKMAIL The Official Source…
12/15/2011: From the Oregonian: One day after telling state agencies to suspend all hiring except for the most essential jobs, Gov. John Kitzhaber’s office posted a new job for an “early learning system director.” On Tuesday, the governor and legislative leaders agreed that the state would freeze hiring and stop…
12/14/2011: Kitzhaber’s just full of good news for UO lately. From the RG: Oregon universities, including the University of Oregon, will abide by Gov. John Kitzhaber’s call for a state hiring freeze while lawmakers wrestle with expected declines in tax revenue. Presidents of all seven state universities are expected to…
for leadership at UO for the next few years will have two parts: a) Did you fight back when OUS fired Lariviere? b) Can you get over it already, and put in the effort to get UO back on track? Lots of unpaid committee work coming up for the faculty…