Dear University of Oregon community, We all recognize the profound impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on both the University of Oregon and the national higher education landscape. The simple truth is that the coronavirus is an invisible disruptor that suddenly and harshly threatened what has been the UO’s…
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Dear University of Oregon community, As many of you are no doubt aware, Gov. Kate Brown this morning approved Lane County’s plan to allow some local businesses to start operating as early as tomorrow through a controlled and phased reopening strategy. The county moving into a Phase 1 reopening stance is…
SENATE MEETING AGENDA – MAY 13, 2020, 3:00 – 5:00 P.M. Updates here. Location: Zoom (Please see link to meeting below the agenda. ) The results of the recent elections are here. Turnout was very high. 3:00 P.M. Call to Order Introductory Remarks; Senate President Elizabeth Skowron New Joint Senate/Administration…
According to a ruling of Oregon’s Employment Relations Board, here. …
Apparently SRS consultants are on campus now, measuring classrooms to determine how many students they can hold in 6′ bubbles. This must have been pretty expensive: And pretty useless, according to this work by UO’s Institute for Health in the Built Environment, which takes account of air-flow:
The most recent comprehensive report on Oregon’s Public Employees Retirement Plans is “PERS by the numbers“. The numbers are a bit out of date, but the basics are clear. 1) PERS is no longer the gravy train it once was for state employees. Current retirees with 30 years service retire…
Reporter Hans Boyle, here. A snippet: Fall Enrollment In a statement to the Emerald, Jim Rawlins — director of the Office of Admissions — said the UO was currently tracking on pace with last year’s recruiting class, but acknowledged uncertainty regarding the number of incoming freshmen for fall term. “We…
Marcus resigned from the UO Administration as CAS Dean, effective Jan 2019, after disagreements with President Schill on matters of principle. Now he’s joined the Faculty Union: Dear […] I want to let you know that I have just joined the ranks of United Academics as a dues paying member.…
5/6/2020 update:
The latest email from HR is here. It gives the faculty a 6 day extension on the demand for requests for remote teaching. I clicked on the Remote Work Request Form link in the email. I was surprised to learn that there’s a university policy requiring all employees to demonstrate honesty in communication & conduct. I guess there’s an exemption for JH administrators.
In any case I’ve got a fifth of Laphroaig for whoever submits the best reason in the comments for wanting to work remotely. In keeping with UO policy, all entries must start with “Honestly, ”
5/5/2020: HR gives faculty til Friday to get BMI up to 40 & request opt-out from in-person teaching
A letter to campus from one of our our Italian correspondents. Page down for her op-ed in today’s Oregonian: From: Melissa Graboyes <[email protected]> Subject: UO Fall Term Planning–Concerns about the Safety of In-Person and On-Campus Instruction Date: May 6, 2020 at 6:54:09 AM PDT To: Andre Le Duc <[email protected]> Cc:…
Just kidding, apparently Uncle Phil’s not going to come through with the second $500M for the Knight Campus, so they’re going to hire a specialist to hit up our other donors – to report to Knight Director Rob Guldberg and not UO Development, so there won’t be any leakage. And…
6/1/2020: From the Wall Sreet Journal, not the fake news people at Around the O: I wonder what other boondoggles UO is supporting. 5/4/2020: UO rents out unreinforced masonry building to FEMA for mask decontamination Within 1/2 mile of most of UO’s student housing. Doesn’t really sound like the most…
Outreach to faculty and staff as we plan for on-campus activities Dear Colleagues, Last week, President Schill and Provost Phillips announced that discussions are underway to proactively develop plans for a number of possible scenarios that would allow the university to be open for in-person, on-campus instruction this fall. The…