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Faculty Club closed tonight

That’s the news. Unclear how this will affect research metrics. Now official, thanks to an email from the FC’s Chief Strategic Communicator: Dear Colleagues, This week the Faculty Club is meeting in an igloo in Hendricks Park, custom-built by a hardy group of volunteers from the Physics Department.  Please dress…

Ducks to re-classify Altman, Cristobal, Mullens as unpaid “student-coaches”

In addition to their athletic activities they’ll be required to maintain satisfactory academic progress in a degree program, as monitored by NCAA Faculty Athletic Representative Tim Gleason. Under NCAA cartel rules, their compensation will be limited to tuition, housing, and a $2000 annual bonus. Deadspin has the news here.

NCAA rep Tim Gleason to speak to Intercollegiate Athletics Advisory Committee

“Softball”. No kidding: IAAC Agenda Monday, February 25 | 2:30 PM Johnson Hall Conference Room Update on NCAA legislation (Tim Gleason) Softball (Tim Gleason) Student athlete health and wellness philosophy, sexual health/assault, healthy relationships, transitions to/from college, etc (Katie Harper) Kelli Matthews UO | SOJC | PR

University asks faculty not to ask questions about HR candidates

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…

Women’s basketball wins games, loses $3M. Men’s basketball loses games, makes $2M

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…

AG supports legislation to put Univ Foundation under public records law

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…