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…
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Or just Rob Mullens’s? A skeptical John Canzano has the story here: I did some digging into the proposal Pac-12 Conference commissioner Larry Scott has pitched his bosses. The “Pac-12 NewCo” plan involves selling a 10 percent stake in a newly created media-rights holding company to private-equity investors. The deal…
Kudos to the OA’s and staff who have continued to work through all this. While closing the university is a semi-vacation for many of us, for them it is extra work and worry: Due to inclement weather, the University of Oregon is closed Wednesday, February 27, 2019. All events and…
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.
“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
The Scottish National Health Service thinks I should stop whinging until I cough up blood: The American Lung Association thinks I should go to the doctor for an X-Ray:
Just kidding, of course they didn’t do that. Wouldn’t want the faculty to get the mistaken impression anyone cares what they think. Zach Demers has the story in the Daily Emerald, including their letter to Governor Brown, and the news that Ann Curry is stepping down: Governor to appoint eight members…
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…
If you have to leave the house at 7:45 AM to get to an appointment, when do you need to get out of bed? Asking for a friend.
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…
Maggie Vanoni has the story in the Daily Emerald, an interlude from the steady stream of scandals from the Duck football and men’s basketball programs: “Oti is the consummate student-athlete,” Graves said. “She’s a great teammate. You know, here’s a young lady that has kinda had a lesser role so-to-speak…
It’s the 20th anniversary of this very successful program, and they are holding one of the more interesting fundraising events I’ve seen on campus. March 14th, with talks and a silent auction for a pair of signed ice skates. Details here.
According to the Institutional Research website, the year before President Schill came to UO we had 2,066 faculty and 1,393 senior administrators and OA’s. As of this November, we have 2,075 faculty, and 1,546 senior administrators and OA’s: That is an 0.4% increase in faculty and an 11% increase in…
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…
Another year, another panel data observation.