UO WEEK: in photos (through Oct. 31)
The weekly AroundtheO photo gallery focuses on the people and places that make the University of Oregon special.
Campus and Community
Fall Presidential Research Lecture to be presented tonight (Oct. 30)
The University of Oregon's fall 2013 Presidential Research Lecture will be presented beginning at 7 p.m. today at 182 Lillis Hall by Edward J. Kame'enui, Dean Knight Professor of Education and founding director of the UO's Center on Teaching and Learning.
Kame'enui's talk on the "architecture of instruction" is free and open to the public. It will also be live-streamed online.
Hawkins goes the extra mile to balance football, school
At 6:50 a.m. on a Tuesday morning, Daryle Hawkins was reclined on a table in the Ducks’ athletic treatment center as he watched “SportsCenter.”
UO Abroad: Lecturer Jan Hodder explores marine biology of Panama
1. Where in the world were you?
I was in Bocas del Toro, Isla Colon, Panama at the Smithsonian's Tropical Research Institute's Marine Laboratory.
2. What work were you doing there?
Mandatory workplace harassment prevention training begins
A required training program on prevention workplace harassment is now available online for University of Oregon faculty, staff and GTFs.
“Workplace Harassment Prevention” must be completed by all regular, full- and part-time UO employees and GTFs by March 30, 2014, said the university’s human relations department.
O Heroes visits Boys and Girls Club Wednesday
With a Halloween theme this year, O Heroes will host the "O"lympics on Wednesday as part of the Boys and Girls Club of Emerald Valley's Fall Festival.
O Heroes, made up of student-athletes from every varsity team at Oregon, will be at the 1545 West 22nd Avenue Boys and Girls Club location from 3-5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, with a variety of activities.
Any child can attend, not just members of the Boys and Girls Club.
UO welcomes Board of Trustees nominees to campus
Today and tomorrow, nominees to the University of Oregon's new Board of Trustees are on campus for orientation workshops that will begin to familiarize them with many aspects of the university and its organization. A similar orientation will take place in Portland in mid November.
Will Glasson named associate director of external relations for UO law
The University of Oregon School of Law is welcoming back alumnus Will Glasson as the associate director of external relations.
Glasson, an active entrepreneur and 2006 graduate of the law school, has worked for various firms and companies, filling counsel, management and operations roles. His practice focused on assisting technology, athletic, outdoors and hospitality businesses with complex transactional, intellectual property, and privacy and data security matters.
UO hosts UK expert on child abuse prevention Nov. 1
The public is invited to hear George Hosking, a leader in child abuse prevention, speak at the University of Oregon Nov. 1 on the implementation of evidence-based efforts across the United Kingdom.
UO to host communicable disease panel Wednesday, Oct. 30
The University of Oregon will host a panel discussion, The State of Communicable Disease in Lane County, on Wednesday, Oct. 30, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Willamette Hall, room 100.
The event is free and open to students, faculty, staff and community members.