An April 10 town hall meeting at the UO on Eugene's new social host ordinance will is aimed at building awareness among students and others who may be affected by the law, according to event organizers.
The meeting – sponsored by the University of Oregon's Office of the Dean of Students and the Associated Students of the University of Oregon – will be from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Room 100, Willamette Hall.
Scholars in international relations have long believed that there is one true scientific method, and adherence to it guarantees the validity of the research.
But Patrick Thaddeus Jackson says the belief simply isn’t true.
Jackson, a professor of International Relations at the American University in Washington, D.C., will deconstruct long-held beliefs about scientific inquiry during a free public talk from noon to 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 8, in the EMU Walnut Room.
How will you celebrate Earth Day this year?
Consider a week of action to honor the Earth – that’s the Emerald ECOchallenge, a new community-wide initiative that recognizes Earth Day and the importance of making sustainable lifestyle decisions.
Formerly the UO ECOchallenge, the challenge is a weeklong commitment to doing something new that reduces your environmental footprint and/or increases your community engagement – like biking to work, volunteering or buying local food.
The Cockettes was a commune and theater troupe that performed lavish stage acts regularly in the late 1960s and early 1970s at San Francisco’s Palace Theatre.
Now one of their original members is bringing the show to Eugene.
Fayette Hauser’s intimate photographs of the Cockettes, featured in “West of Center,” reveal the group’s off-stage antics and radical lifestyle. She will present an artist’s talk, host a special performance and kick off a screening of the documentary, “The Cockettes,” showing for one week at the Bijou Art Cinemas.
The University of Oregon School of Music and Dance will present the annual Repertory Dance Company concert. In addition, the UO Opera Ensemble will present perfect family fare in the form of two one-act operas at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts.
The school is located in the Frohnmayer Music Building on the UO campus, 961 E. 18th Ave., Eugene. For more information, call 541-346-5678 or visit music.uoregon.edu.
I am writing to let you know about a planned reorganization within central administration. I have decided to combine our existing University Relations and University Development operations to form a single unit, University Advancement. I am pleased to announce that Michael Andreasen, our vice president for development, has agreed to expand his role to oversee this new portfolio as vice president for advancement. Michael will work quickly to integrate the components into the advancement model and secure operational efficiencies, as well as continuing to lead our development activities.
Once upon a time, roller derby was more about theatrics than athleticism.
Not anymore.
Today’s derby is flowing, fast-paced and full-contact – as Ariel Ogden can attest. The marketing coordinator with Theatre Arts skates with the Eugene team, Andromedolls, part of the Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby Association league of amateur skaters competing at a regional and national level.
Great leaders know themselves and pay close attention to the impact they have on others.
So says Suzanne Rotondo, a leadership expert and executive coach who will provide training for University of Oregon officers of administration at an upcoming forum.
The OA Strategic Leadership Forum 2013, April 15 or April 17, is titled: “Emotional Intelligence…How the Best Leaders Build, Maintain and Even Restore Trust in Times of Change.”
There will be plenty of opportunities for women in computer science to foster connections this year – inside and outside the university.
The Computer and Information Science department’s Women in Computer Science group (WICS) will focus on fostering those connections with a number of programs.
Project HATCH, a K-8 outreach program, returns for another year, beginning Winter Term.
Climate change is a multi-faceted crisis, experts agree – and so is the University of Oregon’s response.
For the second year running, the university on Wednesday, April 10, will host complementary events – free and open to the public – during which professors, students and visiting experts will present different facets of this important global challenge and drive the public discourse into new areas.
