Campus and Community

The final open campus forum to discuss the issue of arming University of Oregon's campus police offiers was the best-attended, with at least 50 students, faculty and staff on hand for Wednesday's (March 6) discussion in the Knight Library Browsing Room.

A total of three forums – the first on Feb. 11 and the second Feb. 26 – were held to share information and discuss the issue of armed police officers. Interim UOPD Chief Carolyn McDermed also hosted five open, small-group meetings that concluded on March 5.

Celebrate women – and learn how to become a Wikipedian while you’re at it.

The Center for the Study of Women in Society, the Fembot Project and the ASUO Women’s Center are hosting two free public events March 8 and 9 that celebrate International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month by teaching and encouraging community members to become Wikipedians and by adding women to Wikipedia content.

Preliminary proposals are due by 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, for research, education, or action intended to reduce the likelihood of future genocide or mass atrocities.

The deadline is noon Thursday, March 7, to RSVP for the International Opportunities Workshop for UO Faculty, which runs from noon to 2 p.m. March 11 in the EMU Rogue River Room.

Eugene-raised film and video artist Loren Sears showcases his documentaries “The Haight Ashbury Quartet” and “The Pacific Lake” at 7 p.m. March 13 in the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art.

Schnitzer Cinema screenings are free and include free popcorn and soda.

“The Haight Ashbury Quartet” is made up of four short, 16mm films that date from 1967 to 1971 and use experimental techniques of superimposition and optical printing to portray private and communal life in San Francisco.

What does it mean to be a woman in a country overshadowed by war? That theme will be explored beginning this week when University Theatre opens Heather Raffo’s “9 Parts of Desire,” directed by Michael Najjar.

Timed to commemorate the 10^th anniversary of the Iraq War, and perhaps accidentally, International Women’s Day, “9 Parts of Desire” opens at 8 p.m. on March 7 and continues at the same time on March, 8, 9, 14, 15 and 16, and at 2 p.m. on March 17 in the UO’s Hope Theatre.

The last of AroundtheO's scavenger hunt booty is heading out the door – seven careful readers of the UO news portal had their lucky numbers drawn in the final scavenger hunt contest of AtO's launch promotion.

Each will receive a stainless steel coffee mug (with attractive AroundtheO logo).

The Paperboys kick off the Eugene Irish Cultural Festival and an early St. Patrick’s Day celebration with an evening of traditional Irish music at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 8, at the UO's Beall Concert Hall.

Paperboys founder Tom Landa is "pure 50 percent Irish," and brings his heritage and guitar skills to the group. Joining Landa is Canadian Kalissa Hernandez on fiddle, Brad Gillard on banjo and Sam Esecson on percussion.

The Digital Duck at The Duck Store will host free drop-in clinics, refreshments and special savings for University of Oregon faculty and staff on Friday, March 8.

The event is only for faculty and staff – including student employees – of the UO. Participants are asked to bring their current UO ID cards or paystubs indicating employment at the university.

The 30-minute drop-in clinics begin at 10 a.m. and continue all day. They include sessions on iTunes, iBooks, iPads and purchasing programs.

Dear colleagues,

Earlier today, Provost Bean announced a new multi-year program that will provide cost of living adjustments along with the possibility of merit/equity increases. I am writing to provide you with implementation details for this plan.

Multi-Year Salary Adjustment Program (FY13 and FY14)

FY13 Program