New portal transforms the campus tech support experience
UO Service Portal makes it easier to ask for help or solve IT problems yourself
Workplace
New MyTrack employee learning management system is live
The web-based service offers learning and development opportunities and resources
UO’s inclement weather process is a hot topic in cold temps
UO Alerts are an important resource for messages on schedule changes
New chief information security officer seeks to build bridges
Leo Howell is leaving North Carolina State University to lead IT security here
Provost shares process, philosophy for institutional hiring plan
Jayanth Banavar, UO provost and senior vice president, is already looking forward to March 2018, when the University of Oregon will begin reviewing proposals for around 50 tenure-track faculty searches to be launched in 2018-19 as part of the new institutional hiring plan.
The 2018 hiring plan will be created through a collaborative proposal process that begins with faculty, involves discussion between the provost and individual deans and concludes with review by two collective advisory groups ‑ the Dean’s Council and a group of senior faculty members.
Health center adds two final campus flu vaccination clinics
Special clinics on Nov. 9 and 16 will be last ones for this academic year
Safety Summit readies employees for an array of dangers
De-escalation, office security and active threat response are part of free training
The UO’s online purchasing website is off to a promising start
Duck Depot offers campus buyers prenegotiated prices and easy returns
Ombuds Program welcomes new assistant ombudsperson
Jennifer Hudson also directs the Student Conflict Resolution Center
Three members of the board of trustees to hold office hours
The student, nonfaculty staff and faculty trustees want to hear from campus