Zero Waste Program needs volunteers to help during move-out
Last year, more than 30 tons of reuseable material was recovered as students moved out of residence halls for the summer.
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Williams Council announces funding for six new teaching projects
The projects range from enhanced chemistry tutoring to a new interdisciplinary course that examines virtue.
Volunteers dig into University Day activities
Dirty hands, a free T-shirt and the satisfaction of being a part of campus beautification were the rewards for pitching in.
Oregon Quarterly essay contest winners to read their work Thursday
The magazine will host a reading by some of the contest winners on May 28 in the Gerlinger Hall Alumni Lounge.
Input requested for board evaluation
The Board of Trustees has begun its annual duty of evaluating the university president with an assessment of interim President Scott Coltrane.
Inaugural Reynolds Symposium highlights an energy-efficient future
The UO’s first-ever John Reynolds Sustainability Symposium offered a look at healthier and more energy-efficient future in its inaugural run at the Ford Alumni Center last weekend.
Named for the UO emeritus professor known for his passion and knowledge of sustainable design, the Reynolds symposium featured experts from around the world speaking about energy conservation and building design. The event generated support for the John S. Reynolds Architecture Symposium Fund.
Confidentiality committee continues work toward recommendations
The committee's job is to identify policies and practices most protective of students’ privacy consistent with law and ethics codes.
Visiting professor Susan McClary to speak about biblical story of Salome
Author and music professor Susan McClary will visit the UO May 22 to deliver a talk about the different portrayals of the biblical story of Salome.
Stephen Shoemaker named a fellow of Radcliffe Institute
UO religious studies professor Stephen Shoemaker has been named a fellow of The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University for the 2015–16 academic year.
Romance languages to hold spring social and awards ceremony
The Department of Romance Languages is hosting the 2015 Spring Social and Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, May 19.
The event runs from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in the Gerlinger Alumni Lounge. The ceremony publicly recognizes 2015-16 scholarship recipients at the undergraduate and graduate levels. In addition, it celebrates the achievements of undergraduate majors and minors in French, Italian, Spanish and other romance languages who are graduating this spring, as well as those graduate students finishing a master’s or doctoral program.