The Dancing People Company will visit the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance for a public concert on Nov. 22; the Voxare String Quartet will visit Beall Concert Hall Dec. 1; and the holiday season will feature a Dec. 6 choral concert, a Dec. 8 gospel concert and a Dec. 9 brass benefit concert. The UO School of Music and Dance is located in the Frohnmayer Music Building on the UO campus, 961 E. 18th Ave, Eugene. For more information or for a complete calendar of events, call 541-346-5678 or visit music.uoregon.edu.

The Office of International Affairs and its Global Studies Institute has several efforts planned including a global expo and symposium and a student ambassador program.

NPR Special Correspondent Michele Norris spoke in a packed EMU Ballroom on Wednesday evening about her experience writing her family memoir, "The Grace of Silence," and her ongoing journey talking about race through The Race Card Project. Now it's time to follow up on the University of Oregon campus and continue the conversation Norris began.

The Office of International Affairs is leading the University of Oregon's efforts to express sympathy and offer support for those affected by Typhoon Haiyan, which hit the Philippines Nov. 8 and is believed to have killed more than 10,000 people across the archipelago. “The Office of international Affairs is eager to work with any interested students and campus colleagues to funnel support in the right directions to assist the people of the Philippines,” said Dennis Galvan, the UO's vice provost for international affairs.

Melissa Woo, the University of Oregon’s chief information officer and vice provost for information services, has been ranked among the top 10 most social media-savvy CIOs in higher education.   Woo ranked number eight out of the top 10 for social media in a recent survey by "The Huffington Post" technology blogger Vala Afshar, who also serves as chief marketing officer at networking company Enterasys Secure Networks.