The University of Oregon will observe Veterans Day and honor military veterans with Veterans Awareness Week events from Monday, Nov. 11, through Thursday, Nov. 14.

When University of Oregon anthropology professor Lynn Stephen traveled in 2006 to Oaxaca, Mexico, she arrived in the midst of a social uprising that turned out to be one of the most significant social movements in contemporary Mexico.

The “greening” of the University of Oregon continues in November, with an orientation for offices that want to become environmentally friendly.

The weekly AroundtheO photo gallery focuses on the people and places that make the University of Oregon special.

Mentor, role model, coach, leader: Those words were used at a reception Nov. 5 recognizing Linda King for 32 years of service to human resources at the University of Oregon. King, who retired from her position as the department’s associate vice president in October, ushered in sweeping changes over three decades that continue to serve faculty, staff and students today. Throughout, supporters said, her open-mindedness and fairness inspired respect even from those opposite her on the issues.