Students graduating in June and entering the workforce are in for some good news on the job front. Starting salaries for FY13 graduates are up a little over 5 percent, according to a National Association of Colleges and Employers April 2013 Salary Survey. Salaries dropped in 2010 as a result of the Great Recession, but are now on the upswing – to the delight and relief of both graduating students and career counselors.

Grab a shovel and a few friends: This year’s University Day – the annual campus-wide beautification event – runs from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 16. Started in 1905 to improve the grounds before commencement, the day has evolved to celebrate and preserve the natural beauty of the campus. Each spring, more than 2,000 UO students, staff/faculty and the community gather to plant flowers, spread bark dust and enjoy live entertainment as they improve the campus landscape.

The University of Oregon's Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art will present the West Coast premiere of “Light Journey: An Odyssey in Paint” – a retrospective exhibition of the art of Su Kwak – for two months beginning May 28. The exhibition, in the Schnitzer Museum's Focus Gallery, is organized by the Brauer Museum of Art at Valparaiso University and curated by Jungsil Lee. It will open with a free, public reception from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, May 31. Kwak will lead an artist’s talk on Saturday, June 1, at 2 p.m.

The University of Oregon will host His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama, at Matthew Knight Arena on Friday, May 10. More than 11,000 spectators are expected to be in attendance to hear the Dalai Lama’s presentation, “The Path to Peace and Happiness in the Global Society.” Given the number of activities scheduled on campus that day and the security considerations for the visit, there are important details that attendees need to be aware of before the event. When and where will the lecture take place?

Geri Richmond will deliver the Presidential Research Lecture on May 7 in the Lillis Business Complex.