The University of Oregon's Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art celebrated its 80th birthday on Saturday, May 4 with a gala that drew more than 200 people for an evening of dancing and donating. Attendees, who paid $80 for admission, also had the opportunity to purchase raffle tickets for art and jewelry. Proceeds from the gala went to fund the variety of K-12 education programs the JSMA organizes to provide essential arts education to schools throughout the state.

All members of the University of Oregon community are welcome at a memorial for David Baker at 4 p.m. on Monday, May 13, in Knight Library, Room 101. Baker, who served as an instructional technology consultant at the UO Libraries, died April 29 at age 35. He began working at the UO Libraries as a student assistant in 2002. He joined the library staff in 2004, initially working in Access Services and then joining the library’s Center for Media and Educational Technologies in 2007.

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

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.