The last of AroundtheO's scavenger hunt booty is heading out the door – seven careful readers of the UO news portal had their lucky numbers drawn in the final scavenger hunt contest of AtO's launch promotion. Each will receive a stainless steel coffee mug (with attractive AroundtheO logo).

The Paperboys kick off the Eugene Irish Cultural Festival and an early St. Patrick’s Day celebration with an evening of traditional Irish music at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 8, at the UO's Beall Concert Hall. Paperboys founder Tom Landa is "pure 50 percent Irish," and brings his heritage and guitar skills to the group. Joining Landa is Canadian Kalissa Hernandez on fiddle, Brad Gillard on banjo and Sam Esecson on percussion.

The Digital Duck at The Duck Store will host free drop-in clinics, refreshments and special savings for University of Oregon faculty and staff on Friday, March 8. The event is only for faculty and staff – including student employees – of the UO. Participants are asked to bring their current UO ID cards or paystubs indicating employment at the university. The 30-minute drop-in clinics begin at 10 a.m. and continue all day. They include sessions on iTunes, iBooks, iPads and purchasing programs.

Dear colleagues, Earlier today, Provost Bean announced a new multi-year program that will provide cost of living adjustments along with the possibility of merit/equity increases. I am writing to provide you with implementation details for this plan. Multi-Year Salary Adjustment Program (FY13 and FY14) FY13 Program

March 4, 2013 Multi-year salary adjustment program With the cost of living increasing each year, it is critical that the University of Oregon be able to provide periodic adjustments to salaries in order to recruit and retain the highest-quality faculty and staff. This is not something the UO has been able to do on a consistent basis for a number of years. With that fact in mind, I am pleased to announce a new multi-year program that will provide cost of living adjustments along with the possibility of merit/equity increases.