Campus and Community

Rian Satterwhite has been hired as the new director of the Holden Center for Leadership and Community Engagement (The Holden Center) at the University of Oregon and will begin work at the university this week. Satterwhite, who has served for the past five years as assistant director of the Center for Student Leadership at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia, was hired for the UO position following a nationwide search.
The University of Oregon will bring the popcorn; you bring the family. Ducks After Dark will host a free movie night for UO families Thursday, Feb 28. The movie “Brave” will be featured at 6:45 p.m. in PLC 180, and the university will provide popcorn and candy to share. Ducks after Dark is an Erb Memorial Union program that provides students the opportunity to plan and implement events; it functions as a student program board presenting late-night film festivals.
Two things everyone at the University of Oregon should know about investiture: it's a Latin term that means "in dress" or "in robe." And it will take place at the UO on May 30. The investiture of Michael Gottfredson as the UO's 17th president will be at 2 p.m. in Matthew Knight Arena, with a reception to follow in the Ford Alumni Center. The entire community is invited.
NBC reporter Ann Curry, a University of Oregon graduate, will return to her alma mater to present the 2013 Ruhl Lecture on journalism ethics. Curry, who received her bachelor's degree in 1978 from the UO's School of Journalism and Communication, will speak on “Journalism: An Act of Faith in the Future.” The lecture is at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28, in the Ford Alumni Center's Giustina Ballroom. Doors open at 6 p.m.
Here's some better-late-than-never Valentine's Day love for 10 careful readers of AroundtheO: the lucky numbers have been drawn for last week's scavenger hunt contest and stainless steel travel mugs are awaiting the winners.