Workplace

Participate in safety walk to help improve night access
Provost notes academic policy shifts, end-of-term reminders
Information covers elimination of the ‘Y’ grade, major declaration and religious observances
New MyTrack employee learning management system is live
The web-based service offers learning and development opportunities and resources
UO’s inclement weather process is a hot topic in cold temps
UO Alerts are an important resource for messages on schedule changes
New chief information security officer seeks to build bridges
Leo Howell is leaving North Carolina State University to lead IT security here
Provost shares process, philosophy for institutional hiring plan
Jayanth Banavar, UO provost and senior vice president, is already looking forward to March 2018, when the University of Oregon will begin reviewing proposals for around 50 tenure-track faculty searches to be launched in 2018-19 as part of the new institutional hiring plan.The 2018 hiring plan will be created through a collaborative proposal process that begins with faculty, involves discussion between the provost and individual deans and concludes with review by two collective advisory groups ‑ the Dean’s Council and a group of senior faculty members.