The design was honored by the Industrial Design Society of America in the furniture and lighting category of an international competition.

The September board meeting included budget, tuition and construction discussions, a meeting with the governor and comments by the president.

The governor said she wants to work with the board to find a stable source of funding for higher education and continue recent gains.

A tentative contract agreement has been reached between Oregon’s public universities — including University of Oregon — and  the Service Employees International Union.The following release was issued by the University Shared Services Enterprise, which negotiated with SEIU on behalf of the state’s seven public universities:  

Three academic buildings and two sports facilities are on the list of construction projects reviewed by the Finance and Facilities Committee.