Author and music professor Susan McClary will visit the UO May 22 to deliver a talk about the different portrayals of the biblical story of Salome.

UO religious studies professor Stephen Shoemaker has been named a fellow of The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University for the 2015–16 academic year.

The Department of Romance Languages is hosting the 2015 Spring Social and Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, May 19.The event runs from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in the Gerlinger Alumni Lounge. The ceremony publicly recognizes 2015-16 scholarship recipients at the undergraduate and graduate levels. In addition, it celebrates the achievements of undergraduate majors and minors in French, Italian, Spanish and other romance languages who are graduating this spring, as well as those graduate students finishing a master’s or doctoral program.

Incoming UO President Michael Schill paid a visit to the University Senate during his visit to campus this week, and he told senators he is eager to learn from them and work with the campus to move the university forward.“We are beginning a new chapter in the history of the University of Oregon,” Schill said. “This is an extraordinary university. The research and teaching that takes place within our walls are inspiring. We are a great institution of higher education, and we can be even better. I’m looking forward to a partnership with each of you to make that happen.”

Conversations will provide trustees with the opportunity to hear directly about the many ways faculty and other employees work to support and strengthen the university.