An interactive, traveling exhibit designed to raise awareness and promote the inclusion of people with disabilities is being brought to the University of Oregon by the Division of Student Affairs.
"Allies for Inclusion: Ability Exhibit" was created at St. Louis University. Those who explore the exhibit will learn about the disability movement, universal design, silent or hidden disabilities and more.
The University of Oregon’s Department of Human Physiology will host a seminar on this Friday, Oct. 11 from 11 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. featuring Eric Stice of the Oregon Research Institute.
The lecture, “Reward region responsivity and reward learning propensity increase risk for future weight gain,” is part of the department’s ongoing lecture series. It will be held in room 132 of Lillis Business Complex, and is free and open to the public.
The University of Oregon's Celebrating Champions website is profiling one new UO freshman each day – exploring everything from hometowns to academic interests to the things people might be surprised to know. And even the one personal item each student must bring with then to college.
Here's a second week's worth of the profiles:
The University of Oregon will soon introduce a new, online workplace harassment prevention training that will be required for faculty, staff and GTFs, said Scott Coltrane, interim senior vice president and provost, in a recent message to the campus community.
Beginning mid-October, “Preventing Workplace Harassment” will be available online to better inform faculty and staff about behaviors that constitute prohibited discrimination and sexual harassment.
The Great Oregon Shakeout, a nationwide earthquake preparedness drill, will be held on Thursday, Oct. 17. UO Emergency Management urges faculty and staff to participate in the exercise and register beforehand for UOAlert! text messages.
