UO faculty and staff invited to join Common Reading
“The Grace of Silence,” by NPR special correspondent Michele Norris, has been selected for the reading in anticipation of Norris’ visit to campus Nov. 13.
New UO Libraries website offers improvements for users
Past users of the Libraries’ website will notice many new improvements in the design and functionality of the homepage the next time they visit.
UO Science Literacy Program excels through active learning
The Science Literacy Program employs active, inquiry-based teaching methods to improve scientific awareness and science literacy for non-science students.
UO School of Law starts classes Aug. 26
While most UO students still have more than a month left to savor summer, School of Law students are preparing their first assignments.
UO Snowden interns working side-by-side with pro journalists
Tommy Pittenger, ’14, a multimedia intern working for The Eugene Register-Guard, spent his first day on the job at Winco foods.
“I got sent out to Winco because Peter DeFazio was there, showing how much food you can really buy with a week’s worth of welfare money,” Pittenger said. “There were all these other news stations there. I interviewed DeFazio, filmed, and headed back and wrote the story.”
NEA grants to UO fund database for prison art
Lori Hager is on the research team that received a $15,000 grant to compile a database of the history, policies and programs of arts in prisons in the U.S.
New software will streamline curriculum development
Hundreds of new or revised courses are proposed every year at the UO. And for each, faculty and staff must go through a lengthy, multi-step review.
CourseLeaf, a new software tool in the Office of Academic Affairs, is expected to streamline the process of curriculum development.
The office has adopted the curriculum management software to streamline what it calls “the cumbersome and confusing course and curriculum proposal process.”
Governor appoints UO Board of Trustees
Fourteen people with ties to the University of Oregon were appointed by Gov. John Kitzhaber today to serve on the university's inaugural board of trustees.
Officials determine there is no threat from package near Cascade Annex
Law enforcement officials have determined that there is no threat from a package previously suspected to be suspicious near Cascade Annex and Pacific Hall. The affected buildings have been reopened.
University of Oregon fundraising tops $200 million
Giving to the University of Oregon surpassed the $200 million mark for fiscal year 2013, a banner year highlighted by a significant increase in gift commitments providing student, faculty and research support.
The university received gift commitments totaling $200,054,995, the second highest one-year total in the UO’s history. Individuals, companies and foundations contributed 41,460 gifts and pledges, helping to propel the university’s endowment to a record level.