Office of the President

The reception will be an opportunity to hear from campus leaders about the need for candidates and volunteers for the Senate and committees.

The ceremony marks the formal transfer of authority to a new president before faculty members in full academic regalia and the university community.

Wyden and Sen. Jeff Merkley helped secure a $400,000 grant for the new National Center for Advanced Wood Products Manufacturing and Design.

Eighty-three faculty members in the college received 94 awards and honors for their teaching and research in the past year.

Trisha Burnett has served as interim auditor since November and will continue as head of the Office of Internal Audit at the university.

Under the proposal, which still must go before the Board of Trustees, resident tuition at the UO would remain below that of peer research universities.

Heroy has a law degree from the UO and has worked as a sexual misconduct investigator and a consultant on Title IX issues.

Schill in November announced the Oregon Commitment, which provides many in-state students the support they need to graduate in four years.

The framework will serve as a guide for the university as it works to turn the vision for its future into reality.

The president plans to seek savings in central administration and put more emphasis on tenure-track faculty and research.