Announcements
UO Board of Trustees December Meeting Remarks
December 4, 2018 – Provost Jayanth Banavar delivered these remarks to the University of Oregon Board of Trustees meeting on December 3, 2018.
Provost hires Tim Inman, top aide to Oregon House Speaker, as new chief of staff
December 3, 2018 – The sixth-generation Oregonian has experience building and maintaining strong relationships, and will start in the job in August 2019. Until then, Angela Wilhelms remains as interim chief.
Faculty fellows to develop UO’s first core education runways
November 30, 2018 – The runway seminars will connect core education courses around a "big question" to help first-year students successfully transition into the university
UO Leadership Academy seeks applicants for 2019-20 class
November 30, 2018 – 30 participants will be selected for the program
Apply Now for Core Education Faculty Learning and Leadership Group
What Is Your Big Question?
TEP, the Office of the Provost, and the Division of Undergraduate Studies seek up to 12 faculty fellows to develop—with an eye toward offering in AY19-20—UO’s first core education “runways.” Fellows will receive a $1K stipened.
Runways (a tentative name) are meant to enhance the intellectual coherence and sense of community of students’ first year at the university by focusing on a big question that runs through several core education and writing courses.
Leadership announces College of Arts and Sciences task force members
November 20, 2018 – The group – made up of faculty, staff and students – will examine the structure of the college to help determine the most effective way to meet the university’s liberal arts mission.
Improving teaching evaluations is the focus of an upcoming talk
November 20, 2018 – During her visit, Ginger Clark of USC also will address the University Senate on Thursday Nov. 28.
Academic Policies: course planning, grading, and exams
November 12, 2018
Dear Colleagues,
This message is to remind you of a number of academic policies that may affect your course planning, grading, and exam schedules for fall 2018. This message covers the following topics:
UO launches a new approach to dual-career support
November 9 – A new liaison will offer assistance and support to the partners of new hires at the university.