Provost's Updates
UO Faculty Club
President Karl Scholz and Interim Provost Karen Ford are pleased to announce the return of the UO Faculty Club. We invite applications of interest from tenure-track and career colleagues for three coordinator roles to serve on the organizing group. Express your interest by April 8, 2024.
UO Mentorship Reimagined: Spring Workshops
As we begin the final term of this year-long initiative to encourage high-quality, network-based mentorship for every person at the University of Oregon, we encourage the campus community to attend our virtual workshops for mentors and mentees.
Spring 2024 policy reminders, resources, and opportunities
To inform and supported faculty going into spring 2024, we've sent a reminder about required academic policies and recommended resources and opportunities to help you prepare your course and syllabus.
UO and UA negotiate and exchange salary offers
A message from Interim Provost Karen Ford that UO and United Academics have been meeting regularly since February to negotiate the terms of a successor faculty collective bargaining agreement (CBA).
Dean Marcilynn Burke to leave UO
Interim Provost and Senior Vice President Karen Ford shares that Marcilynn Burke, who has been dean of the School of Law since 2017, will be leaving the University of Oregon to become dean of the law school at Tulane University.
University Distinguished Teaching Professors Program
Career faculty are invited to apply by April 1. Through this program, UO seeks to acknowledge the extraordinary contribution of faculty careers focused largely on teaching and to amplify the influence of these exceptional teachers as a model and resource for the UO community.
Teaching and Generative AI Discussion
A discussion for faculty and graduate instructors: Join the Teaching and AI Community Accelerating the Impact of Teaching (CAIT) group for a discussion about the implications of generative artificial intelligence on teaching and learning.
Provost finalists visit campus
A message from the president's office that the search for UO's next permanent provost and senior vice president is entering its finalist stage.
Urgent UO Leadership Academy Update
It has come to our attention that there is a technical glitch within the UO Leadership Academy application process. Applicants are asked to email Sierra Dawson to ensure your application was received. Deadline extended to Jan. 31.
UO and GTFF reach tentative agreement
Chris Meade, director of employee relations, shares that the University of Oregon and the Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation (GTFF), representing graduate employees (GEs), have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract.