Fall 2021 Message to Faculty and GEs
Sept. 17, 2021 - Executive Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Janet Woodruff Borden shares various updates and policies pertaining to the start of term.
Office of the Provost Updates
Ready to move forward together this academic year
September 15, 2021 – President Michael Schill and Provost Patrick Phillips sent a message welcoming faculty and staff to the start of fall term, and detailing the UO’s comprehensive safety plan for returning to daily life on campus.
Reminder: Research term for pre-tenure faculty
Sept. 10, 2021 - Executive Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Janet Woodruff-Borden reminds pre-tenure faculty of the approaching deadline to apply for a new pandemic relief program that offers a course release.
Required testing for unvaccinated students and employees
President Michael H. Schill, Provost and Senior Vice President Patrick Phillips, and Chief Resilience Officer and Associate Vice President André Le Duc shared a message with the university community announcing testing requirements for those who are partially vaccinated or choose an exemption.
Update on UO vaccination rates
August 17, 2021 – President Michael H. Schill and Provost Patrick Phillips shared an update with the university community detailing the current vaccination rates for the UO.
UO vaccination requirement submission
July 26, 2021 – Provost and Senior Vice President Patrick Phillips and Vice President for Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer Jamie Moffitt sent messages to the university community detailing the process to meet the UO's COVID-19 vaccine requirement.
Celebrating this year's Distinguished Teaching Awards winners
June 14, 2021 - Provost and Senior Vice President Patrick Phillips congratulates this year's six Distinguished Teaching Award winners.
New pandemic relief program for TTF
June 10, 2021 - President Michael H. Schill and Provost and Senior Vice President Patrick Phillips announce a new relief program for some tenure-track faculty whose research productivity was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kimberly Johnson named permanent head of UESS
June 10, 2021 – Provost and Senior Vice President Patrick Phillips sent a message to faculty, staff, and GEs announcing Kimberly Johnson's permanent appointment as vice provost of Undergraduate Education and Student Success.
Krista Chronister named Vice Provost of Graduate Studies
June 8, 2021 – Provost and Senior Vice President Patrick Phillips announced that Professor of Counseling Psychology Krista Chronister of the UO’s College of Education will be the new vice provost of graduate studies.