Campus News

Teachers from 26 countries participating in the University of Oregon American English Institute will make short presentations today (Nov. 4) and Nov. 5 in Room 115 of Pacific Hall. The presentations are the final activity of the teachers’ 2.5-week stay at the university. They will present portions of activities from the two-hour workshops they will deliver in their home countries. The presentations run from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. today – Monday, Nov. 4 – and from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 5.
The 32nd annual Tools of the Trade Show – which highlights new art and media products, and brings local, national and international vendors to Eugene - will be held Nov. 6 and 7 at the campus Duck Store. The event is free and will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on both days. The Tools of the Trade Show offers opportunities to meet and connect with professional artists and vendors to learn more about their techniques, firsthand experiences and knowledge of art and media products.
Suzanne Bonamici, a U.S. Representative from Oregon’s 1st Congressional District, met with leaders and senior researchers from the University of Oregon College of Education (COE) on Nov. 1 to discuss the impact of federal funding on the college’s far-reaching educational research. Much of its funding is awarded by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the U.S. Department of Education’s research arm.
COMING ATTRACTIONS is a regular feature of AroundTheO, highlighting the many upcoming lectures, exhibits and other events at the UO
A new article has been posted on the University of Oregon's collective bargaining agreement website, regarding implementation of the faculty union contract and the upcoming process for salary changes.Faculty members are urged to read the post and sign up to receive emails whenever new articles are posted on the site. New articles will be posted throughout the implementation process.
UO faculty, staff, students and fans have extra incentive to get healthy this month – it will benefit nonprofit organizations in the Willamette Valley. On Oct. 28, PacificSource Health Life Civil War Challenge kicked off its third year of uniting UO and Oregon State fans in a friendly competition to take an active role in healthy living, piggy-backing on one of the nation’s oldest rivalry football games.
The weekly AroundtheO photo gallery focuses on the people and places that make the University of Oregon special.
The University of Oregon's fall 2013 Presidential Research Lecture will be presented beginning at 7 p.m. today at 182 Lillis Hall by Edward J. Kame'enui, Dean Knight Professor of Education and founding director of the UO's Center on Teaching and Learning.Kame'enui's talk on the "architecture of instruction" is free and open to the public. It will also be live-streamed online.
At 6:50 a.m. on a Tuesday morning, Daryle Hawkins was reclined on a table in the Ducks’ athletic treatment center as he watched “SportsCenter.”
1. Where in the world were you? I was in Bocas del Toro, Isla Colon, Panama at the Smithsonian's Tropical Research Institute's Marine Laboratory. 2. What work were you doing there?