Campus News

Oregon had 74,000 reported cases of child abuse and neglect in 2011 – a jump of 85 percent since 2000. But a new organization administered through the University of Oregon’s College of Education is working to reverse this troubling trend by preventing abuse before it happens.

Professor Judith Sheine joined the School of Architecture and Allied Arts in December as the Department of Architecture's new head. She is a nationally-recognized educator and architect, and comes to Oregon from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. “Judith was selected from a national pool to lead the department and will build on the strong work and success already present in the department’s faculty, staff, and students,” said A&AA Dean Frances Bronet.

Ten more stainless steel AroundtheO travel mugs found homes when 10 careful readers of AroundtheO had their numbers drawn in today's scavenger hunt contest. Each winner submitted one or more correct answers in this week's daily contests to become eligible for the weekly drawing.

The award-winning UO Gospel Singers will present a pair of benefit concerts to raise funds for the ensemble’s upcoming trip to China. The concerts, tagged “Reaching Out,” will be at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 23 at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 17625 NW Cornell Rd. in Beaverton. The suggested donation for each concert is $20, to be paid onsite. Reservations, however, are required to secure a seat and may be made at http://music.uoregon.edu/gospel.

The University of Oregon School of Music and Dance events calendar is packed full of performances – from a visiting flutist, to baroque chamber music, to the world premiere of an original opera. The UO School of Music and Dance is located in the Frohnmayer Music Building on the UO campus, 961 E. 18th Ave, Eugene. For more information or for a complete calendar of events, call 541-346-5678 or visit music.uoregon.edu.

The University of Oregon will once again focus on "positive body image" during the week of Feb. 18, in a campaign this week and this campaign meant to help UO faculty, staff and students feel comfortable with their appearance. The third-year effort is being coordinated by the UO Counseling and Testing Center, Health Center, the Student Recreation Center and University Housing. The "All Sizes Fit" campaign features a week’s worth of displays, presentations and activities that promote acceptance of body shapes while raising awareness about a health-at-all-sizes approach. 

Newly hired faculty, staff and GTFs can share information with AroundtheO about their new positions and their occupational and/or educational backgrounds

A celebration of life will be at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9, for Rebecca "Becky" Vaughan, a longtime employee of the University of Oregon. Vaughan died of cancer on Jan. 31. She was 62. She worked since 1984 in the UO Police Department and the Parking and Transportation Department. She began her UO career in police dispatch, shifted to the front office in parking and then served for many years as that department's access coordinator. More recently, she continued to work half-time in parking during her retirement.

The University of Oregon’s office for Research, Innovation and Graduate Education (RIGE) has released its annual report for 2012, which is available online. The report includes data on impact – economic and otherwise – and stories on the personalities behind research, innovation and graduate education. Highlights include some of the research news stories and big developments that made headlines:

If you started work as a classified employee at the University of Oregon during the Reagan years – or earlier – then this party’s for you. Human Resources will sponsor an invitation-only event to recognize classified employees who have university service of 25 years or longer, from noon to 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 13, in the Knight Library Browsing Room.