1. Where in the world were you?
I was in northeast India, this trip particularly Assam and Manipur states. The seven states of Northeast India, altogether about the size of Oregon, are home to something like 200 different languages, most of them pretty much, or completely, unknown to linguists.
2. What work were you doing there?
The May 10 visit to the University of Oregon of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, will be part of a three-day visit by the Tibetan spiritual leader to Oregon. He will be involved in several events at an environmental summit sponsored by Portland's Maitripa College, the Northwest's first Buddhist college.
Maitripa College is hosting the environmental summit from May 9 through May 11.
The University of Oregon's Museum of Natural and Cultural History will open a new exhibit Jan. 18 – called "Site Seeing: Snapshots of Historical Archaeology in Oregon" – that features artifacts from recent excavations by museum archaeologists. The exhibit will run through Dec. 31.
The exhibit's opening reception, which is open to the public, will be held a week later, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 25, at the museum, 1680 E. 15th Ave.
The Lundquist College of Business has honored associate professor of management Jennifer Howard-Grenville as the 2013 Thomas C. Stewart Distinguished Professor.
The endowment, created by Tom Stewart, ’72, rewards faculty whose accomplishments lead to distinction at a world-class level.
Last summer, Ian F. McNeely, associate professor of history, was named the first Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education in the College of Arts and Sciences. In this Q&A, he discusses the challenges posed by the enrollment surge, the curriculum-development pipeline and the uptick in international students.
Q: Why did the College of Arts and Sciences create the position of Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education?
Vox Resonat, an ensemble of vocal soloists specializing in music of the Baroque, Renaissance and Middle Ages, will present its first concert of the season at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, at Central Lutheran Church, near the UO Campus. The church is at 18th Avenue and Potter Street.
The ensemble will perform music from the early middle ages to the high Renaissance, covering about 600 years. The program, titled "The Lost Saints of Winter,” features pieces composed for festivities associated with December and January holidays, some of which are largely forgotten today.
Approximately 75 people gathered today in the EMU Fir Room to express their feelings regarding the restructuring of the UO Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI). The final of four town hall meetings designed to collect feedback on a new strategic action plan for the office, this meeting was scheduled specifically to provide the opportunity for attendees to voice their concerns over the changes that have taken place in the office.
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet will deliver a lecture at the University of Oregon’s Matthew Knight Arena on Friday, May 10. The 1:30 p.m. lecture, "The Path to Peace and Happiness in the Global Society," is open to UO students, faculty and staff as well as members of the public.
Additional details on the event including information on ticket sales to the public will be available in the coming weeks.
Laura Lacasa, an information technology consultant at the University of Oregon's Financial Aid and Scholarships office, got winter term off to a good start – her number was drawn in today's AroundtheO scavenger hunt contest and she wins a $100 gift card to The Duck Store.
