In his first open message to students, President Micheal Schill urges them to take advantage of 'all this great institution has to offer.'

At his first meeting of the President's Diversity Advisory Community Council, Schill voiced the importance of equity and inclusion.

Increasing tenure-track faculty, improving access and affordability and providing a world-class educational experience are his top goals.

The book's theme of 'Survival is insufficient' is is echoed in the university's Common Reading program for incoming freshmen.

President Schill will join Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy and about a hundred volunteers to comb nearby neighborhoods and greet students.

The new 14-member Sexual Assault Advisory Council will help guide and evaluate the university’s sexual violence prevention plan.

Articles in The Chronicle of Higher Education and The Register-Guard spotlight the university's efforts to overcome low state funding and thrive.

The annual gathering focused on the role education and research plays in Oregon’s economy.

The autumn issue also includes feature stories about a grad who turns old Pontiacs into art and homeless people and their pets.

The university is working to address dozens of recomendations contained in three separate reports looking at ways to improve responses.