UO E-Clips is a daily report prepared by the Office of Communications (http://comm.uoregon.edu) summarizing current news coverage of the University of Oregon.
Media mentions for October 22
The UO’s battle to have a place in online education
The Daily Emerald: Far away from Johnson Hall, in a concrete box called McKenzie Hall, on the corner of the fourth floor, in a narrow corridor, is a little computer lab that is about to become a lot more important. Since 1991, Professor Cathleen Leue has been working in this lab, quietly running and developing the University of Oregon’s distance education courses and online testing. It may not be quiet for much longer ... Online education has permeated the UO already through programs like Blackboard. The classroom crunch has reignited interest in developing more online courses to reduce the stress on campus.
The fall and rise of West University apartments
The Daily Emerald: Every day it seems that a different apartment complex is going up in West University. The progress and change is evident. Old, worn-down houses are being demolished and in their place modern behemoths are rising. DeGeneault attended the University of Oregon from 1969 to 1973, and at that time there were only about 12,000 students. Since then, the student number has almost doubled in size. This influx of students has resulted in the need for more and more housing near campus. Another factor is the fact that students of today are used to a different lifestyle than those of 10 years ago. Students are opting to live in the newer buildings because they have the amenities they need.
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Media mentions for October 21
The Register-Guard: Eliot Grasso literally set the tone at a public memorial service for former University of Oregon School of Music and Dance Dean Anne Dhu McLucas. He began the service with a piece he had composed -- and aptly named “Boundless” -- in his former teacher’s honor. As he played it on the uilleann pipes, the bagpipe of Ireland, he evoked both dirge and irrepressible vitality. The performance was one of more than a dozen as fellow music scholars from across the country joined family, friends and local colleagues to fill Beall Concert Hall on Saturday to celebrate the life of McLucas, who died at age 71 on Sept. 8 after she was fatally beaten while trying to protect her domestic partner.
Nicotine replacement therapy offered at UO in transition to a tobacco-free campus
The Daily Emerald: The nicotine-free policy instituted at the University of Oregon at the beginning of September has been years in the making. “I’ve worked on tobacco control for eight years,” said Paula Staight, advisor to the Student Health Advisory Committee. “This didn’t just happen overnight. This took years (of) polling students (and) making policy” ... the UO Health Center has worked to ensure that tobacco users are not without an alternative through its nicotine replacement therapy program ... The program, which has been running for the past two years, provides a six-week supply of nicotine gum or patches to students, free of charge. In addition, students make a personal quit plan and receive weekly support through email.
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Media mentions for October 20
Memorial held for former dean at UO
KVAL: Hundreds of friends and family members gathered on campus Saturday to pay tribute to the recently deceased Anne Dhu McLucas, Dean Emeritus for the School of Music and Dance at the University of Oregon. The memorial started at 4 p.m. Saturday at Beall Concert Hall on the UO campus. The hall was filled with music, some pieces written especially for the beloved music professor. There were also countless people sharing memories of how Anne had impacted their lives. McLucas was a retired professor of the University of Oregon's School of Music, with specialties in ethnomusicology and musicology. While retired, she still taught seminars at the school. McLucas served as dean to the School of Music from 1992 to 2002.
UO Health Center offers acupuncture program for students
The Daily Emerald: Beginning this year, the University of Oregon Health Center has added acupuncture to the services offered to students ... Kali specializes in treatment of stress, anxiety, sleep disturbances and muscle-skeletal problems, and additionally offers assistance with smoking cessation. Shannon Millington, manager of physical therapy and physical/sports medicine, said the program was established after student requests, and the benefits of the program for students are numerous. “We treat students from all over the world and for some students acupuncture is one of the primary types of treatment that they turn to,” she said. “For other students it is a perfect complement and/or alternative to western-based medical treatment.”
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Late mentions for October 19
UO's sustainable cities program nets award
Portland Business Journal: The University of Oregon's Sustainable Cities Initiative won a national award for its program that pairs students with officials from one city for a year to tackle sustainability issues from a planning perspective. The program is also spurring five universities across the country to launch similar efforts. Earlier this week, the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education honored Nico Larco and Marc Schlossberg, co-directors of the program, with the Faculty Sustainability Leadership Award.