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 December 4
EDITORIAL: A shake-up for higher ed -- The governor proposes a consolidated department
The Register Guard: Tucked away in Gov. John Kitzhaber’s budget for 2013-15 are plans for the biggest shake-up of higher education since the creation of the Oregon University System’s predecessor in 1932 and the formation of community colleges three decades later. … Kitzhaber calls for the formation of a new Department of Post-Secondary Education that would have authority over the state’s seven universities, 17 community colleges, Oregon Health & Science University and need-based scholarship programs.
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Media mentions for December 3
The Private Public University: How the UO fulfills its public mission with private dollars
Daily Emerald: They are standing among opulence. Mom and Dad are there, maybe a younger sibling and of course the prospective student, the high schooler weighing his or her options for where to spend the next four or five years. They are in the north lobby, where the campus tours start. Look to your left, digital pillars glow on the eastern end with the records and accolades of Oregon in text and images. Look right, above the stairs, you’ll meet the wooden faces, hewed from a Crimson King Maple, gazing at the visitors. This is Ford Alumni Center — part office building, part art museum.
Researchers dub cloud browsers a security threat
PanARMENIAN.Net: Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Oregon published some findings on their work with cloud browsers, which could become interesting services for anonymous web browsing, tomshardware.com reports. According to William Enck, assistant professor of computer science at NC State and co-author of a paper describing the research, said that cloud browsers function just like normal web browsers, but create their interface and run all computational tasks entirely in the cloud.
Crooke joins University of Oregon as first Avamere Professor of Practice
Lane Today: The concept is simple: Bring insight from the field directly to the student. No intermediary, no lag time. Such is the intent of a new classification of professor already being experienced by the students of the UO Lundquist College of Business. … After an extensive search, the Lundquist College of Business selected Dr. Michael Crooke to serve as its first Professor of Practice …
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Media mentions for December 2
GUEST VIEWPOINT: At UO, equity and inclusion is everyone’s work
The Register-Guard: I accepted a position at the University of Oregon this fall as the vice president overseeing what was formerly known as UO’s Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity -- now the Office of Equity and Inclusion. It’s a subtle difference, but is really more than a simple name change. It’s a signal that the time has come for the Office of Equity and Inclusion to build on the successes of its predecessor and evolve to fill the promise of its new name. Our office must become better aligned with current best practices in the field of equity and inclusion, and must position itself to work more effectively with the UO, community groups and other universities.
Data revisions mean more of the same
Bullfax.com: Revisions to some of the key indicators bring us back to the same old story-- the U.S. economy continues to grow, but at a slower rate than any of us would like. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released on Thursday a revised estimate that U.S. real GDP grew at a 2.7% annual rate in the third quarter, up from the initial estimate of 2%. So things are better than we thought? Not really. … I predicted that these employment revisions would in turn lead to a substantial revision in the recession probability index maintained by University of Oregon Professor Jeremy Piger, and indeed they did.
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Media mentions for December 1
Old school buildings at center of debate
The Register-Guard: The benefits of replacing old schools vs. remodeling them got an airing at the Eugene City Club on Friday afternoon as architects discussed the role buildings play, not only in education but in the neighborhoods where they’re located. The discussion comes as the Eugene School Board grapples with decisions about its aging facilities, with many buildings more than 50 years old ... Mark Gillem, UO architecture professor and one of the district’s most vocal critics, argued at City Club that remodeling schools makes more economic sense than replacing them.
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Late mentions for November 30
University Of Oregon Students Team Up To Build Something Tangible For The Unhoused
KLCC: A student-run design-build program has a $7,000 grant to help make something tangible that can help the homeless. The team of six University of Oregon students has met with un-housed individuals, as well as social service providers and community leaders to better understand the needs of those without permanent shelter. Team member Alexander Froehlich says they don’t want to produce a redundant product. “Paired with existing services that provide material needs like food, shelter, water, and hygiene we might be able to promote positive social growth of individuals.” Ideas have focused around shelter, storage, security, personal hygiene and health and wellness. The public is invited to attend a presentation and brainstorm this Sunday at 2:00 p-m at Reality Kitchen on 245 Van Buren in Eugene.