EUGENE, Ore. – (Jan. 17, 2014) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Oregon will meet on Jan. 23 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Jan. 24 from 8 a.m. to noon.

The meeting will be held in the Giustina Ballroom at the Ford Alumni Center, 1720 E. 13th Avenue in Eugene.

The agenda will include the election of the board chair and vice chair, adoption of bylaws and establishment of committees. The trustees will also continue discussions about orientation to key operations of the institution.

Additional information about the Board of Trustees of the University of Oregon is at: http://trustees.uoregon.edu.

Members of the public who wish to request accommodations should contact Amanda Hatch at 541-346-3013 or ahatch@uoregon.edu, preferably 72 hours prior to the meeting.

About the University of Oregon

The University of Oregon is among the 108 institutions chosen from 4,633 U.S. universities for top-tier designation of "Very High Research Activity" in the 2010 Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The UO also is one of two Pacific Northwest members of the Association of American Universities.

MEDIA CONTACT: Julie Brown, UO media relations, 541-346-3185, julbrown@uoregon.edu