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Ninkasi social and tours

The Officers of Administration Council is holding a no-host social at Ninkasi Brewing Company on February 12th from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at 272 Van Buren Street in Eugene.

Ninkasi will be offering tours of the brewery, too.

This is a great opportunity for OAs to meet outside of work to socialize and network. As the event is geared toward OAs, we encourage you to bring yourself and your fellow OAs.

Please RSVP for the event and the brewery tour.

Participate in Senior VP/Provost finalist interviews

The three candidates for the position of Senior Vice President and Provost position will be on campus for interviews the following dates:

  • Scott Coltrane (candidate #1): January 13–14
  • Jane Conoley (candidate #2): January 21–22
  • Candidate #3: February 3-4

Details on each candidate, as well as interview schedules, are available on the President’s website. Also see the position description and the Opportunities and Challenge Profile (PDF) for the position.

We encourage Officers of Administration to participate in this search as this a very important leadership role.

Academic Planning Discussions

Interim Provost Scott Coltrane is conducting a series of meetings to discuss the university’s academic plan. OAs are encouraged to attend.

Each meeting topic will be presented twice to accommodate schedules.

  • December 10, 12:00 – 1:30 pm on Benchmarks and Metrics
  • January 14, 9:00 – 10:30 am on Benchmarks and Metrics
  • January 30, 3:00 – 4:30 pm on Setting Priorities
  • February 14, 8:30 – 10:00 am on Setting Priorities
  • February 28, 8:30 – 10:00 am on Implementation Strategies
  • March 18, 1:00 – 2:30 pm on Implementation Strategies

All meetings are in Gerlinger Lounge. No RSVP needed.

You can contribute questions in advance of the meetings.

Background information is available at provost.uoregon.edu/content/academic-planning.

OAs invited to Board of Trustees meetings

UO Board of Trustee meetings are mostly open, and OAs are invited to attend.

Upcoming Board of Trustee meetings are January 23 (8am-5pm) and January 24 (8am-11am) in the Giustina Ballroom of the Ford Alumni Center.

For more information on the Board of Trustees and their meeting schedule, see http://trustees.uoregon.edu/content/meetings-and-events.

OA Council meeting: 2/14/14

Friday, February 14, 2014
10:00 am to 11:30 am
EMU Walnut Room

Special guests:

  • Two members of the newly-appointed UO Board of Trustees, Susan Gary and Kurt Willcox, will join the Council for a discussion of the Board, its function and goals. They would like to hear about OA concerns and interests.

OA Council Meeting: 1/10/14

Friday, January 10, 2014
10:00 am to 11:30 am
EMU Board Room

Agenda:

  • Forum schedule for winter term
  • OA social event at Ninkasi Brewing update (Paula)
  • Listening Tour: next steps and launch of survey
  • Senate proclamation discussion (Miriam)
  • OAC representation at Provost candidate presentations
  • Open discussion

NOTE: UO Board of Trustees Susan Gary and Kurt Willcox have been rescheduled for February’s meeting.

UO Ombudsperson search presentations

The University of Oregon is conducting a search for the position of University Ombudsperson. Each candidate will give a public presentation, followed by a question-and-answer period and reception. All faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to attend the candidates’ public presentations.

Monday, November 25 – Annie Bentz
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
EMU Oak Room

Tuesday, December 3 – Bruce MacAllister
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Papé Room, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art

Wednesday, December 4 – Bernard Anderson
4:45 – 5:45 p.m.
Papé Room, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art

Thursday, December 5 – Elaine Newell
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Papé Room, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art

The position description, application materials, and forms for providing feedback for each candidate can be found on the President’s Office website at Ombudsperson Search Information. Contribute feedback on each candidate there. We ask that online feedback forms be filled out no later than 5:00 p.m. on December 10.

OA Council Meeting: 12/13

Friday, December 13, 2013
10:00 am to 11:30 am
109 Friendly Hall
EMU Maple Room
EMU Gumwood Room

AGENDA:

  • Greg Rikhoff, Chief of Staff for President Gottfredson
  • Gordon Taylor, College of Arts and Science, and Sara Stubbs, Information Services, will discuss a workflow project
  • Reschedule weather-cancelled 12/9 listening tour

All OAs are welcome!

Can you hear me now?? OA Council Listening Tour

image of loudspeakersThe Officers of Administration Council is launching a listening tour of campus to hear what’s on the minds of OAs across campus and around the state.

Please join us to share your thoughts on professional growth opportunities, thoughts and concerns about changes in University leadership and governance, opportunities to participate in shared governance, and issues you would like the OA Council to focus on.

  • Monday, November 18: 3pm to 4pm in 142 Law
  • Tuesday, November 26: noon to 1:00pm in EMU Oak Room Fir Room
  • Thursday, December 5: 8am to 9pm—Ramey Room, Carson Hall
  • Monday, December 9: 11am to noon in HEDCO room 230T  Rescheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 17. See below.
  • Thursday, December 12: 2pm to 3pm in the Human Resources Training Room on the fourth floor of the PeaceHealth Building
  • Tuesday, December 17: 11am to noon in 142 HEDCO
  • Portland meeting on Thursday, January 30: 11am to noon; location is TBD. RSVP to Angela Mercer at mercer@uoregon.edu.

We have attempted to schedule meeting times and locations to fit most every work schedule. However, no schedule is perfect, so we will follow up these in-person meetings with an online version.

OA Council Meeting: 11/8

Friday, November 8, 2013
10:00 am to 11:30 am
EMU Umpqua Room (NOTE: new location)

All OAs are welcome!

Agenda

BUSINESS

  • Conversation with Linda Leon and Helen Chu (OA FAC reps)
  • Q&A with Guests
  • Discussion of opportunities for OA service on campus
  • Formalize dates for listening tours and questions/survey
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