Richard Lariviere’s Blog

Invitation to town hall meeting

10/16/09 •

We would like to invite you to a Town Hall meeting to discuss the outcome of state funding allocations and the recently ratified contract with SEIU.

DATE: Wednesday, Oct. 21
TIME: 3:00 - 4:30pm
LOCATION: EMU Ballroom

All faculty, officers of administration, and staff are welcome. Staff, please check with your supervisors if you wish to attend. Supervisors, please be as flexible as is reasonable in allowing attendance.

Sincerely,

Richard Lariviere
UO President

Peter Gilkey
UO Senate President

Neighborhood event gets school started on great footing

10/02/09 •

This week I joined Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy, City Manager Jon Ruiz, Police Chief Pete Kerns, Emma Kallaway, president of the Associated Students of the University of Oregon, and others in a community welcome event in the neighborhoods surrounding the university.

Collectively we knocked on about five-hundred doors on Tuesday afternoon…

Athletics handling Blount issue

10/02/09 •

University of Oregon head football coach Chip Kelly has established a set of objectives that UO football player LeGarrette Blount must achieve in order to be considered for reinstatement to the team at some point in the future…