coe-staff: The Weekly Vol 2 #30

[Randy Kamphaus]

Dear Faculty and Staff,

As you know, the quality of the meetings we attend is quite variable - an understatement. The AAU Deans meeting I attended last week in Washington, DC was most rewarding - an accolade. The speakers held impressive qualifications, garnered our attention with stimulating and relevant content, and the deans were fully engaged. In person and remote participation by deans was also high, representing private and public universities, all regions of the country, and at least one Canadian university.

Even more impressive is the fact that we adopted an action item for the upcoming year, with enthusiasm. A presentation by a higher education equity and inclusion expert led to a discussion of the many structures we have for gatekeeping in higher education. This concern led to a discussion of "what counts" as scholarship in this age of an expanding array of digital outlets and new measures of research impact (e.g., downloads). The outcome of this discussion was the appointment of a writing group to guide us through the process of revising our local promotion and tenure guidelines as a collaborative.

I've asked Dianna Carrizales-Engelmann, Assistant Dean for Administration, Equity, and Inclusion to work with Chris Murray, Associate Dean for Faculty Development, John Seeley, Associate Dean for Research, and all of you to revisit our promotion and tenure guidelines (tenure-related and career-track) in tandem with the efforts of AAU colleges and schools of education. You will be learning more about this effort early next year.

Regards,

Randy

Updates and Upcoming:


  *   Free Virtual Event: The university in collaboration with NASU (Native American Student Union) is hosting a virtual event, Thanks but No Thanks-giving: Decolonizing an American Holiday<https://calendar.uoregon.edu/event/thanks_but_no_thanks-giving_decolonizing_an_american_holiday_4201#.YZVGh1CIaUl>, on Thursday, November 18th at 2pm. This workshop is free and open to UO students, faculty, and staff.


  *   Call for Published Books: Have you published a book and would like it to be featured on our faculty books page of the COE website<https://education.uoregon.edu/faculty-books>? If so, please send an email to juls at uoregon.edu<mailto:juls at uoregon.edu>.

Reminders:


  *   Four Spots Left for Headshots: Thursday, December 2nd, COE Communications is hosting a professional headshot photo opportunity for faculty and staff and they have four spots left during 10am-11am. If you do not currently have a headshot, or would like to update yours, please RSVP<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf2HBdnePW1HiXLsYM9uay_CvouuMWvh_jcy9v5Y5MoI0JBtA/viewform?usp=pp_url> and select a timeslot that works best for you. The headshots will be taking place at the HEDCO Education Building. Please meet in the HEDCO lobby on the first floor a few minutes before your chosen time slot. Business casual dress is preferred. If you have any questions, please email Emily Barker at ebarker8 at uoregon.edu<mailto:ebarker8 at uoregon.edu>.


  *   Save the Date for the Faculty and Staff Meeting: Please save the date for the faculty and staff meeting on Friday, December 3rd from 1:30-3:00pm. More details are forthcoming.


  *   UO COVID Vaccination Requirement Updated Process: On October 27th the University announced that due to additional federal vaccination reporting requirements, UO employees are required to take additional steps to verify their vaccination or exemption status. UO employees must complete the updated process by December 6, 2021, to ensure UO compliance. More information is available at: https://coronavirus.uoregon.edu/uo-covid-19-vaccination-requirement-employee-process. Please make sure you complete this process by the December 6th deadline.

Accolades:

  *   Emily Tanner-Smith was featured in this AroundtheO article<https://around.uoregon.edu/content/brief-talks-doctor-can-sometimes-help-reduce-drinking?fbclid=IwAR3TmuUTtPQF9WsldA8IVR-d9GuhB_W-LI-JBr0ypAi-p3_8tMjqwAhKJnI> summarizing her study that was published in the journal Addiction on how brief talks with a doctor can sometimes help reduce drinking. Thank you for this important prevention work, Emily.



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