coe-staff: The Weekly Vol. 7 #11

Wed Dec 3 13:51:22 PST 2025

The Weekly Vol. 7 #11

Dean's Message

Dear COE community,

I look forward to seeing to seeing many of you at our Faculty and Staff Meeting this Friday, December 5th from 12:15-1:45pm in HEDCO 220 or on Zoom. For those joining in person, we will have some festive refreshments available starting at noon in 230T. So please come a few minutes early, grab some food/drink, and enjoy a good conversation with your colleagues before the meeting begins.

This week I'd also like to give a special shout-out to our fantastic COE Communications team: Julianne (Juls) Davis and Emily Barker. They work tirelessly on maintaining and improving our COE website, social media, and other communication products, and serve as our liaisons with central UO communications. Our COE team is widely considered an exemplar on campus, leading the way in website accessibility, innovative digital communication strategies, and social media presence.

With the unfortunate elimination of the COE Communications Director position as part of our college's budget reductions this summer, I am incredibly grateful for all the work Juls and Emily are doing to maintain high-quality communications for our college. With this change on the team, Juls and Emily are now directly reporting to the dean. I encourage faculty and staff to reach out to them directly with any communications-related requests, specifically:

  *   directly emailing Juls at juls at uoregon.edu<mailto:juls at uoregon.edu> with any requests related to the website,
  *   directly emailing Emily at ebarker8 at uoregon.edu<mailto:ebarker8 at uoregon.edu> with any requests related to the HEDCO digital screens or developing video content, and
  *   emailing the role account coesocial at uoregon.edu<mailto:coesocial at uoregon.edu> for social media content recommendations.

Thank you, Juls and Emily, for all that you do to support our college!

Best wishes,

Emily

Updates and Upcoming

UO Quiet Period: December 25-January 1

University leadership encourages all units to observe the quiet period whenever possible. Although the university will remain open, we ask that operations during this time be limited to essential activities. I encourage everyone to pause non-urgent emails and messages during the quiet period. This helps those taking leave to more fully rest and recharge and gives those who continue working a chance to focus without the usual flurry of tasks, emails, Teams chats, and phone calls.

Learn how to schedule your email to send at a later date and time<https://click.contact.uoregon.edu/?qs=18326bb38e3f35349e61a98419f0b65318348a5fc053c536438528894ba5f24c6d7037c472aac893c5a9073ec3914e77d215eca8b1046627>.
Learn how to schedule your Teams messages to send at a later date and time<https://click.contact.uoregon.edu/?qs=18326bb38e3f3534cf0aca8639b2836e9a8dc9ac30ee89d5b9270b5d089bca3f7da21b691b77a33d837cc2956faed3082d49805043e2c3a4>.

Spotlights and Recognition

Article: UO experts offer tips for finding the way to happier holidays<https://news.uoregon.edu/uo-experts-offer-tips-finding-way-happier-holidays>

Keep the season bright this winter with these pointers to reduce family drama and deepen connection. UO experts, Anne Marie Mauricio, PhD, and Cindy Huang, PhD, offer tips on finding the way to happier holidays.

Reminders

International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) Resource

Please review the Federal Rule Changes for the International Community webpage<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/uoregon.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d5ffc62fd26e1af9771bbadf4&id=c49988aa8d&e=ba87c38fe0__;!!C5qS4YX3!FvM8bBehMN2waqjopVNcX_YUZti46rJc7HlMSyy4A7oTsFXfDjpdaYtNFNxQLqlC9G-3W0N23jmRq6c$> and check back often as it will be updated as new information becomes available.

Guidance and Resources for Encounters with Immigration Enforcement

The UO's Division of Global Engagement has published guidance on how to respond to immigration enforcement. You can access that information here<https://isss.uoregon.edu/federal-updates#enforcement>, including what to do if immigration enforcement comes to campus<https://isss.uoregon.edu/sites/default/files/2025-02/ogc-immigration-enforcement-guidance.pdf>.

I am also attaching a printable wallet card<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.ilrc.org/redcards__;!!C5qS4YX3!GpU1hDpREDVNODf-hCWEzmGD1o1yiyYTsT0y2p4nQkJ6MI7YXXHXfXe5Grv9f7kBJTwy2od0CGe2n57juBgVvA$> in English ([?pdf icon] Red Card English.pdf<https://uoregon.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/O365_COEExecutiveAssistantRole/ERorKCASRdFGs0T_YXKdTM4BToqiTpLenQGJ2W__wCevsg?e=kP5rge>) and Spanish ([?pdf icon] Red Card Spanish.pdf<https://uoregon.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/O365_COEExecutiveAssistantRole/EavW3YyNp-VAsbEU0Sc4vvMBbFrM-am342w-hDTcQAn86A?e=dcojMs>) with specific language to use if agents request information about a student, staff, or faculty member, or request access to classrooms or campus spaces. This resource is also available on the Global Engagement website<https://isss.uoregon.edu/federal-updates#enforcement>.

If ICE officers contact you or your colleagues, the Office of General Counsel should be your first point of contact. They can be reached at (541) 346-3082 or at gcounsel at uoregon.edu<mailto:gcounsel at uoregon.edu> for assistance or to respond to any inquiries from immigration officials. You also can email the Division of Global Engagement at intl at uoregon.edu<mailto:intl at uoregon.edu>, and they can help connect you with resources. For issues related to Dreamer immigrant students, please reach out to Justine Carpenter at 541-346-1123 or justcarp at uoregon.edu<mailto:justcarp at uoregon.edu>.

In addition, the Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration also provides Oregon-specific resources and data related to immigration and higher education. You can access the site here<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.higheredimmigrationportal.org/state/oregon/__;!!C5qS4YX3!GpU1hDpREDVNODf-hCWEzmGD1o1yiyYTsT0y2p4nQkJ6MI7YXXHXfXe5Grv9f7kBJTwy2od0CGe2n57tRzyTNA$>.

ICE activity and media coverage can be emotionally distressing. If you, a student, or a colleague needs support, please review the University Health Services' Counseling Services website<https://counseling.uoregon.edu/services> to review referrals and resources.

Job Openings

  *   Postdoctoral Scholar, HEDCO Institute<https://careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/536084/postdoctoral-scholar>: Application review begins January 5, 2026
  *   The search for a permanent Dean of the College of Education<https://careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/536038/dean-college-of-education> is officially live on the UO Careers website. Applications and nominations are due January 15, 2026. The firm WittKieffer<https://wittkieffer.com/positions/201521> is managing this search process.

Emily Tanner-Smith | Interim Dean & Thomson Professor (she/her)
University of Oregon | College of Education
230 HEDCO Education Building | Eugene, OR 97403-1215
https://education.uoregon.edu<https://education.uoregon.edu/> | https://hedcoinstitute.uoregon.edu/
[Logo for the University of Oregon's College of Education]<https://www.uoregon.edu/>

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