March 2006

March 24
Disentangling Church and State: Have the Courts Done Enough?
A conference for Oregon judges and appellate attorneys on the courts’ role in disentangling church and state. Three Continuing Legal Education credits are available. Admission is free, but seating is limited.

World Trade Center, 121 SW Salmon.
8:30 a.m. - Noon
For more information, call (541) 346-3835 or browse <http://www.law.uoregon.edu/news/article.php?show=179>

April 2006

April 7
Facilities Management Workshop
Learn the principles and goals of sustainable facilities management and various innovative strategies in the areas of planning and operations that can greatly enhance the performance of the facilities organization. Reengineering concepts that “wow” employees and customers will be discussed and practiced in this workshop as well.

UO Portland Center, 722 SW 2nd Ave,
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m..
For information, call (503) 725-3059 or browse: <http://center.uoregon.edu/sustainability>

April 7
Seattle Supersonics vs. Portland Trail Blazers
Rose Garden
7:00 p.m.

It was a few short years ago that Luke Ridnour was leading the Oregon Ducks into March Madness and eventually to the NCAA Elite 8. This year, he’s coming into the Rose Garden to face the Portland Trail Blazers and we want you to be there! The Blazers are offering a special price for “Easy on the Wallet” College Night. Tickets as low as $10! For more information, click here.

April 21
Systems Thinking for High Performance Organizations:
This seminar will focus on the theory and practice of how to use systems thinking to understand and resolve sustainability problems in private and public organizations and community settings. The adoption of sustainable production systems and organizational designs requires a basic understanding and skills in systems thinking.

UO Portland Center
722 SW 2nd Ave
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
For information, call (503) 725-3059 or browse: <http://center.uoregon.edu/sustainability>

May 2006

May 4
Portland First Thursday: School of Music and Dance
Sherman Clay/Moe’s Piano
131 NW 13th Ave.
Portland, Or. 97209
7 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. (approx)
(Two 45 minute programs)

Sherman-Clay is hosting wine and light hors d’oeuvres.
Faculty featured performers: Milagro Vargas, mezzo-soprano; Dean Brad Foley, saxophone; Claire Wachter and Dean Kramer, piano; Fritz Gearhart, violin and David Riley, accompanying on piano.

May 9
Student Alumni Relations Board (SARB)
Connect the Ducks
UO Campus, Eugene

Connect the Ducks is an event designed to give students the opportunity to meet with an alumnus from their chosen field of study for the purpose of networking and career advice. Students will have the chance to learn about career options and possibly foster a continuing relationship. Alumni will have a chance to meet a future professional, share their knowledge and experience in their career field, learn about campus life today, and have a chance to directly influence a student’s life. Your participation in this dinner would consist of simply sitting with a group of students at dinner and providing your insight. The trip to Eugene and dinner with the students could significantly help guide the students career and give you the opportunity to be a mentor. For more information, please visit uoalumni.com or call (541) 346-2101.

May 13
Pioneer Award Gala
The University of Oregon honors Cheryl Ramberg Ford ’66 and Allyn C. Ford of Roseburg as the recipients of the 2006 Pioneer Award at a gala reception and dinner that benefits the UO scholarship fund. Event Ticket prices start at $275 per person.

6 p.m. –11 p.m.
Governor Hotel, 614 SW 11th Ave..
Contact: Megan Farkas, (541) 346-2017

May 18
Lundquist Alumni Networking (LAN) Event
Lawrence Gallery
903 NW Davis
Portland
6 – 9 p.m.

An evening to mingle with fellow UO business graduates and Portland area alumni while enjoying the Lawrence Art Gallery. Please join the Lundquist Alumni Network for appetizers, a no-host bar and discussion of the Lundquist College of Business. Details and cost will be available at uoalumni.com as they become available, or call
(541) 346-5656.

May 25
2005-06 Kritikos lecturer to speak on God in the 21st Century
Bishop John Shelby Spong, 2005-06 Kritikos Professor in the Humanities, will speak on "Can 21st Century People Believe in God with Integrity?" The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark for 24 years before his retirement in 2001, Bishop Spong is acclaimed as a teaching bishop who makes contemporary theology accessible to the ordinary lay person, His books have sold more than a million copies and his latest book, "The Sins of Scripture: Exposing the Bible’s Texts of Hate to Discover the God of Love" (Harper San Francisco, April 2005), seeks to introduce people to a proper way to engage the holy book of the Judeo-Christian tradition. Free.

Time: TBD
Benson Hotel, 309 SW Broadway
For information, call (541) 346-1002 or browse: <http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~humanctr/>

June 2006

June 7
Portland Presence Focus Group
John Moseley, UO senior vice president and orovost, and Tim Gleason, dean of the School of Journalism and Communication, will discuss plans for expanded academic programs in Portland. In addition to focus group members, UO alumni, friends and interested persons are invited to attend this free, public event. Free.

4 p.m. –5:30 p.m.
UO Portland Center, 722 SW 2nd Avenue,
For information, contact: Gina Ostby, (503) 725-8411

June 9
Sustainable Supply Chain Management for Public Works and Transportation Infrastructure
This workshop is designed for project managers, designers, engineers, operations/facilities managers in government, engineering firms or construction firms.

UO Portland Center 722 SW 2nd Ave
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
For information, call (503) 725-3059 or browse: <http://center.uoregon.edu/sustainability>

June 13
Meet the dean of the University of Oregon Lundquist College of Business
The Charles H. Lundquist College of Business cordially invites you to meet our new dean, James C. Bean, and hear his vision for the future. Cost: $10.00 and includes a box lunch.

12 p.m. –1:30 p.m.
The University Club of Portland, 1225 SW Sixth Avenue
Contact: Rachel Johnson, (541) 346-3370

June 17
Commencement
UO Campus
For more information, go here.

June 30
Accounting for Sustainability
This interactive seminar will examine the issues across several specializations within the field of accounting, including financial reporting, analysis and disclosure, managerial decision making, and capital investment analysis.

8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m..
UO Portland Center, 722 SW 2nd Ave.
For information, call (503) 725-3059 or browse: <http://center.uoregon.edu/sustainability>