This article fisrt appeared in Around the O on August 7, 2014.

The University of Oregon Board of Trustees voted Thursday to accept the resignation of Michael R. Gottfredson as president and appointed Scott Coltrane – the university’s senior vice president and provost – as interim president.

Coltrane will serve as interim president while the board conducts a comprehensive search for a permanent president. Neither motion received any dissenting votes.

This story text first appeared at Around the O on August 6, 2014

Three UO business students are among five finalists in the Entrepreneur of 2014 competition put on by Entrepreneur magazine.

The three are the brains behind Fourth Wall, a business concept that uses a software application to match actors to auditions. The idea was drawn up by business student Sahil Diwan with help from fellow students Anthony Rondinella and Cody Hatfield.

Local and national media paid a lot of attention to the events and programs surrounding the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships. Eugene newspapers and TV channels offered robust coverage of all Global Expo projects, especially the UO Ambassadors program and the placement of the Global Research interactive map displays.

Below are the links to last month’s media coverage of OIA’s projects:

KEZI 9: Flags fly for World Junior Championships

EUGENE, Ore. — Here’s something to check out if you’re headed to Hayward Field. One of the free exhibits at the IAAF World Junior Track and Field Championships is a giant touch screen interactive map of the world.

The map shows parts of the world where University of Oregon researchers are doing work.

The goal is to raise awareness that there is academic excellence of global impact attached to the track.

This article was first published in the Register Guard on July 23, 2014.

Day 1 of the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships being held at historic Hayward Field included opening ceremonies and a flag march led by OIA staff and GSI UO Ambassadors.

Watch the entire procession coverage by Universal Sports Network.

Dear Colleagues:
 
On July 21, 2014 the US Department of State upgraded its travel travel warning for Israel, the West Bank and Gaza. On July 22, a rocket landed in the vicinity of the Tel Aviv airport. As a result numerous US and European air carriers have suspended flights. The University of Oregon has been monitoring and assessing these developments and has consulted key partners to gather relevant input and guidance.
 

This article was published by the Daily Emerald on July 20, 2014.

There’s a maroon flag hanging from a third-story window at the Walton-Clark residence hall. The slinking fabric is the only indication Nagina Pirzad needs to locate her assignment: the Moroccan junior national track and field team. She, alongside two other women are one of 116 ambassadors from the University of Oregon who will guide the far-flung athletes around the campus and the city in the days leading up to the World Junior track and field championships.

This story was published by the Register Guard on July 21, 2014.

By Alan Sylvestre

With hundreds of young athletes from dozens of countries arriving in Eugene for the World Junior Championships track meet this week, how might the University of Oregon best promote its international reach in academia?

This article first appeared on July 13 in the Argentinian publication Diario El Ciudadano & La Gente.