Robin Holmes' Blog
NAACP Recognition Award
02/24/12 •
Building on the theme of recognizing those who truly make a difference in our community, I had the opportunity to attend the NAACP recognition award ceremony at Valley River Inn this evening. The venue was packed; a nice mix of University staff and students, City of Eugene officials, and other local area businesses and elected [...]
Read MoreBlack Awards Night 2012
02/23/12 •
Tonight I had the pleasure of attending Black Awards Night presented by the Black Student Union. It had been a long day and due to a prior commitment, I was arriving at the ceremony nearly 30 minutes late. After a full day of meetings, budget decisions, and other “administrivia”, what a pleasure it was to [...]
Read MoreWe love our parents.
02/12/12 •
This past Saturday morning, I had the distinct pleasure of hanging out with about a hundred current UO parents and families. As always, the winter family weekend is a great time to thank parents for entrusting the education of their children to us, but is also a great time to hear directly from our parents. [...]
Read MoreAnd the walls come down…
01/24/12 •
Today several of us took a ceremonial swing at bringing down the walls in the newly expanded Center on Multicultural Academic Excellence suite. Now, along with thesuite downstairs in Oregon Hall, students will have two dedicated areas to receive support and excellent academic advising for all of their needs. This will be the first time [...]
Read MoreMartin Luther King Awards, Our Heroes
01/19/12 •
Today we celebrated the legacy and memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Our annual tradition is to select 3-5 campus colleagues who embody the spirit, tenacity, social justice, and vision of Dr. King. This year’s celebration was the best in recent memory. The recipients were passionately elegant in their words and the tone and [...]
Read MoreAn opportunity to give back to the Los Angeles Community—Rose Bowl
01/06/12 •
An opportunity to give back to the Los Angeles Community—Rose Bowl, January 1, 2012 The Holden Center’s service learning program organized a day of service at the SOVA Community Food & Resource Program’ food pantry today. It was a fantastic event. UO students, staff, faculty and administrators were on hand to help fill food boxes [...]
Read MoreFarewell UO President, Richard Lariviere
12/29/11 •
Farewell and thanks to our University of Oregon President, Richard Lariviere—December 28, 2011 Today marks the end of a presidency but not the end of what our University must accomplish going forward. The sign of a good leader is how the organization functions when the leader is no longer there. If an organization is solely [...]
Read MoreMulticultural Alumni Reunion—Welcome Home
12/04/11 •
Multicultural Alumni Reunion—Welcome Home—December 3, 2011 More than one hundred UO alumni, faculty, staff, and students gathered together for the first ever Multicultural Alumni Event at the University of Oregon. After contacting over 7,000 multicultural alums, we were thrilled to welcome home alumni who have been waiting for their university to invite them back to [...]
Read MoreSmoke and Tobacco Free Campus—The Countdown is on!
11/28/11 •
Smoke and Tobacco Free Campus—The Countdown is on!—November 21, 2011 In 284 days, the University of Oregon will be an entirely smoke and tobacco-free campus. These efforts are part of a larger healthy campus initiative, but it’s also about a healthy environment. Becoming a smoke and tobacco free campus is not just a public health [...]
Read MoreEMU/SRC Remodel and Renovation Project
11/27/11 •
EMU/SRC Remodel and Renovation Project 2011— November 17, 2011 After a vigorous and spirited debate and campaign, the fate of the EMU/SRC referendum was decided: less than 200 votes shy of an affirmative vote to renovate and remodel the Student Recreation Center and less than 700 votes shy to renovate and expand the EMU. As [...]
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