August 2013 Government & Community Relations Update
Picture of the week: DeFazio and the Duck caught giving back
Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-Oregon) is pictured here with the UO Duck at the July 11 “Mascots for a Cure Event.”
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US Congresswoman Bonamici holds internships roundtable
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-Oregon) held a July 12 roundtable in Beaverton at the Portland Community College Willow Creek Center to discuss a bill she reintroduced last month, H.R. 2659. The Opportunities for Success Act proposes providing financial aid to lower income students to participate in paid or unpaid internships.
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President Gottfredson urges congressional delegation to oppose NEH cuts
On August 5, UO President Michael Gottfredson and UO Vice President for Research and Innovation and Dean of the Graduate School Kimberly Espy sent a letter to the Oregon Congressional Delegation urging funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) at the levels contained i
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US Senator Merkley announces “Pay It Forward” plan at UO event
On August 9, US Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) visited the University of Oregon to announce plans to introduce legislation based on the Pay it Forward proposal passed by the Oregon Legislature during the 2013 session.
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Members of the Oregon Delegation sign letter to protect NIH funding of social and behavioral research
Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-Oregon), Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon), and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-Oregon) signed on to a “Dear Colleague” letter from members of Congress to Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in support of funding for behavioral and social science res
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President Gottfredson signs letter urging Congress, President Obama to close ‘Innovation Deficit’
UO President Michael Gottfredson recently signed an open letter to Congress and President Obama, calling for measures to repair a widening national ‘innovation deficit.’ The letter, released July 31, was signed by 164 U.S. university presidents and chancellors and was published as a full-page advertisement in Politico.
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