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two women in a class of more than
200 engineers at the Indian Insti-
Oregon State University has named tute of Technology in Kanpur, where
the dean of UCLA’s Samueli School of she studied mechanical engineering.
Engineering as its new president.
She moved to the United States and
Jayathi Murthy was one of two fi-
earned a master’s degree from Wash-
nalists considered to replace F. King
ington State University in 1981 and
Alexander, who resigned in April
later her PhD from the University of
2021, amid criticism of his mishan-
Minnesota. Since 1984, Murthy has
dling of sexual misconduct
moved between industry and
charges while president of
academia.
Louisiana State University.
Kirk Schueler, chair of the
Alexander served less than a
Oregon State board of trust-
year as the school’s president.
ees, applauded Murthy’s lead-
Becky Johnson, who previ-
ership in academia and said
ously served as the vice pres-
she embodies the qualities
ident of Oregon State Uni-
the Oregon State community
versity-Cascades, was named Murthy
was looking for in its new
interim university president
president.
in the wake of Alexander’s departure,
“Advancing diversity, equity and in-
becoming the first woman to lead the
clusion is a deeply held conviction and
school in its 157-year history.
central to her work as an educator,”
The OSU board voted unanimously Schueler said.
to name another trailblazer as uni-
Trustees selected Murthy over
versity president Tuesday with the se-
Charles Martinez, dean of the Uni-
lection of Murthy. Murthy is the first
versity of Texas Austin College of Ed-
woman to serve as dean of UCLA’s
ucation. Martinez is the former vice
engineering school, where she also
president for institutional equity and
teaches in the department of mechan- diversity at the University of Oregon
ics and aerospace. She will become the and a former member of the Oregon
second woman to lead Oregon State
State Board of Education.
and the first to serve without an in-
Oregon State conducted a public
terim title.
search for its next president, in a dra-
“I have chosen to join Oregon State
matic departure from its closed-door
University because of the enormous
hiring of Alexander, which resulted
promise of this place and the opportu- in campus mistrust of the board of
nity to make a difference,” Murthy said trustees and the presidential hiring
at Tuesday’s announcement. “Thank
process. Murthy and Martinez visited
you so much for giving me this chance, campus in late May to meet the cam-
this opportunity to serve you.”
pus community and participate in
Born in India, Murthy was one of
public forums.
BY SAMI EDGE
The Oregonian
8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri.
Marie Ekin, former middle school teacher and Blue Mountain Community College tu-
tor, talks to college board members about character during the public comment por-
tion of a meeting Monday before the board approved a plan that laid off five faculty
members.
Blue Mountain
Community College
approves faculty layoffs
BY JOHN TILLMAN
east Oregonian
PENDLETON — The Blue Moun-
tain Community College board voted
Monday to approve the administra-
tion’s budget that calls for laying off
five full-time faculty members.
The college intends to lay off in-
structors in business, criminal justice,
English, music and chemistry, accord-
ing to Blue Mountain Faculty Associa-
tion President Sascha McKeon.
College administrators met with the
faculty union team for a final time Friday
to negotiate layoffs in the new budget.
“The meeting was short and not
unexpected,” college President Mark
Browning said. “The union did not
bring any new ideas. They just wanted
to know who is on the layoff list.”
Layoff notices were expected to go
out Tuesday, the president said.
McKeon, the union president, re-
garded the meeting as an implementa-
tion session.
“We came to the table for a polite
conversation on options to save jobs,”
she said. “The administration didn’t act
on them back when there was time.”
Browning said Blue Mountain
Community College started with a
$2 million hole, $1.3 million of which
was personnel. He said a $627,000
Amazon gift in lieu of Morrow
County property taxes helped to re-
duce proposed layoffs from 10 to five.
“This has been a journey and pro-
cess no one has enjoyed,” the president
said. “Reducing faculty is not some-
thing anyone wanted to do. But we
have to face economic reality. We have
significantly lower enrollment, and a
fiduciary responsibility to craft a bud-
get that reflects that fact.”
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CLACKAMAS COUNTY
Vote-count delay leaves state House race results uncertain
Thursday, when the county
last updated its results.
The county also manu-
ally added incorrect results in
the House race on the Secre-
tary of State’s website, an error
that briefly made it look like
Nguyen had a significant lead.
The Secretary of State’s office
corrected the error after being
alerted to the mistake by the
media, the newspaper reported.
The delayed results are the
latest blunder by Clackamas
County’s elections depart-
ment. The outcome of sev-
eral other races, including
the Democratic primary for
Oregon’s 5th Congressional
District, were delayed because
vote-counting machines re-
jected tens of thousands of
ballots printed with blurry bar
codes.
The county finished pro-
cessing the majority of ballots
on May 30, 13 days after Elec-
tion Day. However, the county
still had 2,404 ballots left to
count, including 1,105 ballots
that still needed to be dupli-
cated, as of June 2.
Chrissy Erguiza, campaign
manager for Nguyen, said the
campaign is frustrated by the
delay and eager to see the final
results.
“All of us are really eager to
see the final results, not just
for the campaign, but for vot-
ers who want to know and
should know the outcome,”
Erguiza said.
Gupta’s campaign did not
respond to a request for com-
ment from The Oregonian.
COVID-19 community
levels for Central Oregon
Neighborhood Leadership to Makayla Oliver, the city’s
5 p.m.
Community and Economic
Alliance seeks applicants community relations manager,
The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention mon-
itors community levels of
COVID-19 to help commu-
nities decide what preven-
tion steps to take based on
the latest data. Levels can be
low, medium or high and are
determined by looking at hos-
pital beds being used, hospital
admissions and the total num-
ber of new COVID-19 cases in
an area.
The CDC listed the follow-
ing levels for Central Oregon:
Deschutes County: Me-
dium
Crook County: Medium
Jefferson County: Low
Precautions the CDC rec-
ommends for communities
with low levels:
• Stay up to date with
COVID-19 vaccines.
• Get tested if you have
symptoms.
Additional precautions for
communities with medium
levels:
• If you are at high risk for se-
vere illness, talk to your health
care provider about whether
you need to wear a mask and
take other precautions.
Bend residents are being
asked by the city to apply for
vacancies on the Neighbor-
hood Leadership Alliance, a
committee that advises the
Bend City Council.
The alliance is made up of
residents in Bend’s 13 neigh-
borhood associations. The al-
liance addresses citywide con-
cerns and provides input to
the council.
Applications are due by
5 p.m. on July 3.
Neighborhood associations
looking for candidates include
Boyd Acres, Century West,
Mountain View, River West
and Summit West.
Applicants can fill out the
online advisory committee ap-
plication form at bendoregon.
gov/government/committees/
apply.
The applications will be
shared with respective neigh-
borhood association boards,
which will then provide rec-
ommendations to the City
Council.
The City Council is ex-
pected to appoint members
July 20.
Questions can be directed
ster was pronounced dead at
a local hospital. The others
survived.
Webster’s fall was reported
at 8:35 a.m. and involved
two climbers and Webster,
their guide, who were teth-
ered together while ascend-
ing the mountain above
Helen Lake, according to a
release from the sheriff ’s of-
fice. One climber lost foot-
ing, causing all three to slide
on snow and ice 1,500 to
2,500 vertical feet down the
side of the mountain, the re-
lease said.
Webster was rendered un-
conscious from the fall, the
sheriff’s office said. A nurse,
who was climbing nearby,
administered CPR on Web-
ster, who was then airlifted
to Mercy Medical Center Mt.
Shasta, where she was later
pronounced dead, the release
said.
The other two climbers
were taken to area hospitals,
where they are recovering.
Two other climbers injured
in separate incidents Mon-
day were also flown to Mercy
Medical Center Mt. Shasta.
Their conditions are un-
known.
associated Press
OREGON CITY — The re-
sults of a state House race are
still unclear nearly a month af-
ter Oregon’s primary election
because of vote-counting de-
lays in Clackamas County.
County Clerk Sherry Hall
said election results won’t be
updated until June 13 — the
state’s election certification
deadline — leaving the out-
come of the Democratic pri-
mary for House District 38 up
Gillian Flaccus/aP file
Signs criticizing election problems in Clackamas County are seen in
in the air. Hall told The Or-
egonian that she would wait
this May 25 photo. A slow vote count resulting from a ballot-printing
until the statutory deadline to error has left the race for state House District 38 unclear.
release final results because of
confidentiality concerns due
iel Nguyen and school board
may go to an automatic re-
to the small number of ballots member Neelam Gupta for
count. Nguyen led Gupta by
left to count.
the district that includes Lake
just 14 votes with about 2%
The contest between Lake
Oswego and southwest Port-
of votes left to be counted
Oswego City Councilor Dan-
land is incredibly close and
in Clackamas County as of
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City of Bend asking for
communication via email
An issue related to Verizon’s
phone network is prompting
the city of Bend to ask resi-
dents who need to reach the
city to do so via email or in
person.
Anyone calling a city
phone number from a phone
with Verizon service could
not get through Tuesday, ac-
cording to Anne Aurand,
the city’s communication di-
rector.
The problem is call routing
issue with Verizon’s network,
according to the city.
The emergency line, 911,
and nonemergency dispatch
line, 541-693-6911, are not
affected because they are not
city phones.
Until phone lines are fixed,
here is a list of contact infor-
mation for different city de-
partments:
Utilities and Public Works:
utilitiesonline@bendoregon.
gov, or visit in-person at 639
NW Franklin Ave., Mon-
day through Friday, 8 a.m. to
Development Department:
permitcenter@bendoregon.
gov or walk in to the Permit
Center at City Hall, 710 NW
Wall St.
Bend Police: police@ben-
doregon.gov or visit the lobby
555 NE 15th St. from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
General questions: cssup-
port@bendoregon.gov
Those who don’t have ac-
cess to a computer may call
the cell number 541-410-9341
and city staff will direct the
message to the correct place.
There is no timeline for
when the issue will be fixed
by Verizon yet, according to
the city.
Redmond woman dies
after fall on Mount Shasta
A climbing guide from Red-
mond died after a fall while
climbing Mount Shasta in Cal-
ifornia on Monday.
Jillian Elizabeth Webster, 32,
was among five injured climb-
ers who were airlifted from
Avalanche Gulch in three sep-
arate rescue operations Mon-
day, according to the Siskiyou
County Sheriff’s Office. Web-
— Bulletin staff reports