Media Contact
Kay Jarvis
Director of Public Affairs and Issues Management
541-285-8640
kdjarvis@uoregon.edu
Style and Usage
First Reference- The Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health at the University of Oregon.
- Use upper case T even when you’re in mid-sentence, e.g., “Today, The Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health at the University of Oregon …”
- the Ballmer Institute
- Use lowercase ”t”, e.g., “and the Ballmer Institute is in Portland …”
- This is a gift from Connie and Steve Ballmer to the University of Oregon.
- Connie Ballmer, BS '84 (Journalism)
- Refer to the gift as “more than $425 million” or “over $425 million.”
- The undergraduate degree program is proposed and subject to state approval.
- Use “institute” when describing the effort, avoid use of the following terms: “initiative," “center," or “campus."
Approvals
If you’re a member of the university community or a partner organization and are planning to use Ballmer Institute assets, please work with us via email, ucsi@uoregon.edu. Requests will be handled as quickly as possible.
Media Assets: Executive Director Announcement
January 31, 2023
Photo Assets:
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Patrick Phillips
Interim President and Professor of Biology
![Janet Woodruff-Borden](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape/public/2023-05/janet_0.png?h=82b4663c&itok=8q6Qo6A5)
Janet Woodruff-Borden
Acting Provost and Executive Vice President
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Randy Kamphaus
Acting Executive Director, Ballmer Institute
Video Assets
Interviews:
Media Assets: Ballmer Institute Launch
March 1, 2022
Photo Assets:
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Guadalupe Guerrero
Superintendent, Portland Public Schools
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Jennifer Pfeifer
Professor, Department of Psychology
Co-Director, National Scientific Council on Adolescence
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Toya Fick
UO Board Trustee
Oregon Executive Director of Stand for Children