Media Contact
Nate Jones
Associate Director for Strategic Communications and Marketing
971-352-4014
ndjones@uoregon.edu
Style and Usage
First Reference
- The Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health at the University of Oregon.
- Use lower case "t" mid-sentence, e.g., “Today, the Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health at the University of Oregon …”
Subsequent References
- the Ballmer Institute
- Use lowercase ”t”, e.g., “and the Ballmer Institute is in Portland …”
Key Language
- This is a transformational lead gift from Connie and Steve Ballmer to the University of Oregon.
- Connie Ballmer, BS '84 (Journalism)
- The transformational lead gift was $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, ndjones@uoregon.edu. Requests will be handled as quickly as possible.
Media Assets: Executive Director Announcement
January 31, 2023
Photo Assets:

Patrick Phillips
Interim President and Professor of Biology

Janet Woodruff-Borden
Acting Provost and Executive Vice President

Randy Kamphaus
Acting Executive Director, Ballmer Institute
Video Assets
Interviews:
Media Assets: Ballmer Institute Launch
March 1, 2022
Photo Assets:

Guadalupe Guerrero
Superintendent, Portland Public Schools
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Jennifer Pfeifer
Professor, Department of Psychology
Co-Director, National Scientific Council on Adolescence

Toya Fick
UO Board Trustee
Oregon Executive Director of Stand for Children