Continental breakfast, coffee, and socializing begins at 8:30, and the meeting begins at 9:00 A.M.

Parking:

Visitor Parking Permits are available at the kiosk on Cooley Drive as you come into campus.

After picking up your free visitor permit (if the kiosk isn’t staffed, pull up to the remote, push the button, and the permit will be delivered upon request)

You can park anywhere on campus with your visitor’s permit, but be sure to park “head in” as cars are ticketed that are backed into parking spots.

Parking in the Green lot next to the kiosk will be the closest to Building 3 / Room 118/119, where we will be meeting.

Maps:

Chemeketa Community College / Driving Directions / Campus Map

Lodging Options in Salem:

Downtown Salem $$$: The Grand Hotel is among the nicest lodgings available in Salem

Closest to Chemeketa $$: The Rodeway Inn is close to campus and likely more modest in all respects

Market Street and I-5: At this exit, you’ll find a variety of motels; these are also within a mile or so of campus.

Contact:

Eva Payne, if you have questions or need additional information (eva.payne@chemeketa.edu / 503.589.7827)

Directions and Parking

I-84 from the West:

• Take Exit 259, the first La Grande exit; proceed on US Highway 30 into La Grande.
• Turn right at the second set of lights—onto Fourth Street.
• Continue on Fourth Street until you read “K” Avenue, next to the La Grande Middle School.
• Turn left on “K” Avenue and continue east until you reach 6^th Street.
• Turn right on 6^th Street.
• Opportunities for parking close to the Hoke Union Building (HUB) will be on your left. The first driveway is an exit. The second and third are entrances. These spaces require a permit. Arrange for one in advance, or pick up one once you arrive.
• There is non-permit parking by the Community Stadium at 6^th and “F” Avenue.

I-84 from the East:

• Take Exit 265, the first La Grande exit.
• Turn left onto US Highway 30.
• Turn left on Gekeler Lane, next to the UPS terminal. Continue on Gekeler Lane until you reach 6th Street.
• Turn right onto 6th Street. You will pass non-permit parking next to the Community Stadium at 6^th and “F” Avenue.
• Continue on 6^th until “I” Avenue.
• Make a right into the parking lot on “I” Avenue, or continue to the next parking lot between “I” and “J” Avenues. These lots are closest to the Hoke Union Building (HUB). These spaces require a permit. Arrange for one in advance, or pick up one once you arrive.

Here is a link to the EOU campus/parking map: http://www.eou.edu/visitor/map/campus_map.pdf.  Please contact Nancy K. to request a parking permit.

Hotel recommendations follow, care of Nancy K.

La Grande Lodging near the intersection of Hwy 82 and Interstate 84 (all pretty acceptable motels, most with breakfasts and pools):

America’s Best Value Sandman Inn, 2410 E. R Ave., (541) 963-3707

http://www.americasbestvalueinn.com/bestv.cfm?idp=585

Best Western Plus Rama Inn and Suites,  1711 21^st St., (541) 963-3100

http://www.bestwesternoregon.com/la-grande-hotels

La Grande Inn, 2612 Island Ave., (541) 963-7195

http://lagrandeinn.com/

Super 8, 2407 E. R Ave., (541) 963-8080

http://www.super8.com/Super8/control/Booking/property_info?propertyId=02880

10-15 minutes outside town (I haven’t stayed at either of these, but they are both historically interesting):

Hot Lake Resort Hotel, 66172 Hwy 203, (541) 963-4685

http://www.hotlakesprings.com/

Union Hotel, 326 N. Main St., Union, OR,(541) 562-6135

http://thehistoricunionhotel.com/

That weekend is EOU’s Homecoming weekend, so there will be fun things to do, but it would be good for folks to make reservations soon.

Events:

Oct. 13

EOU Alumni Art Exhibition at the Nightingale Gallery 11 AM – 4 PM, 5:30 PM

Colloquium with Geology Professor Jay Van Tassell 4-5 PM Ackerman 210

Choirs of the Valley Concert at 7 PM in McKenzie Theatre

Night Fright at the Maridel Center 7 – 10 PM

Holocaust Survivor Lecture 7 PM Huber Auditorium in Badgley Hall

Oct. 14

EOU Alumni Art Exhibition at the Nightingale Gallery 11 AM – 4 PM

Homecoming Parade 5 PM downtown

Night Fright at the Maridel Center 7 – 10 PM

Oct. 15

EOU Cross-Country Open 9 AM

EOU softball vs. alumni 10 AM

EOU women’s soccer 11 AM

EOU football 1 PM

EOU women’s basketball vs. alumni 5:30 PM

Grandapalooza Concert 7 PM

EOU men’s basketball Quinn Coliseum 7:30 PM

For all OWEAC business, please visit the OWEAC Wiki (link on the right frame of this screen).  The fall agenda and the revised Spring 2011 newsletter for the website can be found there.

See you in La Grande!

U of O Public Safety forwarded the following parking information (including links to maps):

You have a couple of options for parking on or around the campus.

One option is to purchase a visitor permit for $10 at either the kiosk on 13^th Ave. or the Public Safety office on 15^th Ave., giving them  the ability to park on campus all day.

A second option would be to find a parking meter on campus; these meters accept only quarters and can be paid for up to five hours.

The Matthew Knight Arena parking garage is a third option and you may use cash, coin, or card to pay for your parking.

We also have two lots that are governed by a pay station; Lot 17 and the western end of the campus portion of 15^th Ave.

The fifth option would be to park at a city meter on one of the streets that border the campus. Campus meters cost $1.25 per hour while city meters are $1.50 per hour and allow for payment with credit card.

I have linked our parking map, parking rates, and the arena.

http://infographics.uoregon.edu/campusMaps/parkingmap.pdf

http://parking.uoregon.edu/content/parking-rates

http://matthewknightarena.com/parking.php

Visitors using the full day permit are only allowed to park in Lots 17 and 34E. If you should have any other questions, please feel free to contact our office at (541)346-5444.

Hotel recommendations, care of Kate S.:

The Campus Inn on Franklin—walking distance to UO and to Ta Ra Rin, the restaurant that Carolyn and I have chosen as a meeting place for Thursday 5/12—will give OWEAC members a “spring rate” of $64 for up to two people in a room. http://www.campus-inn.com/  Mention “OWEAC” and “spring rate.”

The Holiday Inn Express is also close to campus but is an astounding $141 for a weekday night.

There’s also The Comfort Inn Suites, which is a quick drive to UO’s campus.  It’s $120 night.

And, the Sleep Inn, which is $70-80 and is walking distance.

The Best Western, Greentree Inn, which is $105 and walking distance.

Or, if you want to splurge, the Hilton is downtown and about $175:  The Hilton would be a long walk to campus, but one could take the bus easily.

The tiny Excelsior Inn, which is very near campus, has rooms for $140-175 (you don’t typically have a good chance of getting the Schubert or the Schumann rooms, which are only $99).

On Thursday, May 12, Carolyn and Kate are planning on having dinner at Ta Ra Rin on Oak and 12th @ 7 PM.  Please email Kate at sullivank@lanecc.edu to let her know if you are planning on dinner so she has a head count.

For all OWEAC business, please visit the OWEAC Wiki (link on the right frame of this screen).

See you there!

Register here:
https://web.memberclicks.com/mc/quickForm/viewForm.do?orgId=ola&formId=97028

ILAGO would especially like to encourage you to consider workgroup number 3, which will be geared toward instructional faculty.

IL in the Desert: Information Literacy instruction without a Librarian
In this workgroup participants will learn activities, assignments, and techniques for teaching IL outcomes without (or with limited access to) a librarian.  Participants will discuss providing instruction in traditional, online, and hybrid environments. A culmination of the morning’s findings will be presented in the afternoon. Facilitated by Theresa Yancey and Jaime Zinck.

Hope to see you there!

Contact Michele Burke with questions or for help registering.

Oregon State University will be hosting us on Friday, February 11, for our Winter Meeting.

The Meeting will be held in the Memorial Union, American Indian Room 211.  Breakfast will be available by 8:15, with the meeting beginning at 8:30.

Please check the OWEAC Moodle site for the agenda, other business, and readings.  You will need your login and password to access this website.  If you have any questions about access, please contact Ryan Davis at ryand@clackamas.edu.

The Meeting Room is in Stevenson Union, Room 313.  Breakfast breads, fruits, and drinks will be available by 8:15, with the meeting beginning at 8:30.

There are two parking options:

1. Email Mada Morgan to request a paper copy of a parking pass.
2. If you wait until you arrive, you’ll have to park, find Mada in SU 313, get the pass, and go back to put it in your car.

There is a Visitors’ Lot next to Stevenson Union. (It will be marked in blue in the campus map when you click on the box “Parking.”)

Motels in Ashland:

Across from campus~

• The Palm Motel: 1065 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland, OR 97520 (541) 482-2636
• Ashland Flagship Inn: 1193 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland, OR 97520-2240 (800) 547-6414

Nearby~

• Super 8 Motel: 2350 Ashland St., Ashland, OR 97520 (541) 482-8887
• Timbers Motel: 1450 Ashland St., Ashland, OR 97520 (541) 482-4242
• Ashland Springs Hotel: 212 E Main St., Ashland, Oregon 97520 (888) 795-4545
• Village Suites-Ashland Hill: 2525 Ashland St., Ashland, OR 97520 (541) 482-8310
• Winchester Inn, Restaurant & Wine Bar: 35 S 2nd St., Ashland, OR 97520 (541) 488-1115
• Best Western Bard’s Inn: 132 N Main St., Ashland, OR 97520-1730 (541) 482-0049
• Manor Motel: 476 N. Main St., Ashland, OR 97520-1750 (541) 482-2246
• Plaza Inns & Suites At Ashland: 98 Central Ave., Ashland, OR 97520 (541) 488-8900

Seeing a show?  Tickets are going fast! Oregon Shakespeare Festival

Ashland has many fine restaurants, so if people are coming down on Thursday and want to gather for dinner (or stay on Friday), send an email to the group!

Please check the OWEAC wiki for the agenda, surveys, and readings!

We’ll meet Friday, May 7, 2010, at Portland State University, in 323 Smith Memorial Student Union.

For specifics, see:

[ F6 ] on Campus Map shows Smith Memorial and parking buildings, building floor plans, and building 3^rd floor plan.

Please check the OWEAC wiki for all your information needs!