In the office, the best places to focus are turning lights and office equipment off when they are not in use. Computers may need to be left on, but monitors and printers can be turned off when leaving the office for a meeting, lunch or other extended absence. Every kilowatt hour saved translates to one less that the UO has to purchase at today's soaring prices. Conservation can have definite and tangible results, as evidenced by the recent move by EWEB to increase electric rates by an average of 5.4 percent instead of 15 percent. A portion of that savings is directly attributable to the efforts of EWEB customers to conserve.
Energy is money.
Spend it wisely . His wife Susan, a writer and human resources consultant, participated in many of the finalist candidate meetings. If hired to fill the redefined position of vice president for university advancement, Price would succeed Vice President Duncan McDonald, Public Affairs and Development, who is returning to the Journalism and Communications faculty on July 1. Vice President Dan Williams, Administration, chairs the nine-member search advisory committee. The vice president for university advancement will be the senior administrative officer with overall leadership responsibility for comprehensive programs of development and alumni relations for the university, coordinating and integrating development and alumni relations activities across campus.