Dean Carol Stabile filled a few vacant positions on her administrative team at the Honors College.
By David Austin, Clark Honors College Communications
CHC once again has an Associate Dean of Faculty
Christopher Michlig, a University of Oregon art professor, was named associate dean of faculty at the Clark Honors College, a position he began at the start of winter term this year.
Michlig, who is in his third year as a CHC core faculty fellow, was selected from a competitive field of internal candidates. The position had been vacant since 2024. In his new role, he will advise and support the dean, the Dean’s Office, faculty and staff in faculty affairs.
As associate dean, Michlig will delve into the policies and processes that affect faculty members, including conducting personnel reviews, peer reviews of teaching, professional development, merit reviews, and faculty onboarding and mentorship.
Michlig teaches a variety of popular classes at the CHC that tap into the creative side of our students. His “12,000 Colors” and “Slime and Sliminess” classes have enabled students to bring their assignments to life, and he has helped others learn the nuances of filmmaking with his “Short Film Form” and “Film and Filmmaking” classes.
His experience and academic service to UO include being co-chair of the CHC Curricular Challenges Committee and serving as a working member of the Native American Strategies Working Group. He has also served as chair of the CHC Faculty Fellow Personnel Committee and was the instructional policy liaison for the Office of the Provost’s Teaching Engagement Program.
Michlig has a degree in Fine Art from the UO and received his MFA from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Calif.
CHC gets part-time development director
Margaret Savoian, the director of development for UO Libraries, will be joining the CHC to lead development efforts. She will split her time between UO Libraries and the CHC.
In this role, Savoian will work closely with Kirstin Strickland, our director of alumni engagement, and the Dean’s Office to broaden our fundraising efforts.
Savoian has a lengthy history with UO as a triple Duck, with bachelor’s degrees in accounting and sociology; a master’s in accounting; and a graduate certificate in nonprofit management.
Savoian spent several years as an accountant for Kernutt Stokes Brandt & Co. in Eugene before joining the UO in 2007 as administrative manager for the Accounting Department. She joined the development team in 2020 as an associate director of development before shifting to assist UO Libraries in 2023.
New interim administrative assistant in Dean’s Office
Marit Legler has joined the CHC Dean’s Office as interim executive assistant, supporting the Dean’s Office while another staff member is on leave.
Legler has deep experience as a higher education administration professional, having worked in academic affairs and education abroad at the University of Oregon and Oregon State University over the last two decades.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in North American Studies, English, and Art History from Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Bonn, Germany, along with an MA in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from The Ohio State University.