Rate My Professor Karen Or

Karen Or serves as Procurement Officer in the Procurement Office at the University of Otago. In 2020, she was recognized with an Outstanding Kōwhai award in the Sustainability Awards for co-creating the 'step challenge' wellbeing initiative alongside Murdo Ross. This initiative aimed to engage as many people in the department as possible in physical activity while illustrating how individual actions contribute to substantial cumulative impacts, serving as a metaphor for environmental benefits and collective achievements in daily tasks.

Karen Or has been listed as the contact for multiple University of Otago tenders, including the Liquid Chromatography System in 2024, Flow Cytometry Laser Upgrade, Digital Forensics & Incident Response Management Service, and others, using the shared procurement email tenders@otago.ac.nz. Her contributions highlight a commitment to staff wellbeing and sustainable practices within the university's operational framework.