Global Engagement Events
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Learn the ins and outs of navigating the in-person Spring Career and Internship Expo, updating your Handshake profile, researching employers, and how to present yourself authentically during the expo.
Hosted by the University Career Center as part of the 2026 Spring Career Readiness Week. http://career.uoregon.edu/events
7:00 p.m.
Please join the Global Justice Program for a lecture on "Israel: What Went Wrong?" by Omer Bartov, an Israeli-American scholar and Dean’s Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University.
This lecture will provide a gist of Bartov's forthcoming book, Israel: What Went Wrong?, to be published in April 2026. The book explores the tragic transformation of Zionism, a movement that sought to emancipate European Jewry from oppression, into a state ideology of ethno-nationalism. How is it possible that a state founded in the immediate aftermath of the Holocaust, an event that gave legitimacy to a national home for the Jews, stands credibly accused of perpetrating large-scale war crimes? How do we come to terms with the fact that Israel’s war of destruction is being conducted with the support, laced with denial and indifference, of so many of its Jewish citizens? Tracing the roots of the violent events currently unfolding in Israel and the occupied territories, the book tracks Israel’s moral tribulations and considers the origins of Zionism; the intertwining of its independence with Palestinian displacement; the politics of the Holocaust; controversies over the term "genocide"; and the uncertain future.
Bartov is an Israeli-American scholar and Dean’s Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University. He has written widely on war crimes, interethnic relations, and genocide. Recent books, published in multiple languages, include Anatomy of a Genocide: The Life and Death of a Town Called Buczacz (2018), which won the National Jewish Book Award, and Genocide, the Holocaust and Israel-Palestine: First-Person History in Times of Crisis (2023), named Choice 2024 Outstanding Academic Title. Bartov’s essays and commentaries have been widely featured in national and international magazines and media outlets. His new book, Israel: What Went Wrong? will be published in April 2026 by FSG in the US and Penguin/Random Books in the UK.
4:00–6:00 p.m.
The United States has the largest tech market in the world (1/3 of a $5 TRILLION industry!) and overall employment in computer and information technology occupations is projected to grow much faster than the average for all occupations in the next decade! (learn more) The future of the technology industry is so much more than just artificial intelligence and social media platforms. Hundreds of thousands of competitive openings are projected each year in the U.S.A. in these highly skilled roles—are you up for the challenge?
Join us for a special industry-connection night dedicated to helping YOU get career ready for your future in Tech. Grab a snack & rotate through casual small group chats with alumni, professionals, and industry leaders to learn more about their career paths, industry insight, and get advice about how to find career-building opportunities and connections.
SPECIAL GUESTS COMING FROM:
- Huron Consulting Group
- Eugene School District 4J
- Palo Alto Networks
- CrowdStrike
- BPM Cybersecurity and IT Advisory
- City of Eugene
- Lane County Government
- AND MORE TO COME!
Open to all majors and academic years. Snacks provided. Casual Dress. Come & Go Event. No RSVP is required. Bring your friends!
ALL students are welcome to participate! This event is part of Spring Career Readiness Week, hosted by the University Career Center and the School of Computer and Data Sciences
Special thanks to our sponsors Enterprise Mobility for supporting Career Ready Ducks!
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Embark on your first international trip with confidence! This student-centered workshop will focus on addressing students' questions about traveling abroad alone for the first time, featuring a discussion where students can express their concerns, share what excites them about their destination, and strategize solutions to potential challenges. Key topics we will explore include concerns about first-time travel, managing uncertainty, and identifying additional resources needed before the trip.
11:15 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
First Career & Internship Expo? Or just a little nervous? Come early and get a low-stress, behind-the-scenes look at how to navigate the expo and make a good first impression with employers. Bring a friend! want to learn more about the Spring Career & Internship Expo 4/16 from noon to 4pm?
The University Career Center thanks Enterprise Mobility for sponsoring all of our Spring Career Readiness Week events and workshops and to Summit Bank for sponsoring the Spring Career & Internship Expo!
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Want to make a great first impression with employers at the Spring Career & Internship Expo? Wear an outfit that reflects your confidence, personality, and professionalism! AND while you’re all dressed up, get a FREE Professional Headshot taken to add to your LinkedIn!
Photographer will be present from 12-4pm in the EMU 240-Oak Room (right outside of the expo tabling area). Limited to current UO students only.
You'll receive a digital photo to your UO email within one week!
NOTE: RSVPing does not guarantee your spot, only serves as a reminder for the event. Photos are first come, first serve. Line will be cut off at 3:30 if too busy.
Learn more about the Spring Career & Internship Expo and how to make a great first impression with employers!
The University Career Center thanks Enterprise Mobility for sponsoring all of our Spring Career Readiness Week events and workshops and to Summit Bank for sponsoring the Spring Career & Internship Expo!
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International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) will be on the Portland campus to provide information and answer questions about the international student experience. Lunch provided for attendees.
3:00–4:20 p.m.
Arts and craft activity to create scrapbook/board on study abroad experience. You bring your pictures and we provide the supplies.
Hosted by Global Education Oregon
5:30 p.m.
What is Research? (2026) explores various natures, purposes, and roles of research across disciplines, fields, and areas. The event considers frameworks of systematic and creative inquiry, including methods, designs, analyses, discoveries, collaborations, dissemination, ethics, integrity, diversity, media/technologies, and information environments.
The thirteenth gathering delves into research in its many forms, including searching, critically investigating, and re-examining existing knowledge, as well as emerging functions and procedures in machine intelligence and computation. It highlights pluralities of research pathways, examining time-honored approaches and new ways of knowing, precedents, issues, and futures. It considers challenges and possibilities that researchers face in today’s rapidly changing world, and ways to promote ethical, inclusive, and impactful research.
Featured participants include:
• N. Katherine Hayles, Literature, Duke University and English, UCLA • Colin Koopman, Philosophy/Digital Humanities/New Media and Culture, University of Oregon • Vera Keller, History/European Studies, University of Oregon • Daniel Kreiss, Information, Technology, and Public Life, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill • Liska Chan, Landscape Architecture/Environmental Futures, University of Oregon • Mark A. Bedau, Philosophy, Reed College and Complex Systems, Portland State University • Bernd Reiter, Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures, Texas Tech University • Jakki Bailey, Media Studies/Immersive Media Communication, University of Oregon Portland • Tibor Solymosi, Philosophy, Villanova University and Embodied Education, Aarhus University, Denmark • Alexis Merculief, Prevention Science/Counseling Psychology, University of Oregon Portland • Adell Amos, Law/Environmental and Natural Resources Law, University of Oregon • Victor Pickard, Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania
In cooperation with the International Association for Media and Communication Research.
The event celebrates three decades of the Communication and Media Studies Doctoral Program in the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon.
Registration required. Please see the website for more details.
What is Research? (2026) explores various natures, purposes, and roles of research across disciplines, fields, and areas. The event considers frameworks of systematic and creative inquiry, including methods, designs, analyses, discoveries, collaborations, dissemination, ethics, integrity, diversity, media/technologies, and information environments.
The thirteenth gathering delves into research in its many forms, including searching, critically investigating, and re-examining existing knowledge, as well as emerging functions and procedures in machine intelligence and computation. It highlights pluralities of research pathways, examining time-honored approaches and new ways of knowing, precedents, issues, and futures. It considers challenges and possibilities that researchers face in today’s rapidly changing world, and ways to promote ethical, inclusive, and impactful research.
Featured participants include:
• N. Katherine Hayles, Literature, Duke University and English, UCLA • Colin Koopman, Philosophy/Digital Humanities/New Media and Culture, University of Oregon • Vera Keller, History/European Studies, University of Oregon • Daniel Kreiss, Information, Technology, and Public Life, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill • Liska Chan, Landscape Architecture/Environmental Futures, University of Oregon • Mark A. Bedau, Philosophy, Reed College and Complex Systems, Portland State University • Bernd Reiter, Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures, Texas Tech University • Jakki Bailey, Media Studies/Immersive Media Communication, University of Oregon Portland • Tibor Solymosi, Philosophy, Villanova University and Embodied Education, Aarhus University, Denmark • Alexis Merculief, Prevention Science/Counseling Psychology, University of Oregon Portland • Adell Amos, Law/Environmental and Natural Resources Law, University of Oregon • Victor Pickard, Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania
In cooperation with the International Association for Media and Communication Research.
The event celebrates three decades of the Communication and Media Studies Doctoral Program in the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon.
Registration required. Please see the website for more details.
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