Global Engagement Events
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Considering a career in international development and want to know more?
Meet the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) team visiting from Washington, D.C. and touring Pacific Northwest colleges/universities to share info about their organization and career and internship opportunities in international development. All majors and disciplines and all undergraduate and graduate students invited to attend.
MCC currently has a presence in more 25 countries committed to good governance, economic freedom, and investment in their people to reduce poverty through economic growth. MCC projects tackle some of the most pressing challenges people face in developing countries, like supplying electricity so businesses can operate and students can study after dark; providing clean drinking water so women don’t have to walk long distances—sometimes at great personal risk—to get water for their families; and building roads so farmers can get their goods to market and children can get to school. MCC has invested approximately $17 billion in signed compact and threshold programs worldwide that support country-led projects in areas like: agriculture and irrigation, anti-corruption, education, energy and power (generation, distribution, and transmission), finance and enterprise development, health, land rights and access to land, transportation infrastructure (roads, bridges, ports), water supply and sanitation. Guided by its founding principles, MCC’s investments have successfully delivered projects that are improving the lives of millions of people around the world.
To meet the challenges of the 21st century — and beyond — MCC needs intelligent, creative, strategic-thinkers with excellent communication skills to consider a public service career. Most MCC employees serve at our Washington D.C. headquarters with ample opportunities to travel overseas. MCC opportunities are available only to U.S. citizens. More info: www.mcc.gov
Don't miss this opportunity to meet this Washington, D.C. based organization while on campus! Also attending is MCC team leader and Vice President, Aysha House, Congressional and Public Affairs.
If unable to attend in-person or would like more information, please contact: Robert Bertha, External Affairs Specialist | berthara@mcc.gov Millennium Challenge Corporation, Washington, D.C.
UO Contact: Tina Haynes (thaynes@uoregon.edu), UO Career Center, Employer Engagement Coordinator
1:00–7:30 p.m.
IMPUNITY: Thursday, April 4
This is a 4-day symposium! Please register for each section you'd like to attend.
The UO community is invited to this enlightening 4-day symposium to listen to and converse with international journalists, writers in exile, and scholars of journalism starting April 4 to 7 in the EMU Ballroom. Dozens of global experts and partners will be on our campus to tell their stories of successful reporting despite extreme dangers and threat to their voice and journalistic integrity. Threatened journalists speak and inspire our students, faculty, and staff.
During this event, you’ll experience, witness, and engage in:
Graphic documentation of attacks on journalists is displayed.
Interludes of music and poetry stimulate contemplation, reflection, and discussion.
Conversation and connection with speakers and experts during coffee breaks and receptions.
Off-campus students reporting on how the journalism crisis in Mexico impacts migrant communities in Oregon.
Schedule:
1:00-2:00 p.m. Welcome remarks with Peter Laufer, Kim Stafford, Juan-Carlos Molleda, Tim DuRoche, Dennis Galvan
2:00-2:30 p.m. Reporting Homefront News to Diasporas with Charlie Dietz, Julie Boboc, Marie Ponce
2:30-3:30 p.m. In the Mouth of the Wolf: A Murder, A Cover-up, and the True Cost of Silencing the Press a conversation with Katherine Corcoran (with Tim DuRoche)
4:00-5:00 p.m. Why I Have Not Returned to Mississippi since Covering MLK in the 60s a conversation with Jeff Kamen (with Peter Laufer)
5:00-6:00 p.m. UNESCO’s International Programme for the Development of Communication: Safe Spaces for Journalists in Conflict Situation a talk with Kate Musgrave
6:00-6:30 p.m. Musicians in Exile Music curated by Tim DuRoche
6:30-7:30 p.m. Reception
8:45 a.m.–9:30 p.m.
FROM KABUL TO HARARE: Friday, April 5
This is a 4-day symposium! Please register for each section you'd like to attend.
The UO community is invited to this enlightening 4-day symposium to listen to and converse with international journalists, writers in exile, and scholars of journalism starting April 4 to 7 in the EMU Ballroom. Dozens of global experts and partners will be on our campus to tell their stories of successful reporting despite extreme dangers and threat to their voice and journalistic integrity. Threatened journalists speak and inspire our students, faculty, and staff.
During this event, you’ll experience, witness, and engage in:
Graphic documentation of attacks on journalists is displayed.
Interludes of music and poetry stimulate contemplation, reflection, and discussion.
Conversation and connection with speakers and experts during coffee breaks and receptions.
Off-campus students reporting on how the journalism crisis in Mexico impacts migrant communities in Oregon.
Schedule:
8:45-9:00 a.m. Welcoming remarks and poem with Peter Laufer and Kim Stafford
9:00-10:00 a.m. Keeping the Lights On - Highlights from the Latest Research on Media in Exile and What they Need to Keep Reporting a talk with Alex Cole
10:15-11:15 a.m. Sounds of Exile music and conversation with Won Kim (and Tim DuRoche)
11:15-2:00 p.m. City Club of Eugene Event with Farai Gonzo, Charlie Dietz, and Kimberley Mangnun as speakers
3:00-4:00 p.m. Taking Root in Foreign Soil a talk with Astrid Vehstedt
4:00-5:00 p.m. Exiled from Kabul a talk with Baktash Siawash
5:00-5:30 p.m. Appetizers
5:30-6:30 p.m. My Tour of Duty as Journalist in Zimbabwe: The Intersectionality of the Social Institutions that Affect a Zimbabwean a talk with Farai Gonzo
7:00-8:30 p.m. Screening of the documentary about Chipas journalists Juan de Dios García Davish and Maria de Jesús Peters
8:45 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
SOUTH OF THE BORDER/EL OTRO LADO: Saturday, April 6 https://gsi.uoregon.edu/extra-extra-symposium
This is a 4-day symposium! Please register for each section you'd like to attend.
The UO community is invited to this enlightening 4-day symposium to listen to and converse with international journalists, writers in exile, and scholars of journalism starting April 4 to 7 in the EMU Ballroom. Dozens of global experts and partners will be on our campus to tell their stories of successful reporting despite extreme dangers and threat to their voice and journalistic integrity. Threatened journalists speak and inspire our students, faculty, and staff.
During this event, you’ll experience, witness, and engage in:
Graphic documentation of attacks on journalists is displayed.
Interludes of music and poetry stimulate contemplation, reflection, and discussion.
Conversation and connection with speakers and experts during coffee breaks and receptions.
Off-campus students reporting on how the journalism crisis in Mexico impacts migrant communities in Oregon.
Schedule
8:45-9:00 a.m. Welcome remarks and poem with Peter Laufer and Kim Stafford
9:00-10:00 a.m. Finding Sanctuary in Arizona with Chipas journalists in Arizona exile until their return to Mexico, a conversation with Juan de Dios García Davish and Maria de Jesús Peters (with Gabriella Martinez)
10:30-11:30 a.m. In (Racial) Exile: Editor Beatrice Morrow Cannady and the Portland, Oregon, Advocate a talk with Kimberley Mangnun
11:30-1:30 p.m. Buffet lunch break
1:30-2:30 p.m. Censorship that Doesn’t Stain Hands: Uncovering Stealth Threats to Independent Journalism in Latin America a talk with Javier Borelli
2:30-3:30 p.m. Edward R. Murrow Fellowship Latin American journalists speak of their home country professional and personal experiences a panel moderated by Chris Chavez
4:00-5:00 p.m. Gone but Not Forgotten: Family and Friends Left Behind a conversation with Markos Kounalakis (with Peter Laufer)
5:00-6:00 p.m. Threats and Responses Unique to Photojournalism a conversation with Dan Morrison, a veteran war correspondent (with Peter Laufer)
9:15 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
OUR OWN BACKYARD: Sunday, April 7
This is a 4-day symposium! Please register for each section you'd like to attend.
The UO community is invited to this enlightening 4-day symposium to listen to and converse with international journalists, writers in exile, and scholars of journalism starting April 4 to 7 in the EMU Ballroom. Dozens of global experts and partners will be on our campus to tell their stories of successful reporting despite extreme dangers and threat to their voice and journalistic integrity. Threatened journalists speak and inspire our students, faculty, and staff.
During this event, you’ll experience, witness, and engage in:
Graphic documentation of attacks on journalists is displayed.
Interludes of music and poetry stimulate contemplation, reflection, and discussion.
Conversation and connection with speakers and experts during coffee breaks and receptions.
Off-campus students reporting on how the journalism crisis in Mexico impacts migrant communities in Oregon.
Schedule:
9:15-9:30 a.m. Welcome remarks and poem with Peter Laufer and Kim Stafford
9:30-10:30 a.m. Old and New Threats: Mexican Journalists and their Struggles in a New Age a talk with Jan-Albert Hootsen
10:30-12:00 p.m. Reporting Homefront News to Diasporas a conversation with Instructor Charlie Deitz as he debriefs students Julia Boboc and Mario Ponce about their weekend field work in Lane County
12:30-1:30 p.m. Lunch with Endnote – The Legacy of “Don’t Kill the Messenger” a talk with David Frank
1:30-2:00 p.m. Closing remarks with Peter Laufer
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Ever thought about doing a university exchange program? Join us for an in-person info session to find out more! There will be a 20-minute presentation followed by a Q&A session with a GEO advisor.
Registration due April 17th.
Participation in the Undergraduate Research Symposium empowers undergraduates to share their ideas, discoveries, and artistic work with the campus and the local community. The event traditionally takes place in the EMU in the style of an academic conference and includes all types of academic research, allowing you to present your work through a poster, oral presentation, creative work, works in progress, or in a performance.
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Hosted by the Division of Graduate Studies and the Division of Global Engagement
Apr. 19 from 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Graduate Student Louge (Susan Campbell Hall, Rm 111)
Connect with International GEs across campus to share experiences, exchange knowledge, and develop a sustainable practice with a network of support. Click here to RSVP.
9:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Thinking about a career in Healthcare? Have we got a Friday morning for you! Hop on the bus and let’s go explore PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center RiverBend in Springfield for a behind-the-scenes tour and Q&A with healthcare leaders just for UO students! Learn more about all the different types of job functions needed to keep this growing industry booming--from both the medical and business sides. They are excited to introduce you to career paths, meet alumni and leaders, and show off some of their innovations in action!
This event is FREE, open to all majors, and bring a friend! Must register on Handshake to save your spot! Tour limited to 40 students, but if we have enough students on the waitlist we can create a 2nd tour so sign up even if it looks full!
OUTLINE OF TOUR:
Meet near the duck statue outside Matt Knight Arena Box Office/Ford Alumni Center NO LATER THAN 9am; We'll walk over to the bus stop (Agate) to catch the EMX to the hospital in Springfield. Tour from 10am-1pm. At 1 pm we'll be done with the tour and there will be a group getting on the bus to head back to campus you can join OR feel free to go grab lunch or have fun in Springfield!
Sponsored by University Career Center and Collaborative Economic Development Oregon. Check out other events happening this term at career.uoregon.edu/events
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
The Division of Graduate Studies invites you to a one-day conference showcasing the research, scholarship, and creative expressions of UO graduate students. The forum regularly showcases the work of more than 100 students representing more than 35 disciplines. Join us for the popular poster session and the panel presentations!
To participate, all graduate-level students are invited to submit a proposal by April 17, 2024. All accepted posters will be judged. Posters are categorized by field; first place in each category will win $300. Panels will instead be pre-selected. All accepted panels will receive $250 per panelist.
For more information, go to https://graduatestudies.uoregon.edu/forum