Global Engagement Events
5:00 p.m.
What is Research? (2025) will explore various natures, purposes, and roles of research across disciplines, fields, and areas. The event will consider frameworks of systematic and creative inquiry, including methods, designs, analyses, discoveries, collaborations, dissemination, ethics, integrity, diversity, media/technologies, and information environments.
This year 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 will highlight 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.
The event celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of the Communication and Media Studies Doctoral Program in the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon.
What is Research? (2025) will explore various natures, purposes, and roles of research across disciplines, fields, and areas. The event will consider frameworks of systematic and creative inquiry, including methods, designs, analyses, discoveries, collaborations, dissemination, ethics, integrity, diversity, media/technologies, and information environments.
This year 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 will highlight 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.
The event celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of the Communication and Media Studies Doctoral Program in the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon.
What is Research? (2025) will explore various natures, purposes, and roles of research across disciplines, fields, and areas. The event will consider frameworks of systematic and creative inquiry, including methods, designs, analyses, discoveries, collaborations, dissemination, ethics, integrity, diversity, media/technologies, and information environments.
This year 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 will highlight 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.
The event celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of the Communication and Media Studies Doctoral Program in the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon.
3:00–4:00 p.m.
Graduate students! Perfect your skills in creating captivating and concise posters tailored for the Graduate Research Forum and any upcoming conference. This webinar will equip you with the essential principles of modern poster design, enabling you to simplify complex ideas, integrate visuals effectively, and deliver your message within the strict space confines of a poster. Whether you're a novice or an experienced presenter, don't miss this opportunity to learn the art of creating impactful poster that reinforce your research narrative and engage your audience. Register at https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/b75dada44ac6432e9100b9271193c184
11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Did you know you can have someone review your resume before the Spring Career & Internship Expo on 4/17? Drop-in with a career readiness coach or peer coach in Tykeson Hall Commons to get feedback on your resume! Free cookies & hot chocolate too :)
Don’t have a resume? Come learn how to make one! ALL students are welcome to participate!
Want to apply for the Peace Corps? We'll also have returned Peace Corps volunteers available to review resumes and give advice about the application process with any interested students! Ask for Carolyn Williams!
This University Career Center event is part of the 2025 Spring Career Readiness Week sponsored by Enterprise Mobility and Sherwin Williams. To learn more about all of the week's events visit http://career.uoregon.edu/events
3:00–4:00 p.m.
Looking for a job or internship and need help getting started?! Learn how to utilize Handshake and networking strategies to find opportunities that align with your interests; and how to get university credit for an internship (UGST404).
This event is part of the 2025 Spring Career Readiness Week sponsored by the University Career Center, Enterprise Holdings, and Sherwin Williams. To learn more about all of the week's events visit http://career.uoregon.edu/events
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 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
2:00–3:00 p.m.
Let’s talk about interviews! We will discuss different types of interviews, how to prepare, how to answer certain types of questions, and give you a chance to practice what you learned in a group interview session. Interviews can be nerve-racking, so come learn about strategies to help you feel more comfortable and prepared.
This event is part of the 2025 Spring Career Readiness Week sponsored by the University Career Center, Enterprise Mobility, and Sherwin Williams. To learn more about all of the week's events visit http://career.uoregon.edu/events
3:00–4:00 p.m.
Graduate students! Perfect your skills in creating captivating and concise posters tailored for the Graduate Research Forum and any upcoming conference. This webinar will equip you with the essential principles of modern poster design, enabling you to simplify complex ideas, integrate visuals effectively, and deliver your message within the strict space confines of a poster. Whether you're a novice or an experienced presenter, don't miss this opportunity to learn the art of creating impactful poster that reinforce your research narrative and engage your audience. Register at https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/e96c6b04da494caeb5998923151098d9.
noon
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 2025 Spring Career Readiness Week. http://career.uoregon.edu/events