Events

Global Engagement Events

Apr 28
Language Circles Spring 2025 3:00 p.m.

Join us for Language Circles this spring term at the Mills International Center every Monday from 3-7 p.m. PT!  Language Circles are conversation groups led by native...
Language Circles Spring 2025
April 7–June 9
3:00–7:00 p.m.
Erb Memorial Union (EMU) Mills International Center, M102

Join us for Language Circles this spring term at the Mills International Center every Monday from 3-7 p.m. PT! 

Language Circles are conversation groups led by native and/or proficient speakers. Students of all levels can learn and practice languages through informal conversation. 

The Mills International Center space is open to ALL students, faculty and guests, U.S. and international! 

Circle times: 

3pm: Korean, Vietnamese

4pm: Russian, Japanese, Portuguese 

5pm: German, Italian, English, Arabic

6pm: Spanish, French, Thai 

Circle times may be subject to change. All updates will be posted to our Instagram @uomills and in our space, Mills International Center, EMU M102. 

Apr 30
Chill in the Mills Spring 2025 2:00 p.m.

Want a place to relax, get creative, and meet new people in between classes? Come Chill in the Mills!   Chill in the Mills is a weekly event where we host a new craft...
Chill in the Mills Spring 2025
April 9–June 4
2:00–4:00 p.m.
Erb Memorial Union (EMU) Mills International Center, EMU M102

Want a place to relax, get creative, and meet new people in between classes? Come Chill in the Mills!   Chill in the Mills is a weekly event where we host a new craft activity every Wednesday this Spring Term 2025 in the Mills International Center from 2pm-4pm. All supplies are FREE and provided by the Mills! Check out the schedule posted below and on our Instagram @uomills to make sure you don’t miss out on any exciting crafts!   The Mills International Center and its events are open to all UO students, faculty, staff, and community members. We hope to see you there!  

Our craft schedule for the term:

Week 2, April 9th: Mini Canvas Painting

Week 3, April 16th: Bunny Keychains

Week 4, April 23th: Coaster Painting

Week 5, April 30th: Popin' Cookin'

Week 6, May 7th: Mini Pot Painting

Week 7, May 14th: Beaded Bracelet

Week 8, May 21st: Mini Tote Bags

Week 9, May 28th: Butterfly Suncatchers

Week 10, June 4th: CD Painting

May 1
Navigating Mental Wellness Abroad 1:00 p.m.

Join Global Education Oregon to learn more about common challenges students face and discover self-care strategies and best practices for wellness while abroad. This workshop will...
Navigating Mental Wellness Abroad
May 1
1:00–2:00 p.m.

Join Global Education Oregon to learn more about common challenges students face and discover self-care strategies and best practices for wellness while abroad. This workshop will be hosted virtually and can be accessed here: https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/98922808158?pwd=GJpJeInCcDz0hCezc7AoZ7BOB0birY.1

Interested in attending or unable to attend but still want the workshop materials? Please fill out the RSVP form: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/1fe3d0c4e0df4efd8c868d2d71dc5942

This workshop is part of GEO’s Spring Workshop Series. To check out all of the spring workshops, visit our webpage: https://geo.uoregon.edu/pre-departure-workshops 

May 1
Conversation on Democracy's Future, featuring Larry Diamond and Francis Fukuyama 4:00 p.m.

Larry Diamond is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Mosbacher Senior Fellow in Global Democracy at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at...
Conversation on Democracy's Future, featuring Larry Diamond and Francis Fukuyama
May 1
4:00–5:30 p.m.
Ford Alumni Center Giustina Ballroom

Larry Diamond is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Mosbacher Senior Fellow in Global Democracy at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University. He also chairs the Hoover Institution Project on Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Region and is the principal investigator of the Global Digital Policy Incubator, part of Stanford’s Cyber Policy Center. Diamond has served as a consultant to the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and advised and lectured to the World Bank, the United Nations, the State Department, and other agencies dealing with governance and development. His books include In Search of Democracy (2016), and The Spirit of Democracy (2008). He has edited or coedited some fifty books on democratic development around the world.

Francis Fukuyama is the Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and a faculty member of FSI's Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law. He is also director of Stanford's Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy. Fukuyama has written widely on issues in development and international politics. His 1992 book, The End of History and the Last Man, has appeared in over twenty foreign editions. His latest book, Liberalism and Its Discontents, was published in May 2022.

This event is sponsored by the School of Global Studies and Languages, Global Studies Institute in the Division of Global Engagement, Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics, and the Department of Political Science.

Free and open to the public. 

May 5
Language Circles Spring 2025 3:00 p.m.

Join us for Language Circles this spring term at the Mills International Center every Monday from 3-7 p.m. PT!  Language Circles are conversation groups led by native...
Language Circles Spring 2025
April 7–June 9
3:00–7:00 p.m.
Erb Memorial Union (EMU) Mills International Center, M102

Join us for Language Circles this spring term at the Mills International Center every Monday from 3-7 p.m. PT! 

Language Circles are conversation groups led by native and/or proficient speakers. Students of all levels can learn and practice languages through informal conversation. 

The Mills International Center space is open to ALL students, faculty and guests, U.S. and international! 

Circle times: 

3pm: Korean, Vietnamese

4pm: Russian, Japanese, Portuguese 

5pm: German, Italian, English, Arabic

6pm: Spanish, French, Thai 

Circle times may be subject to change. All updates will be posted to our Instagram @uomills and in our space, Mills International Center, EMU M102. 

May 6
International Business in Segovia Information Session 4:00 p.m.

Join GEO for and information session to learn more about our new International Business in Segovia! Information about the program, courses, excursions, application process, and...
International Business in Segovia Information Session
May 6
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Peterson Hall 101

Join GEO for and information session to learn more about our new International Business in Segovia! Information about the program, courses, excursions, application process, and scholarship opportunities will be shared. You can learn more about the International Business in Segovia program here: https://geo.uoregon.edu/programs/europe-spain/international-business-segovia-spain

May 7
Chill in the Mills Spring 2025 2:00 p.m.

Want a place to relax, get creative, and meet new people in between classes? Come Chill in the Mills!   Chill in the Mills is a weekly event where we host a new craft...
Chill in the Mills Spring 2025
April 9–June 4
2:00–4:00 p.m.
Erb Memorial Union (EMU) Mills International Center, EMU M102

Want a place to relax, get creative, and meet new people in between classes? Come Chill in the Mills!   Chill in the Mills is a weekly event where we host a new craft activity every Wednesday this Spring Term 2025 in the Mills International Center from 2pm-4pm. All supplies are FREE and provided by the Mills! Check out the schedule posted below and on our Instagram @uomills to make sure you don’t miss out on any exciting crafts!   The Mills International Center and its events are open to all UO students, faculty, staff, and community members. We hope to see you there!  

Our craft schedule for the term:

Week 2, April 9th: Mini Canvas Painting

Week 3, April 16th: Bunny Keychains

Week 4, April 23th: Coaster Painting

Week 5, April 30th: Popin' Cookin'

Week 6, May 7th: Mini Pot Painting

Week 7, May 14th: Beaded Bracelet

Week 8, May 21st: Mini Tote Bags

Week 9, May 28th: Butterfly Suncatchers

Week 10, June 4th: CD Painting

May 7
Archaeological Discoveries in the Indo-Pacific Shed Light on Long-term Subsistence Practices 4:00 p.m.

Dr. Rintaro Ono will discuss research he has conducted on islands in Indonesia, Melanesia, and Remote Oceania. In particular, he addresses recent work in caves on Sulawesi in...
Archaeological Discoveries in the Indo-Pacific Shed Light on Long-term Subsistence Practices
May 7
4:00–5:30 p.m.
Chapman Hall 220

Dr. Rintaro Ono will discuss research he has conducted on islands in Indonesia, Melanesia, and Remote Oceania. In particular, he addresses recent work in caves on Sulawesi in Indonesia that were occupied by humans more than 42,000 years ago and how early subsistence strategies and inter-island networks developed from the Pleistocene through the Neolithic and Metal ages. These data are then coupled with ethnoarchaeological research on the Sama-Bajau people of northern Borneo to examine how basic fishing strategies were employed by Austronesian peoples across islands throughout the Indo-Pacific.

The event is sponsored by Asian Studies Program, Center for Asian and Pacific Studies, Department of Anthropology, Department of History and Museum of Natural and Cultural History. 

May 8
Unpacking Race, Ethnicity, and Identity Abroad 1:00 p.m.

  Join GEO for an interactive conversation about student identities in a global context. A panel of study abroad alumni will reflect on their experiences navigating and...
Unpacking Race, Ethnicity, and Identity Abroad
May 8
1:00–2:00 p.m.
McKenzie Hall 123

 

Join GEO for an interactive conversation about student identities in a global context. A panel of study abroad alumni will reflect on their experiences navigating and expressing intersecting identities while abroad. 

May 8
Graduate Research Forum 4:00 p.m.

The Division of Graduate Studies invites you to a celebration of the research, scholarship, and creative expressions of UO graduate students. The forum regularly showcases the...
Graduate Research Forum
May 8
4:00–7:00 p.m.
Ford Alumni Center

The Division of Graduate Studies invites you to a celebration of 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 and networking session !

To participate, all graduate-level students are invited to submit a proposal by April 16, 2025. All accepted posters will be judged. Posters are categorized by field; first place in each category will win $300.

For more information, go to https://graduatestudies.uoregon.edu/forum

Cross Cultural Events on Campus

Where: Global Scholars Hall, room 123

The University of Oregon Huafeng Magazine will host the 2016 Huafeng Graduation Banquet.

Join Huafeng Magazine for food and refreshments.

A video of graduation wishes from professors or other staff on campus will be shown to celebrate the graduates. There will also be guests speakers, such as alumni who work in US now and some parents.

Doors open at 6:30 pm and the event starts at 7:00 pm.

Where: Eugene Public Library, 100 W. 10th Ave.

Mexican-American writer Reyna Grande, who won an American Book Award for her first novel and was named a finalist for a National Books Critic Circle Award for her memoir, will headline the upcoming CSWS Northwest Women Writers Symposium.

Where: Lawrence Hall 115

Marlen Sánchez and Nils McCune, both of the Nicaraguan Via Campesina organization Asociación de Trabajadores del Campo, will highlight the work of Via Campesina at a May 2 appearance at the UO.

Sánchez and McCune will discuss efforts to construct the Instituto Agroecológico Latinoamericano Mesoamérica, or the Latin American Institute of Agroecology of Mesoamerica, in Santo Tomás, Nicaragua. The talk, which is free and open to the public, will be held at 7 p.m. in Room 115, Lawrence Hall.

Where: Straub Hall 145

On April 27, 6-8 pm in Straub Hall 145, UO Sociology Professor Michael Dreiling will screen his revelatory documentary, A Bold Peace, on the impact of Costa Rica's radical choice of national disarmament.

Hors d'oeuvres and refreshments.

Comments and a Q&A will follow the film.

http://aboldpeace.com/

Where: South Eugene High School

The Division of Equity and Inclusion is co-sponsoring a county-wide town hall event coming up in April.  The Women’s Foundation will visit with communities across Oregon and will take everything they learn from their town halls to include it in a major report on the status of women and girls in Oregon.  They would like to hear from as many women as possible from all different backgrounds to find out the issues that matter most to us here.

Where: Browsing Room, Knight Library

Josh Gordan Swogger, Freelance archaeologocial illustrator
This lecture series is presented by the Center for Asian Pacific Studies and is cosponsored by the Department of Anthropology and the comics and cartoon studies minor program. For more information, call 541-346-5068.

Where: Gerlinger Lounge

Join language experts, current students, and alumni on discussing the many positive, tangible career benefits of language learning. This event is organized by the UO Language Council, in collaboration with the UO Alumni Association. Keynote speaker will be incoming UOF Board President Jim Shephard ‘80, and Romance Languages alumnus.

Where: Knight Library Browsing Room

Where: John E. Jaqua Auditorium

Learn the similarities and differences between Islam and Christianity. Our guest speaker, Yusha Evans a renowned Islamic scholar and was also raised in Greenville, S.C. with a very strict Methodist upbringing. He would like to discuss topics like the role of Jesuses in Islam and many more. He will also well comes question.