Global Engagement Events
4:00–5:00 p.m.
This workshop will prepare students to put together competitive application essays for the Gilman Scholarship, with offers up to $5,000 in funding for Pell Grant eligible students to study abroad.
4:00–4:30 p.m.
Join Global Education Oregon for an information session on our summer 2026 Sustainable Business in Costa Rica program! This info session will provide you with additional program and application information.
To learn more about the Sustainable Business in Costa Rica program, visit our website: https://geo.uoregon.edu/programs/americas-costa-rica/sustainable-business-costa-rica
The Sustainable Business in Costa Rica program's final application deadline is March 15.
You can join the virtual information session here: https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/97696759265
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Learn more about French Immersion in Angers, an immersive study abroad offered throughout the calendar year. This program is designed for you to immerse yourself in the French language (regardless of language ability) while also learning about French culture, politics, and society. The program offers classes covering many disciplines, with coursework in history, sociology, political science, business, and French culture and civilization. You will study at the Centre International d'Études Françaises (CIDEF) of the Université Catholique de l’Ouest, taking courses with US and other international students.
4:00–5:30 p.m.
Stories that Shape Worlds: Media Ecosystems in Latin America
This colloquium features CLLAS-funded research by faculty member Guillem Belmar Viernes (Linguistics), Omar Barahona (PhD Student, Spanish), and Giovanni Francischelli (PhD Student, Communication and Media Studies), and brings together interdisciplinary work focused on language, media, documentary practice, and cultural power across Latinx and Latin American contexts.
Highlights include:
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Indigenous language documentation and storytelling across print, audio, and digital platforms
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Documentary filmmaking and land conflict in 1960s–70s Mexico
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Contemporary online documentaries, misinformation, and political ideology on YouTube in Brazil
Each presentation will be followed by discussion and audience Q&A, and the event is free and open to the public. Students, faculty, staff, and community members are all welcome. Complimentary beverages and snacks will be available!
It should be a really engaging conversation, especially for anyone interested in topics around documentary storytelling, indigenous linguistics, and misinformation and political ideology in online spaces.
noon
Learn Jacquard silk weaving and design at the Foundation Lisio in Florence, Italy, through the Fiber Arts in Florence program! Explore fabric and fibers analysis and learn how to identify complex weave structures like brocade, damask, lampas, liseré, and velvet. On site, you will observe master silkweavers at their looms, engaged in the product design process.
3:30–4:30 p.m.
Learn more about Global Education Oregon's Food, Media, and Tourism in Italy and Spain program! Embark on an unforgettable program in two historically and culturally rich cities and take courses that blend culture, sustainability, journalism, and business. Spend the first five weeks in Siena, Italy, a city steeped in medieval charm and world renowned for its culinary traditions, diving into courses on a food and sustainability and on local media. Then, travel to Segovia, Spain, for the final five weeks of your program where you'll be immersed in Spanish food and culture and tourism business in Spain.
Interested in study abroad in London this summer? Stop by our information session to learn more!
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Interested in study abroad in London this summer? Stop by our information session to learn more!
4:00–6:00 p.m.
The year 2025 marked the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Japan. Please join us for a film screening and roundtable discussion examining the global history and enduring legacy of atomic warfare and Cold War era nuclear weapons testing.
The film, Silent War: The Shadow of Atomic Bombs, is based on Dr. Jacob’s book, Nuclear Bodies: The Global Hibakusha (Yale, 2022). Following the screening, Dr. Jacobs will be joined by experts to discuss the film, his research, and the far-reaching effects of atomic bombs and nuclear testing on the global population.
noon
Interested in studying abroad in London in the 2026-2027 academic year? Stop by to learn more about your options!
8:30–9:50 a.m.
The documentary examines the securitization of Vietnamese politics and the rise of Police General To Lam as leader of the Vietnamese Communist Party. Following the screening, a panel discussion will feature producer Laura Brickman, Professor Tuong Vu, and Nguyen Duc Thnh, a graduate student in political science from Vietnam.
Laura Brickman, award-winning journalist with video and print work for South China Morning Post, 60 Second Docs, Insider, BBC, The Kyiv Post and other outlets, is the producer of the recently released documentary The General: Vietnam in The Age of To Lam to be shown in class.
This event, held as part of the University of Oregon course Political Science 345: Politics of Southeast Asia, is open to the general public. For questions or additional information, please contact Professor Vu at thvu@uoregon.edu.
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