Events

Global Engagement Events

Apr 4
International & Economic Development Careers - Millennium Challenge Corporation noon

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...
International & Economic Development Careers - Millennium Challenge Corporation
April 4
noon
440 Lill 440 Lillis Hall

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

Apr 4
EXTRA! EXTRA! DON'T KILL THE MESSENGER 1:00 p.m.

IMPUNITY: Thursday, April 4   This is a 4-day symposium! Please register for each section you'd like to attend.   RSVP   The UO community is...
EXTRA! EXTRA! DON'T KILL THE MESSENGER
April 4
1:00–7:30 p.m.
Erb Memorial Union (EMU) Ballroom

IMPUNITY: Thursday, April 4

 

This is a 4-day symposium! Please register for each section you'd like to attend.

 

RSVP

 

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

 

Apr 5
EXTRA! EXTRA! DON'T KILL THE MESSENGER 8:45 a.m.

FROM KABUL TO HARARE: Friday, April 5   This is a 4-day symposium! Please register for each section you'd like to attend.    RSVP   The...
EXTRA! EXTRA! DON'T KILL THE MESSENGER
April 5
8:45 a.m.–9:30 p.m.
Erb Memorial Union (EMU) EMU Ballroom

FROM KABUL TO HARARE: Friday, April 5

 

This is a 4-day symposium! Please register for each section you'd like to attend.

 

 RSVP

 

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

Apr 6
EXTRA! EXTRA! DON'T KILL THE MESSENGER 8:45 a.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...
EXTRA! EXTRA! DON'T KILL THE MESSENGER
April 6
8:45 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Erb Memorial Union (EMU) EMU Ballroom

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.

 

 RSVP

 

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)

Apr 7
EXTRA! EXTRA! DON'T KILL THE MESSENGER 9:15 a.m.

OUR OWN BACKYARD: Sunday, April 7 This is a 4-day symposium! Please register for each section you'd like to attend.    RSVP   The UO community...
EXTRA! EXTRA! DON'T KILL THE MESSENGER
April 7
9:15 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
EMU EMU Ballroom

OUR OWN BACKYARD: Sunday, April 7

This is a 4-day symposium! Please register for each section you'd like to attend.

 

 RSVP

 

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

Apr 9
Resume Extravaganza! (Drop-In Resume Reviews with Career Coaches & Peer Coaches) 11:00 a.m.

Did you know you can have someone review your resume before the Spring Career & Internship Expo on 4/18? Drop-in with a career readiness coach or peer coach in Tykeson Hall...
Resume Extravaganza! (Drop-In Resume Reviews with Career Coaches & Peer Coaches)
April 9
11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Willie and Donald Tykeson Hall Commons (First Floor)

Did you know you can have someone review your resume before the Spring Career & Internship Expo on 4/18? 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!

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 event is part of the 2024 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  

Apr 10
Curious about Job & Internship Search Strategies? 11:00 a.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...
Curious about Job & Internship Search Strategies?
April 10
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Willie and Donald Tykeson Hall 50P (University Career Center Conference Room)

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 2024 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  

Apr 10
Study Abroad in Siena Info Session 2:00 p.m.

Learn about our fall study abroad programs in Siena, Italy! Hear directly from the UO faculty members who will be teaching the courses for Food, Culture, and Sustainability; Ciao,...
Study Abroad in Siena Info Session
April 10
2:00–3:00 p.m.
McKenzie Hall 123

Learn about our fall study abroad programs in Siena, Italy! Hear directly from the UO faculty members who will be teaching the courses for Food, Culture, and Sustainability; Ciao, Siena!; History, Art, and Ecology; and Italian Language and Culture.

Apr 11
University Exchanges Info Session 4:00 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...
University Exchanges Info Session
October 12–May 14
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Erb Memorial Union (EMU) Mills International Center, located above the Duck Store

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.

Apr 12
Curious about Interviewing? (Workshop) 10:00 a.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...
Curious about Interviewing? (Workshop)
April 12
10:00–11:00 a.m.
Willie and Donald Tykeson Hall UCC Conference Room 50P

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 2024 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  

Cross Cultural Events on Campus

Where: 110 Knight Law Center

This event is part of the Wayne Morse Center's Public Affairs Speaker Series, which offers a fresh look at American political life, public policy, and current affairs.

Speaker, Kim Williams is an associate professor of political science at Portland State University, where she also directs the Center for Women, Politics and Policy in PSU's Hatfield School of Government. She is author of Mark One of More: Civil Rights in Multiracial America (University of Michigan Press, 2006).

 

Where: EMU Ballroom

Only $5 with student ID or $7 for general admission to enjoy dancing, games, origami, and Japanese food.

Click here for more information.

Where: Global Scholars Hall Great Room

Enjoy a free event of guest speakers, dance performance, and West African dinner with the African Students Association.

Where: EMU Ballroom

Join us in celebrating China Night 2016. There will be a raffle, dances, singing, and delicious traditional Chinese food.

Tickets are $12.00 for adults; $11.00 for Senior - 65+; and $10 for UO students (1 ticket per Student ID).

Where: White Stag Block in Portland, OR

Where: EMU Ballroom

“Global Perspectives on the November 13 Terrorist Attacks on Paris: A Panel Discussion” will provide an academic forum for sharing of information and informed reflection in response to the recent terror events. It will take place from noon – 2 p.m. on December 3. Panelists include Cory Browning, Angela Joya, Matthias Matthijs, Fabienne Moore, Anita Weiss, and Sebastián Urioste. For more information, please contact Nathalie Hester, who is organizing the panel event.

Where: McKenzie Hall 229

Professor Juan Antonio Siller will be discussing his publications and research on The Cultural Heritage and Historical Monuments of the State of Morelos, and Monasteries of the XVI Century on the Slopes of Popocatépetl Volcano, in the States of Morelos and Puebla, Mexico.

Where: EMU Ballroom

A Unity Vigil will take place at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the EMU Ballroom. The event will focus on dialogue about love, respect and community, featuring multiple cultural, religious and philosophical perspectives. Food will be served at 5:30 p.m. and the program will begin at 6:00 p.m. You may RSVP here.

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Where: Cafe Roma, Back Room