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

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Where: Lorry I. Lokey Education Building, Room 119

Are you interested in studying or researching the issue of immigration, one of the largest human migrations in human history?

Learn how social institutions have responded to this phenomenon—and research the factors that contribute to human migration.

Students in this class will receive approximately $400 as a stipend to offset travel expenses.

 

Informational Meetings

Lorry I. Lokey Education Building, Room 119