Events

Global Engagement Events

Fulbright Virtual Info Session

1:00 p.m.

The virtual info session will introduce students to the US Student Fulbright program, which offers funding opportunities for graduate students, seniors, and juniors in any...

Nov

16

Fulbright Virtual Info Session
November 16
1:00–2:00 p.m.

The virtual info session will introduce students to the US Student Fulbright program, which offers funding opportunities for graduate students, seniors, and juniors in any academic field. You can receive a Fulbright award to go abroad for 8-10 months for any of the following: international research, teaching English abroad, or pursuing a graduate degree in a foreign university. We will hear from Fulbright staff at IIE (Institute for International Education), Fulbright alumni, and there will be break-out session for UO students only. Attend this information session to learn more!  Register for info session here: https://apply.iie.org/register/GPS_11.16.26

Spanish Immersion Programs Information Session

4:00 p.m.

Immerse yourself in the language, culture, and vibrant communities of Spain and Mexico! Join this information session to explore the many study abroad opportunities available in...

Nov

16

Spanish Immersion Programs Information Session
November 16
4:00–5:00 p.m.

Immerse yourself in the language, culture, and vibrant communities of Spain and Mexico! Join this information session to explore the many study abroad opportunities available in both countries, from Spanish language immersion and cultural experiences to internships, university exchanges, and hands-on learning. Discover programs in exciting destinations like Barcelona, Madrid, Oaxaca, Segovia, and Querétaro, learn about language requirements and program options, and find the experience that's right for you. Get inspired to take your education abroad!

Explore GEO Study Abroad programs in Mexico and Spain!

This event is part of International Education Month (IEM) programming. View the full calendar of IEM events here: https://international.uoregon.edu/IEM

Recognizing and Addressing Islamophobia, Anti-Arab, and Anti-Palestinian Bias on Campus

noon

Recognizing and Addressing Islamophobia, Anti-Arab, and Anti-Palestinian Bias on Campus with the Intercultural Networks Group offers insight into the identities and lived...

Nov

17

Recognizing and Addressing Islamophobia, Anti-Arab, and Anti-Palestinian Bias on Campus
November 17
noon
This is a virtual event.

Recognizing and Addressing Islamophobia, Anti-Arab, and Anti-Palestinian Bias on Campus with the Intercultural Networks Group offers insight into the identities and lived experiences of Muslim, Arab, and Palestinian community members. As anti-Muslim incidents continue to rise nationally, this workshop equips participants to recognize common tropes and everyday forms of bias, and to take practical, informed action to foster belonging and counter harmful narratives.  

Information Session for Catalysts for Impact: NGOs in SE Asia

1:00 p.m.

Interested in learning about nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in Southeast Asia? Join the information session for Catalysts for Impact: NGOs in SE Asia to learn...

Nov

17

Information Session for Catalysts for Impact: NGOs in SE Asia
November 17
1:00 p.m.

Interested in learning about nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in Southeast Asia? Join the information session for Catalysts for Impact: NGOs in SE Asia to learn about the NGO sector, explore issues affecting the region, and discover how you can gain hands-on experience working on a project for a local organization in Cambodia. We’ll cover program details, travel locations, and application requirements.

This event is part of International Education Month (IEM) programming. View the full calendar of IEM events here: https://international.uoregon.edu/IEM.

University Exchanges Info Session

2:00 p.m.

Have you ever thought about doing a university exchange? Attend this information session and learn all about the programs we offer, dates, deadlines, scholarships, and more! This...

Nov

17

University Exchanges Info Session
November 17
2:00–3:00 p.m.

Have you ever thought about doing a university exchange? Attend this information session and learn all about the programs we offer, dates, deadlines, scholarships, and more!

This event is part of International Education Month (IEM) programming. View the full calendar of IEM events here: https://international.uoregon.edu/IEM.

ISSS Career Readiness Workshop

3:30 p.m.

Learn about the F regulations for working in the US including Curricular Practical Training (CPT), Optional Practical Training (OPT), and pathways to H1B. Presented...

Nov

17

ISSS Career Readiness Workshop
November 17
3:30–4:30 p.m.

Learn about the F regulations for working in the US including Curricular Practical Training (CPT), Optional Practical Training (OPT), and pathways to H1B.

Presented by International Student and Scholar Services.

This event is part of International Education Month (IEM) programming. View the full calendar of IEM events here: https://international.uoregon.edu/IEM.

Union Organizing Across National Divides: Palestinians and Jewish Israelis in the Jerusalem Bus Drivers’ Union

4:00 p.m.

Two leaders from a progressive Israeli labor union that organizes Jewish and Palestinian workers in joint unions will visit the University of Oregon for a four-day visit. The...

Nov

17

Union Organizing Across National Divides: Palestinians and Jewish Israelis in the Jerusalem Bus Drivers’ Union
November 17
4:00–5:30 p.m.
Knight Library Browsing Room

Two leaders from a progressive Israeli labor union that organizes Jewish and Palestinian workers in joint unions will visit the University of Oregon for a four-day visit.

The union, "Power of the Workers," will send one Jewish and one Palestinian organizer from their union, who will talk about all of the aspects of organizing unions across those lines.

They will focus in particular on their experience organizing public transportation bus drivers in the Jerusalem area, where occasional anti-Palestinian threats or violence have been met by a series of one-day strikes in which Jewish and Palestinian drivers all stuck together. This isn't a simple kumbaya story, but it's impressive and instructive, and a little bit hopeful in a place where it's hard to find hope.

Speaker Bios:

Mohammad Hresh is a Palestinian and was born and raised in the city of Nazareth. He has worked as a bus driver for the past 13 years and, in that role, was one of the key rank-and-file activists who led the original union organizing campaign of drivers at the Superbus company, a major transport company operating in the Jerusalem area and the Galilee.  He has served as a key leader in the Koach La’Ovdim union for the past decade, including representing co-workers in negotiations, grievance hearings and public advocacy, and is a member of the leadership committee of the union’s Public Transportation branch.  Mohammad continues to work as a bus driver and lives in Nazareth with his wife and their two children, Ali and Reem.

Tamar Ohana Warkentin is a Jewish Israeli, whose family originally immigrated to Israel from Morrocco.  She is a social worker and for the past nine years has served as a full-time union organizer with Koach La’Ovdim.  She has held multiple leadership roles within the union, including serving as head of the union’s Jerusalem regional branch and also head of the Public Transportation division, and currently is director of the union’s newly established center for workers’ education, training, and culture.  In addition to her union work, Tamar is also a leading activist in Israel’s LGBTQ+ community, and recently won a precedent-setting court case establishing parental rights for queer and interfaith families. Tamar lives in Jerusalem with her wife and two children.

The speakers will be of interest to a wide range of students — both those interested in labor/economic justice, those interested in Isreal/Palestine, and those interested in organizing across national/ethical/racial lines more broadly.

Sponsored by UO Labor Education and Research Center/ Department of Sociology/ Global Justice Program/ Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics.

This event is part of International Education Month (IEM) programming. View the full calendar of IEM events here: https://international.uoregon.edu/IEM.

Climate Change, Ecosystems, Renewable Energy APRU SCL Webinar

5:00 p.m.

This month's APRU SCL webinar will explore the role of climate change research and renewable energy in building sustainable cities and landscapes. Hear about remote sensing...

Nov

17

Climate Change, Ecosystems, Renewable Energy APRU SCL Webinar
November 17
5:00 p.m.

This month's APRU SCL webinar will explore the role of climate change research and renewable energy in building sustainable cities and landscapes. Hear about remote sensing observations of forest ecosystems, the impacts of climate change on terrestrial carbon and nitrogen cycles, and approaches to developing climate-resilient wind and solar power systems. The event will be livestreamed and is open to researchers, practitioners, students, and policymakers both within and outside the APRU SCL network.

Featured guest speakers from East China Normal University (ECNU): 

Dr. Wenmin Zhang, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Geographic Sciences Dr. Jinglan Cui, Research Professor, Dept. of Geographic Sciences Dr. Dongsheng Zheng, Professor, Dept. of Geographic Sciences

Coffee and Tea Cultures of the World

noon

Tea and coffee: Taste and explore the cultures behind the world's most influential beverages, and discover their impact on trade, economies, science, and daily life with UO...

Nov

18

Coffee and Tea Cultures of the World
November 18
noon
Erb Memorial Union (EMU) Mills International Center

Tea and coffee: Taste and explore the cultures behind the world's most influential beverages, and discover their impact on trade, economies, science, and daily life with UO international students and professors.

Coffee and Tea Presenters:

  • Dr. Christopher Hendon, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • Dr. Gyoung-Ah Lee, Professor of Anthropology, Asian Studies, and Food Studies
  • Dr. Ian Callison, Visiting Instructor, Clark Honors College
  • Natalia, Fulbright Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) from Brazil
  • Aziz, International Cultural and Service Program (ICSP) student from Kazakhstan 
  • Elif, Fulbright Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) from Turkey

This event is part of International Education Month (IEM) programming. View the full calendar of IEM events here: https://international.uoregon.edu/IEM.

GEO Budget and Finance Workshop

noon

Are you interested in studying abroad? Join this interactive workshop to learn tips and tricks to budgeting for traveling abroad as a student. This workshop will review subjects...

Nov

18

GEO Budget and Finance Workshop
November 18
noon

Are you interested in studying abroad? Join this interactive workshop to learn tips and tricks to budgeting for traveling abroad as a student. This workshop will review subjects such as study abroad or GlobalWorks internship budgets, how exchange rates and foreign currencies work across different countries, and how to figure out how to cover your costs abroad.

This event is part of International Education Month (IEM) programming. View the full calendar of IEM events: https://international.uoregon.edu/IEM.

Cross Cultural Events on Campus

Where: Collier House Lawn

Try a day without devices. Analog U is a campus-wide invitation to take a tech holiday—to go completely analog on Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22nd—and to reconnect with ourselves, each other, and the world around us. Join Undergraduate Studies on Earth Day for fun, device-free events in the tent. Learn more at http://analogu.uoregon.edu

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Where: Gerlinger Lounge

Ventur Labs has pioneered a new type of learning outside of the classroom through a four-day long competition in which teams of interdisciplinary students create digital communication platforms in collaboration with the UO department of Physics. In the spirit of exploration, our event is called Telescope. See the team's projects at the closing reception April 19th, 2015 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm.

Where: Outside of the Duck Store

CPLA – Running Duck from International Ducks on Vimeo.

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Where: Knight Law Center

The “New Media and Democracy: Global Perspectives” conference will bring together a diverse set of scholars to investigate the changes in global political discourses and practices brought about by the digital revolution. The event is part of the Wayne Morse Center’s theme of inquiry on Media and Democracy and is free and open to the public.

Keynote

Thursday, April 9th (7:00-8:00 pm)

Where: EMU Ballroom, University of Oregon

Government Decision-Making in Times of Genocide and Mass Atrocities

Where: 2-4 Condon and 176 Lokey Education building

Prof. Joel Beinin from Stanford University will be joining the UO community for a conversation about ISIS and its implications for the state and society in the Middle East.

Join an nformal discussion. Lunch will be provided.

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Where: University of Oregon Global Scholars Hall, first floor and mezzanine

An exhibit chronicling The White Rose resistance group in Nazi Germany will be held throughout winter term 2015. Formed by University of Munich students and their professor, The white Rose was a small, non-violent resistance group in Germany that spoke out against Nazi policies.

Click here for more information.

Where: Lawrence Hall 249

Where: Mills International Center, EMU

While international students are away from home, there are many obstacles for them to overcome during their four years college life, such as language barriers and culture shock. As two seniors and international students, Mandy and Hailin initiated a project called “Senior Snap” to assist international students with the transition to US college.

Where: EMU Ballroom

Mia McKenzie, editor and creator of blackgirldangerous.org will be coming to the EMU Ballroom on March 7th as part of the Ms.Lyllye B. Parker Women of Color Speaker Series in order to present a keynote on anti-blackness and having a Q&A afterwards.