Events

Global Engagement Events

Nov 26
Chill in the Mills 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 the Mills International...
Chill in the Mills
October 15–December 3
2:00–4:00 p.m.
Erb Memorial Union (EMU) Mills International Center, 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 the Mills International Center hosts a new craft activity every Wednesday from 2-4pm this fall 2025. All supplies are FREE and provided by the Mills! Refreshments also provided.

Keep an eye out for the schedule posted in the Mills Center space and on our Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/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!

Dec 1
Language Circles Fall 2025 3:00 p.m.

Join us for Language Circles this fall term at the Mills International Center every Monday!  Language Circles are conversation groups led by native and/or proficient...
Language Circles Fall 2025
October 13–December 8
3:00–7:00 p.m.
Erb Memorial Union (EMU) M102, Mills International Center

Join us for Language Circles this fall term at the Mills International Center every Monday! 

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

Different languages are offered every hour. Stay tuned for our fall 2025 Language Circles schedule! All times will be posted to our Instagram @uomills and in our space, Mills International Center, EMU M102. 

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

Dec 3
Chill in the Mills 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 the Mills International...
Chill in the Mills
October 15–December 3
2:00–4:00 p.m.
Erb Memorial Union (EMU) Mills International Center, 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 the Mills International Center hosts a new craft activity every Wednesday from 2-4pm this fall 2025. All supplies are FREE and provided by the Mills! Refreshments also provided.

Keep an eye out for the schedule posted in the Mills Center space and on our Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/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!

Dec 8
Language Circles Fall 2025 3:00 p.m.

Join us for Language Circles this fall term at the Mills International Center every Monday!  Language Circles are conversation groups led by native and/or proficient...
Language Circles Fall 2025
October 13–December 8
3:00–7:00 p.m.
Erb Memorial Union (EMU) M102, Mills International Center

Join us for Language Circles this fall term at the Mills International Center every Monday! 

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

Different languages are offered every hour. Stay tuned for our fall 2025 Language Circles schedule! All times will be posted to our Instagram @uomills and in our space, Mills International Center, EMU M102. 

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

Dec 17
Exploring the Dolomites Information Session 10:00 a.m.

Interested in studying abroad in Northern Italy? Join the Exploring the Dolomites info session to learn more about Global Education Oregon's Exploring The Dolomites:...
Exploring the Dolomites Information Session
December 17
10:00–11:00 a.m.

Interested in studying abroad in Northern Italy? Join the Exploring the Dolomites info session to learn more about Global Education Oregon's Exploring The Dolomites: Landscape, History, Ecology, And Literature In Northern Italy program!

Jan 8
GlobalWorks Info Session noon

Join Global Education Oregon for an information session all about our GlobalWorks International Internship programs! Learn more about the application process, program details, and...
GlobalWorks Info Session
November 12–January 8
noon
Erb Memorial Union (EMU) M102 Mills International Center

Join Global Education Oregon for an information session all about our GlobalWorks International Internship programs! Learn more about the application process, program details, and hear from program alumni about their experiences.

This event is part of International Education Month. Learn more about International Education Month events here: https://international.uoregon.edu/IEM

Jan 21
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 Winter Career & Internship Expo on 1/30? Drop-in with a career readiness coach or peer coach in Tykeson Hall...
Resume Extravaganza! (Drop-In Resume Reviews with Career Coaches & Peer Coaches)
January 21
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 Winter Career & Internship Expo on 1/30? 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!

This University Career Center event is part of the 2026 Winter Career Readiness Week sponsored by Enterprise Mobility. To learn more about all of the week's events visit http://career.uoregon.edu/events  

Apr 8
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 4/16? 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 8
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 4/16? 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! ALL students are welcome to participate!

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 University Career Center event is part of the 2026 Spring Career Readiness Week sponsored by Enterprise Mobility. To learn more about all of the week's events visit http://career.uoregon.edu/events  

Apr 23
What is Research? (2026) 5:00 p.m.

What is Research? (2026) will explore various natures, purposes, and roles of research across disciplines, fields, and areas. The event will consider frameworks of systematic and...
What is Research? (2026)
April 23–25
5:00 p.m.
UO Portland

What is Research? (2026) will explore various natures, purposes, and roles of research across disciplines, fields, and areas. The event will consider frameworks of systematic and creative inquiry, including methods, designs, analyses, discoveries, collaborations, dissemination, ethics, integrity, diversity, media/technologies, and information environments.

This year delves into research in its many forms, including searching, critically investigating, and re-examining existing knowledge, as well as emerging functions and procedures in machine intelligence and computation. It will highlight pluralities of research pathways, examining time-honored approaches and new ways of knowing, precedents, issues, and futures. It considers challenges and possibilities that researchers face in today’s rapidly changing world, and ways to promote ethical, inclusive, and impactful research.

The event celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of the Communication and Media Studies Doctoral Program in the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon.

Apr 24
What is Research? (2026)

What is Research? (2026) will explore various natures, purposes, and roles of research across disciplines, fields, and areas. The event will consider frameworks of systematic and...
What is Research? (2026)
April 23–25
UO Portland

What is Research? (2026) will explore various natures, purposes, and roles of research across disciplines, fields, and areas. The event will consider frameworks of systematic and creative inquiry, including methods, designs, analyses, discoveries, collaborations, dissemination, ethics, integrity, diversity, media/technologies, and information environments.

This year delves into research in its many forms, including searching, critically investigating, and re-examining existing knowledge, as well as emerging functions and procedures in machine intelligence and computation. It will highlight pluralities of research pathways, examining time-honored approaches and new ways of knowing, precedents, issues, and futures. It considers challenges and possibilities that researchers face in today’s rapidly changing world, and ways to promote ethical, inclusive, and impactful research.

The event celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of the Communication and Media Studies Doctoral Program in the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon.

Cross Cultural Events on Campus

Where: Knight Library, Browsing Room 1501 Kincaid Street, Eugene, OR

This symposium focusing on the value of archives in human rights issues in Guatemala and elsewhere features a panel discussion with Internationally known panelists, a lecture that is part of the Philip H. Knight Dean of Libraries Distinguished Speaker Series, and a  documentary film screening covering Guatemalan human rights issues. Sessions include:

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Where: EMU

ISO begins Wednesday, September 18, 2013.

All incoming international students must attend all days of ISO in person. Register for ISO by September 13.

Where: EM River Rooms

A new collaborative event between local clean stove NGOs, OSU, OHSU, and UO.

Help us shape the discussion of how cook stove designs can help address issues of gender and cultural inequality, public health, nutrition, economic development, and pollution in the world.

Where: Matthew Knight Arena

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet will deliver a lecture at the University of Oregon’s Matthew Knight Arena on Friday, May 10. The 2 p.m. lecture, "The Path to Peace and Happiness in the Global Society," is open to UO students, faculty and staff as well as members of the public.

Where: Multiple Locations

2013 Latin American Studies Spring Speaker Series: Brazil: Culture, Race, and Politics

 

May 6

“Black Women Against the Land Grab: The Fight for Racial Justice in Brazil” with Keisha-Khan Perry, Brown University.

Browsing Room, Knight Library

3:30 pm

 

May 9

“Democracy, Development and the Puzzling Success of Brazil” with Peter Kingstone, King’s College.

112 Lillis

4 pm

 

May 16

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Where: Knight Library Browsing Room & Mills Center

Where: Various locations

Where: EMU Fir Room

The 2nd Annual UO Climate Change Research Symposium and the Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples Lecture will be Wednesday, April 10th. The Symposium will take place from 8:30-5 in the EMU Fir Room.

The Keynote lecture with Kyle Powys Whyte and Frank Lake will start at 6:30 in the Many Nations Longhouse near the Law School.