News & Events

The UO African Studies Program announced a $250-$500 scholarship for students participating in a faculty-led study abroad program in Africa (Zanzibar, Dakar and Media in Ghana) this summer. The scholarship is available to all undergraduates who are pursuing a minor in African Studies.

Applications are due Friday, April 3^rd by 5pm. Scholarship recipients will be notified late April.

Professor Lynn Stephen has received the 2015 Delmos Jones and Jagna Scharff Memorial Book Award from the Society for the Anthropology of North America for her book, "We are the Face of Oaxaca: Testimony and Social Movements".

UO Vice Provost for International Affairs Dennis Galvan met mid-February with colleagues from around the world for the 2015 Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA) conference, in Washington, DC.

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.

The Office of International Affairs would like to wish everyone a happy Chinese New Year. May the upcoming year bring happiness and prosperity. Welcome, Year of the Goat!

• Lucky Colors: brown, red, purple
• Lucky Numbers: 2, 7
• Lucky Flowers: carnation, primrose
• Year of Birth: 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027

Editorial note: The full article can be found at Around the O. 

We at the Office of International Affairs were saddened to learn of the tragic and senseless violence that took place at Chapel Hill.  We stand in solidarity with our Muslim and Arab students in condemning these acts of violence and are available to offer support to any international students who may wish to talk, or have any concerns.

With sincere condolences,

Dennis Galvan
Vice Provost for International Affairs
University of Oregon

Editorial Note: The full article can be found at Voice of America

UO anthropologist Lynn Stephen has received two significant professional national and international awards. In March of 2015 she will give the Michael Kearney Memorial Lecture at the meetings of the Society for Applied Anthropology in Pittsburgh. The award is for an outstanding scholar whose presentation will explore the intersection of three themes (migration, human rights, transnationalism) and with a specific focus on a contemporary issue or problem.

UO’s Steve Huter, director of Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC) has been working as an international partner with AfChix, a mentorship program that promotes technology learning and careers for African women.

The goal of AfChix and AfNOG is to create a vibrant network of African Women in Computer Science and related areas for the purpose of supporting each other.