News & Events

Division of Global Engagement Events

Study Abroad Matchmaking: Find Your Program!
Feb18
Study Abroad Matchmaking: Find Your Program! Feb 18 Anstett Hall
Food Studies in Costa Rica Information Session
Feb18
Food Studies in Costa Rica Information Session Feb 18
GEO Alumni Workshop
Feb19
GEO Alumni Workshop Feb 19 McKenzie Hall
Global Education Oregon 101 Workshop
Feb20
Global Education Oregon 101 Workshop Feb 20 Prince Lucien Campbell Hall (PLC)
Documentary Screening and Discussion - "The General: Vietnam in The Age of To Lam"
Feb23
Documentary Screening and Discussion - "The General: Vietnam in The Age of To Lam" Feb 23 Knight Library
Study Abroad Fair
Feb24
Study Abroad Fair Feb 24 Erb Memorial Union (EMU)
Sustainable Cities and Landscapes in the Galapagos Info Session
Mar2
Sustainable Cities and Landscapes in the Galapagos Info Session Mar 2 Hendricks Hall
GEO Spring 2026 Pre-Departure Social
Mar4
GEO Spring 2026 Pre-Departure Social Mar 4 Straub Hall
Combatants for Peace: A Model for Coalition Building and Shared Engagement
Mar5
Combatants for Peace: A Model for Coalition Building and Shared Engagement Mar 5 John E. Jaqua Academic Center for Student Athletes
Jeremiah Public Symposium: Sustainable Development in China
Mar6
Jeremiah Public Symposium: Sustainable Development in China Mar 6 Knight Library

Cross-Cultural Events on UO Campus

Going Global

Published in Around the O. 

Long Journey Home

Published on Around the O. 

A giant watermelon slice is painted on the water tower in Hermiston, Oregon, a town of around 17,000 residents nestled amid rolling farmland that ripples endlessly across the Columbia Plateau. Fueled by agriculture and food processing, it’s the kind of down-to-earth place where farming, family, and high school sports form a stable backbone. Embrace it, and you fit in.