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Ford Alumni Center Opens in Grand Fashion
Local dignitaries and the building's primary donors were on hand Friday, June 10th for a ribbon-cutting and celebration of the University of Oregon's newest landmark: the Cheryl Ramberg Ford and Allyn Ford Alumni Center. The $33.6 million, 60,000-square-foot facility is expected to set a new standard for alumni centers nationwide.
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Portland Day Provides Insight on Chinese Sports Business
On Friday May 20th, the Warsaw Sports Business Club (WSBC) hosted its 1st Annual Global Sports Business Symposium – China. Starting off as an early Fall Term vision of the Warsaw Sports Business Club's (WSBC) Executive Leadership Team and club faculty adviser Whitney Wagoner, the premise of the event aimed at educating students on the overall sports business landscape in China. (Photo: Lenny Pichette Photography)
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Documenting Latino Roots via Oral History Project
 A grant from the UO Tom and Carol Williams Fund for Undergraduate Education helped fund “Latino Roots I and II” during the 2011 winter and spring academic terms. Taught by Gabriela Martínez (SOJC) and Lynn Stephen (Anthropology; Ethnic Studies), the course focused winter term on giving a theoretical, documentary, and ethnographic understanding of the processes of Latino immigration and settlement in Oregon during the past 150 years. In spring term, the class taught students how to produce a short video documentary from oral history interviews.
» Read the descriptions of the oral history projects of four students…
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Ground-Breaking Research Pact Made with West-Central African Nation of Gabon
 The University of Oregon has entered into a groundbreaking research and training partnership with the west-central African nation of Gabon. The agreement will result in creation of the Gabon-Oregon Transnational Research Center on Environment and Development, jointly headquartered in Eugene and the Gabonese capital of Libreville.
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Clifford Ackley ’59 Honored by School of Architecture
 The 2011 Ellis F. Lawrence Medal was presented to Clifford S. Ackley ’59 at the University of Oregon School of Architecture and Allied Arts commencement on June 13. The medal is presented annually by the school and is its highest alumni honor.
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 Sean Nack ’11: Q & A with New Grad and Afghanistan Vet
Sean Nack, 27, of Springfield, received a bachelor’s degree in international studies on June 13 from the University of Oregon. He is a veteran of the war in Afghanistan.
» Read the Q and A and watch the video…
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 Joe Mayo ’08 Brings Multi-Story Timber Technology to Northwest
Joe Mayo will be combing high-rise construction sites, timber manufacturers and code-enforcement offices in Oslo, London, Berlin and Austria this summer for ideas to help make Seattle the first carbon-neutral city in the world.
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 Jordan Kent’s ’05, Summer Clinics Aim to Develop Young Talent
Strange as it may seem due to his blazing speed, Jordan Kent was always playing catch-up on the football field. Mostly because he got a late start in the sport, due to his early interest in both basketball and track and field.
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 Duck Football Players Bowl to Honor Fallen Eugene Officer
It was bowling with the Ducks to raise some bucks on June 4th. University of Oregon football players and coach Chip Kelly hit Emerald Lanes bowling alley Saturday to do a little bowling with some of their fans. 24 teams competed in the tournament benefiting fallen Eugene Police Officer Chris Kilcullen's family. Kilcullen was fatally shot during a traffic stop in Springfield in April.
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 UO Residence Hall Students Donate Big to Help Low Income & Homeless Families
As the University of Oregon's Ducks move out of the residence halls, some big projects have come along to encourage students to help homeless and low income families across Lane County through donation of unneeded items and food vouchers.
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 UO Student to Return to China to Study Under Boren Scholarship
Ming Canaday was 11 years old when a family in Sheridan, Ore., adopted her out of a Chinese orphanage. She spoke no English, and she required surgery to treat a severe case of scoliosis, a curvature of the spine. A decade later, Canaday is studying international studies and Chinese at the University of Oregon, and she’s just been awarded a Boren Scholarship, which will allow her to study in China next year.
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 Kathleen M. Ryan, Ph.D., ’07
Kathleen M. Ryan, Ph.D., ’07 received a grant from the UO Center for the Study of Women in Society in 2007 while working on her doctorate in the UO School of Journalism and Communication. Her project, “When Flags Flew High: Propaganda, Memory and Oral History for World War II Female Veterans,” was an oral history on the WAVES of World War II.
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 Judith Armatta ’69
Judith Armatta’s book, "Twilight of Impunity: The War Crimes Trial of Slobodan Milosevic" was published in 2010 by Duke University Press. It is an eyewitness account of the first major international war-crimes tribunal since the Nuremberg trials. Twilight of Impunity is a gripping guide to the prosecution of Slobodan Milosevic for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
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 Braden Kelley ’93
Braden Kelley ’93, published Stoking Your Innovation Bonfire recently with John Wiley & Sons. The book provides practical, usable, adaptable tools for creating a (more) innovative culture in your own organization, regardless of size, shape and scope.
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 Jan Eliot ’77
Eugene resident and UO Honors College alum Jan Eliot ’77 has released two new collections of Stone Soup cartoons. "We'll Be REally Careful—Book Eight of the Syndicated Cartoon Stone Soup" was released in January. "Brace Yourself—Book Nine of the Syndicated Cartoon Stone Soup" was released in June.
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 UO Day at the Capitol
University of Oregon Day came and went Thursday at the state Capitol, accompanied by many to-be-expected trappings: the UO’s world-famous Duck — both in full feathers and in cardboard cutout form — as well as lawmakers adorned with green ties and scarves, and performances in both chambers by On The Rocks, the university’s acclaimed all-male a capella group.
» Read more from the Register-Guard…
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 Autzen-Area Expansion Projects Begin this Summer
A privately funded expansion of the Casanova Center and other facilities around Autzen Stadium will affect operations and access to parking lots through the fall of 2013. The project will add a new football operations center to the west and north of the existing Len Casanova Center, as well as a new women’s soccer and lacrosse complex at the east end of Autzen Stadium.
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 Baseball Press Box Dedicated to Bandon Alum
On May 14, the press box at the University of Oregon’s new baseball field in Eugene — PK Park — was dedicated in honor of local native and 1963 Bandon High School graduate John Conrad. Conrad lettered as a pitcher for both BHS and the UO before beginning a long career as a journalist.
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 Lee Joins Oregon Women’s Basketball Staff
University of Oregon head women’s basketball coach Paul Westhead announced the addition of Shandrika Lee to his coaching staff on Wednesday. Lee, a former standout at Pepperdine University, comes to Oregon with six years of coaching experience.
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Redmond, Oregon 99-Year-Old Gets His College Degree
 He's just two months shy of turning 100 -- and a few days ago, a Redmond man received his college diploma from Eastern Oregon University in La Grande. Back in 1932, Leo Plass was less than one semester away from graduating from what was then called Eastern Oregon Normal School. Teaching was his future, but the "present" kept him from it.
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 UO’s Promise to Jefferson High
It's up to Portland Public Schools to leverage scholarship offer from UO. With college costs rising at alarming rates, this week's offer from the University of Oregon to Jefferson High School graduates is a stunner: Free tuition.
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 Clark Honors College and UO Insight Seminar Offer Shakespeare Workshops
Alumni, supporters and friends of the Clark Honors College, as well as lovers of Shakespeare and the practice of theater arts, are invited to experience Summer Shakespeare in Ashland, Oregon. A collaborative offering between the Robert D. Clark Honors College and the UO Insight Seminar Program, each Summer Shakespeare session lasts three days, and includes tickets to two performances at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
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Global Educator Speaks of Hunger for Change
 Associate Dean for Global Education Yong Zhao knows from experience the consequence of snuffing out entrepreneurial spirit: hunger. Growing up in a rural village in China's Sichuan province in the 1960s and 70s, Professor Zhao learned from bitter experience that inefficient communal farming systems led to empty bellies."I remember my fellow villagers dying from starvation or leaving the village to become beggars, eating tree bark and earth and dying from indigestion," Professor Zhao has written.
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Crystal Apples Delivered to Unsuspecting UO Faculty
 Stealth commemoration returned to the University of Oregon campus last month when President Richard Lariviere and a sworn-to-secrecy entourage swooped in on three unsuspecting classrooms to present the university’s annual Crystal Apple awards for distinguished teaching.
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Assistant Director for Membership Lauren Peters shows off the tee shirt new 2011 grads received for signing up for a life membership. Want to sign up? Email Lauren- lpeters@uoregon.edu.
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Grads sign up for a special UOAA membership promotion.
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Great Alumni Benefits Available Here!
 Duck Deals, the Alumni Preferred Partners program, gives UO alumni access to special products and services. An additional 200 new businesses have been added in 2010. We continuously add new partners, especially now with a whole list of national retailers. You can save 15% on 5,000 Choice Hotels worldwide. To receive any of the featured discounts below, just present your UO Alumni Association membership card.
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SAVE $20/mo. & Get $75
 Receive a $75.00 VISA gift card* as a new customer and get up to $20.00/mo off your first year with 5 Packages Under $50.00. Order today as a new customer and you also get: click here to find out…
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 Designed as a constantly flowing stream of currents, the visuals in the Alumni Table reflect the generations of students who have poured through this enduring campus bedrock throughout its history. Every single alumnus—over 200,000 strong and growing—is represented in the search-able touch table. When a visitor, alum or prospective student touches a UO icon on the table, an interface is revealed allowing users to call up the names of every Duck who ever graduated from the UO.
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Captain Joseph William Schultz ’97
 Army Capt. Joseph William Schultz ’97 died in Afghanistan on May 29th and was described by those who knew him as a natural-born leader. Capt. Schultz, a Green Beret, was killed after an improvised explosive device hit his Humvee. He was 36. Joseph was a ’97 Political Science grad, Chi Psi fraternity, Golden Key Honors Society and on the UO Rugby Club team.
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Justice Betty Roberts ’62
 Betty Roberts is being hailed as a pioneer after her death at the age of 88, and properly so — as Oregon’s first female appellate judge, serving on both the state Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, she was clearly a trailblazer. The story of her life is a reminder of how heavily pioneers’ achievements depend on sheer hard work and determination. Roberts was often in the right place at the right time, but she had to struggle to get there.
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Tyler T. Felton ’79
 Tyler T. Felton, BA, 1979, died in February of 2010 in the mountains of Idaho. After he graduated from Oregon, Tyler traveled and worked in Alaska as a CPA and then came back home to Sun Valley and became partner in a local CPA firm.
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 On June 8th UOAA Members were offered the chance to purchase discounted LSU football tickets. 500 tickets were sold in less than 1 hour. Get in on the next big discount by signing up to be a member today!
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 How many of Oregon’s Legislators are Ducks?
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Oregon Quarterly Digital Edition
 The Oregon Quarterly digital edition is available for your iPhone, Droid, or other smartphone here. Remember: you can also view the magazine online at our website—OregonQuarterly.com.
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Ducks in the Snow
The annual Ducks in the Snow event was held in Sun Valley, Idaho, in February of this year and honored one of the newest inductees to the Oregon Hall of Fame, Tom Drougas, an All-American football player for Oregon and former NFL player, and Rob Mullens, Oregon’s new athletic director. It was hosted by Patti Felton, Dr.Mike and Kirsten Coughlin, and Erik Boe and Mark Miller of RBC Wealth Management. Auctions of Duck memorabilia and Oreogn/LSU game tickets were held with the proceeds benefiting the Cowboy Duck Scholarship in honor of Tyler Felton.
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Welcome to Our Newest Life Members
 See a list of Life Members who joined last month!
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Life Members are entitled to all the same great benefits as annual members, but receive an additional membership gift, as well as four entries into any UOAA event at the member price.
 And, once you join as a Life Member, you never have to worry about renewing your membership again! Join the UOAA today!
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Do We Have Your Latest Info?
 Update your alumni record and stay connected to the UO through event invitations, the UOAA eNewsletter, UO news and much more!
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Your Story Published in an Upcoming UOAA eNewsletter
 Success stories, funny memories of your time at the UO, photos… almost anything goes!
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San Diego Chapter Sponsors Los Penasquitos Elementary
The San Diego Alumni Chapter from the University of Oregon generously sponsored our classroom for the 2010-2011 school year. At Los Penasquitos Elementary School, located in San Diego, California, classrooms choose a college or university to represent. By representing and studying the school chosen, we introduce the concept of college to our students.
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’09 Grad Taps Network for Successful Job Search
 Brennan Pothetes graduated from UO as an economics major in 2009. When he departed from UO with a diploma in hand, he was quickly greeted by a grim-looking job market. Knowing that he wanted to further his education, he applied and was accepted to Portland State University’s Master of Science in Financial Analysis (MFSA) program.
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Ancient Lands and Seas: Istanbul to Venice
 Immerse yourself in the picturesque natural beauty and ancient heritage of the Turkish Coast and the Greek Isles as you cruise from Istanbul to Venice. As you cruise the Mediterranean Sea for a total of 13 days, you will dock at various cities that include Kusadasi, Turkey;Fethiye; Mykonos, Greece; Santorini; Kefalonia; Kotor, Montenegro; and Dubrovnik, Croatia before disembarking in Venice, Italy.
September 18-October 1, 2011 from $5275
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AHI Travel will extend a Special Savings of $250 (not applicable to Crystal Cruise programs) and apply an additional $250 Pre-brochure savings—for a total savings of up to $500 per person off the regular price of the program. Please click here to view the available offers.
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