 Oregon Football and UOAA:
Rose Bowl Champions 2012!
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The UOAA Rose Bowl Tour: A resounding success! Kicking it all off with a Welcome Reception at Los Angeles’ Intercontinental Hotel to the Pep Rally at the Santa Monica Pier and on to the pre-game tailgate at Brookside Golf Course, Duck fans traveling to the Rose Bowl with the UO Alumni Association reported the tour was a smashing success! And a victory against Wisconsin capped off this amazing time!
Click links below for slide shows and video of each fantastic event…
• Welcome Reception
• Pep Rally
• Tailgate Party
• Game Photos
Thanks to our loyal alumni who traveled with the UOAA! (Photo: Jack Liu)
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Pep Rally Nets 400 Applications for Admissions
More than 500 prospective students from Santa Barbara to San Diego attended an information session hosted by the UO Office of Enrollment Management prior to the UO Alumni Association's pep rally at the Santa Monica Pier on New Year's Day. The event was a success with more than 400 applications generated between the game kick off and 8 am the next day. Read more…
Watch the video: We are Oregon!
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First Endowed Chair Named in the Department of Art
The UO Department of Art’s first endowed chair has been named thanks to a gift from the estate of a long-time university supporter. Laura Vandenburgh, department head, is now the Ann Swindells Chair in the School of Architecture and Allied Arts. Read more…
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Oregon Quarterly Welcomes New Editor–Publisher
Ann Wiens brings more than twenty years of award-winning publications and communications experience to her new position as editor and publisher of Oregon Quarterly. She edited DEMO magazine for Columbia College Chicago and also led the New Art Examiner, a Chicago-based contemporary art magazine. Read more…
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More Duck Connections
• Singaporeans join UO for Exposure to American Sports Industry
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Lineman Moves in to Save a Life
Oregon’s beefiest football player saved the Beef Bowl — and a Duck fan’s life. Mark Asper, the Ducks’ 6-foot-7, 325-pound senior offensive lineman, performed the Heimlich maneuver to save a man who was choking on the signature beef at Lawry’s The Prime Rib restaurant. Read more from Register-Guard reporter Adam Jude… (Photo: goducks.com)
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Rich Brooks is Still Running up the Score
Rich Brooks, the storied former football coach (1977-94), is new to a lot of things -- Twitter, fancy cell phones, retirement, etc. But he's not so new to fishing for winter steelhead. Read more from the Oregonian’s Bill Monroe… (Photo: Courtesy of Rich Brooks)
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Ducks Place Four Runners on All-Academic First Team
NCAA national runner-up and West Region champion Jordan Hasay led a list of 14 Oregon men's and women's cross country runners who were named to the Pac-12 all-academic teams. Hasay was one of four first-team selections for the Ducks, including a league-leading three on the women's side. Hasay, a junior from Arroyo Grande, Calif., has a 4.03 grade point average in business administration. Read more…
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Tom Brokaw Visits Ford Alumni Center
Journalism students and faculty interviewed world famous news anchor Tom Brokaw while he spent a November day in Eugene at the Ford Alumni Center and the Hult Center for the Performing Arts. Find out more…
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Oregon Pride-New Alumni Affinity Group
We are excited to announce Oregon Pride, our new LGBTQ alumni affinity group at the University of Oregon. Oregon Pride was organized as a way to give lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer University of Oregon alumni a way to connect to each other, connect to current University of Oregon students, and reconnect to the university. Learn more…
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Product Design Partners
Oregonians and childhood friends Jake Fromer and Stewart Worthington grew up in neighboring houses in SW Portland’s forested hills. They began playful innovation from an early age. It could have started when they were four, after one too many juice boxes when they decided to spray paint Stewart’s father’s red convertible only three days off the lot. Read more…
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More Campus News
• Immigration and Public Service Issues Combine for Innovative Class
• Retired AAU President Returns to UO
• Students Smell Sweet Success with First Batch of Honey Wine
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Alumni Perspective: How to Launch a Career in the World of Sports
 Jose Tafoya ’09 (Business) recently combined his passion for sports marketing with an outgoing personality to land a job with Oregon IMG, one of the largest sports marketing agencies in the world. Here’s his story:
Jose discovered his passion for sports marketing during high school when he enrolled in college prep courses. The topic instantly clicked, so for his senior project he created a guide titled “How to Launch a Career in the World of Sports” — guidelines he still follows to this day. Read more…
 UO Career Center on You Tube
From using Linked In to navigating the UO Career Services website, there are lots of video resources to choose from. Click here to find out more…
Career Center Events
Feb 7 - Alumni Job Search
Connect with other 2011 UO graduates and graduating students looking for work in Portland through supportive small group interaction and shared content. Register here for a three-week series of six sessions and bring your lunch. UO alumni will share their wisdom at multiple sessions.
Mar 7 - UO Alumni Women's Roundtable
UO students, alumni and friends: Register today for a panel discussion and reception at the White Stag Block in Portland. Be inspired by outstanding women who attended the University of Oregon, the lessons of their career paths and their hope for the future of working women.
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FEATURED ALUMNI
DUCK CONNECTION
ATHLETICS
CAMPUS NEWS
CAREER CENTER
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A Note from the Executive Director
 Happy New Year.
At this time of year, we tend to throw these three words around as a variation of our greeting to everyone we meet. I wonder if we stop to really, truly think about the intent of what we are saying with these three words. Read more…
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See a list of Life Members
who joined last month!
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Send us your UO love story and you’ll be published in the February edition of the UOAA e news. We’d love to hear how you met the love of your life right here at the UO.
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
Jan 27
Duck and Beavers Night
with the Portland Trail Blazers
Portland, OR
Jan 28
“Colorado Reds”
Wine Tasting Party
Denver, CO
Feb 21
Duck Biz Lunch
Seattle, WA
Feb 24
Ducks on the Beach
Honolulu, HI
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FEATURED EVENTS:
Insight Seminars
UO professors of art, literature, philosophy, music, and religion lead discussions in the Knight Library Browsing Room (Room 106). Two upcoming free events below, no registration required.
Feb 1 • 7:00-8:00 pm
Reading Dante for Pleasure
There are more than 150 translations of Dante's Inferno, one for every taste. Which one will help you most love reading Dante? Free evening discussion with Gina Psaki.
Feb 27 • 7:00-8:00 pm
The Situation in Pakistan
Anita Weiss studies social and political conditions in Pakistan. She will have just returned from doing research on Islam and women's rights there, and will provide an update on major concerns in Pakistan and its relationship to the United States.
Get details…
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
 If you've been searching for intellectual challenge and social interaction with intriguing, accomplished people, UO Academic Extension has good news for you—our Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) programs are available in Eugene/Springfield, Central Oregon and Portland.
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MEMBER BENEFITS:
Whether you're on the east coast or close to the UO campus, your membership can save you money at restaurants, on car rentals, home and beauty services, hotels and more. For all member benefits, click here.
Mercedes Benz of Portland says “Go Ducks” with a special Preferential Pricing Program exclusively for members of the UOAA. Learn more…
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DUCK AUTHORS:
Jason Andrew Bond ’95
Rodney E Hudson ’78
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See all 2012 travel |
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 Rose Bowl! Rose Bowl! Rose Bowl!
Rock the latest Rose Bowl styles from the UO Duck Store and the UO Athletic Department.
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