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UO Catering Hosts Faculty-Staff Open House at Ford Alumni Center
University of Oregon faculty and staff got a sneak-peek of the Cheryl Ramberg Ford & Allyn Ford Alumni Center on May 26th. The 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. open house at the new facility featured complimentary food, beverages and social time with colleagues, with University Catering using the event to introduce fresh, new menu items and service concepts.
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 Students Share Research and Findings at National Solar Conference
Eight UO architecture students joined top researchers in North Carolina from May17-21 to present research findings on renewable energy to thousands of professionals from across the country. The 40th annual ASES National Solar Conference was hosted by nationally renowned clean-energy innovator American Solar Energy Society. In addition to presenting their own peer-edited research, the UO students received real-world feedback in a room full of the field’s most respected professionals.
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Women and Gender Presentations a Hit at Local Schools
 The Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS) is playing an active community role in promoting graduate student research on women and gender by sending UO graduate students into Eugene School District 4J classrooms through the Road Scholars Program. This year, CSWS has expanded the program to include the Springfield Public Library and the OSHER Lifelong Learning Institute.
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 The Accidental Entrepreneurs
You might call Keeley Tillotson and Erika Welsh accidental entrepreneurs. The University of Oregon sophomores are the founders of Flying Squirrel Peanut Butter, a fledgling food business that’s quickly taking off, both on and off campus.
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Finance Education Program Names Director
 Jeffrey B. DeBoer, former CFO of Lithia Motors, is joining the University of Oregon Lundquist College of Business as managing director of the Securities Analysis Center. "From economic to governance and regulatory challenges, all aspects of capital formation and management are in flux. The University of Oregon's Securities Analysis Center takes an innovative holistic approach-breaking down the traditional silos in the financial industry among corporate finance, risk management, commercial banking and investment management," said DeBoer.
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 Balda to Lead PDX Executive Ed Expansion
The University of Oregon Lundquist College of Business has named Dr. Wes Balda assistant dean for Portland programs, including the twenty-six-year-old Oregon Executive MBA. Charged with leading the college's efforts to engage Portland and Northwest businesses in new ways, Balda will oversee the creation of a "building block" model of executive education--one that is currently offered by only a few other executive MBA programs in the world.
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 Daniel Toole ’08 to Study Climate-Responsive Models in 10 Countries
A 2008 University of Oregon architecture graduate will travel to 10 countries in Southern Europe and Scandinavia this summer on a 12-week, $10,000 fellowship to catalog climate-responsive models of urbanism, landscape and infrastructure in northern and southern Europe.
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 Jerry Lee ’73 Receives 2011 Presidential Volunteer Service Award
Jerry Quinn Lee ’73 received a 2011 presented by President Barack Obama’s Council on Service and Civic Participation. The award recognizes Lee’s commitment to serving his community and inspiring others to engage in volunteer service. “Your volunteer service demonstrates the kind of commitment to your community that moves America a step closer to its great promise,” states President Obama in his congratulatory letter to Lee.
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 Susan D. Schlosser Shenk ’71 and Kristen Karle ’01 Honored with Public Service Awards
Two distinguished University of Oregon alumni were recognized May 27 for their work promoting affordable housing and community improvements on the West Coast. Susan D. Schlosser Shenk and Kristen Karle were honored with the 2011 annual PPPM-CSPA awards sponsored by the Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management and the former School of Community Service and Public Affairs.
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 Ann Curry ’78 to Take Over Today Show co-Anchor Spot
Ann Curry ‘78 is on the move as the just-announced new co-host of NBC's "Today Show." The University of Oregon journalism graduate has been on the show since 1997 but was passed over for the job in favor of Meredith Vieira five years ago. Now, she's alpha female and takes over from Vieira June 9. (Photo: Virginia Sherwood)
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 Ten Ways to Transform Lives
Are you interested in finding out how you can make an impact at the University of Oregon?
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 Foster Care Advocacy Team Led by UO Student
Jamie Hinsz attends the UO and started the Foster Care Advocacy Team, also known as F-Cat. F-Cat is collecting socks for foster children and hopes to have at least one pair per foster child in the county. Because they already have more than 800 pairs, Hinsz says now they aim to collect enough packs to give to each child in need.
» Read more about the May drive and the Foster Care Advocacy Team from KVAL-TV…
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Patrick Kilkenny and Ron Peterson Honored at Pioneer Award Gala
On Friday, May 13, under the same stars that guided the original pioneers, alumni and friends honored Ron Peterson of Portland and Pat Kilkenny of San Diego during the annual Pioneer Award Gala.
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Bike & Build Benefits Affordable Housing
This summer, Mitzi Liu ’10 will spend two weeks cycling over 500 miles from Richmond, VA to Philadelphia, PA to support the affordable housing cause. En-route she will be dedicating four days to working on construction sites with Habitat for Humanity affiliates and Rebuilding Together Philadelphia to build affordable homes. Her humanitarian adventure is called the Capital Ride, and it is organized through Bike & Build.
Please support her efforts to raise funds and awareness for affordable housing by making a tax-deductible contribution online and selecting Mitzi’s name from the list: Liu, Mitzi (CR).
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 Dr. Gary W. Studebaker ’74
“Autism Spectrum Realities” published in May of 2011 is available through amazon.com. Presented in a narrative as well as a poetry format, this book provides the reader with a grasp of autism spectrum realities including a wide range of treatment strategies from experienced professionals, support providers, parents and individuals on the autism spectrum.
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 Ethan Anthony ’80
The 2011 anthology of writings on religious architecture, “Pope Benedict XVI and Beauty in Sacred Art and Architecture,” includes a chapter on new American Catholic Architecture written by Ethan Anthony ’80. The second recent anthology will include Anthony's work and it is published by Four Courts Press in Dublin, Ireland. The book is available through Amazon.com.
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 Albert Drake ’62 MFA ’66
Albert Drake ’62 MFA’66 published a collection of essays entitled Overtures to Motion (Throttlers Press). Three earlier books, Tillamook Burn, One Summer and Beyond the Pavement have been published as an Oregon Trilogy via e books.
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Long Awaited Varsity Letters Presented to Women Athletes
 Becky Sisley tried her darnedest to make Saturday's long-awaited (about 70 years) celebration of Oregon's pioneer women athletes last all night. And she got a standing ovation for it. The University of Oregon's first women's athletic director (1973-79) pinballed from table to table at Matthew Knight Arena during the meal portion of the event, gabbing happily with athletes she coached and those on whose behalf she tangled with administrative roadblocks to her program.
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 The Fire Still Burns for Casey Martin
The 10 members of the University of Oregon golf team sit scattered across the floor and the two beds of a hotel room. They have just traveled together, three hours in three cars, from Eugene to Bandon, to participate in a two-day tournament at the seaside links resort known as Bandon Dunes. The players come in all shapes and sizes, and a variety of colors, too. It is the night before the practice round, and their coach wants to talk strategy. "Off the green, you chipping or putting?" the coach asks.
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Ducks Defend Pac-10 Track Titles
So much for the form charts for the Pac-10 track and field championships. Oregon's men capped a near wire-to-wire victory with wins from Mike Berry in the 400 meters and Matthew Centrowitz in the 1,500 meters, while the women overcame the disqualification of its top-seeded 4x100 meter relay team to rally from a 57.5-point deficit, and both teams emerged victorious Saturday night at Drachman Stadium.
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Women’s Golf Team Honored for Academic Excellence
 The University of Oregon’s women’s golf team has been honored for posting an academic performance that ranks among the best in the country among its peers as it relates to their latest multi-year Academic Progress Rate scores. (Photo: goducks.com)
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Softball Players Rack Up All-Pac-10 Honors
 In return for helping the No. 11 University of Oregon softball team to one of its best regular seasons ever, eight Ducks were selected to the All-Pac-10 Teams. Sophomore pitcher Jessica Moore picked up her first All-Pac-10 First-Team honor, while senior Monique Fuiava was a Second-Team choice. Four others added honorable mention status - freshman Courtney Ceo, sophomore Samantha Pappas and seniors Brittany Rumfelt and Kaitlin Vitek.
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 McMorran House Wines Debut to Rave Reviews
Thanks to support and contributions from King Estate and Willamette Valley Vineyards, President Lariviere and his wife Jan recently presented McMorran House private label wines to UO alums and friends. Jan Lavriere expressed her gratitude to the wineries, whose owners and winemakers provided the first signature wines featuring the McMorran House label.
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UO and City of Springfield Continue Sustainability Momentum
 The University of Oregon's Sustainable Cities Initiative (SCI) has selected Springfield, Ore. as its partner city for the 2011-2012 academic year. Following two successful years in Gresham and Salem, UO faculty and students will work collaboratively with nearby Springfield to tackle important development, planning and civic engagement issues.
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Oregon Law Professor named Fulbright Scholar
 Oregon Law Professor Carrie Leonetti recently was awarded a 2011-12 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award. The prestigious award will allow the criminal law expert to spend a year in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, where she will engage in active research and teaching in the areas of forensic science, police investigations, and criminal adjudication. The focus of her research will be on eyewitness identification.
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UO Chemist Elected to National Academy of Sciences
 University of Oregon chemist Geraldine "Geri" Richmond is among 72 U.S. scientists elected into membership of the National Academy of Sciences. Richmond joins six other UO faculty among the academy's current roster of 2,000 active members. Membership in the NAS is one of the highest honors given to a scientist or engineer in the United States. The new members will be inducted into the academy next April during its 149th annual meeting in Washington, D.C.
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UO Archeologists Find 19th Century Fort Klamath Barracks
Archeologists have used ground-penetrating radar to determine exactly where a Fort Klamath soldier barracks stood in the late 19th century. "It's a pretty exciting moment," said Todd Kepple, Klamath County Museums manager. "No trace of this building was visible for the 44 years the county has owned this property. We had no idea exactly where anything was except for the flag pole."
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 UO Researchers Design Nanoflowers to Help Blind People Regain Vision
A University of Oregon research team led by Richard Taylor is designing nanoflowers that will enable blind people including those afflicted by macular degeneration to regain vision. The nanoflowers will be fabricated from metal nano-particles that grow or naturally arrange themselves by a technique called diffusion limited aggregation. These are also known as fractals and will effectively simulate and interact with neurons.
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Originating in 1903 and continuing each year, “University Day” rallies over 3,000 students, staff, faculty and community members on May 11 to clean up, spread bark mulch and plant flowers on campus.
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Visitors explore the Interpretive Center and find fellow school mates on the Alumni Table.
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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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$19.99* A Month Special Alumni Promotion
 For a SPECIAL Alumni Discounted Rate of $19.99* a month, get over 150 channels for 10 months with our CHOICE package. Save an additional $10 off for 10 consecutive months ($100 value) for new qualifying customers and 24 month agreement. This offer is only available by calling the Special Alumni Number: 1-800-489-8978.
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UOAA Throws a Grad Party
You’re invited to join family, friends and class members at the Ford Alumni Center Open House!
Monday, June 13
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
1720 E. 13th Avenue
(next to Matthew Knight Arena)
Grads can get their photo with the Duck, purchase a life membership (with grad T-shirt and license plate frame), tour the Ford Alumni Center, check out the interactive touch screens,
enjoy food and beverages, and more!
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UO Remembers Campus Community Members’ Passing
 On May 25th, the University of Oregon honored students, faculty, staff, retirees and UO Alumni Association and UO Foundation board members who have recently passed away. "University of Oregon Remembers" was a day of observance to acknowledge the loss of individuals from the campus community. The event was organized by the Office of President.
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Nicholas V. Riasanovsky ’42
 Nicholas V. Riasanovsky, a Russian émigré who came to the United States at 14, served in the Army during World War II and became one of the country’s leading scholars of Russian history, writing a college textbook that served as the American standard for teaching Russian history during the cold war, died on May 14 in Oakland, Calif. He was 87. (Photo: NY Times)
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Economics Professor Robert E. Smith
 On May 12th 2011, Robert Edward Smith (Bob), just five months shy of his 90th birthday, passed away in Bend, Oregon. His personal and professional curriculum vitae was long and varied. His studies took him from Norfolk to Harvard to Berkeley to USC, and eventually to UCLA where he earned his PhD in economics. He was a distinguished member of the faculty at the University of Oregon.
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UO Benefactor Donna Woolley
 The university community was saddened to learn of the death of its longtime friend and benefactor, Donna Woolley, on February 25 from heart failure. She was eighty-five. A lifelong Oregon resident and Eugene businesswoman, Donna served as a UO Foundation Trustee from 1979 to 1989 and was an active emerita trustee since 1989.
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 Since 1977, the American English Institute at the UO has provided high-quality English language training to international students and educators. Whether you're broadening your global perspective on campus or taking part in one of more than a hundred study abroad offerings, you'll find a world of opportunity at the University of Oregon.
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 What two new schools will be added to the Pac 10 this year to complete the Pac 12 conference?
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Graduation Photo Contest
 Help us welcome the graduates of the Class of 2011 to our alumni family by sharing your own graduation photo on the UOAA Facebook page.
If you've lost your favorite cap and gown shot, post your photo of yourself as a UO student. The best Duck-grad photo will be featured in next month's issue of the UOAA enews.
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Bach Festival Bargain for PDX Ducks
 Based in Eugene, the UO’s Oregon Bach Festival is now producing its Grammy-winning music in three more Oregon cities June 23-July 10, adding a concert in Ashland to go with Bend and a new, five-concert “mini-fest” in Portland. Eugene headliners include superstar cellist Yo-Yo Ma June 23; OBF cofounder Helmuth Rilling leading the mighty Brahms Requiem June 26; and on July 2, conductor Marin Alsop’s theatrical version of “Joan of Arc,” a spectacular choral work with lighting, stage effects, and actors from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
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Global Ducks Connect on LinkedIn
UO alumni groups on LinkedIn now span the globe. If you would like to find and connect with internationally-minded or internationally-located Ducks, feel free to join our new regional groupings in Africa, UO Asia and Western Pacific, UO China, UO Europe, UO Latin America, and UO the MENA/Med Alumni. Once you join, you can also help further populate the groups by inviting your alumni contacts to join.
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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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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!
Click here to send your story idea. Please include your name, story idea and any information sources or links.
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Chapters Engage Alumni across the US
 UOAA alumni chapter members are hard at work organizing and hosting events throughout the year. Recently, the Portland chapter hosted a young alumni event at Davis Street Tavern to promote career networking. A panel of five alums from diverse Portland job backgrounds offered their experiences after graduation and provided advice for the young alums looking for career advice.
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Alumni Perspective: Taking a Different Route
 Stefani Jenness ’10 was recently hired as a sales associate for Alpha Broadcasting, a company that operates six radio stations in the Portland area. Although excited to be starting a career, this job opportunity came nearly one year after graduation. Stefani graduated from the UO with a BA in Journalism and Communication (with a focus in public relations), a minor in business, a Semester at Sea study abroad experience and an internship at the UO Career Center in Portland under her belt.
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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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Travel with the Ducks as They Take on LSU
 September 3rd the Ducks travel deep in the heart of Texas to take on the LSU Tigers in Dallas. Don't miss out on this great opportunity to experience America's newest football landmark, Cowboys Stadium, and cheer on your Ducks versus a perennial SEC power.
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Summer in the City of Portland
Summer in the City 2011 is the School of Architecture and Allied Arts in Portland offering of special summer courses in the fields of art and digital art, architecture, product design, landscape architecture, and interdisciplinary studies. The summer program is housed at the university’s White Stag Block in Portland, Oregon. Summer in the City offers variable-credit courses and workshops with courses taught by guest artists, architects, and creative design professionals from throughout the Northwest region as well as by University of Oregon professors who collaborate during the summer to offer challenging, enlightening, and informative curriculum during the short summer session.
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