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FOOTBALL 2011

Here is your one stop shop for UO football. From tailgate parties to where to watch the Ducks if you can’t be there in person… the UOAA is the place to get in on it.

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Featured Alumni
Bob Irvin ’83
New President of American Rivers
Glenn Lamb ’88
Founder of Columbia Land Trust
Shannon Boettcher ’03
DuPont Young Professors Program
Doug McKay ’59
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Duck Connection

Unpack the Quack

On Thursday, September 22, nearly 4,000 students will move in to the residence halls and begin their UO experience. We hope to have faculty and staff, along with alumni and current students, serve as ambassadors by greeting our new students and their families, answering their questions about the university, and maybe even helping carry a box or two. This is also a great opportunity to help new families and students learn about your department and appreciate the tremendous commitment to students that distinguishes the UO. Find out how you can help…

Private Giving to UO Remains Strong

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Product Design: Mastery in Practice

The University of Oregon, School of Architecture and Allied Arts, introduces the Product Design program’s innovative Mastery in Practice, a sequence of furniture design and theory courses. Mastery in Practice is geared toward product design professionals and students seeking to both analyze the design process and improve and increase their skills in the specialized field of furniture design. Find out more…

Athletics

Peter Jacobsen ’77 to Receive Old Tom Morris Award

Multiple PGA TOUR winner and renowned golf course designer Peter Jacobsen has been selected to receive the 2012 Old Tom Morris Award by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA). Read more from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.

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2011 Volleyball Team Returns Five Starters

Seeking its fifth postseason trip under head coach Jim Moore and ninth in school history, the Ducks graduated only one senior from last year’s team and return five starters from last year’s 19-11 team that ranked as high as 11th nationally. The team also adds one of its top newcomer classes — a six-person unit — that features a prep All-American, another Prep volleyball Senior Ace, and a junior college All-American. Learn more…

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Campus News
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Holly GoSlugly aka Debbie Williamson-Smith Oozes Talent

Downtown’s Park Blocks were once again glossed over with the slimy paintbrush of eccentricity as Holly GoSlugly, better known as Debbie Williamson-Smith of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum, seized the title of SLUG Queen during the faux beauty pageant’s 29th annual run. Read more from the Register-Guard…

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Art Students Win $15,000 Windgate Fellowships

Two University of Oregon art students are among only ten selected nationwide for a prestigious $15,000 Windgate Fellowship, one of the largest awards offered nationally to art students. UO was also the only school with more than one winner. Read more…

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UO Website Holds Archive of Historic Newspapers

Professional historians and amateur history buffs — or folks simply wanting to research their family tree — now can search digitally more than 75 years worth of archived Oregon newspapers through a new University of Oregon website. Read more from the Register Guard’s Greg Bolt…

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Summer in the City PENSOLE at White Stag in Portland

SAIL Program Exposes Low-Income Student to College Life

Career Center

Career Center Extends Free Services

While the economy strives to recover, UO Career Center in both Portland and Eugene are proud to announce the extension of free services from 6 months to a year for our recent UO graduates. The Career Center is a great resource for alumni seeking career advice, counseling, knowledge or resources. If you would like career guidance, give us a call today at (503) 412-3701 or email us at careerpdx@uoregon.edu.

Upcoming career events for alumni this fall:

SEP 21 - NETWORKING WORKSHOP: Become Memorable in the Hidden Job Market

SEP 27 - ALUMNI JOB SEARCH GROUP

OCT 19 - 3rd ANNUAL GET CONNECTED! Bringing UO Alumni and Employers Together

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UPCOMING UOAA EVENTS:

Sep 14
University of Oregon Reception
Paris, France

Sep 24
The Official Oregon Tailgate
Tucson, AZ

Sep 24
UO Portland Watch Parties
Portland, OR

Sep 26
UO Women Portland
Portland, OR

Oct 6
Ford Alumni Center Block Party
Eugene, OR

FEATURED EVENT:

Lucky Duck

Lucky Duck Foundation’s Swing and Soiree

Come out and get involved in a great organization founded by one of the University of Oregon's top supporters — register now to support Pat and Stephanie Killkenny's Lucky Duck Foundation and attend the 3rd Annual Swing & Soiree event on October 24 at the exclusive Santaluz Golf Club in San Diego.

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In Memoriam

UO Law Student Kjersti Berg Sand

Carolyn S. Chambers ’59

Walter Joseph Kurth ’74

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ALUMNI PHOTO
OF THE MONTH

Susan Thelen ’83 (in blue and red) falling out of a perfectly good airplane.