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Walking Tour: Art of the SuperheroBen Saunders, English professor on campus and guest curator of the Jordan Schnitzer Art Museum, provides background on the noteworthy pieces in the museum's latest exhibit, Art of the Superhero. The exhibit has been one of the most popular in the museum's history and, according to Saunders, has attracted a crowd that wouldn't ordinarily flock to museums. » Learn more about the exhibit
Campus News  Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship Names New Chief
Terry E. Sebastian was named managing director of the University of Oregon's Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship at the Lundquist College of Business. He assumed his new role on August 3, 2009. A successful principal investor and senior executive in the food industry, Sebastian is a founder and managing director of Lake Pacific Partners LLC, a private equity investment firm focusing on consumer products, consumer services, and related industries. » Learn more…
 Biometric Machines Installed at Rec Center
Students at the University of Oregon’s rec center are giving its staff members a hand—literally. The facility recently installed biometric machines that scan students’ hands to grant them admission to the center. » Read more from Club Industry.com story…
Dorm Life-Welcome New Students For Amelia Covarrubias, Thursday’s move-in day at the University of Oregon was familiar territory. Covarrubias’ youngest daughter, 18-year-old Janet Avila of Hood River, is her eighth child to go to college. But watching Avila, who wore her dormitory key on a green and yellow UO lanyard secured around her neck, load her last items into her room was nonetheless bittersweet. “It’s kind of sad,” said Covarrubias, whose comments in Spanish were translated by her daughter. “No one is left at home, but I am happy because she’s following her sisters’ footsteps.”
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 Showing the “O” Around the Globe
From Chile to China and Cameroon to Cambodia, the University of Oregon offers 165 study abroad programs in about 100 countries. Click on the video link below to see UO students showing the “O” around the world. » Watch video…
Homecoming and Family Weekend 2009A pep rally, a great big parade, a tailgate, Saturday’s football game against Arizona State and a whole lot more! Click here to find out how to join the fun.
Ducks Giving 
Ducks@Oregon Welcomes New and Returning BloggersWant a glimpse into the life of a current UO student? Read about the lives of 11 Ducks who are living the UO experience. From their first day to graduation day, you’ll get an up-close-and-personal look into campus life. Whether it’s Club Sports, thesis research, football games, or study abroad, Ducks@Oregon provides alumni with a great way to connect back to campus and to see how their donations impact real students. » Read on…
Get Your Official “O” License Plate You’ll make your devotion clear to your orange and black wearing co-workers, the Husky parked two spots down and your fellow winged friends. Best of all, your registration fee goes straight to UO academic scholarships.
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Graduates Join Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest University of Oregon alumni Samuel Higgins ’09 and Leslie Phillips ’09, have recently embarked on a year of full-time volunteer service with Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC) Northwest. These two graduates are part of the 123 total Northwest Jesuit Volunteers (JVs) who began their service in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon or Washington last month.
Their year kicked off with a weeklong orientation at Camp Adams in Molalla, Ore., and will continue through August 2010. “We’re excited these committed women and men are offering a year of their lives in service and working for the transformation of our world,” says Jeanne Haster, Executive Director for JVC Northwest. The 54-year-old program supports volunteers living in community in 19 locations across the Northwest. Volunteers live in urban and rural locations in houses that each support four to eight volunteers. The current JVs work in many areas, including advocating for refugees, nursing in community clinics, teaching in schools on Native American Reservations, assisting in shelters, and organizing a local response to climate change. JVs are also immersed in the four core values of JVC throughout their service year - social justice, simple living, spirituality and community. » Learn more…
Athletics Men’s Cross Country Ranked Preseason No. 1 The University of Oregon men’s cross country team is the preseason No. 1 in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country coaches’ poll. The two-time defending champions lost Rupp to graduation, but do return Luke Puskedra, Matthew Centrowitz, Kenny Klotz, Danny Mercado, Diego Mercado, A.J. Acosta and Andrew Wheating.
Oklahoma State is ranked No. 2 in the preseason poll and Stanford is third. The Oregon women enter the season ranked No. 2 behind the Pac-10 rival Washington. » Read more from the USA Today… » Check out the Cross Country team blog…
Grad Student Moves Up in Wheelchair Tennis Ranks With a bright orange bucket of tennis balls at her side, Molly Rogers methodically places eight balls between the spokes of her customized wheelchair. The 37-year-old graduate student in the School of Architecture at the University of Oregon tosses a ball into the air, and expertly sends a serve over the net, quickly spinning her chair around to get into position for the next shot.
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Ducks Host 2012 NCAA’s in Portland The University of Oregon is one of eight institutions selected to host the 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championships first and second round, according to an announcement released Monday by the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee.
The first and second-round action is scheduled to take place March 15 and 17. » Find out more…
 What’s Your Favorite Football Uniform?
Tell us your favorite Duck football uniform and we’ll publish the one with the most votes in November’s UOAA enews edition. » Click here to vote for your favorite…
 Ducks Ranked In Soccer America Women’s Top 25 Poll
Oregon is ranked No. 14 in the most recent Soccer America Women’s Top 25 poll released on Sept. 29 (up nine spots from No. 23 in last week’s poll). UO is one of five Pac-10 schools ranked in the poll (1-Stanford, 5-UCLA, 10-California, 14-Oregon, 19-USC). BYU is ranked No. 23 in the same poll. » Learn more about the UO Soccer team…
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Featured Alumni  Linda Rolie ’77 Authors Layoff Survival Guide for Job Hunters
Linda Rolie ’77 received her bachelor’s degree from the UO in Community Health Education and went on to receive her master’s in Counseling Psychology from Lewis and Clark College. She opened her own business Career Counseling Services in 2001. Rolie’s book “Getting Back to Work” was published in August 2009. UOAA staff Lauren Peters ’05 asked Rolie about her time at the UO, her career path and her experience as a career counseling professional. » Read more…
 Barbara Pitts ’88 Gains National Acclaim for the Laramie Project
Barbara Pitts Mcadams ’88 has enjoyed a successful career working in the theatre, film, and voice over for radio and television commercials. Barbara has also been on hit shows such as Law and Order-SVU, 30 Rock and soap operas As the World Turns, and One Life to Live. » Read more…
In Memoriam  In Memoriam: Former UO President Myles Brand
On Wednesday, Sept. 16, the University of Oregon learned about the death of its former president, Myles Brand. Current UO President Richard Lariviere said, "It is with tremendous sorrow that the University of Oregon community received news of the death of Myles Brand, who served as president of the university from 1989 to 1994. I extend my deepest condolences to President Brand's family, especially his wife, Margaret, and son, Josh." » Read more…
 In Memoriam: Susan Rose ’73
Susan G. Rose, MPH, JD, 58 years old, a prominent advocate for people injured by drug reactions from the anti-malarial drug mefloquine, died unexpectedly on September 8 of a massive coronary in Silver Springs, Maryland. She earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Oregon in 1973 (in Sociology), her MPH at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1977, and her law degree at Hastings (University of California) College of Law in San Francisco in 1989. » Read more…
Faculty News Top Duck’s Old Roost Renovated University of Oregon President Richard Lariviere already is settled into his office in Johnson Hall, but it is likely to be March before he can say the same thing about his home. McMorran House, the official UO president’s residence, is undergoing some repair and renovation. The 9,800-square-foot state-owned house is getting a $450,000 facelift to take care of wear and tear, improve energy efficiency and bring some systems up to code.
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 UO Archaeologists in Scotland
Several University of Oregon archaeologists have been working in Scotland for the last three years, researching the childhood home of John Paul Jones (born John Paul) who is considered by some to be the father of the U.S. Navy. He is best known for the naval battle off the English coast during the Revolutionary War when he defeated a far better armed English warship, Serapis. It was during this battle that he responded “I have not yet begun to fight!” when called to surrender. After taking the English ship, Jones’ vessel, the Bonhomme Richard, sank. » Read more…
Oregon News Eighth Annual Civil War Blood Drive Kicks Off November 5th From November 5-21, 2009, the American Red Cross, Lane Memorial Blood Bank, the University of Oregon and Oregon State Alumni Associations will take part in a statewide, two-week campaign to increase community blood donations prior to the critical holiday period. This is the eighth consecutive year of the award-winning partnership.
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 Higher Education: Beyond “Bread and Water”
The University of Oregon is struggling to keep up its strength while on a "bread and water diet" provided by the Legislature, says Richard Lariviere, UO's new president. In a meeting on September 16th with the Oregonian Editorial Board, Lariviere showed a keen understanding of the financial and political challenges facing the UO and Oregon's system of higher education. » Read more from Oregonian columnist Rick Attig…
Duck Photo of the Month  A True Duck Fan
My name is Marilyn Savage Fine. My Dad, Ernie Savage of Salem, was a proud graduate of the University of Oregon class of 1938. He never missed a Duck game on TV or radio in all those years since and he loved the days when he had a ticket to attend in person. This is a picture of his great-granddaughter, 15 month old Bayli Marie Thompson of Bend, dressed in her game day finest. My Dad had a children's shoe store in Salem for 45 years and did nothing but complain about how hard it was to fit shoes on his own children's web feet! And the next generation is carrying on the tradition! Go Ducks!
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