Dr. John Halliwill, associate professor at the UO Department of Human Physiology and Co-Director of the Exercise and Environmental Physiology Lab is teaming up with a local company called “Oregon Aero.”   Halliwill’s research with Army cadets in the Department’s environmental chamber replicates the climate of Iraq so that scientists can examine the functioning of various types of helmets in extreme heat. These tests are providing Oregon Aero with valuable study data to produce helmets with increased safety performance.

The Senior Send Off, an annual event organized jointly by the UOAA and the Flight, the student alumni association, was held on June 5th to celebrate graduating seniors’ transition from students to alumni. UOAA Staff and Flight members handed out raffle tickets, worked the prize wheel and helped distribute over 900 root beer floats to seniors.  The event allowed students to take a study break during Dead Week (the week before finals) and have some fun.

This July, over 5,000 incoming students and their parents will visit campus to take part in IntroDUCKtion.  The program, offered by the Student Orientations Programs office, allows new students to become acquainted with campus while discussing university life with faculty members and current students.  Over 90% of incoming freshmen participated last year, learning about academic requirements, course offerings and academic support services. 

The creation of “Adventure Aid” demonstrates how strong alumni connections can help others in need worldwide.  Retired physician Jonathan Levy and his wife, UO Alumna Janie Thomas are the founders of Adventure Aid, a non-profit, local organization that offers life-changing experiences to people who want to give back, help the environment and travel the world.

duBrowa, a 1988 graduate of the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communications, has been tapped as the 98th President of the UOAA Board of Directors. 

The Board of Directors serves annually and is the governing body of the UOAA.  It is comprised of approximately fifty UO alumni and representatives from a broad range of class years, areas of study, student and community involvement and geographic location. 

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Did you know that the oldest graduate at the Saturday, June 14 commencement ceremony is 76 and the youngest is 19?  Or, that of the top ten majors, 375 represent Business Administration, with Journalism coming in second at 287?

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All Clark Honors College (CHC) alumni, students and friends are invited to a reception at the home of Doug Ragen ’64 (Economics), CHC Alumni Advisory Council member, in the Portland area, at 6 p.m., Wednesday, August 27.

The program includes a welcome by CHC’s first dean, David Frank, professor of rhetoric, and an address by Professor Roxann Prazniak entitled, “Siena on the Silk Roads.” Prazniak will draw from her recent experience teaching in Siena, Italy, and her extensive research on the highly developed Eurasian network of commercial, diplomatic and artistic interconnections in the pre Renaissance period.

Her courses include Siena on the Silk Trail, Arts and Science from Giotto to Galileo, and Mediterranean/Himalayan Routes in the Making of World History, and she is currently working on an article on her recent research.

The Ragen home is located in Lake Oswego at 14424 Uplands Drive. For more information or to RSVP, call (541) 346-2442.