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Alumni News: Every Duck Has a Story

From campus happenings to fascinating news from around the world, consider the UOAA your source for news about our alumni chapters and networks, updates about on-campus activities and milestones.

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Ducks Vanity Plate

Ducks driving pride

June 6, 2025

Earlier this year, we asked UO alumni to send us photos of their vanity plates. Discover how eight Ducks are repping Oregon wherever the road takes them.

Travel with ducks to Penn State

Three days in the Big Ten—Penn State

June 5, 2025

Register by June 11 to fly directly with the UOAA for Penn State football weekend. Prepare for your trip with tips on getting around, key stops, and even some PA speak. Yinz, pack your Ducks jawn—we're heading to Happy Valley!

May Rawlinson

Honoring UO alumna May Rawlinson

May 13, 2025

May Rawlinson, BS ’43 (nursing education), recently died at the age of 105. Discover her remarkable life and career from Navy nurse during World War II, professor and researcher at OHSU, and more.

General News
Media Mentions
mental health

City club of Eugene: adult mental health, trauma, and care

March 8, 2022
Speaker Dan Isaacson, BS '04, Board President of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Lane County and a Co-Chair of the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Lane County, earned a BS in Political Science from the University of Oregon.
Career News
Video Highlights

Hashtags

#UOAlumni

The official hashtag of the UO Alumni Association is #UOAlumni. Follow along on the #UOAlumni and add your voice to our story when you include #UOAlumni on your social media posts.

#DucksAfield

Ducks are everywhere! This exciting social campaign shows UO Alumni travelling all around the world showing their Duck pride. As you plan your travels, be sure to pack your UO gear and share your awesome pictures with us using #DucksAfield or email alumni@uoregon.edu.

#DuckLoveStories

Did you meet your partner or spouse at the UO? Each year around Valentine’s Day we ask Ducks to share their stories of how they met their special someone through a connection to the UO. Use #DuckLoveStories on social media. Submit your own story to be included in a future campaign.

#DuckBabies and #DuckPets

We can’t get enough of babies...and pets! If you have a new addition to your family and they are in UO gear, share your announcement using #DuckBabies or favorite moment with your pet using #DuckPets.

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