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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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General News
A Helping Hand

A helping hand

May 13, 2022

Oregon alumni reunite to give back to their community.

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Robin and Gordon

Empowering rural African communities

May 12, 2025

Gordon Okumu, BA ’21 (global studies), and Robin Okumu, PhD ’22 (comparative literature), run the nonprofit organization Angels of Africa, supporting communities in Gordon’s native Kenya through environmental protection, economic development, health care, and storytelling.

Kandi Wiens headshot

UO alumna tackles the growing phenomenon of workplace burnout

May 12, 2025

After experiencing a life-threatening health crisis, Kandi Wiens, MS ’96 (industrial relations), faced her burnout head on. Now her research on burnout immunity and emotional intelligence is helping others do the same. This Mental Health Awareness Month, discover her tangible advice on burnout prevention and recovery.

Jordan Schnitzer

Schnitzer family powers global vision through major gift

May 1, 2025

Today the UO announced a $25 million gift from Jordan Schnitzer, BA '73 (English), and the Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation. The Schnitzer School of Global Studies will equip students to tackle the world's most challenging problems.

Media Mentions
Worming their way to better hay

Worming their way to better hay

July 20, 2022
Many of these fields are farmed by R.N. Fulstone Company, a commercial operation with high-quality hay and a high-quality reputation. Emily Fulstone, BS '14, is the seventh generation to work on the farm.
Unlocking the Art Market

Unlocking the Art Market

July 20, 2022
Twitter and video games were just a stepping stone for Derek Schloss, JD '14, into crypto. Five years later, the leading VC makes good on his "big unlock."
Career News
Science doesn’t cover it all, author Brian Thomas Swimme explains

Science doesn’t cover it all, author Brian Thomas Swimme explains

December 14, 2022
Those who know him as a longtime professor at California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco and the likable star of the Emmy-winning documentary “Journey of the Universe” might imagine that Brian Thomas Swimme’s (PhD '78) professional ascent was a smooth one. Not so. Decades ago, as a young mathematician teaching at the University of Puget Sound, he was mired in crisis.
Fairfax supervisor announces plans to retire at end of 2023

Fairfax supervisor announces plans to retire at end of 2023

December 13, 2022
It wasn’t a big surprise, seeing as she’s served on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors since 1996, but Supervisor Penelope Gross, BS '65, announced Dec. 6 that she would not seek an eighth term next November and instead retire Dec. 31, 2023.
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