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General News
Shout
Adrianna Vaca-Navarro Graduation Picture

Defying the odds

March 7, 2025
Adrianna Vaca-Navarro, BA ’21 (economics, Spanish, Clark Honors College), has spent her life fighting against a system that was built against her. The daughter of a migrant worker, she is now a law student working to help others in need.
UO Vanity Plate that spells ALUMNI

Show us your vanity plates!

March 7, 2025
If you have a vanity plate showing off your Ducks pride, we'd love to see it. Submit a photo of your plate, and we'll share some of our favorites in a future issue of Shout and on our social media channels.
Laura Franklin and Connor Dougherty on the field at Autzen

Celebrating Duck Love

February 10, 2025
As Valentine’s Day approaches, we asked UO alumni to share their unique love stories. Discover fourteen heartwarming tales from couples who share a connection as Ducks.
Th Duck standing in front of the Oregon Capitol building

Become a UO advocate

February 7, 2025
Sign up to be a UO advocate to help ensure the UO has the state and federal resources needed to provide a world-class education for Oregon students. By joining, you'll stay informed on key legislative issues and have opportunities to make your voice heard with policymakers.
Media Mentions
Meet Sisters Startup Bivvi at this Month’s Central Oregon PubTalk

Meet Sisters Startup Bivvi at this Month’s Central Oregon PubTalk

July 18, 2024
EDCO’s Central Oregon PubTalk is setting up camp at Sisters Makers this month! Gather ’round as local startup Bivvi, builder of tiny cabins, showcases their innovative, sustainable designs. Co-founder and CEO Dylan Woock, BARC ’13, attended the University of Oregon School of Architecture and Allied Arts where he discovered a passion for sustainable design practices. He focuses on integrating fundamental knowledge from the land, people and culture into architecture to make better buildings and design
Peter Buxtun, Tuskegee syphilis study whistleblower, dies at 86

Peter Buxtun, Tuskegee syphilis study whistleblower, dies at 86

July 18, 2024
Peter Buxtun, BA ’59, a whistleblower who exposed and helped end the Tuskegee syphilis study, a four-decade experiment in which the U.S. Public Health Service used hundreds of Black men as human guinea pigs, died May 18 at a memory-care center in Rocklin, Calif. He was 86.
Golfweek Pacific Northwest Senior Championship headed to Wine Valley GC on the heels of PNGA Men's Amateur

Golfweek Pacific Northwest Senior Championship headed to Wine Valley GC on the heels of PNGA Men's Amateur

July 18, 2024
The Senior division also includes Jim Pliska, BS ’81, owner of Wine Valley Golf Club. Pliska, who also owns Emerald Valley Golf Club in Creswell, Oregon, has built his career in the golf business while also keeping his game sharp. Pliska played for the University of Oregon in the 1970s, and continues to compete in Oregon Golf Association events. He won the OGA Tournament of Champions in 1986,1988 and 2000.
Three Oregon alumni honored by sports department

Three Oregon alumni honored by sports department

July 18, 2024
Friday, Oregon announced that it has selected three people to receive their athletic department's distinguished alumni awards. Ducks men's basketball hall of famer, Luke Jackson, BS ’04, was awarded the 2024 Leo Harris Award. Softball alumni Janell Bergstrom Cook, BA ’03, MS ’05, was given the Becky L. Sisley award. The last award, the order of the o, was given to the editor-in-chief of goducks.com, Rob Moseley, BA ’99. The three will be honored in a ceremony during the October 26th football game against Illinois in Autzen Stadium.
Career News
Fermenting the Future

Fermenting the Future

August 8, 2024
Linfield University recently named Anna Maria Ponzi, BA ’87, permanent director of its Center for Wine Education, an interim position she held for two months.
Eugene Opera names new executive director

Eugene Opera names new executive director

July 31, 2024
Eugene Opera has named longtime Eugene resident and local arts administrator Kari Welch, CG ’19, as their new Executive Director. Welch holds a bachelor’s degree in theater and dance from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and a graduate certificate in nonprofit management from the University of Oregon. She has worked with a variety of nonprofit organizations in Eugene, including Lane Arts Council, Wellsprings Friends School, and The Very Little Theatre.
Joey Harrington, Ashton Eaton among newest Portland Thorns investors

Joey Harrington, Ashton Eaton among newest Portland Thorns investors

July 31, 2024
The Bhathal family announced Thursday that for the second time in as many months, they are adding more Portland Thorns investors to their group, including a trio of names most Oregon sports fans would recognize. Joey Harrington, BS ’01, along with two-time gold medalist Ashton Eaton, BA ’10, and bronze medalist Brianne Theisen-Eaton, BA ’11, are a part of the latest round of investors.
Video Highlights
How to Win on LinkedIn

How to Win on LinkedIn with Merryn Roberts-Huntley, MBA '06

October 2, 2021

LinkedIn is your own virtual billboard, and its become even more important with the highly virtual nature of finding a job. Whether you’re looking for a job now, or will be in your future, this workshop with Merryn Roberts-Huntley, MBA '06 will help you up your LinkedIn game!

Building Your Resilience

Building Your Resilience: An Interactive Workshop with Mariko Lin, PhD

June 25, 2021

How much energy do you have left to invest in the future? We have recently marked a year into this pandemic and cultivating resilience is more important than ever before. Whether you are in a cycle of burnout or struggling to find the motivation to reengage, many of us are looking forward to a time when things will hopefully feel easier. That is where this workshop comes in.

Alumni Career Stories

Career Stories: Embrace Your Journey

June 8, 2021

The career journey can be a winding road. From selecting a major in college to navigating the post-grad professional world, it's not always a straight line to finding a career that fits your values and fulfills a larger purpose.

Ducks in Entrtainment

Representation Matters: Ducks In Entertainment

February 9, 2021

Actors of color and in the LGBTQ community are calling for changes in casting practices, storylines, and depictions of their characters on screen. While decisions about who is represented and how come from the top down, three Ducks are helping lead the way in solving one of Hollywood's most pressing issues.

Ducks in Tech

Ducks in Tech: Hard Reset for 2021

February 9, 2021

After the tumultuous year of 2020, technology professionals look forward to ‘pressing the reset button’ in 2021. Without using a crystal ball, a panel of experienced Duck alumni will discuss what the year ahead looks like for the technology industry.

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#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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