Student Opportunities

Hi,

I’d be grateful if you’d share the announcement below with other advisors, students and others, about two summer courses I’ll teach, GLBL 446, Development and Social Change in Latin America & the Caribbean and GLBL 101, plus our study abroad in the Bolivian Amazon and volunteer opportunities with our organization, the Coalition for Indigenous Rights and Environmental Justice in Bolivia.

Students can opt to do alternative readings and written assignments in Spanish.

Many thanks in advance!

Derrick Hindery

Associate Professor, Global Studies

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invitation to take summer courses GLBL 446 Development & Social Change in Latin America & the Caribbean and GLBL 101 (Intro to Global Issues & Solutions) online! PLUS Indigenous Rights & Environmental Justice in the Bolivian Amazon study abroad & volunteering (CIREJ)

Hi everyone,

I hope you are well! I’m writing to invite you to take or share info about 2 asynchronous online courses I’ll teach this summer during the 1^st and 2nd summer sessions (1^st: 6/23-7/18; 2^nd: 7/21-8/15): GLBL 446 (Development and Social Change in Latin America and the Caribbean, CRN 41611 and GLBL 101 (Introduction to Global & International Issues and Solutions, CRN 40752). 

Please see and share the attached flyers.

In GLBL 446, you’ll learn about pressing issues in the region, including root causes and solutions related to development, Latinos in the U.S., migration, capitalism, socialism, social movements, gender, environmental justice, political-economy/ecology, US-Latin American relations, ecotourism, and drug conflicts! Students can opt to do alternative readings and written assignments in Spanish.

Open to all majors. Elective that fulfils these Professional Concentration Areas in Global Studies: • Environmental Justice and Resilience • Gender, Race, and Equality • Development Studies • Law and Human Rights • Diplomacy, Peace, and Conflict Studies • Food Studies • Global Health • Business, Trade, and Tourism Arts and Identity • Arts & Identities Fulfils these Geographic Focus Areas: • Latin America & Caribbean • North America.

In GLBL 101 you’ll learn about political, economic, and environmental issues facing humanity today, including hunger, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, conflict, global health crises, human rights violations, political instability, education, and immigration. But don’t despair! In both courses, we’ll look at various solutions for all the issues we cover!

No textbooks will be used. Course materials are free and will be posted on Canvas.

Please also see the attached flyers about our Indigenous Rights and Environmental Justice in Bolivia study abroad program and volunteer & internship opportunities with the Coalition for Indigenous Rights and Environmental Justice in Bolivia.

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Sent on behalf of the Family & Human Services program (fhs@uoregon.edu).

Dear Advisors:

FHS 410 is an advanced writing course with personalized support and feedback for social science undergraduate students. This is a great course for students who are interested in diving deep on a social science topic or who are planning to go to graduate school and will need a writing sample. The course is open to students from any major, and prerequisites include WR 122, WR 123, or FHS 301 or another other 300-level writing course.

If you are working with a student who is interested in taking this class and needs clearance, please have them reach out to fhs@uoregon.edu directly.

Thank you for sharing this unique opportunity with students!

-FHS Program

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Emma Bjorngard Basayne (Saami), Ph.D.
She/Her/Hers
Advising Center Operations Director & Academic Advisor
College of Education
E: ebasayne@uoregon.edu | Web: https://education.uoregon.edu/student-academic-services
HEDCO 130G | 1215 University of Oregon | Eugene, OR 97403-5277

Flyer for Coastal Quarter 2026

Hi Awesome Advisors!,

Would you be so kind as to help us get the word out to students from all majors about the “People and the Coast” program being offered for the second year this coming Winter 2026 at the UO’s marine lab, OIMB (see flyer attached and verbiage to share with students below)? Importantly, all the courses offered in this program are upper division courses but we waive all of the prerequisites so students from any major can take the courses.

Please let me know if you have any questions and thank you so much for helping us get the word out so students can plan ahead to live at OIMB next winter if they’d like to participate. We’ll send out another plug in early fall as well.

Thank you all!,

Maya

“The University of Oregon, College of Arts and Sciences is offering a new program, “People and the Coast: An Introduction to Coastal and Marine Environmental Studies,” at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology (OIMB). This “Coastal Quarter” is an interdisciplinary, immersion-style term lead by faculty across the UO to teach undergraduates at the coast with the goal of building a cohort of students who gain understanding of coastal issues. The second “Coastal Quarter” will run in Winter 2026 and include courses focusing on marine and coastal issues, archaeology and include an internship with a local partner institution. Please see the list of courses below that will be offered in Winter 2026.

The “Coastal Quarter” is designed to be a place-based immersion experience. As such, students will enroll in all 4 courses and a seminar and live in-residence on the OIMB campus for the entire Winter quarter. For more information see https://www.oceanice.org/coastal-quarter.

Courses:

BI 457 Marine Environmental Issues – A survey of the current issues that influence marine environments at local and global scales. We will examine several local applied case studies with guest speakers and field trips. We will take an integrated approach to explore global climate change, conservation, fisheries, habitat alteration, introduced species, and pollution in the marine environment using readings, seminars, and peer-reviewed writing.

BI 457 Exploring Estuaries as Ecosystems (4 cr) Estuaries have been essential habitat for human populations since we have used marine resources.  These highly productive ecosystems of habitats and organisms provide harbors, and food, This course will explore how estuaries work, support human needs, absorb human impacts, and yet remain largely resilient.  

ANTH 444 Seacoast in Prehistory – This course is designed to examine coastlines from a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives using archaeological case studies from around the world. Topics of discussion will include subsistence strategies, the rise of sociopolitical complexity, trade and exchange systems, and ecological adaptations and impacts.

BI 406 Coastal Experience Internship (3 cr): This course will give hands-on experience working with one of our coastal partners (e.g., ODFW, SNERR), on a project that culminates in presenting at our Coastal Symposium.

BI 407, Seminar on Coastal Practitioners (1 cr): A one-credit seminar class exploring careers of coastal practitioners through guest lectures.

To apply: https://oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cCRvwBdbPhMk0Zw

The application period closes on Saturday October 15, 2025 or until filled. 

Once admitted to the program, students may apply for a need-based partial scholarship.”

Maya Watts, PhD | Education Coordinator (she/her)
University of Oregon | Oregon Institute of Marine Biology
63466 Boat Basin Rd, Charleston, OR 97420
541-346-7277 | mwolf1@uoregon.edu

ACAA team! 🙂

Over the course of this year, we have been in the process of implementing some major specific programming over here in the College of Arts & Sciences, Social Sciences division, and we wanted to make sure this information/opportunity reaches each office, and to your students. I’ve included some context and the messaging that has already been sent to declared students but please feel free to share with students that you think may benefit. There are graphics at the bottom.

Context reminder:

Over the summer of 2024 we moved more than 500+ students through group advising for Psychology and 125+ incoming and transfer Environmental Science & Environmental Studies students as well. As an advising group we have decided that was just not enough time! So, we decided to develop (pilot) a yearlong advising workshop series for AY 2024-25 called “Re-IntroDUCKtion”. Fall term we started by doing a full major overview for these 3 majors, for winter term we shifted our focus to experiential learning and worked to inform students about all of the ways they can lean deeper into their major. We are happy to say that we were able to support more than 200 students over both terms! For our spring term workshop, we are going to cap the academic year by offering an in-depth look at the various career pathways in those majors.

Student messaging:

We’re so happy to have welcomed you to campus and the University of Oregon this academic year! Last summer’s IntroDUCKtion flew by, fall term is now a distant memory, you have survived an Oregon winter, and now it’s time to wrap up the school year and begin planning for the next. As a reminder, as a Psychology/Environmental Science/Environmental Studies major you are part of a year-long workshop series called Re-IntroDUCKtion. Over the course of this year, we did a major deep dive (fall-done!), explored opportunities to get involved in the major (winter-also done!) and now it’s time to investigate potential Psychology/Environmental Science/Environmental Studies career pathways (spring-register now!).

For this workshop we are inviting students from every class standing!

PSYCHOLOGY

During this important workshop you will:

• Engage with a moderated panel of individuals working in Psychology related careers.
• Your advisors will kick off the event with a few pre-prepared questions, but what would you like to know?
  • What kinds of jobs/careers can I get with my 4-year degree?
  • What kind of graduate degree do I need to do…?
  • Myth busting the alphabet soup: Ph.d., Psy.D., M.D., LMHC, LMSW and many more.
• Meet other Psychology students and connect with your CAS advisors!
• Ask your advisors questions about summer and fall registration!

ENVORNMENTAL SCIENCE & STUDIES

During this important workshop you will:

• Engage with a moderated panel of individuals working in Environmentally related careers.
• Your advisors will kick off the event with a few pre-prepared questions, but what would you like to know?
  • What kinds of jobs/careers can I get with my 4-year degree?
  • What are the benefits of graduate school?
  • How can I get more experience?
  • Environmental career myth busting.
• Also get an introduction to the department faculty helping to support you on your learning journey.
• Meet other environmental students and connect with your CAS advisors!

Spring term’s Environmental Science/Studies* Re-IntroDUCKtion: Monday, May 5th from 2-3pm.

Scan the code below or RSVP here by May 2nd: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=jxkLj0f0_ky6A1JrRsZh-GXL8NVi7spIsqFwJ4XYZpdUMTI2WUpWUFI1T0FRVVU0N0ZCTFVXNTgxUi4u&origin=QRCode

Spring term’s Psychology* Re-IntroDUCKtion: Tuesday, May 6th from 2-3pm.

RSVP here by May 5th: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=jxkLj0f0_ky6A1JrRsZh-GXL8NVi7spIsqFwJ4XYZpdUNUpSR1oyRElTUlhHQTEyV1haT0ZTVVdTUi4u&origin=QRCode&route=shorturl

*Both workshop dates will be held in the James Commons, located on the 1st floor of Tykeson Hall. 

Please help us spread the word!

Kim Marshel, M.Ed.
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Assistant Director for College and Career Advising | Tykeson College and Career Advising
Social Sciences Advising
College of Arts & Sciences (CAS)
541.346.9235 | kmarshel@uoregon.edu

Hi all,

The Duck Nest this term has some great programming that we’d love for you to help us promote with your students:

• Pillow Talk: an event to discuss topics about sexuality in a safe environment, occurs odd weeks Tuesdays 2:30-3:30pm in EMU 131 Owyhee Room; snacks provided
• Nourish and Flourish: topics include nutrition basics, meal planning, food misinformation, dietary restrictions, why we eat the way we eat, and much more, occurs weeks 4, 6, and 8 Tuesdays 2:30-3:30pm in the Mills International Center (located on the Mezzanine level of the EMU, Room 102); snacks provided
• Chat Café: topic of the term is Emotional Intelligence, occurs week 4, 6, and 8 Wednesdays from 4-5pm in the back room of Bartolotti’s; pizza provided
• Yoga: gentle and accessible yoga weekly on Thursdays at 7pm in studio 71 in the Rec. Sign-ups required.
• Body Doubling Study Space: occurs weekly on Fridays at 12-2pm, drop in anytime in LLC South 123 with AEC staff supporting!
• Peer-to-Peer Conversations: If you’ve been around for a while, you might remember Peer Wellness Chit Chats- this is a rebranding/re-launch of that program! Students can schedule an appointment with a Peer Wellness Advocate from the Duck Nest to discuss resource referral, SNAP enrollment, CCare enrollment, and social connection. We anticipate opening appointments Wednesday of Week 4.

Attached is our poster of all these events that most of y’all should have in your buildings or will have this week.

Spring 2025 Duck Nest Programs.pdf

Kindly,

Rachana Patel, M.A., MFT
She/Her/Hers
Mental Wellbeing Specialist | UHS Wellbeing
rpatel@uoregon.edu | https://health.uoregon.edu/ducknest

Hello,

If you work with nontraditional students (transfer, first-gen, low-income, students who are parents, caregivers, or guardians, etc.) please encourage them to apply for the Osher and Crankstart Re-Entry Scholarship if they are eligible.

We have extended the application deadline to April 15^th, 2025. A blurb is below, and a flyer is attached to this email. Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!

–Whitney Donielson

Osher and Crankstart Re-Entry Scholarships—deadline extended to April 15^th, 2025. Apply now!

The Bernard Osher and Crankstart Re-entry Scholarships are awarded to students who are returning or have returned to pursue their education after a break. Awards are based on academic achievement as well as the achievements of individuals in spite of obstacles (financial, personal, familial, or professional).

Students must be working toward a first bachelor’s degree. They must have completed at least 12 college credits in advance of fall term 2025 and must have “stopped out” in pursuit of first bachelor’s degree for a cumulative total of five or more years (can include a break between high school and college).

Learn more and apply here.  Applications are due by April 15th, 2025. Email whitneyd@uoregon.edu with any questions.

–
Whitney Donielson
Program Director, Nontraditional Student Engagement and Success
Office of the Dean of Students, University of Oregon
541-346-1948| http://dos.uoregon.edu/nontrad
pronouns: she/they

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ACAA Friends,

As we look ahead to the beginning of spring term, I’m writing to ask for your help with promoting our spring Career Readiness Week – which kicks off during week 2 and continues through the 3^rd week of the term.

At the bottom of this message is an email that can be used in whole or in part in any newsletters you have, and we also have marketing materials you can access online:

 S25 CRW Promo (your one stop shop for graphics, descriptions, and more!)

 S25 UCC CRW Slides DD.pptx (promo ready to go for ppts & digital displays)

 S25 Career Readiness Week Schedule w Links.docx (list of all the event descriptions with links easy to copy/paste!)

Please share these opportunities with your students in the weeks ahead. We are confident they will benefit from participating. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Your friends at the University Career Center appreciate your support and collaboration.

Thank you & Go Ducks!

Paul Timmins

University Career Center

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Get Curious about your Future! NOW is the time to warm up your career readiness skills for summer and beyond! During the expanded Spring Career Readiness Week(s) from April 9-18, you will find daily ways to engage your career curiosity with workshops, alumni panels, casual career chats with professionals, practice interviews, AND the Spring Career & Internship Expo (4/17) that will help you develop the skills and connections to find a fun summer job, secure your dream internship, or land your first full-time job!
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Hello all!

We are currently accepting applications to join UHS Counseling Services Student Advisory Board (SAB) starting Spring 2025. We would greatly appreciate it if you could share this email with any students you think would be a good fit.

Counseling Services Student Advisory Board is an opportunity for students passionate about mental health, social justice, and/or pursuing a career in the field of mental health. Some responsibilities of SAB members include:

• engaging in student advocacy to support campus mental health and wellbeing
• providing input into CS programs and services available to the UO student body
• representing CS through outreach and education programming, activities, and events

SAB members also benefit from mentoring from CS staff, participating in professional development opportunities, and networking with other UO staff and faculty.

We are recruiting for general members and a Native Student Community Liaison.

Find the application link at this on the CS website: https://counseling.uoregon.edu/sab

Final deadline for SAB applications is on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 11:00pm.

Thank you!

Kindly,
Rachana

Rachana Patel, M.A., MFT
She/Her/Hers
Lead Specialist- Mental Wellbeing | UHS Wellbeing
rpatel@uoregon.edu | https://health.uoregon.edu/ducknest

Good afternoon,

I’m sharing these Spring offerings from English/WSCR. Students looking to develop an independent research project may be particularly interested in WR423.

Best,

Michelle

From: Addison Koneval <akoneval@uoregon.edu>
Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM
To: Michelle Stuckey <stuckey@uoregon.edu>
Subject: Class Promotion through Advising (WR423 + ENG491)

WR423: Advanced Composition is a course that would those interested in research, those preparing for to complete a senior thesis next year, those interested in graduate school, and those interested in law, education, rhetoric, writing, and/or literacy.

The course is designed to support students work through developing, conducting, and writing long-form research. Pre-reqs for the course include completion of the University Writing Requirement (WR121, WR122 or WR123) and junior standing.

Students can email me directly at akoneval@uoregon.edu with any questions or petitions to join the class. Thanks!

ENG591: Rhetoric and Ethics is a class that would benefit anyone who is interested in understanding and examining political rhetoric, analyzing and parsing through online rhetoric, understanding the connections between language and our lived realities, and/or writing and composing ethically.

Pre-Reqs are Wr122(z) or WR123.

Students can email me directly at akoneval@uoregon.edu with any questions or petitions to join the class. Thanks!

Addison Koneval, PhD | Career Instructor (she/her)

University of Oregon | Department of English
Tykeson 301K | Eugene, OR 97403
akoneval@uoregon.edu | uoregon.edu