Campus and Community

The UO Bookstore/The Duck Store is looking for input from UO faculty about the terminology they use with students, regarding course materials.

With IntroDUCKtion quickly approaching, The Duck Store has been evaluating its presentation and informational materials for new students – particularly the language used in buying, renting and returning course materials.

Two University of Oregon students have landed a prestigious scholarship to study areas critical to national security from abroad.

Alexander Payne and Benjamen DoVale have been selected as recipients of the prestigious David L. Boren Scholarship as part of the National Security Education Program. The scholarship will provide support for their participation in study abroad programs during the 2013-14 academic year.

Payne, a double major in economics and international studies, will study Arabic language, diplomacy and policy at the University of Jordan in Amman.

Meditation is for more than just the mind – it benefits physiology and our professional and personal lives.

Experts from the Healing Arts Research Interest Group will hold a public roundtable and discussion on meditation practices in Eugene and the UO at 5 p.m. May 23 in Hedco 144.

The roundtable will focus on meditation practices such as yoga and

The annual Oregon Bach Festival promises to be especially memorable this year, with a “passing of the baton” among conductors.

The 2013 event June 24-July 14 celebrates Helmuth Rilling’s 80th birthday and honors his 44th and concluding season as artistic director.

Matthew Halls, who will succeed Rilling as artistic director immediately following the Festival, conducts a "Night at the Opera" July 2 and shares the podium with Rilling in a "Passing of the Baton" July 6, both in Eugene’s 2,430-seat Silva Concert Hall.

The University of Oregon School of Law will hold 2013 commencement exercises at 1 p.m. on Saturday (May 18) at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Eugene. A reception will immediately follow the ceremony at the Knight Law Center, 1515 Agate St.

Pouring rain and cooler temperatures didn’t stop volunteers from participating Thursday in University Day, the campus-wide beautification project that occurs each year.

Started in 1905 to improve the grounds before commencement, the day has evolved to celebrate and preserve the natural beauty of the campus.

Environmental, health and engineering experts from across Oregon will discuss the impacts of fuels and cooking throughout the world at the inaugural Spark Initiative showcase, to be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today (Friday, May 17) at the University of Oregon's Erb Memorial Union.

Just as undergraduate students complete a week of events celebrating their research efforts, younger budding scientists from grades 1-8 in the Eugene 4J School District will invade the University of Oregon on Saturday. They'll be showing off their experiments and inventions.

The second UO Science and Invention Fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the atrium of Willamette Hall, 1371 E. 13th Ave. The public may attend free of charge and view some 60 entries, which will be judged by a panel of UO scientists and graduate students.

Three of the UO’s premier large musical ensembles are featured in the May 19 annual spring concert: the University Symphony, University Singers, and Oregon Wind Ensemble.

University Singers, under the direction of Sharon Paul, will sing a set entitled, "Songs Sung Skyward," which will feature three composers' musical considerations of the heavens: Johannes Brahms' "Warum," Josephine Poelinitz' setting of the gospel song, "City Called Heaven," and Eric Whitacre's "Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine."