A vigil and panel discussion will offer the campus community a chance to seek perspective and understanding in the wake of recent violence.

The program will relocate its master’s degree program from the Eugene campus to the UO in Portland beginning fall term 2016.

The event will take place Friday, Nov. 20, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Great Room of the Global Scholars Hall.

This is the first year that groups across campus have collaborated on a range of events for Native American Heritage Month.

Hardwick joined the UO geography department in 2000 and retired in 2010, but she remained an active member of the faculty.