Campus and Community

Paintings honoring the late Alex Rovello, a UO student athlete, are among the offerings in “Art of the Athlete II,” continuing at the UO Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art through Feb. 9.
University of Oregon law professor and president emeritus Dave Frohnmayer was named recently to the executive committee for The Lincoln Project, an initiative of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
The Science Program to Inspire Creativity and Excellence (SPICE) and UO STEM CORE will hold its 3rd annual Science Open House Sept. 25 from 6:30p.m. to 8:30 p.m.  It will take place on the University of Oregon campus, in Willamette Hall. The event has drawn more than 400 people in past years. It is designed to connect the Eugene community with science outreach programs on campus and in the community. The event is free and open to the public.
The University of Oregon is a top military friendly school according to Victory Media Inc., publisher of G.I. Jobs magazine, in its latest annual list.  The honor puts the UO in the top 20 percent of U.S. colleges, universities and trade schools for services for students with military experience. This is the fourth year in the row the UO is included on the list.
An exhibit focusing on Iberian and Latin American studies continues through next February at the University of Oregon Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art.“Transatlanticism,” and the courses and symposium it supports, features works by modern and contemporary masters including Roberto Matta (Chilean, 1911-2002), Joan Miró (Spanish, 1893-1983), Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973), and Rufino Tamayo (Mexican, 1899-1991), among others.