A National Geographic exhibit of historic and contemporary photos of the American West will open Sept. 28 at the University of Oregon's Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. “National Geographic Greatest Photographs of the American West” – which features 125 years of shots from various photographers – will remain at the museum through Dec. 31. A free public reception from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sept. 27 will mark the exhibition's opening the following day.

Oregon Bach Festival’s first season under the directorship of Matthew Halls promises to be as diverse and widespread as the conductor’s own musical passions.

The University of Oregon will make no changes for now to its apparel and headwear licensing agreement, according the UO's Office of Marketing and Brand Management.The UO issued a request for proposals in June for possible changes to its licensing program for headwear and apparel. The university decided not to make changes at this time.

The latest "A couple minutes with…" video interview is with Lonnie Ekstrom, who started working at the UO Department of Public Safety in 2004 – first as a patrol sergeant and then as a dispatcher. He’d already had a nearly 30-year career as a police officer in Idaho. But he didn’t just bring decades of experience as a cop; he’s also an artist, with an illustrious career sketching composites of police suspects.

In celebration of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art’s 80th anniversary, the museum is raising donations to acquire Chinese artist Xiaoze Xie’s “Order (The Red Guards)” for its permanent collection. The work would enhance the JSMA’s historic Chinese collection, build cross-cultural connections with international contemporary art and support the teaching and training of UO students, the museum said.