COMING ATTRACTIONS: Make a Difference Day first up on list of upcoming UO events

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Make a Difference Day, Agents of Change, the Science of Mindfulness and Meditation, and a book launch for UO anthropology Professor Lynn Stephen's new book on Oaxaca are among the events coming soon to campus.

  • UO students and faculty will participate in Make a Difference Day on Oct. 26; the national event organizes community service for local communities from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Visit Duck Corps online to register and participate.
  • Oregon’s Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian will join national and local advocates to discuss the low wage economy on Saturday, Oct. 26, at the UO Portland. The event is part of the UO’s Labor Education and Research Center’s education and leadership series in the Portland Metro area. For more information or to register, click here.
  • A symposium called “The Science of Mindfulness and Meditation” will be held on Friday, Nov. 1 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Willamette Hall, Room 110 followed by a reception. The symposium was organized by a few psychology graduate students and Cris Niell, assistant professor in the UO’s Institute for Neuroscience, as part of the UO Research Excellence Award.
  • A three-day celebration of feminist research and activism will be held beginning Thursday, Nov. 7 honoring Ursula K. Le Guin’s visit to the UO. The event, “Agents of Change”, will feature Le Guin as a guest speaker. “A Conversation with Ursula K. Le Guin” will be held Friday, Nov. 8, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the EMU ballroom, followed by a book signing. . For more details on the three-day event, visit the CSWS webpage featuring the full calendar.
  • Oregon Mozart Players will perform “Death and the Maiden” on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Beall Concert Hall. Tickets are $45, $35, $25 and $15 varying by seat; K-12 and college students can sit anywhere for $10. Tickets are available at the UO Ticket office: (541) 346-4363, click here for more information. 
  • A book launch will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 12 for UO anthropology professor Lynn Stephen’s "We Are the Face of Oaxaca: Testimony and Social Movements." The event will feature guest speakers who were involved in the creation and content of the book; it is free and open to the public. Please click here for more information about the book launch.

COMING ATTRACTIONS is a regular feature of AroundTheO, highlighting some of the many upcoming lectures, exhibits and other events at the UO. For a full list of scheduled events, see UO's Events Calendar.

- from the UO Office of Strategic Communications

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