What Will Your Story Be?
What you do on campus and how you get involved in our communities is entirely up to you. Every year begins with the networking event Weaving New Beginnings, where you can find opportunities and a community to support you. Do you want to focus on building strong relationships through a program focused on succeeding at the UO? Or maybe you want to be involved in celebrating legacy and cultural heritage through major events on campus. Whatever your interests are, there are opportunities and a community for you. You get to choose how your successful college experience is defined. The Multicultural Events and Programming team is here to help you get there.
Multicultural Events and Programs
Throughout the year there are a variety of events and programs hosted by students and community members focused on sharing experiences and discussions around culture and heritage with the campus community.
Weaving New Beginnings
A networking reception to welcome new students, faculty, and staff of color. This event has kicked off our fall term for more than 25 years and has become an exciting campus tradition. All are welcome.
Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
Every year the campus comes together to celebrate the lasting legacy of Dr. King's work. With award celebrations, a community march, service project, and a keynote speaker this celebration brings our community together to honor our shared vision to continue moving forward and pays tribute to the individuals who have bravely stood for justice and peace.
Raices Unida Youth Conference
Latinx high schoolers from around the state of Oregon gather for a full-day conference to connect with each other and learn about access to higher education.
Heritage and History Events
During Heritage and History Months, students, faculty, and staff come together to celebrate the stories, cultures, traditions, and experiences of various cultures.
DOS Multicultural Events and Programming Team Hours
Monday–Friday: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Creating a common dialogue
The Office of the Dean of Students Multicultural Events and Programming team provides a place where all students are welcome to meet, plan, and help create a stronger community. It is a place that helps you connect with students of all races and backgrounds to collaborate around cultural programming and education. Our team collaborates on several events and celebrations throughout the year.
Resources
The Division of Student Life—as well as many offices and programs in the Division of Equity and Inclusion—work closely with a number of campus services to connect you with resources, services, and community. Below are a number of resources you might find helpful.
Events
1:00–2:30 p.m.
Are you teaching this term—or looking to reconnect with fellow international GEs before things get hectic? Join us for a supportive meetup to reflect, share, and build practical teaching strategies for the winter term.
This session is a space to:
- Reflect on your strengths and challenges as an international educator
- Learn from each other’s teaching contexts and strategies
- Explore approaches to lesson planning, active learning, and navigating US classroom norms
- Ask questions about new teaching tools, including GenAI, and how they may (or may not) be part of your classroom
- Build connections and get questions answered in a welcoming environment
We’ll offer strategies and tips, space for peer exchange, and hands-on time to adapt ideas to your own teaching. Bring your curiosity—and if you’d like, bring a draft syllabus, activity, or lesson plan to workshop with others.
noon
Join Global Education Oregon for an information session all about our GlobalWorks International Internship programs! Learn more about the application process, program details, and hear from program alumni about their experiences.
This event is part of International Education Month. Learn more about International Education Month events here: https://international.uoregon.edu/IEM
11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
The Latinx Scholars Academic Residential Community is excited to host Joamette Gil, Afro-Cuban cartoonist, editor, and letterer, to discuss their comic anthology, Mañana: Latinx Comics from the 25th Century. This anthology features 27 stories by Latinx creators from across the hemisphere, and each story presents readers with a new and exciting way to imagine the future. Join us in hearing from Joamette about her creative process, what it means to imagine Latinx/e futures, and how comics are an impactful mode of storytelling.
noon
Poetry is the expression of creativity and mastery of a language. No matter what stage of language learning one is at, to engage in poetic composition will aid them on their journey. In this talk, Dr. Jordan Douglas-Tavani (he/they | Tlingit) presents on the fundamentals of poetry—paying special attention to the considerations necessary for poetic composition in endangered and reawakening Indigenous languages. The presentation will also include a poetry reading.
6:00–7:30 p.m.
Enjoy our newest exhibit along with family-friendly activities, crafts, and refreshments.
Included with regular admission; free for MNCH members and UO ID card holders. Show your Oregon Trail or other EBT card for an admission discount. Not a member yet? Sign up during opening weekend and receive a 20% discount on individual or family level plus memberships. Offer valid onsite only.