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
12:30–3:30 p.m.
This symposium brings together scholars from the US, Singapore, and China to examine the evolving pathways of sustainable development in China. Focusing on the intersections of economic transformation, environmental governance, and social equity, it aims to foster critical dialogue on how sustainability is conceptualized, implemented, and contested across different regions and sectors. Through presentations and discussions, participants will reflect on China’s experiences in addressing climate change, urbanization, and development challenges, while situating them within broader global debates on sustainable development.
Event registration is required for participation:https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/019b954562f17224bdc7a0231d1f3f2e
Event sponsors:
APRU Sustainable Cities and Landscapes Program, Global Studies Institute, Department of Geography, Department of Global Studies, Center for Asian and Pacific Studies.
3:15–4:45 p.m.
Esther Viola Kurtz, Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology at Washington University, discusses her new book, A Beautiful Fight: The Racial Politics of Capoeira in Backland Bahia (University of Michigan Press, 2025). The book is an ethnography of Black and white participation in the Afro-Brazilian music-dance-fight game that originated among enslaved Africans in Brazil and examines the potentials and limits of capoeira Angola to cohere a multiracial community committed to antiracist struggle.
7:30–9:30 p.m.
Could it be Ivan in the dining room with the pistol? Grushenka in the library with the candlestick? Dmitri in the ballroom with the dagger? Find out who killed Fyodor Pavlovich in this Clue-meets-Jumanji-meets-Russian-literature murder mystery based on Dostoevsky's final novel, The Brothers Karamazov.
Presented by UO’s program in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies.
noon
2:30–4:30 p.m.
Could it be Ivan in the dining room with the pistol? Grushenka in the library with the candlestick? Dmitri in the ballroom with the dagger? Find out who killed Fyodor Pavlovich in this Clue-meets-Jumanji-meets-Russian-literature murder mystery based on Dostoevsky's final novel, The Brothers Karamazov.
Presented by UO’s program in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies.