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
Disability Studies Spring Speaker: Rachel Adams and Stories of Care
6:30 a.m.May
26
6:30–7:45 a.m.
Rachel Adams is a writer and Professor of English at Columbia University. Her most recent book is Love, Money, Duty: Stories of Care in Our Times, published by Columbia University Press. She is also the author of Raising Henry: A Memoir of Motherhood, Disability, and Discovery (Yale University Press, 2014). She specializes in 20th- and 21st-century American literature, disability studies and health humanities, theories of race, gender, and sexuality, and food studies.
Kaushal Sapkota Dissertation Defense (virtual): Unpacking the Formal Volunteering Behavior of University Students of Nepal
7:00 a.m.May
26
7:00–8:30 a.m.
PPPM PhD candidate Kaushal Sapkota defends his dissertation. His research explores why university students in Nepal volunteer, why some don't, and how their institutions shape those decisions - drawing on surveys of 1,595 students and interviews across 14 campuses in Kathmandu.
All are welcome to attend.
Time and place of defense: Online, Tuesday, May 26, 2026, 7:00 – 8:30, Pacific Time
Zoom option Yes, Zoom Link: https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/98075137620?pwd=OaXoCHKXG5bsEWpgHG1GNr70wa2bZi.1&from=addon
London 2027 Study Abroad Info Session
noonLearn about study abroad opportunities through Global Education Oregon in London for 2027!
May
28
noon
Learn about study abroad opportunities through Global Education Oregon in London for 2027!
Origami Workshop
11:30 a.m.Creative art event for veterans making origami.
A free lunch will be served.
May
29
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Creative art event for veterans making origami.
A free lunch will be served.
RE-CLAIM-ATION: Celebrating the Legacy of Letitia Carson
2:30 p.m.May
29
2:30–4:00 p.m.
We are proud to host Oregon Black Pioneers and Charlotte Epps at the Grove Community Garden for a conversation honoring the life and legacy of Letitia Carson — Oregon’s earliest known Black homesteader. Through storytelling and discussion, we’ll gather to reflect on land, resilience, and the ongoing work of reclamation. Charlotte Epps, coordinator of the Letitia Carson Legacy Project, brings together storytelling and land-based learning to explore how reconnecting with history can help cultivate more just and rooted futures for Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities across the Pacific Northwest. Join us, May 29th, 2026 2:30- 4 pm 1605 Moss Street For accessibility concerns/questions, please send us an email grovegarden@uoregon.edu.