Women’s Center Hours
The UO Women's Center (EMU 012) is open Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. during fall, winter, and spring academic terms.
The Women’s Center’s Lactation Room is OPEN on a first-come, first-served drop-in basis during business hours.
Program and engagement updates are available via @uo_womenscenter on Instagram.
A Resourceful Space
The mission of the UO Women's Center (WC) is to advocate for the best educational and working environment for women and people of all genders at the University of Oregon. We accomplish this by working toward societal change, the ending of oppression, and by supporting personal growth. The WC offers a soft place to land between classes, with lounge and work areas, free printing, safer sex and menstruation supplies, decompression and lactation rooms, and more. The WC strives to center intersectional, trauma-informed, feminist values, and we welcome you to our community hive!
Resources
Scholarships and Financial Aid
There are a variety of resources available to help support you financially through your college experience. If you are looking to apply for scholarships or have questions about what kinds of financial aid you can receive, please explore these resources.
Support
We want you to have a truly exceptional college experience. In order to do that, we have resources to help you through whatever types of challenges you might face. As a part of our community, you are important and we want you to have the support that is best for you.
Prevention Resources
As Ducks, it is important that we do our best to have healthy relationships. That can mean knowing how to ask and give consent or be there to support a friend. Our resources can help you get connected with information and services to build healthy relationships and feel safe around campus.
Child Care and Lactation Stations On Campus
If you are a parent as well as a student, we have resources to help you. You may be eligible to receive financial support for child care, and our work-life resources might be beneficial to you. There are also a number of lactation stations around campus for your convenience.
Events
OUT / LOUD Queer and Trans Performance Fest
6:00 p.m.May
29
6:00–9:00 p.m.
The UO Women's Center and LGBT Education and Support Services proudly presents the 26th annual OUT / LOUD Queer and Trans Performance Fest!
We will have FREE FOOD and crafts (6-7pm), line-dancing (7-8pm), and a DJ mix with social dancing (8-9pm) from beloved local instructors/entertainers.
OUT / LOUD is a safer space for those in the 2SLGBTQ+ community to come together in radical joy and solidarity. This event centers 2SLGBTQ+ individuals and offers a space where, for a moment, queer joy and radical community takes precedence over anything else. From its origins as a lesbian musical festival, OUT / LOUD has evolved to reflect various themes that seek to pay homage to Eugene's queer history, strengthen relationships within our present community, and empower future generations of 2SLGBTQ+ individuals.
Our theme for this year's event is Power in Softness. This theme is rooted in the bridge between two extremes of existence. It embraces the newness in one’s own becoming while simultaneously reflecting a generational steadiness in queer history and legacy. Our lives are not tragedies. We come together to laugh, cheer, and LIVE in the vastness of who we are. We have been here, we are here, and we will continue to be here. This serene power recognizes 2SLGBTQ+ stories and lives – not inherently as a rebellion – but a withstanding chronicle of love.
This year's OUT / LOUD animal takes the form of a jellyfish. Water, the jellyfish's natural habitat, represents intuition, dreams, and visions. It represents the depths of the unconscious mind, cycles of unity with nature, and the flow of energy – movement of seasons and of life. Water teaches us that existence is cyclical. It shows us the limitlessness of all things. Surviving over 500 million years, Jellyfish are ancient. Despite their gelatinous demeanor, they are a symbolic creature that has thrived in adverse environments, willing to fight for as long as it takes to survive. They remind us to be whimsical, magnificent, and radically tenacious.
If you have questions regarding OUT / LOUD or need accommodations, please reach out to: UO Women's Center's Program Director, Sarah Doty at sdoty@uoregon.edu
Join us in our celebration of 2SLGBTQ+ identity, story, and legacy! Free admission and open to the community.
- The WC and LGBTESS Teams
