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 Meet Our New Latinx Studies Faculty 

This academic year, nine tenure-track faculty members joined the College of Arts and Sciences, in what is a comprehensive investment in the college’s Latinx studies-related course offerings, in several departments across the college's three divisions. In addition to offering courses for a growing minor program, the new faculty hires will mentor CAS undergraduate and graduate students. Creating a culture where every member of the CAS community—especially those from traditionally underrepresented populations—feels connected and supported is a cornerstone of the college's new strategy.

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News from CAS

MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE PROGRAM - When Clark Honors College and CAS senior Erin Morrison set out to witness the historic launch of NASA’s Europa Clipper mission in Florida in mid-October, she had no idea she’d also be facing a Category-5 hurricane. Morrison was there to be with Carol Paty, an earth sciences professor with the College of Arts and Sciences, who worked with a team of scientists to create some of the tools to help Europa Clipper study a moon 1.8 billion miles away.
COMPUTER SCIENCE - In a course where innovation meets real-world challenges, three computer science students took their classroom project beyond the grade book and put it into the hands of global travelers. Over the summer, computer science majors Adrian Heider, Raj Gill and Manu Shukla developed and launched a fully functional app: Constella, an iOS application aimed at reducing the cost of international phone plans.
ECONOMICS - Rather than affecting workers for just a day or two, the adjustment to daylight saving time can affect worker productivity for up to two weeks, said Glen Waddell, a UO labor economist and co-author of a new research in the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. He collaborated on the paper with Andrew Dickinson, a doctoral student in economics in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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Your Gift Changes Lives

Gifts to the College of Arts and Sciences can help our students make the most of their college careers. To do this, CAS needs your support. Your contributions help us ensure that teaching, research, advising, mentoring, and support services are fully available to every student. Thank you!

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What’s Happening in CAS?

It's a crucial moment for higher education. Many families are questioning the value of a college degree due to rising costs and a delayed return on investment—and the College of Arts and Sciences isn't immune to these challenges.

The October issue of CAS Connection explores how a CAS liberal arts education is evolving with the times, as well as the college's new strategy and the ways it will prepare students for challenges and opportunities ahead. Read more about a PhD student who researched how a community recovered from the 2020 record-breaking wildfire season, how advisors are preparing students to succeed in and out of the classroom, new Latinx studies-related professors joining the college—and more. 

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Undergraduate Studies

Wherever your academic goals eventually take you at the UO, all Ducks begin their journey with foundational courses in CAS. More than 60 percent of students go on to pursue a major in a CAS department or program. With more than 50 departments and programs, there’s an intellectual home for almost any interest, talent, or career aspiration.

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Graduate Studies

The College of Arts and Sciences offers more than 30 master's programs and more than 20 doctoral programs across a diverse range of disciplines. Both as contributors to research teams and through their own scholarship and teaching, our CAS graduate students are indispensable to the vitality of the UO academic mission.

Student Support Services

We provide our students with a variety of resources to help you thrive inside and outside the classroom. Through Tykeson Advising, we provide comprehensive academic and career advising from the start of your journey at the University of Oregon. Learn about career preparation and get assistance in selecting the very best classes. Connect with labs, libraries, IT and tutoring. Find your community on campus.

World-Class Faculty

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The College of Arts and Sciences faculty members are a driving force of the high-output, high-impact research activity that has earned the UO membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU). Our world-class faculty members are inspiring teachers.

Among them are five members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, four members of the National Academy of Sciences. They are committed to helping students discover their academic passion. Every day, they work to expand students’ intellectual horizons, preparing them for life after college with real-world knowledge and skills.

 

 

Spotlight on CAS Academics

Choose Your Path

The College of Arts and Sciences offers more than 50 majors and nearly 70 minors across multiple departments and programs in the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities. We also offer 36 master’s programs and 25 doctoral programs.

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Meet our Dean

In the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), we are committed to excellence in research and teaching, student success, and diversity, equity, and belonging. 

A liberal arts education—one that offers a breadth of intellectual approaches and perspectives and depth in a major discipline—is the foundation to a purposeful life as a life-long learner, engaged citizen, and leader. The skills you will learn here—from written and verbal communication to analytical and quantitative reasoning, to compassion and understanding—are those that employers seek and will open the door to a wealth of opportunities. 

You will find more than 50 majors and a multitude of minors within CAS, and seemingly endless opportunities for personal exploration and discovery. Whether you are an incoming first-year student, a grad student or a transfer student, you can map an exciting future and be part of a fun, warm, engaged liberal arts community here. Come join us. And go Ducks! 

More from Dean Chris Poulsen

The College of Arts and Sciences includes:

50+
undergraduate degree programs
30+
masters programs
25
PhD programs
10,000+
Undergraduate students in CAS Majors
825
faculty members
1,295
masters and PhD students in CAS

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Nov 6
Wisconsin Postdoc Expo 2024 8:00 a.m.

This half-day FREE event will be open to all students or trainees interested in pursuing postdoctoral training in the near future. The focus of this event is to highlight the...
Wisconsin Postdoc Expo 2024
November 6
8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

This half-day FREE event will be open to all students or trainees interested in pursuing postdoctoral training in the near future. The focus of this event is to highlight the unique experiences of being a postdoc at one of our four institutions in Milwaukee and Madison:

Medical College of Wisconsin Morgridge Institute for Research University of Wisconsin–Madison Versiti Blood Research Institute

Event Details

Navigating the transition into a postdoc position Choosing and securing the right postdoc opportunity for you Exploring the Wisconsin postdoc experience Leveraging your postdoc experience to achieve your career goals

Find out more and register at https://wipostdocexpo.org/

Nov 6
Let's Talk - Wednesdays Noon-2MP (Peterson Hall/Zoom) noon

Meet with Counseling Services Rachel Barloon at Peterson 203 or click here: https://zoom.us/j/98335445813   Let’s Talk is a service that provides easy access to...
Let's Talk - Wednesdays Noon-2MP (Peterson Hall/Zoom)
October 16–December 11
noon

Meet with Counseling Services Rachel Barloon at Peterson 203 or click here: https://zoom.us/j/98335445813

 

Let’s Talk is a service that provides easy access to free, informal, and confidential one-on-one consultation with a Counseling Services staff member. See our website for six additional Let’s Talk days/times offered throughout the week.

Let’s Talk is especially helpful for students who:

Have a specific concern and would like to consult with someone about it. Would like on-the-spot consultation rather than ongoing counseling. Would like to consult with a CS staff member about what actual therapy looks like. Would like to meet with one of our CS identity-based specialists. Have a concern about a friend or family member and would like some ideas about what to do.

How does Let’s Talk work?

Let’s Talk will be offered via Zoom and/or in satellite locations across campus. As a drop-in service, there is no need to schedule an appointment and no paperwork to be completed. Students are seen individually on a first-come, first-served basis at the times listed below. There may be a wait in the Zoom waiting room if the Let’s Talk staff member is meeting with another student. Please wait and we will be with you as soon as we can. Let’s Talk appointments are brief (usually between 15-30 minutes) and are meant to be used on an as-needed basis.

Nov 6
Let’s Talk – Wednesdays 2PM-4PM (BCC/Zoom) 2:00 p.m.

Meet with Counseling Services Cecile Gadson, who specializes in working with Black and African American students, at the Black Cultural Center. Let’s Talk is a service...
Let’s Talk – Wednesdays 2PM-4PM (BCC/Zoom)
October 16–December 11
2:00–4:00 p.m.

Meet with Counseling Services Cecile Gadson, who specializes in working with Black and African American students, at the Black Cultural Center.

Let’s Talk is a service that provides easy access to free, informal, and confidential one-on-one consultation with a Counseling Services staff member. See our website for six additional Let’s Talk days/times offered throughout the week.

Let’s Talk is especially helpful for students who:

Have a specific concern and would like to consult with someone about it. Would like on-the-spot consultation rather than ongoing counseling. Would like to consult with a CS staff member about what actual therapy looks like. Would like to meet with one of our CS identity-based specialists. Have a concern about a friend or family member and would like some ideas about what to do.

 

How does Let’s Talk work?

Let’s Talk will be offered via Zoom and/or in satellite locations across campus. As a drop-in service, there is no need to schedule an appointment and no paperwork to be completed. Students are seen individually on a first-come, first-served basis at the times listed below. There may be a wait in the Zoom waiting room if the Let’s Talk staff member is meeting with another student. Please wait and we will be with you as soon as we can. Let’s Talk appointments are brief (usually between 15-30 minutes) and are meant to be used on an as-needed basis.

Nov 7
Courageous Civility with Shola Richards 2:00 p.m.

Open and free to all faculty and staff at the University of Oregon with valid UO ID. Best-selling author Shola Richards, founder and CEO of Go Together Global, is leading...
Courageous Civility with Shola Richards
November 7
2:00–4:00 p.m.
Erb Memorial Union (EMU) Ballroom

Open and free to all faculty and staff at the University of Oregon with valid UO ID.

Best-selling author Shola Richards, founder and CEO of Go Together Global, is leading a worldwide movement to change the world based on how we treat each other at work. He has shared his transformative message with Fortune 50 companies, top universities, leading healthcare organizations, Silicon Valley, the motion picture industry, on the TEDx stage, and with Congress.

At this event, Richards will share insights from his three books—Go Together, Making Work Work, and Civil Unity—and provide the audience with tools, strategies, and information necessary to create a culture of equity, diversity, and belonging.

This keynote is ideal for individual contributors, leaders, and teams who are:

Ready to create a culture of equity, diversity and belonging, but don’t know where to begin. Concerned about the current climate of divisiveness in America, and its impact on marginalized communities’ mental health, safety and overall well-being. Unaware of how to effectively engage in difficult conversations with colleagues and others about bias and inequities.

The audience will leave with:

Strategies to recognize bias, prejudice, and/or microaggressions in the workplace, and how to address it immediately and strategically. Powerful data that shows that diverse teams are better at making decisions, more attractive to potential clients, consistently outperform competitors (and more!) The education and the inspiration to stay committed to the ongoing work of equity, diversity and belonging.

More about Shola

Shola Richards is an in-demand workplace civility expert and a prolific writer with a passionate worldwide following. His articles and wildly popular Monday morning "Go Together Movement" email series have impacted people in more than 160 countries, and his work has been featured on the Today Show, CBS This Morning, Forbes, Black Enterprise, Complete Wellbeing India, Business Insider Australia, and in numerous other outlets all over the world who recognize him as an authority on workplace happiness and engagement.

He is also a father, husband, identical twin, and a self-professed “kindness extremist,” who says he will not rest until bullying and incivility are extinct from the American workplace.

Event sponsored by the Lundquist College of Business, School of Journalism and Communication, College of Design, College of Arts and Sciences, School of Law, School of Music and Dance, Clark Honors College, and the Central Business Services Office (Office of the Provost).