University Theatre's New Season Is
Bigger and Brighter
The University of Oregon's University Theatre 2024-25 season offers more than productions that will take you to different places. It's also the comeback season for the Robinson Theatre, which has been under renovations for the past two years.
Janet Rose, teaching associate professor and production manager in the Theatre Arts department is excited to host big productions in the Robinson Theatre once again. “That’s our main stage, our main home,” she said. “There were a few times in the last couple of years where we put aside plays that would be better in the Robinson, and now we have it back.”
The University Theatre is a place where UO students—regardless of major—can be a part of a theatre production. The season kicks off with The Moors, set in a bleak windswept countryside of England in the 19th century. Directed by associate teaching professor Tricia Rodley, the production opens Nov. 7 in the Hope Theatre.
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Students in the Department of Human Physiology are getting hands on experience in the medical industry, whether that's helping Ducks sports programs on the sidelines or shadowing local physicians in the emergency room. It's one way that CAS undergrads are getting prepared for medical careers after college.
Also in the October issue of CAS Connection: Celebrating the genius of comics creator Jack Kirby, NASA scientists visit campus, CAS researchers give antibiotics a boost—and more.
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Happening at CAS
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Join the UO Composition Program for National Day on Writing! Stop by the first and third floors of Tykeson Hall and join the Composition Program, the Writing Lab, and the UO Libraries for fun writing activities and prizes.
4:00 p.m.
Cracking the Code, narrated by Mark Ruffalo, is an inspiring story of vision, perseverance, and the power of science to change the world. Phil Sharp’s journey from a Kentucky farm boy to Nobel laureate embodies the American Dream and the triumph of entrepreneurial spirit. His 1977 groundbreaking discovery of RNA splicing rewrote the rules of molecular biology and ignited a life-saving scientific revolution, laying the foundation for an industry that has become a cornerstone of global innovation and economic growth – and transformed the health of billions of patients worldwide.
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
The virtual BIG10 Academia Postdoc Hiring Fair connects PhD and Postdoc professionals with academies across the nation (and potentially internationally) who are hiring Postdoctoral: Trainees, Fellows, Research Associates or Scholars, Teaching Fellows, and/or Visiting Postdoctoral positions. If you want to work in academia as a Postdoc, then this is the career fair for you! DATA FROM THE 2024 BIG10 ACADEMIA CAREER FAIR:
- Over 1,800 graduate students and postdocs from 18+ BIG10 Institutions
- Almost 700 Curriculum Vitae (C.V.s) shared with recruiting academies
- 42 Academies recruiting
Which academies have attended previous fairs and were hiring for postdoc positions?
- Stanford University - Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (Postdoctoral Scholars)
- Cal Poly (Postdoc Researchers)
- Johns Hopkins University (Postdoctoral Trainee positions)
- Missouri University of Science & Technology (Postdocs)
- Moffitt Cancer Center - Research (Post-Doctoral Fellow, Postdoctoral Fellow Computational Omics, Postdoctoral Fellow in Cancer Biology)
- Rutgers University - Medical School (Postdoctoral Trainees)
- St. Jude Postdoctoral Recruitment (Postdoctoral Trainees)
- The Wistar Institute (Post-Doctoral Fellow)
- University of Michigan Medical School (Postdoctoral Fellow)
- University of Notre Dame (Postdoctoral Trainees)
- University of Virginia (Postdoctoral Trainees)
Register on Handshake at https://app.joinhandshake.com/stu/career_fairs/57750. All graduate students and postdoctoral scholars at the UO have free access to Handshake.
All PhD students and Postdocs looking for a first or next postdoctoral position are welcome to attend this virtual career fair. We highly encourage all early program PhDs and early postdoc trainees/scholars/researchers to explore future careers and build your professional network within Higher Education by attending group sessions. Those of you within 18 months of completing your program should consider this a MUST attend career fair and explore current postdoc positions via individual 1:1 sessions. If you know you want a postdoctoral position (or 2nd position), then we highly recommend you submit a C.V. no matter where you are in your current program, as some organizations will track your progress over the next several years. You can submit your C.V. by utilizing the link provided in the "You are registered" email that Handshake sends once you are registered for this career fair or via promotional emails from your home institution. Submission of a C.V. is not required to participate in this career fair, but is highly encouraged.
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Are you looking for ways to really stand out as a candidate? Come learn about the basics of interviewing and have the opportunity to ask questions on: question and answer structures, strategies, and how to best prepare for your upcoming interviews. Questions welcomed and encouraged! Please RSVP!
This workshop is hosted by the University Career Center's Career Readiness Coaching team! To learn more about career coaching, drop-in peer advising, and other career readiness workshops and events visit career.uoregon.edu/coaching or stop by the UCC in Tykeson Hall-Garden Level
The University Career Center gives a special thanks to Enterprise Mobility for sponsoring all of our Fall Career Readiness Week events and workshops!
To learn more about all of the week's events visit http://career.uoregon.edu/events