CAS Research in Action
Despite a tumultuous federal funding landscape, College of Arts and Sciences researchers pushed on as they secured more than $53 million in funding for their work.
CAS researchers are driven to make an impact with their research. Whether it's addressing chronic health conditions, understanding a changing climate and environment, or finding out how to inspire the next generation of liberal arts students, our researchers are working to make tomorrow a better place.
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We Love Our Supporters
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!
The CAS Experience
The College of Arts and Sciences experience is more than classroom lectures and lab experiments — it’s about putting ideas into action. Our students spend time in the classroom and then go out to the real world to apply their knowledge. A lifetime of curiosity, learning and engagement starts here at CAS.
Undergraduate Studies
Small classes. Big ideas. More than half of the University of Oregon’s student population is pursuing a College of Arts and Sciences degree. But what you’ll find at CAS is an intimate liberal arts experience at an R1 institution. With a median class size of 23 students per classroom, CAS is an environment where you can work closely with faculty dedicated to research and mentorship. With more than 50 departments and programs, we have a program where you can transform curiosity into action.
Graduate Studies
You’ve got ambition, and you’re ready for the next step: graduate school. Whether your goals are to expand scholarly knowledge or level up your professional capacities, CAS has more than 30 master’s programs and more than 20 doctoral programs, all span a range of disciplines. Our faculty members are here to support you on your academic journey, to guide you through research and advance your professional skills.
What’s Happening in CAS?
It turns out the sky isn't the limit for CAS physics alum Manju Bangalore (pictured). The physics alum is on her way to lead a research mission in space on a 2027 Virgin Galactic spaceflight. The October issue takes a look at what some of our researchers have received federal grants to study, faculty reviewing the hot topics of the 2026 midterm election, a CAS alumni couple working at Meta — and more.
Student Support Services
We’re here for you. As a CAS student, you have access to plentiful resources that can help you thrive inside and outside the classroom. Through Tykeson Advising, we provide comprehensive academic and career advising from the start of your journey. Learn about career preparation and get assistance in selecting the very best classes that resonate with you and offer the opportunity to grow. Connect with labs, libraries, IT and tutoring. Find your community on campus.
World-Class Faculty
Our faculty go beyond the frontiers of science. Whether it’s green technology of tomorrow or tackling centuries-old philosophical questions, our College of Arts and Sciences faculty are in forward motion to tomorrow.
And they’re just as committed to the classroom. They’re here to help students like you discover their academic passion so you can become the next generation of professionals and scholars. They are here to coach you, inspire you and prepare you as you enter the professional world as critical thinkers and ethical global citizens.
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!
Life at Oregon
As a CAS student, your next home could be set in the lush Willamette Valley in the city of Eugene. Set between mountain ranges, two rivers and the Pacific Ocean, your adventure awaits. In between your studies, the UO is a place where you can forge lifetime friendships and connections with an exciting backdrop — whether that’s yelling “Go Ducks” during gameday at Autzen Stadium or a quiet hike in an old growth forest.
The College of Arts and Sciences includes:
Happening at CAS
Noises Off
7:30 p.m.Nov
7
7:30–10:00 p.m.
Called “the funniest farce ever written,” Noises Off presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On. Slamming doors, on and offstage intrigue, and an errant herring all figure in the plot of this hilarious, high-energy comedy. Mixing mockery and homage, Frayn heaps a hilarious melée of stock characters and situations into his side-splitting play-within-a-play.
Noises Off is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
Romance Languages Celebration (SPAN, FRENCH, ITAL, RL)
2:00 p.m.Nov
9
2:00–4:00 p.m.
Celebrate Romance Languages with food, music, advising, and extra credit*
Program:
2:00 – 2:30pm Presentation of our programs:
- BA in French and Francophone Studies
- BA in Spanish
- BA in Italian (new)
- New minors in French, Italian, and Spanish
- BA in Romance Languages
- Spanish Heritage Language Program
- Graduate programs in Romance Languages
- Hear from our student ambassadors: advanced students in, and alums of, our degree programs!
2:30 – 3:30pm: Meet and greet your advisors, student ambassadors and friends
Learn about study abroad, internships, the Yamada Language Center, and other programs in the Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages that pair nicely with our majors.
3:30 – 4:00pm: Talent Show
Come share your talent in French, Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish! Many of our language classes will present individual and collective readings, songs, dances, and capoeira.
Drop in at any time and help yourself to food and drinks, and enjoy music from Latin America, Africa, France, Italy, and Spain!
*Extra credit for attendance and participation offered in some courses. Ask your instructor!
Cinema Studies Fall Term Coffee Hours
9:30 a.m.Join the Department of Cinema Studies for a cup of coffee or hot apple cider every week on Tuesdays during fall term!
Nov
10
9:30–11:30 a.m.
Join the Department of Cinema Studies for a cup of coffee or hot apple cider every week on Tuesdays during fall term!
Curious about Applying for Graduate School (Mini-Workshops)
11:30 a.m.Nov
10
11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Why do people go to grad school? Is it something you should consider for the career path you're thinking about? Take 30 minutes to learn more about the process of applying for graduate school and how the University Career Center can support you as you research, draft personal statements, and explore programs through events like the Grad School Fair (happening DURING this workshop!)