© 2007 University of Oregon Department of Intercollegiate Athletics elebrating its 131st anniversary, the University of Oregon has welcomed six generations of C outstanding leaders since opening in 1876. Today’s students, like the nearly 155,000 alumni before them, have access to the most current knowledge in classes, as well as laboratories and seminars conducted by leading researchers. Ranked fifteenth in the country among public universities and sixth among “rising” public universities, the university is regarded as one of the “best buys” in higher education for its high quality and affordability. Two UO graduates are Nobel Prize honorees, ten have received Pulitzer Prizes, and eighteen have been named Today, Rhodes Scholars. the university’s physical plant consists UO students select courses from departments and of 337 structures on and off campus and is valued at programs in the College of Arts and Sciences, six more than $465 million. professional schools and colleges, and the Graduate The 295-acre Eugene campus is the state’s center School. More than 1,650 teaching and research faculty of liberal arts and sciences education, as well as one members and 1,300 graduate teaching and research of the nation’s best teaching and research institutions. assistants serve as mentors, colleagues, Professional schools in architecture, business, and friends to the education, journalism and communication, law, and more than 20,000 music and dance complete the broad range of course undergraduate and offerings, with a total of 268 comprehensive academic graduate students programs available. enrolled at the UO. University science departments are winning national A group of Lane attention in biomechanics, computers, genetics, lasers, County farmers and neuroscience, and nanotechnology. merchants donated their crops and wares to erect Deady Hall, the first UO structure, and to pay professors’ salaries. Railroad magnate Henry Villard contributed funds to complete it. The second building on campus was constructed with public funds and named in Villard’s honor. Designated National Historic Landmarks by the federal government, both still grace the campus. 100 University of Oregon Football © 2007 University of Oregon Department of Intercollegiate Athletics UNIVERSITY OF OREGON The Lundquist College of Business has developed a major emphasis in entrepreneurship and sports marketing, and the College of Education, one of the best such programs in the nation, is home to a nationally recognized Institute on Violence and Destructive Behavior. Among the Graduate School’s many institutes and research centers are the internationally recognized Institute of Molecular Biology, the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology on the southern Oregon coast, and the International Institute for Sport and Human Performance. Even as the UO’s academic and research programs grow, so does the university’s representation of and commitment to diversity. Students of color constitute about 14 percent of the student body, and the university promotes increased diversity through such programs as the Office of Multicultural Academic Support, which provides academic and support services to minority students; the Associated Students of the University of Oregon Multicultural Center; and various initiatives, such as establishment of the Ethnic Studies Program. About 1,100 international students from eighty-one countries represent about 5 percent of the student body. To learn more about the University of Oregon and how it is transforming lives, please visit http://campaign. uoregon.edu. 101 2007 Media Guide © 2007 University of Oregon Department of Intercollegiate Athletics AACADEMICSCADEMICS he Univer si ty’s seven pro fession al LUNDQUIST COLLEGE OF BUSINESS schools and colleg es offer programs The Charles H. Lundquist Col lege of Busi- ness un der grad uate pro gram ranks 40th among that provide train ing to meet spe cif ic T all pub lic uni ver si ties in the nation, and the ca reer goals. However, all pro grams Master’s programs in business (MBA) rank in re quire a substan tial number of liberal the top 10 per cent of ac cred it ed pro grams in the U.S. arts courses in or der to ob tain a well- Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree balanced ed uca tion in ad dition to the Programs skills nec essary to chal lenge spe cif ic Accounting projects. Entrepreneurship Finance Management COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Marketing The College of Arts and Sciences house the state’s only honors Sports Marketing college, bring ing together some of the most prom ising students and spe cial ly se lect ed fac ul ty members in a chal leng ing ac adem ic pro gram with carefully designed small class es and close ad vis ing. COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Many of the college’s departments enjoy na tion al ac claim, in- The College of Education offers primarily graduate-level train ing clud ing high rankings for the psychology curriculum and the forensics pro grams. Currently, ed u ca tion al studies and a fi fth-year sec ond ary program. The National Science Founda tion des ig nat ed UO as one school licensee program are the only un der grad uate majors. Its of the three orig i nal cen ters of ex cel lence in Science. spe cial ed u ca tion and graduate pro grams are na tion al ly ranked, The College also offers preparatory programs for the advanced and a graduate pro gram in ath let ic med i cine and train ing is one of study of engineering and law and health-related fi elds such as the most pop u lar in the region. dentistry, medicine and pharmacology. Bachelor’s De gree Pro grams Bachelor’s Degree Pro grams Family and Human Services Anthropology History Communication Disorders and Sciences Asian Studies Humanities Educational Foundations Biochemistry International Studies Integrated Teaching Biology Italian Chemistry Judaic Studies SCHOOL OF Chinese Japanese JOURNALISM AND Classical Civilization Latin COMMUNICATION Classics Linguistics One of only 80 universities nation- Comparative Lit er a ture Mathematics wide whose journalism pro grams are Computer Science Medieval Studies rec og nized by the Ac cred it ing Council on Economics Philosophy Edu ca tion in Jour nal ism and Mass Com- English Physics mu ni ca tions, Oregon is the only in sti tution Environmental Science Political Science in the western United States and one of Environmental Studies Psychology seven in the country accredited in fi ve Ethnic Studies Religious Studies pro fes sion al media specializations. Exercise and Movement Science Romance Languages Bachelor’s De gree Pro grams French Russian/E. European Studies Advertising General Science Sociology Communication Studies Geography Spanish Electronic Media Pro duc tion Geological Sciences Theater Arts Magazine Jour nal ism German Women’s and Gender Studies News-Editorial Journalism Greek Public Relations SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND ALLIED ARTS SCHOOL OF LAW The School of Law has been a member of the As- The School of Architecture and Allied Arts has one of the na tion’s sociation of Amer i can Law Schools since 1919 and was strongest programs in energy-conscious design and housing research approved by the Amer i can Bar As so ci a tion in 1923. It and an interior ar chi tec ture programs re gard ed among the top three has a three-year postgrad u ate pro gram leading to a in the United States. doctorate de gree in ju ris pru dence. Bachelor’s Degree Pro grams Architecture Art History Oregon Students SCHOOL OF MUSIC Ceramics The School of Music is the largest professional Fibers and Professors music school in the Pacifi c North west and one of Fine and Applied Arts Include: the most sig nifi cant in the western U.S. The school Interior Architecture •2 Nobel Prize honorees has more than 20 performing groups, ranging from a symphon ic or chestra to a gos pel choir. Landscape Architecture •9 Pulitzer Prize winners Metalsmithing/Jewelry •18 Rhodes Scholars Bachelor’s Degree Pro grams Dance Multimedia Design Jazz Studies Painting Music Composition Photography Music Education Planning and Public Policy Printmaking Music Performance Sculpture Visual Design 102 University of Oregon Football © 2007 University of Oregon Department of Intercollegiate Athletics Academic Services The athletics department ad dress es the pri ma ry ob jec tive of its student-athletes with the work of its ac a dem ic support staff. The ac a dem ic support team acts as a bridge between the stu dent-athlete and campus re sourc es, ensuring they are aware of and use the re sourc es the Uni ver si ty has to of fer. UO in Prestigious Company The function of the support team is to: • Advise and assist student-athletes with ac a dem ic, pre-pro fes sion al and The Association of American Universities (AAU) career prob lems is an organization of research universities devoted to • Organize and monitor a structured study hall. All fi rst-year students are maintaining a strong system of academic research re quired to attend study sessions four nights each week and education. It consists of sixty U.S. and two Cana- • Trace academic progress using in for ma tion on at ten dance and performance dian universities. sub mit ted in mid-term grade re ports by fac ul ty The primary purpose of the AAU is to provide a • Provide individual and group tutoring and other study sessions among students forum for the development and implementation of with similar needs, as sur ing ques tions are answered properly institutional and national policies promoting strong • Assist with resumes and sharpening job in ter view skills programs in academic research and scholarship and • Encourage students to approach its mem bers with prob lems and ques- undergraduate, graduate, and professional education.