9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Dr. Tiara Naputi (Associate Professor of Global and International Studies at UC Irvine Oceanic Dispatches) “Storying Our Planetary Health”
Lunch buffet and film screening: “Holding Back the Tide” (Emily Packer, Marginal Gap Films)
Dara Craig, Lydia Lapporte, and Megan Hayes (UO grad student panel) “Sea Urchins, Kelp, and Oysters: Justice, Relations, and Cosmic Tending”
Dr. Astrida Neimanis (Associate Professor of English and Cultural Studies, Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies at UBC) “Care for the Stranded”
Closing Panel: All speakers together with Dr. Stacy Alaimo
Blue Visions: Thinking with Ocean Ecologies across the Arts and Humanities was organized by Stacy Alaimo and Megan Hayes, along with the directors of the Center for Environmental Futures, Nina Amstutz and Emily Eliza Scott.
Thanks to the College of Arts and Sciences, the Center for Environmental Futures, the Department of English, the Horn Chair (English) and the Barbara and Carlisle Moore Chair (English) for their generous funding. Special thanks to Christina Lujin.
A week of activities celebrating and showcasing the broad range of scholarship, programs, and research taking place across the University of Oregon related to human performance and sport within the context of the Olympic movement.
With a legacy of more than 100 alumni representing over 20 countries at the Olympic Games and a tradition of hosting elite competitions, the Olympic spirit is woven into the DNA of the University of Oregon.
Olympics Studies Week is about honoring and celebrating that legacy. Coordinated by the newly launched University of Oregon Olympic Studies Hub, the week is designed to showcase the breadth of research and activities taking place across the university related to sports and wellness within the context of the Olympic movement.
Several events, including an academic symposium and an industry session, are open for community members to attend. Professors and instructors are also incorporating lessons and research into their courses, as well as guest speakers, to explore topics related to Olympic studies.
Plus, there is an array of sporting events taking place on campus during the week, culminating in the Big Ten Track and Field Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field.
See full schedule of events: https://business.uoregon.edu/news/uo-olympic-studies-week-2025
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Highlights of Olympic Studies Week include
- Academic Showcase, May 12, 9:00 a.m. – noon, Beetham Family Seminar Room, Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact: Short presentations showcasing the array of courses, research, and scholarship taking place on campus connected to the Olympic movement. Speakers include the UO Athletics Archivist and scholars from different departments and units, including the Lundquist College of Business, School of Journalism and Communications, Human Performance, Bowerman Sports Science Center, College of Arts and Sciences, and more. This session will be live-streamed at https://www.youtube.com/live/2DZPjvS1iLg.
- Industry Panel, May 16, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.: Organized by the Warsaw Sports Business Center, this industry session will showcase the University of Oregon's hands-on learning approach to education. Representatives from various organizations will be on hand to share insights about how they have partnered to advance the Olympic movement and appreciation for sports and wellness. Open to the public.
- UO Olympics History Archives Tour, May 14, 10:00 - 10:45 a.m., Location: Knight Library, Special Collections and University Archives (2nd Floor, North Wing): Archivist Lauren Goss will share some of the hidden treasures the university keeps in its special collections, including writings from legendary track coach Bill Bowerman. Space is limited. UO students, faculty, and staff only. RSVP at https://uobiz.co/olympic-studies-archive-tour
- UO Olympics History Hayward Hall Tour, May 14, 11:00 - 11:45 a.m., Hayward Hall, Hayward Field, (Base of Hayward Tower): This museum within legendary track-and-field venue Hayward Field honors the university’s eight Olympic gold medalists and showcases the global reach of Oregon athletics. The tour will also include a visit to the top of Hayward Field Tower. Space is limited. UO students, faculty, and staff only. RSVP at https://uobiz.co/olympic-studies-hayward-tour
- Oregon Performance Research Lab Tour, May 14, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Esslinger Hall 156: Lab director Brad Wilkins will highlight how the lab's research and cutting-edge technologies advance the understanding and limitations of human performance. Space is limited. UO students, faculty, and staff only. RSVP at https://uobiz.co/olympic-studies-performance-tour
- Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance Spring Symposium, May 15, Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact: The Wu Tsau Human Performance Alliance includes research from the University of Oregon, Stanford University, University of California San Diego, University of Kansas, Boston Children's Hospital, and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. The alliance is holding its spring symposium at UO. UO students, faculty, and staff are invited to join keynote sessions via Zoom (links available at https://business.uoregon.edu/news/uo-olympic-studies-week-2025)
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join researchers and instructors from across the university.
The session will include an introduction to the University of Oregon Olympic Studies Hub, along with short presentations showcasing the array of courses, research, and scholarship taking place on campus connected to the Olympic movement. Speakers include the UO Athletics Archivist and scholars from different departments and units, including the Lundquist College of Business, School of Journalism and Communications, Human Performance, Bowerman Sports Science Center, College of Arts and Sciences, and more.
The session is open to all UO students, faculty, and staff to attend in person. It will also be streamed live to the worldwide International Olympic Committee Olympic Studies Centre network, which includes dozens of Olympic Studies and Research Centres and hundreds of independent Olympic scholars from around the world.
This event will also be livestreamed at https://www.youtube.com/live/2DZPjvS1iLg
RSVP to attend in person at https://oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7VbErK04NDFmoJ0
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Featured Speakers
Yoav Dubinsky and T. Bettina Cornwell, Lundquist College of Business An introduction to the University of Oregon Olympic Studies Hub and its focus on experiential learning, business and Olympism, studies and research, and multidisciplinary collaborations.
Lauren Goss, Special Collections and University Archives, UO Libraries Highlights from the University of Oregon's more than 100 years of history with the Olympic movement, including some hidden treasures from Special Collections.
Peg Weiser, Philosophy, College of Arts And Sciences The role and history of philosophy in sport, including the nature of games, rules, and play; the aesthetics of sport and art; and the ethics of athletic competition, going back to ancient Greek philosophy and its revitalization in the 19th century.
David Chamberlain, Classics, College of Arts And Sciences The role of sports, games, and athletics in the lives of the ancient Greeks and Romans and the way these were interwoven with the development of thought, society, warfare, and politics, especially the democratic polis.
Lori Shontz, School of Journalism and Communications Overview of the University of Oregon's SOJC Track Bureau, in which students have provided coverage for national and international publications for events at Hayward Field.
Brad Wilkins, Oregon Performance Research Lab Redefining human capabilities through innovative research exploring the physiological mechanisms underlying human limitations through rigorous scientific studies.
Josh Gordon, Lundquist College of Business Conflict, competition, and fairness in sport; the art of negotiation; and the role of an international arbitrator for the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Mike Hahn, Bowerman Sports Science Center Translating the latest advances in sports science into immediate benefits for elite athletes and educational opportunities for students, leading to innovations in injury prevention and improved performance.
John Davis, Lundquist College of Business The Olympic Games, the power of stories, and how sports marketing builds strong brands.
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See full schedule of UO Olympic Studies Week events at https://business.uoregon.edu/news/uo-olympic-studies-week-2025.
3:00–4:30 p.m.
Queer dance floors have long thrived at the edges of imagination, a place to invent new ways of gathering, a place to imagine other ways of bending space andtime, a way to exist at the borders and edges of feeling. Broken into a series of fragments, or samples, this talk underscores queer nightlife as a site ofimagination and as a method of living in and through the violence and five-alarm fire of Black queer life.
madison moore is an artist-scholar, DJ and Assistant Professor of Modern Culture and Media at Brown University. He is broadly invested in the aesthetic, sonicand spatial strategies queer and trans people of color use to both survive and thrive in the five alarm fire of everyday life. His first book Fabulous: The Rise of theBeautiful Eccentric (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2018), offers a cultural analysis of fabulousness as a practice of resistance.
7:00 p.m.
Please join us for the May pub lecture hosted by the Department of History and the Lane County Historical Society. Associate Professor Yvette Saavedra will discuss "On the Trail of Bad Women: La Mala Vida and Defiant Women in Nineteenth Century Mexican Los Angeles, 1790-1870."
Monday, May 12 at 7 pm at Whirled Pies Downtown Free and open to everyone!
The UO Department of History and the Lane County Historical Society present a series of talks with scholars about history, from the local to the global. Join us for stories, food, and conversation in a casual setting!
A week of activities celebrating and showcasing the broad range of scholarship, programs, and research taking place across the University of Oregon related to human performance and sport within the context of the Olympic movement.
With a legacy of more than 100 alumni representing over 20 countries at the Olympic Games and a tradition of hosting elite competitions, the Olympic spirit is woven into the DNA of the University of Oregon.
Olympics Studies Week is about honoring and celebrating that legacy. Coordinated by the newly launched University of Oregon Olympic Studies Hub, the week is designed to showcase the breadth of research and activities taking place across the university related to sports and wellness within the context of the Olympic movement.
Several events, including an academic symposium and an industry session, are open for community members to attend. Professors and instructors are also incorporating lessons and research into their courses, as well as guest speakers, to explore topics related to Olympic studies.
Plus, there is an array of sporting events taking place on campus during the week, culminating in the Big Ten Track and Field Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field.
See full schedule of events: https://business.uoregon.edu/news/uo-olympic-studies-week-2025
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Highlights of Olympic Studies Week include
- Academic Showcase, May 12, 9:00 a.m. – noon, Beetham Family Seminar Room, Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact: Short presentations showcasing the array of courses, research, and scholarship taking place on campus connected to the Olympic movement. Speakers include the UO Athletics Archivist and scholars from different departments and units, including the Lundquist College of Business, School of Journalism and Communications, Human Performance, Bowerman Sports Science Center, College of Arts and Sciences, and more. This session will be live-streamed at https://www.youtube.com/live/2DZPjvS1iLg.
- Industry Panel, May 16, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.: Organized by the Warsaw Sports Business Center, this industry session will showcase the University of Oregon's hands-on learning approach to education. Representatives from various organizations will be on hand to share insights about how they have partnered to advance the Olympic movement and appreciation for sports and wellness. Open to the public.
- UO Olympics History Archives Tour, May 14, 10:00 - 10:45 a.m., Location: Knight Library, Special Collections and University Archives (2nd Floor, North Wing): Archivist Lauren Goss will share some of the hidden treasures the university keeps in its special collections, including writings from legendary track coach Bill Bowerman. Space is limited. UO students, faculty, and staff only. RSVP at https://uobiz.co/olympic-studies-archive-tour
- UO Olympics History Hayward Hall Tour, May 14, 11:00 - 11:45 a.m., Hayward Hall, Hayward Field, (Base of Hayward Tower): This museum within legendary track-and-field venue Hayward Field honors the university’s eight Olympic gold medalists and showcases the global reach of Oregon athletics. The tour will also include a visit to the top of Hayward Field Tower. Space is limited. UO students, faculty, and staff only. RSVP at https://uobiz.co/olympic-studies-hayward-tour
- Oregon Performance Research Lab Tour, May 14, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Esslinger Hall 156: Lab director Brad Wilkins will highlight how the lab's research and cutting-edge technologies advance the understanding and limitations of human performance. Space is limited. UO students, faculty, and staff only. RSVP at https://uobiz.co/olympic-studies-performance-tour
- Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance Spring Symposium, May 15, Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact: The Wu Tsau Human Performance Alliance includes research from the University of Oregon, Stanford University, University of California San Diego, University of Kansas, Boston Children's Hospital, and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. The alliance is holding its spring symposium at UO. UO students, faculty, and staff are invited to join keynote sessions via Zoom (links available at https://business.uoregon.edu/news/uo-olympic-studies-week-2025)
10:00 a.m.
Please join us Tuesday mornings for a free cup of coffee, pastries, and conversation with your history department community! We’re excited to continue this tradition for our history undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff. We hope to see you there!
2:00–3:00 p.m.
Calling all graduate students and emerging scholars! The Office of the Provost is excited to invite you to the third session of our Book Disciplines Workshop Series "You’ve published your book—now what?" on Tuesday, May 13, from 2PM to 3PM.
Join Katryce Lassle, Senior Publicist, and Andy Etzkorn, Senior Campaign Strategist from University of California Press, for an insider’s look at how to promote and market your academic book after publication.
Learn about:
🔹 Effective publicity strategies
🔹 How to work with your press
🔹 Tools for building your audience
🔹 Long-term promotion for scholarly impact
Whether you're planning your first book or navigating post-publication life, this session is packed with practical guidance and industry insight. Register now at https://oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eKSh6qfvMtLckMm and take your academic work to the next level!
2:00–3:30 p.m.
A talk given by Jalen Thompson, Post-Doctoral Fellow in African American Literatures and Cultual Productions, on their curent research project.
Sponsored by the Department of English
5:00–6:45 p.m.
What do attorneys, research managers, police officers, data analysts, and qualified mental health professionals have in common? They can all be employed by local and state government to work in the criminal legal system! State and local government (cities, counties) offer stability in a range of these careers. In Oregon alone, there are over 300,000 government employees. Whether you’re interested in working to keep society and its members safe, identifying effective crime intervention and prevention programs, or advocating for criminal legal system reform, the right opportunity for you might be in local or state government! But do you know what it takes to get your foot in the door?
Join us for a special government agency-connection night dedicated to helping YOU get career ready for your future in the criminal legal system. Come to either or both events—Learn something new and meet employers and alumni you can add to your network! Both events are open to all majors and academic years. Snacks provided. Casual Dress. No RSVP is required. Bring your friends! ALL students are welcome to participate!
5:00-6:00pm Criminal Legal Careers Panel
Hear from alumni, agency leaders, and experts about their career journeys, the current and future of government work, and how you can develop career readiness skills, technical skills, and connections today to thrive in your future in criminal legal careers.
PANELISTS
- Officer Lauren Nusser, Eugene Police Department
- Officer Dean Alft & Officer Elizabeth Armstead, Lane County Probation and Parole
- Director Patti Robb, Lane County Juvenile Department
6:00-6:45pm Connect with Government and Nonprofit Employers Grab a snack and rotate through casual small group chats with alumni, professionals, and employers to learn more about their agencies, career paths, and get advice about how to find career-building opportunities and connections for your future in the criminal legal system.
Agencies
- Lane County Parole and Probation
- Lane County Youth Services
- Oregon Youth Authority
- Benton County Sheriff’s Office
- Eugene Police Department
Hosted by: University Career Center & Department of Sociology | Criminology Minor