1:00–2:15 p.m.
This virtual info session will introduce students to the US Student Fulbright program, which offers funding opportunities for graduate students, seniors, and juniors in any academic field. You can receive a Fulbright award to go abroad for 8-10 months for any of the following: international research, teaching English abroad, or pursuing a graduate degree in a foreign university. We will hear from Fulbright staff at IIE (Institute for International Education), Fulbright alumni, and there will be break-out session for UO students only. Attend this information session to learn more! Register for info session here: https://apply.iie.org/register/11.17.25_GPS_1
This event is part of International Education Month. Learn more about International Education Month here: https://international.uoregon.edu/IEM
3:00–7:00 p.m.
Join us for Language Circles this fall term at the Mills International Center every Monday!
Language Circles are conversation groups led by native and/or proficient speakers. Students of all levels can learn and practice languages through informal conversation.
Different languages are offered every hour. Stay tuned for our fall 2025 Language Circles schedule! All times will be posted to our Instagram @uomills and in our space, Mills International Center, EMU M102.
The Mills International Center space is open to ALL students, faculty and guests, U.S. and international!
5:30–7:00 p.m.
The Global Studies Institute invites you to the inaugural UO Celebration of International Music. Student musicians will perform music and present scholarship from cultural traditions all over the globe.
Hosted by Ethnomusicologist Ed Wolf, the celebration is intended to celebrate the breadth of different musical traditions that live here on campus, creating a joyous atmosphere of curiosity, scholarship, and cross-cultural understanding and learning. Join us and get your groove on!
This event is part of International Education Month. Learn more about International Education Month here: https://international.uoregon.edu/IEM
noon
Join Global Education Oregon to learn more about Environmental Justice and Indigeneity in Sāmoa, a program that explores the impacts of shifting environments and climate change on the people, environment, and culture of Sāmoa and other Pacific nations.
This event is part of International Education Month. Learn more about International Education Month here: https://international.uoregon.edu/IEM
noon
In this talk, Professor X'unei Lance Twitchell (University of Alaska Southeast) shares his experiences as a language speaker, teacher, and activist.
X̱ʼunei Lance Twitchell (Lingít, Haida, Yupʼik, Sami) is a Professor of Alaska Native Languages at the University of Alaska Southeast, and lives in Juneau with his wife and bilingual children. He speaks and studies the Lingít language, and advocates for Indigenous language reclamation through teaching, program development, legislative changes, and healing. Twitchell is an author of poems, stories, and screenplays, and is a filmmaker, musician, and Northwest Coast Artist. Twitchell is an Emmy Award-winning screenwriter who wrote on the PBS show Molly of Denali. His first book of poetry, G̱agaan X̱ʼusyee / Below the Foot of the Sun, is available from the University of Alaska Press and the University Press of Colorado.
noon
Join Global Education Oregon (GEO) for a study abroad fair to learn more about our 200+ programs. We will have drop-in peer advising, advisors for many different regions and types of programs, prizes, and giveaways!
2:00–3:30 p.m.
In partnership with GETSEA – the Consortium of Centers for Southeast Asian Studies, the UO US-Vietnam Research Center and the Center for Asian and Pacific Studies will co-host a screening of the documentary film Vietnamerica.
Following the wars in Vietnam, over two million people fled to country with the collapse of the Republic of Vietnam. That exodus, referred to by many as “the boat people” resulted in nearly half dying while in flight, battling the elements, starvation, and pirates.
Vietnamerica follows Master Nguyen Hoa as he returns to former refugee camps in Southeast Asia after three decades abroad to search for the graves of his wife and two children. Having fled Vietnam in 1981 on a boat with his family and friends, Hoa was the only survivor.
Executive Producer Nancy Bui of the Vietnamese Heritage Foundation joins GETSEA and over 20 universities across North America to watch Vietnamerica together simultaneously and connect via Zoom for a discussion with the filmmaker about the Vietnamese diaspora, their struggle, and how Master Hoa’s story is a prism to see the larger group.
For more information on the film, visit http://vietnamericamovie.org. If you are interested in holding a screening on your campus, contact GETSEA Director of Communications, Chris Hulshof, at chulshof@wisc.edu.
4:30 p.m.
Threats to freedom of speech are all around us, often changing as new threats arise and others diminish. Former director of the American Civil Liberties Union and Professor Emeritus of Law at New York University Nadine Strossen will discuss current free speech controversies, where they fit within broader patterns of law and politics, and how we can best respond to them both within the university and more broadly. Strossen is also a Senior Fellow with FIRE (the Foundation for Individual Rights and Education) and a leading expert and frequent speaker/media commentator on constitutional law and civil liberties, who has testified before Congress on multiple occasions.
She is the author of HATE: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship (2018) and Free Speech: What Everyone Needs to Know® (2023). She is also the host and project consultant for Free To Speak, a 3-hour documentary film series on free speech that was released on public television in 2023 (and is also available on YouTube).
The event is sponsored by the UO Heterodox Academy community, the Wayne Morse Center on Law and Politics, the Oregon Humanities Center, the Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages, and the Department of Political Science.
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
In this information session, you’ll have the opportunity to learn tips for the Freeman Internship Fellowship application process, meet past Freeman recipients, and ask any questions you may have.
Fellowships are available to help offset travel and living expenses for students pursuing internships in East and Southeast Asia.
2:00–4:00 p.m.
Want a place to relax, get creative, and meet new people in between classes? Come Chill in the Mills! Chill in the Mills is a weekly event where the Mills International Center hosts a new craft activity every Wednesday from 2-4pm this fall 2025. All supplies are FREE and provided by the Mills! Refreshments also provided.
Keep an eye out for the schedule posted in the Mills Center space and on our Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/uomills/) to make sure you don’t miss out on any exciting crafts! The Mills International Center and its events are open to all UO students, faculty, staff, and community members. We hope to see you there!