7:30 p.m.
Directed by Tricia Rodley One four-letter word is about to rock 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. When the President unwittingly spins a PR nightmare into a global crisis, the seven brilliant and beleaguered women he relies upon most risk life, liberty, and the pursuit of sanity to keep the commander-in-chief out of trouble.
Selina Fillinger’s brilliant, all-female farce took Broadway by storm in a star-studded production that earned three 2022 Tony nominations.
Synopsis courtesy of Concord Theatricals
9:30–10:30 p.m.
Join us for a post-show panel with politically minded women active in our community after the University Theatre’s February 22nd performance of POTUS: Or Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive by Selina Fillinger.
Participants will include (in alphabetical order): Representative Lisa Fragala (State Representative for House District 8), Mayor Kaarin Knudsen (Eugene Mayor), Councilor Lyndsie Leech (Eugene City Councilor), Dawn Lesley (former candidate for Lane County Commissioner and Professional Engineer for Jacobs Engineering), Councilor Kori Rodley (Springfield City Councilor), Claire Syrett (former Eugene City Councilor and Union Representative for the Oregon Nurses Association), Commissioner Laurie Trieger (Lane County Commissioner), Councilor Jennifer Yeh (Eugene City Councilor).
Light snacks provided.
2:00 p.m.
Directed by Tricia Rodley One four-letter word is about to rock 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. When the President unwittingly spins a PR nightmare into a global crisis, the seven brilliant and beleaguered women he relies upon most risk life, liberty, and the pursuit of sanity to keep the commander-in-chief out of trouble.
Selina Fillinger’s brilliant, all-female farce took Broadway by storm in a star-studded production that earned three 2022 Tony nominations.
Synopsis courtesy of Concord Theatricals
2:00 p.m.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Physical Chemistry Seminar Series
Professor Oliver L.A. Monti, University of Arizona Host: Elana Cope—PChem Student Group
What’s spin got to do with it? Using organic semiconductors to manipulate spin for novel high-efficiency electronics
The rapid growth of computing and communication capabilities creates enormous demand for power, and with that is beginning to make a sizeable contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions. To overcome this challenge, entirely novel concepts are needed for electronic devices whose power consumption is drastically reduced, if possible, by orders of magnitude. This will be impossible to accomplish within the existing framework of existing semiconductor technologies. One possible alternative might be to use spin as an information carrier. Though switching spin uses much less energy than switching e.g. voltages, it conventionally requires large magnetic fields which are difficult to miniaturize to the scale of conventional electronics.
In this talk, I will introduce new ideas of how one may achieve this without external magnetic fields. Instead, I will show how by appropriate choice of organic semiconductors and their interfaces with other materials one may control spin in transport, in the spin degrees of freedom of the electronic structure of a material, and on femtosecond timescales. I will showcase recent work from LabMontiTM how we achieve this at the single molecule level, in 2D materials and in quantum materials.
2:30–4:00 p.m.
Join Rachel Cushman (enrolled citizen of the Chinook Indian Nation) for a works-in-progress presentation of her dissertation project's history, methodology, and current state.
After more than a century of struggle, the Chinook Indian Nation achieved a moment of justice in the form of federal recognition at the close of the Clinton Administration in 2001. The triumph was short-lived. Just eighteen months later, the celebration turned into heartbreak as the Bush Administration, under the influence of another tribe, rescinded our hard-earned acknowledgment. Betrayal by the federal government not only upended my nation's future but also disrupted generations of resistance efforts. The loss of federal recognition encapsulates the Chinook’s enduring struggle with the United States government. This dissertation delves into structures, processes, and critical moments in the Chinook Indian Nation’s determination for justice. What signifies justice has changed over time and generations due to the shifting and permeating nature of settler colonialism; however, the protection of our sovereign authority over our people and place of origin, as well as our Indigenous rights, have been centered. Throughout this decolonial justice journey, we have continued to center and preserve the well-being of the Chinook people, the other-than-human world, and our epistemologies. To illustrate this, I will employ a multimedia mixed-method approach, drawing from historical and contemporary voices within the Chinook Justice Movement. This survivance narrative not only adds to but also reshapes our comprehension of coloniality and Indigenous resistance, making a unique and significant contribution to the fields of Native American and Indigenous Studies, Settler Colonial Studies, Political Science, and others.
3:00–4:00 p.m.
Students taking WR 121z, 122z, or 123 are invited to drop by the Tykeson 3rd floor Writing Lab (glass room, 351) for candy and quick writing support. Our GE Writing Support Specialists (tutors) are available to help you with any part of a WR assignment, from coming up with ideas to reading to revising to polishing up a final draft. Join us!
Mondays 3-4 and Thursdays 2-3, beginning week 4, for the rest of Winter quarter 2025.
10:00–11:00 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!
6:00–7:30 p.m.
This free event is in person and available via livestream.
A panel discussion featuring:
Bruce Blonigen, Edward Maletis Dean of the Lundquist College of Business and Philip H. Knight Professor of Social Science, on economy/tariffs Melissa Buis, professor of politics and chair of the Politics, Policy, Law and Ethics Department at Willamette University, on health and welfare Peter DeFazio, former U.S. representative for Oregon's 4th congressional district, on Congress Greg Dotson, associate professsor of law at UO, on climate/energy Alison Gash, professor of political science at UO, on LGBT health/safety Chandler James, assistant professor of political science at UO, on the Presidency Daniel Tichenor, Philip H. Knight Chair of Social Science and Wayne Morse Center codirector, on immigrationPart of the Wayne Morse Center's 2023-25 theme of inquiry, Defending Democracy.
2:00–3:00 p.m.
Are you interested in going abroad, meeting with meet with nonprofit/nongovernmental organization (NGO) leaders, and working on a hands-on project for a local organization in Cambodia? If so, the Catalysts for Impact: Nonprofits in Southeast Asia program might be a good fit for you! Join us for an information session to learn more about the program.
This program has a rolling admission process, and the final deadline to apply is March 15.
2:00–3:00 p.m.
Join us for an information session on the Sustainable Cities and Landscapes in the Galapagos program. We'll discuss more about the program dates, details, and experiences!
To learn more about the Sustainable Cities and Landscapes in the Galapagos program, visit the program page here: https://geo.uoregon.edu/programs/americas-ecuador/sustainable-cities-and-landscapes-galapagos