Summary
The US onAir Network will be working with volunteers from Oregon universities, colleges, and nonprofit organizations to oversee the curation and moderation of posts, aircasts (online discussions), and in person events for the Oregon onAir Hub … related to federal, state, and local elections and government.
Our first outreach will be to University of Oregon partly because of its proximity to the state capital. We have identified many of University of Oregon’s civic engagement, academic, internship and research programs related to making democracy and civic responsibility a focus of higher learning on their campus … for students, faculty, staff, and local community. This post, over time, will have similar information on other collaborating organizations in the state.
Contact ben.murphy@onair.cc for more information on how to involve your organization.
OnAir Post: Oregon Collaborators
About
The University of Oregon’s onAir chapter will initially focus on training interested undergrad and graduate students on how to curate Oregon onAir content especially submitting Top News articles, events, videos, and information and moderating forums in each post they curate.
Student curators will also work with state senate and house committee chairs to produce aircasts on issues being discussed and bills being proposed in their committees.
During election season, students with other other organizations like the League of Women Voters, will coordinate and produce aircasted debates with candidates.
University of Oregon
Source: About the UO
What We Do
We exist to provide Oregonians and their peers from around the world access to an excellent education. We challenge our students to question critically, think logically, communicate clearly, act creatively, and live ethically. We serve the people of Oregon, our nation, and the world through research, teaching, and outreach that benefits humanity, drives innovation, strengthens the economy, and transforms lives.
Civic Engagement Programs
Source: Holden Center for Leadership and Community Engagement
Why We’re Here
We are here to help you discover and develop your unique talents and leadership skills in order to affect positive change and engage our community. Established in 2005, the Ambassador Glen and Mrs. Gloria Holden Center for Leadership and Community Engagement is your hub for leadership development, experiential learning, and community engagement on campus. We work with community partners to create mutually-beneficial relationships of engaged scholarship, reciprocity, and social change. You can develop strong relationships with the community, ground your academic experience in an applied context, and engage new cultures, domestic and abroad. We can help you discover your strengths and talents, develop your leadership skills, find a volunteer internship, plan a service event, fund your service project, or take a service-learning course. Get involved today. Discover how you can use your strengths and passions to make a difference.
Our Mission
The Holden Center provides high-impact experiential and community-based learning that fosters socially responsible leadership, empowers and challenges students to make positive impacts in their communities, and develop transferable skills for personal and professional growth.
Student Government
Source: AUSO
Mission
The ASUO strives to provide for the social, cultural, educational, and physical development of its members and for the advancement of their individual and collective interests both within the university and the community at large. The ASUO represents each of the more than 20,000 students at UO and oversee an annual budget of approximately $17 million.
Purpose
The ASUO serves as the student-led and university-recognized student government at the University of Oregon. The ASUO is the primary campus mechanism through which students can express collective opinions on UO policies and procedures, as well as organize and advocate in campaigns to benefit student interests both on campus and throughout the wider community. The ASUO also recommends and allocates the student Incidental Fee, and coordinates the recognition of student organizations.
Branches
The ASUO is structured into three distinct branches, each with separate designated roles set forth in the ASUO constitution.
Internships
Source: Department of Political Science
Political Science supports your career goals by offering credit for internships related to political science that help you explore and prepare for the job market.
Our Director of Undergraduate Studies, Professor Lars Skalnes, oversees PS credit for internships.
Find internship opportunities on Handshake or talk to a Career Advisor.
Academic Programs
Source: Department of Political Science
Undergraduate Programs
As a Political Science major, you can pursue a bachelor of arts or a bachelor of science degree. Lower-division courses at the 100 and 200 levels are introductory, setting foundations for the major. Upper-division courses at the 300 level develop skills and are usually offered in lecture format. Our 400 level courses generally offer smaller, more advanced and specialized opportunities to refine skills.
Students are encouraged to pick Career Paths, to guide them through courses and toward career objectives. PS Majors may be awarded up to two Career Path Certificates of Completion upon graduation. Find details and the application on the Career Paths webpage.
Graduate Programs
The Department of Political Science offers a graduate program of studies leading to a master of arts (MA), master of science (MS), and doctor of philosophy (PhD) degrees. The program is designed to prepare students for teaching, research, and government or other public service jobs, and to enable them to understand and participate in public affairs.
Members of the faculty offer advanced courses and seminars across the major fields of political science (see Fields of Focus). Graduate student participation in joint faculty-student research and interdepartmental research projects is common on a wide range of topics.
Our graduate program admits between 5 and 10 new students each year with approximately 40 students in the program at any one time. Recent PhD graduates have taken tenure-track positions at places like Northern Arizona University, the University of Alaska, Whittier College, North Carolina State University, SUNY Stonybrook, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. See our PhDs on the Market & Placement page for other PhD graduate placements.
Research Initiatives
Source: Research and Innovation
About the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation
The Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation advances world-class research, scholarship and innovation at the University of Oregon, a top-tier public research institution. The office supports the university’s research centers and essential core facilities and provides strategic investment, leadership, and vision for the university’s entire research enterprise.
We serve faculty, students and staff throughout the process of discovery and creative activity — encouraging innovation and economic development through strategic partnering and technology transfer initiatives, helping faculty identify funding opportunities, and overseeing and coordinating the UO’s research proposal submissions, compliance, and contract and grant administration through our administrative units.
