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Campus Programs to Support Students
University of Oregon supports a diverse community of students
A natural part of college is finding a sense of community. Our University has many programs and support services for all of it’s students of various identities and backgrounds.
Honoring Native Peoples and Lands
The University of Oregon is located on Kalapuya Ilihi, the traditional indigenous homeland of the Kalapuya people. Following treaties between 1851 and 1855, Kalapuya people were dispossessed of their indigenous homeland by the United States government and forcibly removed to the Coast Reservation in Western Oregon. Today, descendants are citizens of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians of Oregon, and continue to make important contributions in their communities, at UO, and across the land, we now refer to as Oregon.*
University of Oregon Theatre Arts Department wishes to acknowledge the traditional homelands of the Kalapuyan peoples (Eugene area); Chinook, Clackamas, Kalapuya, Kathlameth, Molalla, Multnomah, Tualatin, and other tribes and bands (Portland area); and the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw (Charleston area).
We express our respect for all recognized Tribal Nations of Oregon. This includes the Burns Paiute Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians, the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, the Coquille Indian Tribe, the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, and the Klamath Tribes. We also express our respect for all displaced Indigenous peoples who call Oregon their home.
University Theatre strives to show accurate representation on our stages, if you would like to share indigenous pieces and/or theatrical works we would love to hear from you.
Library Events, Exhibits, and Resources:
- Wy-Kan-Ush-Pum – We are All Salmon People
- Native American and Alaska Native Primary Sources Research Guide
- UO Hidden History Native American Tour
- The Oregon Tribal Flagpoles: Honoring Tribal Sovereignty
- Oregon Digital Newspapers Project – Tribal Newspapers
University Resources:
- Native American Studies
- Native American and Indigenous Studies Academic Residential Community
- Many Nations Longhouse
- Indigenous Campus Map
- Admissions Resources page for Native Students
- Sapsik’wala (Teacher) Education Program
- Tribal Climate Change Project
*We thank the Native Strategies Group for this portion of our statement.
LGBTQ+ students and allies
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LGBTESS offers programs that are designed to educate people about the truth and diversity of the lives of LGBTQIA+ individuals. Through ally training and panel discussions, we provide opportunities to share stories and ask questions in a way that fosters understanding, appreciation, and respect. Presentations are also available upon request.
Lyllye Reynolds-Parker Black Cultural Center
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The Lyllye Reynolds-Parker Black Cultural Center is the engine for Black students’ academic success at the University of Oregon. The BCC is a welcoming and supportive space that helps Black students harness the resources necessary to navigate their social, cultural, and academic experiences. By investing in the success of Black students, the BCC enhances the cultural and social development of the entire University of Oregon community.
Dreamers
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Click here for more info on Latinx Housing
MULTICULTURAL PROGRAMS
Throughout the year there are a variety of events and programs hosted by students and community members focused on sharing experiences and discussions around culture and heritage with the campus community.
NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENTS
As a nontraditional student, you have a unique set of needs. There are a variety of resources and services available to help you balance school and life. The Nontraditional Student Union is dedicated to representing the nontraditional student voice on campus and providing a place for you to feel at home. If you are looking for a place to connect with other nontraditional students, a place to get involved and advocate for change, or if you just want a place to study and get a snack in the heart of campus, the Nontraditional Student Union is a great place to explore. We provide several outlets for exploring more about our community through Engage and on Facebook.
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
AcessAbility STUDENT UNION
Welcome to the UO AASU! We are a group made up of students with disabilities and able-bodied allies who value the diversity within all of us. We are dedicated to being a support system for students while also educating the wider University of Oregon community about disability culture. We are a support system for our students and we often hold fun and educational events and activities. We would love to have you with us!
Aability <aability@uoregon.edu>
Accessibility & Community Resources
VETERANS
Having a community that supports you through your college experience is important. There are a variety of programs on campus focused on connecting student veterans and their families, working to make you successful.
Food Insecure Students
Produce Drop/SNAP Benefits
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Student Food Pantry
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Ducks Leftover Textover
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Sexual Assault Support
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Online Resources:
BLACK LIVES MATTER RESOURCES(hosted through PB Resources)
This website gives you information/resources on: appropriation, allyship, algorithmic bias, black trans lives, anti-black, anti-racism, blackfishing, Breonna’s law, colorism, coded language, covid deaths, defund the police, environmental racism, Juneteenth, lynchings, medical violence, microagressions, racial gaslighting, representation, reparations, AND SO MUCH MORE.
ANTI-ASIAN VIOLENCE RESOURCES
Anti-Asian racism and violent attacks on Asian elderly have only increased in recent months. Since COVID-19 became news in the United States, hate speech and violence against the AAPI community has run rampant. In February 2021, attacks, particularly on elderly Asian Americans, have spiked. Unfortunately, many of these incidents are not being reported and are invisible to major media outlets. We hope to change this by offering the following resources with our community. Please join us in taking action whether it’s by educating yourself and others around you or donating to non-profit organizations.
https://stopaapihate.org/
“Resources to Help Empower Asian and Pacific Islander Communities” provides a list of toolkits, podcasts, organizations, and other websites to help readers better support the API community.
BUILDING TRANSGENDER, NON-BINARY, AND QUEER API POWER: APIENC is powered by queer and trans Asian and Pacific Islander people. We are led primarily by young, trans and non-binary folks, for the entire QTAPI community. Our work is powered by volunteer members who directly understand how our lives have been shaped by different oppressions and legacies of resistance. Programs are led by leaders in volunteer committees, strategy is created by our Core Committee, and staff help to guide and facilitate our collective learning.
A-SPEC RESOURCES
Shortened from “asexual and aromantic spectrums.” A-spec people are those who identify as asexual, aromantic, or partially asexual or aromantic. This includes but is not limited to demisexual, grey asexual, lithromantic, fraysexual, and similar identities.
BIPOC A-SPEC RESOURCES
https://queerascat.tumblr.com/apoc-resources
https://emmiebooks.wordpress.com/2020/02/18/the-black-experience-books-with-black-aromantic-characters-by-black-aro-authors/
https://aroacesofcolor.tumblr.com/
BI+ MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
The BRC (Bisexual Resource Center) uses “bisexual” and “bi+” as umbrella terms for people who recognize and honor their potential for sexual and emotional attraction to more than one gender (bisexual, pansexual, omnisexual, fluid, queer, asexual, and other freeidentifiers). We celebrate and affirm the diversity of identity and expression regardless of labels.
NEED HELP?
Go to https://dos.uoregon.edu/help to find out who to call. University Theatre is here to support all of our students, if you need help accessing these programs we can point you in the right direction.
COVID-related student resources
On October 20, 2020 the Department of Theatre Arts held its first open forum to dialogue about Social Justice, Anti-Racism, and System change. We hope to hold many similar forums in the future. You can read a summary of the forum here: