Past Events

Executive in Residence Program (Allen Hall, from 09:00 AM Mon Nov 16, 2009 to 05:00 PM Fri Nov 20, 2009) — by Kathleen Larson

SOJC Advertising Faculty welcome guests Rishad Tobaccowala, CEO of Denuo, and creative superstar, Simon Mainwaring.

2009 Hall of Achievement Dinner and Awards (Eugene County Club, Eugene, OR, from 06:00 PM Fri Nov 13, 2009 to 10:00 PM Fri Nov 13, 2009) — by Kathleen Larson

The late Ann Sullivan ’42, who helped pave the way for women in journalism as a reporter at The Oregonian, will be honored along with Steve O’Leary ’69, president of O’Leary and Partners Advertising and a noted author and speaker about word-of-mouth advertising. Glenn Cole ’92, Principal and Creative Director of 72 and Sunny, will receive the inaugural Eric Allen Award for alumni under 40 at the event.

SOJC Film Conference (Turnbull Portland Center/White Stag Block, from 09:00 AM Fri Nov 06, 2009 to 07:00 PM Sat Nov 07, 2009) — by Kathleen Larson

What is Film? Change & Continuity in the 21st Century.

Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Conference (Allen Hall, from 08:00 AM Sat Oct 24, 2009 to 05:00 PM Sat Oct 24, 2009) — by Kathleen Larson

Third annual Building a Better Journalist conference. Join SPJ's Oregon and Southwest Washington chapter and the UO School of Journalism and Communication for one-day event in Allen Hall.

SOJC Back-To-School Ice Cream Social (Allen Hall Atrium Area + Plaza, from 03:30 PM Thu Oct 01, 2009 to 05:00 PM Thu Oct 01, 2009) — by Kathleen Larson

Community building event welcomes new and returning SOJC students.

SOJC Commencement (McArthur Court, from 09:00 AM Sat Jun 13, 2009 to 11:00 AM Sat Jun 13, 2009) — by Kathleen Larson

Saturday, June 13, 2009, 9:00 a.m., McArthur Court No tickets are necessary

SOJC KTA/Student Awards Reception (Allen Hall Atrium Area, from 04:00 PM Fri Jun 12, 2009 to 06:00 PM Fri Jun 12, 2009) — by Kathleen Larson

 

Payne Awards For Ethics in Journalism (Turnbull Portland Center/White Stag Block, from 12:00 PM Fri May 15, 2009 to 01:30 PM Fri May 15, 2009) — by Kathleen Larson

The Seattle Times and Glen Mabie, 2008 Payne Awards winners will be recognized Friday, May 15 at the Turnbull Portland Center. Lunch presentation at noon is part of the annual Hulteng Conversations In Ethics Conference and is open to conference participants and general public. Registration required.

Hulteng Conversations In Ethics Conference (Turnbull Portland Center/White Stag Block, from 09:00 AM Fri May 15, 2009 to 03:00 PM Fri May 15, 2009) — by Kathleen Larson

Friday, May 15 at the Turnbull Portland Center. The tenth annual Payne Awards for Ethics in Journalism will be presented at a special lunchtime ceremony, with panel discussion to follow among the 2009 winners. Brooke Gladstone, host of WNYC's "On the Media" will present "This is Your Brain on Digital" at 9:00 a.m. as the Conference Keynote speaker. Registration required.

Johnston Lecture & Reception (Lawrence Hall Room 177, UO Campus, from 07:00 PM Thu May 07, 2009 to 09:00 PM Thu May 07, 2009) — by Kathleen Larson

Thursday, May 7, 2009 Featuring author Tony Horwitz.

Ruhl Lecture 2009 (EMU Ballroom, UO Campus, from 04:00 PM Thu Apr 02, 2009 to 06:00 PM Thu Apr 02, 2009) — by Kathleen Larson

Features Martin "Marty" Baron, Editor, The Boston Globe. Reception immediately following.

Wordstock (Oregon Convention Center/Portland, OR, from 09:00 AM Fri Nov 07, 2008 to 05:00 PM Sun Nov 09, 2008) — by Kathleen Larson

Wordstock is Portland's Book & Literary Festival Wordstock is an annual festival of books, writers, and storytelling in Portland, Oregon. To date it has hosted over 550 writers, who have read and performed for nearly 55,000 people at past festivals. Wordstock features ten author stages, a book fair with over 150 exhibitors, a special children’s area and children’s literature stage, a series of workshops for writers and for K-12 teachers, a special broadcast of Live Wire!, the popular public radio variety show, featuring writers from the festival, and more. Although it only began in 2005, Wordstock is already the largest celebration of literature and literacy in the Pacific Northwest, and is one of the largest festivals of its kind in the nation. For more information, please visit ww.wordstockfestival.com

SPJ Conference (Allen Hall, from 08:00 AM Sat Oct 25, 2008 to 05:00 PM Sat Oct 25, 2008) — by Kathleen Larson

Building a Better Journalist: The Sequel

Lecture: Vincent Blasi (Chiles (In the Lillis Complex), UO Campus, Room 128, from 07:00 PM Tue Oct 14, 2008 to 08:30 PM Tue Oct 14, 2008) — by Zanne Miller

One of the nation's foremost communication law scholars will discuss "James Madison's Belated Appreciation of the First Amendment" on Tuesday, October 14.

2008 Hall of Achievement (Eugene Country Club, from 06:00 PM Fri Oct 10, 2008 to 09:30 PM Fri Oct 10, 2008) — by Zanne Miller

Friday, October 10, 2008, 6:00 p.m. Butch Alford ’60, editor and publisher of the Lewiston Tribune; Doug Bates ’68, associate editorial page editor for The Oregonian; and Ken Metzler '51, professor emeritus of the SOJC

Reception and Dinner, Charles Snowden Program for Excellence in Journalism, (, from 06:00 PM Fri Sep 19, 2008 to 08:00 PM Fri Sep 19, 2008) — by Zanne Miller

Friday, September 19. A reception celebrating the 2008 class of interns, the editors, and the Snowden family. For more information, contact Kathleen Larson, klarson@uoregon.edu.

SOJC KTA/Student Awards Reception (Allen Hall Plaza & Atrium, from 04:00 PM Fri Jun 13, 2008 to 06:00 PM Fri Jun 13, 2008) — by Kathleen Larson

The School of Journalism and Communication recognizes outstanding students at this second annual Student Recognition Reception.

The Dixon Narrative Workshop (George S. Turnbull Center, UO in Portland, from 10:00 AM Sat May 10, 2008 to 04:00 PM Sat May 10, 2008) — by Zanne Miller

JOIN US FOR THE INAUGURAL DIXON NARRATIVE WORKSHOP AT THE GEORGE S. TURNBULL CENTER Saturday, May 10; 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m At our new home in the UO Portland/White Stag Block: 70 Northwest Couch Street

Ruhl Lecture & Reception (Gerlinger Lounge, from 04:00 PM Thu May 08, 2008 to 06:00 PM Thu May 08, 2008) — by Kathleen Larson

Join us for our thirty-second Ruhl Lecture featuring Jan Schaffer Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 4:00 p.m.. Schaffer, former Business Editor and a Pulitzer Prize winner for The Philadelphia Inquirer, is executive director of J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism (www.J-Lab.org) at the University of Maryland College of Journalism and one of the nation’s leading thinkers in the journalism reform movement.

Payne Awards for Ethics in Journalism (JSMA/Pape Room, from 10:00 AM Thu May 08, 2008 to 12:05 PM Thu May 08, 2008) — by Kathleen Larson

Awards Ceremony and Panel Discussion