NORTH UNIVERSITY OF OREGON “Mens agitat molem” T
he University of Oregon opened in 1876, with help from the citizens of the state and the school’s home
Villard Hall
One of several campus buildings that are on the National Register of Historic Places, Villard Hall is named for an early benefactor of the college and opened in 1886. In 1949, a theater space was at- tached to the original building for use by students and the commu- nity, and Villard Hall now houses the school’s theater arts program.
The Duck The look of Oregon’s well-known mascot, the Duck, came from a design inspired by Walt Dis- ney’s Donald Duck. Ducks replaced Webfoots, one of the school’s unoffi cial nicknames. That morphed into “duck,” until a 1932 student vote chose Ducks over Trappers, Pioneers, and Yellowjackets. The Duck is famous today for doing pushups after each Oregon football score.
FAMOUS ALUMNI
Television writer and author Stephen J. Cannell • Journalist Ann Curry • Sportscaster Neil Everett • Football star and broadcaster Dan Fouts • Author Ken Kesey • Governor John Kitzhaber • Nike co-founders Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman • Publisher Lila Bell Wallace
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FACTS Eugene, Oregon Founded: 1876 Joined Pac-12: 1915 Undergrad students: 19,534
Graduate and professional students: 3,855 President: Richard Lariviere
NCAA championships (all sports, all-time): 18
Football home: Autzen Stadium
OREGON
city of Eugene. . . . The university’s motto loosely translates as “Minds move mountains.” . . . Seven Oregon governors, seven U.S. Senators, and eight state Supreme Court Jus- tices have been UO alumni. . . . Oregon’s College of Educa- tion ranks second among public universities in the United States, while the School of Journalism and Communication is ranked among the top 25 in the country. It has produced nine Pulitzer Prize winners. . . . Architectural Record named the UO School of Architecture and Allied Arts as the top school in the category of sustainable design practices and principles. . . . UO has produced an economic impact on the state of Oregon of nearly $2 bil- lion. . . . The school’s top gospel singing group has been named the best in the nation each of the past two years at the Disney National Gospel Choir Fest. . . . Students in more than a dozen scientifi c disciplines are looking forward to the 2012 opening of the Lewis Integrative Science Building on campus. . . . The Ducks are the most recent Pac- 12 team to take part in the BCS National Championship Game; they played Auburn at University
of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, to cap the 2010 season. . . . Track and fi eld is a big deal at Ore- gon, which has won fi ve men’s national championsips in
outdoor track (plus one in indoor track and six in cross country), and in Eugene itself, which is nicknamed “Track Town USA.”
Eric Evans
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