Stories

How two long-time UO community members honored their late partners' passions for education with endowments that will stand the test of time.

The University of Oregon is mourning the passing and celebrating the life of one of our most avid and prolific supporters, accomplished businesswoman and philanthropist, Patricia Peterson, who died March 10, 2024, at her home in Portland. She was 97.

The University of Oregon will again double the number of Stamps Scholars starting fall 2024.

Awards to Support Indigenous, Race and Ethnic Studies Department and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies

UO alum Scott Drumm on a lifetime of learning and why the library is still his favorite spot on campus

What makes The Duck and Me statue even more special is the fact that it came to life because of UO alumni and donor collaboration.

The Cameron family’s $10M gift will boost UO’s innovation and entrepreneurship efforts, as well as support faculty excellence.

Listen to Thomas, a graduate of Lundquist College of Business, share the story of coming up with the idea for Townshend’s Tea Company as an undergraduate class project.

Steve and Kasey Holwerda hope their gift for capital improvements to the UO Portland campus will inspire others to give.

Donors Chris MA ’70 (Music) and Fred Johnson are no strangers to giving. When they learned more about The Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, they decided to direct 100% of their estate to the Knight Undergraduate Scholars and Bioengineering PhD Student Fellows program.