Your residence hall is your home. It’s a place to make friends, explore your identity, and make memories. Our residence halls are designed to enhance your life on campus, with live‑in faculty members, study spaces, traveling tutors and advisors, music practice rooms, and maker-hacker spaces. You can even choose to select a community that’s linked to your area of study, personal and cultural identities, or interests.
An Epicurean Obsession
Sushi or an açaí bowl? A comforting bowl of soup and a grilled cheese? Looking for something gluten-free and vegan? Or maybe you just want some coffee and a place to study. No problem. Our fourteen dining locations offer you a place to kick back, meet up, hide out, and fuel up with locally sourced, seasonal ingredients. Or you can practice your own culinary skills in one of our community kitchens.
Equity and Inclusion
We’re committed to continuously building an equitable and inclusive community. We know it takes intention, humility, and a willingness to listen to and learn from the people around us. It takes critical thinking and sometimes changes to our behaviors. It’s an evolving conversation with no endpoint—a continuous commitment to be and do better. Our community is at our best when we affirm, respect, support, and celebrate what makes us different along with the common threads that tie us together.
—campus pride index
A growing number of our students identify with more than one race or ethnicity.
Birds of a Feather
Talking about the flock might seem like an excuse to use one of our (many) duck puns, but much like our feathered friends, we really believe in the power of community.
The UO is a big pond, but the connections you’ll find make it feel much smaller. This is where you’ll find the people who will be your confidants, study buddies, colleagues, and cheerleaders. It’s where you’ll bond over the things you have in common, and exchange perspectives on what you don’t. Ballroom dance, rock climbing, glassblowing, esports, political activism—whatever your interests, this is your time to explore, dive deep, and find your flock.
We Get Outdoors
Our campus is smack-dab in the middle of some of the most beautiful places to be outside anywhere.
Our Outdoor Program was one of the first of its kind when UO students banded together to organize group trips in 1967. More than half a century later, it’s still the first stop for any kind of outdoor adventure. Camping, rafting, biking, climbing—Ducks can explore solo with low-cost gear rental or join a group trip or workshop, with plenty of options for different physical abilities and experience levels.
You can even plan and lead your own outings with the Common Adventure program. Attend a trip initiator training, pick your destination, and gather friends new and old to explore all the Northwest has to offer.