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We’re proud to celebrate eight PPPM students who were recognized in the Oregon Daily Emerald’s 25 Ducks of 2026, honorin...
05/29/2026

We’re proud to celebrate eight PPPM students who were recognized in the Oregon Daily Emerald’s 25 Ducks of 2026, honoring students who are making a difference through leadership, service, scholarship, and community impact.

Congratulations to:

🌟 Avi Thaler (Class of 2026) – Planning, Public Policy and Management major; Global Health and Political Science minors

🌟 Samantha Wiesner (Class of 2026) – Planning, Public Policy and Management and Global Studies majors; Arabic minor

🌟 Rut Ramirez Pineda (Class of 2026) – Planning, Public Policy and Management and Political Science majors; Spanish minor

🌟 Abdirizack Hussein (Class of 2026) – Planning, Public Policy and Management major

🌟 Kali Kleven (Class of 2027) – Planning, Public Policy and Management and History majors

🌟 Audriana Ethridge (Class of 2027) – Planning, Public Policy and Management and General Social Science majors; Global Service minor

🌟 Ohnmar Khine Min (Class of 2026) – Second-year Master of Public Administration student

🌟 Seng Nu Pan (Class of 2026) – Second-year Master of Public Administration student

Your dedication to public service, leadership, and creating positive change reflects the very best of PPPM. Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition!

05/28/2026

What does it actually take to build a career when you don’t have connections to lean on?

In the latest episode of Careers Without Connections, PPPM MPA alum Gianna Linares sits down with Distinguished Teaching Professor Julie Voelker-Morris, someone who has spent years working with students navigating exactly that. They talk about financial pressure, networking barriers, confidence, mentorship, and what it really takes to build a career from scratch.

If you’re a first-gen student, work with one, or just want to understand what that path looks like, this one is worth your time. Link in bio.

Congratulations to all our exceptional awardees! We can’t wait to celebrate your achievements at the PPPM Awards on Thur...
05/20/2026

Congratulations to all our exceptional awardees! We can’t wait to celebrate your achievements at the PPPM Awards on Thursday, May 28th.

✨ Kelsey Zlevor, recipient of the Outstanding Recent Alumni Award, is a spatial strategist and founder of Mental Landscapes, a design lab that weaves mental health and public space scholarship. Her planning expertise has been recognized with a speaking spot at SXSW and the publication of a new book.

✨ Bob Parker, recipient of the Outstanding Service to Oregon Award, is a pioneer of practitioner-based planning education who spent three decades mentoring nearly 600 students and directing IPRE, earning the Oregon APA’s Distinguished Leadership Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019.

✨ Keavy Cook, recipient of the Outstanding Alumni Award, is a RARE program alum who now serves as Vice President of Programs at the Ford Family Foundation, Oregon’s largest private foundation focused exclusively on rural communities, where she leads grantmaking and program strategy.

This year’s Service to PPPM by a Community Partner Award goes to Business Oregon, recognized for its lasting commitment to providing community-based learning opportunities for PPPM students and faculty.

And stay tuned, the Outstanding Teacher of the Year, chosen by PPPM students, will be announced at the ceremony.

Calling all PPPM Class of 2026 graduates, your celebration is almost here! 🎓Join us on Monday, June 15, for a special PP...
05/19/2026

Calling all PPPM Class of 2026 graduates, your celebration is almost here! 🎓

Join us on Monday, June 15, for a special PPPM reception at Hendricks Hall before the College of Design Commencement Ceremony.

Here’s what to expect:

🌟 2:00 PM: Reception with student awards and class photos

🌟 2:45 PM: The PPPM Parade of Graduates, a celebratory walk with faculty, family, and fellow students from Hendricks Hall to Hayward Field

🌟 4:00 PM: College of Design Ceremony at Hayward Field

Please plan to arrive at Hendricks promptly at 2:00 PM and aim to be at Hayward by 3:00 PM to find seating before the ceremony begins.

Congratulations, Class of 2026. We are so proud of you!

05/15/2026

🦆 We can’t thank our community enough for gifting to the College of Design for ! Yesterday, our schools, departments, and programs raised $142,386 through the generosity of 83 gifters, including the Sandy Smalley $125,000 Challenge Gift supporting student scholarships in memory of her late son, Jeffrey Marc Smalley.

05/14/2026

🦆 Looking for ways to solve the complex challenges that are facing our communities?

The University of Oregon PPPM provides hands-on experience that occurs at the intersection of the community and the classroom. PPPM students learn the skills necessary to tackle the problems communities face, including solving community development issues, conducting public transportation research, and developing solutions for disaster resilience and relief. Our students make a positive impact in communities across the state of Oregon and throughout the country, before they even graduate.

Please consider giving to the School of Planning, Public Policy and Management to support our students and their mission to serve our communities! https://ducksgive.uoregon.edu/giving-day/112779/department/112782

🦆 Looking for ways to solve the complex challenges that are facing our communities?The University of Oregon School of Pl...
05/14/2026

🦆 Looking for ways to solve the complex challenges that are facing our communities?

The University of Oregon School of Planning, Public Policy and Management provides hands-on experience that occurs at the intersection of the community and the classroom. PPPM students learn the skills necessary to tackle the problems communities face, including solving community development issues, conducting public transportation research, and developing solutions for disaster resilience and relief. Our students make a positive impact in communities across the state of Oregon and throughout the country, before they even graduate.

Please consider giving to the School of Planning, Public Policy and Management to support our students and their mission to serve our communities!
https://ducksgive.uoregon.edu/giving-day/112779/department/112782

05/13/2026

2026 has started early! Help us reach our goal of 75 gifts to unlock the $125,000 Challenge Gift from Sandy Smalley, funding student scholarships for our ! Every donation brings us one step closer to our goal and fuels scholarships, research, and student experiences!

Click to give today! https://ducksgive.uoregon.edu/giving-day/112779/department/112782

One week into Intro to City Planning, Hannah Norris knew she’d found her major.What sealed it? An assignment to make rea...
05/13/2026

One week into Intro to City Planning, Hannah Norris knew she’d found her major.

What sealed it? An assignment to make real recommendations for improving Eugene’s bike lanes. “This is real,” she remembers thinking. “I’m already building the skills I’ll use in my future career.”

Now focused on housing and transportation policy, Hannah says PPPM’s range is one of its biggest strengths. Climate, public health, nonprofit work, museum curation, it’s all under one roof. Whatever direction you go in, your skill set travels with you.

Her advice to incoming students: join LiveMove (or any PPPM club) sooner than you think you need to. The program is small, and clubs are one of the fastest ways to find your people.

After graduation, Hannah has her eye on the NYC Urban Fellows program and, eventually, a career in local government tackling the housing crisis, multimodal transportation, and public space design.

The 2026 PPPM Awards are almost here.Join us on May 28 at the Ford Alumni Center as we celebrate the people who make thi...
05/11/2026

The 2026 PPPM Awards are almost here.

Join us on May 28 at the Ford Alumni Center as we celebrate the people who make this community what it is. Student Showcase starts at 3 PM, Awards Ceremony at 4 PM.

This year, we’re honoring outstanding individuals across five awards:

🌟 Distinguished Alumna/us Award
🌟 Distinguished Recent Alumna/us Award
🌟 Award for Outstanding Service to Oregon
🌟 Service to PPPM by a Community Partner Award
🌟 PPPM Outstanding Teacher of the Year

Come celebrate with us!

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