In response to requests for more Everyday Inclusion activities, the VPFA Diversity Committee will be offering a few in-person and online events each month. Register in MyTrack or by email to dsharp@uoregon.edu.
June 2026
Dates and Times | Events and details |
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Every Wednesday in June | Walking Wednesday: Meet at 1776 Millrace for a casual stroll--no registration required
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Wed, June 10, 12-12:50pm AND Thurs, June 11, 1-1:50pm |
Curator-led tour of Gateway to Himalayan Art exhibit at the JSMA At the start of the exhibition, a multimedia map orients visitors to the greater Himalayan region, which encompasses Indian, Nepalese, Bhutanese, and Tibetan cultures as well as interrelated Mongolian and Chinese traditions. Gateway to Himalayan Art invites exploration of these diverse cultural spheres through exemplary objects presented in three thematic sections:
The exhibition is on at the JSMA through July 5th. If you cannot make it to the JSMA, the traveling exhibit objects are available to view online via the Rubin Museum website. |
Fri, June 12: 3:30-4:30pm | Relax into the Weekend with Gentle Yoga by Louise Hutson (HR) (MyTrack) - VIRTUAL SESSION |
Wed, June 24 AND Thurs, June 25 1-1:50pm |
Curator-led tour of JSMA exhibit: Shared Visions (MyTrack) The JSMA’s Shared Visions program presents exciting works by important, internationally recognized artists and artworks from around the world, borrowed from private holdings. With frequent rotations of the works on view, the JSMA’s visitors and large K–12 and university audiences have the opportunity to enjoy and study examples by major artists and art periods not represented in the museum’s permanent collection. |
May 2026
Fri, may 15 | tues, may 26 | wed, may 27 |
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10am - 10:45am: Research Greenhouse Facility tour Join Ruth Belcher, Greenhouse Manager, for a tour of the UO Research Greenhouse Facility. The entire facility is behind a locked gate--the Greenhouse Manager will meet us at the gate to let us in for the tour. | 12pm-12:45pm: Joyful Placemaking (online) Magic and creativity are all around us, if we take the time to look. We’ll be talking about little libraries, painted rocks, trinket and mug exchanges, geocaching, tiny art, and more. Join colleagues for a casual conversation about finding, sharing, and creating acts of joy and kindness in our community. | 12-12:45pm: Tour of two exhibits at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History 
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“I am pleased to invite you to participate in the eighth annual Finance and Administration Everyday Inclusion event. This year’s Everyday Inclusion theme is “Duck Vision,” an idea based on the amazing sight capabilities that ducks possess. Our VPFA Diversity Committee encourages us all to think about those around us who have used their own brand of Duck Vision to plan, build, and contribute to a positive campus culture for us all.
Whether you join events remotely or in-person, the connections and experiences you share help to build our shared culture and support a flourishing Finance and Administration community.”
- Jamie Moffitt, Senior VP for Finance and Administration and CFO
Everyday Inclusion 2026: in-person and virtual activities
Monday | tuesday | wednesday | thursday | friday |
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Jan 5: Week 1 challenges | Jan 6 | Jan 7 | Jan 8, 12:30-1:30pm: Tour of current JSMA exhibits, potentially including
| Jan 9, 1:30-2:30pm: Online discussion about The Remarkable Impact of Hobbies on Career (12min), facilitated by Deborah Butler, AVP of Campus Services and Chief of Staff **Even if you did not attend the session, email dsharp@uoregon.edu to be added to the Teams channel and discuss the topic with colleagues asynchronously online throughout January** |
Jan 12: Week 2 challenges | Jan 13, 10-11am: Tour of the Roots and Resilience exhibit at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History | Jan 14, 10-10:45am: Greenhouse Facility tour A tour of the UO Research Greenhouses by the greenhouse manager | Jan 15, 2-2:45pm: UO Human Resources SharePoint Tour (ONLINE), by Sue Russell, Director of HR Community of Practice Explore the UO HR Community site - accessible to people within the uoregon.edu environment | Jan 16, 1:30-3pm: Meditations on Flourishing An interactive workshop with Megan Lipsett and David McCormick EMU231+232 (Cedar and Spruce) |
Jan 19: Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Jan 20: Week 3 challenges 2pm-3pm: Tour of UOPD Dispatch | Jan 21 10-11am: Emergency Management Preparedness Workshop - HYBRID, Lindsey Salfran and Molly Kennedy (SRS), in Rm 271, 1715 Franklin and ONLINE 12-12:20pm: Midday mindfulness (ONLINE), led by Louise Hutson, University HR | Jan 22, 1-2pm: Quack the Quiz (ONLINE), hosted by Quizmaestro Alex Milshtein, Transportation Services | Jan 23, 1:30-3pm: Meditations on Flourishing (ONLINE) An interactive VIRTUAL workshop with Dr. Megan Lipsett, co-director of the Center for the Science and Practice of Well-Being |
Jan 26: Week 4 challenges 1-1:45pm: Tour of a Zebrafish laboratory | Jan 27, 1-1:45pm: Tour of a Zebrafish laboratory (repeat) | Jan 28, 12:15-1pm: Gentle Yoga in Studio 283 of the Rec Center, led by Louise Hutson, University HR | Jan 29, 9-10:30am: Rehearsals for Life (ONLINE) https://inclusion.uoregon.edu/experiential-learning#rfl | Jan 30, 11am-12pm: Bird Tour One-mile flat loop bird tour (on paved surfaces) with Rachel Glaeser and Emily Hamblen. No birding experience required. Rain or shine--the tour is on. Binoculars will be available to borrow. Start and end point is the Women's Memorial Quad |
What was the theme for 2026?
This year’s Duck Vision theme honors our feathered friends and their amazing sense of sight.
Did you know:
- A duck’s field of vision is nearly 360°
- They are able to focus on objects that are near and distant, or objects in two separate locations, at the same time
- Ducks can see three to four times further than humans, and their eyes can see colors that we cannot perceive
It’s true! Ducks see nearly everything, in more colors than we can imagine, and from many perspectives at once.
How can we support our own Duck Vision for deeper insight in 2026?
--VPFA Diversity Committee
All-portfolio activity
This year, the diversity committee created simple, color-able cards that can be decorated (markers, paint, crayons, colored pencils, flair) and presented to someone you know who demonstrates Duck Vision.
The designs are below--if you would like an assortment of cards (minimum 10) for your department, fill in this form: Duck Vision cards request – Fill out form
Sticker contest
People across the portfolio submitted stickers on the 2026 Everyday Inclusion: Duck Vision theme. Thank you to everyone who participated. Here are some of the submissions we received--what a creative bunch!
Melissa Koval, FASS-HR
Liz Thorstenson, Campus Planning
Liz Thorstenson, Campus Planning
Liz Thorstenson, Campus Planning
Cheyenne Dickenson, Business Affairs
Cheyenne Dickenson, Business Affairs
JD Smith, Information Services
JD Smith, Information Services
Krista Borg, Business Affairs
Dave Fleming and AJ Locati, FASS Warehouse Services
Weekly Challenges January 2026
Community Connection Opportunities: August-December 2025
In the lead-up to Everyday Inclusion month in January 2026, we offered some opportunities for community connections in 2025, including guided tours of the:
- Print Services facility
- Willamette River Natural Area with Emily Hamblen, CPFM Sustainability Office
- Central Power Station
- UO Campus (with student ambassadors)
- Zero Waste facilities
- Transgressors exhibit at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History
- Exhibits at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
- James Lavadour: Land of Origin
- Gathering: A Photographer's Collection
- Ed Drew: Self Portrait in Arkansas
- Eclectic Abstraction: From Matta and Miró to Rick Bartow
- Hayward Field facilities
All Inclusion Initiatives
- 2026: Duck Vision
- 2024: Nourish to Flourish
- 2023: Inclusion in Action
- 2022: Connection and Belonging
- 2021: (Re) Connecting with People and Place
- 2020 Everyday Inclusion
- 2019 Everyday Inclusion
- 2018: Implicit Bias Awareness Month