Four ducks fly across the text DUCK VISION; trees and mountains provide a circular border around the image with the repeated text EVERYDAY INCLUSION 2026

“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
Jan 5: Week 1 challenges	Jan 6	Jan 7	Jan 8, 12:30-1:30pm: JSMA tour (tentative)	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
Jan 12: Week 2 challenges	Jan 13, time TBD: Tour of the Roots and Resilience exhibit at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History (tentative)	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 Register in MyTrack or by email	Jan 16, 1:30-3pm: Meditations on Flourishing An interactive workshop with Megan Lipsett and David McCormick EMU231+232 (Cedar and Spruce) Register in MyTrack or by email
Jan 19: Martin Luther King Jr. Day	Jan 20: Week 3 challenges 2pm-3pm: Tour of UOPD Dispatch Security Operations Center, 1715 Franklin Building Register in MyTrack or by email	Jan 21 10-11am: Emergency Management Preparedness Workshop, Lindsey Salfran and Molly Kennedy (SRS), in Rm 271, 1715 Franklin Register in MyTrack or by email 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 Megan Lipsett and David McCormick Register to receive the Zoom link. Register in MyTrack or by email
Jan 26: Week 4 challenges 1-1:45pm: Tour of the Zebrafish facility Register in MyTrack or by email	Jan 27, 1-1:45pm: Tour of the Zebrafish facility (repeat) Register in MyTrack or by email	Jan 28, 12:15-1pm: Gentle Yoga in Studio 283 of the Rec Center, led by Louise Hutson, University HR Register in MyTrack or by email	Jan 29, 9-10:30am: Rehearsals for Life (ONLINE) https://inclusion.uoregon.edu/experiential-learning#rfl Register in MyTrack or by email	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. Route: https://maps.app.goo.gl/48qVzY6bKRGfe5zx9

After January

People often ask the VPFA diversity committee to host events throughout the year, in addition to Everyday Inclusion month. If you would like to be informed of other events throughout the year, please contact dsharp@uoregon.edu. Upcoming events may include a session on making shortbread (Feb?), a tour of Knight Campus 2 (March?), a tree tour (August 2026) and guided tours of the JSMA and MNCH as new exhibits open and tours are available.

What is the theme for 2026?

We are pleased to announce that the theme for Everyday Inclusion 2026 is Duck Vision.

Your VPFA Diversity Committee is planning several events to support employee connection and flourishing, and we can’t wait to share them with you.

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

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!

Duck head on a TV screen; green, red, yellow, blue rays from the left and right of the tv; text below reads "duck vision - everyday inclusion '26"

Melissa Koval, FASS-HR

Black and white buildings on left and right; ducks in sunglasses on a road in the middle and on a green grid leading up to the horizon in the background; text reads Duck Vision 2026

Liz Thorstenson, Campus Planning

Checkered wall with an arch; through the arch is an eye with a rainbow path coming out of the iris; three ducks on the multicolored path; text reads Duck Vision 2026

Liz Thorstenson, Campus Planning

Sunglasses-wearing duck riding a multi-colored wave; rainbow spiral in the background; text reads Duck Vision 2026 - expanding our spectrum

Liz Thorstenson, Campus Planning

Four colorful ducks in Warhol style 2x2 grid; Everyday Inclusion 2026 Duck Vision

Cheyenne Dickenson, Business Affairs

Duck Vision Everyday Inclusion 2026 - image of a duck in black and white

Cheyenne Dickenson, Business Affairs

Duck Vision text in the middle and repeating Everyday Inclusion 2026 in a circle on the outside; ducks flying; trees and mountains in a circle (green hue)

JD Smith, Information Services

Duck Vision text in the middle and repeating Everyday Inclusion 2026 in a circle on the outside; ducks flying; trees and mountains in a circle

JD Smith, Information Services

Krista Borg, Business Affairs

DUCK VISION: Duck with glasses on - hand shading style

Dave Fleming and AJ Locati, FASS Warehouse Services

Duck Vision VPFA Everyday Inclusion: Red lasers shooting from yellow duck's eyes

Yellow duck in sunglasses; DUCK VISION EVERYDAY INCLUSION 2026; blue rays around the duck

Duck Vision letters in rainbox 3D - style of Philly Love statue. Everyday Inclusion 2026 on cement block underneath. Trees and blue sky in background

Everyday Inclusion 2026 See like a duck - expand your viewpoint; pink and green UV duck vision view of UO campus

Duck standing with hands on hips; DUCK VISION, 2025 Everyday Inclusion; kaleidoscope effects in background

Duck head facing forward; DUCK VISION, 2025 Everyday Inclusion; kaleidoscope effects in background

Everyday Duck Vision Envision Inclusion - lots of words in a circle

UO Duck head face on wearing green O beanie; technicolor eyes and color around the head with symbols of rainbow, magnifying glass, mountains, people, clock. Text reads DUCK VISION EVERYDAY INCLUSION University of Oregon January

Silhouette of a duck landing; light shining from its eye. Text reads VPFA DIVERSITY COMMITTEE - DUCK VISION - EVERYDAY INCLUSION 2026

Rubber duck at an angle. Text reads: VPFA DIVERSITY COMMITTEE - EVERYDAY INCLUSION 2026 - DUCK VISION

Green silhouette of a duck in flight; yellow rays in the background; Rubber duck at an angle. Text reads: VPFA DIVERSITY COMMITTEE presents DUCK VISION. EVERYDAY INCLUSION 2026

Yellow duck side view. Dark and light blue rays behind. Red banner and footer with yellow text reading: DUCK VISION - EVERYDAY INCLUSION 2026 - VPFA DIVERSITY COMMITTEE

Yellow duck in goggles face on with rainbow troll hair. Text reads DUCK VISION - EVERYDAY INCLUSION 2026 - VPFA DIVERSITY COMMITTEE

Small retro TV with antenna and knobs. DUCK VISION written on it. TV screen shows assorted ducks.

DUCK VISION - EVERYDAY INCLUSION 2026. Cartoon image of 7 ducks of assorted sizes and colors in a pond with reeds on either side.

DUCK VISION and image of a duck, a flower behind it, a duck in front of it and an eye image. Text reads: 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 we cannot perceive

Big eye with the following text: Duck vision - Ducks see nearly everything in more colors than we can imagine, and from many perspectives at once. Everyday Inclusion 2026 VPFA Diversity Committee

Duck in flight; text reads Everyday Inclusion 2026, DUCK VISION with the VPFA DIVERSITY COMMITTEE

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