Explore Campus

Located in the beautiful college town of Eugene, the University of Oregon's 295-acre, park-like campus is home to more than 3,000 trees, various private spots to study or simply stare at the sky, and tons of quick stops where you can grab a bite between classes. With a wealth of campus resources to make your life as a student easier, the UO campus feeds the mind, body, and spirit.

Coffee is often a college student's best friend. On campus, you can sip a latte and enjoy a midmorning bagel in the atrium of the science complex, in the Knight Library, under the skylights in Lawrence Hall, or at the Erb Memorial Union. And just half a block from campus, you'll find several local places to get your caffeine fix.

At the Craft Center, you can take art courses and use art facilities without enrolling for academic credit. Workshops and classes in ceramics, fibers, glass, graphics, jewelry, photography, woodworking, and other areas of the visual arts are conducted in well-equipped studios. The center sponsors art exhibits, craft fairs, and programs by visiting artists.

Fine and applied arts facilities include studios for fiber arts, photography, printmaking, metalsmithing and jewelry, ceramics, and sculpture. Computer labs complement courses in visual design, including graphic arts and multimedia design.

The University of Oregon Library System is the second largest in the Pacific Northwest and includes the Knight Library, the John E. Jaqua Law Library, and four branch libraries: the Architecture and Allied Arts Library, the Map and Aerial Photography Library, the Mathematics Library, and the Science Library. Throughout the library system, you'll find more than 2 million volumes and more than 17,000 journals. Janus, the library's online system, provides access to books and journals in the UO collection, access to several electronic indexes, and connections to major regional and national libraries.

Besides books and journals, you'll find an extensive collection of microfilm, slides, maps, compact discs, phonograph records, films and videotapes, and state, federal, and international government documents.

Peer library advisers can help you make the best use of the library. They provide tours, help with finding sources, and help in finding your way around. Other library services include reference and research assistance, library use and Internet workshops, interlibrary loan, and reserve reading. The Knight Library's Technology Services area offers free computer software and web-design instruction each term; current UO students may also borrow laptop computers.

The Multicultural Center is a place for students, faculty and staff members to meet and discuss issues of race and cultural pluralism at the university. The center sponsors events that highlight various cultures and its library contains books and videos on multicultural issues.

The UO administers four museums, valuable resources in the sciences and visual arts on campus and in the Pacific Northwest.

The Condon Museum of Geology houses more than 50,000 specimens including vertebrate and invertebrate fossils, fossil plants, and several thousand skulls and skeletons of birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish.

The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art will challenge you to broaden and enhance your cultural knowledge. Located in the heart of campus and housing more than 12,500 works of art, the art museum is the second largest in the state. Through educational, cultural, and social events, the museum welcomes you to relax, reflect, and extend your college preparation for lifelong experiences with the arts.

The Museum of Natural History serves as the public education and exhibit vehicle for university-owned reference collections that relate to natural history. The museum offers exhibits about nature and traditional cultures, as well as a variety of lectures, workshops, receptions, and other special events.

The Oregon State Museum of Anthropology, a division of the Museum of Natural History, is the official caretaker for anthropological materials found on state lands in Oregon. In addition to its extensive collections from Oregon and elsewhere in the Pacific Northwest, the museum contains archaeological and ethnographic artifacts from all over the world, including the oldest known pair of shoes!

The UO offers three performing arts theaters (two of which are fully equipped for dance production), a scene shop, costume and lighting facilities, and a 550-seat concert hall. You don't need to be a theater major or have previous experience: these theaters welcome participation from all kinds of students, regardless of major. Take part in productions at the 380-seat Robinson Theatre, 100-seat Arena Theatre, or the student-run Pocket Playhouse.

Our science facilities are among the best in the nation. Research and laboratory courses offer students first-hand experience with electron microscopes and microprobes, advanced optical microscopy, seismic array, and atomic absorption and emissions. The UO supports the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology in Charleston Bay on the coast, the Malheur Field Station in southeastern Oregon for the study of terrestrial and aquatic systems, and the Pine Mountain Observatory in central Oregon.

Play a sport or exercise in the forty-two-acre plot of buildings and fields devoted to athletics at the UO. You can take advantage of the most technologically advanced fitness facility in the northwest. The $18.4 million, 128,000 square-foot Student Recreation and Fitness Center includes indoor multi-purpose courts, an indoor track, expanded weight training and fitness facilities, a rock-climbing wall, and strength and fitness areas. You can use weight room facilities, two swimming pools, indoor and outdoor basketball courts, volleyball courts, badminton courts, and outdoor tennis courts. You can also reserve racquetball courts and covered tennis courts. The Recreation Center has facilities for billiards, video, and table-tennis games. It also sponsors tournaments for chess, backgammon, and College Bowl.

The highly qualified University Health Center staff of physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, laboratory and x-ray technologists, athletic trainers, physical therapists, pharmacists, dental hygienists, health educators, and a dentist provide top-rate, primary-care medical services. The health center is open seven days a week during the academic year and a telephone nurse triage program serves students during the hours the health center is closed. A health insurance program is also available. The University Health Center is nationally accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

The Duck Store is not just for bookworms. It attracts painters, electronics enthusiasts, magazine junkies, and shopaholics, too. You'll find UO stuff for yourself or gifts for someone who shares your Duck spirit. Visit the bookstore at 895 East 13th Avenue, or call (541) 346-4331 for more information.

The University Counseling Center offers confidential individual and group counseling on such topics as substance abuse, eating disorders, relationship difficulties, stress, depression, sexual identity, and cultural issues. Staff members provide consultation and outreach services to various student groups and, upon request, discuss behavioral and mental health issues with faculty members and students. Services are free to enrolled students.

The Women's Center provides a supportive working and educational environment for women on campus. The center offers information and support services and promotes education about feminism, women, and gender issues.

The Yamada Language Center is a resource for the process of teaching or learning a new language. The center houses audio, video, and computer labs along with materials to accompany UO language courses. If you want to learn a language not regularly taught at the UO, the center also has a large collection of self-study materials available for student use.