Donor and Alumni News

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The Competitive Advantage
Business Ducks are leveraging our new Professional Edge program, gaining cutting-edge skills essential for the modern job market. See how students and industry partners are achieving tangible results.
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The Path from Eugene to Paris 2024
A large flock of Business Ducks representing themselves and top international brands traveled to Paris as part of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
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Lundquist = Entrepreneurship
The Lundquist College is driving innovation and entrepreneurship with strategic hires, growing student programs, and groundbreaking partnerships.
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A World of Opportunity
We've invested $60 million in the buildout of our new home in northeast Portland. Take a tour with us through the sparkling student and event spaces, dining options, labs, and more.
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Momentum | Fall 2024
Immerse yourself in the latest online experience from the Lundquist College as we tell the stories of our business Ducks, amazing faculty, and graduates doing great things.
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Oregon Athletic's Design Storyteller
As senior designer at Van Horne Brands alongside his father Todd, Quinn Van Horne ’21, MBA ’24 is carrying a family legacy forward with his own highly personal designs.
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In Memoriam: Chuck Lillis, PhD '72
The University of Oregon remembers Charles M. "Chuck" Lillis, an alumnus, trustee, and businessman who has left an indelible mark on the institution he loved through his unparalleled generosity, leadership, and vision.
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Inside Lundquist | Fall Term 2024
Professional Edge, one of the Lundquist College's more recent—and impactful—differentiating programs, provides a launchpad for career-minded students, with an evolving list of tools and teachings that ready the participant for the modern job market.
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Business Ducks Represent in Paris
From the track-and-field trials to sponsorships and activations, Lundqusit College students and alumni helped make the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics memorable.
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Our New Industry and Alumni Engagement Team Members
The Lundquist College is investing in supporting students and alumni with two strategic hires dedicated to strengthening the classroom-to-career connection. Our Office of Industry and Alumni Engagement is here to connect with you!
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Inside Lundquist | Summer Term 2024
The Lundquist College is at the heart of fast-expanding opportunities and activities for entrepreneurs. In the past few years, we have increased curricular offerings, launched a new incubator program, debuted on-demand consulting services by students, expanded mentoring, invested in faculty, and much more.
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Bruce Blonigen Named Dean
Blonigen will continue his exemplary leadership as the Edward Maletis Dean of the Lundquist College of Business.
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Analyzing the Football Transfer Portal's Effect on Team Performance
New research by Lundquist College alumnus Adam Kovar ’23 and instructor Charlie Bame-Aldred found that the NCAA football transfer portal can help some teams but not others, depending on the position a transferring student plays.
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Remembering Patricia Peterson
The Lundquist College is mourning the passing and celebrating the life of one of our most avid and prolific supporters, Patricia Peterson, who died March 10, 2024. She was 97.
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Building the Bridge to Impact
A $4 million gift bolsters programming for student and faculty entrepreneurs and strengthens ties between the Lundquist College and the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact.