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Supporting the Sociology Department

The Department of Sociology deeply appreciates the generous gifts made by its alumni and friends. Your contributions directly support our department by enhancing educational opportunities for our students and both research and instructional resources for our faculty. Donations are currently used to support a variety of academic projects such as:

  • Visiting speakers
  • Capstone seminars
  • Doctoral fellowships
  • Graduate student publication and data collection awards
  • Graduate student recruitment
  • Travel to academic conferences for graduate students
  • The Lawrence Carter Graduate Student Research Award
  • The Charles W. Hunt Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
  • The Joan Acker Graduate Fellowship

If you would like to make a donation to the department, you may do so here:


If you would prefer, you may mail a check payable to the University of Oregon Foundation with a note on the check indicating the gift is for the Department of Sociology to:

University of Oregon Foundation
P.O. Box 3346
Eugene, OR 97403-0346