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<&fc> M- K ZANE KITT | PHOTOGRAPHER The University held several activities for Thursday’s Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, including a visit to the Craft Center. Clockwise from lower left: Anna Thomp son strings beads on her necklace; Kelsey and Lainey Blancher listen to directions from their instructor; Savanna Grape, left, University senior Paige Lehmann, center, and Jennifer Dumas create bracelets; Scarlett Frunz and Tristan Soutar pick through beads for their bracelets. More than 100 faculty, staff, stu dent parents and their children par ticipated in the University’s Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day events held Thursday throughout campus. The day, observed national ly, is celebrated each year on the fourth Thursday in April. According to www.daughtersand sonstowork.org, the day was started by the Ms. Foundation to “create an opportunity for girls and boys to share and communicate their expec tations for the future.” It was ex panded in 2003 to include sons as well as daughters. Lilah Glick, the family issues ad vocate for Work & Family Services, an office of the University’s Human Resources department, said the pro gram is about youth exploring work and family life. “An important piece of the puzzle is obviously about partnership,” she said. “Balancing work and responsibil ities is how they expanded Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day.” Campus events this year included going behind the scenes at the Jor dan Schnitzer Museum of Art, working with costume design in the Department of Theatre Arts and playing in the Knight Library video production studio. “We wanted to give a broad range of activities from science to sports to art to dance to video production, so it’s a pretty multifaceted pro gram,” Glick said. Glick said this year’s program, which was advertised tlirough a letter to University faculty and staff more than a month ago, filled up quickly. “All the departments and programs are exceptional,” she said. “The de partments have been really helpful and really enjoyed this. It’s a pretty well liked program, and it seems the inter est might keep on growing.” The next campus event for chil dren of University faculty, staff and students is Duckling Day on May 17, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Glick said it is targeted toward toddlers to 4- and 5-year-olds, and events include mu sic, juggling and face painting. “It’s a good way for students who don’t have families to realize that other students and faculty and staff have kids, and this is part of a balancing act between work and school and their families,” Glick said. For more information about the Hu man Resources department, visit hr. uoregon. edu/workfamily. — Jennifer Sudick Packaging and Shipping INC. 1733 Pearl Street • Eugene, Oregon 97401 • 541-345-8200 • 1-877-341-8200 We can solve all your packaging and shipping needs Small Parcel - Motor Freight Student discounts Free pick-up for freight shipments SHOt-A-HOLIC 3 Pairs for the price of 1 * @ outlets on 79 W. Broadway, next to Lazar's Bazar. 957 Willamette St. 687-0898 LAZAR’S BAZAR Closeout Sale (including store fixtures) 3 PIPES OR WATERPIPES FOR THE PRICE OF 1 57 W. Broadway • 687-0139 Downtown ’select items only : www.lazars.com
