Third Thursday are educational opportunities for our community and membership. Leaders in government, education, health care and other specialists are invited to speak with the League monthly from September to May.
Audio/Visual presentations are now available.
March, 2022, Brian Rooney, Regional Economist, State of Oregon , Oregon’s Current Employment Situation and Forecast
Brian Rooney – PowerPoint Slides
February, 2022, Jim Rondeau, KLCC General Manager, Preserving Local Journalism in the Digital Era
January, 2022, Kaarin Knudson, Better Housing Together
Better Housing for All – PowerPoint Slides
November, 2021, Alexis Biddle, 1000Friends, Goals for OR Land Use Law
Housing and Land Use – PowerPoint Slides
October, 2021, Speaker Canceled
September, 2021, Bev Smith, Kidsports, Ex. Director
May, 2021, Cydney Vandercar, Education with Creativity and Care
April, 2021, Tod Schneider, Community Supported Shelters
March, 2021, Lori Erickson, OR Historical Society, Nevertheless, They Persisted
February, 2021, Sarah Medary, Issues facing Eugene in 2021
January 2021, Cheryl Betschart, Lane County Elections
November 2020, State Representative Nancy Nathanson, Challenges in the 2021 Oregon Legislature
October 2020, Dr. Patrick Luedtke, Sr. Public Health Officer
September 2020, Senator James I Manning, Legislative Solutions for Police Accountability
February 2020 – Robert Goldberg, Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact
January 2020 – Jessica Campbell, Rural Organizing Project, Building Democracy in a Time of Crisis
November 2019 – Dr. Jason Yonkers, Advisor to the President of UO in Native American Affairs
October 2019 – Nancy Golden, Improving Oregons Graduation Rate
September 2019 – OR Supreme Court Chief Justice Martha Walters
May 2019 – Chris Heppel, Eugene/Springfield Intrim Fire Chief
March 2019 – Rep. Peter DeFazio on Healthcare
February 2019 – Your Climate and Your Ocean Depends on Your Actions, Jane Lubchenco
January 2019 – Eric Girvan, Implicit Bias,
November, 2018 – Voting Rights and Improving Our Elections, J Lowndes and P Southwell
October, 2018 – Patty Perlow, District Attorney of Lane County
September 2018 – Women in Science, Dr. Gerri Richmond
April 2018 – Paul Slovic, Decision Making in a Dangerous World
March 2018 – Immigration, by D Tichenor
February 2018 – What is Autism?
January 2018 – Ballot Measure 101 Discussion with Val Hoyle and Josh Balloch
October, 2017 – David Brewer, Retired Oregon Supreme Court Justice speaks on Civil Discourse
September 2017, Eugene Mayor Lucy Vinis
April, 2017 – Rep. Peter DeFazio
March 2017, SquareOne Villages, Andrew Heben discusses homelessness and housing.
September, 2015 – Secretary of State, Jeanne Atkins
2016 – Eugene Mayoral Forum
Colt Gill – 2017
Sponsors – Paul Solomon
November 2016 – Aurora Jackson, General Manager, LTD
