2026 New Grad Send-Off
Celebrate your achievements with gifts, snacks, and cap decorating.
Celebrate your hard work and achievements at our New Grad Send-Off, sponsored by Oregon Community Credit Union. Our Class of 2026 celebration includes the opportunity to pick up your new graduate gifts, take pictures in our photobooth, enjoy root beer floats and snacks, play games, and more.
We will also have supplies to decorate your graduation cap, so be sure to bring it with you! Or, we’ll provide rubber ducks with tiny graduation caps that you can decorate if you prefer to leave your cap at home.
Registration
This free event is open to all graduating students. Register for the event and create your alumni record at the same time here.
What you'll get
At New Grad Gift Send-Off, all grads receive:
- "Once a Duck, Always a Duck" pint glass
All Annual Members receive:
- "Once a Duck, Always a Duck" pint glass
- UO Alumni branded reusable metal straw pack
- Members-only annual 20%-off coupon to The Duck StoreBecome an Annual member
Life Members receive all Annual Member welcome gifts PLUS:
- Duck graduate bobblehead featuring The Duck in graduation regalia
- Metal "Duck for Life" license plate frame
- UO Alumni branded coaster
- Pewter key tag with lifetime return service
- Become a Life member
*The Duck commemorative bobblehead must be picked up in person at the Ford Alumni Center and will not be shipped. Reminders will be emailed to the current student email address on file.
Not sure if you're a UOAA member? Log into your Member Compass to find out!
I thought I was already a UOAA member?
You may be a member of the Student Alumni Association. SAA membership ends when you graduate, but you can join as a UOAA member through the same member portal.
Questions?
For questions or to request accommodations, email the UOAA at alumnimembership@uoregon.edu or call 541-346-5656.
Celebrate a fellow graduating Duck!
Want to celebrate a fellow Duck who is graduating this spring? Submit a superlative, and we’ll turn it into a button for them to pick up at New Grad Send-Off! You can also include a photo and a short note to show your appreciation. Submissions must be positive and appropriate. Complete our online form by May 17.
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