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These are my pictures from an admissions visit to the University of Oregon in Eugene. The university was founded in 1876 and occupies 295 acres. There are 300 academic programs with a student population of approximately 23,000. If you’d like admission information, go here. You can read what students think of it at Unigo.

The campus feels like an Ivy League school (red brick buildings) with interiors like the Apple store in Covent Garden—well, except for the dorm room that you’ll see towards the end of the post. You can see the other campuses that I visited here.

Our hosts (right to left): Tim Clevenger, executive director, associate vice president of alumni affairs; Dr. Roger J. Thompson, vice provost for enrollment management; Brian Henley, director of admissions; Dan Rodriguez, former executive director, associate vice president of alumni affairs. This was Dan’s retirement day—hence the Aloha attire!

Our student guides.

This building is for tutoring student athletes.

Albert Einstein made up of pictures of University of Oregon athletes.

Catch the beaver humor?

The nicest chairs in all of college education.

The coolest bathroom in all of college education.

My buddy from Nike, Tinker Hatfield, is worshipped here.

Ken Kesey (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest) wrestled here.

There’s no question that the University of Oregon has the coolest uniforms and helmets.

Another reference to Albert Einstein.

Not sure what was happening on the floor; my interpretation is that it depicts the path to raising venture capital.

Recognize this building? It was in Animal House.

The dorm rooms are “cozy.” A new dorm is coming online in the Fall of 2012.

What a great name for a restaurant although “Cow” is spelled wrong.

The school was an early adopter of Macintoshes.

Bill Bowerman is The Man. He started Nike.

Even the manhole covers are cool there.