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About Us
Serving Students,
Not Shareholders
Since 1920, The Duck Store has served generations of Oregon students, faculty and the university community.
While most college stores are run by a few for-profit companies across multiple campuses, we're an independent non-profit that employs and is governed by other Ducks.
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Why Our Non-Profit Status Matters
The Duck Store began as a student-owned cooperative to improve access to books and other learning materials.
Today, we operate as a Eugene-based 501(c)(3) non-profit.
No Outside Shareholders
Nobody owns The Duck Store. There are no investors to pay back. No privately held investment firms using students to consolidate power and wealth.
We don't hike prices to boost an earnings report.
Profits Return to the UO Community
We return the majority of our profits to the University of Oregon community through financial and in-kind donations, discounted course materials, and investments in students.
Independent of the University
We're not a department of the university or one of its contractors.
Instead, we are a part of the same community that we answer to and serve: Ducks.
How We Support Other Ducks
Our non-profit benefits three parts of the UO community: students, faculty and university programs.
UO Students
Since 1920, The Duck Store has served generations of Oregon students, faculty and the university community.
While most college stores are run by a few for-profit companies across multiple campuses, we're an independent non-profit that employs and is governed by other Ducks.
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UO Faculty
Faculty members don’t have to handle adoptions, deadlines and material sourcing on their own. Our staff works directly with university departments to source learning resources.
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UO Programs
We support students in need through contributions to the university's Basic Needs program, textbook scholarships and free graduation regalia. We also contribute to programs like Women in Flight, which supports and empowers female athletes.
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A Student-Led
Non-Profit
Eight of The Duck Store's 11 board positions are reserved for students who are nominated and elected by their peers.
UO students also hold all key board positions, putting students at the center of how The Duck Store is governed.
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Where to Find Us
The Duck Store's flagship location is on 13th Ave. in Eugene, with additional locations inside Erb Memorial Union (EMU) on the UO campus, at Autzen Stadium, Valley River Center in Eugene and Clackamas Town Center in the Portland area.
You'll also find us at game day pop-ups throughout Autzen Stadium and Matthew Knight Arena, or you can shop online.
