Duck Nest

Duck Nest Wellness Center

The Duck Nest is your resource for self-care and life balance through peer-led mental, physical, and sexual well-being programming. We also connect you with resources within the UO community and beyond.

Come into the Duck Nest space to sit and relax, drink some tea, create an aromatherapy packet, feel the warmth of the “happy lights,” or even access the nap/reset room. The Duck Nest is your on-campus space to relax and de-stress, recharge, connect with others, and access lots of resources such as cooking classes, food security resources, safer sex supplies, workshops, presentations, and more. Our Peer Wellness Facilitators help connect you to these and other resources, and provide student-driven well-being programs. The Duck Nest and its programming is focused on students and is accessible by anyone in the UO community with a UO ID, including faculty members and staff.

Peer Support is Key

Our Peer Wellness Facilitators also offer one-on-one support services for the UO student community. Students staff the space, provide the programming, and connect other students to campus and community resources. Whether it be SNAP enrollment assistance, or simply time to check in about whatever is going on in your life, Peer Wellness Facilitators are here to support you. Peer-to-peer support is a successful strategy cited widely in the literature to significantly improve health outcomes.

What We Offer

  • Space to relax and de-stress
  • Workshops, presentations, and tabling events
  • One-on-one social connection
  • Mental well-being programming
  • Physical well-being programming
  • Sexual health supplies and resources
  • Cooking classes and other food resources
  • And more!

Grocery Shuttle

The Grocery Shuttle is a collaboration between the Duck Nest and Duck Rides. The Grocery Shuttle provides free transportation service to affordable grocery stores. The shuttle picks up participants at the EMU Amphitheater and has multiple drop-off locations on campus. Sign-ups are strongly encouraged, and we will accept drop-ins if there is space on the shuttle.

Reserve Your Spot on the Grocery Shuttle

Fall Term Shuttle Schedule

 
DATE TIME GROCERY STORE
Sunday, October 15 4:00–5:30 p.m. Trader Joe's
Thursday, October 19 4:00–5:30 p.m. WinCo
Sunday, October 22 4:00–5:30 p.m. WinCo
Thursday, October 26 4:00–5:30 p.m. Trader Joe's
Sunday, October 29 4:00–5:30 p.m. Trader Joe's
Thursday, November 2 4:00–5:30 p.m. WinCo
Thursday, November 9 4:00–5:30 p.m. Trader Joe's
Thursday, November 16 4:00–5:30 p.m. WinCo
Thursday, November 30 4:00–5:30 p.m. Trader Joe's

Connect with Us

Follow us on Instagram @uo_ducknest, give us a call at 541-346-0570, or stop by the EMU, Room 041, to say hello.

Is your group interested in a Duck Nest presentation during a class or meeting? Would you like to request a Duck Nest table at your upcoming event? Submit an outreach request.

Want to know more? Email our current Peer Wellness Facilitators and learn how you can get involved at the Duck Nest.

What We Offer
  • Space to relax and de-stress
  • Workshops, presentations, and tabling events
  • One-on-one social connection
  • Sexual health resources
  • Cooking classes and food security resources
  • And more!

Duck Nest Winter Term Hours

  • 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
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Contact the Duck Nest
Erb Memorial Union, Room 041
(Ground level of the EMU)