A Common Ground

About the Book

The Erb Memorial Union at the University of Oregon celebrated the 50th anniversary of its dedication on November 5, 2000. This history was written to commemorate fifty years of union programs and activities, union governance, the building and its additions, renovations and restorations and the individuals–students, faculty and staff–who made this center of the campus community a vibrant and exciting place. Additionally, the book provides a historic context and covers the earlier history of the attempt to build a student union at the University of Oregon prior to its final completion in 1950.

About the Author

Adell McMillan is the “Director Emeritus of the Erb Memorial Union at the University of Oregon. She has a B.A. in Social Science from Whitman College and an M.S. in Recreation Management from the University of Oregon. She began her career in the college union and student activities field in 1955 as Program Director of the Erb Memorial Union and served as its Associate Director before becoming Director in 1975. Retiring in 1991, she is an active community volunteer. She previously authored A Common Ground (the Erb Memorial Union, University of Oregon from 1950 to 2000) and co-edited and was partial author of College Unions–Seventy-five Years, published by the Association of College Unions-International, of which she is a past-president and a Butts-Whiting award recipient.