# @uoalumni on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2025-06-13T23:44:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** University of Oregon Alumni Assocation (@uoalumni) — https://gondola.cc/uoalumni

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Meet #DuckGrad25, Alex Aghdaei! 🦆 Alex is graduating Monday with a bachelor's degree in political science and was recently recognized with a 25 Ducks Award presented by Emerald Media Group, OCCU, The Duck Store, and the Student Alumni Association. 

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗻?
One of the things I’m most proud of is my work to register hundreds of students to vote in the 2022 and 2024 elections! I’m most proud of our voter registration drive at College GameDay, which included Bill from Schoolhouse Rock.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱?
I want to help end college hunger and make sure every student has access to the food, housing, and support they need to succeed. Through my work with Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon, I’ve seen how policy and organizing can directly improve students’ lives, and I plan to keep pushing for expanded SNAP access, stronger basic needs programs, and a higher education system that actually supports the people in it.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲?
I plan to keep working in the anti-hunger space as a lobbyist, pushing for policies that make sure students and low-income communities have access to food, housing, and basic dignity. I want to keep organizing, keep fighting, and make sure public systems actually serve the public.

#UOAlumni #DuckGrad #OnceADuck #AlwaysADuck

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