Help Cinema Studies Reach New Heights

$2,795
13%
Raised toward our $20,000 Goal
16 Donors
25
days left
Project ends on February 01, at 12:00 AM PST
Project Owners

Harlan and Rima Strauss challenge you to match their commitment to the cinema studies department

December 19, 2025

Visionary cinema supporters Harlan (PhD '74) and Rima Strauss have generously pledged $10,000 to support the Department of Cinema Studies and challenge YOU to match their commitment. Together we can continue to elevate the art of cinema at the UO!

"Rima and I believe in building strong platforms for future creative efforts where it can help. That’s why we are proud to support the UO’s cinema studies department.
Over the last dozen years we have watched the cinema studies department flourish.  And we have seen its graduates spread out in the film industry within the Pacific Northwest and elsewhere in the nation—
even Hollywood!
With your contribution you can help provide these students with the technical skills to do just that, as we are. And we hope that you could take a moment and consider giving to cinema studies as well.  Let’s all help reinforce and build visual creativity!"


Harlan and Rima Strauss
Levels
Choose a giving level

$30

Set Supporter

Provide essential supplies that keep production courses running smoothly.

$76

Storyline Sustainer

Celebrate the year film studies first became a major at UO (1976!) and support student creators building on that legacy.

$100

Creative Toolkit Contributor

Help purchase the tools and accessories students need for hands-on filmmaking.

$250

Production Power Booster

Strengthen advanced courses in lighting, cinematography, and sound with upgraded equipment and resources.

$1,100

Soundstage Champion

Match the square footage of our new soundstage and make a major impact on the equipment students rely on to learn, experiment, and bring their stories to life.