The University of Oregon’s motto, mens agitat molem, is translated to, “mind moves the mass”. This motto was selected by the university from Virgil’s Aenead in 1876-1878, around the time when the school was founded. The motto also appears on the university's official seal and is the first thing a potential student sees when opening a letter from the school. In general, this is a good school motto. It shows that nothing significant can happen without proper brain development. For the University of Oregon, I also believe that this is a fitting motto. Oregon is usually seen as a school for athletes who want to find success at the professional level and it often provides the means to do so. However, this motto stresses the school’s priority of mental and academic development as opposed to physical. The motto is a reflection of the college's ultimate goal of brain/mental development to prepare its students for life in the real-world.
-Will Schnepf
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