The CHC Post

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The CHC Post is your source of information for:

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  • Faculty, staff and student spotlights
  • Tips for navigating student life at the University of Oregon
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Latest stories from the CHC Post

Portrait photo of Dr. Kate Mondloch
Faculty Spotlight: Kate Mondloch
Art, Italy and understanding the human condition all guide this CHC professor as she helps students see what’s truly important in life.
Nayantara Aroura mixes chemicals underneath a chemical hood
Student Spotlight: Nayantara Arora
The CHC junior neuroscience major is awarded the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Key into Public Service Scholarship.
CHC Professors Anita Chari (left) and Steve Shankman (right).
On the outside, looking in
CHC’s Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program offers students a window into what it’s like to get an education behind bars.
Emma Decker
Alumni Spotlight: Emma Decker
The multimedia journalist’s curiosity serves as an important tool in her investigative reporting and writing.
Bob Ousterhout ('75)
In Memoriam: Bob Ousterhout, CHC Class of 1973
With a celebrated legacy of kindness and generosity, an Honors College scholarship in his name aids students in need.
Katie Pryde inside her bookstore, Books With Pictures
Katie Pryde finds her own fit
The CHC alum struggled to connect with the comics crowd during college. Today, she has blossomed into one of the world’s most inclusive comic booksellers in the world.
Meet the CHC Communications Team
These students are responsible for publishing the CHC Post newsletter and creating other communications for the Clark Honors College.
Students running on a lawn
Finding an outlet
CHC students are resourceful, creative and athletic when it comes to activities outside the classroom.
Emma Nazareno holds up crochet tools.
Emma Nazareno: A grandmother’s guidance to crochet sparks creativity
Emma Nazareno found her love of crocheting through her family. Her grandmother handed her the tools – a crocheting needle and yarn – and she ran with them. Far from just a social activity, Nazareno finds peace when she settles in to create something.
Margo Ladis sitting behind DJ equpment
Margo Ladis: DJing makes music, memories come alive
Every Sunday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. during the school year, Margo Ladis — aka DJ OhEmQ — shares her music at campus radio station KWVA. She’s had the job since the start of winter term.
Eliana Norton lunges with a frizbee around a field guard.
Eliana Norton: Tossing a disc runs deep in her family
Eliana Norton was just three when she first picked up a Frisbee. She remembers a neighbor was in her yard throwing with her dad when the disc accidentally hit her in the head. She picked it up and threw it right back at him.
Grace Winjum lifing barbells.
Grace Winjum: Powerlifting builds more than strength
Grace Winjum found powerlifting during the 2020 pandemic lockdown. She remembers not knowing what to do with herself until she started lifting with her two younger brothers. After that, they dedicated hours together to stay sane and build strength.
Ava Hearn climbing basalt columns.
Ava Hearn: Climbing pushes up her confidence level
Ava Hearn embraces her fears through outdoor climbing. It started out as a way to spend time with her older sister. Now, she uses it to push herself out of her comfort zone and develop confidence.
Alex Goodwin playing a guitar.
Alex Goodwin: Playing guitar goes from one generation to the next
Alex Goodwin remembers the first time he had his hands on a guitar. He was eight years old and was smashing one on the front stoop of his house with his dad, who had spiked his hair into a bright red mohawk.
Jess Gladis holding magazines.
Jess Gladis: Activism, creativity sparks the making of ‘Zine
Jess Gladis recalls being environmentally aware at a young age. She wanted to do something to try to change the trajectory of climate change. As an activist, she has helped create ‘Zines for the Student Insurgent at UO.
Anthony Cano kneals between two cars.
Anthony Cano-Luna: Cars, conversion, and community
Anthony Cano-Luna can still recall his first car. It was a Datsun 280Z that was rusted, hardly moving, and appeared to be on the verge of crumbling apart. Using his family’s garage, he was 16 when he restored the car.
Jane Morgan serves a volleball.
Jane Morgan: Keeping that competitive drive alive
Jane Morgan loves the thrill of playing volleyball. Watching her older cousins play the game inspired her to give it a try. She plays for the University of Oregon’s club team because it gives her a break from the distractions of her daily life.
Gantt Gurley underneath a tree with orange and yellow leaves
Faculty Spotlight: Gantt Gurley
The CHC associate professor's childhood influences how he engages with students.
Midori Mori racks a weight.
Student Spotlight: Midori Mori
Don't underestimate this CHC student's strength when it comes to powerlifting. Her experience in another sport — judo — helped shape her.
Miles Palacios
Alumni Spotlight: Miles Palacios
CHC grad sees public service as the best way to improve communities.
April News You Can Use
CHC holds Three-Minute Thesis competition on April 20 Come cheer on CHC students as they compete to win as much as $500 in prize money. Free food – including tasty sweet and savory treats from Noisette Pastry Kitchen – will be served.
Headshot of Jessica Price
Looking up, reaching out
CHC instructor Jessica Price owes her success in law and higher education to the women who helped shape her.
Jakob Hollenbeck (2022) standing in front of Autzen Stadium
March news you can use…
Headshot of Jill Christman
Alumni Spotlight: Jill Christman
The Ball State University professor is working on a fictional novel and raising a family.
Headshot of Lisa Munger
Faculty Spotlight: Lisa Munger
For this CHC instructor, the ocean has always been calling.