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Latest stories from the CHC Post

Nathan King seated in front of evergreen shrubs.
Student Spotlight: Nathan King
How his words came to matter.
Lucy Roberts in front of a shelf full of theses.
Data science work sparks interest in public health for CHC senior
Lucy Roberts wants to win the top prize in the inaugural Three-Minute Thesis competition, and she plans to use the experience to sharpen her work.
Thesis books on a shelf
CHC will host Three-Minute Thesis competition in April
In April, the Clark Honors College will hold its inaugural Three-Minute Thesis competition, allowing anyone who is defending a thesis in winter or spring 2023 to participate and win cash prizes.
Lucy Roberts
Lucy Roberts: Empathy and a passion for public health
Roberts, a Clark Honors College senior, has always been passionate about health, but realized UO doesn’t have that as a specific major. She ended up scrolling through the list of degree options and read each one until she found spatial data science.
Maya Rios
Maya Rios: Taking a stand for women of color
Hearing the buzz around data science as an emerging field, Rios, a Clark Honors College sophomore, decided to take an introductory course. At the time, Rios was an English major, but she wanted something more, “something completely different,” she says.
Zoe Tomlinson
Zoe Tomlinson: Confidence and caring for others shapes her future
When freshman Zoe Tomlinson considered what major to declare, she found herself torn. But an article on the University of Oregon website about the data science major helped her come to a decision.
Julia De Geest
Julia De Geest: Experiences with cybersecurity open doors
At the UO's Information Security Office, student cybersecurity analysts monitor campus networks and cyber health. As a two-year veteran of that job, Julia De Geest is using her Clark Honors College thesis to make the learning curve feel less daunting for new hires.
Miriam Alexis Castellon Jordan
Honoring art and creating structure
Miriam Alexis Castellón Jordan has spent a lifetime learning and she wants others to appreciate the colors that life brings.
Beatriz Cabrera
Student Spotlight: Beatriz Cabrera
The CHC junior has a dream of having an impact on the way elementary school students are educated.
Sarah Koski
Alumni Spotlight: Sarah Koski
Dedication, helping others and honoring community.
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February News you can use...
EJI fellow to give lecture on Black cinema 
Demanding change in data science
How the Clark Honors College community has an impact on the male-dominated field of data science.
Barbara Mossberg
Faculty Spotlight: Barbara Mossberg
Poetry, writing, and reading are what makes this celebrated CHC professor tick.
Trond Jacobsen
Finding a voice with Forensics
CHC students in the debate and mock trial program step into real world with the skills that help them succeed in life.
three portraits of oregon debate team members collaged side by side
They research, they practice, and they compete
Three students on the Oregon debate team talk about how they found the program, where they hope it will take them, and their pre-debate routine, including the best breakfast and what's on their pump-up playlist.
Head shot of Artel Great
In the News...
“Strangers in the Village: The Cultural Politics and Poetics of Black-American Cinema” Date: Friday, Feb. 24 Time: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Place: EMU Redwood Room
an abstract painting
New art in Chapman Hall celebrates CHC core values
Anita Chari
Faculty Spotlight: Anita Chari
Don't check your identity at the door in classes taught by this CHC Associate Professor.
Emma Koontz on a beach at twilight.
Student Spotlight: Emma Koontz
Language, culture and travel are all important aspects in the life of this CHC junior.
Ginerva Ralph seated on a spot-lit stage.
Alumni Spotlight: Ginevra Ralph
The chair of the UO Board of Trustees followed a different path toward her degrees, which include being a history major at Clark Honors College.
Artel Great
Deep history of Black cinema helps promote social change, EJI fellow says
Dr. Artel Great will teach a CHC winter term course to give students an understanding on the influences of Black films on society and American culture. "When you’re a 17-year-old in the number one movie in America, it completely changes the trajectory of your life,” says Dr.
Nia Suryanata
Student Spotlight: Nia Suryanata
Business, the law, and helping other students are all part of this CHC student’s life at UO.
Brian McWhorter dances in front of a cedar trunk
Faculty Spotlight: Brian McWhorter
The CHC music professor talks about his favorites, his approach to teaching, and a new music album that dropped in December.
Hanna Stienkopf-Frank aims a camera at a nightscape.
Alumni Spotlight: Hannah Steinkopf-Frank
She spent years honing her craft at UO and a variety of publications across the U.S.
Collage of Taylor Swift Images
Passion, Taylor Swift, and the CHC student who makes it possible
Ryan Kovatch, a computer science major with a minor in creative writing, organizes the Taylor Swift Society – a student-led club that celebrates the creative genius of the pop music icon.