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April 11, 2023

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.

April 11, 2023

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.

April 11, 2023

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.

April 11, 2023

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

April 11, 2023

Faculty Spotlight: Gantt Gurley

The CHC associate professor's childhood influences how he engages with students.

April 11, 2023

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.

April 11, 2023

Alumni Spotlight: Miles Palacios

CHC grad sees public service as the best way to improve communities.

April 11, 2023

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.

March 14, 2023

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 14, 2023

March news you can use…

March 14, 2023

Alumni Spotlight: Jill Christman

The Ball State University professor is working on a fictional novel and raising a family.

March 14, 2023

Faculty Spotlight: Lisa Munger

For this CHC instructor, the ocean has always been calling.

Nathan King seated in front of evergreen shrubs.

March 14, 2023

Student Spotlight: Nathan King

How his words came to matter.

Lucy Roberts in front of a shelf full of theses.

March 14, 2023

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.

March 14, 2023

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.

February 14, 2023

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.

February 14, 2023

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.

February 14, 2023

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.

February 14, 2023

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.