CHC Student Stories

Get to know CHC's students through our signature storytelling. Hear about what brought them to the Honors College and what drives them academically, but also how they like their coffee and tea and what their song of the moment is. 

Ella Gutierrez-Garner combines skills within her double major of global studies and Spanish to connect with her identity, and make a difference abroad.
CHC senior Eden Henry is headed to Harvard University to pursue a degree in higher education, motivated by the obstacles she overcame in her own academic career.
By seeking discomfort, CHC senior Eden McCall finds adventure — and stories worth telling.
Maya Merrill embraces her community, striving to make a difference everywhere she goes.
Lawren Paris’ curiosity about physical chemistry is accompanied by her passion for helping others understand why scientific research matters.
Garrett Raver played a role in sharing the benefits of the UO with prospective students. He relied on symbols to spread the word.
CHC senior Elias Roessler’s passion for improving how students work has led him toward a career in special education.
Clark Honors College senior Madi Serrano wants to tackle the medical field and help others thrive.
Madeline Thomason wants to be a doctor who creates strong relationships with her future patients. She’s had some practice as an observer and is ready to do more.
Since she was young, Neive Wellington had a keen sense of her intentions. Through discovering the benefits of yoga in her life, she’s now on a path to helping others find the best versions of themselves.
CHC senior Sarah Wittmann remembers how museums and libraries made history relatable for her as a kid. Now she wants to do the same for others. 
Trish Young integrates her identity with her exploration of anthropology. 
Miriam Yousaf reflects on empathy, her mentors, and what makes the Clark Honors College special.
Honors College students made up most of the UO contingent on a student trip to DC for Oregon's debate team. The group got to experience how the policy they research for debates is made.
CHC student Emma Harris, an advertising major in the SOJC, takes an entrepreneurial approach with her mixed media art.
CHC sophomore Gayatri Misra has spent nearly two years apart from her family in India to pursue a career in teaching architecture. The distance can be painful at times. But she’s determined to make a difference.
Clark Honors College seniors Ethan Dinh, Alex Staben and Alyson Johnston take home the top 3 cash prizes in the second annual event.
CHC junior Sadie Creemer is a double major in economics and public policy, planning, and management. She wants to implement sustainability into every aspect of people's lives.
CHC sophomore Maya McLeroy explains how writing helps her cope with loss and fulfill her dreams.
CHC students and others have the chance to explore over the summer through a variety of study abroad options.
CHC junior Charles Petrik is a global studies and geography double major with an eye on joining the Peace Corps after graduation.
First-year CHC student Sierra Hawes wants to be an educator. She’s been enamored with how people teach since she was a kid.
Honors College students and faculty address how food insecurity affects many on campus.
A trip to Colombia unlocks a sense of identity for a Clark Honors College student journalist.
Whether it’s in the lab or in the global health system, when Dante’ James encounters a problem, she gets to work on a solution. Along the way, she’s learned to validate her own experiences as a mixed-race woman.