Student Says, “I do,” To Being An Entrepreneur

Samantha Kin slowly pulled a bundle of white flowers from a bountiful box of dozens more, to hand to a young woman donning a white lace wedding dress. The weightlessness of the woman’s veil flowed with the slight breeze in the air as Kin lightly pulled at its ends. A smile creaked across Kin’s face […]

Positive Community Kitchen

It’s 4:00 p.m. on a Monday in the Positive Community Kitchen, and volunteers are chopping, dicing, pureeing, and mixing together fresh ingredients to be served to families impacted by a life-threatening disease. Volunteers just entering the kitchen grab an apron, wash up, and turn to Cody Fuqua, head chef, for further instruction. Sometimes interrupted by […]

Children’s Miracle Network Blog Posts

As a marketing and multimedia intern for the Children’s Miracle Network, I wrote blog posts promoting fundraising events and other announcements to be featured on the CMN national website.

2018 INFINITI Coaches’ Charity Challenge

I was invited by the University of Oregon men’s basketball team to a private practice with the miracle families from Children’s Miracle Network to take photos for the social media pages I managed in preparation for the 2018 INFINITI Coaches’ Charity Challenge. In addition, I wrote this blog post about the ICCC that was featured […]

Feeling down about leaving the nest?

Nestled in a corner of the Erb Memorial Union is the warm and inviting Duck Nest Wellness Center. Students are greeted at the front desk with a reassuring smile and friendly advice to make themselves a cup of tea and feel at home. The open floor plan resembles a living room with ample seating, low […]

WayUp Career Advice Articles

As a contributing editor and writer for a post-grad career advice blog, I interviewed other university students and graduates, researched specific job markets, job statistics, and related internship statistics.

“My fellow Americans” includes everyone

When asked why it’s important for the university to honor its student veterans, Graduate Employee Veterans Program Coordinator Samantha Roberts paused to carefully craft her response. She explained a part of appreciating veterans is choosing the right words when describing veterans since they are often associated with being broken and people fail to see how […]

Turning Point of Claire Kiss

It’s early morning on Spencer’s Butte and Claire Kiss is perched on a boulder. She watches as the sky slowly lightens up, like blue watercolor spreading on a blank page. Kiss takes a pen and a sheet of paper from her backpack. With a click of the pen, she uses the boulder as her desk […]

Friends of Trees

I spent the morning with the volunteer organization, Friends of Trees, based in Eugene. Their mission is to create greener and more sustainable neighborhoods in the Eugene area. Trees guarantee many benefits, such as providing oxygen, offering shade, increasing property value, and decreasing air and soil pollution. Trees contain what some scientists refer to as […]