SOJC master’s alum Kathleen Darby ’24 built a career at Microsoft, Amazon, and Apple by combining UO design training, immersive media experience, and a talent for translating complex ideas into clear language.
What started as a first-term class project became a national title for three SOJC Strategic Communication Master's students, who won the prestigious IPR Page Society Case Study Competition.
The immersive media project Otter Rock: Beneath the Surface received a Webby honorable mention in the Apps, Software, and Immersive category. The project was created by the SOJC’s Snap AR Scholars.
After years of producing videos for big brands, SOJC alum Zach Putnam found a deeper purpose through the Multimedia Storytelling Master’s program, reshaping his career around human-centered filmmaking.
Daniel Pimentel, director of the SOJC’s Oregon Reality Lab, participated in Hackathon Sulawesi aboard the OceanXplorer to help answer the question: How do we transform ocean discovery into personal action?
Kyle LaMontagne, SOJC Multimedia Storytelling Master’s alum, created a short film highlighting two people on opposite sides of the immigration debate, exposing the audience to the humanity of both men.
Strategic Communication Master’s student Vanesa Montalvo applies classroom learning directly to her work managing social media strategy for the Portland Timbers.
The SOJC’s Agora Journalism Center has released a 2025 “report-ish” reflecting on the relationship between local news and the civic health of communities across Oregon, said Agora Director Andrew DeVigal.
