Featured Student Work

See SOJC students' outstanding work, from published articles and research to award-winning videos and campaigns.

Eden McCall uses a rope to climb up a rocky mountain, guided by her interest in science communication
Science Communication Student Seeks Discomfort, Finds Adventure
Eden McCall, a journalism and spatial data science major, channels her curiosity into science communication projects like interpretive mapping and researching endangered frogs.
portrait of Maia De La Torre-Mackin
How a Master's in Strategic Communication Boosts Careers
Find out why the SOJC's Strategic Communication Master's program in Portland is a good fit for mid-career professionals and how it leads to better jobs and higher salaries for graduates.
portrait of Kayla Krueger at the DJ desk at KWVA radio
Rock Guitarist Answers Gender Bias with Honors Thesis
SOJC student Kayla Krueger, a KWVA DJ and guitar player in the group GrrlBand, experienced a lot of gender bias in the music industry. So she wrote her honors thesis on hegemonic patriarchy.
Two SOJC students review an augmented reality experience designed with Snapchat in the SOJC immersive media lab
Spreading Ideas with Augmented Reality Storytelling
Snap AR Scholars, a student-led agency made up of designers and researchers, created an augmented reality storytelling experience to promote the nonprofit Hope for Haiti while building job skills.
SOJC student Julia Boboc sits at a table on stage and speaks into a microphone while two other students sit on either side of her
Interview Tips: What I Learned Listening to Immigrants
SOJC journalism student Julia Boboc shares the skills she learned reporting on immigrants for a school project. Read her tips on interviewing, confidence-building, and telling a compelling story.
hands wearing gardening gloves hold a copy of The Garden, a magazine portfolio project by Charlie Nguyen
Here’s How an SOJC Major Got a Prestigious Advertising Job
Advertising major Charlie Nguyễn ’24 worked with real clients at Allen Hall Advertising and created a magazine for his portfolio. It paid off with an advertising job at a prestigious New York firm.
Sydney Seymour and a friend play SOJC Letters, a game she created for her Media Studies production class
How To Create a Game to Build Community
For a class project, a UO Media Studies major created a game to give players an introduction to faculty and staff and build community within the program.
three students pose in front of the Allen Hall staircase
Rising: Saving the world with science communication
Rising is a UO organization that aims to get students to take small steps to mitigate climate change through clear science communication.
cover graphic from Eugene Weekly that says "What Happened to the Damn Paper?"
Catalyst Journalism Project helps save Eugene Weekly
After an embezzlement forced the alternative paper Eugene Weekly to cease publication, the SOJC's Catalyst Journalism Project sent 10 student reporters to help cover the news.
two students sit next to each other at a conference table
PR Campaigns is more than a class – it’s a PR job!
SOJC PR major Ella Norton says her PR Campaigns class gave her the chance to work on a real campaign, which bolstered her portfolio and introduced her to PR professionals.