#LifeasaJStudent Blog

SOJC students showcase their experiential learning adventures in their own words, photos, and videos.

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SOJC Portland student perspectives on how to balance school, work, and life

The Media in Ghana group at the Aburi Botanical Gardens

September 18

To Ghana and back again

Randy Newnham during SOJC portfolio review on the UO Portland campus.

August 8

5 tips to rock your PR portfolio review

Traffic in Ghana

August 2

Overcoming culture shock in Ghana

SOJC Media in Ghana 2019 cohort.

July 16

This is how you prepare for a life-changing trip to Ghana

Rosalind Donald

June 5

Seven tips for student journalists covering climate change

Tim Trainor reels in a fish under the guidance of Drake Radditz on the North Fork Nehalem River.

April 16

Supporting the survival of rural media

Payton Bruni prepares his gear for a camel trip to a Bedouin campsite in the Wadi Rum desert.

April 5

Social Media in the Middle East: Learning How Data Can Tell a Story

SOJC journalism student Becky Hoag standing with KQED senior science editor Kat Snow.

March 5

Cultivating my environmental journalism and audio storytelling skills at NPR’s biggest station

University of Oregon SOJC students at Edelman agency

January 24

Four takeaways from the Golden Gate Ducks PR networking trip

Shea Serrano shares the stage with a panel of SOJC students.

January 17

Four ways Shea Serrano’s visit inspired me to become a sports writer

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