How To Tap Experiential Learning Funds and Microgrants
From studying abroad and attending conferences to buying gear, donor-supported experiential learning funds help SOJC students turn opportunities into real-world experience.
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Internship Support Fund expands student opportunities
The SOJC’s Internship Support Fund allowed advertising senior Jose Carrillo to get confidence and experience as an intern for the Pivot Group, a Portland ad agency focused on nonprofit work.
Donor profile: Eric and Betty Staniak
SOJC alumni Eric and Betty Staniak met in class at UO. Now they support students, faculty, facilities and programs in Portland with an endowment focused on journalism and media technology.
Donor support helps professor mentor young journalists
Through the donor-funded programs like the Charles Snowden Program for Excellence in Journalism and the Catalyst Journalism Project, Professor Nicole Dahmen prepares the next generation of Oregon journalists.
News about Edwin L. Artzt, friend of the SOJC
It is with great sadness that the UO marks the passing of Edwin L. Artzt, School of Journalism and Communication alumnus and Hall of Achievement member, and Advertising Hall of Fame inductee.
SOJC Supporters: Jim Pensiero helps young journalists get started
Story by Becky Hoag
Photo by Bryan Rodriguez