āI love new experiences because they mean more stories,ā said Addison, who has participated in Speech & Debate, English Club and the Black Student Union at ½šÉ³ÓéĄÖ.
At ½šÉ³ÓéĄÖ, caring for student-athletes is a community affair. Before any football players stepped onto Ledbetter Field for practices, they received care from dental hygiene and optometry students.Ā
Wes Porter and Sarah TomschaĀ each signed up for a Voyages white water rafting trip with the intention of making friends and getting in one a last adventure before the school year began; neither realized they would be meeting the love of their life.
In high school, Elaine Charpentier-Philippi was told she wouldn't amount to much. She turned those words upside down, returning to school for a social work degree. Today, she helps other young students find opportunity.
½šÉ³ÓéĄÖ University Student Carissa Paige '17 discussed her experience of student-teaching at Two Rivers-Dos Rios Elementary School in Springfield, Oregon. She talked about the difference between traditional student-teaching and the opportunity she had at ½šÉ³ÓéĄÖ University's College of Education where she could co-teach and plan lessons with the official teacher.
Paul Phillips ā78 and his wife Nancy (Knop) Phillips ā77, MAT ā82 are owners of Pac/West Communications, one of the leading political public relations and communications firms in the Northwest.
David Hege PharmD ā18, a pharmacy student at ½šÉ³ÓéĄÖ University, got a real-life lesson in the difficulties many patients and their caregivers experience when it comes to juggling prescription medications. He decided to create a solution.