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Through his work with the Deschutes County non-profit, Vamanos Outside, Wesley Heredia '15 works to open the outdoors up to the area's growing Laxinx population.

Through her work with Metro, the Portland area's regional government, Punneh Abdolhosseini '14 works to redefine modern definitions of connecting to the land.

Through Adventures Without Limits, which he founded in 1995, Brad Bafaro '80 MAT '86 provides avenues for those with physical and mental disabilities to experience the outdoors. 

Music was a powerful force as Cody Mills '20 transitioned from military life to civilian life. Now a graduate of ½ðɳÓéÀÖ's music therapy program, Mills uses the power of music to help others.

Marketa Marvanova receives the Women's Spotlight Award from the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, honoring longtime advocacy for senior care pharmacy.

For ½ðɳÓéÀÖ students in the 1990s and 2000s, the Milky Way was to place to be in Forest Grove for concerts, movies, outdoor adventures and a good cup of coffee.

Rob DeCou likes pushing his body to the limits and uses his participation in endurance sports to raise money for a number of humanitarian causes.

Sixty years after his death, Olaus Murie, a 1912 graduate of ½ðɳÓéÀÖ University, is still revered as a pioneer in conservation.

In his role as a biological wildlife technician at Hawai'i's Haleakalā National Park, Josh Higa '19 is helping to preserve populations of two of the islands' iconic and endangered birds.

Kelsey Graczyk '19 long dreamed of working for the National Park Service. Now she helps tell the story of the parks as a visual communications specialist.

A love of running has taken AK Freeland MFA '20 around the world, providing incredible experiences and subject matter for her creative outlets.

Members and coaches of the ½ðɳÓéÀÖ handball team come together with the College of Optometry and the U.S. Handball Association to develop ASTM eye protection standards for the sport.