Featured Student Work

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

Two girls take turns looking at a slide through a microscope in a classroom.
How the pandemic may help more students see themselves as scientists
PhD students collaborated across disciplines to study how the COVID-19 pandemic affected high school students studying science.
An SOJC student shoots footage on the Sheridan glacier in Alaska
SOJC documentary program connects students with Emmy- and Oscar-winning filmmakers
Through the SOJC’s documentary research and production program, students connect with Oscar- and Emmy-winning filmmakers throughout the industry.
Jahlysa Azaret being interviewed in Ghana
Running across Accra in pursuit of self-discovery
Jahlysa Azaret had so many questions about her lineage in Ghana. So, for her life-changing Multimedia Journalism Master’s capstone project, she traveled to Accra to document and explore her heritage.
The Visa Economic Empowerment Institute's website is shown on the monitor of a laptop in an office setting
Visa implements brand strategy created by SOJC public relations students
As seniors at the SOJC, a quintet of students developed a multipronged brand strategy for Visa that the financial giant uses today.
sidewalk chalk messages of pride
PhD research: Small-town Pride celebrations emerge – and show that LGBTQ life in America is flourishing outside of cities
For their dissertation, a PhD student who studies rural transgender media activism documented LGBTQ+ pride celebrations in small-town America.
A sunlit wooded path (By Sharefaith from Pexels).
Students launch the Lane County Chronicles
A cohort of UO undergraduates launched The Lane County Chronicles, an online publication and resource showcasing the journalistic work of SOJC students.