#LifeasaJStudent Blog

SOJC students showcase what it's like to be a student with personal stories about their experiential learning adventures in their own words, photos, and videos.

Maggie Troxell poses with her hands in the shape of an O in front of a wall of sports equipment painted teal at the Gondola sports content marketing conference
SOJC Major Shares Tips Learned at Sport Marketing Event
Advertising major offers valuable sports content marketing tips and career advice she gained from attending the prestigious Gondola Summit.
A student wearing a green SOJC tee shirt speaks with someone in the atrium of Allen Hall
A Public Relations Major's Guide to College Success
SOJC PR graduate Ella Norton explains why hands-on experience, networking and alumni connections are so important.
a group of students chat with a staff member in the atrium of the Hearst building in New York City
9 Networking Tips for Landing Your Post-Grad Dream Job
Before meeting with potential employers on an SOJC college professional development trip, memorize these nine networking tips to get the most out of the experience and land your post-grad dream job.
SOJC student Julia Boboc sits at a table on stage and speaks into a microphone while two other students sit on either side of her
Interview Tips: What I Learned Listening to Immigrants
SOJC journalism student Julia Boboc shares the skills she learned reporting on immigrants for a school project. Read her tips on interviewing, confidence-building, and telling a compelling story.
Sydney Seymour and a friend play SOJC Letters, a game she created for her Media Studies production class
How to create a game to build community
For a class project, a UO Media Studies major created a game to give players an introduction to faculty and staff and build community within the program.
Sydney Seymour wears ski goggles and holds a snowboard while standing in front of a ski lift rising amid evergreen trees
Hit the slopes or hit the books? At UO you can do both
Flexibility and proximity to the mountains allowed this SOJC journalism major to snowboard on weekends while hitting the books during the week.
two students sit next to each other at a conference table
PR Campaigns is more than a class – it’s a PR job!
SOJC PR major Ella Norton says her PR Campaigns class gave her the chance to work on a real campaign, which bolstered her portfolio and introduced her to PR professionals.
A computer monitor shows a video being edited in Adobe Premiere. The video screenshot shows Sophie Fowler holding a microphone for a student athlete wearing football pads
How to get a GoDucks sports communication internship
Advertising student Sophie Fowler reveals how she landed her GoDucks sports communication internship and how she helps produce the board shows, broadcasts and livestreams for UO Athletics games.
Ranya Salvant operates a video camera while another student looks on
Telling inclusive stories with the documentary format
In spring 2023, members of the Multimedia Journalism Master’s program produced a documentary related to the racist history in Portland, Oregon, that dates back to the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
a student gestures while sitting behind a sign that says IR Futures
Perfect example of the importance of an alumni network
The UO School of Journalism and Communication has an incredible network of alumni ready to support one another, as public relations major Bella Macleod discovered in her search for internships.