Stories

Learn how donor support delivers timely help that keeps short-term crises from becoming barriers to graduation

Since 2021, the Portland Internship Experience has connected UO students with mission-driven organizations, creating career pathways while enriching the local community. Meet the 2025 cohort. 

The Museum of Natural and Cultural History’s commuter-style program at the historic Applegate House makes fieldwork accessible while preserving Oregon’s cultural heritage.  

For Carol Long, donor support made it possible to return to school, attend an archaeology field school, and pursue a career in forensic anthropology. 

Kylie Williams made UO history as its first engineering PhD and is now turning her research into life-changing medical technology through donor-supported innovation programs.

Oregon Marching Band raises enough to replace whole sousaphone line at major junction.

Nicholas Burns, class of 2025 (environmental science), helps pollinators thrive through integral research with the UO Hallett Lab.

Lauren Lanning, class of 2025 (psychology, public relations), finds fulfillment at the intersections of human behavior and communications.

A scholarship offer transformed one graduate’s college experience, helped her believe in herself.  
 

The donor-funded PathwayOregon scholarship helped Loany Carreon Jimenez achieve her dreams