Willamette University
People of Passion and Purpose
Our Stories
Alumni
- Working on the International Stage Sarah Hamilton ’07 went from producing and acting in theatre productions at Willamette to helping manage events on a much larger stage — the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
- Fighting Global Poverty A study abroad experience at Willamette launched Ryan Calkins ’99 on the path to co-founding a popular Seattle microfinance association.
- A Model Teacher High school teacher Kevin Zerzan ’89, MAT’90 integrates the environment and technology into his science classes — and his successes earned him a national award.
Students
- Power in the Wind Albert Wright ’10 and Jeff Bennett ’10 went far beyond a textbook to learn about renewable energy — they built their own wind turbine.
- Providing a Global Perspective Willamette’s international students and those who have studied abroad share their experiences with local schoolchildren.
- Art in the Forest Willamette’s Zena Forest provides a laboratory for all the liberal arts, as a class of art students recently learned.
Faculty
- Integration of Sports and Law Law Professor Jeffrey Standen shapes the national conversation on everything from sports betting to drug testing of professional athletes.
- Do Crows Hold a Grudge? Professor David Craig and his students are discovering that crows remember people and label them as friend or foe.
- Professor Wins Artist Fellowship Heidi Preuss Grew was one of 13 artists in the state to receive a fellowship from the Oregon Arts Commission.
Living Our Motto
- Power in the Wind Albert Wright ’10 and Jeff Bennett ’10 went far beyond a textbook to learn about renewable energy — they built their own wind turbine.
- Working on the International Stage Sarah Hamilton ’07 went from producing and acting in theatre productions at Willamette to helping manage events on a much larger stage — the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
- Providing a Global Perspective Willamette’s international students and those who have studied abroad share their experiences with local schoolchildren.