Applying Knowledge

Students in the College of Arts and Sciences reach beyond the confines of the classroom to explore the world - to mine and discover those truths hinted at in textbooks. They do this in many ways:

• Joining UP's nationally-recognized Mock Trial Team
• Volunteering at a downtown soup kitchen for the homeless
• Working with a professor on a project studying the history and culture of a county in Eastern Oregon
• Presenting a paper at the Northwest Undergraduate Conference in Literature (NUCL)
• Participating in UP's local chapter of the Roosevelt Institute, a national student think tank for political 'junkies'
• Debating with the University's award-winning debate team
• Joining the English Society and with faculty and fellow students exploring the joys of literature and art through films, plays, novels, and lectures
• Joining the Philosophy Club or the Social Work Club
• Participating in a dramatic production, singing with the University Singers or the Choral Union, or playing with the Concert Band or the Jazz Ensemble
• Participating in summer internships of all kinds
• Studying for a time in Austria or England or Spain or Australia or a dozen other countries