Empower Yourself

We provide support, resources, and opportunities to develop the skills that will make you a top candidate among employers and graduate schools. Our students’ ability to adapt, create, collaborate, and tackle challenges from multiple perspectives sets them apart from the pack.

ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL RESOURCES

STUDENT RESOURCES

• Accessible Education Services (AES)

• Bearcat Pantry

• Bishop Wellness Center, includes counseling and health services

• Campus Safety

• Career Development

• Center for Quantitative Understanding, Analysis, and Design (QUAD)

• Clothing Share

• Digital Learning Studio

• First-Generation Book Drive

• Gender Resource and Advocacy Center (GRAC)

• J.W. Long Library

• Mark O. Hatfield Library

• Native American Programs

• Office of International Education

• Office of Intercultural Engagement and Inclusion

• Residence Life/Housing

• Renjen Center for Equity and Empowerment

• Student Success Hub

• Tutoring

• Writing Center

INTERNSHIPS (partial listing)

• Cascade AIDS project

• Chemawa Indian School

• Columbia Sportswear Company

• Governor's Office

• Hallie Ford Museum of Art

• Head Start

• HSBC Global Banking & Markets

• Mid-Valley Women's Crisis Service

• New York Mets

• Nike

• Oregon Office of Economic Analysis

• Oregon Bankers Association

• Oregon Department of Justice

• Oregon Environmental Council

• Oregon Lottery

• Oregon State Legislature

• Portland Trail Blazers

• Salem Hospital

• Salem Housing Authority

• U.S. Senate

• Willamette Heritage Center

• Willamette Valley Bank

At Willamette, I found support in the community to overcome the different challenges that come from attending college as a first generation student of color. — Juana Arias Cuellar ’22 double major in psychology and sociology