Episode 23: Maya Lazaro, Creative Chameleon & Student Supporter

In this episode of the podcast One Cool Story: Tales from the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication, junior journalism student Peyton Gast catches up with Maya Lazaro, an SOJC alum and the self-titled “creative nerd” who keeps her alma mater interesting. Officially, Maya is the exhibits, publications, and student competitions coordinator for the SOJC. But she reveals so much more. Maya reflects on the glory days of the internet when she designed web comics and wrote short stories. She reveals the blood, sweat, and tears that went into creating a nationwide web course, and she shares how she manages all the hurdles involved with planning the SOJC’s commencement ceremony. Stick around for Maya’s one cool story involving holiday cards, a teeny-tiny church, and the Cheeto dust covering all of it. Listen to hear: How Maya became the SOJC’s student awards guru. What she learned as a sheriff’s office intern. Why she switched majors from journalism to public relations and finally to advertising. Subscribe to the One Cool Story podcast: https://journalism.uoregon.edu/podcast  Learn about the UO School of Journalism and Communication: https://journalism.uoregon.edu/  Apply to the UO School of Journalism and Communication: https://journalism.uoregon.edu/admissions