UO junior Patrick Miller traveling in Mendoza, Argentina.
Patrick Miller, 22, is a junior at the University of Oregon studying Planning, Public Policy and Management. Originally from Portland, OR, Miller signed up for the CGO as a freshman after taking a year off from high school to do a City Year in Boston, MA.
“I got here and I got connected to the CGO and it’s a great group of people,” said Miller. “We’re doing a lot of interesting things on campus and it’s a really good community that’s benefited me for the past 3 years.”
One of the many programs Miller is involved in is the Inside-Out Prison Exchange program. In this program, led by CGO director Shaul Cohen, UO students take classes side by side with inmates who are currently serving a sentence in prison. Miller explained how the program changes common misconceptions of inmates.
“You go there and see these guys and you kind of have the perception of, oh he did this crime he’s a terrible person,” said Miller. “But they are some of the smartest and most compassionate people you’ll ever meet.”