Events that Elevate and Inspire

10th Anniversary, Intertwined, Personal Storytelling. 2026 Theme: Roots

Share your story!

We're looking for students, staff, and faculty at UO who are interested in sharing a story at our Spring event “Intertwined 2026: Roots; Stories of Belonging and Becoming” on May 12th and 13th.

Intertwined is a storytelling event aimed at promoting Love, Authenticity, Courage and Empathy (LACE) on campus. It will spotlight 12 storytellers each with a five-minute personal narrative. Every story will be accompanied by a live, unique musical composition, performed by a UO community member. Once accepted, storytellers are paired with a personal story coach who will help them craft their narrative and give them one-on-one writing and public speaking mentorship.

If you are interested in becoming an Intertwined 2026 storyteller, please let us know by filling out this application. Applications are due by midnight on February 22. We ask that storytellers share stories from their true lived experiences with some connection to the theme.

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Write@Work:
LACE in Times of Uncertainty

This 5-week professional development journaling workshop invites participants to utilize the L.A.C.E. framework to explore the context of uncertainty. Together, participants will create space to imagine, to grieve, and to sustain resilience through reflective writing and community conversation. By registering for the opening session, participants are agreeing to attend all 5 sessions, to the best of their ability. The final session will be in person and will begin with a group luncheon at 11:30 am. It is a community building effort, but not a obligatory feature of the journaling sessions. Be sure to add all session days and times to your calendar.