Winter 2024 53 ADOBE STOCK; 627862268 T I P S way to learn more about coffee and push my own boundaries. I spent most of my early years in one sport or another, along with the performing arts, so having an outlet to be competitive, creative and serve coffee was incredible. What would you say is the most creative part of your job now? Trying to create hospitality in unusual places. I want my videos to encompass the feeling of great hospi‑ tality you can experience in a café. That’s both a fun and difficult creative challenge. What’s your advice to other alumni interested in becoming social media content creators? Don’t let it consume you. Being an online creator is a wildly exciting job, but if you’re doing it as a job, you need to treat it as a job. It can take a lot out of you if you aren’t careful, and that’s when burnout happens. Trust your creative process, create boundaries and make sure you’re doing it for the right reason. THIS INTERVIEW HAS BEEN EDITED FOR CLARITY AND LENGTH. 3 PRESENTS FOR PET LOVERS 1 2 3 This holiday season,why not fill the pet lovers on your list with cheerwhile also supporting Oregon’s only college of veterinary medicine? OSU’s Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine has made it easy by creating a colorful, customizable certificate you can print at home to hand your loved one on Hanukkah or tuck beneath the Christmas tree. (Download it at vetmed. oregonstate.edu/give.) Here are three ideas: BY > SCHOLLE MCFARLAND Honor a companion they’ve lost Offer comfort to someone who has lost a beloved pet this year by giving $15 to the Oregon State Pet Memorial Program. They’ll receive a personalized condolence card, as well as an email acknowledging the donation and inviting them to contribute a photo and story about their pet. Once that’s published, they’ll be notified so they can share the memorial page with others. Funds support future veterinarians through student scholarships. Learn more at beav.es/pet-memorial. Pay it forward for them Ease the wrenching decisions pet owners face if they can’t afford the care their pet requires by donating to the Dr. Olive K. Britt Animal Care Fund. These funds help cover costs for people with financial need when an animal is brought to OSU’s Lois Bates Acheson Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Corvallis. Go to ForOregonState.org/pets and select the fund from the drop‑down menu. Help the people who help our pets If your friend or family member loves animals, what’s a better gift than direct support for the next generation of doctors that will care for our pets? A donation to the Veterinary Medicine Scholarship Fund supports student scholarships. Go to ForOregonState.org/pets and select the fund from the drop‑down menu.
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