Roadtrip Nation is Coming to Campus!
Roadtrip Nation, a public television and webisode series, is coming to campus Tuesday, November 10 and they will be bringing with them their huge green RV and a message of self-discovery and growth through interviewing the nation’s most inspiring people.
About Roadtrip Nation
Started in the summer of 2001 by a group of students who hypothesized that one way to figure out what you want to do with your life and who you want to be is to interview “people who are doing what they love, then ask them how they got there.” That group traveled 17,000 miles and interviewed 85 “eclectic” people, including former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. Now what they have done has transformed their passion into Roadtrip Nation and a movement that “encourages students to hit the road in search of interviews with people who have defined their own distinct routes through life.”
Roadtrip nation is now broadcasted nationally through PBS and has been picked up by over 200 local stations including PBS’s Oregon’s affiliate OPB. They are now in their sixth season and are taking applicants for their seventh.
Roadtrip Nation’s Behind The Wheel Program and Independent Roadtrip Grants
Behind the Wheel is Roadtrip Nation’s flagship program. Each year students apply in teams of three for the chance to travel in one of the Roadtrip Nation’s Green RVs each summer. The winning teams of students get to choose their routes and book their own interviews, with Roadtrip Nation’s film crew along for the ride to film the trip and interviews for the annual Roadtrip Nation PBS Series.
Roadtrip Nation’s Independent Roadtrip Grant Program offers funding for independent student roadtrips. Students apply online, proposing where they want to go and who they want to interview on their trip. If they receive a grant, their work will be hosted and presented by Roadtrip Nation on their website. The grants are furnished by State Farm Insurance.
Roadtrip Nation Information Session
What: Roadtrip Nation will be spreading the word about their Behind the Wheel Program and Independent Roadtrip Grant Program.
When: Tuesday November 10
Time: 11a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: Mills International Center (EMU)
Roadtrip Nation RV Tours
What: This event will include a screening from the Indie Roadtrip team, PDX2DC, as well as music, food, and RV tours.
When: Tuesday November 10
Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: EMU Amphitheater (13th & University Street)
If you have any questions about these events, please contact the Career Center at 541-346-3235 anytime Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
