Everybody wins when student-athletes connect with area residents, says Oregon MBA student Matt Geschke, a former NCAA basketball player at Johns Hopkins University. As a graduate teaching fellow with O Heroes--a nonprofit organization within the UO athletic department--Matt develops programs that enable student-athletes to serve the Eugene/Springfield community. Recent events include partnering for bowling practice with Special Olympics participants. Because the volunteers are athletes, said Geschke, there is “a different level of excitement when they show up at a school or hospital."