For more than a decade, volunteers from the Lundquist College's accounting fraternity Beta Alpha Psi have been making tax time a little easier for Eugene-area residents, by providing free preparation of simple federal and state tax returns through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, an initiative of the Internal Revenue Service. To volunteer, students must attend at least one basic training session and pass an online exam administered by the Internal Revenue Service.

"Whoosh-kerthomp!" That was the sound of bags of bread being tossed to participants in a question-and-answer session with the Entrepreneurship Club's first guest speaker of the winter term. "I like to bribe people to ask questions," explained Dave Dahl, the CEO of--and creative force behind--Dave's Killer Bread, the explosively successful Portland-based bread company.

More than sixty of the school's MBA candidates traveled to Portland October 27-29 for the 2011 Net Impact Conference, the annual gathering of graduate students and professionals committed to using business skills to make the world a better place. Our students have traditionally made a strong showing at these events. This year they enjoyed an especially high profile because, in addition to being a conference co-host, the UO chapter played a leading role in organizing it. What's it like to transition from attendee to organizer?

Bright smiles, tables draped in vivid primary colors, and the hum of excited talk among the fifty female undergraduates matched with fifty professional women--all pointed to the success of the sixth annual student-run event. This year's theme was "Paint Your Own Picture," and the keynote speaker was business school alum Erin Tyburski, who recently served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Kenya. Catch the energy in this video.