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Elyse Darcy is a J.D. student at the University of Oregon School of Law. At Oregon Law, Elyse is a 1L Representative on the Student Bar Association, a member of the Law Dean’s Student Student Advisory Committee, and an intern for the UO Athletics Compliance Department.

Prior to attending law school, Elyse played NCAA Division I lacrosse for five years. First, at Iona College in New Rochelle, NY where she served on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and was a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion subcommittee member.

In May of 2021, Elyse graduated summa cum laude from Iona with a BA in Media & Strategic Communication (focusing on Digital Media and Production) with a Pre-Law minor. She graduated as the top student in the department, earning the departmental medal as well as admittance to the Media and Strategic Communication Honors Society and the Kappa Tau Alpha honors society, reserved for the top 5% of each class of students in mass communication and journalism departments around the country.

As a fifth-year transfer to the University of Southern California, Elyse was a member of the lacrosse team and was enrolled in the Masters of Communication Management program at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. At USC, Elyse earned the David X. Marks Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award of Honor.

While studying at both Iona and USC, Elyse worked as an assistant to a retired Connecticut Superior Court judge with a busy ADR practice.

Elyse is from Norwalk, CT, though she spends most of her time in Eugene, OR.

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Involvement

  • Oregon Law Student Bar Association 1L Representative

  • UO Athletics Compliance Intern

  • UO Law Dean’s Student Advisory Committee

  • Oregon Law Sports and Entertainment Law Forum

  • USC Athletics LGBTQ+ Affinity Group

  • Iona College Student Conduct Hearing Board

  • Iona College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)

    • Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee

  • USC and Iona College Division I Lacrosse

Awards & Accomplishments

  • 3.9 Graduate GPA

  • 3.925 Undergraduate GPA

  • David X. Marks Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award of Honor

  • Kappa Tau Alpha Honors Society

  • Iona College Media & Strategic Communication Departmental Medal

  • Iona College Media& Strategic Communication Department Honor Society

  • 7x Iona College Dean’s List

  • US Lacrosse Level 1 Coaching Certification

  • 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-2021 MAAC Student-Athlete Honor Roll

Key Skills

  • Client Communication

  • Bookkeeping

  • Drafting and Editing

  • Adobe Creative Cloud

  • Website Design

  • Email Campaign Platforms

  • Social Media Campaign Strategy