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Archive for October, 2006

Meeting Prospective Students and OSU Alumni Across Asia

Monday, October 30th, 2006

During the month of October, I traveled to ten major cities across Southeast and Northeast Asia as I represented Oregon State University at a series of university fairs. While my stay in each location was very brief, I thoroughly enjoyed meeting with a great number of enthusiastic and inquisitive students, their parents and school counselors [...]

If you haven’t heard…Beavers beat #3 USC

Monday, October 30th, 2006

The OSU Beavers toppled the then #3 ranked USC Trojans 33-31 on Saturday. Certainly the upset of the week if not the season to date.
The Beavs received numerous kudos here and here and here, with even a few Top 25 votes here. Game pics here
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Thanks to the AP for these photos.
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OSU fraternity ’strolling’

Monday, October 30th, 2006

The OSU fraternity Omega Delta Phi participated in a ’strolling’ competition at the University of the Pacific. The fraternity is the only Hispanic fraternity in Oregon.

OSU Forestry ranked #1

Friday, October 13th, 2006

(From the GT and OSU News)
A new survey of 53 university forestry programs in the United States and Canada has found that the College of Forestry at Oregon State University ranks first in the total number of professional publications, first in the number of “citations” to those publications, and is perceived by academic colleagues as [...]

OSU awarded NEH grant for summer program

Tuesday, October 10th, 2006

(From OSU News and Communications)
Oregon State University has been awarded a grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities to host a summer institute that will bring a team of international scholars to campus. NEH awarded the university a grant of $155,000, which will be used to host a summer institute titled “Berber North Africa: [...]

Oregon State’s Kelley Engineering Center Earns Top Environmental Recognition

Tuesday, October 10th, 2006

(From OSU News and Communications)
The Kelley Engineering Center at Oregon State University has been awarded a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council, making it the first new LEED Gold academic engineering building in the nation.

The transparent and welcoming design of the Kelley Engineering Center minimizes its environmental [...]

Senior project turns wind energy to heat

Tuesday, October 10th, 2006

A team of engineering students from Oregon State University, inspired by a late professor’s rudimentary sketches, has designed a working prototype of a hot water heating system powered solely by the wind. The prototype was the team’s senior design project, a year-long, hands-on engineering course at OSU that all senior engineering students must participate [...]

Faces of OSU

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006

The new Faces of OSU banners that celebrate faculty, staff, students and alums of OSU have gone up along Jefferson Avenue from 15th Street to the Memorial Union. The banners, which feature 14 people, were put up in late August. A photo of each person on the banners will be featured in upcoming issues of [...]

Cross Country first to cross finish line at Salem Invite

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006

(From the Barometer and osubeavers.com)
OSU’s resurgent cross country team won it’s second team title since the program was resurrected in 2004. Oregon State rolled to victory in its division at the Chuck Bowles Invitational women’s cross country meet Saturday morning. The Beavers outdistanced second-place Boise State by 80 points in the 5,000-meter [...]

Preview OSU - Friday, October 13, 2006

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006

Preview OSU is your opportunity to learn the basics about Oregon State University . You will spend an afternoon meeting with representatives from key academic and administrative areas, and you’ll be able to tour the campus and talk to OSU students.
Friday, October 13th is a high school in-service day in Oregon, so it will be [...]