OSU Admissions Blog

If you have been admitted to Oregon State, we’d like you to consider doing the following things (if you haven’t already):
1) Provide us with an email address you’d like to use for communications with OSU, and
2) add our domain name “…@oregonstate.edu” to your white-list or address book so that our communications aren’t blocked by your [...]

***UPDATE: KERN RIVER BEAVER FAMILY TO GET NEW HOME, 1/9/08, 10:53pm***
The Kern River Beaver Family who were sentenced to death earlier today by Bakersfield, California wildlife officials, have been saved. Read the update by area news station Kero 23:

City Leaders Decide To Save Pesky Beaver Family
Beaver Said To Be Gnawing Down Too Many Trees
BAKERSFIELD, [...]

***UPDATE: KERN RIVER BEAVER FAMILY TO GET NEW HOME, 1/9/08, 10:53pm***
***UPDATE: KERN RIVER BEAVER FAMILY SAVED, 12/21/07, 2:04pm***
Are beavers too good at their jobs? A news story released today has been creating quite a stir in the media. The Kern River Beaver Family of Bakersfield, California, has received a death sentence by wildlife officials. [...]

From Sperling’s Best Places website:

Most Secure U.S. Places
Corvallis, Ore., Rated No. 1
Health, prosperity, safety and security are all desirable aspects when it comes to seeking a place to live, work or raise a family. According to our fourth annual Most Secure U.S. Places to Live rankings from Farmers Insurance Group of Companies®, the city that [...]

One of the staff mentioned a high volume of phone calls questioning if the Admissions office was open or not. Well, here is our schedule for the next few weeks:
December 24/25- closed for Christmas holiday
December 26, 27, 28, 31- open
January 1, 2008- closed for New Year holiday
January 2, 3, 4 – open
January 7 – [...]

Horizon Airlines announced its plans to paint an OSU jet, one of four universities to receive the honor. Horizon will paint a 70-seat CRJ-700 jet in OSU orange and black. Check it out:

–mko

Academic Analytics have rated eight OSU disciplines in the top ten for faculty productivity, as noted in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
The number of professors in a program, the books and articles they’ve written, the number of times scholars have cited them, and the awards and grant funding they’ve received, were [...]

The College of Engineering is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2008-2009 school year. Applications are due no later than February 1, 2008. PLEASE NOTE: The February 1 deadline is NEW for this year.
AVAILABLE AT:
http://engr.oregonstate.edu/students/apps/index.html
-bv

Oregon State University ranked 29th in the nation in a college ranking for academics, athletic opportunity and overall performance.

In the STACK news release:
“The ‘Elite 50′ is an exclusive guide for high school athletes, coaches, administrators and parents,” said STACK Co-Founder Nick Palazzo. “As high school sports participation and the competition for college scholarships increase, [...]

From the Emerald Bowl homepage:
SAN FRANCISCO – The Oregon State Beavers [8-4, 6-3 Pacific-10 Conference] and the Maryland Terrapins [6-6, 3-5 Atlantic Coast Conference] will meet for the first time when they collide in Emerald Bowl VI. The Emerald Bowl will be televised live by ESPN to a nationwide audience on Friday, December 28th from [...]