OSU Admissions Blog

An OSU student and a staffer have been recognized by 1000 Friends of Oregon as part of their
“35 Innovators under 35“.

Andrea Norris
Corvallis

As a student at Oregon State University, Andrea served as director of the ASOSU Environmental Task Force and successfully initiated efforts to enact a student-funded Green Energy Fee. The fee, which funds the purchase of enough renewable energy certificates to offset about 72% of the campus’ electricity usage, places OSU as the 4th largest university purchaser of renewable electricity in the nation….

Brandon Trelstad
Corvallis

As Sustainability Coordinator at Oregon State University, Brandon has helped make OSU the 4th largest university purchaser of renewable energy in the country. He also serves as the university’s Alternative Transportation Coordinator and was crucial in managing the development of OSU’s climate action plan.

Congrats to Andrea and Brandon! Thanks for your work on behalf of OSU.

OSU’s Climate Action Plan
Alternative Transportation
ASOSU Environmental Task Force

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