Category: Graduate Students
Posted August 25th, 2009 by Blake
Oregon State will be transitioning to an updated version of our student information system (Banner) over Labor Day weekend. Since this is a pretty big update, we are expected to be without access to Banner until September 9th. This means that we will not be able to process, search, review or update any [...]
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Posted in Admissions, Dual/Degree Partnership, Events, Graduate Students, International Students, Misc., Undergraduate Students | 5 Comments »
Posted August 10th, 2009 by Blake
SYNERGIES – News from the College of Health & Human Sciences at Oregon State University.
Very cool.
-BV
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Tags: gatorade ads
Posted in Beaver News, Graduate Students, Misc. | No Comments »
Posted April 7th, 2009 by James
One of the most common questions I get from prospective students besides admission requirements and costs is: “how’s the food?” I’ve always known that the food at OSU is excellent but now UHDS boasts a very prestigious award to back up what our tastebuds have been telling us for years.
From Life @ [...]
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Tags: Dining Halls, Dorms, Food, French Laundry, Ivy Awards, Le Cirque, Life @ OSU, Restaurants & Institutions, University Housing and Dining
Posted in Campus Life, Graduate Students, Misc., Parents, Undergraduate Students | 3 Comments »
Posted February 17th, 2009 by Blake
In a great article in the Oregonian, OSU students that work out on specially retro-fitted elliptical machines are returning electricity to the campus power grid. Is there any question that Oregon State University is leading the way in sustainability??? (the answer is ‘no’ BTW)
Some article snips:
Thousands of college students regularly hit the cardio exercise [...]
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Posted in Beaver News, Campus Life, Graduate Students, International Students, Misc., Sustainablility, Undergraduate Students | 8 Comments »
Posted January 16th, 2009 by James
Great story from the Chicago Tribune from a couple of weeks back. University of Chicago is implementing a gender inclusive housing policy following the lead of socially progressive campuses like OSU. Several of our housing folks were interviewed for the story.
From the Trib:
The University of Chicago, proud home of Nobel laureates, will undertake [...]
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Tags: Chicago Tribune, D.J. Zissen, Dorms, Gender Inclusive Housing, Housing Application, Josh Gana, OSU Housing and Dining, Residence Halls, University of Chicago
Posted in Campus Life, Graduate Students, International Students, Orientation/New students, Parents, Undergraduate Students | 4 Comments »
Posted December 26th, 2008 by James
There has already been a lot written here on the Admissions Blog and other media outlets about Jane Lubchenco’s appointment to direct NOAA in the Obama Administration. Folks in the know here in the GPNW (Great Pacific Northwest) were already aware that OSU’s Marine Biology/Marine Science research, facilities, academic programs and faculty are amongst [...]
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Tags: Atmosperic and Oceanic Sciences, Barack Obama, Crosscut, Fisheries and Wildlife, Jane Lubchenco, Marine Biology, NOAA, R/V Wecoma, Undergraduate Research, Zoology
Posted in Careers, Faculty, Graduate Students, International Students, Research, Uncategorized, Undergraduate Students | 8 Comments »
Posted December 18th, 2008 by Blake
Just found this on the internets (hat tip to Blue Oregon):
Washington Post-
Lubchenco Will Helm National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
By Juliet Eilperin
President-elect Barack Obama has tapped Oregon State University professor Jane Lubchenco, one of the nation’s most prominent marine biologists, to head the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Lubchenco, a conservationist who has devoted much of her [...]
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Tags: Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, Aldo Leopold Leadership Program, Barack Obama, campus_sustainability, climate change, COMPASS, Corvallis, global warming, Jane Lubchenco, Joint Oceans Commission Initiative, Lubchenco, Marine Biology, Marine Mammal Institute, National Academy of Sciences, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Science Board, National Science Foundation, NOAA, NSF, oregon-state-university, Pew Oceans Commission, PISCO, Research, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, the Royal Society
Posted in Beaver News, Faculty, Graduate Students, International Students, Misc., Research, Undergraduate Students | 2 Comments »
Posted December 14th, 2008 by Blake
Oregon State University has launched its official Facebook fan page. Our goal is 500 fans by Jan 2009. We’re hoping you’ll become a fan!
-bv
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Tags: facebook, fan page, fans, Oregon, Oregon-State, oregon-state-university, OSU
Posted in Admissions, Alumni, Beaver News, Campus Life, Graduate Students, International Students, Misc., Parents, Undergraduate Students | 7 Comments »
Posted December 13th, 2008 by James
Farmers Insurance has once again release its safest places to live report. Once again, Corvallis is listed as the safest small city in America:
Corvallis is the safest small city in the nation, according to a report released Monday by Farmers Insurance.
The company looked into crime statistics; the risk of various natural disasters; the threat [...]
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Tags: Campus Safety, Corvallis OR, Corvallis Restaurants, Farmers Insurance, OSU Campus Visits, Safest Cities
Posted in Admissions, Campus Life, Faculty, Graduate Students, International Students, Orientation/New students, Parents, Uncategorized, Undergraduate Students | 15 Comments »
Posted October 17th, 2008 by Blake
An announcement on behalf of the OSU Public Safety Office came across campus today. I’ve quoted it in its entirety for accuracy sake:
OSU Launches Emergency Alert System for Students, Faculty, Staff
Major campus emergencies at colleges in Virginia, Louisiana, Delaware and Tennessee over the past year and a half have caused concern for all [...]
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Tags: Add new tag, Campus Safety, Corban Collge, Eastern Oregon University, EOU, Lewis & Clark College, OIT, Oregon Institute of Technology, Oregon State Patrol, OSU Public Safety Office, PCC, Portland Community College, SOU, Southern Oregon University, state troopers, text messaging, VT; campus safety; critical response team; school shoot
Posted in Admissions, Beaver News, Campus Life, Campus Safety, Graduate Students, International Students, Misc., Orientation/New students, Undergraduate Students | 4 Comments »