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 [...]
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Corvallis is America’s Safest Small City…Again
Saturday, December 13th, 2008International Baccalaureate conversation
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008I came across this interesting op-ed at the Washington Post. The gist of the opinion is that most schools around the U.S. have not given IB the same consideration as the more long-standing AP exam for advanced credit while in high school. Jay Matthews from the Washington Post: American education has a tattered reputation in [...]
Oregon State adopts emergency alert system
Friday, October 17th, 2008An 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 [...]
Applying to Oregon State’s Engineering Professional Program
Monday, October 6th, 2008Applications for the Oregon State University College of Engineering professional program are now available at: http://engr.oregonstate.edu/students/apps/ The application will be available until November 3 at 11:59 p.m. The wording on the application page is noted below: Applying to the Engineering Professional Program Are you ready to apply? 1. Will you have completed the required pre-engineering [...]
Why Oregon State Rocks!
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008Hey budding filmmakers out there! We all know that Oregon State rocks for so many reasons. U.S. News and World Reports is sponsoring a Youtube contest, “Why My College Rocks“. All you need to do if you want to participate is make a video about why Oregon State rocks then post it as a video [...]
OSU Is Coming To Your Area!
Thursday, September 11th, 2008There’s been a few emails coming in regarding when OSU will be on the road visiting high schools and attending college fairs. The Recruit Team of the Office of Admissions has a very aggressive schedule this fall and may be coming to an area close to you in the near future! We recruit across the [...]
Applying for Scholarships With OSU Colleges
Thursday, September 4th, 2008So… You applied for admission and completed the scholarship app. Now, you might be wondering if there are other ways for you to apply for scholarships at OSU. Thanks to our fearless web guru, Dan Crouch, here’s a list of links to scholarship applications by college. Ag Science Business Education Engineering: (For Women and Minorities. [...]
OSU Construction Zone…Ahem…Campus
Friday, August 15th, 2008Happy Friday, Dear Readers! If you have been on campus recently, you have probably noticed some big changes. Everywhere you look, there are buildings being renovated, streets being torn up and concrete being poured. Thanks to kightp for the photo! Besides posing a GIGANTIC obstacle for MKO and I on the way to grab coffee [...]
Transfer Coursework: Is it Accredited?
Monday, August 11th, 2008I stumbled across a fascinating article from the Idaho Statesman today about Canyon College (ID) courses and degrees not being accepted in transfer or by employers. Janet Killen invested $5,500 and four years of her life getting what she thought was a master’s degree in nursing education from a Caldwell online college. When she presented [...]
New International Student Initiative Being Launched at OSU
Monday, July 28th, 2008I received a press release today about a new initiative that is being launched at OSU and is aimed to increase international student enrollment. OSU will become the first university in the United States to partner with INTO University Partnerships, which has worked with institutions in the United Kingdom to increase their international student enrollment. [...]
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