The Advance Tuition Deposit

March 6th, 2013

What is the Advance Tuition Deposit, and how do I pay it? is very common question we receive this time of year.  Think of the Advance Tuition Deposit, as a down payment on your fall tuition, it is NOT an additional fee. The deposit is applied to your student account once it is paid and will go towards paying your tuition and fees once those have accrued for your fall term.  The ATD helps us as a university get a count for students who will be joining us this fall.   We can prepare classes, orientation, and other many great activities you will get to participate in once you come to OSU.

May 1st is the national commitment deadline, until May 1st the ATD is refundable.  The benefit of paying your ATD by May 1st is you will then be allowed to register for a START program.  START is where students will be able to register for their fall term classes, meet with their academic advisor, and many other events to help get them settled before the fall term.  There are several START sessions throughout the summer and below is a link with more information and dates.

START

We have an online guide to help guide students and families through the process which is included below.

Online Instructions

 

-GG

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Happy (Early) Birthday Linus Pauling!

February 27th, 2013

Oregon State University alumnus Linus Pauling (Chemical Engineering) was born on February 28th, 1901. As one of OSU’s most noted alumni, Linus Pauling is the only person to have won two unshared Nobel Prizes and one of only two people awarded Nobel Prizes in different fields. His first Nobel Prize was awarded in 1954 in Chemistry with his second awarded in 1962 for Peace.

Linus Pauling

Linus Pauling

In celebration, the Linus Pauling Institute will be providing a guided tour of the OSU Libraries Special Collections and Archives Center where individuals can view the Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Papers Collection. This collection, comprised of over 500 thousand research materials, contains all of Pauling’s personal and scientific papers, research materials, correspondence, photographs, awards and memorabilia. Following the tour is a $5 lunch at 12:00pm in the Linus Pauling Center with proceeds going to the OSU Food Drive. At 12:30pm, people can tour the Linus Pauling Institute. Space is limited, so pre-registration is required.

Go Beavs!

-AG

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Next Steps for Fall 2013 Admitted Students

February 18th, 2013

You’ve been admitted, what’s next?

Scholarship Acceptance

If you applied for OSU Scholarships through the admission application and you were selected for a scholarship award, you will be sent a letter of offer. You must respond to this scholarship by May 1, 2013 to secure any scholarship awards prior to the deadline. Scholarship offers are now only accepted online! Follow the instructions in your offer letter. The scholarship letter of offer is not the same as the financial aid award offer which may note the scholarship offer as an estimated form of assistance for the school year.

Financial Aid

If you submitted your FAFSA, you will receive a Financial Aid Award Offer. This letter outlines your financial aid package listing the financial assistance Oregon State can offer to help bridge the gap between your own resources and the cost of attending OSU. Awards are generally based on financial need as determined by the FAFSA. This includes gift aid such as grants, self-help programs like student or parent loans and work-study.

View and accept your Financial Aid Award through OSU’s Student Online Services:

  1. Log in using your OSU ID number
  2. Go to Financial Aid and select My Award Information
  3. Choose Award by Aid Year and select your aid Year
  4. Under the far right tab, click Accept Award Offer
  5. Make your decisions about the aid you want and hit Submit when done

*Please note: Pell Grants do not require acceptance. Scholarships require submission of the acceptance letter, which is sent separately from the award letter.

Pay the Advance Tuition Deposit

To confirm your intent to enroll at Oregon State University you must submit the Advance Tuition Deposit (ATD) forma long with your $200 deposit. This allows OSU to create your student account and make plans for your arrival. Your $200 deposit can be applied to your tuition or any account balance you may have.

Payment of the ATD is required to participate in the START program, where you will meet with an advisor and register for Fall term courses. There are two ways to submit the ATD form and payment –complete the form online and pay electronically or print the form and mail in with a check.

Depositing your ATD online is the easiest and fastest way to submit the funds. Go to http://infosu.oregonstate.edu/login and enter your student ID and General Access Pin (GAP). Once you’ve accessed the system, click Admissions then Pay Advance Tuition Deposit and follow the instructions. As of May 1, 2013 your deposit is non-refundable.

Live on Campus

University Housing & Dining Services (UHDS) provides opportunities for student growth and development through educational, cultural, recreational and social programs in living/learning communities. Studies continually show that students who live on campus their first year have a higher average GPA than those that don’t, and these students are more likely to return for their second year on campus.

Students apply to live on campus after being admitted to OSU, and will use their ONID (OSU Network ID) account to complete the application online at http://oregonstate.edu/uhds .

UHDS is proud to offer the Roommate Matching NetworkTM to students applying for on-campus housing. This program allows students the option of creating a personal profile and reviewing the compatible interests and habits, you can contact them directly and select to live together.

Important Dates for On-Campus Housing:

  • November 1, 2012: New student housing application available
  • December 1, 2012: Roommate Matching Network available
  • May 20, 2013: New OSU students in academic groups (University Honors College, Engineering, and the Austin Entrepreneurship Program) may select rooms
  • May 28 – June 2, 2013: New OSU students who completed a housing app before February 1, 2013 may select rooms
  • June 5 – June 17, 2013 at 5 PM: New OSU students with completed housing applications may select rooms
  • July 1, 2013: Assignment notifications available on MyUHDS for new students (dependent on space availability and application date)
  • August 1, 2013: New student cancellation deadline

Need to log into OSU’s Student Online Services?

Go to http://infosu.oregonstate.edu/login and enter your student ID (found on your letter of admission) and General Access Pin (GAP) to access the system. First-time users will enter their six-digit date of birth as their GAP.

-AS

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OSAC Deadline coming up

February 11th, 2013

Good Morning future Oregon State students,

Now that you have been admitted or soon to be admitted,you need to figure out how you are going to help pay for school next year.  An easy way to apply for scholarships for Oregon students is to go through the Oregon Student Access Commission (OSAC) scholarship application.  This application will open you up to hundreds of scholarship opportunities, but you have to hurry the March 1st deadline is around the corner.  Just visit this link to get your application started.

VZ

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“How will my course transfer?”

February 7th, 2013

 

“How will my course transfer to OSU?”  This is one of the top questions we receive when working with transfer or concurrent credit high school students and those who have taken advance credits interested in Oregon State University.  For those students who have wondered how courses transfer, but haven’t found the answers yet, you’re in luck!  Keep reading.

OSU has multiple ways to find out quickly if courses taken at a community college, college or university are transferable.  For information on courses from Oregon and Hawaii community colleges that transfer to OSU as baccalaureate core credit (courses that meet general education requirements) please click here to take you to the Baccalaureate Core Course Equivalencies page.  To find information on courses from Oregon colleges and universities that are accepted in transfer, click here.

Haven’t taken any course in the state of Oregon?  There’s a useful method for students coming from a community college, college or university outside the state of Oregon too.  Students can create a worksheet for their educational planning and check individual courses by using the Single Course Search tool.  Please note that not all courses from all community colleges, colleges or universities have been reviewed. Courses not on the list will be reviewed upon your application and acceptance to the university.

For those students taking advance classes such as; Advance Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), College-Level Examination Program (CLEP), General Certificate Education (GCE) or Military credit click here to see how they are credited.  Please be aware that the scores must come directly from the testing agency in order to be accepted.

The above information and links are meant to serve as tools to educate on transferable courses and are completely unofficial.  In order to receive an official articulation, students must first apply and gain admission to OSU, submit the advance tuition deposit (ATD) and register for an orientation session (START).  Advanced standing credit is applied to a student’s record after the student has been admitted to the university and official transcripts or score reports have been received by the Office of Admissions. Please allow 2-4 weeks for credit to be evaluated and appear as part of a students record.

To summarize, below are useful links to help find answers to transfer/advance credit questions;
General Transfer Credit Information
Oregon and Hawaii Community Colleges
Colleges or Universities in Oregon
Community Colleges, Colleges and Universities Outside of Oregon
AP/IB/CLEP/GCE or Military Credit

 

Thanks for reading…
CYN

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Oregon State University’s Recycled Fashion Show

February 6th, 2013

Have you ever had dreams of becoming a designer in the fashion world? On Tuesday, February 5th, students in Oregon State’s School of Design and Human Environment turned their designing dreams into reality in a planet friendly way while participating in the Oregon State Fashion Organization’s Recycled Fashion Show entitled “Runway Rubbish.”

This event gave participants the chance to use their creativity to construct clothing made 100% out of recyclable materials.  OSU’s Recycle Fashion Show is part of a competition between various universities through RecycleMania that encourages students to advocate for a waste-free community.

To see clips from last year’s show you can follow this link 2012 Recycle Fashion Show.

-AH

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Recent Gifts & Achievements Announced Today at OSU’s State of the University Address

January 31st, 2013

Today, Oregon State University’s President Edward J. Ray gave the “State of the University” address to nearly 500 people at the Portland Hilton. Amongst many of the great accomplishments and goals of OSU, President Ray announced that The Campaign for OSU has crossed the $900 million mark toward the $1 billion goal! Below are a few of the recent news stories shared today.

National Sciences Foundation Grant

With a top-tier oceanography program, OSU has recently won this rare grant to design and build three ocean research vessels. OSU will initially receive $3 million for the design phase of the project, with an additional $290 million to come over the next 10 years if Congress provides the money to build these hi-tech ships. Of the three 175-foot long ships, OSU would operate one ship under the grant with the other two projected to go to the Gulf Coast and the East Coast. Timing is perfect as OSU’s current research vessel, the Newport (OR) based Oceanus, is set to be retired in 2020.

The Oceanus - Oregon State University's current research vessel

The Oceanus – Oregon State University’s current research vessel

The National Science Foundation hasn’t authorized a multi-ship project since the 1970s, OSU officials said, and no other NSF ships are likely to be built in the next decade.

Research on these ships is in areas such as predicting tsunamis, understanding ocean acidification and predicating global warming. This grant, along with a new ship, would continue to further the success of OSU’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospherics Sciences as well as further establish Newport as an “ocean research and education hub.”

OSU Performing Arts Gift 

A $5 million gift from an anonymous donor is the largest the university has every received for the arts and is a commitment to advance its performing arts programs including digital arts, performance technology and communication. Part of the gift ($1million) is contingent on OSU securing an additional $1 million in private support, which can come from gifts of $25,000 or more.

With the gift establishing endowments for four faculty and staff positions and scholarship, graduate fellowship, and program funds; there is a lot of excitement around how this will elevate support for OSU’s School of Arts and Communication.

OSU Chamber Choir

OSU Chamber Choir

Support of Engineering Research Facility 

OSU has received a total of $20 million in private gifts for a new educational and research facility for the College of Engineering. A recent $7 million from Peter (and Rosalie Johnson), a 1955 engineering alumnus, joins an earlier $10 million gift from an anonymous donor and $4 million in additional private funds. With the possible matching of state funds, the $40 million building will meet the needs for engineering faculty, lab space and a center focused on the recruitment and retention of engineering students.

OSU Cascades 

OSU Cascades in Bend, OR is the state’s first branch campus and is rapidly moving towards its goals of becoming a 4-year campus. To fund the expansion, the OSU Cascades has raised $3.3 million in private funds since last April towards their goal of $4 million.

Plans for OSU Cascades Expansion

Plans for OSU Cascades Expansion

Go Beavs!

-AG

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February 1st Priority Scholarship Deadline!

January 23rd, 2013

Apply Now!

The priority application deadline for admission and scholarship consideration is February 1st. With this fast approaching deadline we encourage you to make sure you submit the online application or if you have already started one make sure it is completed before the deadline. Below are the required materials needed.

  • OSU Online Application
  • Scholarship Essay
  • Insight Resume
  • Official Transcript ( High School or College)

If you have any questions please contact our office at 1-800-291-4192.

Honors College

If you are interested in applying for the University Honors College you will also need to apply no later than February 1st! The Honors College application is now a part of the OSU admissions application, and has its own section. For more information on the benefits of Honors College and the minimum requirements please click on the link below.

Honors College Deadline February 1st

 

-GG

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Want the best college job?

January 22nd, 2013

The Office of Admissions and University Housing and Dining Services (UHDS) are looking for candidates to fill positions as TOUR and/or UHDS Ambassadors for the 2013-14 school year. U.S. News and World Report listed on-campus tour guide as the best college job to boost your resume.

The application will allow you to submit an application for two different positions. One is as a Tour Ambassador with the Campus Visitor Center; the other is as an ambassador for University Housing and Dining Services (UHDS).

Campus TOUR Ambassador Position Description

UHDS Ambassador Position Description

Ideal Candidates:

have a wide range of OSU experiences
enjoy working with people
have public speaking skills
are outgoing
are self-motivated

Benefits of Being a TOUR or UHDS Ambassador:

excellent work experience in a professional setting
positively impact future OSU students and families
work within a dynamic team environment
competitive pay
leadership credit and a resume-building experience

Qualifications:

Current undergraduate student in good academic standing.
All Ambassadors must maintain full time student status and a minimum 2.75 institutional cumulative grade point average during their period of employment.
Full time student at Oregon State University for at least three terms with the intention of remaining a full-time student during the 2013-14 academic year.
Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to effectively and positively represent Oregon State University.
Commitment to promoting diversity.
Knowledge of resources and services at Oregon State University.
Well-rounded academic and co-curricular experiences at OSU.
Exhibit leadership, initiative, dependability, discipline and self-confidence.
Possess a current, valid driver’s license.

Period of Employment:

July 1, 2013-June 30, 2014 (including some or all of winter and spring breaks)

Spring Term 2013 Training/Leadership class: Students selected as TOUR Ambassadors are required to participate in AHE 406 during spring term.

Want to be student ambassador but cannot commit to all these dates?

We will be evaluating applicants to be part of our on-call tour guide program for recruitment programs and special group tours. Simply submit an application and indicate that you are interested in being an on-call tour guide. The interview process will be the same.

Please complete the following form to apply for a position as a TOUR/UHDS ambassador. Note that the application must be submitted all at once; it is not possible to save the form and return to it. Incomplete applications may not be considered.

Thanks for your interest! Your application materials must be received by February 8, 2013.

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MLK Day of Service on January 19th

January 16th, 2013

The annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service is about coming together to honor Dr. King’s life and legacy and help further his dream for peace by serving our neighbors and communities. MLK Day is a perfect opportunity for us to honor Dr. King’s legacy through service. The MLK Day of Service empowers individuals, strengthens communities, builds bridges, breaks down barriers, addresses social problems, and moves us closer to Dr. King’s vision of strong, beloved communities.

Students, staff, and faculty are invited to take part in this event and celebration.

8 service projects will be offered for the 2013 event addressing diverse issue areas and including various types of projects. This years service projects include Corvallis Parks & Recreation, Habitat for Humanity, Boys & Girls Club, Edible Corvallis Initiative, Stone Soup, Heartland Humane Society, Corvallis Environmental Center, and Oregon State University College Forests. Pre-registration is required. Participants will assemble at McAlexander Fieldhouse between 8:30 and 9am on Saturday January 19th. Continental breakfast and hot tea/coffee will be provided during the check-in process and a hot lunch will be provided upon return to campus between 1pm and 1:30pm. The 2013 MLK Day of Service is sponsored by the Center for Civic Engagement, the Student Events and Activities Center, and HandsOn Willamette.

For the opportunity to participate in one of these service projects on Saturday, January 19th please register at the link below:

http://oregonstate.edu/cce/mlk-day-service-projects

-AS

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