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 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

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

Go Beavs!

-AG

Sandra Woods is an experienced and visionary leader, who directed Colorado State’s engineering program through an impressive period of growth in enrollment, research and impact.

Sandra Woods

Thomas Maness has been named the new dean of the College of Forestry. He has been at OSU as a professor and head of the Department of Forest Engineering, Resources and Management at OSU since 2009. As a forest economist who specializes in developing innovative forest policies and practices, Randhawa says:

His vision and experience will help us further advance the college and its contributions to the university’s signature area of advancing the science of sustainable earth ecosystems.

Thomas Maness

Both colleges are excited for the new leadership of Woods and Manness as Forestry and Engineering continue to grow as some of OSU’s top colleges in research and academics.

Go Beavs!

-AG

Folklife Festival Exhibitions on the Mall
Happening daily 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

June 27 through July 1
July 4 through July 8

OSU Exhibitions
Displayed under tents every day on the dates listed above.  We will be in the “Sustainable Solutions” sections.

•  Surimi School (located in the main exhibit area) Internationally recognized surimi expert Dr. Jae Park and his OSU Seafood Laboratory team will present the historic origins of the versatile fish paste and how surimi products have created a $2.1 billion industry in the United State over the past 30 years with major growth ahead. Within that, they’ll note OSU’s singular role in the “Americanization of surimi.”  (Learn more about Surimi School)
•  Tech Wizards (located in the USDA 4H area) Octaviano Merecias-Cuevas and others with the nationally recognized 4H program will be leading Folklife participants through the process of building robots. A bilingual after-school program that teaches technological skills to low-income, marginalized youth ages 8 through 18, Tech Wizards is now active at more than 100 sites around the U.S.
•  Making Waves (located in the main exhibit area) The O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory will show how scientists and engineers are learning how wave action affects our coastal areas, helping us better prepare for tsunamis and hurricane waves. They’ll be working with one of Hinsdale’s mini-flumes, crashing waves over models of coastal structures created by Folklife attendees.

Other OSU Presenters
Happening on the Mini-University/Discussions Stage

•  The OSU Folklife Committee has put forward a list of OSU and OSU Extension faculty members as potential presenters in the Smithsonian “Mini-University” area. Faculty in this area will be making 15-minute presentations on a wide range of topics throughout the Festival. We’ll provide additional detail on who the Smithsonian curatorial staff has selected as soon as that information is available.

Happy Traveling this Summer!

-GG

Engineering students at OSU had the opportunity to showcase a lot of the projects and research that goes on in our College of Engineering last Friday.  There were more than 100 student built programs and each specialization was proudly represented.  This event was open to the public and free.  Along with the showcase of projects, a Robo*Palooza was also held during the expo and featured the award winning Mars rover robot and FIRST robots from local high schools. Tours of the O.H Hinsdale Wave Lab were also available to the public.  Last year a boat made out of concrete was presented, it was build and raced by OSU engineering students.  Also the formula 1 racing team was out talking to people about the research put into the car and team.

This is an annual event,  if you missed it this year and are wanting to learn more about the College of Engineering  I have included a link below.  We offer a tour daily at 2pm M-F that focuses just on the many research opportunities that the College of Engineering has to offer students, if you are interested the 2nd link below will take you to our visit OSU page.

OSU College of Engineering

Visit OSU

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• $871,119 for experiments to enhance he safety and efficiency of small modular reactors
• $245, 402 for laboratory and equipment upgrades
• $45,000 in scholarships for students seeking a nuclear-related degree

OSU’s Nuclear Engineering & Radiation Health Physics is a rapidly growing program and was the first in the nation to offer a bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering. Today, it is on of the top programs in the nation. With the program’s newly accredited graduate medical physics program, OSU is one of only 26 universities and the only in the Northwest with an accredited medical physics program.

Congratulations and Go Beavs!

-AG

Hosted at the OMNIMAX Theater, ‘RELENTLESS’ is a documentary chronicling a year in the life of Global Formula Racing Team. Made up of students in a multinational partnership who design and build formula cars for an extremely competitive international racing circuit, the GFR team hails from Oregon State University and DHBW Ravensburg, Germany. They devote every waking moment to the relentless pursuit of an international championship bid.

The world-winning car and members of the GFR Team will be at a pre-screening reception, so come by and see the machine and the students who created and raced it. The GFR Team are back-to-back world champions.

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Performance of OSU students continued to be excellent in professional certification exams:

Engineering—93 percent on Fundamentals of Engineering exam (national average 79 percent)
Exercise Science—67 percent on national athletic training association exam (national average 52 percent)
Nutrition—92 percent on American Dietetic Association exam (national average 82 percent)
Pharmacy—first time pass rate above 97 percent over the past five years, ranking us among the top 20 percent of all professional programs
Veterinary Medicine—100 percent on North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (national average 95 percent)
Accounting—63 percent on Unified Certified Public Accounting exam (national average 41 percent)

Acceptance rate for pre-medical students from OSU was over 77 percent, with students accepted to Oregon Health and Sciences, University of Southern California, University of Michigan, University of Washington, Dartmouth, University of Wisconsin and others.

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Fall Visit

Whether you are a senior trying to decide which college to attend or a junior just starting the college selection process, Preview OSU (Friday, October 14th) and Beaver Open House (Saturday, October 22nd) is a great way to discover more about Oregon State University. Select one of our fall visit programs and spend a day with representatives from key academic and administrative areas. You’ll also have a chance to tour the campus, learn about scholarships and financial aid opportunities and talk to OSU students about why they chose to be part of Beaver Nation.

Space is limited so please don’t forget to RSVP by clicking here.

If you cannot attend one of the fall visit programs, we invite you and your family to campus during a Monday through Friday tour. Please click hereto schedule a daily tour (Monday – Friday). If you have questions, please call the Office of Admissions at 1-800-291-4192 or email us at osuadmit@oregonstate.edu

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cyn

April 7th has been dedicated to nature’s engineer, the amazing BEAVER!  Today is a very special day here on campus because the beaver is OSU’s official fierce mascot.

April 7th was chosen as International Beaver Day because it is the birthday of the late Dorothy Richards of Little Falls, New York who studied beavers for 50 years.

Have you ever wondered about Benny the Beaver, OSU’s mascot?  Click here and here to learn more about Benny!

Please celebrate this super day and HAPPY INTERNATIONAL BEAVER DAY!

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cyn

Women's Building

Whether you are a senior trying to decide which college to attend or a junior just starting the college selection process, the Spring Visit program is a great way to learn more about Oregon State University.  There four program dates : Monday, February 21st, 2011, Friday, March 25th, 2011, Friday, April 1st, 2011 and Friday, April 8th, 2011.  Select one of our Spring Visits and spend an afternoon meeting with representatives from key academic and administrative areas. You’ll also have a chance to tour the campus and talk to OSU students about why they chose to be part of Beaver Nation.

Click here to sign up NOW!

Have questions?  Call the Office of Admissions at 1-800-291-4192 or email us at osuadmit@oregonstate.edu

Thanks for reading…
cyn