OSU Admissions Blog » Forestry http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog The blog of Oregon State University's Office of Admissions Thu, 16 May 2013 16:13:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 OSU Names Two New Deans http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2012/07/09/osu-names-two-new-deans/ http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2012/07/09/osu-names-two-new-deans/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2012 18:06:02 +0000 Alex http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/?p=4997 Oregon State University’s College of Forestry and College of Engineering have named new deans within the last few weeks. Sandra Woods returns to OSU from Colorado State, where there she was the dean of the College of Engineering since 2006. During her time on the OSU faculty (1984-2001), Woods was honored for her teaching and helped launch Oregon State’s distance and continuing education programs. Sabah Randhawa, OSU’s provost and executive vice president had this to say about Woods:

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

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

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

]]> http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2012/07/09/osu-names-two-new-deans/feed/ 0 What Caused the Mysterious Argyle Tree? http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2009/07/27/what-caused-the-argyle-tree/ http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2009/07/27/what-caused-the-argyle-tree/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:33:34 +0000 Blake http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/?p=1581 OSU, as Oregon’s premiere research university, gets a ton of strange questions. Here is a question submitted to our Department of Forestry then written about by John Howard for the Examiner.

What was odd about this particular snag was the strange pattern on its exterior. From ground level to as far as the eye could see upwards, the tree had a regular, repeating diamond pattern that looked for all the world like argyle. It was as if the snag were wearing a head-to-toe argyle stocking!

Close inspection showed that the diamond patterned lines on the dead tree trunk were ridges, not indentions. The diamonds measured about six inches across, and the pattern continued around the entire 40-inch circumference of the trunk.

Photo by John Howard

Photo by John Howard

This one has even stumped the researchers at North America’s number one College of Forestry. What do you think caused the Argyle Tree phenomenon?

-jm

]]> http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2009/07/27/what-caused-the-argyle-tree/feed/ 9 Additional Scholarships for Agricultural Science and Forestry Majors! http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2009/01/13/additional-scholarships-for-agricultural-science-and-forestry-majors/ http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2009/01/13/additional-scholarships-for-agricultural-science-and-forestry-majors/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:10:46 +0000 Matt http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/?p=1221 Are you a Fall 2009 new/incoming student and have declared your major within Agricultural Sciences or Forestry? You may be eligible to apply for additional scholarships through the departments directly. These require a separate application that must be completed by the deadlines below. Keep in mind that these are different from the university-wide scholarships that you are automatically considered for on the OSU admissions application (if you have already applied to OSU).

OSU College of Agricultural Sciences Scholarships
All entering agricultural science students are encouraged to apply! Every year money goes unclaimed because many of the Ag Science scholarships have very specific criteria. So don’t miss out on this great opportunity! One application puts you in the pool for all college scholarships (department and university scholarships may require a separate application). Click the link above for complete details and to apply online. DEADLINE: FEB 1. Please call (541) 737-5655 if you have any questions on scholarships from the College of Agricultural Sciences.

OSU College of Forestry Scholarships
New and current students who are admitted or enrolled in the College of Forestry are eligible to apply for College of Forestry scholarships. Through the generosity of our donors, the College awarded over $400,000 in undergraduate scholarships for the 2008-09 academic year with individual awards ranging from $1,000 – $6,500. Click the link above for complete details and to apply online. DEADLINE: FEB 1. Please call (541)-737-1594 if you have any questions on scholarships from the College of Forestry.

–mko

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