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  • Applying to OSU: The Mythbusters Edition

    Posted October 16th, 2008 by James

    Greetings from Olympia, WA!
    One of the reasons I love visiting high schools is that I get to connect with our prospective students in a way that’s not really possible at a college fair. Not only do students get to hear from me about what OSU has to offer but I also hear first hand [...]

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    Danté Holloway Quoted in New Mexico Newspaper

    Posted October 13th, 2008 by James

    Greetings readers!
    Just got a link in my inbox letting me know that our colleague, Danté Holloway, was quoted in the Spanish Language Section of the Santa Fe New Mexican called La Voz De Nuevo México.
    Here’s his picture:

    And the quote:
    “Cuando busquen una uni­versidad, los estudiantes deben preguntar qué tipo de apoyo [...]

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    The Times Changin’…Follow Up

    Posted October 6th, 2008 by James

    Just received a comment from “Matt” on our Times They Are A Changin’ post. It is quite long so I’ll post an excerpt here. You can get Matt’s entire comment by clicking the link below.
    It is readily apparent that lesser universities are against the SAT primarily because it is an objective measure [...]

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    The Times They Are A Changin’

    Posted October 5th, 2008 by James

    There has been considerable buzz in the higher ed world the last couple of weeks about the way standardized tests are used in university admissions. Basically, the talk for years has been that the College Board’s “SAT” and ACT Organization’s “ACT” are out of touch with their core purpose of measuring a students readiness [...]

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    START Bilingüe a Huge Success…Again!

    Posted July 10th, 2008 by James

    START Bilingüe, a collaborative program led by OSU’s New Student Programs and Family Outreach office, was held on June 29th and 30th. Bilingüe served over eighty students and family members this year.
    The primary focus of the Bilingüe program is to provide OSU information in Spanish to Spanish speaking families so that they [...]

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    Oregon NAME Conference set for May 6th, 2008

    Posted April 21st, 2008 by James

    Just got an email from Dr. Terryl Ross, Director of the Office of Community and Diversity, announcing the 2008 NAME (National Association for Multicultural Education) Conference.
    From their flier:
    This conference provides a forum for discussion by teachers, teacher educators and school administrators on the subjects of diversity, culture, equity and justice. Keynote addresses, presentations, [...]

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    African American Youth Leadership Conference: Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

    Posted February 25th, 2008 by James

    The OSU Admissions Blog staff have been getting a ton of questions and comments regarding last year’s African American Leadership Conference which was held on the OSU Campus and how to attend this year’s event. Because we love our readers and answering your questions…Here are the five “W’s” regarding this year’s conference:
    What: Second (2nd) AAYLC
    (African [...]

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    Holistic admissions at Oregon State University

    Posted May 10th, 2007 by Blake

    Oregon State University Admissions just received another ’shout out’ surrounding our holistic admissions policy.

    Peter Sacks, author of Tearing Down the Gates: Confronting the Class Divide in American Education, spoke in an interview posted on Inside Higher Ed.com:
    Q: Are there colleges doing the right thing to open their gates?
    A: Yes, I believe there are some colleges [...]

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    OSU Admissions recognized for holistic admissions policy

    Posted March 3rd, 2007 by Blake

    Michele Sandlin, Director of Admission at Oregon State University, presented on OSU’s holistic admissions policy at the annual national conference of AACRAO. Published by Scott Jaschik (who attended the session and published the story the following day) from Inside Higher Ed.com:
    In holistic admissions, colleges evaluating applicants replace grids of grades and test scores with [...]

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