Future Students

I 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. [...]

Big news happened at Oregon State University today, and I wanted to get something about this posted as soon early as possible. Terri Irwin, whose efforts with Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin, daughter Bindi, and son Bobby, signed an agreement with the Marine Mammal Institute at Oregon State University to fund two humpback whale research projects. [...]

In an earlier blog post (At Long Last: Japanese American WWII-era OSU Students Receive Honorary Degrees), I promised some footage of current OSU students who played active roles in the Japanese American WWII-era Honorary Degree Ceremony at OSU. I invite you to meet Andy Kiyuna, and Joel Fischer. The impetus for granting the honorary degrees [...]

On Saturday, June 14, 2008, Oregon State University held it’s 6th annual “Si Se Pudo” graduation ceremony, an event honoring Latino/a students who completed their degree. Along with Javier Cervantes, our very own Lizbeth Campos presided over the event and assisted with the ceremony. Watch the videos for footage of the new graduates, including Omán [...]

Former Oregon State University students were recipients of Honorary Degrees for the university’s 139th commencement ceremony. So a little history here: after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in December 1941, the United States Executive Order 9066 in was signed in the spring of 1942 and over 120,000 ethnic Japanese people were uprooted and were held in [...]

I visited the British Columbia area in Canada earlier this spring and had the privilege of visiting several secondary schools as well as holding individual appointments to meet with students and their families.
One such student who I met with was Jonnie Motomochi, a twelfth-year student at North Delta Secondary School. Jonnie will be attending [...]

I’ve received a few questions from counselors and students who have asked if OSU is still accepting applications for the Fall 2008. Though the scholarship deadline has passed (Feb 1), students may still apply to OSU for admissions consideration for the upcoming school year. You may access the application online by visiting the admissions website [...]

From the Oregonian:
Oregon State University students and members of the public will have a chance to learn firsthand about the effects of climate change and human impacts on Antarctica through a special class that will take them to the continent for two weeks.
“The Antarctic is where the rubber meets the road, when it comes to [...]

As an economics junkie I was thrilled to read this recently released study on Oregon State University’s economic footprint. OSU’s economic footprint is around 1.5 billion dollars. This is huge news not only for OSU but for the State of Oregon as well! OSU is the state’s only university designated as having “Very [...]

Greetings!
My name is James Miller. I am an alumnus of Oregon State University (2006), double major in Economics and Psychology. I am an Admissions Advisor here in the OSU Office of Admissions. It’s very exciting for me to be joining the Admissions Blogging Team! My main role in the office is [...]