OSU Admissions Blog

As part of its annual Homecoming which was celebrated over Halloween Weekend, over 600 students, faculty, alumni and friends participated in a giant synchronized Thriller dance. People gathered outside Reser Stadium beforehand to practice/learn the dance moves. The event was organized by current OSU Student Brianne Kiso on behalf of the Oregon State University Alumni [...]

About a year ago, former students were brought to campus to take part in commencement to receive their honorary degrees. You may remember previous postings on this in the “At Long Last” series.
Sadly, Jack Yoshihara who attended the ceremony to receive his honorary degree has passed away. On behalf of the the Oregon State [...]

Right there up with Starbucks and Whole Foods, Oregon State University tops the EPA’s list of the biggest green power buyers in the nation. There are only five institutions of higher education on the list. Check it out here!
…and this just in! OSU is also number one in the PAC-10!
Way to go Beaver Nation!

This past Friday and Saturday, OSU’s Kaleidoscope of Colleges and Cultures went off without a hitch. Students from across Oregon were brought to campus with one mission in mind: Go to College. Along with their students, counselors and community organizers traveled to Corvallis to learn more about college including the resources available to them, academic [...]

Using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), three student employees of the Dixon Recreation Center and another student successfully resuscitated a heart attack victim who was using the Dixon facilities.
More details here and here.
Well done, Miles Dodge, Michael Tasman, Joey Jenkins and Ben Misley!!!

A lot can happen when you give current OSU student Kourtney Goya a video camera and tell her “go shoot some stuff.” The Office of Admissions did just that, allowing her to ask some people around campus about their favorite thing about OSU. Take a look at Kourtney’s blog posting and watch her video to [...]

From Brett McFarlane, Head Adviser in the College of Engineering:
Applications are now available for the 2009-20010 MECOP/CECOP Internship Program.

Applications are DUE BY APRIL 10.

http://mecop.oregonstate.edu/apps/index.html
If you have specific questions about the MECOP/CECOP program you may contact them directly at:
MECOP Office
118 Covell Hall
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-2409
(541) 737-9595
mecop@engr.orst.edu
Best of luck to all applicants!
-bv

You might have read BV’s previous news posting on how President-elect Barack Obama selected Oregon State University Professor Dr. Jane Lubchenco today to chair the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This is big news. I’ve read many articles on Dr. Lubchenco – she’s a distinguished professor and one the world’s leading researchers in [...]

Corvallis, Oregon State University, and the rest of the northwest have had some interesting weather these past few days. Late starts, delays, icy roads, snow tires, and school closures for the day have been the norm around here this week, but that usually isn’t the case. I spoke with Alex in the visitor’s center who [...]

Just found this on the internets (hat tip to Blue Oregon):
Washington Post-
Lubchenco Will Helm National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
By Juliet Eilperin
President-elect Barack Obama has tapped Oregon State University professor Jane Lubchenco, one of the nation’s most prominent marine biologists, to head the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Lubchenco, a conservationist who has devoted much of her [...]