The next time you receive admissions information on paper, just look for the FSC seal of approval and know OSU is dedicated to environmental effects.

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Pride Week 2012: Dimensions of OSU

The Rainbow Continuum is proud to present the 2012 Pride Week, Dimensions of OSU.  They have scheduled almost 30 events happening this week, Sunday May 6th through Friday May 11th.  Some of this week’s events include a kick off dinner and vigil, a BBQ, sessions, movie screenings and a student ran drag show.  You can find complete details and descriptions about the activities below and on The Rainbow Continuum website.

Oregon State University prides itself in the fact it is rated 5/5 stars on the LGBT-Friendly Campus Climate Index. For the second year in a row, OSU ranks high in being one of the nation’s most gay-friendly campuses. Out of 300 campuses reported on by the Campus Pride LGBT-Friendly Campus Climate Index, OSU was amongst 33 American colleges and universities to get the highest score of 5/5.

Pride Week 2012: Dimensions of OSU - Event List

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CYN

OSU started slowly scoring 48.850 in the opening rotation on the vault. But the Beavers never scored below 49-points in a rotation thereafter. Freshman Chelsea Tang, who has taken her vaulting up several notches in the past week according to associate head coach Michael Chaplin, tallied the Beavers’ highest score with a 9.825. Makayla Stambaugh followed with a 9.80 while Brittany Harris and Leslie Mak added scores of 9.75 and 9.725. Kelsi Blalock recovered from a balk on her first attempt to score 9.70 to round out the scoring for OSU.

To read more about the upset against Oklahoma click on the link below. We hope the team continue to bring some more wins throughout this season.

No. 7 Beavers beat No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners

Tickets for Winter Sporting Events

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Two sorority sisters and two frat brothers from Oregon State University are splitting up and going head-to-head in an all-out fitness challenge. The team that gets into the best shape in 6 weeks, scores a trip to one of the biggest parties of the year – mtvU Spring Break 2012 going down in Las Vegas!

Student Bodies at Oregon State University

Watch Episode 1 as these four friends get introduced and begin the competition including sit-ups, push-ups, and the 1-mile run. Under the command of Army ex-special forces Major Harrington and with help from Army ROTC coaches, these students will take on this challenge both physically and emotionally. Keep tuned to see which Beaver duo comes out victorious.

Go Beavs!

-AG

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THE RESULTS ARE IN!

The Black and Orange teams have gone through weeks and weeks of hard core conditioning and training by current OSU ROTC Cadets to get in shape and win a trip to MTV’s Spring Break in Las Vegas.  After all their blood, sweat and maybe even some tears, the results are finally in.  To recap both teams’ tireless efforts and see which team won the grand prize, check out all three episodes.

Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3 – The Finale

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cyn

OSU Faculty

We are excited to share that this year OSU has hired 80 faculty members that are the best and brightest.   They are coming from all over the nation and internationally from notable institutions.  The new tenure track faculty members have experience at prestigious universities and big impact companies.  Here’s the full story:

 The rapid growth and development of Oregon State University has prompted the need for more classroom instruction and leadership in its labs, and OSU is meeting those needs this year through the hiring of 80 new faculty members from some of the world’s best-known institutions.

The new professors come from such campuses as Harvard, the London School of Economics, Yale, Brown, MIT, Cornell, London’s Imperial College, Stanford, Michigan, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Florida, Minnesota, UCLA, the University of California-Berkeley and the UC system and West Point.

Other new faculty members are from prestigious non-university settings, including NASA, Los Alamos National Laboratory, the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and more.

OSU leaders say the new hires, which were announced on campus yesterday, are essential for a growing land grant university committed to helping the state meet higher educational goals that many say are critical to Oregon’s future economic success.

“Oregon’s new 40-40-20 law seeks to ensure that 40 percent of the state’s adult population has earned a bachelor’s degree or more, 40 percent at least an associate’s degree, and 20 percent at least a high school diploma,” said Oregon State President Edward J. Ray. “To the degree that OSU and other campuses help achieve those goals, Oregon will be prepared to compete in the global marketplace of tomorrow, with a highly educated workforce supporting this state’s companies and industries.

“Our new faculty will enable OSU to make greater contributions in this area, and further extend OSU’s research and service missions,” Ray added, “and we’re very proud to have them all here.”

In service of those goals, Oregon State is already home to more Oregon freshmen than any other university, and its record enrollments totaling 25,500 for the main campus in Corvallis and OSU-Cascades in Bend trail only Portland State University in overall headcount.

OSU is also home to the lion’s share of Oregon’s “high achievers” – valedictorians, salutatorians and other top performers from state high schools – and is Oregon’s only university to hold the prestigious Carnegie Foundation’s top ranking for the nation’s most successful research universities and its designation for exemplary “community engagement.” The new faculty members come from institutions with similar claims to quality and success, and will make substantial contributions as teachers, researchers and scholars.

The faculty span 10 colleges and are further notable for their international diversity, with some originally from or having been recently employed in Korea, China, India, the Netherlands, Afghanistan, Great Britain, Ukraine, Poland, Spain, Chile, Switzerland, Romania and Puerto Rico. Twenty-five of the hires are women.

Click here to read the impressive bios of our new faculty.

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cyn

OSU Global Formula Racing Team

The upcoming documentary, RELENTLESS, will be taking viewers through a year in the life of the Global Formula Racing Team as they “devote every waking moment to the relentless pursuit of an international championship bid in this feature documentary.”

Watch the official trailer here as well as view photos from the team’s adventures. Go Beavs!

-AG

Bill and Cathi on the Amazing Race.

The amazing race continues! Earlier this year we blogged about a couple who were set to compete in the amazing race Bill and Cathi, who is a professor at Oregon State University.  First Blog on Bill and Cathi. They have been all over the world at this point in the season starting at Taiwan and the latest episode ending with the teams in Germany.  The couple has been in the race dealing with challenges testing their ability to work under pressure and the unexpected.  In the latest episode they traveled through Germany and while they started out strong with memorizing a poem  and reciting in on the other side of town.  They fell behind when it came to finding Legoland and the bodybuilding competition. Their secret to making it this far is “no yelling or blaming” the other team member which has seemed to work out for them quite well.   According to a poll, Bill and Cathi have been voted to make the top 3! To see what happens next week and if Bill and Cathi were eliminated make sure you watch the next episode

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Memorial Union Quad

Seattle area seniors and their families are invited to our annual informational sessions in Bellevue, Washington.  Explore OSU will be held at the Bellevue Art Museum on Thursday, October 20th.  There will be two sessions held at 6pm and 7:30pm.  Students should choose only one session to attend.  Both evening receptions will introduce our guests to our university.  Information that will be presented during Explore OSU include our Academic Programs, Advanced Credit Opportunities for AP or IB, Financial Aid and Scholarships, Student Life and Extra Curricular Activities, Research Opportunities, International Programs and more.

Pre-registration for the event is strongly encouraged. Students may RSVP for the program as well as find directions and parking information by visiting the following website:  http://oregonstate.edu/exploreosu/.

Explore OSU Bellevue
Bellevue Art Museum
510 Bellevue Way NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
Event Date: Thursday, October 20th
Event Start Time: 6pm and 7:15pm

Information will be identical at both sessions so please choose one time that is most convenient.  Space is limited so please don’t forget to RSVP at http://oregonstate.edu/exploreosu.  We hope all students are settling into the school year well and gearing up for the opportunities that lie ahead!

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cyn

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

2011 PRIDE Week - Powered by Rainbow

It’s that fabulous time of the year again…PRIDE WEEK!  This year’s PRIDE theme, Powered by Rainbow, cleverly plays off of OSU’s Powered by Orange campaign.  OSU’s PRIDE is a celebration of our LGBTQQIA (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Questioning Intersex Ally) community.

PRIDE kicked off yesterday with a very delicious brunch that celebrated the beginning of this week long adventure.  There will be a record breaking amount of activities to participate in during this week.  Some of the program highlights will be: Dan Savage, co-creator of a campaign called “It Gets Better”, will be speaking tonight, Out on Greek Row presentation, Multi-Generational Queer Panel and my personal favorite, the all student Drag Show on Friday, May 13^th.  Please check out the full schedule below or click here for the list of events.

Powered by Rainbow – 2011 Pride Week Schedule of Events

Sunday, May 8
Pride Brunch 2011: Powered by Rainbow 10:30am-12:30pm Alumni Center Ballroom
Candlelight vigil 8:00pm-9:00pm MU Quad

Monday, May 9
Tabling in the MU Quad 10:00am-3:00pm MU Quad
Opening BBQ 10:00am-3:00pm MU Quad
Coming Out 101 3:00pm-4:00pm MU 206
Rainbow Continuum Meeting 5:00pm-6:00pm Women’s Center
Dan Savage 6:30pm-9:00pm La Sell’s Stewart Center

Tuesday, May 10
Tabling in the Quad 10:00am-3:00pm MU Quad
HIV Rapid Testing 10:00am-3:00pm Snell 536
Guess the Het 12:00pm-2:00pm MU 206
Make Your Own Sex Toys 12:00pm-2:00pm MU (TBA)
Queer YOUR Health! 12:00pm-2:00pm MU 206
The Astrology of Being Queer 5:00pm-7:00pm MU 208
Out on Greek Row 7:00pm-9:00pm Owen 102
The Genderfellator Film Screening: An Evening with Feminist Pornographer Tobi Hill-Meyer 7:00pm-9:00pm MU Council Room

Wednesday, May 11
Tabling in the Quad 10:00am-3:00pm MU Quad
Two Spirit People 12:00pm-2:00pm MU Quad
Against the Binary: Privilege & Gender Identity 3:00pm-4:00pm MU 208
Crossing the Border: Documentation, Immigrants, and LGBT People 4:00pm-5:00pm MU 206
LGBT/Faculty Staff Kneads Assessment 5:00pm-10:30pm Crop Science Building 026
Multi-Generational Queer Panel 5:30pm-7:00pm MU 206

Thursday, May 12
Tabling in the Quad 10:00am-3:00pm MU Quad
I Love my Queer Body! 11:00am-12:00pm MU 206
Live Homosexual Acts! 12:00pm-2:00pm MU Quad
Queer Abstinence! 2:00pm-3:30pm MU 206
PFLAG Panel 3:00pm-4:00pm MU 208
Don’t Be a Drag, Just Be a Queen/King! 4:00pm-6:00pm Women’s Center
All the Colors of the Rainbow: An Art Exhibition on Multiculturalism and Sexuality 6:00pm-9:00pm MU MLK Room

Friday, May 13
Tabling in the Quad10:00am-3:00pm MU Quad
Lube Event 12:00pm-2:00pm MU Quad
Drag Show 7:00pm-11:30pm MU Ballroom

Want to learn more about our marvelous LGBTQQIA community?  Click here to direct you to the Pride Center website.

Thanks to the Rainbow Continuum for all their hard work organizing yet another amazing PRIDE!

Thanks for reading…CYN