Posts Tagged ‘oregon-state-university’

April 7th – International Beaver Day!!!

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011

April 7th has been dedicated to nature’s engineer, the amazing BEAVER!  Today is a very special day here on campus because the beaver is OSU’s official fierce mascot. April 7th was chosen as International Beaver Day because it is the birthday of the late Dorothy Richards of Little Falls, New York who studied beavers for [...]

Sign up NOW for a Spring Visit Program!

Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

Whether you are a senior trying to decide which college to attend or a junior just starting the college selection process, the Spring Visit program is a great way to learn more about Oregon State University.  There four program dates : Monday, February 21st, 2011, Friday, March 25th, 2011, Friday, April 1st, 2011 and Friday, [...]

‘Tis the Season to Hit Dixon Recreation Center!

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

With the ringing of 2011, come the good old New Year’s resolutions.  It seems as though the majority of people out there are sticking to tradition and committing to either losing weight or getting back in shape.  With that said, Dixon Recreation Center is buzzing with patrons working to achieve their goals. What draws students [...]

Obamas Show Up to Support Beaver Nation!

Monday, November 29th, 2010

POTUS and the First Family showed up to support the OSU men’s basketball game between Howard University and Oregon State University, which is coached by brother-in-law Craig Robinson. Oregon State won, 84-74. Check out the first family in their orange and black: –mko

IB World Conference UPDATE: Students Bike 1600 Miles to Get to OSU

Thursday, August 5th, 2010

I came across this news story and thought that it was very exciting! As faithful blog readers know, OSU is hosting the International Baccalaureate World Student Conference next week! We learned that six participants of the IB World Conference are planning to bike to get to campus and will be joined by the OSU Cycling [...]

Research Funding Surpasses $275M…Yes that is over 1/4 Billion!

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

One of the many amazing characteristics of Oregon State University is the opportunity for students to engage in real research during their college experience. OSU has a long tradition of research as a center for academic learning and our strong commitment to expanding this is reflected in major increases in research funding over the last 10 years. Researchers at OSU earned more [...]

College of Forestry Researchers Revolutionizing Duct Tape and more?

Friday, July 9th, 2010

While these college of Forestry professors may not have invented ”Duct Tape,” they may very well end up changing the glue behind the idea. Recently Kaichang Li, a professor of wood science and engineering, and his postdoctoral research associate, Anlong Li, made an incidental discovery in a wood products lab at Oregon State University. Together they created a new [...]

OSU Named a “Best Buy College”

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Oregon State University has been named a Best Buy School in the upcoming edition of “The Fiske Guide to Colleges” for 2011. The revised and updated 2011 edition features more than 300 colleges and universities, and names 45 institutions – 21 public and 24 private – as Best Buys. These institutions fall into the inexpensive [...]

The Students Have Spoken…Student Experience Center Approved!

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

After years and years of students meeting, lobbying, blogging, discussing, proposing and campaigning for the Student Experience Center, the SEC officially passed late Thursday, May 27th.  The Student Experience Center was approved with a total of 2,056 “yes” votes which represents 69 percent of the total.  There has been much excitement bubbling around campus about [...]

Get Ready for Pride Week 2010!

Monday, May 10th, 2010

Pride Week, Queerology: The Study of…LOVE…REVOLUTION…POLY-CULTURAL…COMMUNITY…FABULOSITY! The Rainbow Continuum is excited to celebrate the LGBTQQIA (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender
 Queer Questioning Intersex Ally) community during the annual Pride Week.  Pride Week will begin on Sunday, May 9th through Friday, May 14th.  The entire week will include loads of events, speakers, food, music and many opportunities [...]

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