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Engineering Textbooks for Iraqi Students

James — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:01:34 +0000

Happy Monday, Dear Readers!

On my gorgeously sunny drive to campus this morning I heard a great story on NPR about OSU Alumnus, Joshua Mater, a US Army Captain. Mater was recently wounded in Iraq when a rocket exploded near him in May.

From the Oregonian:

Capt. Joshua Mater, now stationed at Fort Bragg, has gathered about 200 engineering textbooks donated by the faculty at Oregon State.

They’re intended to help students at Dhi Qar University in southern Iraq learn how to construct roads, provide electricity and build bridges. The school has 10,000 students, one of the largest in the nation.

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Ron Adams, dean of the College of Engineering, said the texts were worth about $20,000, and they’re of recent vintage.

“The specific request was for 21st century textbooks,” he said.

It goes without saying that well trained engineers will make a huge difference as Iraq sets to the task of rebuilding itself. Just goes to show, that Land Grant service before self attitude, never fades! Kudos to Capt. Mater, keep up the good work.

-jm

Dozens from Hawaii graduate at Oregon State

James — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 18:21:28 +0000

Staying with the theme of our graduates of which we are so proud. The Honolulu Advertiser has a listing of the dozens of students from the Great State of Hawaii who will graduate from OSU next weekend.

From the Honolulu Advertiser:

CORVALLIS, Ore. â€“ The 2008 graduating class from Oregon State University is one of the largest in the school’s history and includes dozens of students from Hawaii, according to a news release from the school.

OSU’s 139th commencement ceremony will be held on Sunday, June 15, in Reser Stadium beginning at 1 p.m. and broadcast live on Oregon Public Broadcasting.

Congrats to our soon to be alumni from Hawaii and to all of our graduates!

-jm

Linus Pauling Stamp Unveiled

James — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:25:14 +0000

A follow up from the Linus Pauling Day post from last week. The official Linus Pauling Stamp unveiling was held in the MU Ballroom yesterday. I wasn’t able to attend so I was very interested to see KEZI’s coverage of the event (which was great, by the way…Kudos KEZI!) .

“We are pleased to honor Linus Pauling as one of the top twenty scientists in the world,” said Corvallis Postmaster John Harrington.

After the ceremony, the Postal Service offered a commemorative one-day-only hand-stamped postmark designed specifically for the event.

The new stamp is part of a new series created by the Postal Service honoring American Scientists Gety Cori, Edwin Hubble, John Bardeen, and Linus Pauling. The event was hosted by a combined effort by OSU University Events, Special Collections and Printing and Mailing Services.

A truly great honor for Dr. Pauling and his family!

-jm