Why not get your holiday pictures taken with Benny the Beaver! Benny will be at the OSU Beaver Store in Portland (6th & Alder) this weekend from 12pm-2pm. Bring your own camera and snap away! This is perfect for family pictures, Holiday Cards, keepsakes or even for your profile picture.

You can also get all of your holiday shopping done at the OSU Beaver Store and with every purchase you will receive a free gift while supplies last!

Click on image to go to OSU Beaver Store Online

-KK

This year we have the great honor of hosting the 116th Football Civil War game in Reser Stadium. This is a very exciting opportunity as both OSU and U of O are ranked within the top 15 this year. This is one of the oldest football rivalry games that started back in 1894. The game is set for this Saturday November 24th with a kick off time of 12:07pm. For more information on rankings and civil war facts click here.

We wish the best of luck to our Beaver Football team! GO BEAVS!

-GG

This past weekend the Memorial Union quad was home to two highly entertaining events under the title, I.AM.MUSIC.  These annual programs are anticipated by students during the school year and they were a huge success.   The Memorial Union Program Council (MUPC) organized the two day music festival on Friday, June 1^st and Saturday, June 2^nd.  Battle of the Bands was on the 1^st and showcased current OSU students showing off their talent.  Twelve bands made the cut to rock in the quad to win the ultimate prize, victor of the 2012 Battle of the Bands.

The second day of the I.AM. MUSIC. program was Flat Tail Music Festival and the opening act was  winner of the Battle of the Bands, Tuesday Night.  The professional bands and artists brought to campus to play on the outdoor stage range from hip hop to rock to rap and everything in between.  The headliner was Macklemore, a highly talented rapper from Seattle, WA.

Click on the events to see what you missed at this year’s Battle of the Bands or Flat Tail Music Festival during the two day I.AM.MUSIC. program.

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CYN

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

Thanks for reading…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

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

GG

Women’s Building

Bay Area seniors and their families are invited to our annual informational session in Walnut Creek, California.  Explore OSU will be held at Embassy Suites – Walnut Creek on Sunday, October 23^rd at 3pm.  The afternoon reception will introduce our guests to OSU.  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. Bay Area 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 Bay Area
Embassy Suites – Walnut Creek
1345 Treat Boulevard
Walnut Creek, CA 94597
Event Date: Sunday, October 23rd
Event Start Time: 3pm
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

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

Mid-Willamette
Location: Lane Community College Gym, Bldg. #5, Eugene, OR
Date: Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011
Time: Noon – 3 pm

Douglas County
Location: Roseburg High School Gym, Roseburg, OR
Date: Monday, Oct. 3, 2011
Time: Noon – 3 pm

Southern Oregon/Northern California
Location: Medford Armory, Medford, OR
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011
Time: 9 am – 12 pm

Central Oregon
Location: Deschutes County Fairgrounds, Redmond, OR
Date: Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011
Time:9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Go Beavs!

-KT