OSU Admissions Blog » research university http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog The blog of Oregon State University's Office of Admissions Thu, 16 May 2013 16:13:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 OSU offers sustainability degree http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2012/08/16/osu-offers-sustainability-degree/ http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2012/08/16/osu-offers-sustainability-degree/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 23:19:03 +0000 Blake http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/?p=5048 Oregon State University, Oregon’s leading research university, is expanding the paths students can take for their degree(s). New this fall is a sustainability double-degree, one that can be added to ANY major at Oregon State.

Some sample careers in sustainability:

Carbon and greenhouse gas management
Sustainability operations for private companies, universities, and government entities
Sustainability marketing and market research
Sustainability and engineering manager
Sustainability/environmental performance assessment and monitoring
Sustainability specialist for waste, energy, or water management
Sustainability strategic planning
Sustainable supply chain management
Sustainable packaging design and management
Sustainability coordinator for school districts, hospitals, and for-profit organizations

Oregon State has been a leader in sustainability for decades and currently ranks 4th in the nation of green energy purchasers (EPA).

-bv

About Oregon State University: OSU is one of only two U.S. universities designated a land-, sea-, space- and sun-grant institution. OSU is also Oregon’s only university to hold both the Carnegie Foundation’s top designation for research institutions and its prestigious Community Engagement classification. Its nearly 24,000 students come from all 50 states and more than 90 nations. OSU programs touch every county within Oregon, and its faculty teach and conduct research on issues of national and global importance.

]]> http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2012/08/16/osu-offers-sustainability-degree/feed/ 0 OSU students headed to Antarctica to study http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2008/02/04/osu-students-headed-to-antarctica-to-study/ http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2008/02/04/osu-students-headed-to-antarctica-to-study/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:15:45 +0000 Blake http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2008/02/04/osu-students-headed-to-antarctica-to-study/ From the Oregonian:

Oregon State University students and members of the public will have a chance to learn firsthand about the effects of climate change and human impacts on Antarctica through a special class that will take them to the continent for two weeks.

“The Antarctic is where the rubber meets the road, when it comes to global environmental change,” says Michael Harte, director of OSU’s Marine Resource Management Program, who will lead the trip. “It is the proverbial canary in the coal mine.”

The Study Abroad program will leave for Antarctica in December. Participants will study and conduct research on the Antarctic and the tip of South America. Deadline to sign up is Feb. 15.

Fieldwork will be carried out from a commercial Antarctic expedition vessel and Zodiacs, inflatable boats from which the participants will study Antarctic wildlife, search for signs of environmental change and explore the impact of humans on a fragile environment. The group also will spend four days exploring the natural and cultural systems of Tierra del Fuego on the South American continent.

Class size is limited to about 20. Students may sign up for undergraduate or graduate sections. Participants who sign up for the class will take an online course in fall term 2008 taught by faculty at OSU and Gateway Antarctica in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Some benefits of attending a research university….
-bv

]]> http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2008/02/04/osu-students-headed-to-antarctica-to-study/feed/ 3