LIFE@OSU

On July 21, I and five other Oregon State University professional faculty members set off from Corvallis to tour seven of OSU’s 11 agricultural research centers and see their scientists at work in the field.

When I announced to family and friends four years ago that I would be leaving our home in Maine to come to Oregon State University, I received electronic, telephone and in-person high-fives.

So you think you are a die-hard Beavers fan? Beat this: Malisa Hollis hasn’t missed a home football game in 29 years.

If your summer itinerary took you away for research, a sabbatical or just a good old-fashioned vacation, you may have missed some particularly interesting campus happenings. LIFE@OSU offers this recap for the information challenged.

Dixon Recreation Center hires about 300 students every year. And one of the first connections they make is with Nita Phillips. OSU senior Hayden Murphy met Phillips shortly after beginning her job at Dixon during her sophomore year.

On June 30, the OSU Foundation marked a record-breaking fundraising year with commitments from alumni and friends totaling more than $126 million in FY08 alone.

As part of the Corvallis Energy Challenge, everything from building door seals to kitchen freezer temperature was scrutinized to find ways to boost energy efficiency and control energy cost at Wilson Hall and Arnold Dining Center.

For three days in August, influential news media representatives from around the country got a taste of what makes OSU one of the nation’s top marine research universities.

LIFE@OSU was designed with an interest in creating dialog with the OSU community. We’d love to hear what’s on your mind. Select letters from our readers will be posted here. If you’d like to be part of the conversation, email your letter to lifeatosu@oregonstate.edu.

OSU is increasingly prominent in many rankings and is included in several guides this fall in new or different ways.