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Better Living in Portland

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

If you live in or around Portland, chances are you’ve heard of the Energy Trust Better Living Show. In its third year, the free, green living expo is the Northwest’s largest sustainability lifestyle show and takes place this year 3/26 through 3/28. The show is designed to empower people to become more mindful consumers by [...]

Orange Spotlight

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Shine a spotlight on businesses that are Powered by Orange. Do you know a business that is Powered by Orange? If so, here’s your chance to shine a spotlight on deserving businesses. And just what makes a business Powered by Orange? They’re owned by an Oregon State alum, have lots of OSU alums working there [...]

Powered by Orange love

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

After having won a Grand Gold award last week from the Council for Support and Education (CASE), Oregon State’s Powered by Orange campaign won the Virginia Carter Smith Grand Crystal award – the highest honor possible in regional competition. PBO will soon move on to national competition. Our success, in large part, is due to [...]

Portland is Powered by Orange

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

The lights of Portland’s historic Morrison Bridge turned OSU orange on Monday night to rally the city’s more than 41,000 Beaver alumni in advance of the Dec. 3 Civil War. Part of OSU’s “Powered by Orange” campaign, the lighting was sponsored by two well-known Beaver Believers – Bob Miller, morning radio host for KPAM, the [...]

For those of you who love chickens…and really, who doesn’t?

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

If you’re in Hillsboro on Saturday morning, Oregon State’s Extension Service is holding a harvest festival at 9 a.m., with a focus on urban poultry. That means…eggs! James Hermes, Extension poultry specialist, will talk about backyard flocks and how to keep them safe and healthy.Other sessions will be on home food preservation, edible lanndscaping, pest [...]

OSU Grads are powering Portland: Beth Appert

Friday, September 18th, 2009

Beth Appert, an Oregon State alum with a Master’s in public health with a focus on international health, is working as an AIDS Program Coordinator at Medical Teams International in Portland. An advanced degree from Oregon State helped her land a job in a down economy. Beth is just one Oregon State graduate who is Solving Global Problems.

Oregon State grads are powering Portland: Cory Smith

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

Tice Electric is an excellent progressive company full of wonderful people, and I feel very fortunate to be joining the team.

Oregon State grads are powering Portland: Janelle Hyter

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

Even in a challenging economy, Oregon State graduates are managing to find great jobs in the Portland Metro area. Accountant Janelle Hyter’s Q&A is the third in a series that profiles recent OSU grads and how they found their positions.

Oregon State grads are powering Portland: Scott Nakashimada

Friday, June 12th, 2009

“I think it’s about the people you know and making sure you get face-time with them. The benefit of being a student is that you get the opportunity to either intern or volunteer at a lot of pharmacies, hospitals, clinics and health-related industries.”

Mapes’ biking book gets a boost from a famous fan

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

It helps to catch David Byrne’s attention, evidently. The former Talking Heads frontman reviewed Mapes’ “Pedaling Revolution” in the New York Times a couple of weeks ago, and since then the title’s ranking on Amazon has shot up. It’s the fastest-selling book OSU Press has published – ever. More in Jeff Baker’s Oregonian piece…