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Putting it all together

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

Once a month, we will be highlighting a nominated Powered by Orange business. What does it mean to be a Powered by Orange business? It could be that it’s owned by an Oregon State alum, has many OSU alums working there, or is just friends of OSU. A Powered by Orange Business also drives innovation, [...]

Powered by Internships – stream ecology in Spain

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

Beaverton native Celene Christensen has always loved the outdoors. As a geology and environmental science major in the University Honors College, she’s furthering that passion by developing a strong understanding of natural systems. Now, she’s working with what she considers our most important resource: water. This spring, Christensen headed to an internship in Blanes, Spain, [...]

Beavers represent in Portland’s Rose Festival

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

The Beavers represented this past weekend in the Grand Floral Parade during Portland’s annual Rose Festival. 1982 alum Cathy Marshall, who is the Regional Director of Programs in Portland and Seattle, helmed an 2010 orange Mini Cooper in a tribute to longtime OSU friend Al Reser while Benny the Beaver rode in tow during the [...]

2010 Graduation sets record

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

A record 4,496 men and women were recognized as graduates from Oregon State University in OSU’s 141st commencement ceremony on Saturday, June 12, beginning at 10:30 a.m. in Reser Stadium. All told, Saturday’s graduates included 2,274 men and 2,222 women; between them, they earned 4,695 degrees – also a record. While 3,531 graduates are from [...]

An Illuminating Future

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

When many Oregonians reach to flip on their light switch, they don’t really think twice about why the bulb lights up. They only notice when it doesn’t. That’s what the staff of Portland General Electric (PGE) counts on, service so smooth and consistent that customers have confidence that when they flip that switch, the world [...]

Oregon State’s Day of Service a success!

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

“Woo-hoo! Thank you Beavers,” came the shout of a Eugene runner wearing the green and yellow of the University of Oregon Ducks, passing a group of about 35 orange and black Oregon Staters who worked Saturday morning to clear hazardous brush along one of the city’s busiest riverfront paths. The group in Eugene joined volunteers [...]

OSU team wins national championship in Formula SAE racing

Monday, May 17th, 2010

Congratulations to the Global Formula Racing team from Oregon State University! Last week they went to Michigan, the ancestral home of the automotive industry, and won the 2010 Formula SAE national championship in collegiate car racing. The OSU contenders beat 122 other teams from around the world, many of which had far more funding, long-standing [...]

A Future So Bright

Monday, May 17th, 2010

Oregon State graduate Ryan Kirkpatrick is no stranger to risk-taking. The 2006 alum, along with business partner and Oregon State grad Dan Genco, has created two successful startup companies since he finished school: Galvanic Design, the creator of the Campus Rail Jam Tour (also known as Snow in the Quad) and Shwood Ltd., a company [...]

Not a day to sit on the couch

Friday, April 30th, 2010

This Saturday, May 1st the OSU campus will be more active than any other time of year. There are tons of things going on. Pretty much every corner of campus will be occupied. Check out the story on all of the activities or look at the individual events below. Mom’s weekend Pet Day The spring [...]

OSU Robot Runs for a Touchdown

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

The Oregon State University Robotics Club took their Mars Rover down to Reser Stadium after spring football practice. The goal was to drive from end-zone to end-zone. The only catch would be that they had to drive over the entire football team.