Life at OSU

The OSU Board of Trustees on Friday approved the university’s operating budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year, and also approved new degree programs in robotics and religious studies.

Oregon State University has named Ron Adams as interim vice president for Research, effective July 1.

Oregon State University will hold its 145th commencement on Saturday, June 14, beginning at 10:30 a.m. in Reser Stadium, graduating a record class of nearly 5,900 students.

A new residence hall at OSU is being named after the first African American male to earn a degree at the university - after being denied access to university housing.

Oregon State University’s 38th annual Klatowa Eena Powwow will take place on Saturday, May 17, in Gill Coliseum on campus. 

Lavern Weber, director of Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center for a quarter-century died Monday. He was 80.

Latino students at Oregon State University now have a brand new home away from home, and the campus will celebrate the new Centro Cultural Cesar Chavez during a grand opening ceremony Monday, April 7, beginning at 5 p.m.

The Oregon State University Board of Trustees will meet Thursday, March 13, on the OSU campus to approve tuition and fee levels for the 2014-15 academic year.

Marie Harvey, a professor in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences, and William Ripple, a professor in the College of Forestry, have been selected to receive the title of Distinguished Professor by OSU.

The Oregon State University Board of Trustees on Thursday unanimously elected Patricia “Pat” Reser of Beaverton, Ore., as initial chairwoman.