CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University will host two virtual public forums this week to share with Corvallis and Benton County community members planning underway by OSU to gradually resume on-campus teaching, research, Extension programming and university operations.

The meetings will be held by Zoom from 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 3 and from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 4. OSU President Ed Ray and other university leaders will provide updates about resumption planning underway. Members of the community can ask questions of OSU leaders and share resumption suggestions and concerns.

OSU is planning for low-density presence and a mixed modality approach to instruction on the Corvallis campus for the later parts of summer term and for fall term with some instruction taking place on-site, some remotely and some online. Campus business operations and on-site research activities will resume gradually and in compliance with state and health authority guidance.

The forums will include presentations by OSU Provost Ed Feser; Dan Larson, the university’s COVID-19 response coordinator; Charlie Fautin, interim co-director of the Benton County Health Department; Peter Banwarth, Benton County epidemiologist; and OSU student leaders.

The Zoom link for the session from 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday is https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/96855120144.

The Zoom link for the session from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday is https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/94769777554.

General OSU

About Oregon State University: As one of only three land, sea, space and sun grant universities in the nation, Oregon State serves Oregon and the world by working on today’s most pressing issues. Our more than 36,000 students come from across the globe, and our programs operate in every Oregon county. Oregon State receives more research funding than all of the state’s comprehensive public universities combined. At our campuses in Corvallis and Bend, marine research center in Newport, OSU Portland Center and award-winning Ecampus, we excel at shaping today’s students into tomorrow’s leaders.

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Steve Clark, 541-737-3808, [email protected]

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Steve Clark, 541-737-3808, [email protected]

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