Community Engagement

‘Food Cultures and Social Justice’ conference brings hundreds to OSU; highlights equity, sustainability

By Molly Rosbach on June 27, 2025

Photo: In a "creative kitchen" workshop designed to teach attendees about the cultural, historical, and ecological significance of traditional Indigenous foods, participants got some hands-on experience in McNary Dining Hall on OSU's Corvallis campus. This session was led by Ryann Monteiro, citizen of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah). Photo credit: Riki Saltzman, University of Oregon. 

Ethnic studies researcher Patricia Fifita developing new K-12 Pacific Islander curriculum for Oregon schools

By Molly Rosbach on June 18, 2025

Photo: Pacific Islander students and community members participated in a talanoa discussion session at kaku-ixt mana ina haws on OSU's Corvallis campus to talk about the curriculum.

As part of recent state legislation, Oregon State University researcher Patricia Fifita is working to create and promote social studies curriculum about Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian history and culture for K-12 students.

OSU food science students develop winning flavors for ice cream competition

By Molly Rosbach on June 17, 2025

Would you try an ice cream that tasted like lemon and coffee? How about lemon pepper?

These bold flavors were the creations of the top two teams in the recent OSU/Ever Fresh Fruit Company Ice Cream Innovation Contest, which held its final judging event on campus May 30 after students spent several months concocting their submissions.

OSU Authors: ‘Aquí Se Habla’ book on Spanish language learning celebrates the ‘local and personal’

By Molly Rosbach on May 20, 2025

At a book release celebration today, some of the book’s authors, editors and students will share their “local and personal” experiences of learning and teaching Spanish, offering a different perspective from the typical academic approach to “foreign” languages.