The 47th annual Oregon State University łatwa ina Pow-Wow will be held Saturday, May 16 at Gill Coliseum, 660 SW 26th St., Corvallis. The free community event celebrates Indigenous culture and heritage. It is presented by the Native American Student Association and kaku-ixt mana ina haws (Native American Long House) in collaboration with the Division of Student Affairs and other university partners.
For its third full season, the Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts will continue to expand the number and diversity of performances offered to audiences and the community at Oregon State University.
The PCSBFSA will host its fourth annual State of Black Affairs Summit in Portland on May 21, with registration open until May 4. Summit organizers Shalece Rains, executive assistant in the Division of Academic Affairs, and Tenisha Tevis, associate professor in the College of Education, share some of the goals and history of the commission and summit.
Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center will host its annual Marine Science Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 11, in Newport.
On April 17, more than 25 Oregon State University units will offer hands-on activities for children of all ages to learn more about what’s happening at their parents’ workplace at Bring Your Kids to Campus Day.
Oscar Zepeda, integrated marketing and communications manager with University Relations and Marketing, is the co-chair of PCLA, which was formally established in October 2025. The commission is holding its inaugural event, “Nuestra Voz, Nuestro Comienzo,” from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, March 5, at the Centro Cultural César Chávez to introduce the commission and its goals to the university.
The 2026 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration kicks off with the Peace Breakfast on Monday, Jan. 19, and concludes with the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service on Saturday, Jan. 31. This year marks the 44th anniversary of the commemoration event.
