During a recent midday performance, Brooklyn-based all-female band the Brass Queens had the entire Oregon State University concert hall on their feet, jumping and screaming with excitement to hear their cover of Chappell Roan’s mega-hit “Pink Pony Club.”
The 2026 Fulbright Student application process is currently underway, with Oregon State University sending 27 student applications earlier this month to the national committee for further consideration.
When Chelsea Chao started in OSU’s College of Engineering as a freshman, she didn’t know what she wanted to pursue.
But when she started working with a microbiologist mentor in the Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine, a light bulb went off and she locked in on bioengineering with the goal of working in pharmaceuticals to fight diseases.
“I feel like that research really shaped my whole academic trajectory,” Chao said. “I’m really glad I took that step.”
OSU is launching a new university-wide experiential learning program for incoming students this fall, providing dozens of opportunities for newcomers to try hands-on activities and get better acquainted with campus life.
Between summer 2025 and fall 2026, OSU’s Ecampus is adding 15 new undergraduate and graduate programs to its online degree offerings in a strategic move designed to increase enrollment and meet student needs.
The programs represent several in-demand fields such as electrical and computer engineering, healthcare administration, special education and clinical psychology.
The new additions were chosen to support the “30 by 30” goal of Prosperity Widely Shared, in which OSU hopes to nearly double online enrollment to 30,000 students by 2030.
