Courtesy Oreg. There is a YMCA-YWCA Round Table at the university.[104]. [87], Agriculture and forestry at Oregon State University ranks 23rd in the world (9th in the U.S.), according to QS World University Rankings in 2019. Orange Media Network encompasses the award-winning The Daily Barometer student newspaper, KBVR 88.7 FM, KBVR-TV, Prism Art and Literary Journal, lifestyle magazine Beaver's Digest, and fashion magazine DAMchic. Archives, Harriet's Collec., HC0596, Oregon Agricultural College building montage, 1891. Corvallis is Oregon's 10th-largest city. OAC President William A. Finley, about 1870. The school was then authorized to grant Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts degrees. Two Oregon State students are members of the Oregon Student Association Board of Directors. Post-war growth continued through the 1950s under August Strand (1942-1961). The designation, made in 2003, makes Oregon State one of only three such universities (the others being Cornell University and Penn State) and the first of two public institutions with all four designations (the other being Penn State). [88], In 2012, ECONorthwest conducted an economic impact analysis that found that each year OSU has a $2.06 billion economic footprint. Acceptance of this grant required the college to comply with the requirements set forth in the Morrill Land-Grant Acts and the name of the school was changed to Corvallis State Agricultural College. Oregon State hosted a Regional and Super Regional tournament in the 2006 NCAA tournament, winning both and moving on to the Women's College World Series. of Forestry, research forests, ca. Oregon Agricultural College campus, 1912. Coursework in the sciences and technology became the most popular starting in 1900. [50] The average high school grade point average (GPA) of the enrolled freshmen was 3.58, while the middle 50% range of SAT scores were 480-610 for critical reading, 490-630 for math, and 470-590 for writing. During World War II, OSC commissioned more cadets than any other non-military institution in the nation and trained 4,812 servicemen as part of the Army Specialized Training Program. OSU's Open Source Lab is a nonprofit founded in 2003 and funded in part by corporate sponsors that include Facebook, Google, and IBM. Like many of today's land-grant colleges and universities, name changes were common during this period and helped schools better align themselves with some of the largest available grants in agricultural research. 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Archives, Memorabilia Collec. Federal Tax ID 93-0391599. Oreg. Oreg. Under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Corvallis College began offering a four-year, collegiate liberal arts curriculum in 1865. An official website of the United States government. [120][121][122], Public university in Corvallis, Oregon, US, The percentage of students who received an income-based federal, The percentage of students who are a part of the. Several of the university's largest buildings are named after these early founders. [39] At OSU's annual State of the University address in Portland on January 31, 2014, President Edward J. Ray announced that campaign contributions had passed $1 billion, making OSU one of 35 public universities to cross the billion-dollar fundraising mark and one of only two organizations in the Pacific Northwest to reach that milestone. [44] It holds net assets exceeding $744 million[45] and manages most of the university's composite endowment, valued at more than $596 million as of 2018. Oreg. Archives, Presidents of Oreg. Ecampus delivers OSU degree programs and courses online and at a distance to students worldwide. OSU has several notable faculty members, including: A complete list of Oregon State alumni is available here. Despite this uncertainty, OSU added new research centers and facilities, established several endowed faculty chairs, developed distance education programs and a branch campus in Bend, and constructed new academic buildings and a greatly expanded library. Fall 2008 enrollment exceeded 20,000 students for the first time. Johnson received his secondary education in Corvallis before working at the new academy. In accordance with the university's mission for diversity, may organizations, clubs, and departments have been formed, including the Office Of Community and Diversity[109] and several cultural and resource centers. [74] Designated in 1991, the additional grant program made Oregon State one of only 13 schools in the United States to serve as a combined Land Grant, Sea Grant and Space Grant university. Several federal and state natural forests and parks are popular student destinations. The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely. Reser Stadium now serves as the home field for the school's football team. OSU offers more than 200 undergraduate-degree programs along with a variety of graduate and doctoral degrees. Oregon State University has several cultural centers aimed at promoting diversity and supporting students of color, including the Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center, Native American Longhouse, Asian & Pacific Cultural Center and the Centro Cultural Csar Chvez. Opened in April 2001, the $1.5 million OSU Softball Complex seats 750. [37], Together with university leaders, the OSU Foundation publicly launched Oregon State's first comprehensive fundraising campaign, The Campaign for OSU, on October 26, 2007, with a goal of $625 million.

Colleges are divided either into departments administered by a department head/chair or schools administered by a director who oversees program coordinators. With the passage of the federal Hatch Act in 1887 and the second Morrill Act in 1890, additional funds became available to the college. OSU School of Forestry's McDonald Research Forest, about 1981. The Environmental Health Sciences Center[76] has been funded since 1969 and the Superfund Research Center[77] has been funded since 2009. The Oregon History Wayfinder is an interactive map that identifies significant places, people, and events in Oregon history. State Univ. Basketball is held in Gill Coliseum and named after former Beavers coach Slats Gill. In the 1930s, several programs at OSAC were eliminated; some were ultimately restored. The university is home to Orange Media Network, the university's student media department. Known informally as Oregon Agricultural College (OAC) in the 1890s and early 1900s, that name became official in 1907 and was changed to the Oregon State Agricultural College (OSAC) in 1927. The National Institute of Food and Agriculture provides leadership and funding for programs that advance agriculture-related sciences. [56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65] Most of OSU's research continues at the Corvallis campus, but an increasing number of endeavors are underway at various locations throughout the state and abroad. Corvallis: Oregon State University, 2001. [18][19] The school offered its first college-level curriculum in 1865, under the administration of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South and the school's first president, William A. During this time, the college slowly developed curricula mandated by the Morrill Actagriculture, engineering, and military science. [21], In 1929 the Legislative Assembly passed the Oregon Unification Bill, which placed the school under the oversight of the newly formed Oregon State Board of Higher Education.