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Congratulations to Eric Knox, ’89, who received the 2022 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Alumni Legacy Award during Oregon State’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration. (Please note LaTosha Brown, the celebration’s keynote speaker, has been rescheduled to Feb. 17, 2022. We will communicate registration details soon.)

Since the ‘90s, Knox has founded prominent grassroots organizations in Portland including Urban Progress and HOLLA, empowering marginalized neighborhoods and college-aspiring students of color.

To learn about his legacy of mentorship and explore how to build community resilience, watch “Valuing Diversity in Teams with Eric Knox.”

EVENTS

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National Signing Day | Feb. 2

Join Coach Jonathan Smith, Athletic Director and Vice President Scott Barnes, student-athletes and others as we welcome a new group of student-athletes to Beaver Football at this annual event as part of National Signing Day. We will also celebrate the success of our most recent season and hear an exciting update about the Completing Reser Stadium project. With both an in-person event in Portland at the Oregon Convention Center and a digital experience online, you can participate in this exciting event from anywhere!

Pregame tailgater: OSU Baseball in Surprise, AZ | Feb. 19
Things are about to heat up at Surprise Stadium. Kick off the sizzling excitement with a pregame tailgater and special guests before the Beavs play ball.

Travel with peace of mind | Feb. 9

What does a return to travel look like post-vaccines, according to public health experts? Learn how to navigate public health concerns and ease your travel worries with Chunhuei Chi, director of the Center for Global Health in OSU’s College of Public Health and Human Sciences.

Tipoff Tasting | Feb. 11

Alumni, families and fans of OSU Women’s Basketball are invited to gather pregame before our amazing lady Beaver ballers take on the Ducks. At the Tipoff Tasting party, OSU-connected wineries and beverage purveyors will host tasting booths where guests can sample Oregon’s finest selections while enjoying music, appetizers and hearing from OSU's Food Science and Technology outstanding faculty.

Put career goals in motion | Jan. 20 & 27, Feb. 3

It’s a new year: The perfect time to define your path to success, with help from OSU alumni panelists in the Winning in Life virtual career series. Don’t miss the free professional development events starting later this week.

Jan. 20 | Your Social Impact – How to be a Change Agent Within Your Networks

Jan. 27 | Inside the Mind of High-Performing Leaders: What I Learned from 12,000 Interviews, 20,000 Employees and 180,000 Leaders

Feb. 3 | The Great Resignation – Understanding the Post-Pandemic Job Market

Join more OSU events:

Farm 2 Fork: How Dulse and Other Seaweeds Will Shape the Future of Food | Jan. 21
Join the Food Science and Technology Department to explore how on-land seaweed farming can contribute to a future with more protein and a much lower carbon footprint.

OSU Design Network Industry Connect | Feb. 23
Network, share your expertise and be a helping hand for OSU juniors and seniors preparing to enter design and merchandising fields.

SUPPORTING STUDENTS

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Beavers Fight Hunger

We are grateful to the more than 520 donors who joined the fight against student food insecurity at OSU this fall and winter. Together, these donors gave over $122,000 to support students through the Human Services Resource Center in Corvallis and the Food Pantry at the Associated Students of Cascades Campus. The generosity of the OSU community exceeded our $100,000 goal and met the $25,000 challenge put forward by an anonymous alumnus on Giving Tuesday, an international day of giving on Nov. 30. Thank you!

Oregon’s coastal icons

Who are the familiar faces (and fins) of the Oregon Coast? Get to know Oregon’s most recognizable gray whales and see how the OSU Marine Mammal Institute conducts research to better understand their behavior.

BEAVERS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

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Life is sweet in the chocolate business

You never know what you’re going to get — in life or a box of chocolates. Listen to an interview with OSU alumnus and volunteer leader Pat Egan, ’92, a former energy executive who now heads the candy-making powerhouse See’s Candies.

Teacher of the year

As the 2021 Oregon History Teacher of the Year, Greg Garcia, ’15, honors the memory of College of Education senior instructor Mike O’Malley — the teacher who convinced him to persist. Read about Garcia’s career and tribute to his mentor.

The hidden world of microbes

Associate Professor of Microbiology Kimberly Halsey is the innovative researcher and teacher appointed to a new five-year endowed position. As the inaugural Excellence in Microbiology Faculty Scholar, she will advance cutting-edge knowledge about the marine carbon cycle.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

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Got the travel bug?

Set your sights on exciting Iceland. Learn about the impressive geology in the land of fire and ice with professor emerita Anita Grunder of the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, then learn to make a flashy Iceland-inspired cocktail and preview two 2022 tours to Iceland.

What’s in your water?

Learn how to test for tainted water at home and dispel common water treatment myths. Fight disease and explore long-term health with the College of Public Health and Human Sciences and OSU Extension.

FUN FOR MINI-BEAVS

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Fresh vegetable fun

Join OSU Extension’s Grow This! Challenge and receive a free seed-starting kit through the mail. Plant your seeds and follow weekly videos about gardening, nutrition and how bees help make healthy food. By the end of the growing season, you’ll have all the ingredients for a tasty salad!

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