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Celebrate the 2026 Alumni Fellows | April 23  

Join Beaver alumni, family and friends to recognize eight exceptional Oregon State alumni named 2026 Alumni Fellows by their colleges. Register by April 9 and help celebrate the legacies they’ve built in their communities and professional fields.

The Rev invites you to be an OSU Football insider | April 9

Come get a first look at the vision for the new era of Beaver Football and celebrate the upcoming season with Head Coach JaMarcus Shephard, student-athletes and special guests! Secure your spot for this high-energy experience by April 2.

Dam Good Connections: Meet nearby Beavers | April–May

The Dam Good Connections regional networking series continues its journey across the West Coast, bringing Beavers together for fascinating faculty talks and a chance to make new connections. There’s still time to join us in California, Oregon and Washington!

Still to come:

» April 18: Sacramento | Resilient Research in Wine: Tackling Smoke Taint With Science
» May 8: Seattle | Pints and Peaks: What’s Brewing Beneath the Pacific Northwest?
» May 16: Bend | Nature and Beauty in Oregon’s Backyard

Rise and shine with Parent and Family Breakfast | May 2

Spring Family Weekend is packed with activities, so start your Saturday with a hearty breakfast that fuels the fun ahead. Meet fellow OSU families and supporters, hear brief updates from campus leaders and enjoy a warm, welcoming celebration before exploring everything happening around campus and Corvallis.

More events

Ask Alumni: Rivers to Rangelands – Careers in Conservation | April 2
Online
Explore the wide world of conservation careers with a panel of Beavers who are working to conserve our shared landscapes through field work, research, data visualization, policy advising and more.

Graduate Engineering Research Showcase | April 2
In person and online
See how OSU engineering master’s and Ph.D. students are creating a better future here and now, through vital research that tackles some of humanity’s greatest challenges. Join in person or watch the livestreamed student talks.

PRAx and the College of Forestry Present: Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble - From Maxville to Vanport | April 2
In person
This profound collection of songs and short films focuses on two towns that were vital places of opportunity and refuge for Black Oregonians in the first half of the 20th century: Maxville, a logging town built by the Bowman-Hicks Lumber Company in 1923, and Vanport, built to house shipyard workers in 1942.

Travel Talks: What Do Ancient Roman Empire Feasts Have to Do With Mosaic Floors? | April 7
Online
Hear about the ancient Roman empire’s “unswept floor” mosaic trend — mimicking scattered food scraps from a lavish feast — in a Travel Talk with food writer and OSU senior instructor Kristin Griffin.

College of Engineering Virtual Faculty Lecture: Building for Safety and Resilience - Indoor Air Quality and Energy Solutions Under One Roof | April 7
Online
People spend about 90% of their time indoors. Hear from Parichehr Salimifard, director of the Sustainable, Healthy and Resilient Buildings Lab and Culbertson Faculty Scholar, about how ventilation, filtration and smarter building operations can improve indoor air quality, public health and energy efficiency.

BeLoud, BeLoved, BeLonging: Andy Akiho and Imani Winds | April 12
In person
OSU-Cascades and PRAx present a powerful and 2025 Grammy-nominated musical collaboration by celebrated percussionist Andy Akiho and Grammy-winning wind ensemble Imani Winds.

AI Week 2026 | April 13–17
Online and in person
OSU’s third annual AI Week brings together our community with leading industry partners for a week of exploration, innovation and hands-on learning.

We Believe In Portland – Spring Citywide Cleanup | April 17
In person
Oregon State alumni and friends are invited to join the Oregon State Beavers on April 17 for the We Believe in Portland spring 2026 citywide cleanup — restoring public spaces while connecting with the Beaver community. Proudly sponsored by the OSU Foundation & Alumni Association in partnership with Oregon State University.

Dam Proud Day | April 29
Online and in person
Join Beavers everywhere to celebrate OSU’s annual day of giving and support more than 100 Oregon State programs. Can’t wait for Dam Proud Day? Build excitement by adding a photo to the digital mosaic!

OSU Days of Service | May 1–31
In person and online
Host or join a volunteer project in your community and help make a Beaver-driven impact all month long.

Alumni Field Trip in Bend | May 16
In person
Enjoy some fresh air as OSU alumni and faculty guide you on walks through Shevlin Park and Lava Lands. Unwind afterward with OSU friends at Dam Good Connections at Deschutes Brewery.

Oregon State Engineering Expo | June 5
In person
In this annual interactive event hosted by more than 1,200 senior engineering students, explore projects that tackle real-world challenges related to robotics, clean water, nuclear energy, construction innovation and more.

Bold Solutions, Better Planet | April 22

In OSU’s Earth Day Lecture, Christine Ervin, ’77, M.S. ’81, shares insights from a career advancing sustainable development and clean energy, names the challenges that remain, and explores actions individuals and communities can take today. Ervin is former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Energy and the first president and CEO of the U.S. Green Building Council.

ATHLETICS

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» A transformative $3 million gift from longtime Oregon State supporters (and parents of OSU alumni) Wayne and Marta von Borstel is strengthening Beaver Women’s Basketball, including the establishment of an endowed fund that will support student-athlete development, competitive excellence and long-term program success.

» Oregon State has named Justin Joyner its new Men’s Basketball head coach — bringing to Corvallis a rising leader with a track record of success at Michigan and Saint Mary’s and the recruiting acumen, competitiveness and student-athlete focus needed to guide the Beavers into the new Pac-12 era.

» Three Beyond the Field episodes are out now! In this new Oregon Stater-produced podcast, listen to candid conversations with some of the most influential figures in OSU Athletics history, including Mitch Canham, ’11, Sydney Wiese, ’17, and Les Gutches, ’97.

OSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MEMBERS

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Become a member of the OSU Alumni Association for access to the exclusive benefits below — and more — while making a direct impact on OSU students and alumni.

What Do We Need to Know About Artificial Intelligence? | April 28
Join a member-exclusive webcast at 5:30 p.m. PT with Kiri Wagstaff, Ph.D. — an award-winning scientist who worked on NASA’s Mars rover missions and served as AI Advisor to Arizona Senator Mark Kelly — exploring what AI is and how to use it wisely, whether for personal use or as a tool for your career.

adidas Employee Store shopping pass | Now – March 31
Enjoy exclusive access to the Portland adidas Employee Store for you and up to four guests and save 50% off the retail price of most items.

BEAVERS DOING THE UNBELIEVABLE

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» OSU students and faculty are part of a nationwide research project helping improve weather forecasts by launching high-altitude balloons that feed real-time atmospheric data into global models.

» College of Pharmacy researchers are advancing solutions for a persistent problem in melanoma treatment with a new type of nanoparticle that allows tumors to be destroyed using a low-power laser, which leaves healthy tissue unharmed.

» For the first time, three OSU students have earned Oregon Consular Corps scholarships in the same year, recognized for their achievements and ambitions in international policy and foreign relations.

» Morgan Stosic, ’19, recently named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 - Transportation and Aerospace list, is a research psychologist at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, working in human spaceflight and studying how small, tightly knit teams function under extreme conditions.

SUPPORT OSU STUDENTS

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Closing soon: Share the Homecoming Court application with students

Last chance! Send this to a student encouraging them to apply for the Homecoming Court Ambassador program by April 5. This selective honor comes with a $1,000 scholarship and résumé-boosting leadership development and networking experiences.

FUN FOR MINI-BEAVS

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Shell-ebrate marine science | April 11

Head to Hatfield Marine Science Center for a day of free, family-friendly fun! All ages are welcome to join and meet real marine scientists, explore interactive exhibits and take tours that take you behind the scenes of Hatfield. With a Kid Zone built for budding explorers, this free event is “shore” to be a hit.

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