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Be one of seven Beaver fans to win | Now – July 31

What could be more exciting for football fans than a team defying the odds, pushing past all limits and seizing the win, again and again? Before the season starts, enter the All-Star Tailgate Sweepstakes and you just might defy the odds yourself. Enter to win one of seven Beaver game day prize packages to watch and cheer for the Beavs like a VIP! View the official rules; no purchase is necessary to enter.

EVENTS

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Join OSU Athletics special guests for Treasure Valley golf | Aug. 16

Prepare your putter! Beavs will gather once again in Caldwell, Idaho, for an annual scramble-format tournament (teams of four). With a lunch-only registration option for non-golfers who want in on the fun, the day of connecting in the Treasure Valley supports OSU Athletics and offers the chance to meet special guests: Louie Quintana, head coach, track and field and cross country, and Roberto Nelson, assistant athletic director, player development.

Honor OSU’s most enthusiastic and distinguished supporters | Sept. 19 – Save the date

Gather with the Oregon State community in Corvallis as we celebrate the 2024 Black and Orange Awards recipients — those deeply involved members of our community whose far-reaching service and influence have strengthened Oregon State. The awards, named in recognition of some of OSU’s most beloved friends and supporters, are the highest honors presented by the OSU Alumni Association to university volunteers.

President Emeritus Ed Ray takes the stage at PRAx | Oct. 4 and 6

Two terrific contributors to the arts at OSU, President Emeritus Ed Ray and Professor Emeritus Charlotte Headrick, present a powerful, retrospective and funny performance of "Love Letters,” with all proceeds benefiting student scholarships in University Theatre. In the Pulitzer-Prize-nominated play, two friends — who might have been more — read the correspondence they have exchanged over 50 years.

More events:

Art About Agriculture Touring Exhibition Bend Reception | July 3
In person
Sharing artworks from artists representing 19 counties throughout Oregon, Washington and Idaho, Art About Agriculture’s RESOURCEful exhibition highlights the region’s natural resources. The 2024 tour will visit Rotunda Gallery at Central Oregon Community College’s Barber Library July 3 – Aug. 22.

Summer of the Shark | July 5 and July 23
In person
Join the OSU Big Fish Lab to meet Oregon’s shark scientists and learn about how they conduct work on local species and beyond, featuring a Q&A, food, drinks, trivia and more! July 5 at McMenamins Gearheart Hotel; July 23 grand finale and shark dissection at Portland’s McMenamins Bagdad Theater & Pub (get tickets).

SAVE THE DATE: OSUAA Member Shopping: Columbia Employee Stores | Aug. 16 – Sept. 8
In person
Need a summer wardrobe refresh? Members can use their exclusive access to Columbia Sportswear Employee Stores to shop top brands at up to 50% off retail prices. Want the savings? Become a member.

Hit the roads in orange and black

Your Beaver spirit goes everywhere with you — take it to the streets with the new OSU Beaver license plate. Beavers have purchased 2,900 of the 3,000 pre-sales needed to begin production at the Oregon DMV. Every sale directly supports the university, and these pre-sale vouchers can be gifted, too!

As of this publication date, less than one hundred vouchers remain unsold, so act quickly.

CAREER CONNECTIONS

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Get your weekends back: Managing the “Sunday scaries”

Sunday workweek anxiety is costing many professionals their much-needed relaxation time. One study shows that this common form of stress, sometimes called the “Sunday scaries,” sets in around 3:58 p.m., and that Millennials and Gen Z are the most impacted. Read the OSUAA career team’s five practical tips to managing these Sunday blues, tailored for the OSU community.

» Bonus: Want more on the topic? Renowned OSU Psychology Professor Regan A.R. Gurung talked with Wisconsin Public Radio about how to have happier Sundays.

BEAVERS DOING THE UNBELIEVABLE

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» As a part of a three-university collaboration, wave energy experts from OSU will contribute to research and public information around the benefits and potential impacts of two offshore wind energy sites off Oregon’s coast that have the potential to add enough clean power to the grid to power about 830,000 homes.

» The elite athletes on the U.S. Olympic team will be sporting opening ceremony uniforms made with wool provided by Shaniko Wool Company. Owned by Jeanne Carver, M.S. ’79, a College of Education graduate and one of the 2024 OSUAA Changemakers, Shaniko previously provided the wool for Team USA’s 2014, 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics uniforms.

» Beaver chic: OSU’s fashion design and merchandising management program was listed on Vogue World Paris’ 2024 list of “The Best Fashion Schools for Design, Marketing, and More.”

» Angie Chown, M.S. ’11, an OSU-Cascades alumna and elementary school counselor in Redmond, Oregon, has been named the Oregon School Counselor of the Year.

» Two OSU students, Roberto Ponce Velez and Eliza Porter, were recognized by the Udall Foundation for environmental leadership and tribal public policy, selected from a pool of 406 candidates nominated by their academic institutions.

» Physics undergrad Phia Morton spent last summer studying in Pisa, Italy. She returned to OSU as the first author of a paper marking the first strongly supported instance of a black hole merger emitting light, deepening our understanding of the cosmos.

ATHLETICS

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» Jade Carey secured a fourth-place overall finish in last weekend’s Olympic trials, earning her a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team once again! This marks her second Olympic appearance, having previously competed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

» Three track and field Beavs also competed for a spot at the 2024 Olympics: Kaylee Mitchell, Kate Sorenson and Grace Fetherstonhaugh. While the Beavs were unable to secure a trip to Paris, Mitchell eclipsed her previous personal best by nearly seven seconds and placed fifth in a race that featured five of the 10 fastest times in U.S. history.

» Beaver Baseball’s season ended last month with a close-fought super regional game, finishing with a 45-16 record. Five Beavs overall — Travis Bazzana, Bridger Holmes, Aiden May, Gavin Turley and Jacob Kmatz — have been named to All-American teams by multiple organizations, the second-most in a single season in Oregon State history.

» “I am so appreciative of the opportunity to represent our program positively, not just on the field, but also within the community,” says forward Ellis Spikner. Learn about the OSU men’s soccer team’s recent work with Corvallis elementary schools.

FUN FOR MINI-BEAVS

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A taste of the chef’s life

Registration is open for OSU KidSpirit’s Cooking Academy summer day camps! Ready to learn how to whip up delicious dishes and pick your own fresh ingredients for a meal? The program welcomes budding chefs in grades 3-8!

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