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Enter to win the All-Star Tailgate Sweepstakes | Now – July 31

Enter by July 31 at 11:59 p.m. for a chance to treat yourself and a fellow fan to a VIP home game experience! Four winners will each receive a Beaver Football prize package that includes:

• Two premium Club-level tickets.
• Parking at Reser Stadium.
• Access to the VIP area plus two meals at the CH2M HILL Alumni Center.

Sweepstakes presented by the OSU Alumni Association membership program. No purchase necessary.

Hit the links with Beaver Nation | Aug. 15

Tee up with fellow Beavs during the 16th Annual Treasure Valley Golf Tournament in Caldwell, Idaho. This fun scramble-format tournament brings together OSU community members of all ages and backgrounds to network and support our amazing student-athletes. Register solo, with a foursome or join us only for lunch to enjoy networking, special guests from OSU Athletics, awards and prizes. OSU Alumni Association members get a registration discount, and sponsorship opportunities are available.

Tailgate Town is coming soon | Aug. 30 – Nov. 29

OSU Alumni Association Tailgate Town returns this fall for home and away games. Have an unforgettable game day, no matter where, with food, drinks, games, giveaways and festivities for Beaver fans of all ages. The Beaver Football season schedule is confirmed. Save the dates and stay tuned for full details and Tailgate Town registration opportunities. Go Beavs!

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Marigold Yoga & Meditation Classes: Student Pricing for OSU alumni | Now – July 1
In person
Alumni receive a discount code (OSUalumni@Marigold) for special, student pricing on 5-class, 10-class and 20-class packs, including gentle and flow yoga, dance and meditation. Instructors weave contemplative philosophy and movement in classes that strengthen the body and soothe the mind in a beautiful, biophilic space.

OSU Alumni Association membership deal ends June 30

Save 10% on OSU Alumni Association membership all month with the code JJ25! Membership is a tax-deductible gift that fuels scholarships, student leadership programs, career resources, alumni networking and lifelong community-building — and it helps you stay connected to Oregon State and offers year-round benefits.

CELEBRATE OSU GRADUATES

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Get to know the Class of 2025

Congratulations to the newest Beaver graduates on their proud accomplishment! Last weekend, OSU celebrated Commencement weekend and conferred 8,257 degrees to a record 8,011 graduates: The youngest is just 18 years old and the oldest is 77. Students from all 50 states and 69 countries were among them.

Beaver grads had a boot-stomping celebration

The OSU Alumni Association was honored to give graduates an exciting send-off with Grad Night 2025: Giddy Up Grads on June 5. Graduating seniors enjoyed food, drinks, games, prizes, dancing, a DJ, crafting — and some end-of-year “horsing around,” as evidenced by this video created by student employee Claire Delacourt, whose horse, Dora, wanted in on the fun. Grads also gathered at the Alumni Center immediately after Commencement on June 14 for Sweet Beginnings, a celebration full of special memories, sweet treats and countless photos, smiles and hugs.

Protect student access to the Pell Grant and philanthropic support

The U.S. Senate is currently considering H.R. 1, the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill.’ This legislation has the potential to significantly impact higher education institutions like Oregon State. The OSU Foundation & Alumni Association shares the university’s commitment to student success and understands that students benefit most when they have access to state and federal aid combined with philanthropy. That is why it is important that supporters contact their senators immediately and urge them not to create barriers for students. These changes would harm students’ ability to graduate from OSU and nationwide, so whether you are in Oregon or another state, take 90 seconds for this important issue now.

BEAVERS DOING THE UNBELIEVABLE

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» OSU doctoral student Kayla Fratt and her shelter-rescue dog Barley are advancing cutting-edge wildlife research together. Barley is a conservation detection dog, trained to help locate wolf scat samples for Fratt’s doctoral research on Southeastern Alaska’s wolves. See the duo in action in Smells Like Science from the Oregon Stater.

» Scott Clark, ’08, founded a $30 million startup focused on making AI systems more reliable and trustworthy by creating better testing. “One of the things I loved about Oregon State was that they let me explore as much as possible,” said Clark, who followed his passions to triple-major in math, physics and computational physics at OSU.

» OSU acquired 3,110 acres of private forestland outside Northwest Portland that will become part of the Tualatin Mountain Forest, a research forest (OSU’s 10th) where the university will study what effects different types of logging practices have on tree diseases, pests and fire resilience. It will also support public access for recreation and offer K–12 educational opportunities.

» Drawing on experiences from the classroom to international study in the Netherlands to fieldwork in France, biochemistry and molecular biology student Emily Kaneshiro, ’25, is using her passion for wine science in the Curtin Lab, aiding research that strives to mitigate wildfire smoke taint in wine.

» As featured in the New York Times, the history and rapport of Chicago Cubs pitcher Matthew Boyd and catcher Carson Kelly — two Oregon State alumni — is building strong chemistry within the team and pushing them to greater heights this season. Boyd once hosted Kelly on a recruiting visit to OSU, and while Kelly took a different path in his career, he later graduated from Oregon State, earning his economics degree entirely online through OSU Ecampus.

» A human-powered submarine, a quarter-scale tractor and a wildfire management simulation video game are among the roughly 200 senior capstone projects presented by more than 850 students at Oregon State’s Engineering Expo 2025.

Report shows OSU’s impact on the state economy

For every $1 invested by Oregon, OSU returns $13.18 in value to communities across the state, a recent economic impact report found. With over 100 companies launched since 2013 through OSU innovation and entrepreneurship programs and university research generating $797.5 million in annual economic value and sustaining thousands of jobs each year, OSU remains vital to Oregon’s economic health and future growth.

ATHLETICS

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» Oregon State continues to prove it belongs on the biggest stage in college baseball. Congratulations to the Beavers on another College World Series berth — their eighth all-time — that ended Tuesday afternoon. Their journey was powered not only by a team built to overcome adversity and competition, but by generations of Beaver donors who invested in the pillars of OSU's powerhouse program, from OSU's first endowed head coach position to the donor-funded hitting facility that’s catching national attention and praise (check out this inside look from MLB). Go Beavs!

» Get ready, Beaver Nation — the 2025 football schedule is locked in! Check out where to watch this season of Beaver Football in person or via broadcast.

» Beaver wrestlers dominated on the national stage as Joel Adams, Aden Attao and Justin Rademacher sealed World Team spots for Team USA at the Wrestling U23 Nationals and U20 World Team Trials.

»Vivian Light, ’25, balanced Division I athletics and leading her team in service aces with rigorous biology coursework and hands-on research, studying black rockfish at the Hatfield Marine Science Center. She hopes to stay at OSU for graduate school and eventually pursue a career in freshwater fish conservation.

FUN FOR MINI-BEAVS

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New Family Fun Fridays at Hatfield

Visiting the Oregon Coast this summer? Check out a fun family-friendly science fest on select Fridays at the Hatfield Marine Science Center! These two-hour programs for ages four and up provide fun learning opportunities from viewing and holding coastal critters in tidepools to dissecting squids and trying the Japanese art form gyotaku: fish (or in this case, squid) printing.

Discover new tracks with PRAx season playlist

As the PRAx 2024-25 season ends, revisit your favorite shows — or the ones you missed — with the season playlist featuring artists who appeared at PRAx. Then, get ready for what’s coming up in the new season booklet.

Summer event special: Half off Alumni Center rentals June 23 – Aug. 28

Make your summer event unforgettable at the Alumni Center at Oregon State — now at 50% off! With flexible space for groups of 1-1,000+, the Alumni Center is perfect for celebrations, meetings or gatherings of all sizes.

» New season, new memories — for half the price!
» Valid for all new reservations held between June 23 and Aug. 28, 2025.
» But hurry — dates will fill up fast!

Offer valid for new bookings only. Discount applies to room rental fees. Additional services available at standard rates. Cannot be combined with other promotions.

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When you become an OSUAA member, you’re not only supporting student success initiatives, but you’re also receiving tons of great benefits: Exclusive events, savings on Beaver gear, deals from national retailers and more. Join today.