OSU Central Initiatives

 

Enhancing Student Success

OSU's graduates are the university's most important contribution to the future. Ensuring their academic success -- and promoting the growth and understanding that leads to personal fulfillment and social impact -- is our highest purpose. To achieve this mission, the university is committed to helping students manage the cost of enrollment. OSU is also dedicated to increasing the diversity of the student body -- and to continuing to improve the quality of the academic and social experience of each student.


Campaign gifts to OSU Central Initiatives will help to increase the retention and success of all students who seek an education at Oregon State.

 

 

Campaign Goals

People	Scholarships and fellowships to attract and support students from diverse backgrounds as well as those with special talents, helping enrich the OSU experience for everyone Travel grants to encourage students, especially those from under-represented populations and with limited financial resources, to participate in the international degree and education abroad Eminent Professors Fund to enable world-class faculty to teach University Honors College courses and mentor students
Programs	OSU Libraries investments to build premier collections, add graduate fellows to teach information retrieval skills, and support research
Places	Student Success Center a new two-story building on 26th Street next to the CH2M HILL Alumni Center that will provide academic services for at-risk students and student-athletes, such as small group study sessions, tutoring, and academic counseling Classroom renovations to create state-of-the-art education spaces where teachers can engage students with modern practices and technologies Cultural Centers, to support programs and faculty in all four student-operated centers and improve facilities
Contact	Mary Ellen McGillan Vice President for Central Development & Associate Campaign Director OSU Foundation 541-737-8820

 

 

Chart of Goals

 

Highlights

In 2007 OSU graduated more than 4,300 students: the largest class in its 139-year history.


The mean high school grade point average of incoming OSU first-year students in 2006 was 3.48: the highest of any Oregon University System school.


University Honors College applicants to advanced degree programs have a nearly 100 percent acceptance rate into law, medical, and graduate schools.

 

Links

Campaign brochure (PDF)

OSU Cultural Centers & Campus Diversity

Native American Cultural Center Blog

International Programs

OSU Libraries website

University Honors College

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