Ecologue

The Community Repair Fair was held from 10a.m. to 2p.m. on Saturday, October 4 in the Gladys Valley Marine Studies Building at Hatfield Marine Science Center. Led by Oregon Sea Grant (OSG) and the Hatfield Innovation Lab (iLab), this free community event was open to the public and was powered largely by local volunteers. Community […]

This past winter, OSU’s agrivoltaics group, part of the Ecological Engineering Student Society’s Club, has been working to expand their field of crops around a solar panel mount on SW Campus Way. Agrivoltaics is the use of land for both solar power generation and agriculture. Project managers Erik and Kelsey recently shared updates on the […]

The OSU Sustainability Office would like to congratulate Isabella Clemmens, who recently graduated from the College of Business with a degree in Marketing and a minor in Graphic Design! Isabella has been a valued part of our team since Spring 2023. Over the past two years, she has served as our graphic designer, creating a […]

The OSU Sustainability Office would like to welcome two new interns!  This past spring we hired a new Graphic Design Intern and Student Engagement Intern.   Meet Justine Chin – Our New Graphic Design Intern! Justine Chin is a third-year Graphic Design student at Oregon State University, joining our team to elevate the visual presence of […]

A new sustainability initiative has launched at Oregon State University to address an often overlooked environmental issue, tennis ball waste! After playing tennis for over six years, Brandon Gill (second year OSU student) noticed that many tennis facilities he has used throughout his life had tennis ball recycling receptacles.  He found it frustrating to throw […]

The Sustainability in Business Club was founded in 2023 by a few College of Business students who were passionate about the role that business plays in advancing environmental and social sustainability. Since its inception, the club has continued to provide students of any major with exposure to sustainability topics both in and outside of business […]

The 2025 Washington & Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference (WOHESC) was hosted from March 5-7 at Portland Community College! WOHESC is organized by Pacific Northwest higher education institutions and travels to a different host school each year to inspire change, facilitate action, and promote collaboration around sustainability within the region. Over 50 students and staff from Oregon State […]

OSU’s agrivoltaics group, part of the Ecological Engineering Student Society’s Club, has been working to expand their field of crops around a solar panel mount on SW Campus Way. Agrivoltaics is the use of land for both solar power generation and agriculture.  A plot of land near one of OSU’s solar fields has been serving […]

EcoBricks are created by tightly stuffing plastic or other non-recyclable trash into plastic bottles. These compact, durable “bricks” can be repurposed into structures like garden beds, benches, or walls using cement or other binding materials. Haeli Rowland, a senior majoring in Tourism Recreation and Adventure Leadership at Oregon State University, is taking a hands-on approach […]

The Sustainability Office would like to welcome Brandon Lee, our new Software Engineer Intern! In this role, Brandon will contribute to the maintenance and development of the Sustainability Office’s various websites and software applications. Originally from Beaverton, Oregon, Brandon is a third-year Computer Science student focusing on artificial intelligence. He chose OSU for its strong […]