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Drug Take Back Event at Benton County Fairgrounds

The Benton County Sheriff’s Office has partnered with the Philomath Police Department, Benton County Fairgrounds, and the Benton County Health Department to offer a Drug Take Back Event this Saturday, June 27th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is targeted to prevent the misuse of prescription drugs as well as to help keep the […]

Washington Way Pocket Park Project

Oregon State campus is home to many beautiful green spaces, gathering spots, recreational areas, and study spaces. Starting this May, we we need your help to develop another beautiful addition to the campus. OSU is embarking on a collaborative pocket park design effort for the vacant space left after construction of the 15th & Washington Way street […]

SSI Research Grant “Food Insecurity” by Juliet Sutton

“In coping with food insecurity, students often purchase lower quality and less healthy foods than they would like. Essentially all students expressed the desire to eat healthy foods, but were blocked from doing so mostly because of cost and sometimes because of a lack of transportation or cooking equipment. Many mentioned organic and environmentally responsible […]

Feb. 27th : Lane County Carpool/Vanpool Informational Meeting

Do you commute from the Lane County area to Corvallis? You’re invited to a Lane County Carpool/Vanpool informational meeting Friday, February 27th from 12-1 p.m. in the Memorial Union Journey Room 104 (2501 SW Jefferson Way). Free lunch will be provided! This meeting is targeted to OSU students, staff, and faculty who live in Eugene […]

AASHE 2014 (Samantha Walter)

2014 AASHE Conference (Portland, Oregon) 2014 conference for the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education was an extremely informative and gratifying experience. During the conference I attended a variety of sessions, the most enlightening ones involving communication strategies surrounding sustainability. I learned a great deal about the barriers that sustainable practices are […]

'Carpool Karma' Outreach Ambassador Internship

Looking for a way to get outreach experience and help promote sustainable habits? Look no further, Carpool Karma is looking for a intern for approximately ten weeks from February to April of 2015. This internship can be for credit for enrolled students in study areas such as, but not limited to, sociology, marketing, and public […]

Energy Civil War: Beavs v. Ducks

What: Competition with UO utilizing ReRev elliptical machines in the center of the cardio room in Dixon When: November 17-21 Where: Dixon Rec Center, main cardio room upstairs Why: To learn and provide renewable energy on campus, get a great workout, and beat the Ducks! The Energy Civil War is a competitive event hosted by the Student […]

Volunteer for the Bike Parking Utilization Study and get swag!

Have you ever found yourself in the middle of campus, needing to park your bike but there wasn’t a place in sight? Help the OSU Alternative Transportation Advisory Committee solve the bike parking issues on campus by participating in the Bike Parking Utilization Study on Tuesday and Wednesday October 14th  and 15th, or October 21st […]

Corvallis Makes Quarterfinals in National Energy Competition

Corvallis has made it to the quarterfinals for the Georgetown University Energy Prize, a $5 million incentive to reduce energy consumption. The Corvallis application was submitted  in June, including letters of support from numerous local businesses and non-profits, Mayor Julie Manning, the Corvallis City Council, and all three utilities: Pacific Power, Consumers Power and Northwest […]

Corvallis Performs a Community Greenhouse Gas Inventory

Sustainability Program specialist Scott Dybvad got in touch with us about the city’s first Greenhouse Gas Inventory. “The City of Corvallis released results of the first Community Greenhouse Gas Inventory. The final report shows overall greenhouse gas emissions for the community in 2012 were 1,257,115 Metric Tons Carbon Dioxide Equivalent (MT CO2e). The year 2012 […]