Ecologue

Want a free coffee or hot chocolate? Love Hershey’s Kisses? Don’t miss out on Mugs & Kisses, the Sustainability Office‘s Beyond Earth Day event! Mugs & Kisses will take place on April 20 from 9-11am in the MU Quad. Bring a reusable cup or mug to receive a beverage! Beyond Earth Day is a two-week-long […]

Interested in joining a fun and passionate team that works to advance sustainability at OSU? The Sustainability Office is now hiring for two paid student positions: Digital Marketing & Outreach Intern and Graphic Design Intern! The Graphic Design Intern will create marketing and outreach material, as well as perform other visual design tasks for the […]

Hosted right here at OSU March 6-8, the Washington Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference (WOHESC) is an exciting opportunity to inspire change, facilitate action, and promote collaboration around sustainability and social justice within the region’s higher education institutions. Sessions, workshops, and networking at WOHESC will empower participants to advance environmental and social justice. As a […]

The Sustainability Office, ASOSU Sustainability Council, and Community Engagement & Leadership are excited to offer OSU students an opportunity to attend the 2023 Washington Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference (WOHESC) taking place March 6-8, 2023 at the OSU Corvallis Campus. Up to 90 students will be funded to participate! The Washington Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference is […]

OSU home football games now serve drinks in bottles and cans, which are then collected by Campus Recycling and hand-sorted by student staff. The large influx of materials prompted OSU Athletics to initiate a collaborative effort between the Beaver Athlete Sustainability Team (BAST) and Campus Recycling to help sort the recyclables after games. BAST is […]

Materials Management (Campus Recycling and Surplus Property) hosts the annual Great Move Out to give students an easy way to donate the items they no longer need while moving out of the residence halls. Items collected include linens, food, furniture, appliances, bikes, clothing, and much more. Once collected, donated items are distributed to local non-profits […]

Please join us in welcoming Kaylee Smith, the new Administrative Program Specialist for Materials Management in the Department of Procurement Contracts and Materials Management.  Kaylee is a 2022 OSU graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a minor in Sustainability. Kaylee has prior experience in Materials Management as a former Program Assistant and […]

In Spring 2022, Campus Recycling’s Outreach Team received funding from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality for ‘No Food Left Behind’, a food waste reduction study. Campus Recycling conducted the study with the help of Eco-Reps – student staff who encourage a culture of sustainability in the residence halls in which they live, with programming […]

The Corvallis Sustainability Coalition seeks one or two student members for its steering committee.  The Coalition is a network of organizations and individuals in Corvallis who are working together to create a sustainable community. By participating, students will become community leaders who help set the direction of the organization and get great experience along the way!  The time […]

To help meet its commitment to reducing carbon emissions, as well as provide support for increasingly complex research and teaching space, OSU is recruiting for two heating and cooling controls technicians.  These positions help manage the energy demand on OSU’s Corvallis campus and have a large influence on the efficiency and performance of building systems.  Duties include […]