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OSU students at the Corvallis campus are eligible for up to $500 per academic year to participate in professional development opportunities. The Student Sustainability Initiative are seeking proposals that benefit OSU students and the SSI’s mission of “Advancing student efforts to create a culture of sustainability at OSU through opportunity, education, and action” are preferred. This […]

Here’a another edition of our Alumni Profiles Project ! Check out what our alumni have been up to since graduation and see what a difference they’ve made in solving global challenges! This profile is all about Nick Somnitz, a 2012 graduation of both Construction Engineering Management and Business & Enterpreneurship! Nick previously worked for the Sustainability Office as the Energy Project […]

What Is Permaculture? Permaculture design is a method of landscape planning that can be applied to anything, from a home garden or farm to a city block or entire village. Permaculture uses design principles from nature itself and takes into account such things as how indigenous people use the land; how water, fire and wind […]

Want great work experience in a rewarding environment? Come work for the Sustainability Office!  The Sustainability Office, with two full time staff and five student worker positions, is part of Capital Planning and Development, the department responsible for OSU’s infrastructure development. The Sustainability Office serves the broader campus through a wide variety of services and […]

Oregon Clean Power Plan Forum at the State Capitol, Tuesday April 5, 2016, 11am-4pm (includes travel time) Join the Oregon Power Dialogue! On Tuesday April 5th from 12:00pm to 3:00pm, students and faculty from colleges and universities around the state will convene at the Capitol for a discussion with experts on Oregon’s implementation of the […]

Is there a way for OSU departments to recycle Styrofoam packaging on campus? Andrea breaks it down in our final Trash Talk video. This post is part of OSU Campus Recycling‘s Trash Talk series – where we answer your waste wonderings. More videos are available here on the Ecologue and on YouTube.

RecycleMania is an annual 8-week recycling competition between universities, which runs February 7 – April 2 this year. Join thousands of college students across the nation competing for the national recycling titles including highest per capita recycling rate and highest gross recycling. Help OSU catch up to UO, who is currently ahead in our annual Recycle […]

At the AASHE conference, I attended a session hosted by students of the University of Northern Iowa. They shared their experiences with a campus garden plot much like the SSI garden. What was inspiring about their garden was the momentum and enthusiasm they were able to sustain from the time of groundbreaking and throughout the […]

Some cups served on campus are compostable, so why aren’t there more compost bins? Kyle explains in this week’s Trash Talk video. This post is part of OSU Campus Recycling‘s Trash Talk series – where we answer your waste wonderings. More videos are available here on the Ecologue and on YouTube.

Do you have a torn shirt, broken bike, or otherwise damaged items? Bring them to the Winter Repair Fair on Wednesday, February 24 from 5:30 – 7:30 PM in the OSUsed Store (644 SW 13th Street). Volunteers will teach you how to fix your broken items; attend demos to learn more skills! See the list below for this month’s skills […]