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Time for another Staff Spotlight! This week features Steve Schofield. Who: Steve Schofield, Surplus/Warehouse Coordinator for Surplus for the last 4 and a half years. What he does here: I coordinate the influx of surplus on campus and maintain the warehouse space. One fave thing about his job: The variety in the work I do as well as knowing […]

Come by the OSUsed Store for our weekly Wednesday public sale and monthly Saturday sale, where we will have clearance prices on several items in the store. Our hours are: Wednesday, July 15, 12 – 3 pm Saturday, July 18 at 9 am – 12 pm The following items will be on clearance: 50% off: […]

This post is the first of our blog series which will showcase staff from Campus Recycling and Surplus Property and will run regularly during the summer. Who: Jessica Collins, Student Program Assistant for Campus Recycling for the last 9 months. What she does here: Behind the scenes stuff mainly – assisting with coordination of programs, research, data […]

Results are in for this year’s Res. Hall Move-Out Donation Drive and we are pleasantly surprised! An estimated total of 33,950 pounds – or 17 tons – of donations were collected, far exceeding our 24,000-pound goal! This was 1.5 times more than last year and breaks all records we’ve kept since 2010. Every category increased […]

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 […]

As mentioned in our previous post, OSU hosts the Move-out Donation Drive at the end of each year. This year, our goal is to donate 24,000 lbs, and you can help! How Can I Help? Live in a Res. Hall? Donate your items! It took your 30 weeks to move into your room; now you […]

Much of the OSUsed Store’s merchandise will be on sale at our Dot Sale on Wednesday, May 27th between 12:00 and 3:00 p.m. Specially marked items throughout the store will be 50% off. All merchandise with orange dots and white tags, as well as chairs, will be buy one, get one free. Orange dotted items […]

Did you know that last year over 22,000 lbs of material was diverted from the landfill and given to local non-profits? This year the goal is to reach 24,000 lbs, and you can help! How You Can Help Live in a Residence Hall? You can prepare for Move-Out by lightening your load now! Bring home […]

Name: Walker Holden Title/Nickname: Cheer Bear Degree: Environmental Science Year in School: Sophomore When did you start volunteering with the Waste Watchers? Fall term of 2013 What has been your favorite project or event that the Waste Watchers have been involved in? The Repair Fair and Coffee Cup Coup What keeps you volunteering with the Waste Watchers? Great People and […]

Name: Jessica Collins Title/Nickname: Star Volunteer/J-Dawg Degree: Environmental Sciences with an option in Conservation and Sustainability Year in School: 2nd When did you start volunteering with the Waste Watchers? Fall of 2013 What has been your favorite project or event that the Waste Watchers have been involved in? I’m going to go with the first thing that […]