Spring 2020 Monday Message – Week 7
HC Announcements and Events HCSA Baking Challenge – Kicking Off The Week With Cookie Decorating!HCSA is hosting a Baking Challenge this week! For starters, watch out for the Baking Challenge video/pictures on HC social media this morning, Monday, May 11 and then show us your best version! For those in West or Sackett Hall, cookie decorating kits […]
Microbiology alumna and surgeon’s journey from refugee camps to healthcare leadership
The exacting schedule of a surgeon is evident at the outset of a Zoom interview with Dr. SreyRam Kuy (Microbiology, ’00). She is a little late for the midday appointment because she had to shower first. Just 30 minutes earlier, Kuy “was elbow deep in blood and stool” performing a colon cancer surgery. An epidemic […]
Advocating for active transportation
Cadell Chand likes to de-stress on his bike ride home. It’s something the civil engineering master’s student appreciates about living in Corvallis. “A lot of the bike paths are through parks, so there’s some scenery,” he said. “I usually take the Midge Cramer path, with the covered bridge. There’s always alpacas out there. It’s just […]
Spring 2020 Monday Message – Week 6
HC Announcements and Events NEW! HCSA Watch PartyJoin HCSA as they host a Watch Party on Thursday, May 7 from 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. on Netflix Party! Voting on the movie will take place throughout the week on the HC Instagram Story – Tuesday’s vote will be on the movie genre, and Wednesday’s vote will be on the […]
Spring 2020 Monday Message – Week 5
HC Announcements and Events NEW! HC Study Break #1 – Treasure Hunt!Our first HC Study Break this term will be a treasure hunt that runs from April 27 to May 1. Each day will have a different theme, with ten items to find during that day. The themes are: Monday – Plants Tuesday – Animals […]
Imaging the Universe – A New Perspective
The drastic changes necessitated by COVID-19 have made it especially challenging to teach courses with hands-on components. However, Oregon State faculty and students have still found ways to make the remote-learning experience valuable, fun and exciting. “The universe is far more than what our eyes can see,” is the hook of one of this term’s […]
They were friends before they got to the Honors College. Their shared experience made them friends for life.
Sometimes, if you’re lucky, there are relationships that accompany you through every stage of life. This has been true for Oregon State Honors College graduates Brandon Togioka and Bory Kea. Friends when they were kids and now colleagues at the Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU), they have remained close through experiences both shared and […]
An Unconventional Path to Uncommon Success – HC Student Spotlight
There was nothing conventional about Dylan Gregory’s path to the Oregon State University Honors College. There’s been nothing conventional about his research accomplishments since he arrived, either. A first-generation and low-income student, Dylan initially planned to study visual communications, enrolling in the Herron School of Art and Design in Indianapolis, Indiana after high school. Financial […]
Spring 2020 Monday Message – Week 4
HC Announcements and Events LAST CHANCE TO RSVP – Networking Tips and Tricks Event! Join the Honors College and the Career Development Center for a Networking Tips and Tricks workshop this Tuesday, April 21 from 4:00-5:00 p.m. PT. RSVP for this virtual Zoom workshop here! NEW! HCSA Recreate Famous Photos Challenge – The Getty Museum!The viral “Getty Museum Challenge“, from […]
Oregon State engineering undergrads earn coveted Goldwater Scholarships
Juniors Tucker Holstun and Yesh Godse are among 396 college students selected from approximately 5,000 potential candidates across the United States to receive the award for the 2020-2021 academic year. The scholarships are awarded based on academic merit to college sophomores and juniors who exhibit intellectual intensity and exceptional promise of becoming research leaders and […]