Building Relationships to Advance Diversity

Oregon State University is Oregon’s land grant university and we invite diverse businesses to find opportunities to compete for contracts. As an owner of a minority-owned, woman-owned, emerging small business or service disabled veteran-owned, you will find opportunities at the main campus in Corvallis, the Cascades Campus in Bend, the Marine Hatfield Science Center in Newport, the Portland Center and in every county in the state through OSU Extension Services. OSU is an institution that strives to build the advancement of diversity within its organization and to support the provision of business opportunities with diverse businesses. OSU awards millions of dollars in contracts for goods and services and construction every year and by extending contracts to diverse suppliers, OSU directly contributes to the economic prosperity of the communities we serve.

“diversity and excellence go hand-in-hand, enhancing our teaching, scholarship, and service as well as our ability to welcome, respect, and interact with other people .” – OSU Core Values


Christine Atwood Administrative & Diversity Manager

Christine Atwood serves as the point of contact to facilitate outreach in support of a strong supplier diversity procurement program.


Kelly Kozisek, Director and Chief Procurement Officer

Procurement, a unit within Procurement, Contracts and Materials Management (PCMM), is responsible for the management of the procurement of goods and services for the University.


Lori Fulton, Manager Design and Construction

The Capital Administration unit of Capital Planning and Development (CPD) is responsible for the management and oversight for all capital construction and  large-scale renovation procurement.