OSU Stater Magazine Fall 2023

20 ForOregonState.org/Stater PHOTOS BY A.J. MEEKER N EWS B R I E F S AN EAR TO THE COSMOS Gravitational waves, ripples in the fab- ric of time-space predicted by Albert Einstein more than a century ago, permeate the galaxy at low frequencies, according to a multiyear National Science Foundation project led by Oregon State scientists. The inter- national group monitors the timing of radio waves from pulsars and detected variations in their normally clock-steady beats — evidence that a “chorus” of gravitational waves alters the distance those pulses travel. OSUCASCADES CAREER KICKSTARTER According to a 2018 Strada-Gallup survey, 78% of college students rarely or never access a campus career office. So OSU-Cascades is bringing the career office to them instead, launching a novel program (beav.es/ cascades-edge) this fall that incorporates career readiness into every academic term to increase students’ employability. Students will explore talents and interests, learn about student debt, and try job shadowing, internships and more. HEALTH, REIMAGINED The College of Public Health and Human Sciences announced a shorter name and a new strategy focused on health and social trends in Oregon and beyond. Now simply the College of Health, it has reorganized into three schools — the School of Exercise and Sport Science, School of Public Health and Nutrition, and School of Human Development and Family Sciences— to better reflect the college’s distinctive specializations in teaching, research and engagement. STRENGTH IN NUMBERS THE OSU FOUNDATION CELEBRATES 75 YEARS OF COMMUNITY SUCCESS. By Cathleen Hockman-Wert It took 60 years, from 1947 until 2007, for the Oregon State University Foundation to receive its first $1 billion in philanthropic commitments. In only nine years, OSU donors made the second billion in gifts.This May,just sixyears later, donors crossed the $3 billion milestone. “None of this success just happened. It was the result of hard work by our volunteer leaders, our university leaders, our outstanding Foundation sta" and, of course, our generous donors,” said Shawn Scoville, OSU Foundation president and CEO. This spring, the Oregon State University Foundation celebrated its 75th anniversary with gatherings to remember and thank those who have supported OSU’s students and programs and accelerated its growth through their gifts and service. Participants lauded OSU’s dedicated ۄ The OSU Foundation Board of Directors and guests gathered in May to celebrate the Foundation’s anniversary and new Lifetime Trustee award recipients.

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