CREDIT TK “As a first-generation college student from a single-income family, there’s just no way I would have been able to afford college without crushing amounts of debt if it weren’t for scholarships.” — FAITH TOWNSEND, ’25 Oceanography and environmental sciences OSU FOUNDATION Beaver Leadership Circle WHILE AT OSU, Faith Townsend discovered a passion for science and earned her scientific diving certification through OSU’s scientific diving program and the American Academy of Underwater Sciences. This fall, she’s surveying declining kelp forests off the Oregon coast, learning how changing ocean temperatures and a surge of sea urchins is impacting their delicate ecosystem. LEARN MORE about how Beaver Leadership Circle donors create transformational opportunities for students: ForOregonState.org/BeaverLeaders
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