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College of Agricultural Sciences Welcome New Students

On Friday Septemer 23rd, the Agricultural Executive Council sponsored the annual fall social welcoming new students. Gelato was served and ended up being a perfect treat to cool down on a hot day for everyone.  The social gives new students an opportunity to find out how to get involved in clubs, meet other students, and talk with faculty. To conclude the fun filled day Associate Dean, Dr. Cary Green gave a speech welcoming the new students and left them with some great advice for the upcoming year. “It was a great time looking at all of the clubs that the College of Agricultural Sciences has to offer.” Said Holdan Druffel, a new student who is anxious to begin his first year at OSU.

 

CAS Student Is Featured In The Gazette Times For Her Hard Work In Agriculture

Marine Torres, a student in the College of Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State University is working hard to help people around the world have access to clean water. She said “A lot of children die from a lack of clean water, or just a lack of water, I thought that was unacceptable.” Torres came to OSU after finding the many opportunities available for undergraduates in her chosen major biosource research. This major became available to students 20 years ago in the College of Agricultural Sciences giving students the ability to work with faculty members and have incredible research projects. It also has a 100 percent success rate for students coming out of school and finding a career or moving onto graduate school within 3 months. This year Torres will be a fifth-year senior and her plans for the future include graduate school, getting into a public health program and later on working with other countries. To read more follow the link below.

http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/article_aaee3548-d851-11e0-89e7-001cc4c03286.html

Hoofin’ It For Agriculture

On June fifth, Sigma Alpha hosted their first annual “Hoofin’ It For Agriculture” 5K run/walk.  Twenty-five runners began their three mile race around OSU campus Sunday morning.  With the generous donations of local businesses, top finishing individuals were awarded gift cards.  The Dairy Farmers of Oregon contributed milk for participants at the end of the race.  “Hoofin’ It For Agriculture” is Sigma Alpha’s philanthropy for Ag in the Classroom.  Ag in the Classroom is a non-profit organization that travels the state educating elementary school students on the importance of agriculture.  This year, Sigma Alpha raised over six hundred dollars for Ag in the Classroom.  Thank you to all of the sponsors and participants that made this philanthropy a success.

Alpha Gamma Rho Hits The Trails

On Saturday June 4th, members of the Oregon State University Chapter of Alpha Gamma Rho (AGR) took to the trails. However, instead of heading out to enjoy the great hiking trails of the McDonald-Dunn Forest, the members of AGR were helping to build them. Alpha Gamma Rho, a fraternity whose members are studying agriculture, forestry and natural resources, prides itself in giving back to the natural resource community and volunteering in ways that benefit awareness of our natural resources. Eleven of their members spent the morning and early afternoon rebuilding trails, specifically in Peavy Arboretum, in an area being developed to showcase different eco-zones found in Oregon. Peavy Arboretum is always looking for more trail volunteers and information can be found at http://www.cof.orst.edu/cf/forests/arboretum/.