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Read feature profiles and first-person narratives about Oregon State students and alumni, and find stories about the world-class faculty, academic advisors, researchers, instructional designers and other folks who make OSU a welcoming and innovative community.

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Oregon State’s honors degree online exceeds expectations, finds strong demand

3 minute read When Oregon State University’s Honors College extended the Honors Baccalaureate to students earning their degrees exclusively online, the expectation was for around 15 students to enroll by the beginning of fall term 2023. Instead, there were more than 50.

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What kind of online computer science degree should you pursue?

5 minute read Oregon State University offers multiple online bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science. Read our guide to better understand who each program is designed for, skills you’ll gain and possible career outcomes.

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On a mission to ‘make tomorrow better than today’ for younger generations

4 minute read Conversation was a core theme of Bobby Disler’s online Oregon State student experience. The commonalities he and his classmates discovered amongst one another helped to bridge the divide, both in terms of actual distance and within their own identities.

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Elevate your career with Oregon State’s online business programs

2 minute read Moving up in the business world doesn’t need to be more difficult to figure out than quantum physics. Make it simple with Oregon State’s online business programs. From microcredentials to MBAs and everything in the middle, we’ve got you covered.

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Making music at a distance

4 minute read It’s nighttime in Kyiv, Ukraine, and Mykola Balakin is making a flute-like instrument called a sopilka in his home office. A software engineer by trade and a computer science student with Oregon State Ecampus, he’s new to making instruments, but after several hours of trial and error, he has a breakthrough.

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Oregon State Ecampus’ online Tribal Communities Initiative featured in a newly published book titled ‘Race and Rurality’

6 minute read Marleigh Perez and Eddie Rodriguez of Ecampus documented some of the initiative’s key successes for a chapter in a newly published book titled “Race and Rurality: Considerations for Advancing Equity in Higher Education.” The book offers insights into how higher education can better support rural communities of all different backgrounds. 

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An energy policy program for the 21st century

2 minute read “A major question the energy policy program tries to address is how the U.S. government and its institutions are going to use the country’s resources more sustainably and not cause future problems or make existing problems worse,” Professor David Bernell said.

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Making a difference through horticulture

4 minute read John Dusek loves his work and small town Michigan community, but he began to feel like something was missing. “I don’t know if it was a midlife crisis or what,” he says. “But I came to a point where I realized that there was much more potential in horticulture than just producing pretty things for people to look at. So I decided to go back to school.”

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Finding yourself while finishing your degree online

3 minute read Growing up as a member of the LGBTQI+ community, Michelle Harris understood the power of organizing from an early age. She credits these early experiences with helping to shape her advocacy and as one pillar in her eventual decision to pursue a degree in women, gender and sexuality studies online with Oregon State.