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Tyler Hansen

Tyler Hansen is a writer for Oregon State University Ecampus. He primarily writes feature stories on the Oregon State students and faculty who learn and teach online, news stories and articles that provide readers with the information they need to continue their educational journeys. Prior to starting at Oregon State in 2011, he worked as a sports writer, journalism teacher and arts and entertainment editor.
Yvette Gibson uses binoculars to look on over a herd of cattle on range land.

Behind the scenes with Yvette Gibson, rangeland science instructor

5 minute read After years of working in the business sector, Yvette Gibson earned a natural resources degree online through Oregon State Ecampus and now is an instructor in OSU’s Department of Animal and Rangeland Sciences. They say you can’t have your cake and eat it too, but Yvette Gibson has ignored that expression for years. She’s simultaneously Behind the scenes with Yvette Gibson, rangeland science instructor

Oregon State University’s Class of 2024 features record-setting number of online learners

3 minute read Tania Davis earned a bachelor’s degree in human development and family sciences online with Oregon State. She is one of the 2,049 Ecampus students who will graduate this weekend — representing 26.8% of all OSU graduates this year (7,648).

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Explaining Oregon State’s top-10 ranking for best online bachelor’s degrees

2 minute read Oregon State University is ranked No. 4 in the nation for Best Online Bachelor’s Programs by U.S. News & World Report. But what does the ranking mean in terms of a student’s learning experience? We dig into the criteria to explain why OSU ranks highly.

An orange graphic that says Top 10 for 10 straight years

Oregon State earns 10th straight top-10 national ranking for online education

3 minute read Oregon State University has been ranked one of the nation’s 10 best online education providers for the 10th consecutive year by U.S. News & World Report — an accomplishment no other institution in the country can claim. The list ranks Oregon State No. 4 in the category of Best Online Bachelor’s Programs.

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The top 5 questions people ask about online learning

3 minute read At OSU Ecampus, we don’t pretend to have all the answers, but we have things pretty well covered. We field countless questions from prospective students all over the world, and the Ask Ecampus knowledge base contains answers to hundreds of common inquiries regarding Ecampus services and programs. See the five questions that people search the most.

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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.