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Carly Johansen

Carly Johansen is a writer for Oregon State University Ecampus. She specifically writes pieces for those who are considering pursuing their degree online in the hopes to answer questions that they may have along the way. Her writing style and subject area expertise come from personal experience with online education and curiosity about how to improve the student experience. Carly has been at OSU since early 2020, coming from a position in Iowa State University's Department of World Languages and Cultures. Originally from Iowa, Carly landed at Oregon State Ecampus through a love for higher education and an interest in the growing field of online education. She also has an enthusiasm for data and a passion for creating a more accessible and just world. Carly has a master's in strategic communications which she completed online from the University of Iowa and a bachelor's degree in Spanish and linguistics from Iowa State University.
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What makes Oregon State online programs stand out?

2 minute read Can a high-quality degree truly be delivered online? How can you support students at a distance? How do I learn science online? At OSU Ecampus, we hear questions like these often, and we’re proud to have the answers – as well as decades of experience in delivering nationally-ranked education to students around the world. Watch a video and read more to see how it’s done.

Toby Long looks off in the distance. As a way to move up at work, Toby earned his business administration bachelor's degree online through Oregon State University Ecampus in 2019.

Learning how to move up at work and get an education

< 1 minute read Not long ago, Toby Long constantly found himself trying to schedule work around his school schedule. He loved his job at Dutch Bros, and he wanted to move into a management position, but when it came to attending college on-campus in Sacramento, he just couldn’t get the flexibility he needed to keep moving forward at work. Then Toby found Oregon State Ecampus and its online bachelor’s degree in business administration.

Oregon State Lily Ranjbar inspects a circuitboard with a colleague in a lab at Oregon State University. Ranjbar teaches radiation health physics online at OSU.

Radiation health physics instructor is on a path toward global peace

3 minute read Ph.D. faculty Lily Ranjbar teaches online while leading research on radioxenon detection By Meriden Vitale March 25, 2020 When Lily Ranjbar, director of online programs for the College of Engineering’s School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, left Iran to pursue her doctorate in the United States, she didn’t know when she would get to return. Continuing Radiation health physics instructor is on a path toward global peace

Timely Update for Ecampus Students

Timely Update: March 26

2 minute read To our Ecampus students, We hope you are well and looking forward to the start of spring term classes next week. Each term, we notify our Ecampus students who have enrolled in a Corvallis campus course to let them know that it is possible that you will pay more than you expect to in tuition Timely Update: March 26

Timely Update for Ecampus Students

Timely Update: March 19

2 minute read To our Ecampus students, We hope you’re doing well under these challenging circumstances related to the COVID-19 outbreak. Yesterday, Oregon State University Provost Ed Feser sent a message to the OSU campus community, explaining that all campus-based classes will be delivered remotely during spring term 2020. We are publishing this article to clarify how this Timely Update: March 19

OSU Ecampus puts student success first

< 1 minute read Our students connect regularly with a strong community of classmates, instructors and on-campus support staff – because at OSU Ecampus, we put student success at the forefront of all we do. We provide access to resources like social groups, online forums and one-on-one conversations because those connections do more than just facilitate course projects. They establish a sense of belonging for students.

Bob Santelli, is on stage in a suit, giving a talk.

Oregon State popular music director and soon-to-be Ecampus instructor wins Grammy Award

2 minute read Oregon State University’s Director of Popular Music and Performing Arts, Bob Santelli, won a Grammy Award on Sunday night. Luckily for Oregon State students, his portfolio will soon include an online course for OSU Ecampus, too.