{"id":1787,"date":"2021-06-08T09:10:52","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T16:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/?p=1787"},"modified":"2024-07-23T13:01:55","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T20:01:55","slug":"2021-graduation-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/2021-graduation-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Record-setting 1,384 Oregon State students earn their degrees online"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2021 Ecampus graduates represent the OSU community all over the globe<\/h2>\n

Last Sunday, Ashley Hatleberg turned in her final assignment as an Oregon State University student. It was a term paper on the politics of climate change.<\/p>\n

With a simple keystroke on her computer, she officially completed the requirements to earn a natural resources bachelor\u2019s degree online through Oregon State Ecampus.<\/p>\n

All those years of hard work, punctuated in a flash.<\/p>\n

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Virtual graduation celebration June 12<\/h3>\n

Oregon State Ecampus students are invited to join the university’s virtual commencement event Saturday, June 12 at 10:30 a.m. PT. Immediately afterward, Ecampus will present a virtual experience at beginning at 11:30 a.m. Learn more \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cI feel like I\u2019ve been holding my breath for a long time,\u201d Hatleberg said, emotion filling her voice. \u201cI accomplished something that all the people I care about wanted to see me accomplish. That\u2019s what drove me to finish.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now Hatleberg belongs to the record-setting Oregon State Ecampus Class of 2021, featuring 1,384 distance students who will graduate Saturday as part of OSU\u2019s 152nd commencement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Among them are working professionals in Germany, military veterans in Kentucky and first-generation college graduates in Oregon. The common thread between them all is their ability to thrive as online learners and enhance their career options while managing life\u2019s competing responsibilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cEcampus students experienced significant hardships, including the unique challenges of being adult learners, but they excelled nonetheless,\u201d said Lisa L. Templeton, the Ecampus associate provost. \u201cThey are a continual source of inspiration to everyone in the Oregon State community, and we are proud to offer them the support they need from their first online class all the way to graduation.\u201d<\/p>\n

The members of the Ecampus Class of 2021 hail from 47 states and 15 countries<\/a> including Canada, England, India, South Africa, South Korea and Switzerland. The 1,384 graduates account for 18.7% of all Oregon State graduates this year.<\/p>\n

Hatleberg adds a local flair to a very international graduating class. She is a fish hatchery technician for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife in the McKenzie River Valley. She works full time, caring for and monitoring chinook salmon populations in waters near where she grew up.<\/p>\n

Through the online coursework in Oregon State\u2019s natural resources degree program<\/a>, she gained a deep understanding of the interrelated nature of the environment. That, in turn, created a desire to use that knowledge on a broader scale as she embarks on the next phase in her career.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to make the world a better place, as corny as it sounds,\u201d Hatleberg said. \u201cBut I figure I can start with my river basin, and hopefully my work opens up from there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here’s a more detailed look at this year’s collection of Ecampus graduates.<\/p>\n

Oregon State Ecampus Class of 2021 by the numbers<\/h2>\n

Online programs with the most graduates<\/h3>\n

448 \u2014 Computer science (postbaccalaureate)
\n90 \u2014 Psychology (B.A.\/B.S.)
\n83 \u2014 Business administration (B.A.\/B.S.)
\n79 \u2014 Natural resources (B.S.)
\n63 \u2014 Human development and family sciences (B.S.)<\/p>\n

States with the most graduates<\/h3>\n

410 \u2014 Oregon
\n254 \u2014 California
\n166 \u2014\u00a0Washington
\n62 \u2014 Texas
\n28 \u2014 Colorado<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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