Corvallis, Oregon
Oregon State University Resources
Basic Needs for Success
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Basic Needs Center
Students learn about the main campus food pantry, the BNC Textbook Lending Program and other resources funded by the student fees they pay each term.
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Valley Library
Book and technology loans for students.
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ScholarDollars
Students who qualify may submit applications for OSU’s varying Scholarships.
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Campus Jobs
Current open OSU campus positions.
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CAFE
The Center for Advancing Financial Education provides guidance regarding financial resources, ways to save, budgeting and financial planning.
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Oregon Aid
OSAC helping Oregon students plan and pay for college.
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Food Support
SNAP benefits is here to support students. *Contact HSRC for assistance with your application.
Innovative Programs
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The Educational Opportunities Program (EOP) supports the academic, personal, and professional development of students who have traditionally been denied equal access to higher education by providing a welcoming environment which includes smaller classes, academic counseling, and innovative programs & services designed to enhance retention and persistence.
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The College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) is a federally-funded program designed to support students from migrant and seasonal farm worker backgrounds, many of whom are also first-generation students, during their first year in college. CAMP provides academic counseling and other services focused on successful enrollment and continued persistence toward academic goals.
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The First! Committee includes faculty, staff, and alumni of OSU who volunteer their time to advocate for the needs of first-generation students at OSU. Formed in 2015, the committee has coordinated celebration events, networking opportunities, and student panels in their efforts to support and amplify the voices of first-generation students to raise awareness and build community.
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The Beaver Connect program connects new-to-OSU students, peers, and faculty members in an effort to ease the student transition to college, facilitate faculty-student interaction, and build a network of support to help all students succeed during their time at OSU.
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Juntos (meaning “together” in Spanish) works to empower families around education. Uniting with community partners to provide culturally relevant programming for 8-12th grade students and their parents, Juntos is designed to provide families with knowledge, skills, and resources to prevent youth from dropping out of high school, and to encourage families to work together to gain access to college.
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Science and Math Investigative Learning Experiences (SMILE) is a pre-college program at OSU that fosters student aspirations, preparations, and access to higher education. SMILE works in partnership with thirteen Oregon school districts. Aiming to help increase the number of minority, low income, historically underrepresented, and other educationally underserved students who graduate from high school, qualified to go onto college, who pursue careers in science, math, engineering, health care, and teaching.
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TRIO Student Support Services is a program which provides opportunities for academic growth and development, assists students with basic college requirements and motivates students toward the successful completion of their post-secondary education. First-generation students, low-income students, and students with physical or learning disabilities are eligible to apply.
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Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) is dedicated to increasing the number of traditionally underrepresented students successfully completing science, technology, engineering and mathematics baccalaureate degree programs. LSAMP also works to increase the number of students interested in and qualified for undergraduate research in graduate level studies.
Resource Centers
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The Dreaming Beyond Borders Resource center aims to create a safe, supportive, welcoming and inclusive space for undocumented students and students from mixed status families, at Oregon State University.
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At the Basic Needs Center (BRC), the student team works together to build community. When students visit the BNC, they learn about the main campus food pantry, the BNC Textbook Lending Program and other resources funded by the student fees they pay each term. The BNC team believes in an ethos of "radical hospitality" - drop in anytime the center is open (no appointment needed!)
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Diversity & Cultural Engagement (DCE) brings students together for out-of-classroom experiences that build bridges to community and support your ability to change the world. Through our programming and cultural resource centers, DCE enriches your personal growth and development while fostering belonging.
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The Asian & Pacific Cultural Center (APCC) is a space to engage on-campus and online students and members of the community around the Asian and Pacific Islander experience. We provide opportunities for engagement around the intersectional experiences of Asian and Pacific Islanders, the pursuit towards academic excellence, and the emergence of professional passion.
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The mission of the Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center is to complement the academic program of studies and enrich the quality of campus life for African and African-American students on-campus and online at Oregon State University.
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The Centro Cultural César Chávez exists to support the Latinx and Chicanx student community in the achievement of their educational and professional goals and retention of their culture. Further, we provide a space for students to share their culture and heritage with the broader OSU community and inform the OSU community about issues central to Chicanx/Latinx people.
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Ettihad means "unity" or “alliance” in multiple languages from the Ettihad Cultural Center’s community including Farsi, Urdu, Hebrew and Arabic. The Ettihad Cultural Center is inclusive of communities from the Horn of Africa, North Africa, West Asia, Central Asia, and South Asia. The center focuses on hosting culture-specific and culture-general programming throughout the year and in collaboration with student organizations on campus and in our community.
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The Kaku-Ixt Mana Ina Haws (Ina Haws) represents the Indigenous people of the Americas and Pacific Islands. We strive to deconstruct colonial borders’ impact on Indigenous identities while also honoring the sovereignty of Tribes. While protecting and preserving the rights of Indigenous people, we provide a sense of home/community for Indigenous students that helps preserve their Indigenous identities while in college.
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The Pride Center provides programs and support services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, and asexual members of the on-campus and online OSU community and their allies (LGBTQQIAA). The Pride Center affirms the identities and empowers the lives of people who are LGBTQQIAA by providing education, outreach, program support, consultation, community development, visibility, and advocacy.
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The Hattie Redmond Women & Gender Center (WGC) serves as a campus focal point for projects directed at addressing women's issues on campus, in the community-at-large, and globally. As an open community of leaders inspiring change, we provide advocacy, resources, and opportunities to transform ideas into positive action and reality.
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The Dr. Lawrence Griggs Office of Black & Indigenous Student Success fosters rich and intentional relationships across the Oregon State University landscape in an effort to increase access, academic success and retention for Black, Native American, Pacific Islander and Alaskan Native students. The office creates clear pathways for students to connect with important services and programming, including academic support, co-curricular opportunities, career development, recruitment and outreach.