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Meet Our Beavs In the 2023 Legislature
The 2023 Legislature includes ten OSU alumni. Here’s a quick introduction to the Beavers elected to serve in Salem. Brian Boquist – Senate District 12 (Polk & Yamhill Counties) Born in Tillamook, Senator Brian Boquist has called Oregon home his entire...
Top Legislative Issues
The Jen-Hsun and Lori Huang Collaborative Innovation Project
In October 2022, the OSU Foundation and OSU announced that the university’s new 150,000 square-foot advanced research and education facility will be named the Jen-Hsun and Lori Huang Collaborative Innovation Complex in recognition of the alumni...
Public University Support Fund (PUSF) and Oregon Opportunity Grant (OOG)
An additional investment of $150M in the Public University Support Fund (PUSF) for a total of $1050M will help OSU and other Oregon public universities cover costs, shield students from significant tuition increases and help maintain academic advisors and other...
Reinvest in the OSU Statewide Public Service Programs
OSU’s statewide service programs, including the Extension Service, Agriculture Experiment Stations and Forest Research Laboratories, provide vital support and services to communities in every county in Oregon. In the 2023 legislative session, we are asking for $172M...