On-campus living provides you the greatest opportunity for academic success and enjoyment at Oregon State University in Halsell Hall and the International Living-Learning Center (ILLC).
Both of these buildings offer suite style bathrooms and room types are single and double in Halsell and single with a private restroom, double with a private restroom and double with a suite style restroom in the ILLC.
Residents in the Summer Session halls contract on a flexible, weekly basis for a room and meal plan. Both Halsell and the ILLC offer opportunities for recreation and study groups. High-speed Internet connections and proximity to all campus resources give you significant advantages over off-campus housing. 2015 Summer Application (opens April 15) General Information Summer session students are invited to live in the residence halls during the sessions they are enrolled at OSU. Room Types:
Halsell offers four single or two double bedrooms sharing a common area with kitchenette and one-and-a-half bathrooms. International Living-Learning Center offers double rooms, and single and double rooms with a private bathroom. Washers and dryers are available and included in your housing package; no coins or tokens are necessary.
Annual 'Dianne's' award winners announced
Congratulations to UHDS students staff recognized for support of students
University Housing & Dining Services held its annual recognition event for students working in the residence halls on Tuesday, May 26. Here is a full listing of the honorees:
Dianne Marie Finklein Creative Spirit Award - Michael Tang
Academic Excellence Award - Jake Ramsey
Dr. M. Edward Bryan Community Development Award - Abbie Tornquist
Friends of Residential Education Award – Darryl Jorgensen and Maura McDonald
Program of the Year - Tebeau Talks
ALA of the Year - Breanna Balleby and Sarah Jacobi
CRF of the Year – Magali Sanchez
RA of the Year- Zach Levin and Jon Bosworth
Professional Staff Member of the Year – Shelley Griffiths
Team of the Year - McNary
Dianne Finklein Memorial Scholarship Winners – Sarah Jacobi ($500), Jessica Wagar ($500), and Gabriela Bustos Ramos ($1,000)
National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH) recognitions:
Honorary Members: Logan Denney and Claudia Gonzalez
Bronze Pin: Andrew Huffer
Outstanding Leadership and Service Pin: Brenda Dao
Chef's Table on June 2nd
Sign up to enjoy a free gourmet meal
Residents: You are invited to participate in and enjoy a one-of-a-kind chef prepared meal on June 2 in Marketplace West. Limited spaces available. Enjoy a free meal prepared by Chef Jay Perry and share feedback. Information and sign-up.
It's not too late! Need housing for fall?
Want to live on campus again next year? It's not too late! While the period for returning students to select their own rooms ended on April 30, you can still fill out a housing application via MyUHDS and we will offer you a room assignment for next year that you can accept or decline.
Don't miss out on the $900 rebate on your housing rate offered only to returning students. Questions? Need help? Call 541-737-6228 or email.
Reminder: Meal Plans end this term
Use or lose your dining dollars - Meal plan changes allowed until June 1!
Remember that all UHDS Dining Plans end THIS term. All current Ultimate, Premium, Preferred, Basic, and RA dining plans will be terminated on June 15th and any remaining balances will be lost.
June 1st is the last day to submit UHDS Dining Plan change requests. If you have a large balance, lower your dining plan ASAP.
If you have a large balance and unable to lower your dining plan, consider making donations to the end-of-term Food Drive in June. Purchase non-perishable food items with your excess dining plan dollars and put them in the Food Drive boxes.
Adding money to your Orange Rewards plan can be a good option if you are running low on Dining Dollars. Orange Rewards balances do carry over as long as you are an OSU student and this plan is accepted in all campus dining locations. Simply log in to https://mycard.oregonstate.edu/ and add whatever amount you need to get you through the rest of the term.
Summer RAs will have Summer-Only dining plans added to their ID Cards after June 15th.
Good luck with Finals!
Orange Rewards don’t disappear!
Are you returning to OSU next year? If you will continue to be an OSU student next year, even if you are living off-campus, your Orange Rewards dining plan will still be active. So don’t worry about trying to use up your Orange Rewards balance before the end of Spring Term. Save it to use during Summer Session or next Fall Term when you return to campus!
End of Year Food Drive
Donate extra meal plan money to help families in need
Good luck with the rest of the term!
Move-Out Donation Drive has begun!
Donate your extras instead of packing it home
It took you 30 weeks to move into your room; now you have 2 weeks to move-out! Check out this guide for a suggested timeline for getting things done before final exams hit.
This weekend you should have received your door hangers for the Donation Drive, which included bags you can use to sort out donations in your room (if you did not, pick yours up from your front desk).
Donation bins are being placed on the main floor of your hall this week. Items accepted for donation include:
Food that is unopened and non-perishable (please place in bag provided grocery bags)
Toiletries and personal hygiene products (please place in bag provided grocery bags)
Dry clothing, bedding and towels
Household items like décor, dishes, lamps, electronics, etc.
Broken electronics, CDs/DVDs and ink cartridges (to be recycled)
Furniture, bicycles and loft bed kit wood (place outside on the ground next to your dumpster)
Residents: As we start to bring our school year to a close, the OSU Community Relations Facilitators want to give you tools to speak about what you've learned in our facilitation to your family. Check out our last video blog for the year; our video shows the difference between debate, discussion & dialogue. We hope you enjoy!
Battle of the Bands, Dam Jam this weekend
Community Relations Facilitators share tools to talk with your family
MUPC is thrilled to announce that Corvallis's favorite (DAM) JAM-Packed Two-Day Musical Fest is almost here!
Text "MUPC" to 40691 to WIN Meet & Greet Passes, Prizes & More!!!
WEEKEND LINEUP:
DAY 1 (May 29) – Battle of the Bands:
4:30 PM – 10:30 PM *FREE*
Slightly Rebellious
Asterion
The Kosmos
Bury The Moon
The Shifts
Black Market Bargain
Humble Beginnings
Patrimony
Dive Club
Polar Echo
Pseudoboss
DAY 2 (May 30) – DAM JAM:
7:00 PM - Gates Open
8:00 PM - Battle of the Bands Winner
8:40 PM - Special Guest Opener
9:30 PM - B.o.B
Switch your mattress
New mattresses are in! Be the first to trade yours up!
Residents in Finley, McNary, Bloss, Callahan, Wilson, Hawley, Buxton, Cauthorn, Poling and West Halls are welcome to contact UHDS Work Coordination if they have a White & Blue Striped Mattress and Work Coordination will work with the resident to swap out the mattress for a new one. Call 541-737-2032 or email.
Now Hiring: UHDS Dining Student Workers
Application now open for Fall 2015
University Housing & Dining Services, and Dining Services specifically, employs hundreds of student staff in a variety of locations, including: Arnold, McNary, Bing's, Marketplace West, Cascadia Market, Peets Coffee & Tea, and OSU Catering. Dining Services includes student positions in food preparation, retail food sales, dining operations, and customer service. To find out if you are eligible for student employment, please consult the OSU Student Employment Manual.
If you have questions about the dining jobs application process, feel free to email.
Beaver Movie Channel
What is Beaver Movie Channel (BMC)?
Beaver Movie Channel (BMC) is a free on-demand streaming movie service (similar to Netflix streaming movies) available to students living on campus. New movies are selected every month by on-campus students.
Now playing
Contagion (2011)
The Duff
Back to the Future
Jupiter Ascending
Chappie
Zombeavers
American Sniper
Mortdecai
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Advertise on BMC
Get great exposure for your OSU club, sports club, or event by advertising on BMC.
Be Beaver Bold Block Party
Celebrate on the SEC Plaza June 4th
Come celebrate student community, tradition and achievement across the co-curricular at Oregon State University! The #beBEAVERBOLD Block Party will include stage performances and presentations, tabling from OSU departments and student organizations sharing their successes, interactive activities throughout the quad and plaza, and even a chalk art competition. There will also be food provided, and everything is FREE! Come celebrate with us Beaver Nation and #beBEAVERBOLD!
#osublockparty
Spring textbook sell back June 8-12
The OSU Beaver Store will host the Spring Textbook Sellback June 8-12 from 8 a.m.to 6 p.m. daily at the OSU Beaver Store Courtyard. Receive cash for your books and return your rentals. More information.
Got a mug? Free coffee at JavaStop
Waste Watchers reward reusers on June 3-4
The Waste Watchers and Memorial Union Food Services want to reward you for carrying a reusable mug with you!
Come to JavaStop between 2:00 and 4:00 pm on Wednesday and/or Thursday, June 3rd and 4th with your reusable mug to get a free cup of coffee! Applies to brewed coffee only, up to 20 ounces. While supplies last. Only offered to those who bring reusable, non-disposable mugs.
The Waste Watchers will also be hosting a booth at the event - stop by to play the trivia game and you might win a reusable cup, utensil set or mug! This event is part of OSU's #CoffeeCupCoup campaign, aimed at overthrowing the tyranny of the disposable cup. Learn more by visiting the website. Join this event on Facebook.
Move-Out Information
All halls start to close at Noon on Friday, June 12:
Students are expected to move out within 24 hours of their last final. If you need to stay late due to a late final or graduation ceremonies, please sign up for Late Stay on MyUHDS no later than Monday, June 1. If approved for late checkout before finals week, you will have a “Room Occupied” sign placed on your door, which allows UHDS staff to know which rooms are occupied when they begin checking rooms on June 12. Please be aware that making a request to stay late is not a guarantee that your request will be approved.
Late stay request approvals for Halsell, the International Living-Learning Center and West halls will be very limited due to the small turnover window to prepare those residence halls for Sunday Summer Session move-in.
Move out process: Step 1: Inform
Inform your RA ahead of time about when you will be moving out of your room, most likely during your end of year floor meeting. If you do not move-out by your stated time, or do not work to inform our staff of your intended move out date and time, you may be assessed a $50.00 Improper Checkout Fee.
After your room is empty and clean, return your key(s) to the Service Center for your building. If the Service Center is closed, please call the hall duty phone. You must turn in your key(s) to an RA if your Service Center is not open, or you may be charged an improper checkout fee.
You can request a RA to view your space before you turn in your key(s) but you still may be assessed charges from the room inspection that happens after the building is closed.
If your room is not empty and clean, you will be asked to complete those tasks before you can turn in your key(s).
Important Notes to Assist a Smooth Move out Process:
Your room will receive an official inspection for damages by UHDS staff after the building has closed. Any damages found will be charged to your student account. If there are multiple residents in a room, charges will be split across all contracted residents for the space. All damage charges will be charged to your student account by July 1st.
You must check your ONID email and your OSU student account frequently during the summer for added move-out-related charges. If you do not agree with any charges, please immediately submit a UHDS Financial Appeal, per the guidelines found here: http://uhds.link/myuhds.
Update your mailing address with OSU Online Services. Service Centers will forward mail until August 1.
After which time, all mail will be returned to sender.
Please remember to take your bikes with you when moving out. All bikes that are left behind after June 12 will be removed by Public Safety and taken to surplus property.
Dining Plans:
You must use all of your UHDS Dining Dollars by the end of the day Friday, June 12, 2015, any unused UHDS Dining Dollars after that date are forfeited. Orange Rewards funds do not expire and are with you your time as a student at OSU. Log on to your MyUHDS account: http://uhds.link/myuhds to see your current Dining Dollar and Orange Rewards balance.
The UHDS Dining Dollar Budget Guide at http://oregonstate.edu/uhds/moneymatters can help you manage the remaining dollars on your account during the last few weeks of the academic year. Unused UHDS Dining Dollars can be used to purchase food items that will be donated to support the Linn-Benton Food Share.
The last day to change your meal plan is June 1.
Summer Session Housing and Housing for 2015-2016:
For more information about summer session housing during Summer 2015, please visit UHDS Summer Housing.
If you are still looking for housing for 2015-2016 we still have space available on campus and you still can receive a $900 rebate off of the room rate. APPLY TODAY!
We thank you for living with us on campus this year. For more information on the closing process, please visit this webpage. We wish you a wonderful summer, and hope to see you back in September! If you have any questions please call us toll free at 1-541-737-4771 or email us at housing@oregonstate.edu.
Kitchen essentials for off-campus living
Tips and tricks from the Nutrition Outreach team
You might be moving out of the dorms soon and off to the world of independent living. Now that you won’t be eating from a campus dining center and your mother isn’t around to cook your meals, what are you going to do?
Don’t worry! Here at UHDS we gathered information from Dietitians, Chefs, and fellow students to offer you some advice on how to eat well off campus. Preparing meals at home is not only good for your wallet, it’s good for your health! Don’t think you need to resort to fast food and ramen noodles to survive, Click here for 10 easy steps to get you started.
For more tips on planning, recipes, and shopping from our awesome campus resource Food Hero, click here!
News from RecSports
In Corvallis for the Summer? Not Taking Summer Classes? USE REC SPORTS!
In Corvallis for the summer but not taking summer classes?Do you want to use Recreational Sports facilities and services? Purchase an Extended Student Membership! Any student who paid student incidental fees/took classes in spring is eligible to purchase an Extended Student Membership over the summer for only $68. Continue to use Recreational Sports – from summer fitness classes to summer intramural events to sand volleyball to the swimming pool – we will help you get and stay active throughout the summer! (Purchase your summer membership in Dixon beginning June 1; valid from date of purchase through 9/18/2015).
Wilderness First Aid Course
Enroll in Wilderness First Aid, a two day class (6/27 & 6/28). Wilderness First Aid is an introduction to managing medical emergencies in a back country setting. Students will learn techniques ranging from basic life support, to soft tissue injury management, to proper splinting and immobilization, to long term patient care with minimal resources. Contact the Adventure Leadership Institute for more information.
Outdoor Gear Rental
The sunshine has arrived and it's time to rent all the gear you need to enjoy the great outdoors from Recreational Sports. The ALI Gear Rental Shop is open to all students, Recreational Sports members and the OSU community for outdoor gear rental . Students and Recreational Sports members receive a DISCOUNT rate on rentals. Additionally, if you need your bike tuned up, the bike shop is your one stop shop for preparing your bike for the road or trails! Visit the ALI in Dixon for more information!
Intramural sports opportunities
Now hiring
Hiring is taking place now to become an Intramural Official for the Fall Term (Volleyball & Flag Football). Apply on the RecSports web: click here by Friday, May 29, 2015, to meet the deadline to apply as a new Intramural Official for the Fall Term.
When: Tournament begins on Friday, May 29th at 5:00pm. Sign-ups: Entries are due at the Sports and Special Programs Office in Dixon on Friday, May 29th. Where: Dixon Recreation Center/Student Legacy Park Who: All Recreational Sports Members (Students, Faculty, Staff, and Affiliates) Cost: Free
When: Women’s and Men’s Divisions on Saturday, May 30th at 10:00am
Co-Rec Division on Sunday, May 31st at 10:00am Sign-ups: Entries are due in the Sports and Special Programs Office in Dixon by 2pm on Friday, May 29th. Where: Upper Gym and Outdoor Sand Courts at Dixon Who: All Recreational Sports Members (Students, Faculty, Staff, and Affiliates) Cost: Free
When: Tournament will begin on Friday, June 5th at 10:00am. Players can play at any time during the day. Sign-ups: Entries may be taken at the event Where: Golf City - Par 3 Course Who: All Recreational Sports Members (Students, Faculty, Staff, and Affiliates) Cost: $9 Greens Fee at Golf City
When: Tournament will begin on Friday, June 5th at 10:00am. Players can play at any time during the day. Sign-ups: Entries may be taken at the event Where: Golf City - Mini Golf Course Who: All Recreational Sports Members (Students, Faculty, Staff, and Affiliates) Cost: $6 Greens Fee at Golf City
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OSU Day of Caring
Service projects scheduled for Friday, May 29
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Registration for Day of Caring Service Projects on Friday May 29th is now OPEN! Students, staff, and faculty are invited to participate in this day of service. Choose from 6 different service projects with 6 community partners. Projects will take place from 2-4pm or 2-4:30pm. Check-in will be on campus at the MU Lounge with transportation provided from there. The Center for Civic Engagement is partnering with the United Way of Benton & Lincoln Counties to host this event. Many projects can accommodate children and youth as well.
Next Year, every resident will be able to participate in Eco2Go for free
Get the OSU Guide
The OSU Guide is a mobile app that connects you with campus resources to stay healthy, keep active and be engaged. The free app has multiple guides that provide easy access to information on fitness classes, university events, nutritious dining options and more. Visit the website or download the OSU Guide from your mobile device’s app store.
Gallery show celebrates painting 'en plein air'
A new exhibit at Oregon State University’s Giustina Gallery will celebrate the joys of painting outdoors with the “Every Day Taste of Plein Air” exhibit taking place June 2 through July 17 in The LaSells Stewart Center.
A reception will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. on June 10 at the gallery. Prior to the event, a paint-out will be held on the Corvallis waterfront at Northwest 1st St and Monroe Avenue from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., where observers can watch “plein air” artists in action. The paintings created during the event will be displayed at the gallery as well.
Painting en plein air was first popularized by Impressionist Claude Monet, who painted directly from the outdoors. The exhibit at OSU features a hand-selected list of 17 West Coast artists including Eric Bowman, Laurel Buchanan, Bets Cole, Anton Pavlenko, Aimee Erickson, Scott Gellatly, Michael Gibbons, Eric Jacobsen, Marianne Post, Michael Rangner, Ken Roth, Erik Sandgren, Sarah Sedwick, Bill Shumway, Oleg Ulitskiy, Yer Za Vue and Paul Zegers.
“This is a wonderful opportunity to experience and support these regional artists and their modern works of en plein air.” said Tina Green-Price, curator for Giustina Gallery. “In hosting this art exhibit of such prestige I look forward to viewing the beauty and talent produced by these artists.”
Participating artist Michael Rangner explained why he enjoys painting en plein air.
“Painting outdoors allows my senses to experience the full spectrum of color, light and values,” Rangner said. “I love that nature presents a platform of motifs to guide my own feelings for design and composition.”
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A new exhibit at Oregon State University’s Giustina Gallery will celebrate the joys of painting outdoors with the “Every Day Taste of Plein Air” exhibit taking place June 2 through July 17 in The LaSells Stewart Center.
