OSU Precollege Programs

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Let's build a world where all youth thrive and succeed.

OSU Dam Proud Day is here! Your donation to The Office of Precollege Programs will allow youth learners across Oregon to continue to receive accessible STEM educational opportunities through our various programs. Additionally, it will help us meet President Emeritus Ed Ray’s challenge of $10,000 to support the SMILE Program. 10 donations unlock $10,000. Please rally with us to support impactful learning experiences and youth education. Every donation, small or big, will help us build a world where all youth learners thrive and succeed.

Learn more about what we do and donate at: https://www.damproudday.org/organizations/precollege-programs

Go Beavs!

Dam Proud Day is tomorrow! Your donation will help meet President Emeritus Ed Ray’s challenge of $10,000 to allow underserved and underrepresented students across Oregon to continue to receive free STEM educational opportunities. Donate early on April 24th at: https://www.damproudday.org/organizations/precollege-programs

Our Campus Field Trips bring 3rd-12th grade groups to campus and share some information about higher education - rain or shine! Unfortunately for today’s group, it was very much a “rain” day. Good thing Beavers love rain!

For more information on our Campus Field Trip program, visit: http://Precollege.OregonState.edu/campus-field-trips-1

Do you have a pet cat and a child aged 8-17 years with a developmental difference (such as anxiety/depression, ADHD, ASD, dyslexia, etc.)? Your family is invited to participate in a cat training research program conducted by Oregon State University.

Fall sessions in PORTLAND and CORVALLIS, OR are full. Contact us if you would like to be added to the waiting list for possible future sessions.

Not sure if your child qualifies? Please visit our website for more information and to contact us!

https://thehumananimalbond.com/current-studies/family-cat-training-program-for-children-with-developmental-disabilities/

Photo credit: https://www.facebook.com/clooneydogphotography/

There is still time to join our team! The deadline to apply for our Invention Program Coordinator position is THIS THURSDAY 8/10/23. Coordinate programs, oversee our undergraduate mentors, and become a member of our amazing crew! Please share far and wide.

More information, and a link to apply, can be found here:

iINVENT Program Coordinator The Office of Precollege Programs is seeking a Program Coordinator. This is a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, professional faculty position. With the mission of providing engaging learning experiences rooted in equity and inclusion and that promote youth success, the Office of Precollege Programs (P...

We are so proud of our iINVENT students!

We've extended the deadline until Sunday, March 5, for teams registering for our DIVE4Ag Virtual Challenge! Remember, teams can consist of 1-5 youth in grades 6th-12th. No coding in required to create your mini-app. Students can earn $250 for their work and adults can earn $400 for a team.

(We are also working on some fun paid-travel opportunities for our winners to present their apps to the public!)

Are you ready? The DIVE4Ag virtual challenge IS HERE! Teams of 1-5 youth in grades 6-12 work together to create their very own Augmented Reality App! Exploring the DIVE4Ag apps centered around Horses, Dairy, Aquaculture (growing oysters in the water), Agroecology (biodiversity and urban farms), and Sagebrush rangelands, teams will select one and build an extension app. No coding is required to create these apps, and all interests are welcome! Teams will then present their apps during a Virtual Challenge Presentation on either March 24, or March 25, 2023. More information can be found at www.beav.es/59f.

Youth participants can earn $250 for successfully completing the challenge, and adult Group Leaders can earn $400 for guiding a team through the challenge!

Team registration deadline is Friday, February 24! We only have spots for 40 teams, so sign up quickly!

We still have room! Registration closes TOMORROW for Discovering the Scientist Within. You can register here: http://beav.es/ZCq

Note: If your first choice of activities is taken, waitlist for it and register for another activity. There is typically a bit of shifting after registration closes, and all of the activities are fun!

WE ARE BACK! After two years of virtual programs, Discovering the Scientist Within is back and open for registrations! Designed to inspire Middle School Girls to pursue the STEM fields, participants are paired with undergraduate women mentors, will hear from a Woman Polar Scientist, and participate in 2 hands-on STEM activities.

The event will be Saturday March 11, at the OSU Corvallis Campus. Register here: http://beav.es/ZCq

WE ARE BACK! After two years of virtual programs, Discovering the Scientist Within is back and open for registrations! Designed to inspire Middle School Girls to pursue the STEM fields, participants are paired with undergraduate women mentors, will hear from a Woman Polar Scientist, and participate in 2 hands-on STEM activities.

The event will be Saturday March 11, at the OSU Corvallis Campus. Register here: http://beav.es/ZCq

Are you ready? The DIVE4Ag virtual challenge IS HERE! Teams of 1-5 youth in grades 6-12 work together to create their very own Augmented Reality App! Exploring the DIVE4Ag apps centered around Horses, Dairy, Aquaculture (growing oysters in the water), Agroecology (biodiversity and urban farms), and Sagebrush rangelands, teams will select one and build an extension app. No coding is required to create these apps, and all interests are welcome! Teams will then present their apps during a Virtual Challenge Presentation on either March 24, or March 25, 2023. More information can be found at www.beav.es/59f.

Youth participants can earn $250 for successfully completing the challenge, and adult Group Leaders can earn $400 for guiding a team through the challenge!

Team registration deadline is Friday, February 24! We only have spots for 40 teams, so sign up quickly!

EDIT: We've extended the application deadline to Feb. 3! The program will now run Feb. 6 - April 10.

Learn new leadership skills, help keep coastal communities safe, and create a Virtual Reality App! Oregon State University and Oregon Sea Grant are recruiting 9th-12th graders of all backgrounds to be members of the DIVE4Ocean Literacy (DIVE4OL) Youth Creator team. No prior knowledge is necessary! Teens will learn about hazards coastal communities face and help develop a Coastal Hazard Preparedness App. See past project examples here: https://dive4ag.oregonstate.edu/virtual-reality-field-experiences.

Teens will meet weekly via Zoom on Mondays 5PM - 6:30PM (PST) from January 30th - April 10th, meeting together on the coast for a filming retreat the weekend of April 14-16 (meals and lodging covered by OSU.) Teens can earn up to $250 for their work with the project. Applications close Friday, January 27, 2023, and can be found here: http://beav.es/5Rj. Questions are welcome: [email protected] or [email protected].

Hey, Harrisburg! We still have spots for next week's FREE iINVENT day-camp! Check it out!

OSU P*P

Have any incoming 6th-8th graders interested in invention? If not, perhaps they just don't know it yet! OSU Precollege Programs is hosting FREE invention camps called iINVENT throughout Oregon this summer!

During camp, campers are able to explore invention, think creatively, develop solutions to community problems, and get to know a few awesome OSU students!

Dates and Locations:

McMinnville: July 18th-21st
Harrisburg: July 25th-29th
Culver and Madras: Aug 1st-5th
Corvallis: Aug 8th-12th
Woodburn: Aug 15th-19th
Hood River: Aug 22nd-26th
Newport: Aug 29th-Sept 2nd

For more info or to register: https://precollege.oregonstate.edu/iinvent

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