What is Our Beaver Nation is the fundraising arm of Oregon State Athletics. Our goal is to support the vision to lead the nation in the holistic development of our student-athletes measured by graduation, academic achievement, wellness, and post-graduation success.
WE FOCUS ON
PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT STUDENT-ATHLETE WELLNESS
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EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
Through educational support, we look to advance an academic environment where the NCAA Graduation Success Rate and Academic Progress Rate of our student-athletes exceeds the Pac-12 average. We also strive to prepare these young men and women for post-graduate success through career and graduate school preparation.
INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS Student-athletes are encouraged to meet a minimum of once per term with a member of the student-athlete development staff. Each team is provided with a member of the staff to meet the team’s unique needs and time demands.
COURSES Curriculum designed to meet the unique needs of student-athletes and foster skill sets required to succeed personally and professionally.
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LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
OSU Athletics offers a robust experiential program to build leadership development. These opportunities help studentathletes develop life, career, soft skills.
BEAVER ATHLETICS SUSTAINABILITY TEAM Founded by student-athletes, the sustainability team identifies strategies and new initiatives surrounding sustainability, ecoawareness and improving our environment.
CAPTAIN’S TABLE
A quarterly meeting of current and future captains with the Director of Athletics to discuss issues of leadership, solutions for solving problems and ways to improve individual leadership skills.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Oregon State Athletics is committed to providing transformational and educational service opportunities for OSU student-athletes that strengthen the Corvallis community and surrounding areas.
SPORTUP INCUBATOR A creative space for entrepreneurial student-athletes to develop new business ideas and concepts. Under direction of a former OSU student-athlete and entrepreneur, student-athletes receive mentorship to progress their ideas from concept to market.
WOMEN LEAD Limitless, Empowered, Authentic and Driven. Platform to address potential challenges unique to the female experience, develop mentorship relationships with female administrators and community leaders and foster a network of empowered, driven females.
PROJECT HUDDLE Drawing from lessons learned thru being teammates with individuals from different backgrounds, student-athletes use the power of sport to foster conversation and develop strategies for creating a more inclusive campus community.
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RESPONSE TEAM
Provides a platform for studentathletes to contribute their thoughts to the larger narrative surrounding student-athlete welfare, experience, vision and future. Essays are shared and published via local media outlets and Oregon State media channels.
DAM WORTH IT
Utilize the influential platform of sport to open up the conversation around mental health in the college environment and work to end the stigma. Making every team, every sport, and every student know that they are Dam Worth It.
OSU student-athletes have the opportunity to eat two (2) meals per day in Performance Table. They also consult a staff nutritionist on healthy eating habits for their sport and position.
OSU Athletics provides the medical framework for all student-athletes’ needs, including physical care and injury prevention.
To build faster, stronger, and healthier student-athletes, OSU Athletics is able to provide state-of-the-art equipment.
HELP US
BUILD THE DAM
Yes, I want to support Oregon State student-athletes and help BUILD THE DAM at the following level: $500 $200 $100 $ Name Spouse/Partner Address
MAKE YOUR GIFT ANY OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS:
Online at osubeavers.com/BTD
Check, payable to: OSU Foundation
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FOR PERPETUAL GIFTS ONLY
Monthly Gift Amount $
Call the Our Beaver Nation office at 541.737.2370
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* The OSU Foundation is a fully qualified nonprofit charitable organization. Your contribution may be tax deductible. (Tax ID: 93-6022772) Please send payments to: Our Beaver Nation 134 Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR 97331
ourbeavernation.com
134 Gill Coliseum
(541) 737-2370
ourbeavernation@oregonstate.edu