Office of the Registrar

April 16, 2021

Dear Oregon State University Community Members,

It is my pleasure to announce that today the OSU Board of Trustees voted unanimously to appoint Dr. Rebecca “Becky” Johnson as Oregon State University’s interim president effective May 1, 2021. 

Dear Oregon State University Community Members,

Following extensive community engagement to gather nominations for the appointment of an interim president, I am very pleased to share my recommendation to the Board of Trustees of Dr. Rebecca “Becky” Johnson to lead the university until a permanent president is selected.

Dear Oregon State University Community Members,

As the next step in the interim president selection process, I invite you to an open forum on Wednesday, April 14, from 3 to 4 p.m. with the final recommended nominee for interim president, who Board Chair Rani Borkar will announce tomorrow.

April 8, 2021

Dear Oregon State University Community Members,

As promised, I write to provide an update on the steps the Board of Trustees is taking to identify and appoint an interim president.

Message sent on behalf of OSU Board Chair Rani Borkar

March 17, 2021

Members of the OSU Community,

The Oregon State University Board of Trustees met today to review the Husch Blackwell report issued on behalf of the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and discuss with President Alexander his leadership over Title IX at LSU and subsequent information that has been shared about Title IX and the handling of sexual violence and misconduct at LSU.

Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President

Dear OSU Students,

As we approach the end of winter term and look to the beginning of spring term, I write to share information about spring break travel precautions and COVID-19 testing. Please plan carefully to protect your own and community members’ wellness.

Dear OSU Student,
 

As a student at OSU, we would like you to evaluate your courses this term by completing the confidential electronic Student Evaluation of Teaching (eSET) or the confidential Student Learning Experience survey. Your responses will provide instructors with feedback they can use to improve their teaching.
 
This term the eSET evaluation period is open from March 3 until 11:59 PM on Sun, March 14, 2021 (PST).

Dear students,

With winter term coming to an end and spring term soon beginning, we remind you of some important information.

We are anticipating that spring term will look similar to winter term on both the Corvallis and OSU-Cascades campuses, with a mix of in-person and remote learning modalities. This email sent previously shows you how to search the Schedule of Classes by planned course modality.

From the Office of the President, F. King Alexander

Dear OSU Community Members,

I write to celebrate with you this week’s good news that President Biden expects that a significant increase in COVID-19 vaccine production will enable every adult in the nation to be vaccinated by the end of May. The nation’s plan to increase supply — along with Gov. Kate Brown’s Feb. 26 announcement detailing the distribution of vaccines among all Oregonians, including within higher education — are very good news.

On Feb. 3, 2021, President Alexander announced that OSU’s Corvallis and OSU-Cascades 2021 Commencement ceremonies will be conducted virtually.