As a college freshman majoring in business, Kali Brandt called her parents to announce that she was switiching her major to biology. "I was wondering when you were going to come to your senses," quipped her father, a zoologist.
The way she tells it, many of her classmates talked excitedly... Read more
The Wheeler Foundation has given ARCS Oregon and its supporters a big opportunity – it will match up to $10,000 in new underwriting or donations to the Scholar Awards Luncheon to be held in October. New underwriters have already come forward for the chapter’s signature event, the largest event of... Read more
Congratulations to OSU College of Engineering, ARCS scholar Elizabeth Holzenthal, School of Civil and Construction Engineering, coastal and ocean engineering. Elizabeth was recently named a recipient of an NSF Graduate Fellowship, (GRFP). Elizabeth, a first year scholar, whose donors are Diane and Dick Alexander, is working on a project aimed at... Read more
The date is set for the ARCS Oregon Chapter's Scholar Awards Luncheon at the Portland Art Museum. Don’t miss the Chapter’s signature event and the opportunity to celebrate our ARCS scholars. Dr. Jose Reyes, co-founder of NuScale Power and co-designer of the NuScale passively-cooled small nuclear reactor will be the... Read more
Congratulations to OSU College of Engineering, ARCS scholar Elizabeth Holzenthal, School of Civil and Construction Engineering, coastal and ocean engineering. Elizabeth was recently named a recipient of an NSF Graduate Fellowship, (GRFP). Elizabeth, a first year scholar, whose donors are Diane and Dick Alexander, is working on a project aimed at... Read more
A new model for endowments has proven successful for the Oregon Chapter – three new endowments were announced by President Joan Foley at the Scholar Awards Luncheon in early November. Matching funds were offered by the three research partner universities supported by ARCS Oregon (OHSU, OSU, and UO). Additional university... Read more
President Joan Foley proudly accepted the “Outstanding Philanthropic Foundation” award for ARCS Foundation Oregon Chapter at “Philanthropy Day,” hosted by The Association of Fundraising Professionals. AFP presented awards in seven different categories to spotlight volunteers, corporations, nonprofits and individuals providing philanthropic leadership in Oregon and SW Washington. Similar events were held... Read more
The 62 scholars of the ARCS Oregon Chapter shared the spotlight on November 2nd at the “Recognizing Genius” Scholar Awards Luncheon. The 465 attendees were wowed by the PhD scholars, and also by endowment announcements and hopeful research for a possible HIV vaccine.
ARCS Foundation Oregon will be honored on Philanthropy Day in November with the prestigious “Outstanding Philanthropic Foundation” award. The 29th annual Philanthropy Awards Luncheon will be presented by the Oregon & Southwest Washington chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP).
The date is set for the ARCS Foundation Oreegon's Scholar Awards Luncheon at the Portland Art Museum. Don’t miss the Chapter’s signature event and the opportunity to celebrate our ARCS scholars and hear about the groundbreaking new development by OHSU scientists.
ARCS Foundation Oregon will be honored on Philanthropy Day in November with the prestigious “Outstanding Philanthropic Foundation” award. The 29th annual Philanthropy Awards Luncheon will be presented by the Oregon & Southwest Washington chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP).
The date is set for the ARCS Foundation Oreegon's