You know the critical role science plays in solving our world’s most challenging problems. Whether you’re a student, faculty member, entrepreneur, or academic leader, you’ve seen firsthand the innovative research being carried out across Oregon by thousands of brilliant STEM scientists.
At ARCS, our goal is to fund more promising... Read more
I am excited to start a Chapter-wide conversation on the ARCS Oregon strategic plan. As an organization whose mission is to support STEM scholars, the goal of this work is to develop a plan to help ensure our long-term success as an organization. Based on the results of our recent... Read more
It’s been almost four years since ARCS Oregon began its journey to become a more inclusive organization. Although this may seem like a long time, it is a mere blink in time considering how long it took our culture to get here.
Marlys Amundson Senior Director of Development, OSU College of Science
Marlys has more than 26 years of higher education advancement experience in major gifts fundraising and development communications. She joined the OSU Foundation in 2007 and has served as a development officer for... Read more
NOTE: Logan Berner earned a PhD in the College of Forestry at Oregon State University. His ARCS Scholar Award donors, Jean and Rich Josepson, share an update on Logan’s career. Be sure to watch Berner’s video below!
Rich and I have had the pleasure of knowing Logan and his partner,... Read more
Hello, I’m Sarah Caballero and I’m a 1st year PhD student in Food Science at Oregon State University. This past summer, I road tripped from Southern California, where I grew up and completed my B.S. and M.S. at Cal Poly Pomona. When I applied to OSU, I wanted to work... Read more
Sunni Patton and Caroline Hernández entered the OSU Microbiology program as PhD students and recipients of notable awards from Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation. Now, they have both recently received prestigious Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation.
The NSF selects approximately 2,000 awardees... Read more
I have great news. January 1, we launched a pilot program to attract new members. (For more specifics, click here) I am excited to share that in the first two months, we have eleven new members! Three are current scholars and two are alumni. We all... Read more
As Past President and Treasurer, I welcome the opportunity to work with Anne Jarvis, Ellen Richardson, Gretchen Sturm, and Lori Slaughter on the Financial Health & Sustainability Subcommittee of our Chapter’s Strategic Planning Committee. Three years ago, Anne and I developed financial projections for the M.J. Murdock Trust Grant proposal,... Read more
We need your help to turn a $25,000 matching grant into $50,000 for our Chapter!
The Maybelle Clark MacDonald Fund (MCMF) approved ARCS Foundation Oregon’s grant request for $25,000 in matching funds. This means we must raise $25,000 to receive the full amount of the grant. To date we have... Read more
