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The Student News Site of Oregon State University

The Daily Barometer

The Student News Site of Oregon State University

The Daily Barometer

Kera Nelson photographed in France during her study abroad trip.

The Dam Dispatch: Returning to ‘normal’ after studying abroad

Kera Nelson, Columnist
March 15, 2024

Editor’s Note: This is a column and does not reflect the views or opinions of the Daily Barometer From temporary farewells and overstuffed suitcases to foreign streets and ancient ruins, studying...

Photo illustration depicts a passport being handed over by someone wearing an Oregon State University hoodie on May 29. Currently the program “Get a DAM Passport!” is open to 50 first-year and transfer students in the College of Agriculture or the College or Forestry.

OSU pilot program provides opportunities for Beavers beyond the dam

Nino Paoli, News Reporter
June 6, 2023

First-year and transfer students in the College of Forestry and College of Agriculture Sciences, you can Get a Dam Passport! – for free, in fact.  That is, if the FAFSA you filled out determines...

Global Opportunities Fair returns after two year hiatus

Sam Misa, City Editor
October 4, 2022

As travel restrictions loosen around the world, the Global Opportunities Fair returns to Oregon State University — held for the first time since fall 2019.  The GO Fair is organized by OSU's Office...

Global Opportunities Fair returns after two year hiatus

Sam Misa, News Contributor
October 3, 2022

As travel restrictions loosen around the world, the Global Opportunities Fair returns to Oregon State University — held for the first time since fall 2019.  The GO Fair is organized by OSU's Office...

Student outside of the OSU Global Opportunities office on May 17, holding her passport. The OSU global opportunities office regulates OSU international programs.

F*ck it, real talk: Why it’s hard to study abroad, but important to try

Hayden Lohr, Columnist
June 6, 2022

Editor’s Note: This column does not represent the opinion of The Daily Barometer. This column reflects the personal opinions of the writer. Studying abroad is difficult to do; there are many barriers,...

A student on Oregon State’s Global Opportunities webpage looking into the different options for studying abroad. Some study abroad programs are expecting to welcome students this upcoming year, but few are certain that the experience will be available in person.

COVID-19 impacts OSU study abroad programs

Kevin Foster, News Contributor
December 6, 2020

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic worsening throughout the past several months, study abroad programs at Oregon State University may look different going forward.Even with uncertainty about travel availability,...

International students

Students adjust to life abroad

Stefanie Gamboa, News Contributor
November 5, 2018

Each year Oregon State University welcomes a new set of students to experience the Corvallis campus for the first time. According to the Office of International Services at OSU over 4,500 of these students...

Caine Francis, the interim director of Global Opportunities at Oregon State University, pointing out some of the countries that the office has sent students to. 

Beavers take classes across the globe

Sydney Sullivan, News Contributor
June 26, 2017

Nothing feels familiar. Words come out of people’s mouths in syllables that do not quite seem to make sense yet. The only commonality to find is in students who are strangers, and every one of them looks...

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