Beaver Hangouts

05/05/2020

How did you choose your major?

Hello Beaver Nation!

Beaver Hangouts is proud to release the first video of our "Ask a College Student" series! It features two of our coaches, who talk about why they chose their major.

Go check it out!

https://youtu.be/AR6zo37yFLI

Students at Oregon State University talk about why they chose their majors. Oregon State University; Pre-college Programs; Beaver Hangouts

02/21/2020

Happy Friday #BeaverNation! Today we will be recognizing the Society for Women Engineers (SWE) and there partnership with Beaver Hangouts.

Their lesson plans are different because they have a more specific, STEM-based focus than the traditional college readiness lessons. Their goals are to get students interested in STEM, either by helping them find a field that they love or just opening it up as a future option. SWE tells us that, "a lot of students don't think they have the ability to be in a STEM field and we want to help them understand that they do!"

Their favorite part of Beaver Hangouts is being able to help get students interested in fields they haven't even heard of, it's really fun to teach people about something they hadn't even heard of.

We love having you all in #BeaverHangouts! Keep up the great work SWE!

(Starting top left in a circle: Lauren Lippman, Lindsey Kvarfordt, Riley Humbert, Rachel Polaski, Kyra Kadhim, Maddie Leighton, Zavi Kaul)

02/13/2020

Good Morning Beaver Nation! Today we will be recognizing Adah Mallery for this week’s Beaver Hangouts Coach Spotlight. Adah is a second-year History major with 3 minors, and has been volunteering with Beaver Hangouts for 2 years.

Adah says that most of her students are interested in campus life, the variety of classes and studying! Along with the Beaver Hangouts curriculum, Adah is able to share her personal experiences with all of those subjects, providing a personalized, realistic lesson for each class!

Thank you Adah! #GoBeavs

02/04/2020

Hello Beaver Nation! Today we will be recognizing Trenton Joiner for this week’s Beaver Hangouts Coach Spotlight! Trenton is a 5th-year Honors Bioengineering major and has been with Beaver Hangouts since his freshman year.

During one of his first classes, he was able to take a trip up to Portland to teach his students in person, and it was great for him and the kids; they all loved being able to see each other in real life.

Trenton tells us, “I hope to let the kids know that no matter where they come from, what their situation is, or who they have around in their life, they have the capability to do whatever it is that they want to do.” It’s important to Trenton that he is a tool that his students can use to overcome any obstacle.

Keep up the great work Trenton! #GoBeavs

01/31/2020

Hello Beavers! We hope you are enjoying your Friday! This week we will be recognizing Mckenzie Meyer for our #BeaverHangouts Coach Spotlight of the week! McKenzie is a fourth year Honors Physics major with an option in Geophysics and a minor in Music Performance. She has been with Beaver Hangouts for four years now and we have appreciated every moment with her!

Her experience has helped her Beaver Hangouts students by being a point of contact for what college is like. They love being able to talk to someone who is going through the college experience right now. The high schoolers love that they can get the information from someone close in age, and the younger kids are amazed with everything about her college life because it is so foreign to them. She loves being able to talk to her students about her experiences!

We are so glad to have you at Beaver Hangouts, McKenzie! #GoBeavs

01/28/2020

Happy Tuesday Beaver Nation! Beaver Hangouts has been featured in OSU’s Fall Issue of the Taking Action Magazine for our community involvement. The Office of Institutional Diversity at Oregon State wrote the article about Beaver Hangouts. If you haven’t already, you should take the time to read the article, “Beaver Hangouts brings the college experience straight to the classroom- in every corner of Oregon”!
#GoBeavs #TakingAction

Check out the article with this link: https://diversity.oregonstate.edu/feature-story/beaver-hangouts-brings-college-experience-straight-classroom-%E2%80%94-every-corner-oregon

01/16/2020

Welcome back #BeaverNation! With school back in session we will continue our weekly #BeaverHangouts Coach Spotlights! This week we will be recognizing Rujul Kumar! Rujul is a sophomore at #OSU and is studying Biology with a Pre-Medicine option.

Rujul’s favorite experience working with Beaver Hangouts has been meeting his classes in person. Most of the interactions are over a video chatting platform, but when Rujul’s class took a tour of Oregon State’s campus, he had the opportunity to spend the day with them! It is a pleasure to work with Rujul and, as he always says… Cheers!

#GoBeavs

01/07/2020

We are so excited to be back! We hope everyone had a restful break and is ready to get back to it. Be on the lookout for more Coach Spotlights and other Beaver Hangouts updates!

12/06/2019

Only one more week of Fall term! Time seems to be flying by here at #BeaverHangouts ! There is only one more obstacle to tackle before students can enjoy their Winter break… the dreaded final exams!

To all of our students studying for their exams, you can do it! Keep a positive attitude, utilize your campus resources, eat a good meal before your exam and get plenty of sleep the night before! You will all do great!

Best of luck! #GoBeavers

11/26/2019

Hey #BeaverNation! This week’s #BeaverHangouts spotlight will recognize Dominique Holman! Currently, Dominique is a senior studying Bioengineering at Oregon State and is working as one our Beaver Hangouts Program Assistants.

As a Program Assistant, she works to create a positive impact on our middle school and high school students. She wants to be a resource for these students when it comes to higher education; and there’s no better way to do it than talking with them about the importance of education.

Keep up the great work, Dominique! #GoBeavs

11/21/2019

Hello #BeaverNation! This week’s #BeaverHangouts spotlight will recognize Joe Castellanos! Currently, Joe is a junior studying Geography at #OSU and has been with the Beaver Hangouts program for two terms now.

Joe decided to join Beaver Hangouts because a fellow coach told him that it was a fun and an easy way to have an impact on young students. His favorite lesson plan to teach is the “Preparing for High School” lesson because he likes teaching lessons that directly applies to his middle school students and will help them in the future. Joe enjoys answering any questions or concerns from his students because he likes providing them with some insight.

Thank you for being a great mentor! #GoBeavs

11/15/2019

Welcome back #BeaverNation ! This week’s #Beaver Hangouts spotlight will recognize Emi Anderson! Emi is a junior here at #OSU and is studying education and child development so she can teach elementary school after college.

Emi joined the program 3 years ago as a freshman because she wanted to gain teaching experience and has stayed with the program ever since! The advice she would give to those who want to join the program is “Do it! Not only do the coaches gain awesome teaching experience but they learn more about their university. I learned about scholarships, financial aid and other assistance programs with my students.”

Awesome work! #GoBeavs

11/07/2019

We are over half-way through fall term #BeaverNation! For this week’s #BeaverHangouts spotlight, we are recognizing the coaching team of Athena and Tegan! They coach sessions together and work to emphasize that even though they are studying the same major, nobody has the same experiences in college.

Athena’s favorite reaction from students in her sessions is when she sees her students become excited and is able to joke around with them, whereas Tegan’s favorite reaction from a student is when she hears them talk about their passions like building robots.

Great to have you two with the program! #GoBeavs #OSU

10/31/2019

Hello #BeaverNation! This week’s #BeaverHangouts spotlight will recognize Colin Shearmire! Currently, he is a senior at #OSU studying history and education with aspirations to become a teacher. Colin has been with the Beaver Hangouts program for over three years now!

His favorite question to be asked by his students is, “Are you enjoying your time in college?”, Colin responded with “I have enjoyed my time at OSU a ton, I have met so many driven and caring people that I consider to be really good friends. I have also gotten involved in countless leadership activities and clubs that really helped me broaden my horizons.”

Keep up the great work Colin! #GoBeavs

10/22/2019

Beaver Hangouts is back! We hope everyone had a great summer, but we are even happier to be back in school. There is a great group of coaches and schools participating this year, so check back to see what we are up to each week!

06/01/2019

It's dead week already?!! Be kind to Beaver Hangouts coaches this week. They've been working really hard!

03/18/2019

Welcome to Finals Week. Good luck, everyone! We are still looking for coaches for spring term. Come see us!

01/24/2019

We love it when our coaches keep returning to Beaver Hangouts to make a difference in young people's lives! Thanks, Trenton!

01/13/2019

Good start winter term! Thanks, coaches!

01/09/2019

Winter term is up and running. So is Beaver Hangouts. And we are growing! :-) Please spread the word that we need coaches!

12/15/2018

Photos from Beaver Hangouts's post

12/07/2018

Last Beaver Hangouts session of fall term. Thank you, Theresa!

12/03/2018

Fans and coaches! Take a break from finals today, and come have a Danish with us!

11/29/2018

Today, we have muffins and coffee for all you weary, over-burdened students and fans. Come see us at Beaver Hangouts HQ at 118 Snell. Compliments of Dutch Bros and New Morning.

11/15/2018

Beaver Hangouts page has now been resurrected! Stay tuned for pictures and announcements and stories to start appearing!

06/16/2017

Happy last day of Spring term 2017! We at Beaver Hangouts want to wish every one a fantastic summer! Thank you all for a successful year!

05/22/2017

Happy Week 8 Beavs! Last stretch of the term 😀 and Memorial Day Weekend is right around the corner!

05/08/2017

OSU community day of service is May 20th!
Connect with other students while giving back.

Also, you are always welcome to volunteer with BEAVER HANGOUTS!

05/01/2017

Look out! Starting this week, Beaver Hangout coaches will be doing VIRTUAL TOURS with their classrooms all over campus. So, if you see a coach walking around campus with an ipad - be sure to say hi!

04/26/2017

Hey Beavs, Happy Week 4!

How are you all liking the new OSU logo?

04/11/2017

Hello Beavs,

I hope you are having an amazing second week of classes. If you are looking to do something good for the Earth come and join the service events on campus for Earth Day 2017 on April 22. Registration required.

04/05/2017

Beaver Hangouts

Welcome back Beavs- hope you all had a wonderful Spring Break!

If you are looking for an activity to get involved in where you can make a positive impact on the community, join our team!

http://beaverhangouts.oregonstate.edu

Online College Access for Underserved Schools

03/20/2017

It's Finals Week, Y'all! Take a look at our current Beaver Hangouts coaches (about a third of them), some of them have even dedicated time this week, between studying and taking finals, and writing reports, to Skype in with their K-12 classes for sessions! See you all next term! Good luck with Finals!!!

03/16/2017

Hanging with the Beavs

Hey Beavs! The Democrat Herald featured some of the amazing work that y'all do for our community. Check out BH coach Saddie skyping in with South Albany High School!

OSU student volunteers mentor classes through Skype

03/06/2017

It's already week 9! Finals are right around the corner. Let's finish strong beavs.