The 500 acre (2 km²) campus, located in the middle of the fertile Willamette Valley, is in close proximity to a good deal of farmland, an excellent foundation for its noted agricultural programs. Corvallis has over 50,000 permanent residents, is noted for its extensive public library, and is home to the second largest Hewlett-Packard manufacturing site in the world. OSU was recently rated the "Safest campus in the Pac-10" in a study by the University of Southern California.

History:

Early Action
1851 marks the first action in the formation of what was originally known as Corvallis Academy, the area's first community school for primary and preparatory education. In 1858 the name was changed to Corvallis College and it was formally incorporated by six local citizens.

Oregon Agricultural College (OAC)
In 1890 the college became known as Oregon Agricultural College (OAC). The current beaver mascot was adopted in 1910, replacing the original coyote selected 25 years earlier. The college was also one of the four charter members of the Pacific Coast (Athletic) Conference, formed in 1915 which is now known as the Pacific Ten Conference, or Pac-10 for short. 1917 was the first year Army ROTC was active, replacing the original Cadet Corps formed by students studying Military Science.

Oregon State Agricultural College (OSAC)
1927 marked yet another name change this time to Oregon State Agricultural College. The Oregon Unification Bill passed by the Legislative Assembly in 1929 placed the school under the auspices of newly formed Oregon State Board of Higher Education.

Oregon State University (OSU)
The current name, 'Oregon State University', was adopted on March 6, 1961 by a legislative act signed into law by Governor Mark Hatfield. The next year, former student Linus Pauling received the 1962 Nobel Peace Prize for his campaign against nuclear weapons testing. He became one of two people ever to receive the Nobel Prize in two fields (the other being Marie Curie), and the only one to hold two unshared Prizes. 1962 also saw OSU's first Heisman Trophy winner for excellence in collegiate football, Quarterback Terry Baker, also honored that year as Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year. He was the first west coast player to win the Heisman.

Student Life:
Corvallis is a relatively small community, and most of the local events have a strong connection to the university. Oregon State offers over 300 student groups, the most of any university in the Oregon University System. Oregon has a wide variety of natural recreation areas, including tall mountains, a rugged coastline, several large forests, a desert, and many rivers. OSU students are only a few hours drive away from any number of outdoor recreation opportunities. Portland, Oregon, Oregon's largest city (2000 population: 529,121) is only 85 miles north of the campus.

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