Connect 2025

Welcome, Team Science!

Connect is a campuswide, multi-day orientation experience designed to introduce new students to the many resources and opportunities available at Oregon State. Explore campus, meet new people, and discover all the ins and outs that make OSU, OSU! To make your life easier, we’ve collected all the College of Science events in one place so you don’t miss a thing.

We look forward to seeing you at Connect!

Meet your department!

Monday, September 22

• Biochemistry and Biophysics
  • Biochemistry & Biophysics and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology majors
  • 1 to 1:50 p.m., outside Agricultural & Life Sciences (ALS) Building
• Chemistry
  • Noon to 1:30 p.m., in Linus Pauling Science Center (LPSC)
• Integrative Biology
  • Zoology and Biology majors
  • Noon to 1:45 p.m., outside Cordley Hall on Campus Way
• Mathematics
  • 1 to 1:50 p.m., in the Math & Stats Learning Center (Kidder 108)
• Microbiology
  • Microbiology and BioHealth Sciences majors
  • 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., lawn between Nash Hall and Linus Pauling Science Center (LPSC)
• Physics
  • Noon to 1:50 p.m., outside Weniger Hall

New student processional and convocation

Monday, September 22

Each fall, Oregon State officially welcomes new students during the New Student Convocation ceremony. Students are expected to attend in person or participate via the live stream.

2:30 p.m. – Student line-up

New students will line up by college in the Memorial Union (MU) Quad.

3 p.m. – Processional

• New students will participate in the New Student Walk down 26th Street.
• Students gather with their academic colleges and proceed from the Memorial Union Quad to Gill Coliseum for the New Student Convocation ceremony with OSU senior leadership. This tradition, right at the beginning of your academic journey, mirrors the procession you’ll partake in at the end. The next time you line up with fellow students in your college and travel this route, you’ll be on the way to receive your diploma.

3:30 p.m. – Ceremony

• Convocation will be in Gill Coliseum.
• Each fall, Oregon State officially welcomes new students during the New Student Convocation Ceremony. Convocation, which literally translates to "come together," is another ceremony that bookends the Oregon State University academic year. While commencement celebrates graduates, convocation celebrates new students — in Corvallis and online.

Beaver Community Fair

Friday, September 26th

• Noon - 4 p.m., Memorial Quad & SEC Plaza
• Beaver Community Fair is the largest organization and club fair that OSU offers. Come check out ways for you to get connected and involved in campus, pick up free merch and snacks and meet awesome people!