Next month marks a significant milestone for ARCS Foundation Oregon as we celebrate our 20th anniversary. Over the past two decades, our Chapter has experienced tremendous success and growth. The extraordinary women who founded and led ARCS Oregon inspired many of their friends and colleagues to join them in volunteering their... Read more
ARCS Oregon Scholar Alum Andrew Morris is broadening his research skillset with a post-doctoral position in Oslo, Norway.
“During my time at the University of Oregon, my lab established a collaboration with a research group in Trondheim, Norway, where I did a research exchange. I fell in love with Norway... Read more
Sarah grew up in Seattle, where she completed her undergraduate and graduate education at the University of Washington and Antioch University, earning a BA in political science and an MA in education, respectively. After meeting her husband, she moved to Eugene where she studied landscape architecture at the... Read more
With the recent strength in the stock market, now is the perfect time to consider using highly appreciated stock from your investment portfolio as the funding source for your charitable gift. Gifts of highly appreciated stock result in a win-win for both the donor, who removes the future capital gain... Read more
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.
Successful ventures are built by visionaries who are willing to take risks. That’s one of many things I’ve learned by listening to NPR’s program, “How I Built This”. I’ve also witnessed this in ARCS. Twenty years ago, five determined women with a passion for science took a big risk when... Read more
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
