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Alumni
Alumni
College of Health
Welcome home
You got your start here, and today you are part of a community nearly 30,000 strong who are changemakers around the globe. You, your insights and your experience matter. Regardless of when you graduated, the college, and this world, are better because of what you bring to it.
You enable our work by mentoring and hiring students, and supporting college initiatives. We strive to return the favor with educational, career and volunteer opportunities. We’re partners with purpose, and we’re stronger together, engaged in work that matters to people, families and communities in Oregon and beyond.
OSU Connections
OSU Connections allows you to both re-connect with old classmates and utilize the trusted Oregon State University environment to expand your professional network.
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Alumni Careers
The OSU Alumni Association is dedicated to helping you grow professionally. Whether you’re looking to progress within your field, improve your network or make a career change, we want you to have the resources you need to succeed.
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Alumni Involvement
There are many ways for COH alumni and friends to get involved with OSU. We are always looking for passionate Beavs who want to engage with us—both in-person and digitally! Opportunities can include (but are not limited to): being a mentor; serving on a career panel; speaking to students in the classroom; being a regional lead volunteer; serving on a committee; communicating with state policymakers; and much more.
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Health Webcasts
The OSU Alumni Association and the OSU College of Health continue to showcase the health topics that you care about by highlighting the dedicated and impactful work of COH faculty, alumni, friends and industry partners via original, digital content. You can register for upcoming webcasts and watch past recordings for free; no membership required!
Events
A heart on fire for athletic training
An internship with the Seattle Seahawks solidified her love for the field.
From Iraq to Oregon and beyond
Massarra Eiwaz-Ransom, an applied anthropology and public health alumna, leverages her personal journey as a refugee to enhance the inclusivity of community programming.
Honoring former dean Kinsey Bass Green 1938-2024
Dean of the College of Home Economics, now the College of Health, from 1984-2000, Kinsey Bass Green was a recognized expert on public policy, demographic trends, and economic factors affecting the home economics professional and not-for-profit organizations.
It’s a beautiful life, built by a hardworking Beaver
Home economics alum visits campus 70 years after graduation
Meet Amelia Vaughan, ’07
Life experience fuels passion for community engagement
Meet Rachel Culp, MPH ’23
Creating a career in community mental health, health equity
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An impactful career bringing health care into communities
From Oregon State to India to Tennessee, Amber Coyne, MPH ’15, is making a profound impact in infectious disease community outreach, prevention and treatment. Currently the Syndemic Coordination Director at the Tennessee Department of Health, she oversees the development and implementation of End the Syndemic Tennessee (ETS), which is a community-informed strategic plan to address the prevention of HIV, sexually transmitted infections, substance use disorder and viral hepatitis in Tennessee.
Watch a conversation with Amber about how her roots in public health and special interests in LGBTQ+ health equity, harm reduction and language justice propel her to find innovative ways to address public health risks and keep our most vulnerable populations safe.
