Navigating Oregon State University: A Comprehensive Guide to the Campus Map

Oregon State University (OSU) is dedicated to creating an accessible and intuitive navigation experience for everyone across its various locations. The university is undertaking a transformative effort to enhance navigation for students, faculty, staff, and visitors through the Accessible Campus Map project, a cross-university collaboration. This initiative reflects OSU's commitment to providing a seamless and inclusive digital environment for all.

Accessible Campus Map Project

OSU is actively working to enhance digital accessibility across its community. The Accessible Campus Map project is a testament to this commitment. This project is more than a compliance initiative; it's about creating a truly inclusive digital environment. After an extensive selection process, Concept3D was chosen as OSU’s partner for this project. OSU aims to make the new Accessible Campus Map available before the end of the Spring 2025 academic term.

Key Contributors and Project Team

The Accessible Campus Map project involves key contributors and project team members from across the institution, including representatives from:

Student Affairs
UIT Digital Experience
Division of Finance and Administration IT
Public Safety
University Relations & Marketing
Equal Opportunity and Access
Disability Access Services

Historical Campus Maps

The Oregon State University Campus Maps document the development of the Oregon State campus from the 1890s through the 1990s. The initial land for the current Oregon State University campus in Corvallis, Oregon, was purchased in 1871. The collection includes campus guides and visitor maps, detailed surveys, campus plans, and maps showing buildings, roads, and walkways. Maps from this collection have been digitized and are available online in Oregon Digital. This collection is open for research and consists of materials that were transferred from the Oregon State University Libraries' maps collection as well as the Special Collections & Archives Research Center's Memorabilia Collection in 2012-2014.

Interactive Campus Map

OSU's interactive campus map allows users to locate buildings, parking lots, points of interest, and much more from a computer or mobile device. OSU's interactive campus map offers significantly more information and functionality than a printed map or non-affiliated online map. Locations on the map are conveniently organized by category and subcategory. A location can be a building, structure, landmark, or other point-of-interest. Each location can include one or multiple images and a detailed description with links for more information.

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Navigating the Interactive Map

To begin, click a category to expand and view all subcategories and locations under that category. When you click on a location’s title, you'll see that the location is identified with a marker and the map will focus on that location. Clicking a checkbox next to a category or subcategory title will show all of the corresponding locations on the map. To search for locations, use the search box in the top left-hand corner of the desktop view. Tapping the checkbox for a category or tapping a location title will highlight the locations on the map. Collapse the main index to see locations selected. Details about a location can be found by tapping on the location marker. Follow your path line to get to your end location!

Sharing Map Views

To share your current map view, desktop users can click on the share icon located in the upper right corner of the screen. Mobile users will find the icon in the bottom right corner of the screen. This will create and copy a URL that you can share with someone. While you have a location's information panel open, the share icon will be in the upper left corner (of both desktop and mobile screens).

Construction Layer

The new construction layer on the Oregon State University Campus Map helps the OSU community navigate around active construction zones and provides a description and links to additional information and details about each project. From infrastructure updates to transformative projects like the Jen-Hsun Huang and Lori Mills Huang Collaborative Innovation Complex, the construction layer brings visibility to the work shaping the future of the Corvallis campus.

Oregon State University Locations

Oregon State University has multiple locations, each with its unique offerings:

Corvallis Campus: Oregon State’s beautiful, historic and state-of-the-art campus is located in one of America’s best college towns. Oregon State University’s 520-acre campus features a mix of stately historic buildings and newer, state-of-the-art facilities. Sustainability is built in. Green Building Council. In total, 19 campus buildings are LEED certified or equivalent.
Bend Campus: Oregon State’s Bend campus, located in the stunning high desert of Central Oregon, offers more than 20 majors, small classes and a vast natural laboratory.
Ecampus: Oregon State Ecampus blends 21st century innovation with 150+ years of institutional excellence to give people everywhere access to a life-changing education online.
Extension Service: With operations in all 36 counties and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Oregon State University is a trusted partner serving Oregonians statewide. The OSU Extension Service delivers research-based knowledge and education that strengthen communities and economies, sustain natural resources and promote healthy people and families.
Agricultural Experiment Stations: The 11 Agricultural Experiment Stations at 14 locations address critical issues across landscapes, oceans and food systems.

Academics at Oregon State University

Oregon State University offers a wide range of academic programs and opportunities for students.

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Pre-Medical and Pre-Pharmacy Programs

Oregon State graduates have a nearly 70% acceptance rate into medical school. Students can apply to medical school with any major, as long as required Pre-Med courses are completed. Most Pre-Pharmacy undergraduates choose College of Science majors. Students don’t have to decide on a major right away.

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