The Family Resource Center staff and advisory board share a passion for quality programming and supports for our OSU community of families.  We advocate for programming and policies that support the work life integration of employees and students, and strive to be a consistent voice in the ongoing need for quality, accessible and affordable child care.  We work to advance these initiatives in the following campus and national organizations:

 

President's Commission on the Status of Women
For annual reports pertaining to the need for increased child care, click here
Children, Youth and Family Services Committee-
To see a copy of the 2017-2019 Biennium Report, click here!
President's & Provost's Leadership Council
College and University Work Family Association
2015 national conference hosted by Oregon State University
National Association for the Education of Young Children
Oregon Association for the Education of Young Children
National Coalition for Campus Children’s Centers
2011 Presentation- Filling the Gaps: Drop-Off Childcare by Kristi King & Stephanie Duckett
NASPA | Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
2013 Presentation- Overlapping Identities: Teamwork to Meet Convergent Student Needs by Amy Luhn, Clare Cady & Gus Bedwell
2019 Presentation- The Built Environment: Showing student parents that you are ready and waiting for them by Kristi King & Erika Woosley
Welcome Email from Dan Larson, Susan Capalbo & Cathy Hasenpflug
Read the email that the Vice Provost for Student Affairs, Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, and the Chief Human Resources Officer sent out at the beginning of Fall 2019!
Student Parent Support Symposium
2015 Presentation- Filling the Void: Re-purposing wasted spaces on campus to meet child care needs by Kristi King & Terese Jones

To access Research & Reports that further support our advocacy, visit our Research + Reports page!