There are numerous ways in which individuals can be of assistance to the Oregon State University Marine Mammal Institute.

Give a Gift

• OSU Capital Campaign: We are officially part of OSU's Capital Campaign through the College of Agricultural Sciences. Our campaign goal of $12 million is projected to fund the new Marine Mammal Institute Building ($6 million); Endowed Professorships ($4 million); Endowed Graduate Fellowships ($1 million); and Program Enhancement ($1 million). For more information, please contact Todd Bastian or Bruce Mate. For more information on our goals, please download our brochure and pamphlet on opportunities for support.
• Adopt-a-Whale: In 1999, the Marine Mammal Institute began an adopt-a-whale program. For more information about how you can support this program, contact Bonnie Anderson-Becktold.
• Endowment: The OSU Foundation created the Marine Mammal Research Endowment in 1991 to sustain the research efforts of the Marine Mammal Institute. Read more about the endowment to learn how you can help protect endangered whales around the world today and in perpetuity.
• Outright Gifts and Estate Planning: Information about various ways to give to the OSU Marine Mammal Institute.

Volunteer

Some people choose to participate as a whale watch volunteer with the Whale Watching Spoken Here program. Dr. Bruce Mate teaches a weekend course once a year. These 200-400 volunteers then help to educate 40,000 visitors to the Oregon Coast during the height of the gray whale migration cycle.

Intern

From time to time, the Marine Mammal Institute accepts prospective graduate students as interns for one or more terms. Frequently these internships do not include field work, but emphasize data analysis and synthesis experiences.