Salmon Bowl is back! OSU is excited to announce the 2025 Salmon Bowl on February 7-8. Friday will feature welcome events including lab tours, sessions with OSU undergraduate admissions representatives, bowling at our on campus MU Lanes, and dinner! The quiz bowl will take place on Saturday. Please see below for information on how to register teams or sign up to volunteer. We are looking forward to seeing our Salmon Bowl community in person!
For Oregon science teachers
If you are an Oregon teacher and want to register teams for Salmon Bowl 2025, or would like more information, please email Salmon Bowl.
Learn more and form a team!
OSU volunteers are needed for this event!
We always need volunteers for our events and would love to have you on our team! Please fill out this Google Form to sign up for volunteering. If you have prior NOSB/Salmon Bowl experience and/or have a preference for your role, please let us know! Volunteer positions usually include but are not limited to:
- Rules/science Judge
- Moderator
- Scorekeeper/Timekeeper
- Room set-up and breakdown
- Volunteer and Team check-in
- Food (pick-up and serving)
- Other general logistics
If volunteering as a game official sounds like more of a commitment than you can make, then please consider volunteering as support staff. These positions don't require any training, just set-up day and/or game-day commitment where you still get to interact with the teams. Register here to volunteer! If you have any questions, please email Salmon Bowl volunteer.
What is in it for you?
To show our gratitude, all our volunteers get a free t-shirt, lunch, and a chance to win amazing prizes during our volunteer raffle! Most importantly, you’ll receive that warm fuzzy feeling that comes from donating your time to a worthwhile cause. Salmon Bowl engages high school students in ocean science, introduces them to OSU where they can meet CEOAS students and faculty, and promotes marine science literacy.
How to volunteer
- Fill out the volunteer Google Form
- Email Salmon Bowl volunteer for questions or more information
Jessica Cunningham
Co-Coordinator
Jessica is a second-year graduate student at OSU in the Marine Resource Management Master's Program. She grew up in Lodi, an agricultural town in Northern California, and attended UC Santa Barbara earning a B.S. in Physical Geography with an Ocean Science emphasis and a minor in Earth Science. Jessica is currently working with the Oregon Kelp Alliance to evaluate purple sea urchin grazer control efforts and their impact on the kelp forest ecosystem. This work will help inform future resource allocation and efforts for kelp forest restoration in Oregon. Jessica is excited to continue coordinating the Salmon Bowl this year!
Jace Bell
Co-Coordinator
Jace is a first-year graduate student in the Marine Resource Management program at Oregon State University. He is originally from Iowa where he completed his undergraduate studies in Environmental Science and Biology at the University of Northern Iowa. He is beyond excited to continue the Salmon Bowl's tradition of engaging high school students in the ocean sciences and promoting environmental stewardship in the local community. This experience gained during his graduate studies will allow him to provide meaningful contributions to efforts that bridge ocean science with environmental education and policy.