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COVID-19 website: To facilitate the ongoing sharing of information about the virus, Oregon State University has added a link on the OSU homepage to a page that provides detailed and up-to-date COVID-19 information; links to OSU, local, state and federal resources; and updates on the latest federal travel restrictions
NEW! Virtual Graduation Celebration: It’s time to celebrate OSU’s Class of 2020. Decorate your homes for this weekend’s virtual Graduation Celebration and show your OSU Beaver Pride with free downloadable signs and facebook frames. You can find your 2020 OSU Grad Party swag here. Be sure to visit #BeaverGrad on your social media platforms to see photos and stories of our graduates! Facebook and Instagram
NEW! Today’s Timely Teaching Tip: Looking for ways to improve efficiency as you wrap up the term? The Canvas SpeedGrader can help you grade student work more efficiently. Visit Keep Teaching for all the Finals Week Timely Teaching Tips.
Today in the News Media is a synopsis of some of the most prominent coverage of OSU people and programs. Inclusion of any item constitutes neither an endorsement nor a critique, but rather is intended only to make the OSU community aware of significant items in the media. Content appearing includes timely news and feature stories from broadcast, print and online sources. Occasionally, opinion pieces and first-person columns appearing in mainstream media outlets that are written by faculty members and pertain to their academic or professional expertise may be included based on their unique, informative value, timeliness and space constraints. It is not the policy of OSU Today to include Letters to the Editor.
According to Oregon State University associate professor of political science Christopher Stout, polls show that public opinion has shifted dramatically towards the support of programs addressing racial equality.
An Oregon State University environmental engineering professor has solved a decades-old mystery regarding the behavior of fluids, a field of study with widespread medical, industrial, and environmental applications.
Feeding at the ocean’s surface appears to play an important role in New Zealand blue whales’ foraging strategy, allowing them to optimize their energy use, Oregon State University researchers suggest in a new study.
Twenty-one national outdoor recreation trade associations, covering about 23,000 businesses with nearly 2 million employees, responded to the survey, done in conjunction with the Oregon State University Outdoor Recreation Economy Initiative.
“In the Pacific Northwest, the iconic northern spotted owl relies on refugia in the form of old-growth forests,” said Oregon State University forest ecologist Meg Krawchuk. “These forests are refugia from previous stand-replacing disturbances – that’s how they got to be old – but they’re slowly being nibbled away by recent high-severity fires.”
Today’s workspaces: “Mama and mini working stations. My new co-worker doesn’t understand personal space, but she is great at identifying letters and numbers,” says Gina Galaviz-Yap, Juntos statewide director.
“Here’s my workspace that I’m using for classes and work,” says Dee Gillen, coordinator for Faculty Staff Fitness and instructor of kinesiology and PAC courses. Follow OSU Today on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/osutoday1/ and catch up on any workspace photos you might have missed so far.
NEW! Virtual Graduation Celebration: It’s time to celebrate OSU’s Class of 2020. Decorate your homes for this weekend’s virtual Graduation Celebration and show your OSU Beaver Pride with free downloadable signs and facebook frames. You can find your 2020 OSU Grad Party swag here. Be sure to visit #BeaverGrad on your social media platforms to see photos and stories of our graduates! Facebook and Instagram
MS Defense – Water Resources Policy & Management: Nargiza Osmonova - MS WRPM/ WCD. Friday, June 12, at 8 a.m. via Zoom. The thesis is titled: "Understanding the sustainability of cooperation in sharing transboundary watercourses: A Case Study of the Chu and Talas River Basins.” Osmonova is advised by Jenniver Sehring of IHE Delft in the Netherlands. Join Zoom meeting: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/92100195520
Introduction to CORE Financial Reports: CORE contains hundreds of financial reports. These can be useful for a wide range of people managing budgets and reporting on financial activities such as managers, department heads, and accountants. This presentation will provide an overview of financial reports in CORE that can serve as an introduction to someone new to financial reporting in CORE, or as a refresher for people experienced using CORE financial reports. We will also look at how to find and use financial reports in CORE based on common questions people have about finding financial data. Friday, June 12, 11 a.m. to noon on Zoom. Register at: http://oregonstate.edu/training/session_view.php?sess_id=4869. Send Questions to: iar.ref@oregonstate.edu Note: This training will require you to have FIN3 access. You can find your security levels in CORE by clicking on your name in the upper right hand corner of CORE and selecting ‘My profile.’ Your security levels are listed in the CORE Security Domains section
Naval ROTC Spring Commissioning – Please join us on June 12 at 6 p.m. for a LIVE ceremony on Facebook, as the OSU NROTC commissions 10 midshipmen as Ensigns in the Navy and five officers as 2nd Lieutenants in the United States Marine Corps. Everyone is welcome to watch the ceremony, which will involve the oath of office, assistance into uniform by the students’ families, rendering of the first salute, and remarks from President Ray and guest speaker Astronaut Jonny Kim.
Celebrate the Class of 2020: View celebratory messages from President Edward J. Ray, Board of Trustees Chair Rani Borkar and the college deans, available starting Saturday, June 13 at 10:30 a.m. on the Commencement website.
NEW! Budget planning: On Monday, June 15 from noon to 1 p.m., the Office of Budget and Resource Planning will hold a Zoom webinar to discuss Budget Planning in Uncertain Times with a very brief update and Q&A about budget planning for the balance of the current year and for 2020-2021. The Budget Conversation sessions are limited to 60 minutes with the initial 15-20 minutes spent on presentation of the topic, leaving time for discussion and Q&A. More information about University Budget Conversations is located on the Office of Budget and Resource Planning website. If you have questions, please contact Sherm Bloomer for more information.
American Strings Webcast: An Evening with Jimmie Vaughan, Benefit for Beavers Care. Join host Bob Santelli for a conversation and live remote performance with Texas blues great Jimmie Vaughan in an American Strings event to support of OSU students through Beavers Care, presented in partnership by the College of Liberal Arts, OSU Alumni Association and OSU Foundation. A founding member of the Fabulous Thunderbirds and the older brother of Texas blues legend Stevie Ray, Jimmie Vaughan brought renewed attention to Texas blues in the 1980s, ultimately leading to Austin becoming a major American blues center. Tuesday, June 23 at 5 p.m. Registration is required to receive link to live webcast. Donations to Beavers Care are encouraged.
PFLA discussion: How can the Professional Faculty Leadership Association (PFLA) help grow your own skills, connections and career? Join us on Wednesday, June 24, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. for an interactive discussion and opportunity to connect. All are welcome to join us! Non-members: Please contact Gretchen Dursch, PFLA Director of Professional Development to register & receive the ZOOM link.
Cultivating Emotional Balance (CEB): 8-Week Series: CEB is a practical skills training committed to utilizing the experience of emotion as a path for developing well-being. By integrating wisdom traditions, modern psychology, current emotion research, and contemplative practices, CEB provides a secular platform for transformation. Led by Jacob Lindsley, an incoming member of OSU's SPS, and sponsored by OSU's Contemplative Studies Initiative. Eight Sundays: July 12-Aug. 30 noon to 3 p.m. via Zoom. $300 if registered by July 1. $100 for OSU Students. Email ContemplativeStudies@oregonstate.edu. More info here.
NEW! Upcoming Webinar: Disinfectant Safety during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Join OSU's National Pesticide Information Center as we address common questions about disinfectant safety. We'll talk about precautions; how cleaners, sanitizers, and disinfectants differ; and how to use EPA's List N to find products. Registration is required, space is limited, and the webinar will be recorded. Wednesday, June 24 at 11 a.m.
Ph.D. Defense – Sustainable Forest Management: Christal Johnson will present her research, “Restoring Ponderosa Pine: Understanding Individual Tree Defenses, Disturbance Responses, and Resilience,” on Monday, June 15, at 10 a.m. via Zoom. Please RSVP to Johnson for Zoom presentation details. Johnson is pursuing her Ph.D. in Sustainable Forest Management with her major professor, John Bailey, in the Department of Forest Engineering, Resources and Management.
Faculty Staff Fitness: OSU’s Faculty Staff Fitness Program is offering over 200 pre-recorded, accessible any time, online fitness classes for summer term June 15-Sept. 18. Classes range from 10, 20, 30 to 60 minutes and involves formats including Weight Training, Cardio Kickboxing, Cardio Dance (similar to Zumba), Barre Fusion, Pilates, various Yoga styles, and more. Registration is $35 and is now open via: https://health.oregonstate.edu/fsf/online.
Take part in OER workshops online: The OSU Open Educational Resources Unit is hosting a series of virtual workshops this month on how faculty can find or create no-cost and low-cost learning materials. Topics include implementing affordable learning materials to save students money (June 15); the Creative Commons licensing process (June 16); and reviewing and becoming familiar with open textbooks (June 17). Learn more about each workshop and register today.
No-cost access to online learning virtual conference: An institution-wide pass to the Online Learning Consortium’s Innovate conference, to be held online from June 15-26, is available for all OSU faculty and staff. OLC Innovate gathers higher education faculty, advisors and administrators throughout the U.S. to share ideas and best practices. In this virtual event, synchronous conference sessions will be available daily, and you’ll also have access to all session recordings. To learn how to register at no cost, visit the Ecampus website.
WIN PubTalk: Creating an Investor-Ready Pitch Deck + Learn about the Beaver Summer Investment Opportunity: Willamette Innovators Network is excited to be hosting our first virtual PubTalk on Tuesday June 16 from 6-7:30 p.m. in collaboration with OSU. Come learn about the OSU Advantage Accelerator’s Beaver Summer Investment Opportunity and hear from an investor on what they look for in a pitch deck. Discover excellent training opportunities available for entrepreneurs this summer, and hear pitches from local startups. Register for free here: https://www.willametteinnovators.com/event/creating-an-investor-ready-pitch-deck-win-pubtalk-webinar-june-2020/
DFA Risk Appetite and Risk Assessment Tools: Train the Trainer: Insurance and Risk Management Services will facilitate a workshop for unit leaders and supervisors to provide exposure to the DFA Risk Appetite Statements and Risk Assessment Tools. Attendees will gain hands-on practice and develop the skills necessary to assist other employees in understanding and incorporating the DFA Risk Appetite Statements and Risk Assessment Tools into their work. Zoom session, June 19, 9-10:30 a.m. Registration required.
NEW! Call for Applications: Bridging the Gap From Education to Employment (BGEE) Seminar. Applications for the 2020 BGEE seminar for teaching faculty and instructors are now being accepted. $500 will be awarded to participants. The Seminar will provide tangible ways to include career readiness in the classroom, while also taking a hard look at the barriers to access that our first generation, high financial need, and/or students of color face. More information can be found here. Deadline to apply is June 26.
NEW! Call to Artists: The 37th Annual Art About Agriculture Competition and Touring Exhibition wants your visions of Oregon’s agricultural future.Tension/Harmony is sponsored by Oregon State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences. The College invites artists to explore the relationship between the conservation of natural resources and agricultural production. Call closes June 27. Full prospectus: https://agsci.oregonstate.edu/art/tension-harmony
Natalia Fernández will serve as the interim director for the Special Collections and Archives Research Center within OSU Libraries: Fernández, the curator of the Oregon Multicultural Archives and OSU Queer Archives of the Special Collections and Archives Research Center, has her appointment commence on July 1. She will be replacing Larry Landis, who is retiring after 30 years in archives at OSU and whose last day of work is June 30.
Applications for PCOSW scholarships and event co-sponsorships for Fall term projects are now being accepted. The President’s Commission on the Status of Women provides funding to faculty, students, and staff who are pursuing professional development, research, outreach, or creative projects related to women’s issues. Scholarships average $300 and are paid by reimbursement. Applications are due Friday, July 31, with notification by Aug. 12. Visit http://leadership.oregonstate.edu/pcosw/awards-scholarships for detailed guidelines, qualification requirements, and application links. Questions? Contact Joy Jorgensen at joy.jorgensen@oregonstate.edu
Class of 2020: Congrats. You are now a Beaver grad and part of an engaged network of 200,000+ Oregon Staters. Get connected with your alumni network, fine-tune your résumé and job search skills, enter to win goodies for your next adventures and more. Visit osualum.com/ClassOf2020 #OregonStateGrad2020
Alumni Fellows nominations are due June 30: The OSU Alumni Association is seeking nominations for the Alumni Fellows Recognition Program. Due to COVID-19, Alumni Fellows are no longer required to be on campus for the 2020 celebration. Virtual presentation and online recognition are welcome. All colleges are encouraged to submit a nomination. For departments outside of academic colleges, please submit the nomination in partnership with the alumnus’ graduating college. View application and specifics online and email nomination form and supporting materials to osualum@osualum.com.
OSU Today summer schedule: OSU Today will be switching to a Monday, Wednesday, Friday format starting next week. In order to get items into OSU Today, please submit them by 5 p.m. the previous day to osutoday@oregonstate.edu.
UPDATED! Larry Roper retirement: Larry Roper, faculty member in the School of Language, Culture, and Society and former Vice Provost for Student Affairs, is retiring after 25 years of service. Tom Scheuermann is gathering personal notes and well-wishes for Roper, and will compile these into a portfolio/binder to give to him in late June. Anyone wishing to participate can email them to tom.scheuermann@oregonstate.edu or send cards and notes to Tom Scheuermann, 1089 High St. SE, Salem, OR, 97302. Please send them before June 26. To contribute to the Human Services Resource Center in his honor, go here.
COVID-19 Disposable Facemasks are available at Chemstores: As the Corvallis campus begins to re-open, the College of Science Chemistry Department’s Chemstores is here to provide disposable face masks as well as other COVID PPE. Chemstores is located at 154 Gilbert Hall; open Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Purchases are exclusively made using grant Index/activity Codes. There are no cash or card sales. An online listing of products can be found at https://chemstores.chem.oregonstate.edu/. Questions? Call 541-737-2271.
Larry Landis, Director of the Special Collections and Archives Research Center of OSU Libraries, is retiring: After 30 years in archives at OSU, Larry Landis is retiring, and his last day is June 30. Among his many accomplishments, Larry helped to establish the Oregon Multicultural Archives in 2005, authored A School for the People: A Photographic History of Oregon State University in 2015 (available from OSU Press), and worked on various OSU150 activities. After June 30, Larry can be contacted at tro2005@gmail.com.
Kobel retirement: Janine Kobel is retiring. She came to OSU in 1980 as a first-year student, began as a student employee in 1981, became classified staff in 1987, graduated from OSU in 1995, advanced to professional faculty in 2005, and retires June 30, 2020. She is a first-generation college student, a first-gen career professional, and soon, a first-gen retiree. After June 30, she can be reached at janineida@gmail.com. In lieu of a gathering, Janine would like her friends and colleagues to send her letters and greeting cards through the U.S. Postal Service: PO Box 2483, Corvallis, OR 97339.
Summer fitness: OSU’s Faculty Staff Fitness Program is offering over 200 pre-recorded online fitness classes for 14 weeks of summer term June 15-Sept. 18. Classes range from 10, 20, 30 to 60 minutes and involve formats including Weight Training, Cardio Kickboxing, Cardio Dance (similar to Zumba), Barre Fusion, Pilates, various Yoga styles, and more. Registration is $35 and is now open via: https://health.oregonstate.edu/fsf/online.
Faculty & Staff COVID-19 Disaster Relief Fund Under IRS Code Section 139: In collaboration with the OSU Foundation, Oregon State University is offering emergency financial assistance grants through the OSU Faculty and Staff COVID-19 Disaster Relief Fund. The purpose of this fund is to help regular classified and unclassified employees in our university community with unexpected needs during this unprecedented time of the COVID-19 pandemic. All classified staff, professional faculty and academic/research faculty are eligible regardless of service time or FTE. An individual must be actively employed on the date of grant distribution. Read more about the details of the program here. Student hourly employees, graduate assistants, and stipend recipients (e.g., fellows) are not eligible. There are separate programs for students located here: https://financialaid.oregonstate.edu/covid-19.
"There’s not an American in this country free until every one of us is free." ~ Jackie Robinson.
Corvallis: Showers likely today, high of 66, low of 48. Showers likely through the weekend.
Central Oregon: Showers likely, high of 67, low of 43. Chance of showers Saturday, mostly sunny Sunday.
Newport: Rain likely, high of 59, low of 48. Showers through the weekend.
Statewide: For OSU employees around the state, find your local forecast here: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/