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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. For more about this section, see: https://today.oregonstate.edu/email/submission-guidelines.
Oregon State University researchers are leading an effort to refine the design and expand use of oxygen monitoring sensors that can be deployed in fishing pots to relay critical information on changing ocean conditions to the fishing industry.
“Essentially what we get to do is pay people to try different food and beverage products,” said Gutierrez, a Sensory Science Researcher for Oregon State University’s Food Innovation Center. “So flavor, texture, aroma, mouthfeel, kind of whatever they’re looking for. Give that data back to our client and they know what changes to make to their product.”
Frozen splendor: Julie Kahn took this photo of frozen flowers near LINC in January. We are accepting photo submissions at osutoday@oregonstate.edu.
NEW! Timely Teaching Tips: Curious about the role of AI in teaching and learning? Check out Developing the AI@OSU Action Plan for engagement opportunities, and see AI@OSU Events for upcoming programs including OSU AI Week activities being planned for April 8 to 12.
FYI Friday – OSU Assist Services and Support: This presentation on March 1 will include an overview of the operations and services provided by OSU Assist and the mobile crisis team available on the Corvallis campus. Services include resource referral and de-escalation around mental health issues, housing/food insecurity, survivor advocacy and more. The team is available seven days a week and is actively taking calls to support all levels of crisis for our community. 11 a.m. to noon via Zoom. Registration required.
Music à la Carte: Brian Quincey, viola and Denise Fujikawa, harp: This dynamic duo pairs Oregon Symphony violist Brian Quincey and Portland State University harp instructor Denise Fujikawa – partners in music and in life. Quincey has been a member of the Oregon Symphony since 1997. Fujikawa is a former member of the Sacramento Symphony, and is an active chamber musician and soloist. Noon March 1 in the MU Lounge; admission is free.
OSUsed Store Public Sales: The OSUsed Store carries furniture, computers, household items, office supplies and more, at 644 SW 13th St. Public sales are open to all shoppers 5:30-7:30 p.m., Tuesdays and noon to 3 p.m., Fridays; details here. Staff may shop for their department Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; details here.
OSU Anthropology Lecture Series: Molly Carney, assistant professor at OSU, will give a lecture titled, “Temporal and Spatial Scales of Plant Stewardship in the Willamette Valley, OR,” from noon to 12:50 p.m. March 1, Strand 161. This event is sponsored by the OSU Anthropology Program and the OSU School of Language, Culture, and Society. Questions? Contact: Drew Gerkey at drew.gerkey@oregonstate.edu.
Corvallis-OSU Symphony Winter Concert: Featuring selected works from Giuseppe Verdi and Gustav Mahler. Directed by guest conductor, Lance Inouye, conductor of the Willamette Valley Symphony. The concert takes place at 3 p.m. March 3 at The LaSells Stewart Center. Tickets and more information at https://cosusymphony.org/.
NEW! Winter Wind Symphony Concert: Music exploring Russian-American relations with selections from Alfred Reed, Dimitri Shostakovich, Ney Rosauro, and more. The 62-member Oregon State University Wind Symphony is an auditioned ensemble featuring music written for the modern Wind Symphony. March 4 at 7 p.m. in LaSells Stewart Center. Buy tickets online; general public - $10; OSU student – free.
Wind Ensemble: My Hands Are a City: The Oregon State University Wind Ensemble presents My Hands Are a City, featuring music by Ivan Trevino, Catherine Likhuta, and Jonathan Newman's Symphony No. 1: My Hands Are A City; with poetry and photographs inspired by the music and created by OSU students and special guests, the Westview High School Wind Ensemble, Bobby Rathbone, conductor. March 5 at LaSells Stewart Center. Tickets can be purchased online; general public – $10, OSU student – free.
PRAx tickets on sale now: There’s something for everyone in the Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts (PRAx) inaugural season. The spring 2024 lineup includes a wide variety of musicians, interactive performances, virtual reality installations and visual artists. Visitors can create their own event series to bundle tickets and save money. Check out PRAx’s website to learn more and purchase tickets. Most events offer $5 student tickets.
NEW! Public Seed Library Lecture: Garden Guidance for Harvesting & Saving Seeds: Learn the importance of open pollinated seeds and how they differ from hybrid seeds, methods to prevent unintended cross pollination, and how to successfully harvest and save seeds from local "Seed Ambassador" Andrew Still, co-founder of Adaptive Seeds. Learn more here. Sponsored by the Corvallis Sustainability Coalition and the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library. 12:30-2 p.m., March 5 in the Corvallis Library Meeting Room.
NEW! OSULP Seminar: The next Classified Staff Association (CSA) and Library Faculty Association (LFA) seminar takes place from 2-3 p.m., March 6, Willamette East Classroom, 3rd floor, Valley Library, or Zoom – details here: https://library.oregonstate.edu/osulp-seminar-series-letitia-carson-legacy-project. Come and learn about one of Oregon’s first Black settlers and how her recently uncovered story is being shared with OSU, local and statewide communities through the Letitia Carson Legacy Project (LCLP). The LCLP honors Leticia Carson on the Benton County land that she settled through storytelling, living history, land stewardship, community building and healing. Retired SCARC director Larry Landis, “co-instigator” of the LCLP and the project’s historical consultant, will share Letitia’s story and discuss the broad range of work of the LCLP since its establishment in 2020.
Beaver Family Connections: Join Beaver Family Connections for “Advocate, Navigate, Build & Thrive: Supporting Children with Disabilities,” an informative Zoom session with Heather Olivier, deputy director of FACT Oregon, to learn strategies for advocating on behalf of your child, promoting self-determination and navigating support needs across the lifespan. Noon to 1 p.m., March 5, via Zoom. All OSU parents/caregivers welcome. See full 2023-24 schedule. For accommodations, contact Cari Maes at 541-737-4906 or cari.maes@oregonstate.edu.
PFLA Zoom event: Growth Mindset for Success. Join Reese Schmit (trainer, coach and mom) to talk about how mindset frames and shapes the way we talk to ourselves and the people around us that depend on us for growth and guidance. 11 a.m. to noon March 6. Register for the event or follow us on social media via Linktr.ee/OSUPFLA.
“Prosperity with Purpose: The Promise of Sustainable Capitalism”: Inara Scott, the Gomo Family Professor and senior associate dean in the College of Business, will be the featured faculty member in an upcoming College of Business Thought Leadership Series virtual event at noon March 19. Register here: https://beav.es/c5p. Questions? Contact collegeofbusiness@oregonstate.edu.
Creating Happiness 8-week Program: This program weaves three topics: happiness, flourishing and mindfulness. Michele Ribeiro will guide with concepts that move beyond resilience to those that contribute to flourishing. Open to all, held at Marigold 7-8:15 p.m. Wednesdays, April 3- May 22. Registration is open. $200 public; $175 educators. Scholarships are available for OSU undergraduates and graduate students. Contact us.
AI Global Futures Forum and AI Week: The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce AI Week, April 8-12. The April 12 AI Global Futures Forum will include a conversation between OSU President Jayathi Murthy and special guest Jen-Hsun Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA. The forum will also include a series of panels regarding AI and climate science, AI impact on workforce and the economy, and AI and creativity. To learn more, email OSU.Provost@oregonstate or visit this website.
FourSight Mindset Reveal Workshop: How do you approach a challenge? FourSight Mindset Reveal is a new workshop presented by the Office of University Human Resources that dives deep into the way that we solve problems together. This engaging workshop helps people learn more about their own mindset, learn appreciation for how colleagues work, and together be able create a stronger team environment and reach more creative solutions. View upcoming workshops and enroll here.
Core Curriculum for OSU Managers and Supervisors: Managers and supervisors at OSU play a key role in enabling employees to do their best work. The Core Curriculum for Managers and Supervisors is a training program for all Oregon State University managers, supervisors, and lead workers. At the end of this course, learners will: have a solid understanding about the principles and policies that apply to our employees; know how to navigate within the space of talent management activities; recognize when, and how, to provide equal opportunity & access to employees and more. Spring 2024 program: 8:15 a.m. to noon, Tuesday - Friday, May 7-10, via Zoom. Learn more and register.
Crucial Conversations for Mastering Dialogue – Learn skills for creating alignment and agreement by fostering open dialogue around high-stakes, emotional, or risky topics. Discover how to speak and be heard (and how to encourage others to do the same), surface the best ideas, make the highest-quality decisions, and act on your decisions with unity and commitment. View dates for the In-person Spring 2024 course and register here.
NEW! NW CASC Research Fellowship Program: The NW CASC is currently accepting proposals for our 2024-2025 Research Fellowship Program. This is a one-year program that enables graduate students and postdocs from across our Consortium to develop decision-relevant science in collaboration with regional natural and cultural resource managers, while providing training in the principles of actionable science. Applications are due March 11. Learn more & apply. For more info, contact OSU’s CASC liaison, Selina.heppell@oregonstate.edu.
NEW! Celebrating 30 years: Congratulations to Yuji Hiratsuka, distinguished professor of art emeritus, for reaching 30 years of service at OSU. You can read more about their time at OSU and others by clicking on their name. Congratulations and thank you for your service.
Faculty Staff Fitness: Faculty Staff Fitness offers classes on campus or online to meet your health and wellness needs. Check out our spring term schedule so you can reserve time on your calendar to take care of you. Spring registration opens March 1. FSF programming is open to all faculty, staff, GTAs/GRAs, spouse/partners of faculty and staff, OSU retirees and OSU affiliates. Have questions? Call the Physical Activity Office at (541)737-3222.
Open Call Soundbox7 Pulse: Improvising Collective Future(s). May 19-21. This year, Soundbox 7 is excited to feature works, live performances, emergent art(s), and improvisational practices that embody DIY approaches, offer real-time solutions, and utilize improvisation as a vital tool for addressing pressing global issues identified by the United Nations, including environmental and global health, gender equality, humanitarianism and technology and innovation. Call is open to all. For full submission details, visit here. Submissions due by midnight March 24. Cosponsored by CLA, SVPDA and PRAx.
Health and safety: The University Health & Safety Committee wants to promote health and safety by providing information on a five step approach to worker well-being. For more information on Safety at OSU visit OSU’s University Health & Safety Committee online at http://ehs.oregonstate.edu/uhsc, including past meeting minutes, information on how to contact a committee member and a link to report safety concerns online.
T-shirt design contest: Students: Your t-shirt design could be the image all Beavers rally around for Dam Proud Day 2024. Depict what comes to mind when you think of being Dam Proud of Oregon State for a chance to win up to $1,000 and have your design become the official Dam Proud Day T-shirt. Deadline: 11:59 p.m., March 1. View contest rules and design guidelines. For questions, contact damproudtshirtcontest@osufoundation.org.
OSU VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance): Need help with your taxes? Not sure if you need to file taxes this year? Come to VITA for free tax preparation. We’re ready to help you! Learn more and schedule your appointment on our website. VITA Website. Open 5:30-8:30 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturdays in Austin Hall Atrium/Room 126. Questions: VITA@oregonstate.edu
Philosophy Conference Call For Papers: Papers are now being accepted for a Philosophy Conference on "The Big Ideas: What Shapes Our World, The Way We Think, and Our Lives." All undergrads and grads, regardless of major, are encouraged to submit papers of a philosophical nature between 5-12 pages to be presented in person on May 4; application deadline is 11:59 p.m., April 13. Submit papers here and contact us at philosophy.clubs@oregonstate.edu with questions.
Registration open for OSU Out of the Darkness Campus Walk: "HOPE WALKS HERE." Walk with us to save lives and bring hope to those affected by suicide. The Oregon State University Out of the Darkness Campus Walk will feature a resource fair, speakers, honor bead ceremony and campus walk. This event is a collaboration with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and is open to all. The walk starts at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 20, SEC Plaza. Register now as an individual or set up a team by registering as a team captain: afsp.org/oregonstate.
Students: Request Free Textbook Loans: The Basic Needs Center is expanding its free Textbook Lending Library and invites students experiencing financial barriers to request up to three books for them to purchase. Requests will be put on temporary hold for those who request. Submit by March 18, 2024 to receive the books starting the week of April 1. Details are on this form and at 1030 SW Madison Ave., 541-737-3747, or bnc.help@oregonstate.edu.
łatwa ina Royalty program: To support relations between the Native and Indigenous OSU community and broader Tribal nations and Indigenous communities in the region, the łatwa ina Royalty Program offers an OSU student an opportunity to represent the university at the łatwa ina Pow-Wow (May 18 in Gill Coliseum) and surrounding cultural events. This is a paid internship with a travel stipend and OSU regalia. Apply by April 28.
Graduate Student Writing Residency: Graduate students working on projects aligned with the mission of the Spring Creek Project are invited to apply for a spring break or summer Graduate Student Writing Residency at Shotpouch Cabin. Applications sent via Submittable require a one-page narrative letter describing the proposed project and a one-page letter of recommendation from a faculty member. Deadline: 11:59 p.m., March 4. Learn more here and apply.
Spring Creek Faculty Residency: OSU faculty members working on projects aligned with the mission of the Spring Creek Project are invited to apply for a summer Faculty Residency at Shotpouch Cabin. Projects at the intersection of environmental studies and writing, art, music, the humanities, or social sciences may be a good fit. Applications sent via Submittable require a one-page narrative letter. Deadline: 11:59 p.m., March 4. Learn more and apply.
This email only lists new or recently updated job postings. For a full list of current job postings for OSU Today, go to: http://today.oregonstate.edu/email/jobs To apply for the below positions, visit jobs.oregonstate.edu unless otherwise specified.
UPDATED! The College of Engineering is seeking a 12-month CoE Innovation Labs Director. This position integrates people, infrastructure and space-assets to provide opportunities for hands on learning. The successful candidate will provide valued resources that support use project and prototyping needs and services to support labs, makerspaces and student club spaces. Posting #P07834UF. Full consideration March 17. Closes April 4.
Intersection closure: As part of the Washington Way Improvement project, the Washington Way and 30th Street intersection will be closed March 4 through April 15.
“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.” ~ Charles Dickens
Corvallis: Showers today, high of 42, low of 33. Rain and snow throughout the weekend.
Central Oregon: Snow likely today, high of 34, low of 23. Chance of rain and snow Saturday, chance of snow showers Sunday.
Newport: Showers and breezy today, high of 44, low of 37. Showers and breezy through the weekend.
Statewide: For OSU employees around the state, find your local forecast here: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr