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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.
TRACE OSU testing: TRACE OSU is providing random COVID-19 testing by invitation at its Corvallis and Bend campuses and at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport. All faculty, staff and students, regardless of vaccination status, should continue with testing participation in TRACE. Testing will take place in Corvallis in the Memorial Union Ballroom and at Reser ticket booths, Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. In Newport, testing will be provided every other week, Monday through Wednesday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and Thursday 9 a.m.-2 p.m. At OSU-Cascades, testing is provided only to students living and working on campus, and employees working on campus. Testing takes place Tuesdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Visit the OSU-Cascades Safety and Success website to learn more about testing schedules. Please join the effort to build a safer and healthier Oregon State University community. To enroll and for more information: https://trace.oregonstate.edu/osu.
COVID-19 vaccine clinics: Weekly clinics at Reser Stadium in Corvallis are being collaboratively run by Samaritan Health Services, Benton County and OSU. Visit this website to schedule a vaccine. OSU-Cascades students, faculty and staff can register for the vaccine here. Check your local public health authority websites for more information. You can also visit the Oregon Health Authority: Get Vaccinated Oregon website and the CDC VaccineFinder for vaccinations anywhere in the U.S.
Timely Teaching Tips: Want to find out about a new program that supports teaching across OSU? The Peer Teaching Resources & Support Program, housed in the Center for Teaching and Learning, leverages the skills of Peer Supporters in 9 academic colleges. Come to the Peer Supporter Showcase on Friday, May 21 at 9 a.m. to learn more. Register now.
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. Occasionally, articles highlighted in OSU Today may either be subscription-only or behind a paywall if a maximum number of articles has been reached that month. Many subscription-only publications, like the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, can be accessed by anyone with an OSU email account through the search function on the OSU Libraries home page, which grants free access to many publications. See https://library.oregonstate.edu/ and click on 1Search.
Oregon State University marine ecologist Dr. Francis Chan has been tracking dead zones for more than 15 years. He believes this year is shaping up to be one much like 2006, which was an event that killed thousands of crabs and other marine life.
Now 115 scientists - including 6 members of the faculty at Oregon State and a colleague at the University of Oregon - have signed a letter calling on the Biden administration to restore federal protections for wolves.
Twenty-five years later, James Myers still remembers the details of the yellow bean battle as if it were freshly fought. The Oregon State University (OSU) vegetable breeder had become interested in working with dried bean varieties like azufrado and mayocoba from Mexico’s Sinaloa region, to make them suited to growing in more northerly climes. “They were of interest for production here in the U.S., particularly among Hispanic populations who had moved up and wanted the foods of back home,” he said.
The alliance includes UC Riverside, as well as the University of Central Florida, the University of Kansas, Arizona State, Georgia State, Iowa State, Michigan State, Ohio State, Oregon State and Purdue. The completion grant initiative is not new, it’s just more relevant now due to the pandemic.
David Reinert’s experience receiving his first COVID-19 vaccine inspired him to become a regular vaccination clinic volunteer. When he became eligible, Reinert got his shot at the Linn County Fairgrounds, which was the first large-scale clinic set up in the region.
The state’s two highest-profile universities, the University of Oregon and Oregon State University, say they’re doing fine. Oregon State said it’s enjoying record numbers of applications.
Jonesing for a well-curated collection of Oregon State University student music without paying admission, finding babysitters plus on-campus parking, or dodging an endless, ping-ponging pandemic? Look no further than Homeward, a genius marriage of talent and skill produced and released by the College of Liberal Arts’ Music Technology & Production program.
Backyard forest: Rae Sidlauskas, staff counselor with CAPS, says, “Here is my 'cultivated woodland,' a small backyard patch where I’m focusing on native plants including bleeding heart, western sword fern and fringecup.” Send your own garden pics to osutoday@oregonstate.edu and if you want, include a little information about the plant. Let's see your spring blooms!
CLA-HC Remote Teaching & Learning Student Panel: “Reflections on Effective Remote Teaching & Lessons for Future Terms.” CLA and HC student ambassadors will reflect on their experiences of remote learning over the past year and share visions for community and student success when we return to campus next year. All are welcome. Friday, May 14 from 10-10:50 a.m. via Zoom.
What is Reasonable? The ADA Employment Accommodations Process: Under Title I of the ADA, all employees at OSU with documented disabilities are protected from discrimination. This protection applies from the job application, through the hiring process, and into the work environment. These employees are also entitled to reasonable accommodations or modifications that would enable them to have an equal opportunity to perform their job duties. But what is a reasonable accommodation and how is it decided? Join this session hosted by a campus Accommodations Associate who will discuss what the process of accommodations can look like for both employee and supervisor, how reasonable accommodations are decided or implemented, and examples of possible outcomes. Part of the Spring 2021 FYI Friday series; Friday, May 14, 11 a.m. to noon. via Zoom. Registration required.
Engaging students in large-enrollment courses: Successful practices. Teaching large-enrollment courses can be challenging when it comes to creating interaction that promotes student engagement. Yet, they present pedagogical, technological and active learning-driven opportunities to energize students and facilitate their learning. Funmi Amobi (CTL), Erica Woekel (CPHHS) and Demian Hommel (CEOAS) will discuss strategies for helping faculty address the challenges associated with teaching large classes, and present successful practices for engaging students in large-enrollment courses. May 14, noon to 12:45 p.m. Login to Zoom: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/my/sparkshop?pwd=M1lqNnRRNUxGVnpYSnNGOEhQOVdxQT09.
Music à la Carte: OSU Chamber Strings. Students from the OSU strings program perform for the remote version of our noon concert series. On the program: Bach, Strauss, Tchaikovsky and Schubert. Conducted by Marlan Carlson and Elliana Phillips. Performed via live remote from the Memorial Union Lounge (sorry, closed to live audience.) Watch on YouTube Live.
College of Public Health and Human Sciences research seminar. “A grab bag of COVID-19 modeling” will be presented by Peter Banwarth, MS, epidemiologist and public health data scientist for the Benton County Health Department, Friday, May 14 from 1-2 p.m. Co-sponsored by the CPHHS epidemiology program. Watch this seminar, live or recorded, on the CPHHS website.
Beaver Classic Cheese Sales: Come see us at the Corvallis Farmer’s Market every Wednesday and Saturday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Corvallis Riverfront on First Street between Jackson and Monroe. Coming soon: the release of our newest cheddar. You won’t want to miss this one. You can also order online for the farmers market and just stop by the booth — no waiting. Start here: https://locallygrown.localfoodmarketplace.com/Index.
NEW! OSU Music Technology and Production releases compilation EP, "Homeward." Earlier in the year, the music technology and production program put out a campus-wide call for original songs, from which seven diverse tracks were selected for inclusion on an EP produced entirely by OSU students. The student producers worked closely with the songwriters to shape the final versions of each song on the album. Join members of the program for a discussion of the creative and collaborative process, along with a preview of the album. Tuesday, May 18 at 7 p.m. The remote event is free and open to all via Zoom.
NEW! The Writer's Craft: A Conversation with Hanif Abdurraquib. Hanif Abdurraqib is a poet, essayist and cultural critic from Columbus, Ohio. His poetry has been published in Muzzle, Vinyl, PEN American, and various other journals. His essays and music criticism have been published in The FADER, Pitchfork, The New Yorker, and The New York Times. He has authored five books of poetry and non-fiction. His most recent are "A Little Devil in America: In Praise of Black Performance" and "A Fortune for Your Disaster." Facilitated by Elena Passarello. Presented by the M.F.A. in Creative Writing Visiting Writers Series in the School of Writing, Literature, and Film. Open to the OSU Community. Tuesday, May 18 at noon. Register.
NEW! Student-led event: Hosted by OSU ECCD, the Oregon Historical Society has been invited to discuss scholarship on the ways Oregon has been shaped by White supremacist ideology and policies--and resistance to those frameworks. Lecture will be followed by student-facilitated discussion. Event will be held via Zoom on Friday, May 21 from 2-3 p.m. PT.
Pop-Up Vaccination Clinics: Coordinated in partnership with OSU-Cascades, Deschutes County Health Services and Central Oregon Community College, the clinics are open to students and employees of OSU-Cascades and COCC. First-dose appointments are available from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on May 17 at OSU-Cascades, and from 3-7 p.m. on May 18 at COCC in Bend. Second-dose appointments will be made during first visit. Walk-up appointments are very limited. Food and giveaways after second dose. Learn more and schedule appointment at beav.es/bendvax or call 541-699-5109.
Board of Trustees: The OSU Board will meet Friday, May 21 from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. to consider the university’s plans for onsite and in-person learning, work and activities for fall term, the university’s operating budget for the next fiscal year, and amendments to Board policies. The Board will consider advancing to the construction phase the Reser Stadium West Grandstands and Owen Hall repair projects. The Board will review the feedback gathered in a retrospective review of the 2019 presidential search process. Information about the retrospective review and the opportunity to provide input are available at this webpage. As part of its agenda, the board also will hold an executive session pursuant to ORS 192.660(2)(e) to conduct deliberations with persons designated by the governing body to negotiate real property transactions. Options for joining the meeting and instructions for providing comment during the board meeting are located under “Meeting Details” at this webpage. Committees of the board will also meet via remote conferencing services on May 20. Agendas and meeting materials will be posted as they are available at http://oregonstate.edu/leadership/trustees/meetings. For accommodations: (541) 737-3449 or lauren.skousen@oregonstate.edu at least 48 hours in advance.
OSU Health and Safety Committee: The University Health and Safety Committee would like to invite campus members interested in health and safety to attend our open meetings, held semi-annually in May and October. Meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of the month from 2:30-4 p.m. Anyone can access OSU’s University Health and Safety Committee online at https://ehs.oregonstate.edu/UHSC, including past meeting minutes, information on how to contact a committee member and a web link to report safety concerns. If you are interested in attending the meeting or would like additional information about the Safety Committee, please contact Kay Miller at Kay.Miller@oregonstate.edu to RSVP and request the meeting location.
2021 Senior Art Exhibitions are being hosted virtually with 3D video exhibits from the West Gallery of Fairbanks Hall. View.
Oregon Diversity Career Symposium: It's time to own your story. Registration is open for the 2021 Oregon Diversity Career Symposium (ODCS). Join with hundreds of University of Oregon and Oregon State University students for a free half-day of interactive workshops, alumni panels, a keynote speaker and virtual networking opportunities with employers like Nike, Amazon, U.S. Department of State and Samaritan Health Services that are intentionally designed to help prepare and inspire students with marginalized identities on your path from college to career. While all students are invited to attend, our goal is to create a space that especially empowers you to explore your identities and experiences within your job search process/development. The symposium takes place May 19. Explore more at https://career.oregonstate.edu/ODCS. Register on Handshake.
NEW! Public Health Webcast May 17: Healthy back home. For many employees, work from home is here to stay. Is your home office set up to support your physical and mental health? How about the rest of your home? Join a Public Health Insider webcast with OSU College of Public Health and Human Sciences faculty to discuss the importance of ergonomics and improving your comfort and well-being. Register and explore the series.
NEW! CTL Tuesday Teaching + Tech Talks: UDL: Providing Multiple Means of Engagement. Can active learning exist in virtual learning environments? Yes, it can. This talk couples evidence-based instructional practices with applicable instructional media to engage learners. Funmi Amobi, college liaison, CTL; Amy Hunter, FMC multimedia consultant, AT; & Ed Ostrander, program manager, AT. May 18, 10 a.m., via Zoom: Tuesday Teaching +Tech Talks. Handouts, materials and resources: beav.es/BOXT4.
NEW! The Culture of Gardening with Abra Lee: “The Work is in Our Hands.” Through determination, enthusiasm and willpower, Black women overcame ugliness in America to cultivate beauty in the landscape. This will be a discussion of how their self-expression and activism through gardening led to a lasting legacy of community pride throughout generations. Online, free and open to the public, Tuesday, May 18, noon. Sponsored by the OSU Extension Master Gardener Program.
NEW! How to Write a Personal Statement Workshop: National and Global Scholarships Advising invites the OSU community to attend this workshop that will prepare attendees to write excellent personal statements for scholarship applications, graduate school, and more. The event will be on Tuesday, May 18 from 5-6 p.m. Register here.
NEW! Your Research Matters — How to Take it Public: Wondering how to translate your humanities research for a public audience? Where to publish? How to promote your scholarship in other media? The OSU Center for the Humanities invites you to a conversation on taking your work public. We’ll be joined by historians Dr. Brian Rosenwald from the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Kathryn Cramer Brownell from Purdue University, contributing editors of "Made by History," a section of The Washington Post co-sponsored by the Center for the Humanities. Friday, May 21, at noon. Free. Learn more and register here.
NEW! Art and Science: Lessons learned during the process. May 18 at 4 p.m., artist and scientist David Buckley Borden will present "Hybrid Vigor: Art x Design x Ecology." This seminar series is co-hosted by Biological and Ecological Engineering, ARTS-SCI and The Art Center, Corvallis, and features scientist-artists who discuss how these disciplines are interwoven in their processes. Seminars are Tuesdays at 4 p.m. for 1 credit as BEE 507 but are open to the general public. Zoom link: https://bit.ly/2PGpCWe. Click here https://artsci.oregonstate.edu/arts-and-science for more information.
Ecology talk: Please join us on Monday, May 17 at 1 p.m. on Zoom for a presentation of Wilman Placido Made’s thesis, titled “Exploring alternative approaches for plant production and ecological restoration in the Pacific Northwest.” Wilman is earning his MS in Forest Ecosystems and Society with Anthony S. Davis. Zoom link: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/94009906222?pwd=Vkp1REZ3WXNLRzV0QXRRQ3d1blg3QT09. Contact Wilman for the Zoom password at wilman.placidomade@oregonstate.edu.
"This IS Kalapuyan Land": An Outdoor Exhibition and Talk Series. "This IS Kalapuyan Land" opened in 2019 as a physical exhibition at the Five Oaks Museum in Portland curated by Steph Littlebird Fogel (Grand Ronde, Kalapuya) and became an online and yard-sign exhibition in 2020. Fogel annotated panels from the museum’s prior exhibit on Kalapuyan peoples, curated contemporary Native artwork into the exhibition and added historical content from OSU's David G. Lewis, Ph.D. (Chinook, Santiam, Takelma, Grand Ronde). Now a group of OSU faculty have collaborated to personalize the exhibition for OSU and bring it to campus and to local research forest land. Tuesday, May 18 at 5 p.m., Tribal Histories and Connections; and Thursday, May 20 at 5 p.m., Artist Talk.
Ignite Colloquium on Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice in Research: The Research Office in partnership with the College of Public Health and Human Sciences and the Office of Institutional Diversity will host an Ignite Research Colloquium to highlight faculty research and scholarship related to social justice. Friday, May 21, from 3-4:30 p.m. For program information and to register to attend, click on this WEBSITE LINK.
Organizing Black Liberation Webinar: The Organizing Black Liberation Webinar will take place on Thursday, May 20 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. This webcast will feature a panel of students, faculty and alumni whose work and activism is geared towards the abolishment of barriers placed on Black lives. This webcast is moderated by Brandi Douglas. Click HERE to register for the event. This webinar is part of the We Have Work to Do campaign and the Rest in Power event series. This event is sponsored by the Office of Institutional Diversity, the OSU Alumni Association, and the Division of Student Affairs.
ANREP 2021 Virtual Conference: Oregon State University Forestry & Natural Resources Extension is hosting the 2021 Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals (ANREP) Conference virtually on May 24-26. Registration for both ANREP members and non-members is $150, and a special $35 student registration fee is available. For more information and to register, please visit the conference website.
Future Forests: Disruptive Forces and Creative Solutions in Natural Resources: Join us on May 25 from 8-11 a.m. for this event where we will welcome our global colleagues to join us as we explore complex questions in a discussion with experts from four continents whose expertise spans technology, business, governance and conservation. Learn more and register here.
CARE.com webinar, "How improv can improve your work + life." Monday June 14, 10 a.m.: Kelly Leonard is a longtime creative executive at The Second City, the world’s premier comedy theatre, and he’s going to show us how improvisation can give individuals and groups the skills they need to succeed in the future of work. He has collaborated with behavioral scientists to come up with exercises that are rooted in evidence and applicable in work and life. Kelly will share how you can use the power of storytelling to win over audiences and practical ways to improve collaboration, creativity, and resilience. Fun and laughter encouraged. Register here.
Search Advocate Workshop: OSU Search Advocate workshops for Spring term are available for registration. Search advocates are outside process advisors who participate on employee search committees; their goal is to encourage culture and practices that favor equity, validity and diversity. The initial workshop series is a sequence of four 4-hour Zoom workshops. Those who complete the series may choose to have their names added to the Search Advocate Directory and will be eligible to serve as advocates until September 2022. Three-hour continuing education workshops for current advocates are also available. To register, go to the new Search Advocate/Workshops website. Questions? Contact Anne Gillies at anne.gillies@oregonstate.edu or 541-760-6160.
NEW! Proposed Updates to University Policies & Standards: Visit the University Policy Program’s What’s New page (http://policy.oregonstate.edu/whats-new) to view draft University Standard 04-001 Development of University Policies and Standards, which is being issued for a public notification period. This amendment is a scheduled revision of the standard describing the university process for adopting and modifying university policies and standards. This page is updated frequently with new developments, so we encourage you to check back frequently. Comments or questions may be submitted to OSU-Policy@oregonstate.edu.
NEW! Germany Collaboration and Travel Opportunity: The Office of Global Opportunities is presenting a funding opportunity for faculty (including professors, instructors, administrators or advisors of any academic department). Grants will be awarded to visit a partner institution in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Candidates should identify a particular university connection, project, or opportunity to explore. Support will be offered to establish appropriate university connections or identify possible project collaborators. For more information, please visit https://ie3global.org/baden-wurttemberg-oregon-faculty-mobility-grant/.
Celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month by Becoming a Mental Health Super Hero: You have the power to help stop suicide. It’s Mental Health Awareness Month and we're encouraging you to become a resource for those in need by completing Kognito: Recognizing and Supporting Students in Distress Training. Visit beav.es/ZD3 to complete the student module or beav.es/Zzp to complete the faculty/staff module. Then complete this survey after the training to receive the #BeavsStopSuicide sticker to display and show others that you're a resource. If your entire club, organization or department completes the training, also indicate that on the survey and we will give you a shout-out on our social media and send you digital and print signage to display to encourage others to become a Mental Health Super Hero too.
Update to the OSU General Records Retention Schedule: A limited-scope revision and update to the OSU General Records Retention Schedule has been posted with additions and changes effective May 10, 2021: http://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/general-schedule.pdf. Contact university archivist Elizabeth Nielsen (elizabeth.nielsen@oregonstate.edu) with any questions.
Participate in a Retrospective Review of the 2019 Presidential Search Process: The OSU Board of Trustees invites community members to participate in a retrospective review of the 2019 OSU presidential search process. You don’t need to have been involved in the search process to provide comment. Input gathered by the survey about major elements of the 2019 search will help the Board of Trustees set the course for the next presidential search. Visit this webpage to participate in the survey. Retrospective results will be reviewed with trustees at the Board’s May 21 meeting.
UPDATED! Outstanding Diversity Advocate Award Nominations: Nominations for the 2021 Outstanding Diversity Advocate Award are now open. It awards a member of the OSU community who actively promotes and enhances diversity, equity and inclusion, and contributes to and enhances the environment of OSU through consistent and sustained efforts to improve opportunities for the diverse communities we serve. Full nomination instructions can be found on the OID website. Deadline for nominations is June 1. Email questions to diversity@oregonstate.edu.
Floor Monitor Training: Training for Floor Monitors and Building Managers on roles and responsibilities when evacuating their building. Training is the second Wednesday of every month via Zoom. Sign up for Zoom Floor Monitor Training at: https://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1ZhCgowN8AukjPf.
Center for Teaching & Learning Peer Supporter ’20-’21 Showcase – Register today: Join the Center for Teaching and Learning in our Peer Supporter Showcase. During 2020-21, the Office of Undergraduate Education, with funding from the Provost, established the Peer Teaching Resources & Support Program. Peer Supporters in colleges across campus provided pedagogical professional development, resources and support to instructional faculty in remote and blended teaching. Join us and hear from College PSs as we celebrate successes. Register now. Friday, May 21, 9-9:50 a.m.
EXTENDED! Homecoming Court: Join the Homecoming Court 2021. Homecoming Court ambassadors are honored with a one-time $500 scholarship and opportunities to attend events and voice their ideas to distinguished university leaders, partners and alumni throughout the year. Applications are now open at osualum.com/hc.
Faculty Professional Development Opportunity: Join a small, supportive cohort to advance your teaching skills. The Summer ’21 Blended Faculty Learning Community will focus on applying effective practices for skillful use of educational technology and for integrating synchronous and asynchronous learning activities. Apply by May 16. Funding provided.
OSU Exemplary Employee Award nominations are open now through May 31. This award recognizes work performance and service which goes above and beyond the standard expectations held for professional faculty and classified staff. One classified and one professional faculty employee will be honored at the University Day ceremonies with the presentation of a plaque and cash award of $500 each. Click here to learn about the nomination process and criteria.
CFP: 2021-22 Humanities Research Clusters. The OSU Center for the Humanities invites proposals for 2021-22 interdisciplinary research clusters. This program offers scholars with expertise in different fields the opportunity to explore a topic of shared interest in common and in depth. Deadline: Tuesday, June 1, 5 p.m. More information and application instructions are available online at: https://humanities.oregonstate.edu/research-clusters.
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.
NEW! The Office of Financial Aid is seeking a Financial Aid Advisor. This is a full-time (1.0 FTE), 12-month, fixed term professional faculty position. Reappointment is at the discretion of the director. Posting #P04363UF. Closes May 25.
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
Corvallis: Mostly sunny today, high of 78, low of 44. Sunny this weekend.
Central Oregon: Mostly sunny today, high of 74, low of 45. Sunny this weekend.
Newport: Mostly sunny today, high of 59, low of 45. Mostly sunny this weekend.
Statewide: For OSU employees around the state, find your local forecast here: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/