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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. NOTE: There will be no testing on Monday, May 31 due to the holiday. 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 Mondays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and Tuesdays, 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 learn where to find vaccines in Central Oregon 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: Looking for ways to make higher education more affordable and accessible to students? OSU’s Open Educational Resources Unit (OERU) provides a variety of services for faculty who are interested in adopting, adapting or authoring open educational resources. Visit the OERU website to learn about resources, consultations, workshops, design services and Affordable Learning Grants.
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.
Chunhuei Chi, director of the Center for Global Health at Oregon State University, agreed. He said it is a mistake to compare the efficacy of the different types of vaccines in their clinical trials because the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines were tested earlier in the pandemic, before more contagious variants were circulating in the U.S. population.
A report published May 24, 2021, from Oregon State University shows that as of March 2020, all 36 counties in the state were considered child care “deserts” for children ages 2 and under. That means there are at least three children under the age of 2 for every available child care slot in the county. Twenty-five other counties qualified as child care deserts for children ages 3-5. (see also Oregonian)
“All these steps are in the right direction, but the challenge is big and complex,” said John Bailey, professor of silviculture and fire management at Oregon State University. “And more needs to be done to even turn the corner.”
So when an Oregon State University forestry researcher spotted dying tanoaks on the highway near Port Orford late last month, they launched into action. Since the cases were outside the established quarantine zone, the detection triggered an emergency three-mile quarantine zone around the tree. Samples were sent to an OSU lab to confirm the strain of the disease. If confirmed, the trees await a somber fate.
Rondon, a professor and entomologist at Oregon State University's Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center, was just establishing her program focused on integrated pest management for irrigated row crops in the Columbia Basin.
A crew of researchers from Oregon State University will be cruising up and down the Willamette on an electrofishing boat this summer conducting fisheries research as part of a collaborative study between OSU and the US Forest Service (USFS) led by Research Fisheries Biologist Dr. Brooke Penaluna.
Oregon State University Creamery Manager Robin Frojen talks about how the Beaver Classic cheese program allows students to thrive with a hands-on learning experience.
Purple splendor: Molly Rosbach in the office of news and research communications says, “Last summer my boyfriend dug up some scraggly wild lupines from the side of the road and planted them in our garden, but we weren’t sure if they would survive. Safe to say they’re thriving now! (And the bumblebees love them.)” If you'd like to share your garden pics, send them to osutoday@oregonstate.edu and include a little information about the scene.
Celebrating Undergraduate Excellence: Register today to attend the May 27-28 Celebrating Undergraduate Excellence (CUE) Symposium presented virtually through Canvas. CUE is an annual showcase for OSU undergraduates to present their research and creative projects to the OSU community. Undergraduates from all academic disciplines, in all years of study and all stages of research or creative work will be presenting. Registration to attend CUE 2021 is required and accessible only to OSU faculty, staff and students. For more info, visit https://communications.oregonstate.edu/events/cue. For questions, contact events@oregonstate.edu.
Music à la Carte: A Cabaret of Musical Theatre Scenes. Students of OSU’s Acting for Singers class taught by Anthony Eversole, present their final performance in a program of selections from In the Heights, Hadestown, Sweeney Todd, City of Angels, Beetlejuice, and Camelot. The Acting for Singers course is taught each spring at OSU and focuses on acting fundamentals for the singing actor. Friday, May 28 at noon. Remote on YouTube Live. This will be the final Music à la Carte of the school year.
Shared Responsibility Budget Model College Forum (CAS, COF, CEOAS): The Corvallis Shared Responsibility Budget Model (SRBM), a modified responsibility-centered management (RCM) approach to allocating education and general (E&G) funds to academic and administrative units, is in its third year of use at OSU. The decision to implement the model included agreement that the model should be reviewed thoroughly every three to four years for potential improvements and adjustments. Charged by the Provost and Executive Vice President and Vice President for Finance and Administration, this will be the first such review since initial implementation. This forum is scheduled principally for faculty and staff in the academic colleges to listen to questions, concerns, ideas and suggestions about the Corvallis budget process. However, given the many time constraints at this time of year, if you cannot attend the forum for your college you are welcome to join any of the other scheduled forums. Join us this Friday, May 28 from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom. To register for this webinar visit https://oregonstate.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2T65cqK5Q1KOwDQNeN40Bw. More information can be found at https://fa.oregonstate.edu/budget/budget-model/corvallis-shared-responsibility-budget-model-review-2021.
College of Public Health and Human Sciences research seminar: “Alcohol: A simple nutrient with complex actions on the skeleton” will be presented by CPHHS Professor Urszula Iwaniec Friday, May 28 from 1-2 p.m. Watch this seminar, live or recorded, on the CPHHS website.
NEW! World Film Premiere of Bedrock Rights: A New Foundation for Global Action Against Fracking and Climate Change. You're invited to the premiere of "Bedrock Rights," a documentary film that shows how the lens of human rights can transform the world's view of climate change and fracking and empower new global action. After the screening, we'll host a celebration with the film's collaborators and a conversation with two human rights thought leaders, Sandra Steingraber and Mary Wood. Event begins Wednesday, June 2, 6 p.m. Hosted by the Spring Creek Project. Learn more and register here.
NEW! A Year Like No Other: The Oregon State University President's Concert. In a year like no other, OSU music found ways to keep students safely singing, learning and growing as musicians — at home, outdoors, in tents, always masked, sometimes alone in a recording booth. And while our annual President's Concert might look a little different from the comfort of your home this year, we're very proud of the evening of entertainment we've prepared for you. Please join the OSU Choirs to see a glimpse of our year of overcoming and finding ways to keep the song going. The President’s Concert is named for former OSU President Ed Ray and his late wife Beth Ray, and celebrates the recipients of choral scholarships they established. A pre-recorded presentation premiering Thursday, June 3 at 5:30 p.m. on YouTube.
NEW! Jazz ensemble: The OSU Jazz Ensemble, directed by Ryan Biesack, will present their final concert of the school year on Thursday, June 3 at 7:30 p.m. on YouTube Premier.
Regional Connections: An opportunity to build your personal and professional network with Beavers across the world. This special Connections event is to welcome OSU's new grads to the Beaver alumni network and for everyone to talk, discover new friends, make personal and professional connections, get help with career or simply socialize with alumni and students living across the nation and world. Open to all OSU students, alumni, staff, faculty and friends. June 24, noon to 1 p.m. Register here: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJElcO-srTsuHtckpy7_sTpSbJ1TAv3ThSai.
NEW! CTL Tuesday Teaching + Tech Talks: Effective Feedback: Discovering One of the Joys of Teaching and Learning. Grading got you down? Effective feedback is more than just a key element in student learning; it can also add purpose and joy to grading. Join us as we explore the who, what, where, when, why and how of effective feedback. Demian Hommel, Senior Instruction 1, COEAS. This workshop will be facilitated on June 1 at 10 a.m. via Zoom. Login to Zoom: Tuesday Teaching +Tech Talks Handouts, materials and resources: beav.es/BOXT4.
NEW! EMT Seminar: Emily Bonner: "Characterizing Dermal Chemical Exposures of Structural Firefighters Using Silicone Passive Samplers” on June 1, 3:30-4:30 p.m. The Zoom Waiting Room will open at 3 p.m. Join Zoom meeting: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/96461469120. Phone Dial-In Information: +1 971 247 1195 US (Portland). Meeting ID: 964 6146 9120.
NEW! Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics talk: Michal Sharon, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, will speak on “Rapid mass spectrometry investigation of overproduced proteins from crude samples,” Wednesday, June 2, 10 a.m. Visit https://beav.es/J6Q to register.
NEW! Department of Integrative Biology Ph.D. Defense Seminar: R. Antonio Gomez will present “Diversity and Evolution of Sexual Traits in Ground Beetles” on Wednesday, June 2 at 2 p.m. via Zoom. Gomez is completing his Ph.D. in integrative biology under the guidance of David Maddison. Zoom: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/94856188560.
NEW! Bioinformatics Users Group (BUG): “Exploring biomarkers of wine grape microbiomes in biodynamic vs. sustainably farmed vineyards, i.e., Figuring out which bacteria and yeasts are important on grapes in different vineyards,” Jeremy Weisz (associate professor and chair of biology, Linfield University), Wednesday, June 2, 2 p.m. via Zoom. Register here. BUG consists of life scientists, bioinformaticians, computer scientists, mathematicians, engineers, statisticians and researchers of all types who meet to discuss topics related to these fields of study. Meetings are generally informal, consisting of discussions, interactive talks, or short workshops. All are welcome. No experience needed to participate. For additional information, see https://cgrb.oregonstate.edu/bug.
NEW! Tour the Floor: Digging into Earth’s Climate History: What did Earth look like a million years ago? OSU’s Marine and Geology Repository holds tens of thousands of sediment cores from the world’s oceans, each containing clues about our planet’s history. Join OSU researchers from the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences for a virtual tour of the new repository. We’ll travel back in time, making stops in Greenland, under the Antarctic ice and along the Oregon coast. Thursday, June 3, noon to 1 p.m. Register online.
NEW! Cross-college Monthly Grant Training Sessions — Grant Writing Basics: This two-hour workshop is a great place to start if you have never submitted a grant application at OSU. Topics include proposal structure, budgeting and OSU submission processes. Open to all faculty, staff and graduate students. RSVP for all sessions in the series. Thursday, June 3 from noon to 2 p.m.
NEW! Art and Science: Lessons learned during the process. Tuesday, June 1 at 4 p.m., artist and scientist Tom Carrico will present "Astrophotography — Physics or Celestial Art?" 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.
NEW! Art and Science: Lessons learned during the process. Thursday, June 3 at 4 p.m., artist and scientist Jay Noller will present "My own causality dilemma: Which comes first, science or art?" 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 give 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.
People and Nature Lunch Series: Join us on Tuesday, June 1, from noon to 12:50 p.m. as Rachel Handy from Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences presents “The importance of collaboration with wildlife rehabilitation centers for bat research and conservation.” The lecture is free and open to all. To join the meeting, register at https://peopleandnatureosu.weebly.com/schedule.html. Sponsored by the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife & Conservation Sciences’ Human Dimensions Lab.
Shared Responsibility Budget Model College Forum (CLA, COS, COEd, Honors): The Corvallis Shared Responsibility Budget Model (SRBM), a modified responsibility-centered management (RCM) approach to allocating education and general (E&G) funds to academic and administrative units, is in its third year of use at OSU. The decision to implement the model included agreement that the model should be reviewed thoroughly every three to four years for potential improvements and adjustments. Charged by the Provost and Executive Vice President and Vice President for Finance and Administration, this will be the first such review since initial implementation. This forum is scheduled principally for faculty and staff in the academic colleges to listen to questions, concerns, ideas, and suggestions about the Corvallis budget process. However, given the many time constraints at this time of year, if you cannot attend the forum for your college you are welcome to join any of the other scheduled forums. Join us Tuesday, June 1 from 1-2 p.m., via Zoom. To register for this webinar visit https://oregonstate.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QUmoupmnR5ydksTNXO-AQQ. More information can be found at https://fa.oregonstate.edu/budget/budget-model/corvallis-shared-responsibility-budget-model-review-2021.
Social justice education: The Social Justice Education Initiative is a foundational professional development program for all faculty, staff and graduate students. Join your colleagues to expand your equity and inclusion journey. See the schedule and register for remote workshops on the SJEI website registration page. Interested in workshops, facilitation or consultation for your unit? Contact SJEI director Jane Waite for further information: jane.waite@oregonstate.edu.
InclusiveExcellence@OSU Spring Showcase: IE@OSU is a professional development program for STEM faculty to learn about inclusive teaching practices and develop equity mindsets. Over the last year, the IE@OSU fellows have been developing and implementing action plans to change the way STEM courses are taught. Join us at the showcase to learn more about their innovations and connect with our community of practice. This event is open to all STEM faculty. RSVP to receive meeting info.
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! Beaver Champion Award: Every year on University Day the president bestows the Beaver Champion Award to an individual (or individuals) who demonstrate outstanding effort, the achievement of excellence, extra effort beyond that requested and performance of the highest quality that has yielded university-wide impact. The President’s Office is seeking nominations for the 2021 award. Send nomination letters to Becky Johnson, Interim President, Office of the President, 600 Kerr Admin. Bldg. or to pres.office@oregonstate.edu. The nomination deadline is Friday, June 11.
Request for nominations, OSUAA Awards, due June 21: This fall, we will be awarding the Dan W. Poling Service Award, the E.B. Lemon Distinguished Alumni Award, the Jean and C.H. “Scram” Graham Leadership Award, the Joan Austin Honorary Alumni Award and the Don and Shirley Wirth Young Alumni Award. Learn about each one of the awards and how to nominate a deserving Oregon Stater here. An in-person and online awards celebration is being planned for fall 2021. Details are forthcoming.
OSU Today reminder: Oregon State University is closed Monday, May 31, to celebrate Memorial Day. OSU Today will not publish on Monday but will resume daily publication Tuesday, June 1. Additionally, OSU Today switches to a weekly, Mondays-only schedule beginning June 14 with the end of Spring term. Please keep these dates in mind when submitting items for publication.
Summer Child/Youth Care - Our Little Village Summer Registration Open: Are you working/studying this summer and in need of child and/or youth care? OLV|Milne provides short term child and youth care for your children ages 5 months through 12 years. We will be offering developmentally appropriate, play-based care Monday-Thursday with the ability to choose between a morning or an afternoon session from June 23 to Aug. 19. Register now until Wednesday June 16 T noon. If you have any questions feel free to reach out to ourlittlevillage@oregonstate.edu.
OSU Libraries and Press announces employee award winners for 2021: OSU Libraries and Press held their annual awards ceremony — this year via Zoom — on May 19 to honor student, faculty and classified employees. Congratulations to all of our award winners for 2020-21 and the employees being recognized for their many years of service. To see the list of honorees, go to https://library.oregonstate.edu/osu-libraries-and-press-announces-student-and-employee-award-winners-0.
How to Know if Your Email Account Has Been Compromised and How to Recover and Prevent Future Compromises: There are a variety of ways that your email account(s) can be accessed or compromised these days. Find out some of the tactics that hackers use to access your accounts, how to know if your account has been compromised, how you can recover if your account if it is compromised and how you can prevent it from happening again. Check out https://www.cisecurity.org/newsletter/compromised-email-account-heres-what-to-do/ for more info. If you think your OSU work email account has been compromised, please contact OSU Customer Experience (service desk) at 541-737-8787. This message brought to you by the OSU Office of Information Security.
“Homeward” released: OSU Music Technology and Production in the School of Arts and Communication released a compilation EP, "Homeward" on Tuesday, May 18. 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. You may listen to the album on Soundcloud, YouTube or Bandcamp.
Memorial Day website: William Elfering, military and veteran resources advisor at Oregon State, has created a webpage for Memorial Day, since COVID-19 restrictions have limited the ability for an in-person celebration. The website highlights a database of Oregon State alumni who died during military service, as well as links to and descriptions of a number of military cemeteries where a number of war dead are honored. There are also links to organizations who serve the families of the fallen, including America’s Gold Star Families, Fallen Patriots and Folds of Honor. You can view the website here: https://veterans.oregonstate.edu/memorial-day-2021.
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. Please click here to learn about the nomination process and criteria.
OSU Libraries Call for Returns: Is your office summer-ready? Clear out space by returning books you don’t need anymore. Both Valley and Guin Library can receive returns 24/7. You can return anything you’ve checked out from OSU to any OSU Library. Please take a moment to look through your items and return what you can so we can pass them on to the next user. Questions? Email valley.circ@oregonstate.edu.
Faculty awards solicitation: The Faculty Recognition and Awards Committee is now accepting nominations for university awards. Criteria and nomination forms regarding these awards are online; nominations will be accepted through June 1. Guidelines to assist those preparing nomination packets are available online. For further information, contact Vickie Nunnemaker.
Faculty Staff Fitness: Faculty Staff Fitness has Summer 2021 registration opening June 1. You can view offerings at https://health.oregonstate.edu/fsf/schedule/summer. Fitness classes include remote options of Online FSF (pre-recorded with over 25 styles of classes and over 500 classes) and synchronous Zoom interval training and yoga classes. In-person options include outside yoga, swimming and aqua aerobics, and weight training and cardio dance with adequate spacing, ventilation and plenty of instruction.
Summer Professional Development Opportunity: Cascades and Corvallis campus teaching faculty are invited to join a supportive learning community to explore effective practices for skillful use of ed tech and applying innovative strategies to enhance on-campus teaching. See the CTL Call for Proposals for the streamlined (10-minute) proposal process. Apply by June 1. Funding provided.
Grant funding for open educational resources now open: Open Oregon Educational Resources, a statewide organization that promotes the use of OER, seeks grant proposals that implement high-impact, culturally relevant/inclusive, collaborative projects in support of open education and reduced textbook costs in lower-division courses. Grant applications are due July 9. Project timelines may vary, but all projects must be completed by June 1, 2023. Learn more and apply today.
Professional development for open educational resources: Want to make your course materials relevant and accessible for all students? Do you wish your course materials incorporated and supported the experiences of your actual students? Join a statewide Equity and Open Education Faculty Cohort. You can earn a $200 stipend upon completion of “Part 1: Explore,” and you’ll have the option to earn an additional $300 stipend in “Part 2: Implement.” Register online by June 14.
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
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.
Campus Way: As part of the Owen Hall Renovation Project, Campus Way in front of Owen Hall will be narrowed by 12 feet for a concrete pump and concrete truck. There will be a 8-10 foot lane that will remain open. Work is scheduled to take place between 5 a.m. and 8 a.m. daily, starting on Wednesday, May 26, and again on Friday, May 28. (view map). For questions or comments on this closure, contact Project Manager John Doty at 541-740-8302 or Construction Manager David Amundson at 541-737-2760.
“People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us.” ~ Iris Murdoch
Corvallis: Mostly sunny today, high of 70, low of 45. Mostly sunny through the holiday weekend.
Central Oregon: Sunny today, high of 66, low of 42. Sunny this weekend.
Newport: Mostly sunny, high of 58, low of 46. Mostly sunny this weekend.
Statewide: For OSU employees around the state, find your local forecast here: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/
