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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's Public Safety Department is investigating a potential hate crime on campus. According to a post on their Facebook page, police were dispatched after reports of an assault near Tebeau Hall. (see also KEZI, Democrat-Herald)
Now a research associate at Oregon State University, Cahoon is applying her geology skills to unraveling sunstone mysteries such as how, when and why the copper that makes them unique comes to be inside the stones in the first place.
Nearly two years after the murder of George Floyd and promises made across the nation to combat racism, Black faculty and staff at Oregon State University are holding a panel to discuss what has happened in the intervening time and what that means for the country. “It’s 2022. Do Black Lives Really Matter?” will be held on Zoom and with a limited in-person audience from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 28. (see also Corvallis Advocate)
Dr. Naomi Fitter, assistant professor in the School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering at Oregon State University, currently develops support robots and other AI therapeutic machines that can respond to a user’s biological signals. Called haptic technology, robots, as well as wearable gloves and vests, can monitor a user’s biological signals through touch, assess them and respond.
As people have turned to hobbies like reading and outdoor recreation to fill their days during the COVID-19 pandemic, recent research from Oregon State University found that engagement in leisure activities can help lower the risk of depression and improve mental well-being.
The coalition includes OSA, graduate employee unions with the University of Oregon, Oregon State University, Portland State University and Oregon Health and Science University and student governments with Western Oregon University, UO and PSU.
Michael E. Mann, considered one of the world’s most influential climate scientists, will speak in Bend on March 31 about the urgent need to reverse decades of climate inaction and prevent the worst impacts of a climate crisis. “The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back our Planet,” hosted by Oregon State University – Cascades and Skeptoid Media, Inc., will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the Riverhouse on the Deschutes.
"We're not distributing nearly as many as trees as I thought we could have," Oregon State University Extension Service Forester Glenn Ahrens said. "The fires were such a devastating event and they have a lot of things to deal with, starting with their homes and their livelihoods, and reforestation of the trees are a bit lower on the list of priorities."
Winter on the Metolius: Submitted by Kimberly Copeland, procurement & business systems manager, UHDS. We are accepting photo submissions at osutoday@oregonstate.edu.
Timely Teaching Tips: Wondering how to handle student requests for extensions as the end of another challenging term approaches? Looking for ways to be fair and to exercise compassion and flexibility? See strategies and potential solutions from the Center for Teaching and Learning.
OSU Engineers’ Week 2022: The Engineering Student Council & College of Engineering invite you to Engineers’ Week 2022. E-Week is a weeklong celebration of engineers and their contributions to society, with a variety of social and professional events, as well as prizes and free food. Check out the event website to learn more: https://groups.engr.oregonstate.edu/esc/e-week-2022. Email esc.vpevents@oregonstate.edu with questions. Feb. 21-25.
NEW! Activism vs. Organizing: A Discussion on Reinventing Public Education. The UAOSU Labor Education Caucus (LEC) invites UAOSU members and friends to a dialogue Feb. 21, 6 p.m. about creating a future where public education is truly free. We will read and discuss Against Activism and The End of the University by Astra Taylor on this important topic. Register here.
NEW! Black Queer trailblazers: Come join ASOSU in celebrating Black Queer trailblazers. There will be free soup from a local bakery and the chance to participate in a Kahoot that highlights historical Black Queer leaders. To reserve your spot, visit this link. Registration closes at noon on Feb. 22.
NEW! Oregon State Wind Symphony Concert: Live from the LaSells Stewart Center, a winter performance directed by Olin Hannum, featuring OSU Wind Ensemble Concerto Contest Winner Elijah Durbin, clarinet. Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. Free, open to the public. Proof of up-to-date COVID vaccination or negative test from within three days prior to event is required for entrance. For specific details visit https://beav.es/event-attendance.
NEW! Community Care Circle: In response to news of a reported physical assault on campus that may have involved sexual orientation bias, a Community Care Circle is being held at Oregon State in support of anyone struggling or needing community support. The event takes place Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the Kaku-Ixt Mana Ina Haws (Long House).
NEW! Honors College Winter Virtual Undergraduate Research Showcase: Join Honors College Dean Toni Doolen for the Honors College Winter Undergraduate Research Showcase Feb. 23, 5-6:30 p.m. via Zoom. At this event, eight current Honors College students will deliver lightning talks about their research and answer questions. OSU Interim President Becky Johnson will give opening remarks. RSVP by emailing Gordon Fenn at gordon.fenn@osufoundation.org.
NEW! American Strings: An Evening with Allison Russell. Russell is an artist, activist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist and founding member of the acclaimed groups Our Native Daughters (with Rhiannon Giddens, Leyla McCalla and Amythyst Kiah), and Birds of Chicago (with her husband/musical partner JT Nero). Hosted by Bob Santelli. Feb. 23, 5 p.m. Free. Register for link to view.
NEW! 4th annual “Writing (PNW) Black History into Wikipedia” event: Valley Library is partnering with the national non-profit AfroCROWD for the editathon, which will focus on improving existing Wikipedia articles and creating new articles. Training is provided at the beginning of the event. There will be an in-person event at the Valley Library and a virtual event simultaneously from 2-5 p.m., Friday, Feb. 25. For more information and to register go to: https://guides.library.oregonstate.edu/edit2022.
OSU Assist (Crisis Response Team) program coordinator final candidates forum: All students and employees are invited to meet the final candidates for this new position. Candidate 2 is Feb. 22, 3-4 p.m. Register here. Information about OSU Assist can be found here.
Vaccination clinics: Benton County Health Department is holding five free vaccination clinics this coming week. Anyone age 5 and older is eligible to receive the vaccine and no appointments are needed. Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are available. For more information or for accommodations, call 541-766-6120.
NEW! Bioinformatics Users Group (BUG): "Pivoting from plant epidemiology to human epidemiology, i.e., Transferrable skills and unforeseen life changes,” presented by Daniel Farber (Spatial and Environmental Epidemiologist, Washington State Department of Health), Feb. 23 at noon via Zoom. For additional information, see https://cqls.oregonstate.edu/training/bioinformatics-users-group-bug.
NEW! Race In America Discussion: “Colorism in the Black and Latinx Communities.” The Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center and the Cesar Chavez Cultural Center are coordinating a discussion about the history of anti-Blackness in the Latinx community, colorism in both communities, and Hispanic cultures learning of their African heritage. This event will feature Iván Carbajal, assistant professor with Oregon State’s School of Psychological Sciences, and Terrance Harris, director of OSU’s Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center. Feb. 23, 5 p.m., Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center.
NEW! Black Lives Matter in Academic Spaces: Three Lessons in Critical Literacy. A remote public talk by Vershawn Ashanti Young, discussing the ways that teachers and the public in both the U.S. and Canada have misappropriated the linguistic concept of code-switching as it applies to both Black language and standard language speakers. Virtual event, free and open to all. Feb. 24, noon to 1:30 p.m. Register.
CTL Tuesday Teaching + Tech Talks: "Using UDL to Address How we Assess," Raven Chakerian, Amy Hunter and Hayden Wilcox. In this session, we will explore together what it means to assess student learning in today’s classroom, including why and how we assess learning and which assessment methods might help us do so more authentically. For more information see https://ctl.oregonstate.edu/tuesday-teaching-tech-talks. Zoom session Feb. 22, 10-11:50 a.m.: https://beav.es/UJj.
Stephen J. Pyne presents "Between Three Fires." Join historian and author Stephen Pyne as he explores the past, present and future of America's fire landscape. Pyne's most recent book is "The Pyrocene: How We Created a Fire Age, and What Happens Next." This talk is part of Spring Creek Project's lecture series Lookout: Envisioning Futures with Wildfire. Feb. 22, 6 p.m. Learn more and register here.
Do you have a business idea but need some help? The OSU Advantage Accelerator is offering Iterate, a free virtual class for researchers and prospective entrepreneurs who have a business idea or technology that could become a sellable product or service but aren't sure what to do next. Come learn how to create a value proposition, find and understand your market, and more. Iterate consists of four Thursday workshops that build on each other: Feb. 24, March 3, 10 and 17, all from 3-4:30 p.m. Learn more and register here.
2022 Business Analytics Symposium: Join the College of Business and the Center for Business Analytics for a deep dive into the ethics of business analytics. Speakers include experts from companies like Daimler Truck North America, Amazon, PGE and more. Feb. 25, 8 a.m. to noon, virtual. $50 for individuals; $40 per person for groups larger than five people. https://beav.es/wGN.
NEW! Vote for Your Student Leadership: The ASOSU Election Ballot is open now. The ASOSU Student Government represents the student body, communicates with policymakers and university leadership and oversees over $26 million in incidental fees. This includes funding for units such as the Memorial Union, Student Experiences & Engagement, the Human Services Resource Center and the Family Resource Center, among other services. Ballots close March 4 at 5 p.m.
NEW! CTL Lumen Learning GRANT Opportunity: CTL Lumen Learning Grant is a funded professional development opportunity with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Lumen Learning to help better understand the teaching practices that positively impact student success. Join an online Faculty Development program. $500 for each participant. Students using Lumen Learning in grant-related courses will have their course fees waived. Space is limited. Sign up now. Deadline March 1. Starts Spring term.
NEW! 30 Year Club inductees: Congratulations to Tracey Bentley-Townlin, access services manager, for 30 years of service to OSU. You can read more about their time at OSU and others who have reached this milestone by clicking on their name.
$15K of Funding Available: The OSU Advantage Accelerator is currently seeking applications that describe technology-based projects in any discipline that will move OSU-owned technologies closer to commercialization. Proposals should describe a project that requires $15,000 or less of funding to achieve an important milestone(s) connected to commercialization. Each project may be awarded up to $15,000 and should span 9 months or less, beginning in April 2022. Proposals are due by 5 p.m. on Feb. 28. Learn more and apply.
SNAP Eligibility Income Increase: SNAP is a federal program that provides eligible participants with $234 a month for grocery funding and the Oregon income eligibility criteria recently increased. The Human Services Resource Center at OSU raises awareness about this resource and provides application assistance to U.S. citizens who make less than $2147 a month, or are work-study eligible or have a 0 EFC score on their FAFSA. For information: SNAP.HSRC@oregonstate.edu.
Mid-Month Emergency Preparedness Topic: Food Options. If a disaster strikes your community, you might not have access to food, water, and electricity for days or even weeks. Options for food storage include: Freeze dried foods, MREs, dehydrated, foods and canned foods. This preparedness poster can be downloaded at: https://emergency.oregonstate.edu/emergency-preparedness/preparedness-topics/food-emergencies.
Looking for Unsung Heroes: We are looking for submissions from the Oregon State community to highlight OSU employees and students who are not typically in the spotlight but who are going above and beyond in their work or personal lives. Inspired by our COVID-19 Unsung Hero profiles, we want to celebrate those who serve others, whether it be helping colleagues, volunteering in their community or simply living in ways that inspire us. Send your suggestions to osutoday@oregonstate.edu and our staff may contact them for interviews we’d feature in OSU Today and elsewhere.
COVID-19 testing: Oregon State University, in collaboration with Willamette Valley Toxicology (WVT), is providing on-site COVID-19 testing. OSU employees and students, regardless of vaccination status, are welcome to test at one of these locations: Corvallis: Student Experience Center and Cascade Hall 120: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.. (For staff wanting to get a test voluntarily, please make sure to register for a LabDash account prior to arrival: https://labdash.net/.) Bend: Ray Hall 302. Week of Jan. 3: Monday-Wednesday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and 3-6 p.m.
NEW! Silent auction: Stop by Magruder Hall to bid on some great auction items. The auction starts Feb. 21 and will end Feb. 25 at noon. Items include homemade bread and cheesecake, jewelry, art, and even a locker of lamb. For questions, contact Sara.k.smith@oregonstate.edu.
NEW! Chili sale: CCVM will be hosting a chili sale Feb. 23 in Magruder Hall. Chili will be served from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. A bowl of chili is $3 or chili, cornbread and a drink for $5. For questions, contact Sara.k.smith@oregonstate.edu.
Buy a cup of chili, give a pound of beans: On Feb. 24, order a cup of chili from East Side Eats, Clubhouse Deli or Southside Station and UHDS will donate a pound of beans in support of the OSU Food Drive. For info contact lisa.narrow@oregonstate.edu.
OSU/SLS Silent Auction 2022: This is the annual auction co-organized/sponsored by the OSU School of Life Sciences; Biochemistry & Biophysics, Integrative Biology, and Microbiology. Feb. 21-24. All proceeds go directly to Linn Benton Food Share. The auction features original artworks, gift cards/certificates, gift baskets, plants, activities and so much more. Online only at https://www.32auctions.com/SLS2022. For questions contact bowlinst@oregonstate.edu.
Payroll contributions: Want to give to the Food Drive, but don’t have time to attend an activity? Payroll contributions are the easiest way to support the effort. Just complete the form at https://prodapps.isadm.oregonstate.edu/ssomanager/c/SSB?pkg=osu_dsforms.p_docusign_form_submit?ds_template_id=eb2b5cda-d0ae-4df4-8395-934d80cc3aa6.
Vet Med Bake Sale: Starting Feb. 14. Baked goods at the sale include gluten-free brownies, Kahlua cake and salted chocolate chip shortbread. It would not be a vet med bake sale without homemade dog bones! Items will be individually wrapped with ingredients lists. The sale will be in the Magruder Hall atrium. Items will cost from $1-5. For questions, contact Sara.k.smith@oregonstate.edu.
Bean Bag Toss and Putting Tournament: Come to Printing & Mailing's main office on Research Way to compete in two tournaments: $5 for 8 tosses or putts. Fantastic prizes will be given away to the top five contestants in each tournament. For more info contact kelly.clark@oregonstate.edu.
Walking Challenge: Did you know that the average American only walks 3,000 to 4,000 steps a day? The CDC recommends that adults should aim for 10,000 steps per day. Do you know how many steps you're taking a day? Join the Virtual Steps Challenge and see how many steps you can get in! The top three individuals who have the most cumulative steps between Feb. 20-28 will each receive a gift card! Link to enter: https://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4TIPgonJVNikpr8.
Vet Med Book Sale: Come check out the gently used collection of books for all ages located in Magruder Hall atrium. The sale includes CDs, DVDs and board games. Prices range from $1-$3. Cash and checks are accepted. All proceeds go to the OSU Food Drive. For questions contact sara.k.smith@oregonstate.edu. This activity runs through Feb. 28.
Quilt and Art Raffle: The College of Forestry invites you to visit https://www.forestry.oregonstate.edu/college-forestry-raffle or stop by the help desk located in PFSC 209 to view raffle items and buy tickets.
UPDATED! Online gift basket auction: The Crop and Soil Science Department will have expertly crafted gift baskets up for auction Feb. 23-24. Baskets will be in Crop Science 109 if you want to stop and look. Bidding will take place online https://www.32auctions.com/csssilentauction22 . Lots of different baskets to choose from. Winners will be contacted on Feb 25. For questions contact emmalie.goodwin@oregonstate.edu.
School of Public Policy Bottle/Can Deposit Drive: Each floor of Bexell Hall will have donated Home Depot orange buckets near all the trash bins to receive bottles/cans, or you can leave any large supplies in Bexell Hall 418. All money from the deposited bottles and cans will be donated to the Linn Benton Food Share. Contact jen.edwards@oregonstate.edu with any questions.
College of Forestry 5K/10K Virtual Run: "Race to the Top Banana." You have the option to receive a t-shirt to commemorate your race. Your entry fee of $25 will go to the Linn Benton Food Share to help feed those in need in our community. Complete your registration and email Jenna.Baker@oregonstate.edu with any questions.
Live Cooking Demo with Kelly Strait: Join our live cooking demo with Kelly Streit, Registered Dietician/Senior Instructor, Family & Community Health, Clackamas County on Feb. 28 at noon. Make a donation using Give Butter or Network for Good, or another platform; suggested donation is $5. Note "Cooking Demo" to your donation receipt and email to amy.baker@oregonstate.edu for the Zoom link.
School of Public Policy Giving Tree: Swing by Bexell Hall 300 and pick an apple and/or a leaf from the "giving tree." The items printed on the apples and leaves are from the Linn Benton Food Share's most wanted foods list. By taking an apple or a leaf, you promise to bring in the item(s) to Bexell Hall's Room 309 before Feb. 28 to be donated. Contact jen.edwards@oregonstate.edu with any questions.
Recipes wanted: The OSU Foundation and the OSU Alumni Association are collecting recipes for a cookbook with the theme “Bites & Beverages,” so share recipes befitting the best social hour in 2022. Submit your favorite recipe by Feb. 25 to be included. Order your cookbook today: Digital copies are $10 and printed copies are $15; books will be delivered in April. For more information email Heather Rapp.
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! Administrative Office Manager: OSU Extension Service is seeking a part-time (0.80 FTE), 12-month, Administrative Office Manager for the OSU Extension Harney County Office. This position will be located in Burns, Oregon. Posting #P05254UF. Closes March 10.
"In the resolved quiet of the heart it was possible to say 'Give up; it's done,' but in practice, hopelessness was too bitter wine for drinking day after day. One would steal a little sip of sweetness and wonder, 'What if...?'" ~ Kai Ashante Wilson
Corvallis: Showers today, high of 44, low of 27. Sunny Tuesday.
Central Oregon: Snow today, high of 36, low of 11. Chance of snow and then mostly sunny Tuesday.
Newport: Showers today, high of 46, low of 33. Sunny Tuesday.
Statewide: For OSU employees around the state, find your local forecast here: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/