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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. 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 beginning Jan. 19, 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. 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
NEW! Timely Teaching Tips: Looking for effective practices and innovative strategies to use Canvas and other tech tools to enhance your teaching? To improve your course design? To support diversity, equity and inclusion? Oregon State faculty, staff and GTAs can attend the virtual Online Learning Consortium Innovate conference, March 15-19, for free to learn about these and many other topics.
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.
“Everybody is kind of walking around with a little touch of PTSD,” said Kathy Becker-Blease, director of the School of Psychological Science at Oregon State University and an expert on developmental trauma, including post-traumatic stress disorder. The pandemic has evolved and is behaving more like a “slow-moving natural disaster” than a health emergency, she said.
Oregon State University, Corvallis and Benton County will host a community webinar next week on COVID-19 in the area, the county announced in a press release Friday.
Luhui Whitebear, Oregon State University’s Native American Longhouse Eena Haws assistant director, said that these numbers are likely an undercount. “The number is definitely higher than that,” Whitebear said. “The problem is that there is not a clear, definitive [way of] knowing of how bad it is in Oregon right now.”
This type of training is very helpful for recognizing aromas, confirms Elizabeth Tomasino, an associate professor and sensory analyst at Oregon State University in Corvallis. "It is important for winemakers and sommeliers so they can understand what they can and cannot smell." She adds that it also has applications for consumers who would enjoy learning more about how to describe wine.
A piece co-written by Beverly Law, professor emeritus of Global Change Biology and Terrestrial Systems Science, Oregon State University
The next installment of Oregon State University-Cascades' Science Pub series of lectures will focus on the intersection of environmental justice and social activism. (see also Corvallis Advocate)
Postcards to Campus is an ongoing project centered around the OSU community. This project is open for submissions of mailed, dropped off or uploaded postcards. OSU community members are encouraged to share art, writings and sentiments on their postcards that range from personal to OSU-specific. Postcards submitted will be on display in the Valley Library rotunda and online, and will be archived through OSU's Special Collections and Archives Research Center (SCARC) to be featured in their COVID Collecting Project. To find out more go here: https://spark.adobe.com/page/DoBPihuByIA4D/ and also click on Postcard Archive to see more of these great works of art.
College of Education’s Social Justice Seminar Series: Kathryn McIntosh will be presenting her Social Justice and Mindfulness in Multicultural Education (SAMME) research-teaching project on Monday, March 1, 2 p.m. via Zoom. Register in advance for this meeting.
CBEE Seminar Series: Jeff Kissel, Controls Engineer at LIGO Hanford Observatory, will give a presentation on “Gravitational Wave Astronomy: History in the Making.” He will speak on March 1 from 4-5 p.m. Join Zoom at 987 6966 9284 .
PERIOD at OSU: Conversation & Craft Workshop: This workshop will discuss the resources on campus for menstruation and talk about period inclusivity with an interactive Q&A portion. During this event PERIOD will lead participants in a crafting activity to make reusable menstrual products. All are welcome to join and will be eligible for Boldly Me Prizes. March 1, 5;30-6:30 p.m. via Zoom. Meeting ID: 955 2162 4338. Password: period
NEW! March 3 Regional Connections | Colorado. Staying connected is good for your mind, body and Beaver spirit. At the upcoming Colorado Regional Connections event March 3, gather with fellow Beavs to share your experiences, network with others in your field, get help with career searches or simply socialize with OSU alumni, students and friends. OSU Alumni Association regional volunteers from Colorado and OSUAA staff will help guide the conversations and connections. Reunite. It will feel so good! Register today at osualum.com/regionalconnections.
NEW! Tuition Forum: The University Budget Committee has begun meeting to discuss recommendations for tuition rates for the 2021-22 academic year. As part of developing recommendations for the Board of Trustees, representatives of the Budget Committee and the Office of Budget and Resource Planning are offering a series of weekly forums to discuss the tuition setting process, tuition rate scenarios for FY22, and to answer any questions about tuition and the university budget. The next forum is Wednesday, March 3 from 5-6 p.m. via Zoom. To register for this forum, click here. The schedule for subsequent forums and a short discussion of common questions about tuition are available at https://beav.es/tuition-forums. The committee welcomes questions, comments and ideas. For more information, to provide an idea or opinion, or to ask a question please contact Sherm Bloomer.
NEW! COVID town hall: There is great interest in many COVID-19 matters, including the status of planning for fall term, spring break travel, vaccinations, testing within the university community and other pandemic-related topics. An OSU town hall event will be held Thursday, March 4, from 10-11 a.m., where updates and information about these and other COVID-19 topics will be shared. Pre-registration is not required and the recorded session will be posted on the university’s Safety & Success website for those unable to attend.
NEW! The Fulbright Experience: OSU Faculty Reflect on their 2019-20 Fellowships: A series of reflections by several of last year’s U.S. Fulbright Scholar recipients: Kevin Ahern (Malta), Marit Bovbjerg (Ireland), Julie Elston (Austria), Joan Gross (Belgium), Karl Haapala (Finland), Elise Lockwood (Norway), Hannah Rempel (Czech Republic), and Brian Sidlauskas (Brazil). In addition to each Fulbrighter’s short presentation, the webinar will include Q&A and resources for faculty considering a Fulbright in their future. Presented by the Office of Global Opportunities. March 18, 4-5 p.m. Register here: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WuHYOyBGQG2mvuf3V3LxjA.
NEW! Career Webcast March 18 – Careers in SciComm and Storytelling: Science communications can take you many places, from ocean depths of marine biology, to the innovative edge of biohealth sciences, down to the molecular understanding of chemistry. Learn from alumni professionals about what it takes and where you can work in this exciting new field by attending a free webcast, Careers in Science Communication and Storytelling, Thursday, March 18, at noon via Zoom. Megan Cook, '09, and Jeremy Hoffman, Ph.D. '17, guide an exploration of career trajectories and the future of the field, followed by an interactive Q&A. OSU Alumni Association’s Career Webcast series offers guidance for students and alumni entering the workforce, changing fields or advancing a career during these challenging times. Register and find additional resources at osualum.com/careerwebcasts.
March 2 Regional Connections | D.C. Staying connected is good for your mind, body and Beaver spirit. At the upcoming Washington, D.C. Regional Connections event March 2, gather with fellow Beavs to share your experiences, network with others in your field, get help with career searches or simply socialize with OSU alumni, students and friends. OSU Alumni Association regional volunteers from D.C. and OSUAA staff will help guide the conversations and connections. Register today at osualum.com/regionalconnections.
Career Meetup Day: One of the biggest Beaver networking opportunities of the year is happening Thursday, March 11 at noon PT. Spark connections with people who can help you achieve your goals at the Oregon State Alumni Association’s annual Career Meetup Day. Gather with OSU professionals and students from across the country and around the globe for conversations about thriving in uncertain times. Discover the new tools of virtual networking, pick up pointers for using LinkedIn and join a friendly quiz game with prizes. Register for free at osualum.com/careermeetup.
NEW! The Search for Oregon’s Lost Coast: Recent Progress and Next Steps Webinar & Panel: Tuesday, March 2 at 3:30 p.m. via Zoom, join the Marine Studies Initiative to learn about the Oregon Coast’s ever-changing environment, with keynote speaker Loren Davis. Register for the event HERE and learn more about the event HERE.
NEW! Newman Lecture: Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers will give a lecture on “Building A Civilization Of Love: A Catholic Response To Racism.” Sponsored by Newman at OSU, Catholic Campus Ministry. March 3, 5:30 p.m. Register for free at OSUNEWMAN.org. Open to all.
NEW! Bioinformatics Users Group (BUG): “Pacbio flye assembly and comparison of several Biomphalaria strains and species.” Stephanie Bollmann (Blouin Lab, Integrative Biology), Wednesday, March 3 at noon 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! 2021 Starker Lecture Series: Resilience in the face of disturbance: Learning from disasters. Topic: Economics. The COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 Labor Day Fires have had major economic impacts on Oregon’s forest sector. Our speakers represent small and large Oregon land and processing facility owners and a major forestry consultant. They will discuss the impacts and how the Oregon forest sector is responding to them. Panelists are Tyler Freres, vice president of sales, Freres Lumber Company; Kellye Wise, SVP of human resources and labor relations, Roseburg Forest Products; and Roger Lord, president, Mason, Bruce & Girard. Wednesday, March 3, 12:30-2 p.m. Register here.
NEW! TRIAD: The OSU TRIAD Club’s programs are online and free this term, with all welcome. The next program of the term will be Thursday, March 4 at noon: Joel Zapata, assistant professor, School of History, Philosophy, and Religion, “Latina/os of the Great Plains and America’s Future.” Zoom link: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/92941195877?pwd=UW00eG51R3NDQUxhY2dkS20vL3ZnUT09 Password: 034032.
Kyle Proctor – Biological & Ecological Engineering MS Defense: Proctor will present his defense entitled, “Development of a Statistical Emulator of US Crop Yields via a Deep Neural Network Approach,” on Tuesday, March 2, at 9 a.m.. Proctor is advised under the guidance of BEE major professor Ganti Murthy. Meeting ID: 926 2578 6556 | Passcode: 122711.
CTL’s Tuesday Teaching + Tech Talks: UDL: Providing Multiple Means of Action & Expression and Academic Integrity. Weiwei Zhang (AT) Ashlee Foster and Karen Watte (Ecampus). Worried you can’t move beyond quizzes and exams? This talk identifies key elements in assessment design that eliminate barriers and biases to improve students’ learning and ensure academic integrity even in a virtual learning environment. This workshop will be facilitated on March 2 at 10 a.m. via Zoom: beav.es/ZOOMT4 *Password: CTL
Public Health Insider | Rapid Social Change and Uncertainty: The social reorganizations that defined the lives of Americans born at the turn of the 20th century are not yet behind us. Join College of Public Health and Human Sciences Barbara E. Knudson Endowed Chair and Distinguished Professor Rick Settersten to uncover how the lives and dramatic shifts of the 1900 generation continue to shape the challenges we face today. Tuesday, March 2 at 4 p.m. Register.
Changing lives through literacy - OSU Changemakers webcast: Creating a lifelong reader and writer requires all hands on deck. That’s why Penny Kittle, ’83, founded the Book Love Foundation. She works with educators to donate classroom libraries, helping young readers discover diverse and impactful stories that fuel a passion for reading. She’s authored several books of her own and teaches at Plymouth State University. Join a conversation with Kittle on March 10 at osualum.com/Changemakers.
Faculty Staff Fitness: OSU Faculty Staff Fitness has fitness offerings to keep you moving Spring 2021 and registration opens March 1. Check out our in-person, remote synchronous, and remote asynchronous offerings at https://health.oregonstate.edu/fsf/schedule/spring. Our in-person offerings will be via Zoom or meet with the 6 person maximum until we can return to campus with the OHA Risk Designation changes. Zoom synchronous class options will be Tuesday/Thursday at 7 a.m. and noon. Weight Training and a 100% Zoom Cardio Intervals 30-minute class will be Monday/Wednesday at noon for a midday boost. We also have our online FSF program with more than 300 classes and 20 styles in a completely online, asynchronous format (https://health.oregonstate.edu/fsf/online) for $35 for 12 weeks.
Trees to Tap: Forest Management and Drinking Water Virtual Conference: Join us for key findings from the recent Trees to Tap Science Review, and connect research findings with management actions for the future of Oregon’s drinking water. March 11 (afternoon) and March 12 (morning) via Zoom. Free but registration required. For more information please visit beav.es/out.
EXTENDED! Call for Applications: Career Champions Faculty Program: Applications for the Spring 2021 Career Champions program for teaching faculty and instructors are now being accepted. The program will provide tangible ways to include career readiness in the classroom, while also taking a hard look at the barriers to access that our first generation, high financial need, and/or students of color face. A $500 honorarium will be awarded to participants. More information can be found on the Center for Teaching and Learning website. To apply, please complete the application form by March 12.
Pacific Northwest Water Research Symposium: Virtual research conference hosted by the OSU Hydrophiles on April 12-13, 9 a.m.-5:45 p.m. both days. Free to present or attend. The conference will feature keynote talks, workshops, a career panel, networking and a trivia night. Register to attend or present. Registration to present is open until March 8.
Distinguished professors: OSU’s 2021 University Distinguished Professors will deliver Zoom lectures on their scholarship. Richard Settersten, University Distinguished Professor of Human Development will give a lecture on May 5 at 5:30 p.m. (register here) and Julia Jones, University Distinguished Professor of Geography will give a lecture on May 6 at 5:30 p.m. (register here). The title of University Distinguished Professor is awarded to current OSU faculty members who have achieved national and international distinction for their contributions in research and creative work, teaching and mentoring, public engagement, and service. Professors Jones and Settersten are outstanding examples of OSU’s highest academic honor.
NEW! EmpCenter Notifications: In order to ensure accurate pay for hourly employees, both supervisors and employees will now receive auto-generated emails when there are missing in/out times on an hourly employee’s timesheet. Uncorrected in/out times result in incorrect pay. These errors must be corrected prior to the timesheet deadlines. For instructions on correcting a missing in/out time, see the FAQ: http://mytime.oregonstate.edu/adjust-missed-clock. Additional resources, training and user guides can be found here: http://mytime.oregonstate.edu/empcenter-training.
NEW! Monthly Emergency Preparedness Topic: Suspicious Objects. Bomb threats, suspicious objects and bombs are meant to disrupt normal activities and cause fear in populations. With pre-planning, you can remain calm and be knowledgeable of what to do in order to part of an effective response. Download a copy of the Bomb Threat Checklist and keep by your phone. This month’s poster can be downloaded at https://emergency.oregonstate.edu/emergency-preparedness/preparedness-topics/suspicious-objects-and-bomb-threats.
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 pending policy amendments. Ten outdated, legacy policies from when the Oregon University System disbanded are being proposed for retirement. In addition, proposed University Policy 02-001 Student Appeals and Grievances will replace a legacy policy (576-022 Student Appeals and Grievances), which removes outdated material and aligns the policy with current practices. Comments or questions may be submitted to OSU-Policy@oregonstate.edu.
NEW! Fiscal Policy Committee: In accordance with the fiscal policy program, the Fiscal Policy Committee is soliciting your feedback on new policy drafts for General Receivables, for Employee Recognition and for Miscellaneous Expenses. For more information and instructions on how to provide your valued feedback, please visit Policy Under Review on the Fiscal Policy Program website.
EXTENDED! Call for Proposals: Explore and develop solutions for teaching challenges across all Corvallis and Cascades campus course modalities. Academic Technology and the Center for Teaching and Learning invite proposals to participate in the Spring ’21 Blended Faculty Learning Community. Group members will learn ways to enhance their use of educational technology to benefit student learning. See Call for Proposals. Apply by March 8.
Visualize Your Bibliography Competition: The OSU Libraries and Press invite currently enrolled graduate students to enter this year’s Visualize Your Bibliography Competition. Submissions should creatively display 20+ sources used in a thesis, dissertation or other scholarly work. Displays might range from a series of erasure poems made for each source to a multimedia timeline of your sources. Prizes: 1st: $750, 2nd: $500, 3rd: $250. Deadline: April 1. For questions, contact colleen.johnson@oregonstate.edu.
PCOSW spring term scholarship opportunity: The President’s Commission on the Status of Women invites applications for funding to OSU community members to pursue professional development, research or other opportunities that support PCOSW’s mission. Apply by Friday, March 12. Funding must be used in full and receipts submitted by June 15. For more info, visit https://leadership.oregonstate.edu/pcosw or email pcosw@oregonstate.edu.
Nominations open: Help build our next Launch Academy cohort: We are looking for engaged, curious, problem-solving undergraduate and graduate students of all majors who have ideas for services, products, community change, or any other business idea. Meet some current participants here. Launch Academy students are eligible to win up to $2,500 in business development funding each term and have access to mentorship, networking and other resources. Ecampus and hybrid sections are available. Tuition scholarships are available. Nominate students here and contact michelle.marie@oregonstate.edu with questions. Launch Academy is a program of the InnovationX Center of Excellence for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Event Co-Sponsorship Opportunity: The Speaker Series committee of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women is accepting applications for funding from OSU staff and students interested in hosting speaker events in Winter/Spring term. Funding averages $500 and applicants must provide a clear explanation of the event and its alignment with the PCOSW mission. To learn more and apply online, see the PCOSW Funding Opportunities page.
Animal Interludes: Spring Creek Project has released three new videos in its Animal Interludes series: Common Loon, Passenger Pigeon and Bald Eagle. The Animal Interludes are a series of 20 tiny concerts, each an original composition of words and music in honor of a threatened or beloved animal. They are part of the series Music to Save Earth's Songs, inspired by Kathleen Dean Moore's new book Earth's Wild Music.
Gendered impact of COVID-19: The President's Commission on the Status of Women's (PCOSW) Work-Life Fit Committee would like to better understand the gendered impact of COVID-19 within OSU’s community, focused on caregiving responsibilities. Your responses will directly inform PCOSW advocacy. We are looking at the effects that the pandemic is having on people who identify as women, but we do not discount the effect it has had on all faculty and staff at OSU. Take the survey. Questions? pcosw@oregonstate.edu.
Large concrete pour at North District Utility Plant Monday, March 1, 8 a.m.-9 p.m.: As part of the North District Utility Plant (NDUP) project, a large concrete pour is scheduled at the NDUP work site along SW Orchard Avenue on Monday, March 1. (view map). We have applied for and been granted a noise permit through the City of Corvallis for this work. The nearby residential neighbors were notified via informational flyer no later than Wednesday, Feb. 24. If you are in the area between the hours of 8 a.m. and 9 p.m., on Monday, March 1, you will experience construction noise and activities later into the evening than normal. For questions or comments on this closure, contact Construction Manager Jason Lundy at 541-270-0193.
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 Program Assistant: The Department of Crop and Soil Science, College of Agricultural Science, invites applications for a full-time (1.0 FTE), 12-month, Administrative Program Assistant position. Posting #P02886CT. Closes March 14. https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/98301.
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Corvallis: Slight chance of rain and patchy fog, high of 55, low of 36. Partly sunny Tuesday.
Central Oregon: Partly sunny today, high of 52, low of 32. Mostly sunny Tuesday.
Newport: Chance of rain, high of 52, low of 37. Mostly sunny Tuesday.
Statewide: For OSU employees around the state, find your local forecast here: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/
