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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: Considering textbook options for future courses? See Tips for Evaluating Textbooks for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for a concise guide to important factors such as accessibility; affordability; range of scholars represented; inclusive representation of people, cultural heritage and lived experiences; and whether students are given multiple ways to explore concepts.
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.
OPB “Weekend Edition” host John Notarianni sat down with Dr. Chunhuei Chi, professor of international health and the director of the Center for Global Health at Oregon State University, to get his thoughts on the change.
Dr. Aimee Huff at Oregon State University has been studying the societal components of this pandemic, including the clashes over masks, vaccines and other hot-button elements. She’s not surprised people are confused and frustrated over this loosening in guidance.
"Unless it can find its way out of the Mediterranean, it will probably starve," says Leigh G Torres, a marine biologist the the Oregon State University.
"Microplastics have been found in all corners of the world, as well as in us—in every ocean, Antarctic sea ice, deep-sea trenches, the air we breathe, agricultural soils, and even in human placentas," said Susanne Brander, Oregon State University ecotoxicologist and co-chair of the working group. "As a scientist who studies the occurrence and impacts of microplastics in fish and other marine biota, the best approach to protecting ocean health is to curb pollution at its source."
Through December 2019, Oregon was experiencing steadily declining food insecurity rates, but in the spring of 2020 the COVID economic crisis reversed that progress and brought the state to levels of food insecurity not seen before, according to a study from Oregon State University's School of Public Policy.
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.
A student-driven lab at Oregon State University is celebrating its fifth anniversary with the development of environmental sensing devices that aid a variety of groups, including vineyard managers, agencies that monitor landslides and scientists focused on fish conservation.
The gardening season is rolling and if you’ve got questions, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service.
Food Safety News published their report this weekend about a study led by a food safety specialist at Oregon State University's College of Agricultural Sciences. Joy Waite-Cusic, Ph.D., conducted the study to examine a way to cut down Salmonella risk due to an increasingly popular practice: "Activating" some grains, sprouts, nuts, seeds, and legumes to create the conditions for them to become a plant.
Weston Miller, Oregon State University Extension Service horticulturist, recommends an addition of 3-4 inches of compost to the top of new soil, while addition of a quarter to a full inch each spring to the existing bed will suffice. Mixing the compost with soil to the depth of about 8 to 12 inches can be accomplished with spades, forks and rototillers.
Oregon State University and the University of Oregon received the largest amount of funding, getting over $46 million and just under $43 million respectively. Umpqua Community College is receiving just over $4.4 million. Other schools getting help include four other community colleges and private schools Bushnell University and New Hope Christian College.
“Orange” You Gorgeous: Uta Hussong-Christian, associate professor and science librarian, says, “After struggling to produce only sparse blooms over the past 10 years, this beauty finally figured it out for spring 2021.” 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!
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.
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.
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! Hattie Redmond Women & Gender Center Awards Night: Join the HRWGC as we celebrate the 2021 recipients of our Student Leader, AYA, and Women of Achievement awards. We will also be recognizing the 2020 recipients and graduating student staff. Monday, May 24 at 5 p.m. Register here: open to all via Zoom.
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.
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! People and Nature Lunch Series: Join us on Tuesday, May 18, from noon to 12:50 p.m. as Megan Considine of Marine Resource Management presents “Shell boring polychaetes in Pacific oysters: an emerging Pacific Northwest concern.” 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.
NEW! EMT Seminar: Christine Ghetu, "Source, Fate and Toxicity of PAHs in the Environment," May 18, 3:30-4:30 p.m. The Zoom waiting room will open at 3 p.m. Join Zoom meeting: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/9310533955. Phone dial-in Information: 1 971 247 1195 US (Portland) Meeting ID: 931 0533 9555.
NEW! Bioinformatics Users Group (BUG): “Comprehensive Profiling of Circular RNAs involved in Sensorineural Hearing, i.e., Finding molecules with potential in deafness gene therapy,” Aayushi Manchanda (Colin Johnson Lab, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics), Wednesday, May 19 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! Pathway to Fall 2021 Employee and Supervisor Information Sessions: We know there is a lot for employees and supervisors to consider when preparing for the Pathway to Fall 2021. We hope to help individuals begin thinking through this process and available resources. Employee-focused discussions are occurring in Zoom sessions on Wednesday, May 19, noon to 1 p.m. Sessions are being recorded and will be published to the COVID-19 Resources & Pathway to Fall 2021 webpage for those unable to attend in real time.
NEW! Bringing social justice issues into the limelight — May 19 webcast: Stories connect us and open eyes to new perspectives. Sheila Daniels, ’92, has brought social justice issues to audiences as a theater director and teacher in the Seattle area for over 25 years. Learn about her mindful show selection and directing processes and what it’s like to bring important stories to life onstage. College of Liberal Arts Professor Susan Shaw sits down with Daniels on May 19 at 5 p.m. Join the conversation at osualum.com/Changemakers.
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.
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.
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.
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.
"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.
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
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 Brian Rosenwald from the University of Pennsylvania and 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.
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
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.
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! Mid-Month Emergency Preparedness Topic: Hot Weather Illness. With high temperatures comes a responsibility to prepare and take precautions against heat illness. This month’s poster can be downloaded at https://emergency.oregonstate.edu/emergency-preparedness/preparedness-topics/hot-weather-illness.
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.
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
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.
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 Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences invites applications for an Academic Advisor. Full-time 1.0 FTE, 12-month, regular status employee. Visit https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/101519 to apply. Posting #P04380UF. To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by May 31. Closes June 14.
NEW! Orange Media Network is currently hiring multiple student Account Executives for this coming fall (summer positions are also open). No experience required. This is a paid part-time job that offers great professional development for any future career. The team of Account Executives will collaborate with peers at DAMchic magazine, The Daily Baro, KBVR-TV & FM, and other OMN mediums to maintain and build relationships with clients while seeking new ways to bring in revenue. Link to application: beav.es/34F.
"“Is the spring coming?" he said. "What is it like?"...
"It is the sun shining on the rain and the rain falling on the sunshine...”
~ Frances Hodgson Burnett
Corvallis: Mostly sunny today, high of 68, low of 43. Slight chance of showers Tuesday.
Central Oregon: Sunny today, high of 77, low of 42. Mostly sunny tomorrow.
Newport: Slight chance of rain today, high of 53, low of 44. Showers tomorrow.
Statewide: For OSU employees around the state, find your local forecast here: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/