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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.
“People are starting to wane,” said Prof Chunhuei Chi, the director of Oregon State University’s centre for global health. “As with anywhere in the world we can see dragged into this pandemic for nearly two years, and everywhere we observe pandemic fatigue. That would surely also be affecting Chinese people.”
"People revere some of these big, old trees, and we're losing them," said Meg Krawchuk, an associate professor in the Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society at Oregon State University. "The climate crisis — and our land management crisis — is killing them."
Oregon State University researchers were awarded a $2 million grant earlier this month to study the distribution of marine mammals and seabirds as the Biden administration moves forward with a proposal to develop wind farms off the Oregon coast.
As Cybersecurity Awareness Month comes to close, Oregon State University hosted an informative lecture to highlight the impact of cyber trends and social media on National Security.
Neuroscientist, author and entrepreneur David Eagleman stressed that the brain is ever changing and encouraged people to seek difficult challenges to keep their aging brains active as part of Oregon State University’s Provost’s Lecture Series on Wednesday.
A piece by Michael Paul Nelson, the Ruth H. Spaniol Endowed Chair of Renewable Resources, and Lead-Principal Investigator for the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest Long-Term Ecological Research Program, at Oregon State University.
A piece by Megan MacDonald, an associate professor of kinesiology in the College of Public Health & Human Sciences at Oregon State University and the IMPACT for Life Faculty Scholar.
Oregon State University’s Holocaust Memorial Program is collaborating with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in a panel discussion event on Thursday, Nov. 18 at 6 p.m.
Individuals from Oregon State University, Northwest Coastal Housing and the Olalla Center received $30,000 to help underserved families access community garden spaces in Lincoln City in a project called “Juntos en el Jardín,” or “together in the garden.”
We’re well into fall but gardening continues, and you may have questions. For answers, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service.
Autumnal reflection: Office Specialist Jenifer Halter submitted this fall photo of her building. Submit your fall photos to osutoday@oregonstate.edu.
NEW! Timely Teaching Tips: Want to learn about culturally responsive course design and teaching approaches? See Dimensions for Culturally Responsive Learning Design to find out how instructor identity and experience, visual design, linguistic variability, course content, modes of interaction and technology serve as important dimensions of learning design.
OSU Honors College Humanities Interns Symposium: Five undergraduates will present their work in a virtual event. Nov. 1 at 4 p.m. Darlene Nguyen, Annelise Hartinger, Skylar Kim, Andrea Perez and Sophia Fischer worked with faculty mentors this summer to advance research and creative projects. Learn more and register here.
NEW! SEIU meeting: Nov. 2, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Boxed lunch provided for in-person; Zoom also available. Memorial Union Room 211. RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7Obq2-lbA0-xXIQA5gdl0LX1NOCn9PsLVN7DK31BE1KqMaw/viewform or call/text SEIU organizer SIobhan Burke at 630-699-0281.
NAACP Freedom Fund Celebration & Fundraiser: Join us on Nov. 6 to celebrate the Corvallis/Albany NAACP’s 50th year as a branch. Pick up your meal before the event at Reser Stadium, join us at an in-person reception on campus, and/or watch our virtual program featuring J. Luke Wood (San Diego State University), art, comedy and more. More information can be found at our event page.
NEW! Department of Horticulture Seminar Series: Join us for The Horticulture Fall 2021 Seminar Series Tuesdays in ALS 4000 or via Zoom. Nov. 2 at 1:30 p.m. Shelley Hoover, University of Lethbridge, will present, “A sweet relationship: Bees and canola production.” The event is free and open to the public. Zoom information and more at: https://horticulture.oregonstate.edu/horticulture-0.
NEW! Department of Integrative Biology M.S. Defense Seminar: Christi Kruse will present “Communities in flux: the influence of hydroperiod on aquatic invertebrate communities in temporary ponds” on Nov. 3 at 9 a.m. via Zoom: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/99852730655?pwd=b0FnV0pvOGh6dTNHSkhlUzZkVUkyZz09#success. Kruse is completing her M.S. in Integrative Biology under the guidance of Dave Lytle.
NEW! Food Science College Bowl Info session: Do you like trivia? Have in interest in all things food? The OSU food science college bowl team is looking for new student members, undergraduate and graduate. Students can be from any department or major. Come to this info session to get details. Nov 3, noon to 1 p.m. in Wiegand Hall 115.
NEW! Internship application workshops: Oregon Sea Grant is hosting application workshops Nov. 4 at 4 p.m. on Zoom for paid Summer Scholars (undergrads) and Oregon Applied Sustainability Experience (undergrads and grads) internships. Registration is required. An application workshop for upcoming paid Graduate Opportunities takes place Nov. 3, 4 p.m. Registration is required. For more information see the Application Resources page.
NEW! Mini-symposium on June 2021 Heat Dome Foliage Scorch: The College of Forestry is organizing a free mini-symposium on the heat stress to forests from the extreme heat wave in June 2021. Friday, Nov. 19, from 8 a.m. to noon. In-person and remote options; more information on our event page.
CTL Tuesday Teaching + Tech Talks: Designing Engaging Course Materials. Want to ensure your students actually read what you give them? Design faculty members Christine Gallagher, Deann Garcia and Andrea Marks will teach easy-to-apply design principles that you can put into practice today. Zoom sessions: Nov. 2, 10-11:50 a.m. https://beav.es/UJj. For more information see https://ctl.oregonstate.edu/tuesday-teaching-tech-talks.
People and Nature Lunch Series: Lydia Gorrell of Forest Ecosystems & Society presents “Children’s outdoor play and emotional wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic.” Nov. 2, from noon to 12:50 p.m. 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, and Conservation Sciences’ Human Dimensions Lab.
OSU Cybersecurity Awareness Town Hall: Attend a virtual town hall to learn about OSU’s Office of Information Security (OIS) and how they are working to help protect the OSU community from cyber attacks. Topics covered include OIS’s mission, services we provide, an intro to our reimagined website, and a Q&A session. Nov. 2, from noon to 12:50 p.m. Register here: https://beav.es/UQd.
Department of Horticulture Seminar Series: For the Horticulture Fall 2021 Seminar Series, Shelley Hoover, University of Lethbridge, will present, “A sweet relationship: Bees and canola production.” Nov. 2 at 1:30 p.m., ALS 4000 or via Zoom. The event is free and open to the public. Information at https://horticulture.oregonstate.edu/horticulture-0.
Intro to Media for Teaching: Discover ways to create and use media as you blend synchronous and asynchronous learning in your Corvallis and Cascades campus courses. The Faculty Media Center and CTL invite faculty and GTAs to a one-hour Zoom workshop: Wednesday, Nov. 3 at 2 p.m., or Thursday, Nov. 4 at 11 a.m. Register for a media workshop.
Reckoning with Race and Racism in America with Michael Eric Dyson: Distinguished professor of African American studies, ethics and society at Vanderbilt University Michael Eric. Dyson will explore the cultural and social forces that have shaped our nation’s approach to issues of race. Nov. 3, 6-7:15 p.m. Hosted by Erika McCalpine, executive director for strategic diversity at OSU-Cascades. Free. Register.
NEW! Apply for an Affordable Learning Grant by Nov. 30: OSU's Open Educational Resources Unit is accepting proposals for the Affordable Learning Grant. The ALG provides funding to adopt, adapt or author an open educational resource, such as a textbook. An open textbook is a textbook published under an open copyright license and made available online to be freely used by anyone. Questions? Contact stefanie.buck@oregonstate.edu.
NEW! Gift Drive for OSU Kid’s Gift Closet: The Family Resource Center Kid’s Gift Closet helps provide gifts for children of OSU students during holidays and celebrations. To minimize points of contact, donations this year will take place via an Amazon registry that ships directly to FRC, or you can shop at the Toy Factory in downtown Corvallis and leave the gift in our donation box. For more information, contact erika.woosley@oregonstate.edu.
CAMPO RTP Project Development Survey: The Corvallis Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) is updating the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) and seeks input. The survey is open through Nov. 12. Input will help CAMPO prioritize the list of projects included in the RTP. Click here to take the online survey. On Oct. 25, CAMPO hosted two virtual open houses discussing the update. Click here to watch.
Check Out Our New OIS Website: Helping You Protect Our Cyber Dam: As we wrap up National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we want to share a new and improved resource in our new Office of Information Security tool kit. It’s our reimagined web site at https://uit.oregonstate.edu/infosec. It includes what services we provide, OSU information security policies and data classification info, how to report a potential or actual information security incident, upcoming events and more.
CFP — 2022-23 OSU Humanities Fellowships: The OSU Center for the Humanities is now accepting applications for 2022-2023 Faculty Fellowships. The deadline to submit proposals is Dec. 10. Find application forms, instructions and information about awards online at https://humanities.oregonstate.edu/fellowship-program.
Parent & Family Social + Council Application: Beaver parents and families, the deadline to apply to the Parent and Family Council is Nov. 1. By joining the council, you can actively support your student by getting involved and forming connections with other OSU parents and families. The first meeting takes place Nov. 12. Free and open to all current OSU families and students. Register at ForOregonState.org/Parents.
A convenient way to pick up food on campus: UHDS offers a convenient way to pick up food at on-campus locations including Off the Quad, Dixon Café, JavaStop, Java II and Cascadia Market. And there is no fee to pick up. Download the Starship Delivery app on your phone at starship-beavers.com, choose your items, select pick-up, pay and swing by for your order.
Home Escape Plan: College students who recently moved may not yet be familiar with their new living conditions. It’s a good idea to make a fire escape plan. Fire can spread rapidly through your home leaving only one to two minutes to escape safely. Your ability to get out depends on advanced warning from smoke alarms and advanced planning. For tips on how to create a fire escape plan, head here: https://www.nfpa.org//-/media/Files/Public-Education/Resources/Safety-tip-sheets/EscapePlanningTips.pdf
COVID testing: Oregon State University, in collaboration with Willamette Valley Toxicology, is providing on-site COVID-19 testing. OSU employees and students, regardless of vaccination status, are welcome to obtain a test at one of these locations: Corvallis: The LaSells Stewart Center: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Student Experience Center: Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (For staff wanting to get a test voluntarily, please make sure to have registered for a lab dash account prior to coming to test in order to save time: https://labdash.net/.) Bend: Ray Hall 302, Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and 3-6 p.m.
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! Ecampus is seeking a project and communication coordinator (administrative program specialist) to join our team. This is a full-time (1.0 FTE) classified position. Posting #P03260CT. Closes Nov. 18.
NEW! Administrative Program Assistant: School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering invites applications for a full-time, 12-month, Administrative Program Assistant position. Posting #P03263CT. Full consideration Nov. 30; closes Dec. 19.
NEW! The OSU Foundation is hiring a full-time Director of Alumni Career Engagement. Reporting to the Senior Associate Executive Director of Experience, the Director of Alumni Career Engagement is responsible for the oversight and strategic planning of the OSU Alumni Association’s Career Engagement Program, growing professional networking opportunities for post-graduate alumni to support their career development. Link to full job description and application: https://www.fororegonstate.org/about/jobs/career-opportunities?p=job%2FoQNchfwQ.
“There is no poetry where there are no mistakes.” ~ Joy Harjo
Corvallis: Rain and patchy fog today, high of 53, low of 45. Chance of rain Tuesday.
Central Oregon: Rain today, high of 45, low of 35. Partly sunny Tuesday.
Newport: Rain today, high of 55, low of 48. Chance of rain Tuesday.
Statewide: For OSU employees around the state, find your local forecast here: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/