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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: Want to learn key elements in assessment design that eliminate barriers and biases to improve students’ learning and help to ensure academic integrity? Attend “Universal Design for Learning: Providing Multiple Means of Action & Expression and Academic Integrity,” the Tuesday Teaching + Tech Talk on Tuesday, May 25 at 10 a.m.
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, a professor and Director of Oregon State University's Center for Global Health, said most people understand no vaccine is 100 percent perfect in protection. “That means some people, a small percentage of people, for different reasons, for the immunity reason or other physiological reason, the protection is just not as good as the rest of us," said Chi. But he said many people are misinformed when it comes to some of the statistics surrounding COVID-19 vaccines.
”I think, ultimately this becomes partly a matter of how much do we trust each other?” said Courtney Campbell, a medical ethicist at Oregon State University. “Now that we’re in a situation where some people may not be wearing masks, I think that’s a real central concern.”
Amanda Rau is the fire specialist with Oregon State University Lane County Extension. She started her job just about a month after the Labor Day fires.
“Washington is doing it now, which is terrific,” said Jon Boeckenstedt, vice provost for enrollment management at Oregon State University and the author of a higher education blog that focuses on data and university policies. “Essentially [along] the whole West Coast you don’t need standardized tests to apply to public universities.”
Researchers at Oregon State University have found a key new piece of the puzzle in the quest to use gene therapy to enable people born deaf to hear. (see also Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News)
"The discovery, which was made after eight years of photographing and naming individual sharks in the population, is a valuable indication of the general health of the aquatic ecosystem in which the sharks breed," said Taylor Chapple, a co-author of the report and a researcher at Oregon State University's Hatfield Marine Science Center.
OSU's Sarah Masoni is a contributor to this series.
Oregon State said it “supports student-athletes’ ability to benefit from their name, image and likeness” and the amended state legislation.
Engineers in the US have devised a robot that can easily climb staircases in the dark. 'Cassie' ascended the steps at Oregon State University with 80 percent proficiency, all without eyes or other sensors. The bipedal robot was trained to use 'proprioception,' or body awareness—to navigate uneven surfaces.
Health experts said it’s important they understand the reasons people don’t want a vaccine or haven’t yet made an appointment. “Starting from that place of empathy is really important,” said Marion Ceraso, associate professor of practice at Oregon State University’s College of Public Health and Human Sciences. “Sometimes I think we skip over that and we just jump right to our messages.”
A recent study published in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems details the effects of combining solar panels and lamb grazing on overall land productivity. New research carried out by Oregon State University scientists in 2019 and 2020 is believed to be the first study of its kind. The team compared the differences between lamb growth in traditional open pastures, with that of pastures that also contained solar panels.
He’s brought two tree experts with him: arborist Rick Till and forest health specialist Dave Shaw with Oregon State University. “That one’s got pretty high scorch,” Shaw said, pointing to one with blackened bark stretching more than halfway up the trunk and then moving on to another tree with less bark scorch. “This one’s a little edgy.”
Silvia Rondon has been appointed director of the Oregon Integrated Pest Management Center (OIPMC) effective July 1.
Incidentally, while Worthy Garden Club has long partnered with Oregon State University, including on a hop breeding program, a recent discovery of a wild or feral hop was found on Worthy's Tenmile property near Yachats. (That said, Worthy's Tenmile Lager isn't made with that hop, but instead with Strata, a newer darling of the hop world.)
Secret garden: Erin Sneller, events and communications manager with the College of Liberal Arts, says, “The path in this photo leads back to our little 'secret patio.' The white blooms are a dogwood tree we call 'The Parent Tree,' gifted to us by my husband’s team at HP in 2012, when we each experienced the death of a parent within a few days of each other. It was delivered as a mature tree, and ended up being the inspiration for removing all the grass, adding pathways and more trees and landscaping our entire back yard.” 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!
Winning in Life: LinkedIn & Interviews – 21 Tips for Success. Reach for that job you’ve always wanted. Alumni presenters Lori Rush, ’78, and Nick Poloni, ’15, offer interview advice and share networking and LinkedIn expertise. These free webcasts are open to all members of the OSU community including students, staff, alumni and friends. Thursday, May 20, at noon. Register: osualum.com/winning.
Beavers SAVE Lives: Learn how to reach out and help a friend. We can all help prevent suicide. This workshop will provide the skills you need to effectively help or intervene with a friend or family member who is considering suicide. This training will be offered twice spring term. Registration required. Questions? Email tess.websterhenry@oregonstate.edu. Thursday, May 20, noon to 1:30 p.m. Register at https://beav.es/JFm.
HMSC Research Seminar: Rebecca Chuck, deputy project leader, Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex; David Thomson, restoration ecologist, USFWS Newport Field Office; and Sam Derrenbacher, wildlife biologist, USFWS Newport Field Office, will be giving a seminar titled “Nestucca Bay NWR: Research and Restoration Intertwine to Save an Imperiled Butterfly,” on Thursday, May 20 at 3:30 p.m. Zoom link or call +1-971-247-1195 Meeting ID: 945 5573 115. Click here for more information.
"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. Thursday, May 20 at 5 p.m., Artist Talk.
Visiting Writers Series: Hanif Abdurraqib will give a live, remote public reading as part of the School of Writing, Literature and Film's M.F. A. in Creative Writing Visiting Writers Series. 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." Thursday, May 20 at 5 p.m. The reading is presented by the School of Writing, Literature and Film in the College of Liberal Arts, with support from Kathy Brisker and Tim Steele. Register for link to view.
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
NEW! DAM JAM 2021: Livestreamed to You. Streamed through YouTube Live on Saturday, May 22 from 3-8:30 p.m., this event will feature three OSU student performers, two local performers and two national acts. This will be a virtual experience you won't want to miss. Register at https://beav.es/ogn and visit https://osupc.oregonstate.edu/damjam for more information. This event will be live-captioned and ASL/English interpreters will be provided.
NEW! PFLA networking event: Wednesday, May 26, noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom. For more information about the event and how to register, click here.
Board of Trustees: The OSU Board will meet Friday, May 21 from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. to consider the university’s plans for onsite and in-person learning, work and activities for fall term, the university’s operating budget for the next fiscal year, and amendments to Board policies. The Board will consider advancing to the construction phase the Reser Stadium West Grandstands and Owen Hall repair projects. The Board will review the feedback gathered in a retrospective review of the 2019 presidential search process. Information about the retrospective review and the opportunity to provide input are available at this webpage. As part of its agenda, the board also will hold an executive session pursuant to ORS 192.660(2)(e) to conduct deliberations with persons designated by the governing body to negotiate real property transactions. Options for joining the meeting and instructions for providing comment during the board meeting are located under “Meeting Details” at this webpage. Committees of the board will also meet via remote conferencing services on May 20. Agendas and meeting materials will be posted as they are available at http://oregonstate.edu/leadership/trustees/meetings. For accommodations: (541) 737-3449 or lauren.skousen@oregonstate.edu at least 48 hours in advance.
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.
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.
NEW! Oregon NASA Space Grant Virtual Spring Symposium: Symposium will feature live presentations from students participating in SCORE and STARR Award Programs. NASA Ames Research Center technologist, Nicholas Cramer will deliver the keynote. We invite you to attend the virtual spring symposium Friday, May 21, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Visit the symposium website for the schedule, to view student posters, and to access Zoom links: https://spacegrant.oregonstate.edu/student-symposium-welcome-page.
NEW! Student-led event: Hosted by OSU ECCD, the Oregon Historical Society has been invited to discuss scholarship on the ways Oregon has been shaped by White supremacist ideology and policies — and resistance to those frameworks. Lecture will be followed by student-facilitated discussion. Event will be held via Zoom on Friday, May 21 from 2-3 p.m.
NEW! Future Forests: Disruptive Forces and Creative Solutions in Natural Resources. Join us on May 25 from 8-11 a.m. for this event where we will welcome our global colleagues to join us as we explore complex questions in a discussion with experts from four continents whose expertise spans technology, business, governance and conservation. Learn more and register here.
NEW! People and Nature Lunch Series: Join us on Tuesday, May 25 from noon to 12:50 p.m. as Kanchan Ojha from the School of Public Policy presents “Attitudes and behavior concerning wildfire management from the landowner’s perspective.” 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! Career Webcast May 26 – Interview at your best: It can take more than a degree and experience to land a new job in today’s competitive market. Learn from recruiting professionals how you can stand out from other candidates by attending a free webcast, "Interview at Your Best," Wednesday, May 26, at noon via Zoom. Tyler Monzie, ’08, and Marcia Torres, ’01, teach the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) approach to interviews and show how to highlight your expertise and skills and avoid mistakes, followed by an interactive Q&A. The OSU Alumni Association’s Career Webcast series offers guidance for students and alumni entering the workforce, changing fields or advancing their careers. Register and find additional resources at osualum.com/careerwebcasts.
NEW! Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar presentation and discussion by Professor Cynthia Burrows: Join the OSU Phi Beta Kappa Epsilon chapter for a presentation followed by discussion with Cynthia Burrows from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Utah on Wednesday, May 26 from 4-5 p.m. (virtual presentation) and 5-6 p.m. (discussion). Burrows is a highly regarded organic chemist working on the chemistry of nucleic acids, and their work is particularly timely. Burrows presentation title is “Using Chemistry to Understand RNA: The Case of Pseudouridine in mRNA Viruses and Vaccines.” Open to the public. Click here to access the Zoom link.
NEW! API Cultural Culinary Discussion May 27: How is API food represented on campus? Share your stories and experiences with current and past leaders of the OSU Global Community Kitchen in a virtual panel discussion, API Culture Through Generations, Thursday, May 27, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Hear about the impact of the Global Community Kitchen on cultural foods on campus. Have a story, memory or recipe to contribute? Send your submissions for the digital cookbook being created. This free event is presented by the OSU Alumni Association, the Global Community Kitchen and Diversity & Cultural Engagement. Register on Zoom.
NEW! OSU Assist (Crisis Response Team) Updates, Feedback and Q & A: Please join a webinar for an update and Q&A session on the progress of building an OSU crisis response team, now called OSU Assist. This webinar will be offered on these three occasions: June 2, 3-4:30 p.m. registration at https://oregonstate.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kOUKlmYDRzCvGlExPkC5Eg; June 3, 6-7:30 p.m., registration at https://oregonstate.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nJ2HwuddTwCmD1T96bgvmw; and June 4, 9-10:30 a.m., registration at https://oregonstate.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9Z1eCAvwSouc-0W_hBjBWw.
FST Farm 2 Fork Webinar: “Food Hubbing: Strengthening Connections for Oregon’s Regional Food and Beverage Brokers.” Would you like to learn about food hubbing, what it is and how it can help regional food systems thrive? Join us May 21, noon to 12:45 p.m. Register today.
Learning Opportunities at OSU: LinkedIn Learning and Training Portal Demonstration and Q&A. The LinkedIn Learning Library is now available to University faculty, staff and students. This session will provide a demonstration of the LinkedIn Learning Library, an introduction to the resources available on our LinkedIn Learning website and a Q&A session to address any questions. We will also provide an overview of the new OSU Training Portal located in your my.oregonstate.edu dashboard. Part of the Spring 2021 FYI Friday series; Friday May 21, noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom. Registration required.
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.
Applied Economics Seminar: Corbett Grainger from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, will present "Reverse Grandfathering" via Zoom. His presentation will address how grandfathering, or any other allocation rule, impacts extraction incentives, resource stocks and welfare before an environmental market goes into place. Friday, May 21, 2- 3:30 p.m. Details, including dial-in information, here.
Shared Responsibility Budget Model Campus Forum: 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 among a series of forums for faculty, staff and the campus community before the end of spring term to listen to questions, concerns, ideas and suggestions about the Corvallis budget process. Join us this Friday, May 21 from 2-3 pm. via Zoom. To register for this webinar visit https://oregonstate.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RKygrU5mRka_mBcYeSeQTQ. More information can be found here.
Get to Know Zoom with Media Services: It's Over, Now What? Focused on best practices for hosting Zoom Meetings and Webinars. Short presentations on Zoom topics will be followed by Q&A with the presenters. All workshop presentations will be recorded and available within a week for those unable to attend. This week, we will focus on what to do after your event has concluded. Friday, May 21 from 2-3 p.m. Location: Zoom. To register for this event and for more Zoom information from Media Services, go to https://uit-at.oregonstate.edu/media-services-zoom/.
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.
Be the Refuge: Recentering Asian Americans in our Understandings of Buddhism and Mindfulness. A conversation with author Chenxing Han and OSU's Holly Hisamoto in honor of APIDA Heritage Month. Co-sponsored by the Contemplative Studies Initiative and The Hundere Endowed Chair in Religion & Culture. Wednesday, May 26 6:30-8 p.m. PDT. Free/by donation; open to all. Register: https://beav.es/Jtm.
Closing Keynote | OSU ADA30 Celebratory Symposium: As the culmination of our month-long celebration, Therí Alyce Pickens will be delivering the closing keynote on May 27, 11:30 a.m. Her talk is titled, "After Almost 100 Days of Biden: Race, Disability, and A Head." Visit the OSU ADA30 blog for more information about registration. Registration is free and open to the public.
inQUEERy: Queering the sySTEM. OSU's Out in STEM is hosting a series of lightning talks given by current graduate students and OSU alumni on subjects which intersect LGBTQ+ identities and STEM. This event will be held on Zoom on May 27 at 4 p.m. Register here: https://bit.ly/3tMXXRK.
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! OSU Connections: The OSU Alumni Association has launched a new social and professional network for graduating students and alumni. Join OSU Connections, the private, secure and friendly site just for Beavers. Sign-up takes just two minutes with your email, LinkedIn or Facebook account. See a running feed of updates, conversations, photos and content; search or post job openings; browse the alumni directory; offer or find mentoring; take part in group conversations; promote or support Beaver endeavors with the business directory; and find or advertise events. Your friends are waiting for you to join them on OSU Connections.
NEW! 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.
NEW! 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.
NEW! CH2M HILL Alumni Center is re-opened for bookings: Ready to reconnect in person? Host your next meeting, wedding, memorial or family gathering in a safe, clean and refreshed environment with over 24,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor space at the CH2M HILL Alumni Center on the OSU campus. Learn about new health and safety strategies, connect with staff about your event needs and reserve space at osualum.com/center or 541-737-7869.
NEW! 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.
NEW! 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.
NEW! 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.
OSULP announces Visualize Your Bibliography Competition winners: OSULP is pleased to announce the winners of the 3rd Annual Visualize Your Bibliography Competition. The contest asks graduate students to creatively display at least 20 sources from their thesis, dissertation, or other long-term research project. The first-place winner was Ashley Hann (Marine Resource Management), the second-place winner was Gabs James (Queer Studies, Adult & Higher Education, CSSA) and our third-place winner was Bryan Lynn (Integrative Biology). You can view their submissions here. Congrats to all our winners, and thank you to all who participated and shared your work.
Helping households connect to the Internet during the pandemic: The Federal Communications Commission has launched a temporary program to help families and households struggling to afford Internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic. OSU is helping to raise awareness of the program. The Emergency Broadband Benefit provides a discount of up to $50 per month toward broadband service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands. Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers. More information can be found at https://extension.oregonstate.edu/emergency-broadband-benefit.
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 here.
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.
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! Crisis Response Team Program Coordinator: Office of the Dean of Students invites applications for a full-time (1.0 FTE), 12-month, Crisis Response Team Program Coordinator. Posting #101144. Closes June 6.
"If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it." ~ John Irving
Corvallis: Chance of showers, high of 60, low of 42. Slight chance of showers tomorrow.
Central Oregon: Slight chance of snow showers, high of 52, low of 36. Chance of showers Friday.
Newport: Chance of showers and patchy fog, high of 57, low of 43. Partly sunny tomorrow.
Statewide: For OSU employees around the state, find your local forecast here: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/