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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 will be provided every other week beginning Jan. 19, Monday, through Wednesday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Thursday 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. 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 ways to build your online presence in remote and blended courses? Consider strategies to establish your presence and have regular and substantive interaction with students outside of class, such as creating a welcoming environment, making Canvas announcements, holding virtual office hours and participating in Canvas discussions.
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.
Statistical modeling developed by Oregon State University researchers has confirmed that changes to melanoma patients’ gut microbiome led them to respond to a type of treatment capable of providing long-term benefit.
Copeland will discuss her 2020 album Uncivil War and perform several songs at a live virtual event hosted by the Oregon State University College of Liberal Arts on Feb. 17. The webcast will feature Copeland as a part of the college’s American String Series — segments of music and conversation by artists across various genres. (see also Mid Valley Noise)
“Evidence indicates that we’re in the middle of a mass extinction event the likes of which the planet has seen only five times before,” said study leader Christopher Wolf, a postdoctoral researcher in the Oregon State University College of Forestry. “Formally protected areas have been proposed as a primary tool for reducing deforestation, and therefore stemming species extinctions and slowing reductions in carbon storage.”
“A half-inch of ice on every branch of a tree adds tremendous weight,” said Glenn R. Ahrens, a forester with Oregon State University’s Extension Office, which offers expert help regarding natural resources across the state.
A research team led by John Nabelek, a professor in Oregon State University’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, has shown that it may be possible to use the songs of fin whales to produce seismic images of the Earth's oceanic crust. (see also OPB News)
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.
CTL’s Tuesday Teaching + Tech Talks: UDL: Providing Multiple Means of Representation. Daniel Powers, Instruction Designer, PACE & Raul Burriel (AT). How can existing OSU technologies add production value to lecture recordings, presentations and class content? Learn how embedded audio and video, and graphic design elements increase engagement, and thereby content retention. This workshop will be facilitated on Feb. 16, 10 a.m., via Zoom: beav.es/ZOOMT4 *Password: CTL
College of Forestry Silent Auction: Our silent auction is now open. The auction will run Monday, Feb. 15-Thursday, Feb. 18. Bids close at 5 p.m. Check out our themed baskets, hand-crafted items, and even bid on a happy hour experience with the dean. Items can be picked up on Monday, Feb. 22 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the RH Hatfield Courtyard.
Public Health Insider | Making Outdoors Accessible for Everyone: As we strive to recover community health, a unique partnership between Oregon State and AARP aims to make outdoor recreation accessible for people of all ages and abilities. Join presenters Erwin Tan from AARP, Lee Davis with the OSU Outdoor Recreation Economy Initiative and Joshua Norris with the OSU Adventure Leadership Institute to learn more about the interdisciplinary effort. Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 4 p.m. Register.
Pandemic as Portal Series: "Multisolving Our Way Forward: COVID-19, Health, Justice and Climate Protection" with Elizabeth Sawin, co-founder and co-director of Climate Interactive and an expert on solutions that address climate change while also improving health, well-being, equity and economic vitality. She is the originator of the term "multisolving" to describe win-win solutions. This series is hosted by the Spring Creek Project and the Environmental Arts and Humanities Initiative at Oregon State University. Tuesday, Feb. 16, 6 p.m. Learn more and register for this and other talks at: bit.ly/3nmun37.
Winter Career Fairs: Registration is now open. The OSU Winter Career Fair Series, as well as Speed Mock Interviews, are virtual, using Handshake. Click the fair link below to register and speak with employers like Amazon, Fast Enterprises, American Red Cross, Harder Mechanical and dozens more. Feb. 17, Winter Career Fair; Feb. 18, Non-Profit & Public Service Fair; Feb. 23, Food Science and Technology Fair; March 15, Education Career Fair. For more information about virtual fairs, visit: career.oregonstate.edu/virtual-fairs.
American Strings: An Evening with Shemekia Copeland. Join host Bob Santelli for an intimate conversation and some live music with blues artist Shemekia Copeland. A three-time Grammy Award nominee, Copeland has performed all over the world and has appeared in films, television, radio and print media since beginning her recording career in 1998 at age 18. Her recent album, "Uncivil War" has been nominated for five Blues Music Awards, including song of the year. Wednesday, Feb. 17, 5 p.m. Free. To register and receive your link to view online, go to: beav.es/Jdz.
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, Feb. 17, 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.
OMSI-OSU Virtual Workshops: The College of Science and OMSI offer opportunities for members of the OSU community (OSU faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate students engaged in research) to build and hone their science communication skills. Build your skills and confidence talking about your science research with the public, friends and family through this special training offered by OMSI Science Educators. Workshop dates: Feb. 18, Feb. 25 and March 4, 3-4:30 p.m. Registration closes Feb. 16. Registration and more information can be found at: https://omsi.edu/science-communication-services.
OSU hosts ‘Contagion’ screenwriter Scott Z. Burns: The Oregon State University School of Writing, Literature and Film presents “Framing Catastrophe,” a conversation with American screenwriter, producer and director Scott Z. Burns on Thursday, Feb. 18 at 4 p.m. Burns is best known for his screenplays for “Contagion,” “The Bourne Ultimatum,” “The Informant!” and “Side Effects,” and for producing the Academy Award-winning climate documentary “An Inconvenient Truth.” The virtual event is free and open to the public. To join the event, visit beav.es/JwP.
President Alexander to meet with faculty: President Alexander and the Faculty Senate Executive Committee are continuing the long-standing tradition of sponsoring small group faculty conversations (academic, research and professional faculty). Each conversation will be facilitated by a Faculty Senate Executive Committee member and will consist of up to 12 faculty. These conversations, via Zoom, provide President Alexander with an opportunity to receive candid feedback from faculty and an occasion for idea and information exchange. To register for winter term sessions, Feb. 19 from 10-11:30 a.m., access the registration form at https://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eyugpEDxp9wBm98
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! EECB seminar: Douglas Yu is a professor in the School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, UK and Director of the Ecology, Environment, and Conservation Center at the Kunming Institute of Zoology, China. He will speak on "Managing biodiversity with eDNA: leeches, ponds, and insect." Wednesday, Feb. 17, 4 p.m. In addition to DNA metabarcoding, Yu’s research foci include conservation in low-governance environments, and mutualisms, including the application of economic theory to understand biology. Connect via Zoom: beav.es/eecb. YouTube: beav.es/oSs.
NEW! HMSC Science on Tap: “Life on the Rocks: Updating Oregon’s Rocky Habitat Strategy” will be the topic presented Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 6 p.m. Charlie Plybon with Surfrider Foundation and Michael Moses and Andy Lanier with the Oregon Coastal Management Program are the invited speakers. Webinar Link or call: +1-971-247-1195 Webinar ID: 931 6662 5240. Click here for more information.
NEW! HMSC Research Seminar: Lindsay Aylesworth, Research Project Leader, Marine Reserves Program, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will be giving a seminar titled “Taking a Deeper Dive: The ODFW Marine Reserves Data Dashboard.” Thursday Feb. 18, 3:30 p.m., Zoom Link Password: 972587 or call +1-971-247-1195 Meeting ID: 945 5573 115. Click here for more information.
NEW! Biological & Ecological Engineering Winter Seminar Series: Emily Graham, who is with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will present “Temporal dynamics of microbial metabolic processes under hyporheic fluctuation,” on Thursday, Feb. 18, 4 p.m., with a meet-and-greet at 3:30 p.m. Zoom Meeting ID: 917 1196 8021 | Password: 769617. Free & open to the public.
NEW! 2021 Charles E. Carpenter Lecture: Xueli Wang, professor of higher education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, will give the 2021 Carpenter Lecture titled, “On My Own: The Challenge and Promise of Building Equitable STEM Transfer Pathways." She will speak on Feb. 18 from 4-5 p.m. via Zoom. Free registration here.
NEW! Get to know Zoom with Media Services: Adding flair: Friday, Feb. 19 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/.
NEW! Caring from a Distance: If you have an elder who requires assistance, yet does not live near you, helping out may seem difficult. However, distance doesn’t mean you can’t provide comfort and care for your elder. By devising care strategies, developing emergency plans and building a support system of family, friends and local resources, your elder can have the care and attention he or she needs. Feb. 23, 9 a.m. Register here.
NEW! Do you have a business idea but need some help? The OSU Advantage Accelerator is offering Iterate, a free virtual class for researchers, entrepreneurs and prospective entrepreneurs who have a business idea or technology that could become a sellable product or service but aren't sure what to do next. Come learn how to create a value proposition, find and understand your market and more. Iterate consists of four workshops that build on each other: Feb. 25, March 4, March 11 and March 18, all from 3-4:30 p.m. Learn more and register: https://advantage.oregonstate.edu/advantage-accelerator/programs/iterate
NEW! Public Health Insider | Rapid Social Change and Uncertainty: The social reorganization 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.
NEW! Womxn in Science Outside the Lab event: Kishana Taylor, postdoctoral researcher at Carnegie Mellon University, will speak as part of the Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology (EECB) seminar series on "Prioritizing Intersectionality in Interdisciplinary Infectious Disease Research: Intersectional identities (and scientists) must inform how we study disease" on March 10, 4-5 p.m., via Zoom (beav.es/eecb) or YouTube: (beav.es/oSs).
NEW! Search Advocate Workshop: OSU Search Advocate workshops for the rest of this academic year 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.
Care.com, Perfecting Your "No-Guilt" No: Saying no can be uncomfortable and awkward but it’s absolutely necessary to avoid burnout and help you remain focused on your most important goals. Learning how to say an effective and appropriate "no" is one of the most vital skills for leaders, yet research shows this is one of the most under-utilized tools, especially for women. In this session led by Lisa Abramson, you'll learn a powerful "saying no" framework and get a "cheat sheet" to make saying no less stressful in the future. After this session, you'll be able to confidently deliver a firm and appropriate no without the side of guilt. Called an “inspiration” by Oprah, Lisa Abramson is an executive coach, mindfulness teacher, author and mom of two girls. Feb. 17, 9 a.m. Register here.
Undergraduate Assessment Workshop - Making Meaning Across Modalities: Student Learning Assessment for Programs with Multiple Locations and Delivery Methods. Many OSU academic programs are now delivered through Corvallis campus, Cascades campus and/or Ecampus. Join APA in looking at how newly required student learning data from all modalities can create a more complex, nuanced and useful data story. All programs are welcome to join the Making Meaning workshop, as general APA data analysis methods will be discussed. Wednesday, Feb. 17, 10-11 a.m., with discussion period to follow. Register here. Contact tamara.belknap@oregonstate.edu for more information.
Bioinformatics Users Group (BUG): “Molecular Methods for Wildlife Detection and Conservation." Emily Dziedzic (Levi Lab, Fisheries and Wildlife), Wednesday, Feb. 17 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.
Sexual Violence Prevention: A Community Approach - Interpersonal violence is a public health issue that impacts Oregon State University. In this session we will share resources that the Survivor Advocacy & Resource Center (SARC) provides to everyone at OSU. Join us to learn about prevention efforts we can all be engaged in. Interpersonal violence is a community issue that needs a community response; come learn how you can be part of this important response. Part of the Winter 2021 FYI Friday series, Feb. 19, 9-10 a.m. via Zoom. Registration required.
Empowering farmworkers and working Latinx families - OSU Changemakers webcast: Mobilizing communities is what Laura Galindo, ’17, does best. She’s former director of communications and strategic partnerships at PCUN, one of Oregon’s longest standing Latinx-led organizations, and her impact reaches statewide. Learn about her career spent advocating at the intersection of immigration, undocumented workers’ rights and electoral organizing. Join a conversation with Galindo Feb. 24 at osualum.com/Changemakers, presented by the College of Liberal Arts and the OSU Alumni Association.
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.
College of Forestry Pet Contest: Vote for the most photogenic, best grumpy face, most homely, best goofy face, and best couple. Votes are $1 each and there is no voting limit. Vote by Feb. 18: https://www.forestry.oregonstate.edu/cof-pet-contest.
College of Forestry Quilt and Bowl Raffle: Get raffle tickets for a queen-sized quilt, a wall-hanging quilt, and a wood-turned bowl from spalted Oregon maple burl. Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5: https://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bjRrAbXExl1sbVY.
Donuts: Honors College is selling the following flavors in boxes of a dozen donuts: Glazed for $12, jelly-filled for $13, chocolate for $13. Each person who purchases a box will be entered into a raffle to win a Dutch Bros gift card. To order: https://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8kNBYyVwnGXAgjs and email emily.garcia@Oregonstate.edu with questions.
Auction: BEE is hosting a month-long online auction of art, crafts, jewelry, plants and much, much more. In particular, we will auction at least one of BEE faculty member John Selker’s artisan crafted wood bowls, as well as Dominique Bachelet’s cards and a watercolor painting.
Virtual High-Five: Do you miss giving people high-fives? Want a fun way to thank a co-worker? Send them a Virtual High-Five with a minimum $5 donation and you will automatically enter to win a gift card. The final day to send Virtual High-Five is Feb. 19.
Gift baskets: Bid on themed gift baskets to donate to the Food Drive at Oregon State University. All proceeds will be donated to the Linn Benton Food Share. To participate in the auction please contact Valarie.Thrower@oregonstate.edu or visit https://www.32auctions.com/OSU-Statistics-GiftBasket. Auction closes Feb. 21 at 11:45 p.m.
Pet fashion show: This high fashion event is perfect for pet parents who’ve always known their fur babies were destined for stardom. For more info click HERE. The contest and voting will take place from Feb. 15-21 for a $2 donation per vote.
Virtual 3K: The 3K Food-for-All Walk will be held virtually from Feb. 7-21. Donate $3 to participate. Your donation will also enter you to win a free gift. Lisa Ganio will donate an additional $5 for every participant who enters.
Race to the Top Banana Virtual 5K/10K: Take part in the College of Forestry's virtual 5K/10K. Run or walk wherever you want — outdoors on a course of your choice or indoors on your treadmill. Complete by Feb. 21. You will receive a special medal to commemorate your race. $25, sign up here: https://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9zPP9RCbsBrfcQl
Bird Talk: Join Extension Communications at noon on Feb. 18 for Bird Talk, our follow-up to last year’s Bird Walk. We will present and discuss birding topics appropriate for all skill levels. To participate, donate a minimum of $2 to GiveButter.com, list “OSU Food Drive - EESC Bird Talk” in the message/comment/designation box, and forward receipt to amy.baker@oregonstate.edu. Link upon receipt of your email.
Photo contest: Extension Communications is offering a photo contest devoted to the natural world around us. Categories are landscape, birds/wildlife and macro (close-up imagery). Deadline is Feb. 19. To participate, donate $2 or more per image (up to 3 images) to GiveButter.com, list “OSU Food Drive - EESC Photos” in message/comment/designation box, and forward your receipt to amy.baker@oregonstate.edu. Details in Box https://oregonstate.app.box.com/f/54a8a9cadb06494a8e29ed5961473a47
Recipe Book: Now that all this Food Drive talk has your stomach growling, we’ve got the perfect way to satisfy those cravings - the Extension Communications Recipe Book! Donate a minimum of $2 to GiveButter.com, list “Food Drive - EESC Recipes” in the message/comment/designation box, and forward your receipt to amy.baker@oregonstate.edu. Recipe book will be sent as a pdf by email beginning Feb. 12.
NROTC Beaver Battalion: Join the fight against hunger during OSU’s February Food Drive, with the Naval ROTC Beaver Battalion student group, by using the Facebook Donation link, virtually donating via Venmo @FAO-NROTC and noting “FOOD DRIVE” in the comments, or by physically donating food to the Drop Box at the north entrance of Cascade Hall. Every little bit helps, as donating only a dollar will pay for four pounds of food, which is over three meals.
P&M Food Drive 2021: Support the local food drive by dropping off non-perishable foods, personal hygiene items, sanitation products or pet food at Printing & Mailing Services, 4700 SW Research Way, on Mondays, Wednesdays or Fridays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. during the month of February. Each donation gets entered into a drawing to win a one-of-a-kind vinyl tote bag. All donations benefit non-profit agencies in Linn and Benton counties. https://printmail.oregonstate.edu/food-drive-2021
Recipes wanted: The OSU Foundation and the OSU Alumni Association are collecting recipes to make a cookbook to benefit the Annual Food Drive. Do you have a go-to recipe that gets rave reviews every time? All profits will benefit the Linn Benton Food Share. You can either submit your favorite recipe to be included in the cookbook (even if it’s not original, that’s OK, we have a space to mark it as “adapted from”). Deadline is Feb. 22. Nominate someone that you know that has an amazing recipe that you have always tried to get your hands on. We will contact that person and ask them to consider handing over the recipe to include in the cookbook. Finally, order your cookbook today. Deadline for ordering a cookbook is Feb. 22. You can pay by check, made out to LBFS (Linn Benton Food Share). Orders will be delivered sometime in March, once the cookbook is designed and completed. Digital copies are $10. Pre-sale printed copies are $15 before Feb. 19. Late order printed copies are $18 (Feb. 19-22). For more information, email Heather Rapp.
NEW! Mid-Month Emergency Preparedness Topic: Food Options: If a disaster strikes your community, you might not have access to food, water, and electricity for days or even weeks. Options for food storage include: Freeze-dried foods, MREs, dehydrated foods and canned foods. This month’s poster can be downloaded at https://emergency.oregonstate.edu/emergency-preparedness/preparedness-topics/food-emergencies.
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.
Music to Save the Earth's Songs: The Spring Creek Project is publishing 20 four-minute concerts that weave together music and the spoken word to celebrate the creatures that fill the air with sound — frogs, wolves, songbirds, growling grizzly bears — and inspire action to save them. Videos in the “Music to Save Earth’s Songs” series will be posted online at 6 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays through the end of March. To watch, visit liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/feature-story/music-save-earth-s-songs. The series is inspired by a new book from OSU Professor Emeritus Kathleen Dean Moore called “Earth’s Wild Music.” The video series is co-sponsored and co-released by Orion Magazine, the Greenbelt Land Trust in Corvallis, the McKenzie River Trust, the Center for Humans and Nature, Counterpoint Press and the Safina Center.
Call for Abstracts: The OSU Food in Culture and Social Justice program invites the submission of abstracts to the 2021 "Just Food: Because it is Never Just Food" conference. The event was originally scheduled to be in-person at Oregon State University, but due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic will be held virtually online. It is hosted by The Culinary Institute of America and New York University. Full details.
Covid and Tax Scam Information Resources You Can Use to Protect Yourself: Protect yourself from Covid and tax scams by checking out two new articles, one called “Top 4 Covid Scams to Watch Out For” that you can find here: https://www.cisecurity.org/resources/?type=newsletter and current tax-related news here: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/tax-scams-consumer-alerts. This message is brought to you by the OSU Office of Information Security.
Invitation to participate in study on caring for a parent with dementia: A team of researchers at Oregon State University is working to understand how middle-aged women who care for parents with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia work towards their own personally selected physical activity goals. In order to do so, we are seeking participants for our study, titled the ACHIEVE Study. You are eligible for participation in the study if you are: (1) a woman, (2) between the ages of 50-64, (3) live in Oregon, (4) spend at least 20 hours a week caring for at least one parent or parent-in-law who has Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia. As a thank-you for participating, you will be paid up to $200. Click here to access the ACHIEVE Study Eligibility Survey For more information, email the study’s Principal Investigators, Shelbie Turner, MPH (turneshe@oregonstate.edu) or Karen Hooker, Ph.D. (hookerk@oregonstate.edu).
Call for Proposals: Join a supportive learning community to improve teaching. The Center for Teaching & Learning and Academic Technology invite proposals to participate in the Spring ’21 Blended Faculty Learning Community. Group members will explore and develop solutions for personal teaching challenges through effective use of educational technology. See Call for Proposals. Apply by Feb. 24.
Provost’s Literary Prize: Professor Keith Scribner and the selection committee are seeking help from faculty to identify candidates for the 2021 Provost’s Literary Prize. OSU undergraduate students are encouraged to submit their original literary work in the form of fiction, poetry or creative nonfiction (typed, up to 14 double-spaced pages for prose or 8 manuscript pages for poetry) for the Provost’s Literary Prize. Deadline is Feb. 16. Submissions must include the student’s name, year in school, current mailing address and phone number. Email to keith.scribner@oregonstate.edu. The subject line should be either “Provost’s Literary Prize—Poetry” or “Provost’s Literary Prize—Prose.”
Free Middle School Women in Science Workshop: Discovering the Scientist Within is a program designed to nurture 6th, 7th and 8th grade girls’ interest in STEM. The event will be virtual this year with all activity supplies shipped directly to participants. It will be held Saturday, March 6, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Pre-registration is required. Registration is open now and closes Feb. 18. Contact Emily Nicholson in Precollege Programs with questions.
OSU Design Network Industry Connect: Graduating design seniors and OSU alumni creatives are invited to come together for an evening of mentorship and networking during the OSU Design Network’s virtual Industry Connect on Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 5:30 p.m. Traditionally an in-person event, this virtual spin allows successful OSU alumni to nurture and share their expertise with the next generation of creative Oregon State professionals. This networking opportunity is open to seniors studying innovation and design management, merchandising management, apparel design, interior design and graphic design, and OSU alumni across those fields. Student applications for this free event are due Friday, Feb. 12, and can be submitted here. Alumni interested in attending can register at osualum.com/designpros or reach out to Molly.Durbin@kroger.com for additional information.
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 Feb. 26.
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 http://oregonstate.edu/jobs unless otherwise specified.
NEW! Director, Alumni Digital Engagement: Reporting to the Senior Associate Executive Director of Experience, the Director of Alumni Digital Engagement plays a pivotal leadership role in Oregon State University’s overall alumni engagement efforts by developing and delivering a holistic array of digital engagement and social community management tools. This new leadership position establishes and manages a start-up unit that creates community management, social listening and social ambassador techniques to augment and amplify the program, communications and data systems of the OSU Foundation and OSU Alumni Association. To apply: https://app.jobvite.com/j?aj=ot7Aefw8&s=OSU_Today. For more information contact Jason Thomas 541-737-8842 or Jason.thomas@osufoundation.org.
“Books are good company, in sad times and happy times, for books are people – people who have managed to stay alive by hiding between the covers of a book.” ~ E.B. White
Corvallis: Chance of showers today, high of 50, low of 36. Partly sunny Wednesday.
Central Oregon: Chance of snow today, high of 36, low of 21. Sunny Wednesday.
Newport: Chance of showers and breezy, high of 48, low of 39. Slight chance of rain Wednesday.
Statewide: For OSU employees around the state, find your local forecast here: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/