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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.
Chunhuei Chi, a professor in Oregon State University’s Global Health Program, said this is a transitional period. “The pandemic has not yet ended, but it’s not far from ending,” Chi said during a Friday media forum. (This story may be behind a paywall.)
With $24 million from university bonds, Southwest Washington Way will be revamped, all the way from Southwest Benton Place on the east end to Southwest 35th Street on the west end. That makes 20 blocks that will be improved. (see also KPIC, Gazette-Times)
Research by the Oregon State University College of Pharmacy suggested that a vaccine stimulating the production of a protein critical to the skin’s antioxidant network could help people bolster their defenses against skin cancer.
Published in the journal Forests, the findings are an important step toward understanding the connection between wildfires and climate-change-inducing carbon emissions, according to a scientific collaboration that included Mark Harmon of Oregon State University. (see also KOIN, KTVZ)
Beavers on Shotpouch Creek: A family of beavers has made a home on Shotpouch Creek, near Spring Creek Project's Shotpouch Cabin in the Oregon Coast Range Mountains. Spring Creek Project hosts residency programs at the cabin throughout the year, including for OSU graduate students working on environmental projects. Photo captured by a wildlife cam.
Rainbow on a winter’s day: This photo was taken at Woodland Meadow Park in Corvallis by Jennifer Parke, Department of Crop and Soil Science. We are accepting photo submissions at osutoday@oregonstate.edu.
Timely Teaching Tips: Need to learn more about the specifics of incomplete grades or about submitting grades? Review the OSU Incomplete Grade Policy and the guide for providing Canvas course access to students resolving an incomplete. For general guidance, see Final Grades Submission.
Karin Kralicek, Ph.D. Defense: “Characterizing uncertainty and assessing the impact of rapid climate change on the distribution of important tree species in the Pacific Northwest.” March 15, 8 a.m. Kralicek is earning her Ph.D. in Sustainable Forest Management with Temesgen Hailemariam in the Department of Forest Engineering, Resources and Management. Contact the FERM Department at FERMDept@oregonstate.edu for the Zoom link or with questions/accommodations for disabilities.
CTL Tuesday Teaching + Tech Talks: "Providing Student Feedback: A Fishbowl Conversation." Benita Blessing, Liz Delf, Kenton Hokanson, Nathan Kirk, Caity Smyth and Weiwei Zhang. Join us in a fishbowl conversation on providing feedback to students in teaching. March 15, 10-11:50 a.m. via Zoom: https://beav.es/UJj. For more information see https://ctl.oregonstate.edu/tuesday-teaching-tech-talks.
Beyond Benefits: Supporting Others Through End of Life. This session will take a holistic look at end-of-life issues, including navigating care needs (including hospice and palliative care), what to expect during the dying process and how to cope with the emotions that arise. We’ll also look at myths surrounding death and dying and how to support your loved one physically and emotionally. The stages of grief also will be examined, as well as how to care for oneself during this time. March 15, 10 a.m. Register here.
Spring Academic Leadership Workshop: "Get to Know the OSU Office of the General Counsel: How They Are Here to Help You Before Anyone Ends up In Court." March 15,10-11 a.m. Register here.
Talk on the History of Science and Home Economics: Masters student in History and Philosophy of Science, Kate McHugh, will present her thesis, “Early Adventures of a Home Economist: Ava B. Milam’s Integration of Science and Home Economics at Oregon Agricultural College, 1911-1921,” on March 15, 11 a.m. You can attend in Milam 301 or via Zoom. Contact marisa.chappell@oregonstate.edu for information or Zoom link.
PFLA Zoom event: “Negotiating in Professional and Personal Situations,” presented by Carolyn Warfield. Negotiating is a useful skill in many situations, from job offers to everyday life. Come get some advice from an HR expert, then join the discussion with your questions and own experiences. March 15, 11-11:50 a.m. For more information about the event and how to register, click here.
OSUsed Store Public Sales: The OSUsed Store is celebrating both St. Patrick's Day and customers with special discounts on Tuesday, March 15, 5:30-7:30 p.m. and Friday, March 18, noon to 3 p.m. at 644 SW 13th St. Look through the store for items marked with green clovers for 25 or 50% off. Open to all customers, even for personal purchases. Details here.
Virtual Career Meetup Day April 14: Join the global Beaver community-building event Thursday, April 14, at noon PT. Engage in deeper conversations and make authentic connections at the Oregon State Alumni Association’s annual Career Meetup Day. Meet OSU professionals and graduating students to develop your skills and confidence, learn about support and resources and find out how alumni Career Services can help you achieve your goals. Register for free.
NEW! HMSC Research Seminar: Guilherme Nascimento Corte, a postdoctoral researcher with the Oceanographic Institute at the University of São Paulo, will be giving a seminar titled “The hidden biodiversity of beach ecosystems: sampling methods, spatial patterns and the influence of the environment and human activities.” March 17, 3:30 pm. Zoom link or call +1-971-247-1195 Meeting ID: 945 5573 115. Click here for more information.
NEW! OSU Design Network’s Industry Talk – Reflecting Values in Sustainable Fashion Supply Chains: Hear from authors Leslie Davis Burns, Oregon State faculty emerita, and Jeanne Carver, Imperial Stock Ranch/Shaniko Wool Company, as they discuss their book, "Stories of Fashion, Textiles, and Place — Evolving Sustainable Supply Chains." April 6, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Register today at bit.ly/OSUDNindustrytalk22.
NEW! Save the date for Think Open Symposium: Are you ready to level up your course materials? Join OSU’s Open Educational Resources Unit and the Center for Teaching and Learning on May 16 for an in-person symposium featuring lively presentations and discussions on OER, open pedagogy and open access. Faculty and education professionals will share their firsthand experiences with OER and the positive impact they have on students. View the event schedule and register today.
Spring Professional Faculty Workshop: The Evolution of Reports to EOA — National Issues/Trends and Impacts on Higher Education. March 16, 1-2 p.m. Register here.
HMSC Science on Tap: Peter Ruggiero, professor with CEOAS at OSU and director and principal investigator of The Cascadia Coastlines and Peoples Hazards Research Hub will present a public virtual talk titled “How do Cascadia coastal communities increase their resilience to coastal hazards?" March 16, 6 p.m. Webinar link or call: +1 971 247 1195 Webinar ID: 918 9606 2536. Click here for more information.
FST Farm 2 Fork Webinar: “The Energy Efficient Food System.” Would you like to learn where energy figures into a sustainable food chain? Join us March 18, noon to 12:45 pm. Register today.
Accessibility Basics for the Web: Learn how to make websites accessible to people with disabilities. We’ll also discuss the OSU Policy on Information Technology Accessibility. All are welcome; employees with website responsibilities are encouraged if they have not attended yet. Register for a session, offered March 24.
Crucial Conversations for Mastering Dialogue: This 10-hour course teaches skills for creating alignment and agreement by fostering open dialogue around high-stakes, emotional or risky topics at all levels of your organization. Five live, online sessions on Tuesdays 9-11 a.m., April 19 through May 17. There is a $100 fee to attend Crucial Conversations. Learn more and register (before April 8) here.
Register for the Ecampus Faculty Forum: Take part in discussions about online teaching excellence and discover techniques you can use to enhance your online courses at the Ecampus Faculty Forum this spring. The event at the CH2M HILL Alumni Center features pre-conference workshops on the afternoon of May 3, followed by a series of interactive presentations May 4 from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Engage with your OSU colleagues as they share their innovative teaching methods and experiences in online course development. See the agenda and a list of presenters, and register today.
NEW! OSU Connections career advice video series: Alumni and students can form valuable professional relationships on the Beavers-only networking platform OSU Connections. Need help figuring out how to get your foot in the door to network, find mentors and succeed in a job search? Watch a new video series offering advice from alumni: bit.ly/OSUConnectionsPlaylist22.
NEW! Mid-Month Emergency Preparedness Topic: Food. If an earthquake, winter storm or other disaster strikes your community, you might not have access to food, water and electricity for days or even weeks. By taking time now to store emergency food supplies, you can provide for your entire family. People can survive for long periods of time without food. However, going days without eating can cause nutrient deficiencies and unpleasant – even dangerous – side effects. Consider maintaining a two week food supply. This preparedness poster can be downloaded at https://emergency.oregonstate.edu/emergency-preparedness/preparedness-topics/food-emergencies.
NEW! Undergraduate Assessment Leads and Faculty — Feedback Requested: All faculty and staff involved with undergraduate program assessment are invited to complete a short questionnaire and attend a listening session about undergraduate assessment. Your valuable feedback will help the Assessment and Accreditation team streamline annual assessment reporting and promote robust full-cycle assessment. Please take a few minutes to complete a five-question survey and sign-up to attend a listening session: See https://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cIv29k4aiSAOn5A.
NEW! 30 Year Club inductees: Congratulations to Jeffrey Jenkins, professor, for 30 years of service to OSU. You can read more about their time at OSU and others who have reached this milestone by clicking on their name.
Resource hub for the Class of ’22: Let’s do our part to help graduating Beavers celebrate and get ready for what’s next. Share the Countdown 2 Commencement landing page with graduating seniors. It features career-building and networking opportunities, celebratory events, inspiring alumni messages, prize drawings and more. ForOregonState.org/Grad22.
Bilingual faculty and staff sought: The Office of Student Orientation is seeking bilingual faculty and staff who are fluent in Spanish and interested in contributing to the university’s efforts to welcome students and their families during START Bilingue this July. Contributions could include: planning/organizing the event, staffing the event or assisting with staff training. Please reach out to us at newstudents@oregonstate.edu if you have a few hours per month to help us plan and organize this long-standing event.
Classified staff pandemic pay: If you applied for and received your pandemic pay, you should see this on your February 2022 paycheck. Make sure you have received the correct amount based on the hours you attested that you worked. If there are any discrepancies between what you believe you should have received and what you actually received, please let organizer Siobhan Burke know via phone (630-699-0281) or e-mail BurkeS@seiu503.org.
COVID-19 testing: Oregon State University, in collaboration with Willamette Valley Toxicology (WVT), is providing on-site COVID-19 testing. OSU employees and students, regardless of vaccination status, are welcome to test at one of these locations: Corvallis: Student Experience Center and Cascade Hall 120: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.. During Spring Break, testing takes place Tuesday-Wednesday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in Cascades Hall 120. Spring term testing moves to outside Plageman Hall Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Cascade Hall 120, Tuesday-Wednesday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Bend: Outside Obsidian Hall Monday-Wednesday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and 3-5 p.m. Closed Spring Break.
NCORE 2022 Scholarship and Activities: The National Conference on Race and Ethnicity (NCORE) will be held in Portland, May 31-June 4. The Office of Institutional Diversity is sponsoring various efforts for this conference, including an employee conference registration scholarship, group registration discount, a conference reception for OSU employees and friends, and information about OSU-led workshops. Application deadline for employee registration scholarships is March 23. Visit Oregon State University at NCORE 2022 for more information about these opportunities.
STEM Academy is hosting a broad range of STEM Summer Day Camps from June 20-Aug. 5 for students who will be entering 3rd-12th grades in the Fall of 2022. Registration opens March 14 at noon. For more information, or to register, visit http://stemacademy.oregonstate.edu. For questions, call 541-737-8139 or email STEM.academy@oregonstate.edu. Needs-based scholarships available.
Call for Applications: Career Champions Program. Applications for the winter 2022 Career Champions program for teaching faculty and instructors are now being accepted. The Career Champions program provides faculty and instructors with tangible ways to incorporate career connection into the classroom, while advancing diversity, equity and inclusion and examining the barriers to access for first-generation, high financial need, and/or students of color. More information can be found here. For questions email Brenna Gomez. To apply, complete the application form by March 25.
Booster clinic: The Beaver Booster Clinic takes place in the SEC Plaza through March 18. All COVID-19 vaccines available, including doses for children. No insurance, ID or appointment required but bring your CDC vaccine card if you have one.
Looking for Unsung Heroes: We are looking for submissions from the Oregon State community to highlight OSU employees and students who are not typically in the spotlight but who are going above and beyond in their work or personal lives. Inspired by our COVID-19 Unsung Hero profiles, we want to celebrate those who serve others, whether it be helping colleagues, volunteering in their community or simply living in ways that inspire us. Send your suggestions to osutoday@oregonstate.edu and our staff may contact them for interviews we’d feature in OSU Today and elsewhere.
NEW! Steam shutdown: For work related to the Community Hall Slope Project, a series of planned steam shutdowns are scheduled. The planned steam shutdowns will impact multiple buildings located along or near SW Jefferson Way in the Community Hall Slope Project work area. Planned steam shutdowns are scheduled March 23-26. Buildings include Callahan Hall, Gladys Valley Gymnastics Center, McNary Dining Hall, McNary Hall, Pharmacy Building and Wilson Hall. For questions or comments on this work, contact Construction Manager Ryan Wilson at 503-779-3488.
Monroe Avenue and 16th Street parking lot: As part of the Graf Hall Renovation, the Monroe Avenue and 16th Street parking lot (lot #3221) will be closed for paving and ground floor entries to the building will be inaccessible starting March 10.
Power outages for multiple buildings March 22: For work related to the Community Hall Slope Project, a series of planned power outages are scheduled. The planned power outages will impact multiple buildings located along or near SW Jefferson Way in the Community Hall Slope Project work area. Planned outages are scheduled for Tuesday, March 22, from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Buildings include: Callahan Hall, Cauthorn Hall, Hawley Hall, Heckart Lodge, Kerr Administration Building, McAlexander Field House, McNary Dining Hall, McNary Hall, Poling Hall, Reed Lodge, Snell Hall, Weatherford Hall and Wilson Hall.
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! Student Materials Associates: Materials Associates play an important role in advancing OSU sustainability goals. They pick up and deliver items, organize materials, provide customer service and more. Materials Management provides training, a team environment and shifts built around student schedules. Posting #P08130SE. Closes March 25.
NEW! The College of Engineering has two full-time (1.0 FTE) positions for School Network Administrators. These opportunities will allow the successful candidates to maintain department and college-level instructional and research services, networks and systems by installing new software and servers fixing problems with existing components. Collaboration with other technical staff will provide an interoperable infrastructure of accounts services, wireless and more. Posting #P05337UF. Full consideration April 3. Closes April 30.
NEW! Instructor in Organic Chemistry: The chemistry department invites applications for one full-time (1.0 FTE), 12-month, fixed-term instructor position. The anticipated starting date is July 1; a later start date is possible upon mutual agreement. Posting #P05340UF. Full consideration April 15. Closes May 1.
“Like many people who have active imaginations and dream a good deal she is a morning sluggard and likes to breakfast in her room.” ~ Dorothy Macardle
Corvallis: Showers today, high of 53, low of 39. Mostly cloudy tomorrow.
Central Oregon: Partly sunny today, high of 50, low of 31. Sunny tomorrow.
Newport: Showers likely today, high of 48, low of 41. Partly cloudy tomorrow.
Statewide: For OSU employees around the state, find your local forecast here: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/