Stay informed about COVID-19

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: Need effective strategies to get students to read assigned material before they attend class? Learn five research-based approaches from the Center for Teaching and Learning in Motivating Students to Complete Pre-Class Readings

Today in the News Media

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.
 

Oregon health experts mixed on whether CDC mask guidance came too soon (KATU)

Dr. Chunhuei Chi of Oregon State University's Center for Global Health does think CDC officials jumped the gun a little bit. He had hoped there could be a uniform, digital way to check vaccination status before an announcement was made.
 

Frogs in the water, sheep poop near the fields: FDA raises flags about onion farm linked to massive Salmonella outbreak (The Counter)

“The report is somewhat speculative in nature,” said Joy Waite-Cusic, an associate professor of food safety systems at Oregon State University, who advises farmers mitigating pathogen risk and has studied contamination of onions. Waite-Cusic pointed out that a lack of definitive findings is pretty par for the course when it comes to investigations of foodborne illness.
 

Is Taiwan's COVID success story in jeopardy? (DW)

"The successful control quickly led Taiwanese people into what I called post-pandemic mode, largely living a very normal life," said Chi Chunhuei, the director of the Center for Global Health at Oregon State University in the United States.
 

The iTeam: How researchers created a group of robots that work together (World Economic Forum)

The advance could one day help robot teams solve real-world information gathering problems where energy is a finite resource, according to Geoff Hollinger, a roboticist at Oregon State University, who was not involved with the research. “These techniques are applicable where the robot team needs to trade off between sensing quality and energy expenditure. That would include aerial surveillance and ocean monitoring.”
 

OSU student-led lab creates environmental sensing tools for landslides, vineyards (KTVZ)

A student-driven lab at Oregon State University is celebrating its fifth anniversary with the development of environmental sensing devices that aid a variety of groups, including vineyard managers, agencies that monitor landslides and scientists focused on fish conservation.


Op-ed: 'Grand strategy' has a bad rep. To fix it, get beyond hard power and traditional statescraft (LA Times)

A piece co-written by Christopher McKnight Nichols, a professor of history at Oregon State University and a co-editor of “Rethinking American Grand Strategy.” 
 

Oregon students, professionals to talk youth mental health in free conference (KATU)

ASHA International, a local non-profit, and Dam Worth It Company, an Oregon State University mental health organization, are partnering for a youth mental health conference.
 

Learning how to be a teacher when classrooms have gone largely virtual (LIFE@OSU)

In Oregon State University’s College of Education, nearly 100 students in teacher preparation programs this year have faced an extraordinary challenge: learning how to be K-12 teachers in the midst of a global pandemic that closed schools, left many children learning from home and tested even the most seasoned educators.
 

Agrivoltaics may offer fresh way to produce food and energy (Food Tank)

Harvesting solar energy alongside food would make American agriculture more sustainable and profitable, research from Oregon State University suggests.
 

Lumber prices soar, threatening Bay Area home projects (Times-Herald)

Jeff Reimer, an economics professor at Oregon State University, said production has not been able to ramp back up to meet surging demand for home materials after the closures of many sawmills following the 2008 recession. “As long as homebuilders can pass along the inflated lumber prices to homebuyers, this will continue,” Reimer said.
 

COVID cancels Benton County Fair & Rodeo (Gazette-Times)

There is a silver lining, however: Even though there will be no concerts, rodeo or carnival rides this year, Benton County Fairgrounds staff will work with the Oregon State University Extension Service to support the 4-H animal program, including modified in-person animal shows. The 4-H program will culminate in the Lee Allen Memorial Youth Livestock Auction on Aug. 7.
 

Ripple effect: Recovery of ecosystems after wildfires (Mail Tribune)

Chris Adlam is one of Oregon’s six regional fire experts in the new Oregon State University Extension Fire Program. He said it’s important to understand all sides of the story of the effects of the recent wildfires.
 

Abra Lee talks Black women in gardening (Corvallis Advocate)

Abra Lee, a speaker, writer and founder of Conquer the Soil, will summon her experience for a presentation May 18 sponsored by Oregon State University Extension Service Master Gardeners.

 

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Morning view: Patrice Dragon, academic advisor with the College of Business, says, “The purple irises in our backyard are glorious and the most prolific in the five years we have lived here. So, we bought this bench to enjoy them up close while having coffee in the morning.” 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!

Today

CTL Tuesday Teaching + Tech Talks: UDL: Providing Multiple Means of Engagement. Can active learning exist in virtual learning environments? Yes, it can. This talk couples evidence-based instructional practices with applicable instructional media to engage learnersFunmi Amobi, college liaison, CTL; Amy Hunter, FMC multimedia consultant, AT; & Ed Ostrander, program manager, AT. May 18, 10 a.m., via Zoom: Tuesday Teaching +Tech Talks. Handouts, materials and resources: beav.es/BOXT4.

TIME UPDATED! The Writer's Craft: A Conversation with Hanif Abdurraquib. Hanif Abdurraqib is a poet, essayist and cultural critic from Columbus, Ohio. His poetry has been published in Muzzle, Vinyl, PEN American, and various other journals. His essays and music criticism have been published in The FADER, Pitchfork, The New Yorker, and The New York Times. He has authored five books of poetry and non-fiction. His most recent are "A Little Devil in America: In Praise of Black Performance" and "A Fortune for Your Disaster." Facilitated by Elena Passarello. Presented by the M.F.A. in Creative Writing Visiting Writers Series in the School of Writing, Literature, and Film. Open to the OSU Community. Tuesday, May 18 at 11 a.m.. Register.

The Culture of Gardening with Abra Lee: “The Work is in Our Hands.” Through determination, enthusiasm and willpower, Black women overcame ugliness in America to cultivate beauty in the landscape. This will be a discussion of how their self-expression and activism through gardening led to a lasting legacy of community pride throughout generations. Online, free and open to the public, Tuesday, May 18, noon. Sponsored by the OSU Extension Master Gardener Program.  

People and Nature Lunch Series: Join us on Tuesday, May 18, from noon to 12:50 p.m. as Megan Considine of Marine Resource Management presents “Shell boring polychaetes in Pacific oysters: an emerging Pacific Northwest concern.” The lecture is free and open to all. To join the meeting, register at https://peopleandnatureosu.weebly.com/schedule.html. Sponsored by the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife & Conservation Sciences' Human Dimensions Lab.

EMT Seminar: Christine Ghetu, "Source, Fate and Toxicity of PAHs in the Environment," May 18, 3:30-4:30 p.m. The Zoom waiting room will open at 3 p.m. Join Zoom meeting: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/9310533955. Phone dial-in Information: 1 971 247 1195 US (Portland) Meeting ID: 931 0533 9555.

Pop-Up Vaccination Clinics: Coordinated in partnership with OSU-Cascades, Deschutes County Health Services and Central Oregon Community College, the clinics are open to students and employees of OSU-Cascades and COCC.  First-dose appointments are available from 3-7 p.m. on May 18 at COCC in Bend. Second-dose appointments will be made during first visit. Walk-up appointments are very limited. Food and giveaways after second dose. Learn more and schedule appointment at beav.es/bendvax or call 541-699-5109.

Art and Science: Lessons learned during the process. May 18 at 4 p.m., artist and scientist David Buckley Borden will present "Hybrid Vigor: Art x Design x Ecology." This seminar series is co-hosted by Biological and Ecological Engineering, ARTS-SCI and The Art Center, Corvallis, and features scientist-artists who discuss how these disciplines are interwoven in their processes. Seminars are Tuesdays at 4 p.m. for 1 credit as BEE 507 but are open to the general public. Zoom link: https://bit.ly/2PGpCWe. Click here https://artsci.oregonstate.edu/arts-and-science for more information.

How to Write a Personal Statement Workshop: National and Global Scholarships Advising invites the OSU community to attend this workshop that will prepare attendees to write excellent personal statements for scholarship applications, graduate school, and more. The event will be on Tuesday, May 18 from 5-6 p.m. Register here

"This IS Kalapuyan Land": An Outdoor Exhibition and Talk Series. "This IS Kalapuyan Land" opened in 2019 as a physical exhibition at the Five Oaks Museum in Portland curated by Steph Littlebird Fogel (Grand Ronde, Kalapuya) and became an online and yard-sign exhibition in 2020. Fogel annotated panels from the museum’s prior exhibit on Kalapuyan peoples, curated contemporary Native artwork into the exhibition and added historical content from OSU's David G. Lewis, Ph.D. (Chinook, Santiam, Takelma, Grand Ronde). Now a group of OSU faculty have collaborated to personalize the exhibition for OSU and bring it to campus and to local research forest land. Tuesday, May 18 at 5 p.m., Tribal Histories and Connections; and Thursday, May 20 at 5 p.m., Artist Talk.

Events

NEW! 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.

NEW! 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.

OSU Health and Safety Committee: The University Health and Safety Committee would like to invite campus members interested in health and safety to attend our open meetings, held semi-annually in May and October. Meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of the month from 2:30-4 p.m. Anyone can access OSU’s University Health and Safety Committee online at https://ehs.oregonstate.edu/UHSC, including past meeting minutes, information on how to contact a committee member and a web link to report safety concerns. If you are interested in attending the meeting or would like additional information about the Safety Committee, please contact Kay Miller at Kay.Miller@oregonstate.edu to RSVP and request the meeting location.

Oregon Diversity Career Symposium: It's time to own your story. Registration is open for the 2021 Oregon Diversity Career Symposium (ODCS). Join with hundreds of University of Oregon and Oregon State University students for a free half-day of interactive workshops, alumni panels, a keynote speaker and virtual networking opportunities with employers like NikeAmazonU.S. Department of State and Samaritan Health Services that are intentionally designed to help prepare and inspire students with marginalized identities on your path from college to career. While all students are invited to attend, our goal is to create a space that especially empowers you to explore your identities and experiences within your job search process/development. The symposium takes place May 19. Explore more at https://career.oregonstate.edu/ODCS. Register on Handshake.

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.

Lectures, Workshops, Webinars

NEW! OSU Advantage Speaker Series: Marketing For Startups, featuring Deb Mourey. Join the OSU Advantage Accelerator on Wednesday, May 19 from noon to 1 p.m. as we talk with marketing expert and author Deb Mourey (mother of YouTube star Jenna Marbles) about how startups can avoid common marketing pitfalls, plan wisely, and put some best practices into place to ensure success. Deb is a fantastic and dynamic mentor and advisor and is particularly passionate about entrepreneurship and digital marketing. Register here: https://events.oregonstate.edu/event/osu_speaker_series_marketing_for_startups_featuring_deb_mourey#.YKLJjbVKhyw.

NEW! Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics talk: Mike Wehr, University of Oregon, will speak on “What goes wrong with the auditory system in Alzheimer’s disease? Wednesday, May 19, 3 p.m. Visit https://beav.es/J6Q to register.

NEW! 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.

NEW! 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.

NEW! TRIAD: The OSU TRIAD Club’s programs are free and open to all this term. TRIAD is proud to welcome its next speaker, Shanon Anderson, OSU’s new associate vice president for public safety and chief of police. She will speak via Zoom on Thursday, May 20 at noon. Registration: https://beav.es/3Nh

NEW! 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.

NEW! 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.

NEW! 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 at https://fa.oregonstate.edu/budget/budget-model/corvallis-shared-responsibility-budget-model-review-2021.

NEW! 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/

NEW! 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.

NEW! 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.

Bioinformatics Users Group (BUG): “Comprehensive Profiling of Circular RNAs involved in Sensorineural Hearing, i.e., Finding molecules with potential in deafness gene therapy,” Aayushi Manchanda (Colin Johnson Lab, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics), Wednesday, May 19 at noon via Zoom. Register here. BUG consists of life scientists, bioinformaticians, computer scientists, mathematicians, engineers, statisticians and researchers of all types who meet to discuss topics related to these fields of study. Meetings are generally informal, consisting of discussions, interactive talks or short workshops. All are welcome. No experience needed to participate. For additional information, see https://cgrb.oregonstate.edu/bug.

Pathway to Fall 2021 Employee and Supervisor Information Sessions: We know there is a lot for employees and supervisors to consider when preparing for the Pathway to Fall 2021. We hope to help individuals begin thinking through this process and available resources. Employee-focused discussions are occurring in Zoom sessions on Wednesday, May 19, noon to 1 p.m. Sessions are being recorded and will be published to the COVID-19 Resources & Pathway to Fall 2021 webpage for those unable to attend in real time. 

Bringing social justice issues into the limelight — May 19 webcast: Stories connect us and open eyes to new perspectives. Sheila Daniels, ’92, has brought social justice issues to audiences as a theater director and teacher in the Seattle area for over 25 years. Learn about her mindful show selection and directing processes and what it’s like to bring important stories to life onstage. College of Liberal Arts Professor Susan Shaw sits down with Daniels on May 19 at 5 p.m. Join the conversation at osualum.com/Changemakers

Organizing Black Liberation Webinar: The Organizing Black Liberation Webinar will take place on Thursday, May 20 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. This webcast will feature a panel of students, faculty and alumni whose work and activism is geared towards the abolishment of barriers placed on Black lives. This webcast is moderated by Brandi Douglas. Click HERE to register for the event. This webinar is part of the We Have Work to Do campaign and the Rest in Power event series. This event is sponsored by the Office of Institutional Diversity, the OSU Alumni Association, and the Division of Student Affairs

Your Research Matters — How to Take it Public: Wondering how to translate your humanities research for a public audience? Where to publish? How to promote your scholarship in other media? The OSU Center for the Humanities invites you to a conversation on taking your work public. We’ll be joined by historians Brian Rosenwald from the University of Pennsylvania and Kathryn Cramer Brownell from Purdue University, contributing editors of "Made by History," a section of The Washington Post co-sponsored by the Center for the Humanities. Friday, May 21, at noon. Free. Learn more and register here.

Ignite Colloquium on Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice in Research: The Research Office in partnership with the College of Public Health and Human Sciences and the Office of Institutional Diversity will host an Ignite Research Colloquium to highlight faculty research and scholarship related to social justice. Friday, May 21, from 3-4:30 p.m. For program information and to register to attend, click on this WEBSITE LINK

ANREP 2021 Virtual Conference: Oregon State University Forestry & Natural Resources Extension is hosting the 2021 Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals (ANREP) Conference virtually on May 24-26. Registration for both ANREP members and non-members is $150, and a special $35 student registration fee is available. For more information and to register, please visit the conference website

Search Advocate Workshop: OSU Search Advocate workshops for Spring term are available for registration. Search advocates are outside process advisors who participate on employee search committees; their goal is to encourage culture and practices that favor equity, validity and diversity. The initial workshop series is a sequence of four 4-hour Zoom workshops. Those who complete the series may choose to have their names added to the Search Advocate Directory and will be eligible to serve as advocates until September 2022. Three-hour continuing education workshops for current advocates are also available. To register, go to the new Search Advocate/Workshops website. Questions? Contact Anne Gillies at anne.gillies@oregonstate.edu or 541-760-6160.

Take Note

NEW! 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 at https://emergency.oregonstate.edu/emergency-preparedness/preparedness-topics/hot-weather-illness.

Proposed Updates to University Policies & Standards: Visit the University Policy Program’s What’s New page (http://policy.oregonstate.edu/whats-new) to view draft University Standard 04-001 Development of University Policies and Standardswhich 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 nowFriday, 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.

Jobs

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! Administrative Program Specialist: The Administrative Program Specialist position assists the UHDS Operations Manager for Security, Access and Inventory with the planning and execution of the security, access and inventory functions for UHDS Facilities Services. This position is responsible for administrative and records management of the UHDS Facilities Services CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System). This position is a full-time, 12-month, classified position. Posting #P02985CT. Closes May 31. 

Weather

"Dear old world', she murmured, 'you are very lovely, and I am glad to be alive in you.” ~ L.M. Montgomery

Corvallis: Slight chance of showers and then partly sunny today, high of 62, low of 40. Chance of showers tomorrow.

Central Oregon: Mostly sunny today, high of 60, low of 34. Slight chance of rain and snow showers tomorrow.

Newport: Chance of showers today, high of 59, low of 41. Chance of showers tomorrow.

Statewide: For OSU employees around the state, find your local forecast here: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/