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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.
Dominick DellaSala, forest ecologist and chief scientist at Oregon-based NGO Wild Heritage, and Beverly Law, a forest ecosystem expert at Oregon State University, are among scores of scientists pressing the Biden administration to dramatically expand protections of federal lands, making carbon-dense mature and old-growth forests off-limits to roads, logging and extraction.
According to a report this year from the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute based at Oregon State University, models project warmer and drier summers in Oregon and less winter snowpack. Those factors increase the likelihood of more droughts.
1st place, secondary education: Oregon State University Peavy Hall Replacement. Oregon State University’s Peavy Hall boasts an all-wood design that utilizes cross-laminated timber (CLT) in a unique fashion called post-tensioned rocking shear walls. In addition to resisting lateral forces subjected to the building through wind, the walls are engineered to be able to withstand the largest seismic events and “rock” back into place without losing structural integrity.
Victoria Ryan, a second-year veterinary student at Oregon State University’s Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine, is the current president of the Shelter Medicine Club whose mission is to provide volunteer veterinary services to those in need.
A video conversation with Oregon State University President Becky Johnson, Bridget Burns from University Innovation Alliance and Doug Lederman from Inside Higher Ed.
OSU Extension offers timely advice on garden chores, fertilizing, pest control, and more. These tips are not necessarily applicable to all areas of Oregon. For more information, contact your local Extension office.
Meredith Williams, director of Transportation Services, says, “My coworker and I scheduled a walking meeting to get more steps for our Walktober team. It was so beautiful that we will certainly do it again!” Submit your fall photos to osutoday@oregonstate.edu.
NEW! Timely Teaching Tips #300: Looking for inspiration and models of teaching excellence? Join the Center for Teaching and Learning in celebrating the 2021 OSU teaching award recipients and in thanking all OSU faculty and GTAs for your meritorious efforts throughout the year. Keep up the great teaching.
CTL Tuesday Teaching + Tech Talks: Designing Engaging Course Materials. Want to ensure your students actually read what you give them? Design faculty members Christine Gallagher, Deann Garcia and Andrea Marks will teach easy-to-apply design principles that you can put into practice today. Zoom sessions: Nov. 2, 10-11:50 a.m. https://beav.es/UJj. For more information see https://ctl.oregonstate.edu/tuesday-teaching-tech-talks.
SEIU meeting: Nov. 2, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Boxed lunch provided for in-person; Zoom also available. Memorial Union Room 211. RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7Obq2-lbA0-xXIQA5gdl0LX1NOCn9PsLVN7DK31BE1KqMaw/viewform or call/text SEIU organizer SIobhan Burke at 630-699-0281.
OSUsed Store Public Sales: The OSUsed Store carries furniture, computers, household items, office supplies and more, at 644 SW 13th St. Public sales are open to all shoppers this Tuesday, 5:30-7:30 p.m. and Friday, noon to 3 p.m.; details here. Staff may shop for their department Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; details here.
People and Nature Lunch Series: Lydia Gorrell of Forest Ecosystems & Society presents “Children’s outdoor play and emotional wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic.” Nov. 2, from noon to 12:50 p.m. The lecture is free and open to all. To join the meeting, register at https://peopleandnatureosu.weebly.com/schedule.html. Sponsored by the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences’ Human Dimensions Lab.
OSU Cybersecurity Awareness Town Hall: Attend a virtual town hall to learn about OSU’s Office of Information Security (OIS) and how they are working to help protect the OSU community from cyber attacks. Topics covered include OIS’s mission, services we provide, an intro to our reimagined website, and a Q&A session. Nov. 2, from noon to 12:50 p.m. Register here: https://beav.es/UQd.
Faculty & Staff Mind-Body Practice Group: Contemplative Studies and CAPS will offer simple, guided practices for grounding, relief, and clarity amidst a busy day. Tuesday Nov. 2, 12:15-12:45 p.m.: A Meditation for Setting Boundaries with Holly Hisamoto. Join in-person at Dixon Lodge or via zoom. Registration required.
Department of Horticulture Seminar Series: Join us for The Horticulture Fall 2021 Seminar Series Tuesdays in ALS 4000 or via Zoom. Nov. 2 at 1:30 p.m. Shelley Hoover, University of Lethbridge, will present, “A sweet relationship: Bees and canola production.” The event is free and open to the public. Zoom information and more at: https://horticulture.oregonstate.edu/horticulture-0.
NEW! OSUAA members’ tailgater at the Alumni Center: Cheer on the Beavs at the CH2M HILL Alumni Center, Nov. 13, 11:30 a.m. Registration is required. Giveaways, family activities and entertainment, food and beverages to purchase and more. Open to OSUAA members and guests. OSUAA Orange & Black and Life members also receive VIP accommodations. Upgrade your membership to gain extra access.
NEW! Program Assessment Lead Orientation: Inviting new and returning undergraduate learning assessment leads to discuss the Annual Report process. Topics covered will include assessment activities by term, reading Feedback Reports and how to demonstrate use of assessment data. Nov. 4, 10 a.m., via Zoom. Register here.
NEW! Department of Botany & Plant Pathology Fall Seminar Series: “How Do Grasses Grow?” presented by Annis Richardson of the Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences at University of Edinburgh. Thursday, Nov. 4, 11 a.m. via Zoom. For complete schedule visit the BPP Seminar website.
NEW! FURst Aid: Managing equine emergencies (Webinar). Dr. Kate Schoenhals, veterinarian and rural veterinary practice instructor in the Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine, will teach you how to recognize and respond to equine emergencies. Nov. 4, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Register here: https://beav.es/UQy.
Department of Integrative Biology M.S. Defense Seminar: Christi Kruse will present “Communities in flux: the influence of hydroperiod on aquatic invertebrate communities in temporary ponds” on Nov. 3 at 9 a.m. via Zoom: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/99852730655?pwd=b0FnV0pvOGh6dTNHSkhlUzZkVUkyZz09#success. Kruse is completing her M.S. in Integrative Biology under the guidance of Dave Lytle.
Food Science College Bowl Info session: Do you like trivia? Have in interest in all things food? The OSU food science college bowl team is looking for new student members, undergraduate and graduate. Students can be from any department or major. Come to this info session to get details. Nov 3, noon to 1 p.m. in Wiegand Hall 115.
Intro to Media for Teaching: Discover ways to create and use media as you blend synchronous and asynchronous learning in your Corvallis and Cascades campus courses. The Faculty Media Center and CTL invite faculty and GTAs to a one-hour Zoom workshop: Wednesday, Nov. 3 at 2 p.m., or Thursday, Nov. 4 at 11 a.m. Register for a media workshop.
Reckoning with Race and Racism in America with Michael Eric Dyson: Distinguished professor of African American studies, ethics and society at Vanderbilt University Michael Eric. Dyson will explore the cultural and social forces that have shaped our nation’s approach to issues of race. Nov. 3, 6-7:15 p.m. Hosted by Erika McCalpine, executive director for strategic diversity at OSU-Cascades. Free. Register.
Internship application workshops: Oregon Sea Grant is hosting application workshops Nov. 4 at 4 p.m. on Zoom for paid Summer Scholars (undergrads) and Oregon Applied Sustainability Experience (undergrads and grads) internships. Registration is required. An application workshop for upcoming paid Graduate Opportunities takes place Nov. 3, 4 p.m. Registration is required. For more information see the Application Resources page.
Mini-symposium on June 2021 Heat Dome Foliage Scorch: The College of Forestry is organizing a free mini-symposium on the heat stress to forests from the extreme heat wave in June 2021. Friday, Nov. 19, from 8 a.m. to noon. In-person and remote options; more information on our event page.
NEW! Last Chance to Register: Polar STEAM Ideation and Visioning Sessions. Interested in the intersection of art, science and education in polar regions? You are invited to share your ideas for an OSU pursuit of an NSF cooperative agreement to facilitate Polar STEAM. More information and RSVP link here: https://stem.oregonstate.edu/polar-stem-ideation-and-visioning-sessions.
NEW! Winter ’22 Faculty Learning Community: Apply by Nov. 22 to be part of the next Blended Faculty Learning Community sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning and Academic Technologies. This supportive group will meet virtually to explore educational technology and develop solutions for teaching challenges. Space is limited; apply now. See Call for Proposals.
NEW! $15K of Funding Available: The OSU Advantage Accelerator is seeking applications that describe technology-based projects that will move OSU-owned technologies closer to commercialization. Proposals should describe a project that requires $15,000 or less of funding to achieve an important milestone(s) connected to commercialization. Proposals can include expenses for activities related to customer discovery, prototyping, student time, research, commercialization plan development and more. Each project should span nine months or less, beginning in January 2022. Proposals due by 5 p.m. Nov. 3.
NEW! Fiscal policy 03-150-114 Constructive Receipt provides guidance on when financial consideration paid to an employee for services outside their normal pay must be paid as taxable wages and when it is appropriate to post funds to a unit index. Additional information about the new policy, related FAQs and training can be accessed on the FPP website (Important Information/Notifications). Contact the Fiscal Policy Coordinator for your Business Center or the Policy Steward with any questions.
NEW! Fiscal policy 03-150-209 University Student Organizations provides general principles related to any recognized student organization that operates under OSU and has no legal/tax status outside the university. Additional information about the new policy and related FAQs can be accessed on the FPP website (Important Information/Notifications). Contact the Fiscal Policy Coordinator for your Business Center or the Policy Steward with any questions.
Apply for an Affordable Learning Grant by Nov. 30: OSU's Open Educational Resources Unit is accepting proposals for the Affordable Learning Grant. The ALG provides funding to adopt, adapt or author an open educational resource, such as a textbook. An open textbook is a textbook published under an open copyright license and made available online to be freely used by anyone. Questions? Contact stefanie.buck@oregonstate.edu.
Gift Drive for OSU Kid’s Gift Closet: The Family Resource Center Kid’s Gift Closet helps provide gifts for children of OSU students during holidays and celebrations. To minimize points of contact, donations this year will take place via an Amazon registry that ships directly to FRC, or you can shop at the Toy Factory in downtown Corvallis and leave the gift in our donation box. For more information, contact erika.woosley@oregonstate.edu.
CAMPO RTP Project Development Survey: The Corvallis Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) is updating the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) and seeks input. The survey is open through Nov. 12. Input will help CAMPO prioritize the list of projects included in the RTP. Click here to take the online survey. On Oct. 25, CAMPO hosted two virtual open houses discussing the update. Click here to watch.
Check Out Our New OIS Website: Helping You Protect Our Cyber Dam: As we wrap up National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we want to share a new and improved resource in our new Office of Information Security tool kit. It’s our reimagined web site at https://uit.oregonstate.edu/infosec. It includes what services we provide, OSU information security policies and data classification info, how to report a potential or actual information security incident, upcoming events and more.
CFP — 2022-23 OSU Humanities Fellowships: The OSU Center for the Humanities is now accepting applications for 2022-2023 Faculty Fellowships. The deadline to submit proposals is Dec. 10. Find application forms, instructions and information about awards online at https://humanities.oregonstate.edu/fellowship-program.
A convenient way to pick up food on campus: UHDS offers a convenient way to pick up food at on-campus locations including Off the Quad, Dixon Café, JavaStop, Java II and Cascadia Market. And there is no fee to pick up. Download the Starship Delivery app on your phone at starship-beavers.com, choose your items, select pick-up, pay and swing by for your order.
COVID testing: Oregon State University, in collaboration with Willamette Valley Toxicology, is providing on-site COVID-19 testing. OSU employees and students, regardless of vaccination status, are welcome to obtain a test at one of these locations: Corvallis: The LaSells Stewart Center: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Student Experience Center: Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (For staff wanting to get a test voluntarily, please make sure to have registered for a lab dash account prior to coming to test in order to save time: https://labdash.net/.) Bend: Ray Hall 302, Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and 3-6 p.m.
This email only lists new or recently updated job postings. For a full list of current job postings for OSU Today, go to: http://today.oregonstate.edu/email/jobs To apply for the below positions, visit jobs.oregonstate.edu unless otherwise specified.
NEW! We invite you to apply for our full-time E-Reserves Library Technician 3 (LT3) position at Oregon State University Libraries and Press. Posting #P03258CT. Full consideration Nov. 5. Closes Nov. 19.
NEW! Capital Planning and Development is hiring a full-time Infrastructure Project Manager. Reporting to the Director of Capital Project Delivery, this position is responsible for the oversight and coordination of planning, design and construction of campus infrastructure systems and improvements. Posting #P04945UF. Full consideration Nov. 15. Closes Nov. 22.
NEW! Extension Small Farms Program Coordinator: OSU Extension Service invites applications for a part-time (0.75 FTE), 12-month, Extension Small Farm Outreach Program Coordinator position that will be located in Douglas County, Oregon. Posting #P04944UF. Closes Nov. 19.
NEW! Extension 4-H Program Coordinator: OSU Extension Service invites applications for a full-time, 12-month, Extension 4-H Youth Development Outreach Program Coordinator position that will be located in Yamhill County, Oregon. Posting #P04929UF. Closes Nov. 21.
NEW! Extension 4-H Assistant Professor of Practice: OSU Extension Service invites applications for a full-time, 12-month, Extension 4-H Youth Development Assistant Professor of Practice position that will be located in Washington County, Oregon. Posting #P04946UF. Closes Nov. 22
“When we are young, the words are scattered all around us. As they are assembled by experience, so also are we, sentence by sentence, until the story takes shape.” ~ Louise Erdrich
Corvallis: Chance of rain today, high of 58, low of 46. Chance of rain Wednesday.
Central Oregon: Partly sunny today, high of 54, low of 39. Mostly cloudy Wednesday.
Newport: Chance of rain, high of 61, low of 50. Rain likely Wednesday.
Statewide: For OSU employees around the state, find your local forecast here: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/