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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: OSU is providing random COVID-19 TRACE OSU testing by invitation for students, faculty and staff Monday-Thursday weekly on the Corvallis campus and Monday-Thursday every other week on the OSU-Cascades campuses and at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport. Free parking will be provided to those working remotely to come to the Corvallis campus for testing. Testing will continue throughout fall term. Here is a link to enroll. For additional information: https://trace.oregonstate.edu/osu
NEW! Timely Teaching Tips: Looking for ways to encourage and support your students as they finish the term? Help students plan ahead, address their technology concerns, consider flexibility with finals and due dates, and connect students with the resources of the Academic Success Center and Writing Center.
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.
Doctors at Oregon State University’s veterinary hospital on Monday treated a lion rescued from “Tiger King” Joe Exotic’s Oklahoma facility in 2018. (See also KGW, KPTV, Z100 Portland)
Chal Lundgren, a Christmas tree specialist in Oregon State University’s forestry department, says that while Christmas tree growers occasionally find abandoned birds’ nests in trees, in the 30 years he’s been operating his Christmas tree farm in Oregon he’s never found a live bird.
“No matter what you do, there’s going to be needles falling off a real tree,” Chal Landgren, a professor in the department of horticulture at Oregon State University, told Consumer Reports.
“Really what’s going to determine how ugly things get and how concerning they get for both the health of our ecosystems and for our communities are those first rain events that we’re going to get this fall, and really the first couple of years,” Oregon State University’s Bladon said. Particularly if vegetation hasn’t had a chance to regrow on slopes scoured by wildfires.
Welcome to the NuScale Energy Exploration Center at Oregon State University’s Radiation Center. The first of its kind — two more are planned for Texas A&M and the University of Idaho — the center simulates the actual control room for a NuScale reactor complex. It will be open for public viewing once coronavirus restrictions are eased.
A perennial question is whether to cut down plants now or in spring. The answer is not clear cut, said Jeff Choate, a former horticulturist with Oregon State University Extension Service. When it comes to vegetable gardens, everything should come out. Annuals, too, can be uprooted. With perennials, it depends.
OregonFlora, an Oregon State University-based organization devoted to the state’s plants, has launched a revamped website that makes its database of over 4,700 plant species that grow in the wild in Oregon more broadly accessible.
Stuart Ray Sarbacker, associate professor in the School of History, Philosophy, and Religion, published an Op-Ed in the San Francisco Chronicle entitled “Tune In, Turn On, Step Up: Second Wave Psychedelic Ethics.” Sarbacker wrote the piece as a participant in a Luce Foundation-funded religion and technology initiative being administered through the Institute for Buddhist Studies in Berkeley, CA.
Oregon State University and the Canadian Football League Players’ Association today announced a collaboration that provides CFL Players’ Association members access to the university’s top-ranked online educational programs.
Tuba Ozkan-Haller is a coastal engineer and a professor at Oregon State University. "Sneaker waves are a leading cause of death on many coasts, often pulling people into deep water and trapping them in rocks or rolling logs. At the beach, don't turn your back to the ocean, be vigilant, and have an escape plan — especially in an area backed by cliffs, dunes, or rocks."
Today's photo: Leighann Auer, administrative assistant to the Executive Associate Dean and Chief Operating Officer of the College of Agricultural Sciences, says, “Now that the weather has turned, I need an indoor task to keep me busy (after my 7-month-old goes to sleep). My sister and I have started learning how to decorate cookies with royal icing. Now this is how you add the #coronafifteen.” Now it's time to show us what you're doing to help cope with daily life and work in 2020. Take a photo and send it to osutoday@oregonstate.edu. Follow OSU Today on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/osutoday1/ and catch up on any photos you might have missed so far.
NEW! 2020 Oregon Stater Awards: Please join Oregon State University's College of Engineering for the 22nd anniversary of the Oregon Stater Awards to celebrate achievement at the frontiers of engineering and its profound impact on the profession and our world: Wednesday, Dec. 9, 5:30-6:30 p.m. The 2020 Oregon Stater Awards program will honor the Engineering Hall of Fame Award recipient: Anton Thomas Skoro, ’81 B.S. Construction Engineering Management. Skoro is receiving the Engineering Hall of Fame Award posthumously. Joan Skoro will be accepting the award on behalf of her late husband. Remarks provided by Scott A. Ashford, Kearney Dean of Engineering. Free and open to the public. Register here.
Community art project: Postcards to Campus is a community art project and display in the Valley Library. Inspired in part by Post Secret, this project asks students, staff, and faculty to write a postcard with an anonymous note to campus. Postcards will be displayed in the windows of Valley Library and as a digital exhibit. See more details -- including the option to make a virtual postcard -- at the project website: https://beav.es/o9w
Inspiring Girls Expeditions/OSU Community Info Session: Are you passionate about getting young women interested in STEAM? Learn how Inspiring Girls Expeditions (housed within OSU’s CEOAS) provides high school girls* the opportunity to learn about science, art and the outdoors through multi-day outdoor expeditions. Join us virtually Monday, Nov. 30, from 3-4 p.m. to learn how you can get involved as a volunteer, fundraiser, instructor, or partner organization. Session is free and open to all (pre-registration required).
Regional Connections: Relationships That Count: Meet up with Beavers from around the country in a virtual gathering where you can find support, make new friends or simply socialize. No matter what stage you’re at in your education or career, there’s a network of 200,000+ alumni available to help you succeed in school and post-college life. Thursday, Dec. 3, noon to 1 p.m. Registration: osualum.com/regionalconnections Contact: Yuliya Dennis, Yuliya.dennis@osualum.com, 541-737-8294.
Take a break from the big stuff at Trivia Night: Looking for a safe and Beaver-friendly activity to show off all you’ve learned at Oregon State? Join Trivia Night, Tuesday, Dec. 8, at 6 p.m. Grab your friends and form teams of two to four people and compete for prizes. Need a team? Register and you’ll be placed with a team. This event is hosted by the alumni group OSU Next and is open to all students and alumni. Plus, share your ideas for student and alumni activities for 2021. Register for free and compete for prizes. Sign up at osualum.com/OSUNextTrivia.
NEW! CTL Tuesday Teaching + Tech Talks: Reflection, Metacognition, & Celebration: Brooke Howland, Assoc. Director, CTL; Kelby Hahn, Graduate Teaching Assistant, CTL; & Logan Bingler, Data Reference Specialist, BIC. Excited to wrap up a tumultuous Fall term? We are too. Teaching Portfolios and CORE as means to celebrate and support your reflective teaching success. Live session Dec. 1, 10-11:50 a.m. https://oregonstate.zoom.us/my/ctl.t4 Password: CTL. Recordings of each session will be available the following Friday (beav.es/CTLT4) Handouts, materials and resources: beav.es/BOXT4
NEW! Water Resources Policy & Management Virtual Seminar Series: “Diversity and inclusion in Water Resources professions” with Dresden Farrand from the American Water Resources Association. Presented by the Water Resources Graduate Program. Wednesday, Dec. 2 from 4-5 p.m. Free and open to all. To join, use Zoom meeting ID 919 2424 3079 (or CLICK HERE) with password ‘WRSeminar’.
NEW! Preventing Burnout During This Challenging Time – Hosted by Care.com: Executive Coach Lisa Abramson will teach you how to develop a more resilient mindset through five key strategies. She’ll share actionable strategies you can start using immediately to avoid burnout, “reset” and better cope with the stress of the holidays in the time of COVID-19. During this session, we’ll also actively practice some proven stress management techniques to help you re-center, refocus, and be more productive. Dec. 16, 9-10 a.m. Register here today. A recording and a PDF of the presentation will be shared with registrants following the webinar. If you are unable to attend at the scheduled time you can register and receive the PDF presentation and a recording to watch later. Questions? Please contact employee.benefits@oregonstate.edu.
NEW! Department of Integrative Biology Ph.D. Defense Seminar: Erin Abernethy will present “Explorations into who is doing freshwater science and how we are altering waterscapes” on Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 10 a.m. via Zoom. Abernethy is completing her Ph.D. in Integrative Biology under the guidance of Dave Lytle. https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/99648280570.
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NEW! Department of Integrative Biology Ph.D. Defense Seminar: Will Fennie will present “Grow fast or die young: Influence of ocean conditions and larval growth on patterns of selective mortality and settlement variability of rockfishes” on Friday, Dec. 4 at 10 a.m. via Zoom. Fennie is completing his Ph.D. in Integrative Biology under the guidance of Su Sponaugle. https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/94004435551. Passcode: 666883
Department of Horticulture Seminar Series: Join the Fall 2020 Seminar Series Mondays at noon via Zoom. On Nov. 30 at noon, Michael Dumelle, OSU Department of Horticulture, will present, “Adjusting Standard ANOVA Methods to Account for Heterogeneous Variances with an Application to Turfgrass Management.” The event is free and open to the public. Please register for the Zoom meeting in advance: https://beav.es/oQL. Once you register, a password will be emailed to you in advance of the meeting.
So you want to be an economist? What a graduate degree in applied economics can do for you: Thinking about working in environmental, energy, natural resource or agricultural policy? Come learn what a graduate degree in applied economics can do for you. Faculty and graduate students from the Department of Applied Economics will talk about why you might want to continue studying after undergrad, how you get there, and different avenues for financing it. Bring your curiosity and your questions with you! Tuesday, Dec. 1 from 5-6 p.m. via Zoom. Please register at https://oregonstate.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJErfumhqz0vHN3OEjM9j8dAYPG5q1apIVIb.
Beyond Benefits EAP Presents Managing Holiday Stress: Welcome to the holiday season – that whirlwind of gift-giving holidays, marketing blitzes, parties and family dinners and activities galore starting with Halloween, through Thanksgiving, Hanukah and Christmas and ending with New Year’s festivities. This workshop will allow participants to discuss some ways to manage your emotions and expectations, hear some suggestions for shopping and finances, learn about new travel considerations during this time, understand the importance of self-care during the holiday season and consider some new traditions that can make this holiday season a wonderful time. Dec. 2, 11 a.m. https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6722758650228735248
End of Life Options: Managing Life's Closure with David Grube on Thursday, Dec. 3 at 3 p.m. via Zoom - Register today. We all die, but in the US, even before the pandemic, dying has become medicalized and complicated. Few of us realize that we not only have options at the end of life, but that it is important to consider our wishes and values and to discuss them with our family and loved ones. Advance directives outline these decisions. For more info or for accommodations for disabilities, contact osura@oregonstate.edu.
Indigenous academia and advocacy: A four-time Beaver and Coastal Band Chumash member, Luhui Whitebear has held an important community role as assistant director of the Native American Longhouse Eena Haws since 2013. Hear about her extensive work supporting Indigenous communities, from student leadership to political advocacy, in the OSU Changemakers series presented by the College of Liberal Arts and the OSU Alumni Association. Monday, Dec. 14, 5 p.m. Register and watch previous episodes.
Angela Davis at OSU: Angela Davis, American political activist, philosopher, academic and author is the 2021 Keynote Speaker for the 39th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Virtual Keynote and Awards Celebration. The event is on Mon., Jan. 18 from 9:30-10:30 a.m. via Zoom. Registration is free and required. For a schedule of all celebration events, visit the celebration website. For more info, contact events@oregonstate.edu or Mealoha McFadden at 541-231-2585.
Social Justice Education Initiative workshops are happening now, including new Tier Two workshops: The SJEI is a foundational professional development program for all faculty, staff and graduate students. Join your colleagues to begin, or expand, your equity and inclusion journey. See the schedule and register for Zoom workshops here. Interested in this work for your unit? Contact SJEI director Jane Waite for further information: jane.waite@oregonstate.edu
Search Advocate Workshops: More OSU Search Advocate workshops are now available by Zoom. 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. Search advocacy offers faculty and staff an opportunity to work with colleagues in other parts of the university, build new skills and perspectives, and contribute to the university’s progress towards inclusive excellence. 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 2021. Three-hour continuing education workshops for current advocates are also available. To register, go to the Professional Development website. Questions? Contact Anne Gillies at anne.gillies@oregonstate.edu or 541-760-6160.
NEW! Holiday safety: Candle fires are more common around the winter holidays. Candles should be placed on a sturdy surface and never left unattended. Working smoke alarms save lives. Test your alarms tonight and replace if they are over 10 years old. When you cook, never leave it unattended and use a lid or baking soda on a cooking fire. Never use water. When using portable space heaters, ensure you unplug them at night and when you leave. Provide at least 36” clearance around a heater.
Thanksgiving: OSU Today will not publish on Thursday, Nov. 26, or Friday, Nov. 27, but will return Monday, Nov. 30. Please keep these dates in mind when submitting items.
ADA30 Celebratory Symposium: The OSU Americans with Disabilities Act 30th (ADA30) Anniversary Committee is presently accepting proposals for the ADA30 Celebratory Symposium to be held remotely in May 2021. Campus and community members are encouraged to submit proposals for workshops, posters, artist talks, and other session types on a wide array of disability-related topics by Dec. 1. For more information about ADA30 and the Symposium, including proposal submission details, please visit https://blogs.oregonstate.edu/ada30/.
New issue of The Messenger magazine from OSU Libraries and Press is available: The magazine highlights the new resources and services, accomplishments and ongoing efforts of the Libraries and Press, and this issue is about the strange but true history of OSU Libraries and Press. Along with some COVID info. This issue of The Messenger and others are available at https://library.oregonstate.edu/the-messenger-recent-issue.
Dialogue Facilitation Lab Winter 2021 Applications: Applications for the winter 2021 session of the Dialogue Facilitation Lab (DFL) are open. DFL is a professional learning seminar for teaching and professional faculty, staff and graduate assistants looking to integrate critical dialogue facilitation skills into their daily practice. For winter term 2021, the Office of Institutional Diversity continues DFL in an online format. Each cohort consists of 12-16 participants that include perspectives from diverse roles and disciplines. Click HERE to apply. The deadline to complete an application is Dec. 2, 5 p.m. Winter DFL 2021 sessions will take place on Wednesdays from 3-4:30 p.m. starting on Jan. 6, 2021.
Noise Control plan: Are you exposed to loud noise at work? Find out more about OSU’s Hearing Conservation Program and Noise Control Plan. The goal of OSU’s Hearing Conservation Program is to monitor and protect employees who have the potential to develop noise-induced hearing loss – a preventable, permanent and progressive health issue. In collaboration with Environmental Health & Safety, Occupational Health Services provides annual hearing tests for those exposed to loud noise on the job. Training is available through the EH&S website. Contact Occupational Health or Environmental Health and Safety with questions.
Key Shop Hours of Operation Updated: Beginning Monday, Nov. 30, the Key Shop hours of operation will be noon to 3 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday for key pickup and return. Email keyshop@oregonstate.edu or call 7-3565 with questions or more information.
$15K of Funding Available: The OSU Advantage Accelerator is currently seeking proposals that describe technology-based projects in any discipline 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 may be awarded up to $15,000 and should span 9 months or less, beginning in October 2020. Proposals are due no later than 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 16. Read the full RFP here: https://advantage.oregonstate.edu/advantage-accelerator/funding-opportunities/aid-fund
TIAA Appointments: TIAA, one of OSU’s retirement plan providers, is offering complimentary confidential virtual consultations throughout December, January and February to help employees find the answers to their most important retirement questions. Space is limited. Schedule your virtual consultation with OSU’s TIAA Consultant today here (select “Schedule” under “Your Employer”). Questions? Contact Retirement@oregonstate.edu.
Nov. 30 deadline – Affordable learning grant application: OSU faculty are invited to apply for affordable learning grants to offset the time and expense required to develop and/or implement high-quality, freely available learning materials in classes. All grant recipients will receive assistance from OSU’s Open Educational Resources Unit in locating, adopting or authoring zero-cost course materials. For more information, visit https://open.oregonstate.edu/opportunities.
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. Thanks to our generous sponsors, each year’s gift closet is a huge success and we have many grateful families. To minimize traffic to campus/our office, 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. If you have any questions or would like to learn more about this program, please contact erika.woosley@oregonstate.edu.
PCOSW scholarships: The President's Commission on the Status of Women (PCOSW) is offering scholarships to cover registration costs for the 2021 Oregon Women in Higher Education (OWHE) virtual conference. OSU faculty, professional faculty, staff, students and OSU community members are eligible to apply. The scholarship application deadline is Dec. 15. NOTE: Please DO NOT register for the OWHE conference if you are applying for a scholarship until you are approved. Once approved, you will be sent a promo code and special registration link to use to register with OWHE. PCOSW cannot reimburse people for registrations that have already been paid. For questions, contact pcosw@oregonstate.edu.
OSU Press holiday sale: OSU Press has launched its annual holiday sale with 30% off and free shipping for every book on its website. New books include the bestselling memoir, rough house by tina ontiveros; Hops: Historic Photographs of the Oregon Hopscape by Kenneth I. Helphand; and a new history of the Andrews Forest by professor emeritus William G. Robbins, A Place for Inquiry, A Place for Wonder. Whether you’re looking for the perfect gift or thoughtful reading for quarantine, visit http://osupress.oregonstate.edu to explore new releases and old favorites. Enter the promo code 20HOLIDAY at checkout to receive the discount. The promotion expires Dec. 31.
Floor Monitor Training: Training for Floor Monitors and Building Managers on roles and responsibilities when evacuating their building. Contact Emergency Management (emergency@oregonstate.edu) to sign up and receive session information.
Careers in Science Webinar Series: Know a young science enthusiast (grades 6-12) interested in a future career in marine science or STEM? Oregon Sea Grant is offering careers in science webinars where students can connect LIVE with marine science professionals to learn more about career opportunities. Cost is FREE and pre-registration is required. Check out our Career Day website for webinar dates, registration and speaker information.
UPDATED: NW Orchard Avenue closure extended through Nov. 30: NW Orchard Avenue closed between NW 30th and NW 27th Streets. As part of the Cordley Hall renovation and the construction of the North District Utility Plant, NW Orchard Avenue between NW 30th and NW 27th Streets has been closed since Monday, Oct. 26 and will remain closed through Monday Nov. 30. Please view the online map for detailed closure area information. Once it reopens, NW Orchard Avenue will be a one-way street, eastbound only, for the duration of the Cordley Hall renovation. For questions or comments on this closure, contact Construction Manager Jason Lundy at 541-270-0193. Closures are often subject to changes and delays, so please visit the OSU Campus Closures, Shutdowns, and Detours page for updates on this and other campus closures.
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! The College of Engineering (COE) is seeking a highly qualified academic advisor to provide engineering students with advising support including but not limited to orientation, academic success strategies, career planning, course programming, and degree completion in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences. Posting # P04041UF. Full consideration date is Jan. 3, 2021.
Deadline extended: Ecampus is seeking an Analyst Programmer, competency level 3 to join our team. This is a full-time (1.0 FTE), classified position. Posting #P02792CT. Application deadline: Dec. 6.
NEW! Ecampus is seeking two Marketing Managers to join our team. These are full-time (1.0 FTE), professional faculty positions. Posting #P0409UF. Application deadline: Dec. 14.
NEW! Ecampus is seeking an Assistant Director of Research to join our team. This is a full-time (1.0 FTE), professional faculty position. Posting #P04047UF. Application deadline: Dec. 14.
NEW! Ecampus is seeking an Analyst Programmer, competency level 3 to join our team. This is a full-time (1.0 FTE), classified position. Posting #P02797CT. Application deadline: Dec. 14.
"Treat all men alike. Give them all the same law. Give them all an even chance to live and grow. All men were made by the same Great Spirit Chief. They are all brothers. The Earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it…Let me be a free man, free to travel, free to stop, free to work, free to trade…where I choose my own teachers, free to follow the religion of my fathers, free to think and talk and act for myself, and I will obey every law, or submit to the penalty.” ~ Chief Joseph, Nez Perce
Corvallis: Rain today, high of 49, low of 40. Partly sunny through the weekend.
Central Oregon: Chance of snow today, high of 41, low of 28. Mostly sunny through the weekend.
Newport: Rain today, high of 50, low of 40. Partly sunny to mostly cloudy through the weekend.
Statewide: For OSU employees around the state, find your local forecast here: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/
