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On OPB this week
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Oregon State University, helping people across the nation pivot to careers in public health through an OSU online Master’s in Public Health. Read more here.
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Oregon State University, where a new 3D printing approach has applications for robotics and biomedical devices. Read more here.
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Photo of the Day
Maize: Alaina Hill, events manager at OSU, submitted this photo of corn in a corn maze. We are accepting photo submissions at [email protected]. To view past submissions, visit us on Instagram at @osutoday1.
Take Note
NEW! Timely Teaching Tips: Join Ecampus for “Insight to Impact” to learn about what OSU students find most important in online course setup and design, and how the Quality Matters rubric can help faculty proactively plan to meet those needs. Noon to 12:50 p.m., Feb. 25, via Zoom. Register for “Insight to Impact.”
NEW! Sustainability conference: The Sustainability Office, Community Engagement & Leadership, and Campus Recycling are excited to offer OSU students an opportunity to attend the 2025 Washington Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference (WOHESC) taking place March 5-7 at Portland Community College. Up to 40 students will be funded to participate! All OSU Corvallis-based students are eligible to request funding for this social change leadership and professional development experience. Funding will be offered on a first-come-first-served basis to students who complete the application. Transportation and conference registration will be provided to students that are awarded funding. Link to apply.
NEW! Graduate Student Writing Residency: Graduate students working on projects aligned with the mission of the Spring Creek Project are invited to apply for a spring break or summer Graduate Student Writing Residency at Shotpouch Cabin. Applications sent via Submittable require a one-page narrative letter describing the proposed project and a brief letter of recommendation from a faculty member. Deadline: Friday, Feb. 21. Learn more and apply.
NEW! Faculty Writing Residency: OSU faculty members working on writing or research projects aligned with the mission of the Spring Creek Project are invited to apply for a summer Faculty Residency at Shotpouch Cabin. Projects at the intersection of environmental studies and writing, art, music, the humanities, or social sciences may be a good fit. Applications sent via Submittable require a one-page narrative letter. Deadline: Friday, Feb. 21. Learn more and apply.
Anti-racist cohort: The Community for the Advancement of Antiracist Instruction (CAAI) is now accepting applications for the Spring 2025 cohort. CAAI is a learning community of non-tenure track faculty, instructors, and graduate teaching assistants interested in engaging critical pedagogies and implementing anti-racist teaching practices in the classroom. Learn more from our call for applications and consider applying for the Spring 2025 cohort here.
Photography exhibit: The Office of Global Opportunities (OSU GO) is introducing a new exhibition, “Wanderlust,” a collection of photography taken by students during their education abroad experiences. In this inaugural exhibition, 20 OSU students who studied and interned in diverse locations far from home have come together to share moments from their journeys that linked them to the local culture surrounding them. An opening celebration takes place from 3:30-5 p.m., Feb. 18, in the Little Gallery, Kidder 210. The exhibit will be open through March 21.
CAPS Country Line Dancing for Hope: Come join CAPS for a night of fun and dancing at the MU Horizon Room! Put on your cowboy boots and hats and get ready to kick up your heels for a good cause. Whether you're a seasoned pro or a beginner, everyone is welcome to join in on the line-dancing fun. Let's come together to dance, laugh, and raise hope for a brighter tomorrow! With games, raffles, prizes, food, dancing, and more, CAPS is dancing the night away and raising awareness for suicide prevention! Open to OSU faculty, staff and students. 6 p.m., Feb. 20, MU Horizon Room. Tickets available here.
Fidelity On-Campus Consultations: Employees can meet with Justin Blatny, financial consultant from Fidelity to discuss your financial goals and savings plans for retirement. There is no cost for these consultations and they are available to all employees no matter what stage you are at in your career. Appointments are available on OSU Corvallis Campus Thursday, Feb. 27. Schedule online here, or by phone at (800) 343-0860.
Back-to-basics feminist book study starting Feb. 28: Want to learn the core principles of feminism and discuss them in community? The President’s Commission on the Status of Women is hosting a book study of bell hooks’ “Feminism is for Everybody” via Zoom at noon on the fourth Friday of the next four months starting Feb. 28. All are welcome. The e-book is available through OSU Libraries and PCOSW can provide print copies as needed. Register here for Zoom information.
Call for photo submissions: We’re looking for more photo submissions for our Photo of the Day section on the OSU Today website. Please submit your photos with caption information to [email protected]
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OSU in the News
The rise of the faculty career champion (Chronicle of Higher Education)
Growing attention has been placed on the underpreparation of faculty to talk socio-emotional health with learners. In the same way, faculty are lacking the tools to talk about jobs and life after college. “As they’re thinking about careers in their own work, [faculty] are used to being experts in the field, and being an expert in careers feels daunting,” explains Brenna Gomez, director of career integration at Oregon State University.
Oregon spent millions to grow manufacturing tech workforces. Educators say it's their turn (Oregon Capital Chronicle)
“We have centers across our state operating below capacity because of the lack of available qualified early educators. Oregon has centers that maintain an average 18-month long wait list, especially for infant toddler care,” Amy Luhn, director of Oregon State University’s Family Resource Center, told the House Committee on Higher Education and Workforce Development on Tuesday.
Study finds consumer openness to smoke-impacted wines, offering new market opportunities (Wine Business)
The study by researchers at Oregon State University and in New Zealand found that consumers, particularly those that like smokey flavors in food and beverages, are open to drinking smoke-impacted wines. They also found that the type of information on the label can modulate consumer acceptance.
Oregon's top vet lab looks to protect against new threats (Capital Press)
Lately, the Oregon State University facility also has been on the frontlines protecting human health against emerging zoonotic infectious threats — diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans.
North Bend sees highest recorded flu levels in wastewater testing (KMTR)
Flu levels in North Bend have reached their highest recorded levels, according to the latest wastewater testing conducted by the Oregon State University Wastewater Surveillance Team.
Traffic and Maintenance
Washington Way: The Washington Way multi-use path will be closed between SW 30th and SW 35th St. through Friday, Feb. 28.
26th Street: As part of the Jen-Hsun Huang and Lori Mills Huang Collaborative Innovation Complex project, SW 26th St. will be closed between NW Orchard Ave. and NW Monroe Ave on Saturday, Feb. 15 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. The closure is necessary to allow for crane activity in the area. The east sidewalk will be closed in this section. The west sidewalk and bike lane will be open, except during truck unloading.
Use extra caution & avoid construction zones on Washington Way: Infrastructure along SW Washington Way is currently undergoing improvements and the area around SW Washington Way and SW 17th St. is an active construction site. For your safety, please detour around work zones (marked with barriers). We recommend allowing more time to travel around campus as this project continues. For more information about construction work on SW Washington Way and the current closure schedule, click here. If you require accommodations or assistance crossing the SW Washington Way construction zone, please contact [email protected].
SW Memorial Place Closure Near Kelley Engineering Center: As part of the Kelley District Utility Plant project, SW Memorial Place between SW Campus Way and NW Monroe Ave. will be closed through March 1, 2025. A section of the west sidewalk on Memorial Place will be closed. The east sidewalk will remain open. The east entrances to Kelley Engineering Center will remain open. A pedestrian pathway through the fenced construction area will be provided. The bike lane on the east side of Memorial Place will remain open.
Sidewalk Closed West of Goss Stadium: As part of the Washington Way Improvement project, a section of the sidewalk west of Goss Stadium and bordering Washington Way will be closed periodically through Feb. 28. Other possible impacts include noise, dust and mud near the work area.