NEW! TIAA On-Campus Consultations at Cascades: Employees can meet with Andrew “AJ” Martinez, financial consultant from TIAA 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 Cascades Campus Thursday Oct. 24. Schedule online at www.tiaa.org/schedulenow, or by phone at (503) 265-3905.

NEW! Beavs Give!: We are excited to announce the OSU Foundation’s crowdfunding campaign, Beavs Give! Your gifts, no matter the size, help turn innovative ideas into reality. For example, your support can fund an interdisciplinary educational pilot like the OSU Land Speed Racing Team, where students from the College of Engineering (COE), College of Business (COB), and College of Liberal Arts (CLA) collaborate to form a real-world competition organization and chase world records. After making your gift, please consider spreading the word and inspiring others via social media using #BeavsGive. 

NEW! 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 to 4 p.m.  Anyone can access OSU’s University Health & Safety Committee online, 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 Dan Kermoyan at [email protected] to RSVP and request the meeting location.

Wellness Ambassadors: Are you interested in advancing work life and wellness at OSU? We are looking for volunteers for the new Work Life and Wellness Ambassador Program. Ambassadors are a committed group of volunteers who understand the importance and value of connecting employees to work life and wellness programs and resources on campus in order to support the whole employee. These volunteers help create a culture of whole-person wellness by promoting participation, awareness and engagement in work life and wellness programs, services and events. For more information click here.

Forming a Startup? The OSU Advantage Accelerator is offering Iterate, a free virtual class for researchers and prospective entrepreneurs who have a business idea or technology that could become a sellable product or service but aren't sure what to do next. Iterate consists of four workshops on Wednesdays that build on each other: Nov. 6, 13, 20, and Dec. 4 from  - 4:30 p.m.. Learn more and register here.

Monthly Emergency Preparedness Topic: Earthquake: Do you know what to do in an earthquake? Practice Drop, Cover, and Hold on in case you are caught in an earthquake. Know how to prepare properly and what to do after an earthquake has hit. English and Spanish versions of this bulletin can be found here.   

Domestic Violence Awareness Month donation drive for the Center Against Rape and Domestic Violence (CARDV): CARDV is a 24-hour crisis and advocacy center for survivors of sexual and domestic violence as well as their supporters. Through October, donation bins will be set up in the Memorial Union 1st floor Information Desk window, and in the Student Health Services 1st floor lobby. Requested items include hygiene products, cleaning products, luggage, trash bags, kids items, and phone charging cables.  

FYI Friday: Office of Human Resources Learning & Development is now accepting FYI Friday presentation proposals for Winter 2025. Does your unit have a new or existing service, process, system, policy, or research you want to share with the campus community? Consider FYI Friday as your venue! FYI Friday is a program where campus partners are invited to present what they’re working on to a broad audience of professional faculty, academic faculty and classified staff – presentations can be anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours in length, it’s up to you! Learn more about the requirements and application process. Feel free to reach out to [email protected] with any questions, or for assistance with your application.

Crucial Conversations for Mastering Dialogue: Learn skills for creating alignment and agreement by fostering open dialogue around high-stakes, emotional, or risky topics. Discover how to speak and be heard (and how to encourage others to do the same), surface the best ideas, make the highest-quality decisions, and act on your decisions with unity and commitment. View dates for our 2025 In-person and Zoom courses.

Yoga and Meditation Class Scholarships for all OSU Students: OSU students are invited to apply for financial support to attend classes at Marigold: the OSU Center for Contemplative Practice. Initial Scholarship covers 50% or more class fees for yoga, meditation, and dance classes; Additional funding is available for upcoming programs such as our Sufi Expressive Art workshop, the Wakeful Body Book Study, and more. Marigold is a beautiful biophilic practice center located in Downtown Corvallis. Apply for this scholarship or contact us. 

Fall Drop-in Classes at Marigold! Join us at Marigold: The OSU Center for Contemplative Practice for a new term of weekly classes, including gentle and flow yoga, quiet meditation, body poetry yoga, dancelab and mindlab! Instructors weave contemplative philosophy and movement in welcoming classes that strengthen the body, soothe the mind, enliven and educate the spirit of practice. Check out the class schedule, purchase passes, or apply for an OSU Undergraduate Scholarship. Contact us.

Social Justice Education Initiative: In-person and remote options! Introducing a freshly revised 4-part SJEI Tier One Platform series. Join your colleagues to explore equity and inclusion from a unique, community-building perspective. Open to all faculty, staff, and graduate students at OSU. Learn more, see the 24-25 schedule, and register for remote Tier One Platform & Tier Two Next Level workshops here. Interested in professional development for your unit? Contact SJEI director Jane Waite: [email protected]

Child care assistance fund: OSU FriendRaisers Child Care Assistance Fund opened Monday, Sept. 30. Applications are due by Friday, Oct. 25. This fund provides financial assistance to full and part-time OSU employees with child care expenses. For more information and to access the application, visit the Employee Financial Resources page. For questions, please contact Cari Maes, [email protected] or 541-737-4906.