NEW! Open call for art, public and OSU students: The Art About Agriculture Competition and Touring Exhibition 2025 Open Call for Art is a juried opportunity with no submission fees, offering purchase awards and touring exposure. Open to Pacific Northwest artists. Students at OSU, Pendleton Center for the Arts, and Clackamas Community College are encouraged to apply. Deadline: March 2. beav.es/GWQ.

NEW! Haeli Rowland tackles plastic waste with EcoBricks Initiative: Haeli Rowland, a senior majoring in Tourism Recreation and Adventure Leadership at Oregon State University, is taking a hands-on approach to sustainability. EcoBricks are created by tightly stuffing plastic or other non-recyclable trash into plastic bottles. These compact, durable “bricks” can be repurposed into structures like garden beds, benches, or walls using cement or other binding materials.  Read more about this project on the Ecologue.

NEW! Tree School: The Oregon State University Extension Service is offering Tree School Clackamas on Saturday, March 22, at the Clackamas Community College. Registration for Tree School will open on Feb. 4 at 10 a.m., and classes are expected to fill fast. Tree School is Oregon’s largest and most comprehensive forestry and natural resource education event. People can register online, in-person, or by mail. Many classes fill in the first few days of registration. For registration information, visit the website, stop by the OSU Extension office at 200 Warner Milne Road, Oregon City or call 503-655-8631.

Timely Teaching Tip: Looking for teaching-focused professional development? The Center for Teaching and Learning is offering numerous on-campus, Zoom and hybrid events during the next month. Topics include multimodal assignments, transparent assignments, supporting “every student graduates,” the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), critical conversations, pre-class readings, and AI. See CTL Workshop and Events and register now.

FYI Friday: Office of Human Resources Learning & Development is now accepting FYI Friday presentation proposals for Spring 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 two hours in length, it’s up to you! Learn more about the requirements and application process. Contact [email protected] with any questions.

Mid-Month Emergency Preparedness Topic: Food in Emergency: It is important to understand the dos and don’ts of handling food during an emergency as well as keeping an emergency food supply readily available. English and Spanish versions of this bulletin can be found here.

PRAx Tours: You can now download the PRAxTours app to your mobile device. The PRAxTours app features self-guided tours of Oregon State University's visual and performing arts center, rotating Stirek Gallery exhibitions, public art across campus and more. Click the link to download the PRAxTours app to your Apple or Android device to enjoy an intimate and exclusive experience the next time you visit PRAx.

Therapy on campus: Employees can use their eight Lyra Health sessions to meet with a therapy provider on the OSU Corvallis Campus every Thursday. To book with this provider directly, click here.

Paid Oregon Sea Grant opportunity for undergraduates: The Oregon Sea Grant Scholars Program is now accepting applications for the Summer Scholars Program, a paid 10-week program (June 16-Aug. 22) that places undergraduate students, and students who graduated in the 2024-25 academic year, with a variety of Oregon-based host organizations (Tribal, public agency, non-profit, non-governmental). Host sites include both in-person and remote opportunities, and several host sites accept international student applications. More information can be found on the Oregon Sea Grant Summer Scholars website. Applications are due Feb. 17.

Volunteers wanted for blackberry study (Corvallis): Seeking volunteers age 55 years and older who are not currently eating more than 2 cups of berries per week, do not have memory or learning disorders, and do not take medications that affect focus and concentration. Volunteers will consume freeze-dried blackberry powder daily for 12 weeks and will receive $100. Title: Impact of Oregon Blackberries on Cognition and the Gut Microbiome. Principle Investigator: Kathy Magnusson. For more info and to see if you qualify, click here. Contact: [email protected], 541-737-3594.