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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. 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.
Noller brings a deep perspective to hemp, befitting the head of Oregon State University’s Global Hemp Innovation Center, which was unveiled this past summer. Noller took the post after nearly five years as head of the university’s Crop and Soil Science Department, during which time he was also the College of Agriculture’s lead hemp researcher on a part-time basis.
For the last 20 years, the future of nuclear power has stood in a high bay laboratory tucked away on the Oregon State University campus in the western part of the state. Operated by NuScale Power, an Oregon-based energy startup, this prototype reactor represents a new chapter in the conflict-ridden, politically bedeviled saga of nuclear power plants.
Christopher Nichols, an associate professor of history and Director of the Center for the Humanities at Oregon State University, offered the following thoughts on the House impeachment action Tuesday
Presidential announcement. On June 30, 2020, President Ed Ray will step down after 17 years of service and join OSU’s teaching faculty. Today, the OSU Board of Trustees will hold a special board meeting to consider the appointment and employment agreement of the university's next president. The meeting begins at 10 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 13, in the MU Horizon Room. The candidate under consideration for appointment will be introduced publicly at the meeting. A reception will follow in the MU Lounge.
Do you prefer to make a Charitable Fund Drive donation by personal check? No problem! Click here for the pledge form. For the complete list of all the Charitable Fund Drive organizations, click here. Once you’ve completed the pledge form, mail it and your personal check to the Portland address located at the top of the form. Your donation, in whatever form works best for you, is much needed and appreciated! For online pledges: https://www.ipledgeonline.org/_cfduniversities/.
Fisheries and Wildlife Defense Seminar: Sam Stark with the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife will present "Restoration of Pigeon Guillemot Nesting Habitat Through Removal of Introduced Predators" on Dec. 13, 9 a.m., in Nash 032. This seminar is free and open to the public. Email [email protected] with any questions. Zoom link: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/740936377
Board meeting, reception announcing OSU’s next president: Oregon State University’s Board of Trustees will hold a special board meeting to consider the appointment and employment agreement of Oregon State University’s next president. The meeting begins at 10 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 13, in the Memorial Union Horizon Room on the OSU Corvallis campus. The candidate under consideration for appointment will be introduced publicly at the meeting. If appointed, the candidate will succeed President Ed Ray, who has announced that on June 30, 2020, he will step down as president after 17 years of service and join OSU’s teaching faculty. Following the board meeting, trustees will host a reception in the main lounge of the Memorial Union from 10:45 a.m. to noon to welcome the president-elect. The reception is open to the public. The meeting agenda and details are available at http://oregonstate.edu/leadership/trustees/meetings. The meeting will be live-streamed https://live.oregonstate.edu/.
OSU International Scholar and Faculty Coffee Social: OSU Folk Club, Crossroads International and OSU Office of International Services invite you to join international visiting faculty, scholars, students and their families for conversation, coffee, tea and light snacks at the Corvallis Multicultural Literacy Center in the Einerson House, 2638 NW Jackson Ave, Corvallis on Friday, Dec. 13, between 10:30 a.m. and noon. https://www.facebook.com/events/388435441832420/
OSUsed Store Public Sales: The OSUsed Store is open for its weekly public sale Friday noon to 3 p.m. at 644 SW 13th. Personal purchases must be made during public sales. Staff may shop for their department 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. More information on our website.
Volunteer opportunity for Winter 2020 – New International Students Orientation Week: Engage with new international students and help welcome the new Beavers from around the world during Winter 2020 Orientation Week. For more information and to sign up go here. Volunteer Training Day (required once a year for all volunteers): Dec. 20, 9 a.m. to noon at ILLC 350/352. Different volunteer shifts are available. Sign up for a time that fits your schedule. For more information or questions, contact Ivy Snyder at [email protected] or go to our website.
Orange Media Network Open House: Looking to get more involved on campus? Orange Media Network is currently looking to fill student positions in journalism, marketing, graphic design, engineering, TV production and more. Come to our Winter Open House to learn more about OMN, the opportunities available, and next steps for joining our team. Wednesday, Jan. 8, 5-7 p.m. on the fourth floor of the Student Experience Center.
$5K Innovation Days Award & Innovation Days event: OSU faculty are invited to join the OSU Advantage office for an Innovation Days event on Thursday, Jan. 16, at 3 p.m. in the MU to learn about the resources OSU has to help research and technology achieve greater societal impact via tech commercialization. Hear from an OSU faculty member and a student as they share their journey. Faculty participation in Innovation Days enables eligibility for a $5,000 innovation award. This session is focused on autonomous systems and AI but is open to faculty from any discipline. For more information and to RSVP, visit https://innovationenterprise.oregonstate.edu/innovation-days . Registration is free but is required. A hosted networking reception is provided from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
MLK Celebration: Free tickets for the 38th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. peace breakfast are now available to OSU faculty, staff and students. The breakfast begins at 9 a.m. in the CH2M HILL Alumni Center ballroom on Monday, Jan. 20, and seating is limited. After the breakfast, Raquel Willis, a black queer transgender activist, writer and the executive editor of Out Magazine, will be the keynote speaker for the celebration lecture at 11 a.m. at the LaSells Stewart Center. The keynote session is free and open to the public, and tickets are not required. The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration week runs Jan. 18 through 24. To register for the breakfast and for a full list of events, visit https://diversity.oregonstate.edu/mlk. For more info, [email protected] or 541-737-4717.
NEW! Digital Community Meeting: Join OSU’s community of digital workers to learn about content strategy for the web, keeping your organization’s digital presence tidy in the new year, plus see some amazing photography examples, strategies and work flows. Dec. 17 from 2 to 4 p.m. in Cascade Hall 136. Learn more at Drupal@OSU. We welcome all who work on the internet at OSU.
NEW! Winter 2020 FERPA Learning Community: Are you interested in taking a deeper dive into your FERPA knowledge? The Office of the Registrar has offered the FERPA Learning Community in terms past and plans to offer it again this winter if there are enough interested participants. If you're interested, fill out this interest survey, which lists more information about the time commitment involved, by Jan. 2. Every participant will develop a presentation and FAQ sheet relevant to their organization.
Remote Data Collection/ Field work Training: The Adventure Leadership Institute is offering an 80-hour certification course, Wilderness First Responder, which prepares individuals to manage injuries, improvise and provide long-term patient care in remote settings such as field courses or research sites. The course runs from Dec. 14 through Dec. 22, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Contact Emily Abrams for details.
New Year, New You: Online Professional Courses starting in January: The College of Business Continuing and Professional Education courses and certificates are open for January enrollments. Instructor-led, 100% online courses are offered in many topics including: leadership, digital branding, lean six sigma, business contracts and human resource fundamentals. Courses take five to seven weeks to complete and you can earn a certificate in as few as nine months. OSU faculty and staff can use discount code OSUSTAFF20 to save 20%. Call 541-737-1500 for more information or browse the upcoming certificate programs and courses: https://business.oregonstate.edu/continuing-and-professional-education/online-certificate-programs
Oregon Forest Health Conference: The State of the State 2020 conference brings together researchers and managers to present the current science on forest health in Oregon. Conference Dates: Feb. 26-27 at the LaSells Stewart Center. Early registration ($150) is open through Feb. 18; regular registration ($200) begins on Feb. 19. Student registration available. For more information, visit the conference website.
Core curriculum: The Core Curriculum for Current Supervisors and Managers training program, presented by the Office of Human Resources, is open for registration. Core Curriculum is a blended online/2-day classroom training program that strengthens knowledge and skills required for effective supervision and management at OSU. Multiple content experts from key offices will lead you through topics that address OSU policies, procedures and practices. Details and registration (several options available).
Conference on affordability in online learning: OSU is hosting a regional conference with a focus on improving student success and affordability in online and digital learning. Co-hosted by the Online Learning Consortium and OSU Ecampus, the event – scheduled for Feb. 7 in the Memorial Union – will bring faculty, administrators and online learning professionals together to address the opportunities and challenges facing the future of affordability in higher education. Learn more and register today.
Curriculum maps: These planning tools provide clarity to the program assessment process. By diagramming existing and potential courses, curriculum maps identify program strengths, requirements and student learning objectives. Join the Office of Academic Programs and Assessment as we facilitate developing, creating or fine-tuning unique curriculum maps for undergraduate major, minor and certificate programs. Join us Wednesday, Jan. 15, 10-11:30 a.m., in Milam 215. Register for the Curriculum Mapping Workshop
The Social Justice Education Initiative: The Social Justice Education Initiative is open for registration through summer 2020. From Faculty Affairs, 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. Interested in this work for your unit? Contact SJEI Director Jane Waite for further information: [email protected]
Toys for Tots: Thank you from everyone in the Naval ROTC department for donating to the Toys for Tots toy drive. The boxes are overflowing with almost 200 toys collected. They will be wrapped and distributed to bring a smile to a less fortunate child on Christmas morning.
OSU Today deadlines: OSU Today will go to weekly distribution starting next Monday until winter term begins. To get an item into OSU Today for the following week, submit it to [email protected] by 4 p.m. the Friday before.
Phishing emails: Did you know? In November, 1,333 phishing emails were submitted to the Office of Information Security by the OSU community. If you’d like to help identify and take action on phishing emails, forward any phishing email you receive as an attachment to [email protected].
Momentum: Research advances from the faculty, staff and students at the College of Engineering are a remarkable driver of the local, state, national and global economy. The college is making the most of the significant investment from donors, industry partners and agencies at all levels of government, turning research funding into the tools, products and services that are fueling our future. In the winter 2020 issue of Momentum, we highlight a few of the many Oregon State Engineering projects that are making a positive impact on the economy of Oregon and beyond.
Affordable learning grant application: OSU’s Open Educational Resources Unit announces that funding for faculty to adopt, adapt or author an open textbook will be made available in early January. This grant supports faculty who make learning more affordable for their students by implementing no-cost, high-quality OER for their courses. More information on the grant application and related workshops will be shared in the coming weeks. Questions? Contact Stefanie Buck, OER director, at [email protected].
Registration for STEM Academy’s AWSEM (Advocates for Women in Science, Engineering, and Math) Clubs for students in grades 6-12 is open: AWSEM Clubs are designed to nurture girls’ interest in STEM by providing a program of hands-on activities paired with positive adult women STEM role models. Middle school club meets on Tuesdays, 5-6:30 p.m, from Jan. 21 through Feb. 25. High school club meets on Wednesdays, 5-6:30 p.m., Jan. 22-Feb. 26. Undergraduate women studying science and engineering at OSU will lead and be mentors for the clubs. To register: http://stemacademy.oregonstate.edu. For questions, call 541-737-8139 or email [email protected]. Cost is $90 for the entire series. Needs-based scholarships available. While AWSEM Clubs are designed to nurture girl’s interest in STEM, anyone is eligible to apply.
Not sure what the next step is in your business venture? The OSU Advantage Accelerator is accepting applications for its winter Accelerate cohort which begins Tuesday, Jan. 7. Accelerate is open to OSU and community teams who want to launch a business or have a technology with commercialization potential. Upon completion, teams will have an elevator pitch, a five-minute pitch deck completed, product market validation, feedback from many mentors, and more. For some teams, completion of Accelerate qualifies the team for internal funding opportunities. To learn more and apply, visit https://advantage.oregonstate.edu/advantage-accelerator/programs/accelerate
Staff Fee Privileges: Employees who fill out paperwork to access staff fee privileges (tuition reduction) can now submit their forms to [email protected] for processing. This is a new process designed to make submission of these forms easier. If employees have questions about this process or privilege the following link is a resource: https://hr.oregonstate.edu/benefits/current-employees/tuition-reduction-staff-fee-privileges. They can also contact [email protected] or call 541-737-2805.
Zero-Waste Events Survey: Last fall, representatives from Campus Recycling, OSU Catering, OSU Events, OSUPC, the MU, and SLI formed a work group to address zero-waste events. To best connect event planners and venues with the resources they need to reduce event waste, the work group wants to hear from these individuals. Share your challenges and ideas here
Difference, Power, and Discrimination Academy Applications: Faculty applications are being accepted for the DPD Academy scheduled to be held from June 15 to June 26, 2020. The DPD Academy facilitates focused and productive engagement with contemporary, multidisciplinary scholarship on difference, power and discrimination; critical pedagogies; and curriculum transformation. Individual and team applications are welcome. For more information and to apply, visit the DPD Academy web page. Deadline: Feb. 7, 2020.
Applications for PCOSW scholarships and event co-sponsorships for spring term projects are now being accepted: The President’s Commission on the Status of Women provides funding to faculty, students, and staff who are pursuing professional development, research, outreach, or creative projects related to women’s issues. Scholarships average $300 and are paid by reimbursement. Applications are due Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, with notification in Week 7. Visit http://leadership.oregonstate.edu/pcosw/awards-scholarships for detailed guidelines, qualification requirements, and application links. Questions? Contact Joy Jorgensen at [email protected]
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NEW! Ecampus is seeking an Information Technology Consultant, competency level 3; this is a full-time position. This position provides leadership in project management of video and multimedia production to support course development and faculty. Position #P02493CT. Closes Jan. 5.
"Just knowing you don't have the answers is a recipe for humility, openness, acceptance, forgiveness and an eagerness to learn - and those are all good things." ~ Dick Van Dyke, who turns 94 today.
Corvallis: Rain likely today, high of 50, low of 36. Chance of showers through the weekend.
Central Oregon: Rain and snow likely today, high of 41, low of 26. Chance of snow showers Saturday, partly sunny Sunday.
Newport: Rain likely today, high of 50, low of 39. Chance of showers this weekend.
Statewide: For OSU employees around the state, find your local forecast here: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/