Today in the News Media
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.
While the snowpack has rebounded a little in the past week, overall it remains low, said Kathie Dello, deputy director of the Oregon Climate Service at Oregon State University. “There is a bit of time to make up some ground, but areas that experienced shortages last year or that don’t have access to storage may see lingering impacts,” she said
On a Thursday afternoon in late October, students funnel into a room on the third floor of Valley Library. Ranging in ages and backgrounds, there is one thread that ties them together. They are all first-generation college students looking for mentorship from Oregon State University professionals as they seek to define their own legacy.
While Deschutes stands alone in Central Oregon using the technology, other larger brewers like Anheuser-Bush InBev have been using predictive modeling. And brewers Deschutes’ size use a variation of this kind of technology: Sierra Nevada in Chico, California, The Craft Brew Alliance in Portland, and New Belgium Brewing Co. in Fort Collins, Colorado, said Tom Shellhammer, Nor’Wester professor of fermentation science at Oregon State University.
Instead of McArthur Court, the Oregon women played most of their games in the Gerlinger Hall Annex, where the pull-out bleachers usually contained no more than 100 fans. Shin splints were a common ailment because the wood floor was laid directly onto concrete. Women’s facilities in Corvallis were no better. One year, Hersman said, the women’s Civil War was postponed because of a rain shower.
Oregon State Men’s Basketball defeated their rival University of Oregon on Saturday night at Gill Coliseum with a final score of 72-57.
Anne Trehu, a geophysicist at Oregon State University, isn’t saying the Really Big One is coming anytime soon. But during a presentation at this week’s annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, she said a steadily expanding network of seismometers and strainmeter could give us advance notice.
Oregon State University will host a pre-broadcast screening of an Oregon Public Broadcasting program on the state’s early African-American residents followed by a panel discussion on campus next week.
A piece by OSU's Susan Shaw.
Oregon State University-Cascades launched its own app a year earlier. Since this fall, more than 1,500 people have downloaded COCC’s app and 600 people have used OSU-Cascades’ app.
“We were very startled by what we saw,” said Dan Hartung, an associate professor in the joint OHSU-Oregon State University College of Pharmacy program, and a co-author of the research letter. “But in a way it kind of jibed with what we’d been hearing, just in clinicians who treat patients with these disorders, that dealing with insurance company hassles is one of the top issues that they have to navigate in making sure patients have the treatments they need.”
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Food Drive Rummage sale: OSU News & Research Communications is hosting a rummage sale to benefit the OSU Food Drive. Items include toys, costumes, books, music, movies, pet supplies, household items and more. Feb. 18-22, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Kerr fourth-floor lobby. Cash or checks only.
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NEW! Boldly Me Health Week: Join us for this week of events focused on healthy sexuality and promoting inclusivity for diverse gender identities and sexual orientations. Boldly Me is about celebrating the unique qualities contributed by each member of the OSU community, through events designed to promote healthy relationships, increase understanding of consent, and showcase individuality in identity. Feb. 18-22 at various locations on campus.
Book Sale: Join us Feb. 18 through 22, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Richardson Hall, 2nd Floor Knuckle. Book prices will vary. For more information contact [email protected]. This event is part of the OSU Food Drive
Rummage sale: OSU News & Research Communications is hosting a rummage sale to benefit the OSU Food Drive. Items include toys, books, music, movies, pet supplies, household items and more. Feb. 18-22, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Kerr fourth-floor lobby. Cash or checks only. This event is part of the OSU Food Drive
Prospective student open house: Spring preview, an open house program for prospective students, will be in CH2M and the Memorial Union on Monday, Feb. 18. There will be approximately 800 to 1,000 guests on campus, which may impact parking and retail food locations. Welcome the guests while they are on campus.
Soup Sale: Come check out a variety of soups that will be for sale on Feb. 18 at Magruder Hall. Vegetarian and vegan options will be available. One bowl of soup will be sold for $3, or $5 gets you a bowl, bread and a drink. Questions, contact [email protected]. This event is part of the OSU Food Drive
Crop and Soil Science/Horticulture Winter 2019 Seminar Series: Pahoua Yang and Sarah Windes, graduate students in the Department of Crop and Soil Science, will give a research presentations on “Colorado potato beetle in the Columbia Basin: New Development” and “Beer flavor and climate change: doing my part,” respectively. They will speak on Feb. 18 at 4 p.m. in the Agricultural and Life Sciences Building, room 4000. For more information, contact Emmalie Goodwin at [email protected].
Preston Green – Sustainable Forest Management M.S. Defense: Preston Green will present his thesis, “Insight into the Productivity, Cost and Soil Impacts of a Cable-assisted Harvester-forwarder Thinning in Western Oregon,” on Monday, Feb. 18, at 4 p.m. in 107 Richardson Hall. Preston is advised by major professor Woodam Chung in the Department of Forest Engineering, Resources & Management. Free and open to the public.
Upcoming Events
NEW! Winter Career Fair: On Wednesday, Feb. 20, connect with some of the best employers in the country at the 2019 Oregon State Winter Career Expo. This career fair attracts approximately 130 employers seeking students to fill jobs and internships in STEM fields, humanities and business. CH2M Hill Alumni Center, 11a.m.-3 p.m. Check out which employers are attending by logging into Handshake.
NEW! Winter Civil & Construction Engineering Career Fair: This career fair attracts approximately 70 employers seeking students to fill jobs and internships in the civil and construction engineering industries. The Winter 2019 Civil & Construction Engineering Fair is Wednesday, Feb. 20, at Reser Stadium, 11a.m.-3 p.m. Check out which employers are attending by logging into Handshake.
OSUsed Store Public Sales: The OSUsed Store is open for its weekly public sales Tuesday 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and 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.
Winter Repair Fair: Bring your broken items and volunteers will help you learn how to repair your belongings; attend demos to learn more skills. Repair skills will be offered for appliances, clothing, housewares, bicycles, computer, jewelry, and musical instruments. Also, drop-in demos will be offered each hour: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Airy Upcycling: Build Your Own Planter for Air Plants (free plant) and 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Lookin’ Sharp - How to Sharpen Your Own Knives. Feb. 20, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. OSUsed Store, 644 S.W. 13th St. Repair Fairs are sponsored by the Waste Watchers, helping you save money, gain skills and reduce waste. Learn more at http://tiny.cc/repair-fair and join us on Facebook.
Lectures, Workshops, Webinars
NEW! Oregon Wine Research Institute Seminar: Akif Eskalen, plant pathologist and UC cooperative extension specialist at UC Davis, will present a seminar, “Grapevine Trunk Diseases: Current Management Strategies,” on Tuesday, Feb. 19, at noon in Kidder 202. Eskalen will talk about managing grapevine trunk diseases with respect to etiology, epidemiology and current pesticides options. The seminar is free and open to the public.
NEW! WRGP Water Resources Engineering Winter Seminar Series. Catalina Segura, Oregon State University, Forest Engineering, Resources and Management will present “Water Stable Isotope Ratios Reveal Network-Scale Variability in Baseflow Sources in a Mountain Catchment, Western Cascades, Oregon” on Wednesday, Feb. 20, from noon to 1 p.m. in STAG 111. Free and open to the public.
NEW! Boldly Me Student Panel: Some wonderfully BOLD students have generously volunteered to share their experiences with and their understandings of identity, sexual health, and inclusivity at Oregon State. Faculty and staff are invited to this panel where they may hear our students’ stories, ask questions pertaining to sexual health and wellbeing on campus, and discuss ways in which everyone can contribute to a more inclusive campus culture. Feb. 20, noon to 1 p.m. in Memorial Union room 206.
NEW! Negroes with Guns: Film and Discussion: In celebration of Black History Month, the Oregon State Peace Studies Program will host the film "Negroes with Guns: Robert Williams and Black Power." Robert and Mabel Williams were civil rights activists who advocated that Black Americans arm themselves in self-defense against white racists. The film discusses how they developed their ideas about self-defense and the tensions that arose between their ideals and those of other nonviolent groups, such as those led by Martin Luther King, Jr., within the Civil Rights Movement. A discussion will follow. Pizza will be provided. Wednesday, Feb. 20, 6 p.m. Milam Hall, Room 319.
NEW! Outside the Lab Speaker hosted by OSU Women in Science: Jane Zelikova will be presenting a talk titled, "Living at the intersection of climate change science, feminism, and activism.” Zelikova is an ecologist and has helped start the 500 Women Scientists organization. Lecture is Feb. 26 from 5-6 p.m. in the Linus Pauling Science Center Rm 125. Reception to follow.
NEW! Rural Living Day 2019: A day-long, fun and informative event for the rural enthusiast. Class topics include food preservation, beekeeping, compost, pasture management, well water management, oils, tree ID, wildfires, chain saw safety, and more. Rural Living Day will happen on March 9 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The event will be held at Harrisburg High School, 400 S. Ninth St., Harrisburg. The registration fee is $25 (lunch is not included). Registration is required prior to the day of the event. Registration information is available online at https://extension.oregonstate.edu/smallfarms/events/rural-living-day-2019
Tuesday Teaching Talk: Join Lori Kays (a.m.) or Devon Quick (p.m.) to consider approaches to combining student-centered activities and presentation-style instruction in one class time session. This two-hour workshop will be facilitated twice in Milam 215 on on Feb. 19, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. No need to register – just come on by. Learn more here. Contact us here.
Basic Excel for Financial CORE Data: CORE provides a convenient interface to query data for common use cases that we encounter with financial data. What if you have an unusual data need though? This hands-on workshop will look at the basics of manipulating CORE data in Excel for common business functions. This includes how to split and join data, using VLOOKUP, sorting and more. Note: This session is restricted to employees with a FIN3 or higher security level in CORE. Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2-3 p.m., Cascade Hall 118, In-Person. Contact IAR with questions. Register Here
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning journal club: The SOTL journal club turns lab-based principles of learning and memory into effective classroom practice. Join us for monthly readings and discussion of evidence-based pedagogy. All are welcome. Next meeting Feb 21, 10 a.m., Reed Lodge 219. Check our website for further dates and links to readings. http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/sotl/
Field to Market workshop: The Oregon State University Extension Service, Family and Community Health Program in Clackamas County, the Metro Small Farms Program and the Oregon Department of Agriculture are partnering to offer ‘The Essentials’ Field-to-Market workshop. Saturday, March 9, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., North Willamette Research & Extension Center, 15210 NE Miley Road, Aurora. Registration: http://bit.ly/FTMEssentials. Cost: $25/person, $40/couple. Registration includes snacks and a flash drive loaded with resources. (Scholarships available, call 503-557-5885 to inquire).
University Budget Committee and Tuition Discussions: The University Budget Committee has begun meeting to discuss recommendations for tuition rates for the 2019-20 academic year. The Committee welcomes questions, comments, and ideas. Information about the tuition-setting process and the work of the University Budget Committee is available on the Office of Budget & Fiscal Planning website. For more information, to provide an idea or opinion, or to ask a question please contact Sherman Bloomer.
Food drive
NEW! Soup Lunch: The soup will be $3 for one bowl or $5 for all you can eat. Feb 20, noon to 1 p.m., in Richardson Hall, 2nd Floor Knuckle. For more information contact [email protected].
NEW! University Information and Technology Online Silent Auction: The UIT auction runs from 8 a.m. Friday, Feb. 15, to noon, Thursday, Feb. 28. To view auction items and register to bid, visit our auction website here. Items up for bid include birding, fishing and sailing trips, handcrafted items and more. Contact Chris Sinnett at [email protected] or 7-9156 with questions.
Got Bingo? Be sure to check your bingo cards to see if you are the big winner. New numbers will be posted Monday-Friday by 10 a.m. at https://fa.oregonstate.edu/controllers-office/baff-food-drive-2019. If you have bingo, contact [email protected].
New Morning Bakery Cookie Decorating: Stop by 116 Gilmore Hall on Feb 19 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to decorate (and eat, if you want) a delicious cookie donated by New Morning Bakery. Tons of toppings to choose from. $2 per cookie. For more information email [email protected].
Bagel Break: Come and join us for the annual EESC Bagel Break in 400 Kerr Administration Building on Feb. 19 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. and enjoy Panera bagels, beverages, and games! Minimum donation amount will be $3. Stop by for a delicious morning treat. For questions, please contact [email protected].
Taco Tuesday: The tacos will be 3 for $5. Feb 19, noon to 1 p.m. in 240 Strand Agricultural Hall. For more information contact [email protected]
Printing and Mailing Food Drive: Did you know that P&M Services has a spinning wheel and Plinko games at the Xpress Stop in the MU? Bring $1 or two cans of food for chance to win a prize. We have received more than $600 in gift card donations from various local businesses. Come in to Xpress Stop for a chance to win and help the food drive at the same time. Don’t forget that every Wednesday in the month of February is fresh baked chocolate chip cookie day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Printing and Mailing Food Drive: Campus Mail has dropped off Orange Food Donation Bags while delivering mail throughout campus. You can use these for your donation and leave for Campus Mail to pick-up every Friday in the Month of February.
Honors College Jamba Juice fundraiser: Pick up cards from the front desk in LINC 450 for just $10 and get more than $20 worth of savings on smoothies from Jamba Juice; 50 percent of proceeds go straight to Linn-Benton Food Share. Contact [email protected] for more information.
Wine Gift Basket Raffle: COE-EECS is raffling off two wine gift baskets. Each gift basket will contain a bottle of white/red wine, $10 gift card to Beaver Cheese & Clark Meat Science Center, and more. Tickets are $2, and on sale Feb. 4-13, and can be purchased in Kelley Engineering 1148 during regular office hours. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. while the office is open. Closed for lunch from noon to 1 p.m. For more information contact [email protected].
Hot Chocolate and Cider Break: Warm up during the month of February (4-28). Stop by Gilmore Hall 116 for $1 hot chocolate and cider every weekday from 8-5. For questions, contact [email protected].
Printing & Mailing Services' Annual Food Drive: Drop off non-perishable food or cash to the Xpress Stop during the month of February: $1 or two cans of food to spin the wheel and every spin wins a prize.
Gift Basket Raffle: EESC is raffling off four gift baskets. There will be a movie basket, Valentine's Day basket, book basket and gardening basket. Drawings take place each Thursday. Tickets are 1/$1 or 6/$5. See Noelle Mills or Pete Petryszak in Kerr Administration Building 422 for tickets. For questions, contact [email protected].
BEE Girl Scout Cookie Raffle: Get your hands on three boxes of coveted Girl Scout Cookies, including the new caramel chocolate chip. Stop by Gilmore Hall 116 to purchase your $1 tickets. Drawing on Feb 28. For more information, email [email protected].
Book and DVD Sale: Purchase lightly used books, DVDs and board games to support the 2019 OSU Food Drive. Items range $1 to $5. The sale will be running all month in the Magruder Hall lobby. For questions, contact [email protected].
Handmade Quilt and Coffee Table Raffle Ticket Sale: Raffle tickets are $1 each or six tickets for $5 and can be purchased at the Forestry HelpDesk in Richardson Hall throughout the month of February. The drawing will be on Feb, 28 at 1 p.m. For more information contact [email protected]. Photos: Quilts Coffee table
Bulb Sale: Are you ready for spring? Bulbs are still available for order. You can order directly from Dutch Mills Bulbs by visiting the Business Affairs fundraising page or stop by Kerr B100 to place your order. Each kit is only $10 and will arrive in time for your spring planting. Orders must be received by Feb. 25.
Take Note
NEW! Recyclemania: OSU is currently in the lead against UO in Recyclemania. RecycleMania is an annual eight-week recycling competition running Feb. 3 through March 30. You can help us win the Oregon Classic and compete nationally by recycling, composting and reducing your trash. So grab your recyclables and keep recycling. Learn more at http://tiny.cc/rm-osu or at events offered throughout the term.
START Bilingüe Volunteers Needed: New Student Programs & Family Outreach is looking for staff and faculty that are interested in assisting with our START Bilingüe program. START Bilingüe is an orientation track for Spanish-speaking parents and family members of incoming new students taking place during our orientation session Sunday, July 7, and Monday, July 8. We are searching in particular for volunteers that are Spanish-speaking to assist with the facilitation of sessions and engaging with families during the program. For inquiries please contact Jess Tallant, Parent & Family Programs coordinator, at [email protected]
Mid-Monthly Emergency Preparedness Topic – Food in Emergencies: If a disaster strikes your community, you might not have access to food, water, and electricity for days or even weeks. Options for food storage include freeze-dried foods, MREs, dehydrated, foods, and canned foods. This month’s poster can be downloaded https://emergency.oregonstate.edu/files/EP-Bulletin/Monthly/03-15%20Food-portrait.pdf
Spring Family Weekend: Spring Family Weekend is taking place on May 3-5, 2019. If your department or organization is planning on hosting an event and would like this information to be included in the master program please fill out this formby Friday, March 22. All events that are recorded after the deadline will only be placed on the online schedule. If you have questions regarding Family Weekends, they can be directed to New Student Programs & Family Outreach or Jess Tallant, Parent and Family Programs coordinator, at [email protected].
OSU Group Discount for NCORE Registration: The 2019 National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE) is coming to the Oregon Convention Center in Portland this May. NCORE is an annual conference on issues of race and ethnicity in American higher education. Here is an overview of the schedule. Pre-conference institutesare on Tuesday, May 28, and regular conference sessions are Wednesday, May 29, through Saturday, June 1. OSU employee discount: Register through this employee discount link to save 10 percent. The OSU group rate is $625 for the conference only through March 31 ($715 beginning April 1); the OSU group rate for the conference PLUS pre-conference institute is $715 through March 31 ($805 beginning April 1). Student flat rate is $495 (with or without the pre-conference institute) no matter when you register; register here if you are a student. OSU’s Search Advocate program will sponsor a limited number of $625 conference registration scholarships for those who have already completed search advocate training – the scholarship application was emailed to the search advocate listserv on Feb. 13, and applications are due by March 1.
Faculty Awards Solicitation: The Faculty Recognition and Awards Committee is now accepting nominations for the awards selected by the Faculty Recognition and Awards Committee. Criteria and nomination forms are online at http://senate.oregonstate.edu/individual-awards; online nominations will be accepted through March 18; hard copies may be delivered to the Faculty Senate Office (Gilkey Hall 107) by March 20. Guidelines for preparing nomination packets are available online at http://senate.oregonstate.edu/sites/senate.oregonstate.edu/files/guidelinesfacultysenateawardnominationpackets.pdf. For further information, contact Vickie Nunnemaker at [email protected]. Information on other awards, which are selected by a variety of groups, is online at http://senate.oregonstate.edu/individual-awards. Note that nominations for these awards have varying deadlines, so check each award for the appropriate deadline. A new award is the Outstanding Diversity Advocate Award; online nominations will be accepted through March 22. Nomination materials are at https://diversity.oregonstate.edu/outstanding-diversity-advocate-award.
AEELab: Sign up to take part in economics experiments for cash at the Applied Experimental Economics Lab in the Applied Economics department. No affiliation with OSU is required for participation, and anyone is invited to register through our website at https://oregonstate-aeelab.sona-systems.com/. Find more information about us at our Facebook page.
Animal Action Day: Help out some furry friends by engaging in direct service work. Some of the projects include a work party at the Lighthouse Farm Sanctuary and a Craft N’ Care event with Heartland Humane Society creating bandanas and toys. Saturday, March 2. Register here: http://tinyurl.com/y2jt8u63.
Athletics
OSU Cycling Club Home Race: Sports clubs and the OSU Cycling Club are hosting their annual Randall Fox Beaver Omnium as part of the USA Cycling Northwest Collegiate Cycling Conference on March 9-10. Races include a road race and time trial on March 9 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and a criterium on March 10 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m, and all race events are free to watch. To volunteer for this event, sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080f44a5ae28a2fd0-2019. For more information about this event, contact Austin Ellerbruch at [email protected].
Jobs
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! Office Specialist 1: This is a classified position in Oregon City. Office Specialist 1, full-time (1.0 FTE). Monthly salary range: $2,190-$3,076, plus benefits. Salary dependent on education and experience. Posting #P01989CT. Closes Feb. 24.
NEW! Fiscal Coordinator 1: This is a classified position in Oregon City. Fiscal Coordinator 1, full-time (1.0 FTE). Monthly salary range: $3,696-$5,657, plus benefits. Salary dependent on education and experience. Posting #P01977CT. Closes Feb. 25.
NEW! Project Manager – OREGON ST ADVANCE: School of Language, Culture & Society invites applications for a full-time (.80 FTE), 12-month, Project Manager – OREGON ST ADVANCE position. Posting #P02756UF. Closes Feb 26.
NEW! This recruitment will be used to fill one full-time Office Specialist 2 position for the Department of Admissions at Oregon State University (OSU). Posting #: P01992CT. Closes March 1.
NEW! Office Manager: This is an Administrative/Professional Faculty position in Oregon City. Office Manager, full-time (1.0 FTE). Salary range: $41,664-$70,704, plus benefits. Salary dependent on education and experience. Posting #P02763UF. Closes March 10.
NEW! Assistant Professor of Organizational & Environmental Communication: The Speech Communication Area of the School of Arts & Communication Invites applications for one full-time (1.0 FTE) salaried, 9-month Assistant Professor of Organizational & Environmental Communication. Posting #P02764UF. Full consideration date March 11. Closes June 30.
NEW! Student Health Services invites applications for a full-time (1.0 FTE), 12-month, Info Tech Consultant-Clinical Applications Specialist Posting #P01990CT. Closes March 15.
NEW! Instructor/Professional Programs Assistant Director: Professional Success & Partnerships Invites applications for one full-time (1.0 FTE) salaried, 12-month Instructor/Professional Programs Assistant Director. Posting #P02744UF. Full consideration date March 15. Closes March 29.
Weather
““The function of freedom is to free someone else.” – Toni Morrison, who turns 88 today.
Corvallis: Occasional sprinkles and flurries, high of 43, low of 32. Rain and snow likely tomorrow.
Central Oregon: Partly sunny, high of 31, low of 16. Chance of snow tomorrow.
Newport: Slight chance of showers, high of 46, low of 39. Rain likely tomorrow.
Statewide: For OSU employees around the state, find your local forecast here: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr
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