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Face coverings now required in OSU indoor settings: Face coverings are now required, regardless of vaccination status, in all indoor settings at OSU. This includes but is not limited to public and private workplaces, businesses, indoor areas open to the public, building lobbies, common or shared spaces, classrooms, elevators, bathrooms, transportation services, dining centers, recreation centers and other indoor spaces where people may gather for any purpose. Masks are not required when individuals are in their personal offices and have their door closed. Face coverings are also required outdoors as per State of Oregon rule 333-019-1025 if physical distancing of at least 6 feet can’t be maintained.
NEW! Vaccine compliance: Effective Sept. 15, Oregon State University requires employees and students who work, learn or engage with others in-person as part of their job duties to be fully vaccinated from COVID-19. OSU employees and students who are required to comply and who meet an exemption not to be vaccinated, will be required to test for COVID-19 weekly until further notice. To learn more and to complete the compliance process, go to https://covid.oregonstate.edu/vaccination-program-requirement
NEW! Timely Teaching Tips: Want to learn innovative teaching practices in a supportive cohort of OSU faculty? Apply by Sept. 19 to join CTL’s Fall Blended Faculty Learning Community. The group will explore teaching strategies and use of ed tech in Corvallis and Cascades campus courses. Also check out other upcoming faculty training opportunities from Academic Technology, Ecampus, and CTL.
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. Occasionally, articles highlighted in OSU Today may either be subscription-only or behind a paywall if a maximum number of articles has been reached that month. Many subscription-only publications, like the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, can be accessed by anyone with an OSU email account through the search function on the OSU Libraries home page, which grants free access to many publications. See https://library.oregonstate.edu/ and click on 1Search.
"We wanted to see if there were things that are limiting beaver dispersal in western Oregon, whether they are not able to disperse because of geography or some physical limits," said Jimmy Taylor, a research wildlife biologist with the U.S.D.A's National Wildlife Research Center in Corvallis and a courtesy faculty member at Oregon State. "Our findings indicate that doesn't seem to be the case. They seem to be moving freely within watersheds, with at least occasional movements between watersheds." (see also KEX, KTVZ)
"The people that live on the Gulf Coast of the United States can expect more of this type of thing, because climate change is heating up as we speak," William Ripple, climate scientist and professor of ecology at Oregon State University, told ABC News.
As hard as it is for us to get to Opal Creek this time around, we know it’ll be even harder to see what the fire did in a place so many Oregonians know and love — and can’t visit right now. So, we’ve invited Oregon State University ecosystems ecologist Boone Kauffman to hike with us, and he brings some much-needed optimism as we enter the burned forest.
The expedition, led by a team from Oregon State University, will sail nearly a week onboard the R/V Pacific Storm to get to the search location — the area of the Pacific about halfway between Oregon and Hawaii where the ocean’s stray trash congregates.
“You know if you’ve walked along the beach on a stormy day,” says Bryson Robertson, a professor of civil and construction engineering at Oregon State University. “There’s a lot of destructive energy, and possibly constructive energy, that we can harness and put to use.”
“It’s hotter earlier; it’s hotter mid-season; it’s hotter later in the year,” says Daniel Leavell, forestry agent for the Oregon State University Klamath Basin Research and Extension Center. “It’s dryer. Snow is wetter, and it melts earlier. Water evaporates sooner.”
The University of Oregon and Oregon State University announced on Wednesday that they are requiring weekly COVID-19 testing for unvaccinated students and employees. The universities, along with all of Oregon’s other public universities, are requiring COVID-19 vaccines for students and employees who will be learning and working on campus. People are legally allowed to request exemptions, but the weekly testing requirement includes those who are exempt. (see also Seattle Times)
According to the Oregon State University team, robots like Cassie will help deliver packages and help people in their homes in the future. (see also ABC News)
A program at Oregon State University-Cascades gives students the opportunity to gain valuable on-the-job experience while delivering products and services to organizations across Central Oregon.
While the intent may have been to protect the forests, it was also about protecting corporate interests, said David Lewis, historian and professor of anthropology and Native studies at Oregon State University.
Chunhuei Chi, director of the Center for Global Health at Oregon State University, agreed examples from other countries show schools can reopen safely, but he said the increased transmissibility of the Delta variant means precautions become more important.
Tens of thousands of chemicals used in clothes, makeup and food have not been thoroughly tested. A group of Oregon State University researchers are changing that.
A new 55 thousand square foot academic building is opening at Oregon State University Cascades tomorrow, September 1, 2021. It’s only the second academic hall on campus – and the first to sit on what used to be pumice mine property before the school purchased it a few years ago. School officials say the new Edward J. Ray Hall will revolve around the STEAM disciplines of science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics.
“Both hospitalizations and deaths are extremely small in terms of percentage of those vaccinated,” Chunhuei Chi, director of the Center for Global Health at Oregon State University, told the Oregon Live. “That’s why we call the current surge a pandemic of the unvaccinated.” (see also Oregonian)
Chunhuei Chi, director of Center for Global Health at Oregon State University, said the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine under-enrolled people aged 60 and older in its clinical trials. Women were also underrepresented. The WHO has also noted the Sinopharm vaccine’s limited safety data for people over 60 years old
Oregon State University is hosting a free, three-part virtual conference for high school and college educators to learn how to adopt antiracist teaching practices in their own classrooms.
Gordon Jones is an assistant professor of general agriculture based at the Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center for Oregon State University. Jones says well established hemp plants, transplanted in good conditions with proper root growth, can withstand a fair amount of heat stress—as long as they have access to water.
Oregon State University researchers have figured out a way to make secure computation even more secure than they thought possible.
Oregon State University’s Marine Mammal Institute Director Lisa Ballance will lead a team of eight scientists from OSU and NOAA, as well as the ship’s crew, as they begin their search for the elusive marine mammals sometime this week. OSU’s R/V Pacific Storm is expected to depart on the expedition today and head toward Hawaii. (see also KGW)
Prof. John Chapman is an invasive species specialist at Oregon State University. He and a team of researchers were in Alaska this summer studying an invasive isopod that has now reached Ketchikan and Sitka, and is destructive to an important invertebrate called the blue mud shrimp. Chapman discusses his work with KCAW’s Robert Woolsey.
We’re moving into fall gardening, and you may have questions. For answers, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service.
Milam Hall: In 1926, OSU was known as Oregon Agricultural College, and Milam Hall was the Home Economics Building. Photo courtesy OSU Special Collections & Archives.
COVID-19 vaccines: For information about vaccines in the Benton County, visit this website. OSU-Cascades students, faculty and staff can learn where to find vaccines in Central Oregon here. Check your local public health authority websites for more information. You can also visit the Oregon Health Authority: Get Vaccinated Oregon website and the CDC VaccineFinder for vaccinations anywhere in the U.S. Go to COVID-19 information for links to OSU, local, state and federal resources; and updates on the latest federal travel restrictions.
OSUsed Store Public Sales: The OSUsed Store carries furniture, computers, household items, office supplies and more and is located at 644 SW 13th St. Public sales open to all shoppers are Tuesday, 5:30-7:30 p.m. and Friday, noon to 3 p.m.; details here. Staff may shop for their department Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; details here.
Beaver Classic Cheese Sales: Come see us at the Corvallis Farmer’s Market every Wednesday and Saturday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Corvallis Riverfront on First Street between Jackson and Monroe. You can also order online for the farmers market and just stop by the booth — no waiting. Start here: https://locallygrown.localfoodmarketplace.com/Index.
NEW! Floor Monitor Training: Training for Floor Monitors and Building Managers on roles and responsibilities when evacuating their building. Training is the second Wednesday of every month via Zoom. Sign up for Zoom Floor Monitor Training at: https://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1ZhCgowN8AukjPf.
NEW! Random Review: Allison Davis-White Eyes of Corvallis will review “Caste: The Origins of our Discontents” as part of the Friends of the Library’s Random Review series. The program will take place online via GoToWebinar on Sept. 8, noon to 1 p.m. It is free but registration is required at https://cbcpubliclibrary.net/random-review/. Davis-White Eyes is director of community diversity relations in the Office of Institutional Diversity at Oregon State University, where she has served in academic and administrative positions for 20 years. Isabel Wilkerson’s “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents” was hailed as “an instant American classic” by the New York Times when published in 2020. It explores the idea that this country’s racial segregation is in fact a caste system. For more information, contact Debra Goldenberg, [email protected], 541-971-2469.
NEW! Resilience: Post Traumatic Growth. Eldercare Connections begins its monthly meetings Sept. 9 from noon to 1:30 p.m. via Zoom with a special 90-minute session on "Resilience: Post Traumatic Growth" with Chris Eilers, an older adult behavioral health specialist with Lane County’s Oregon Behavioral Health Initiative. During this presentation participants will be able to define resilience and apply stress management techniques to achieve it, learn about trauma and how it impacts us physically and psychologically, discuss the physiology of fear as well as daily practices that keep worry at bay, and talk about current COVID-19 guidance for caregivers. Contact Robynn Pease at [email protected] for more information.
NEW! Water Resource Engineering M.S. Defense: Leah Cromer will present “Temporal and spatial variability of channel adjustment to floods in a fifth order forested mountain stream” on Friday, Sept. 10, starting at 10 a.m. Cromer is advised under the guidance of major professor Julia Jones. Meeting ID: 915 9227 3697.
NEW! Meat lab: The Clark Meat Lab retail store is open Fridays from noon to 5:30 p.m. Product offerings include beef, pork and lamb retail cuts, fresh and cooked sausages, bacon, snack sticks, jerky, Beaver Classic cheese and honey, and even dog treats. The store is located at 3260 S.W. Campus Way, behind the Motor Pool. For more information contact [email protected] or call 541-737-1927.
NEW! Get pumped up at the OSUAA members’ pregame tailgater at the Alumni Center: It’s good to be back cheering on the Beavs at the CH2M HILL Alumni Center. Festivities kick off three hours prior to game time in the newly upgraded ballroom. With giveaways, family activities and entertainment, great food and beverages to purchase and more, it’s the place to be. You can even rent a room for a private party. Open to all OSUAA members and their guest, OSUAA Orange & Black and Life members also receive VIP accommodations. Upgrade your membership to gain extra access. Catch all the fun before the Beavers play Hawaii, Saturday, Sept. 11, at 8 p.m.
NEW! 2021 University Day Virtual Awards Celebration: Join Interim President Becky Johnson to celebrate the 2021 University Day award recipients on Tuesday, Sept. 14 from 1-2 p.m. Register today. For more info, visit universityday.oregonstate.edu or contact [email protected].
NEW! College of Engineering: State of the College Virtual Event. Join Scott Ashford, Kearney Dean of Engineering, for an update and Q&A on the college. Tuesday, Sept. 28, noon to 1 p.m. Register: https://beav.es/UoN.
Join us for the Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium (SURS): Register today to attend the Sept. 13-14 SURS program presented virtually through Canvas. SURS is an annual showcase for OSU undergraduates to present their research and creative projects to the OSU community. Undergraduates from all academic disciplines, in all years of study, and all stages of research or creative work will be presenting. Registration to attend SURS 2021 is required and accessible only to OSU faculty, staff and students. For more info, visit the SURS website or contact [email protected].
Charlene Alexander Reception: Interim President Becky Johnson invites members of the Oregon State University community to a reception in honor of Charlene Alexander, vice president and chief diversity officer. Please plan to join us on Monday, Sept. 13 from 2-3:30 p.m. in the Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center as we celebrate Charlene and wish her a fond farewell. A short program will take place at 2:30 p.m. Contact Shari Brumbach ([email protected]) with any questions.
UPDATED-2021 University Day Virtual Keynote Session: Join us on Tues, Sep.14 from 10:30 a.m. to noon to hear keynote speaker, Holden Thorp, Editor-in-Chief of Science family of journals. Registration is open and required and will automatically enter you into the prize drawing. For more info, visit universityday.oregonstate.edu or contact Mealoha McFadden at [email protected] or 541-231-2585.
Giustina exhibition: The Giustina Gallery presents two collections for a two-month exhibition: Clark Studios 50 Years of Collections from America to Japan and The Michael Gibbons Exhibition Paintings from the Book “Painting in Nature.” The exhibition runs through Sept. 25. For more information: https://lasells.oregonstate.edu/exhibit/giustina-gallery-presents-two-collections-clark-studios-50-years-collections-america-japan.
UPDATED: Support undergraduate student researchers at the Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium (SURS): Register to attend the Sept. 13-14 SURS program presented virtually through Canvas. SURS is an annual showcase for OSU undergraduates to present their research and creative projects to the OSU community. Undergraduates from all academic disciplines, in all years of study and all stages of research or creative work will be presenting. Registration to attend SURS 2021 is required and accessible only to OSU faculty, staff and students. For more info, visit the SURS website or contact [email protected].
NEW! DFA Risk Appetite and Risk Assessment Tools: Train the Trainer. Insurance and Risk Management Services will facilitate a workshop for unit leaders and supervisors to provide exposure to the DFA Risk Appetite Statements and Risk Assessment Tools. Attendees will gain hands-on practice and develop the skills necessary to assist other employees in understanding and incorporating the DFA Risk Appetite Statements and Risk Assessment Tools into their work. Zoom session, Sept. 14, 9-10:30 a.m. Registration required.
NEW! Andrew Merschel Ph.D defense: Andrew Merschel will present his dissertation titled “Historical Fire Dynamics in Douglas-fir Forests in the Southwest Oregon Cascades” via Zoom on Sept. 17 at 9 a.m. via Zoom: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/97707901029?pwd=Nld0aTY4VU5NaVlVM3RrTFBMcEZwQT09. Merschel is earning his Ph.D in Forest Ecosystems and Society with Meg Krawchuk. Please contact the FES Department at [email protected] with questions or for accommodations for disabilities.
NEW! FYI Friday — Learning Opportunities for Faculty and Staff: LinkedIn Learning and my.oregonstate Training Portal. LinkedIn Learning is now available to university faculty, staff and students. This session will provide a tour of the LinkedIn Learning Library, an introduction to the resources available on our LinkedIn Learning website and a Q&A session to address any questions. We will also tour the new OSU Training Portal for faculty and staff, located in your my.oregonstate.edu dashboard. Part of the Summer 2021 FYI Friday series; Friday, Sept. 17, 10-11 a.m. via Zoom. Registration required.
NEW! Accelerator Speaker Series: “What a CPA Does for Your Startup.” Calling all entrepreneurs. Join us on Wednesday, Sept. 22 at noon for the September OSU Advantage Accelerator Speaker Series event, where you will get a chance to hear from Peter Buss, CPA and income tax partner. Join the discussion and take advantage of this opportunity to ask your most pressing accounting questions related to your startup. Free and open to all. Register here.
Beyond Benefits EAP, Counseling & Therapy, Demystified: There are many myths about counseling and psychotherapy that ultimately prevent people from seeking the help that they need. In this session we will explore these myths and demystify the therapy process. We will look at areas where therapy might be beneficial. This session will provide some insight into what happens during a therapy session and what one can expect when seeking services. We will give an overview of different therapeutic approaches and discuss appropriate levels of care to address certain concerns. Thursday, Sept. 16, noon. Register here.
Beyond Benefits EAP, Managing Worry and Anxiety: Worries are thoughts we have about the future that generate fear. They arrive in the form of a “what if?” and generate dire warnings about terrible consequences that await us. Unfortunately, these warnings we give ourselves are generally overblown and focused on hypothetical problems that probably won’t happen. Chronic worry that begins to impact the quality of life becomes anxiety, and well-intended suggestions to “stop worrying” or applying common stress management techniques are mostly ineffective. This training will address how worry habits develop and methods of intervening with worry and anxiety. Sept. 21, noon to 1 p.m. Register here.
Master Recycler class registration open: Learn all about waste reduction, reuse and recycling to create change in your community. Secure your spot in the Master Recycler class Monday evenings, Sept. 27-Nov. 29 on Zoom, plus in-person tours. Non-credit class is free to Linn and Benton County residents who agree to “pay back” what they learned by educating others. Registration is open until Sept. 7 or until spots fill, whichever comes first. Details here.
Beyond Benefits EAP, Strengthening Your Ability To Empathize: Everyone has heard the saying to “take a walk in their shoes.” It is one of the simplest explanations of empathy. Understanding other peoples’ outlook, being able to recognize their emotions and being sensitive to their situation is vital to communicating more effectively and building better relationships. This course will address ways to improve your capacity to demonstrate empathy. Sept. 30, 10-11 a.m. Register here.
Crucial Conversations: Crucial Conversations is a 10-hour course that teaches skills for creating alignment and agreement by fostering open dialogue around high-stakes, emotional or risky topics at all levels of your organization. By learning how to speak and be heard (and encouraging others to do the same), you’ll surface the best ideas, make the highest-quality decisions and then act on your decisions with unity and commitment. This program consists of a series of five live, online sessions on Tuesdays, 9-11 a.m., Oct. 19-Nov. 16. There is a $100 fee to attend Crucial Conversations. Learn more and register here.
Free, online self-paced training: Introduction to DEI in the Workplace. The OSU Center for Advancing DEI in Business announces the latest addition to our series of free online, self-paced trainings: Introduction to DEI in the Workplace. This training provides a basic 30-minute overview of the ethical and business cases for DEI as well as a primer on basic DEI terms and concepts. Appropriate for people at all levels of an organization, this is a great way to ensure that people are on the same page when it comes to DEI basics. Feel free to enroll for a refresher course yourself, or share it with your industry contacts. Join us as we make change, together.
NEW! Art sought for reading room: The Valley Library's Reading Room is reopening this fall and asking the OSU community to submit art. Work will be on display Sept. 22-Oct. 31. Work requirements: Art must be 2D, less than 15 lbs. and ready to hang. Work should follow the theme of the past year, change and/or metamorphosis. How to submit: Bring up to two pieces of art to the Valley Library basement, outside Java II, Sept. 8, 9, 15, & 16 from 2-4 p.m. for drop-off. Questions can be directed to Robin: [email protected]. To learn more about the Reading Room theme, head to the libguide.
NEW! Policy draft: In accordance with the fiscal policy program, the Fiscal Policy Committee is soliciting your feedback on a new policy draft for University Student Organizations. For more information and instructions on how to provide your valued feedback, please visit Policy Under Review on the Fiscal Policy Program website.
NEW! Updated fiscal policy: 03-160-211 Vehicles and Vessels has been revised to replace PRO 501, providing guidelines for capitalization of all expenses related to licensed vehicles and vessels. Additional information about the new policy, including related FAQs, can be accessed on the FPP website (Important Information/Notifications). Please contact the Fiscal Policy Coordinator for your Business Center or the Policy Steward listed on this policy with any questions.
NEW! New fiscal policy: 03-110-202 Non-Student Accounts Receivable provides guidelines for billing and collection of non-student and/or non-grant receivables associated with university business. Additional information about the new policy, including related FAQs, can be accessed on the FPP website (Important Information/Notifications). Please contact the Fiscal Policy Coordinator for your Business Center or the Policy Steward listed on this policy with any questions.
Mobile Crisis Response Team Survey: OSU Assist, a multidisciplinary support team, will provide a mobile crisis response and wraparound services for students facing mental health challenges or experiencing other forms of distress. The OSU Assist Advisory Committee would appreciate input from students, faculty and staff to inform the development and launch of this program. A link to the survey can be found here. The survey will be available until Sept. 13.
$15K of Funding Available: The OSU Advantage Accelerator is currently seeking applications that describe technology-based projects in any discipline that will move OSU-owned technologies closer to commercialization. Proposals should describe a project that requires $15,000 or less of funding to achieve an important milestone(s) connected to commercialization. Proposals can include expenses for activities related to customer discovery, prototyping, student time, research, commercialization plan development and more. Each project may be awarded up to $15,000 and should span 9 months or less, beginning in October 2021. Proposals are due before 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 17. Learn more here: https://advantage.oregonstate.edu/advantage-accelerator/funding-opportunities/aid-fund.
Applications for an OWHE conference scholarship now open: The President's Commission on the Status of Women (PCOSW) is offering scholarships to cover registration costs for the 2022 Oregon Women in Higher Education (OWHE) conference. This year’s conference will be held in Ashland from Jan. 27-29, 2022. OSU faculty, professional faculty, staff, students and OSU community members are eligible to apply. Preference is given to those who have not been funded in the past for the in-person conference. The scholarship application deadline is Friday, Oct. 8. NOTE: Please DO NOT register for the OWHE conference if you are applying for a scholarship until you are approved. Once approved, you will be sent a special registration link for the OWHE conference. PCOSW cannot reimburse people for registrations that have already been paid. For questions, contact [email protected].
BEaver KIND | Send an encouraging message to students: Students are still navigating the pandemic and gearing up for fall — and with just one short note, alumni and friends can offer the support they need to keep going strong. Share a message about what your degree means to you to inspire and motivate Beavers building their futures at Oregon State. Submissions open now through Sept. 22.
Monthly Emergency Preparedness Topic: Mnemonics A mnemonic is a device, such as a formula or rhyme, used as an aid in remembering. It is a word or string which is intended to be easier to remember than the thing it stands for. (Dictionary.com) This month’s poster can be downloaded at https://emergency.oregonstate.edu/emergency-preparedness/preparedness-topics/mnemonics.
Now accepting FYI Friday presentation proposals for Fall 2021: Does your group have a service, process or system you want to share with the campus community? Consider FYI Friday as your venue. FYI Friday is a weekly remote program where campus partners are invited to present brief, one-off, awareness- or skill- building topics intended for a wide audience of professional faculty, academic faculty and classified staff. Learn more about the requirements and application process here.
Suggest a book: In a mixed celebration of the potential of the future and in memorial of the altered past, the Reading Room is reopening to the public under the theme Metamorphosis, and OSU Libraries is seeking book recommendations to be featured in the heart of the library this fall. Submissions for books can be from any genre. To fill out the survey and suggest a book, click here. If you need help finding ideas for books, check out the Libguide.
Digital course packets: Printing & Mailing will be offering digital course packets starting this Fall term. This is a great option for students that will help keep costs down and provide quick and easy access to the material. The Beaver Store will use our digital platform to distribute both in store and online. A print on-demand option will be available for those students preferring a hard copy. Faculty plan on using a course packet/reader for Fall? Make sure to contact Judy Bankson with Printing & Mailing to have it all arranged: [email protected]. Now is the time to submit any of the course packets that require copyright approval to insure the packet is ready for fall. Contact the OSU bookstore experts on campus when it comes to student options, cost and distribution. Contacts are: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected].
Cyberbullying and Information Sharing: Keeping Kids Safe. Whether you have children of your own or they are part of extended family, friends’ kids, or your community, we all want to keep kids safe from cyberbullying and teach them safe information sharing principles. And part of that safety plan is to prevent home network tampering. Find out what you can do to help protect kids and your networks by checking out this article at https://www.cisecurity.org/newsletter/cybersecurity-for-families-cyberbullying-and-information-sharing/. (You can also download the article as a Word document.) We encourage you to share this information with your friends, family and community to help protect the ones they love. This message brought to you by the OSU Office of Information Security.
Football tickets: Oregon State University faculty and staff can purchase tickets to the football home opener against Hawai’i for $20 (including fees). The game is scheduled for 8 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11 at Reser Stadium. The promo code is OSUFS at this link.
Mid-Month Emergency Preparedness Topic: Water in Disasters. Humans are made up of 65% water and need water after three days or we will perish. Water flows through the blood, carrying oxygen and nutrients to cells and flushing wastes out of our bodies. It cushions our joints and soft tissues. Without water as a routine part of our intake, we cannot digest or absorb food. This month’s poster can be downloaded at https://emergency.oregonstate.edu/emergency-preparedness/preparedness-topics/water-disasters.
EXTENDED! Apply for grant funding for open educational resources: Funding to adopt, adapt or author an open textbook is available through OSU’s Open Educational Resources Unit. Help your students save money by creating high-quality, freely accessible learning resources. Grant recipients will receive assistance in locating, adopting or authoring zero-cost course materials. All funding is a department-to-department transfer; talk to your department head about how this applies to the grant. The deadline is Sept. 1. Visit the OERU website for more information or contact Stefanie Buck.
Impact the future of online education through research: Each year, the OSU Ecampus Research Unit funds projects, up to $20,000 each, to support the research, development and scholarship efforts of faculty in online education. Many OSU colleagues have had transformative experiences in the Ecampus Research Fellows Program. A recent Fellows study highlights the ways in which these projects have advanced research in online/hybrid education. Learn more and consider submitting an application beginning Sept. 8. Contact Naomi Aguiar, assistant director of research, with questions.
Help wanted for new study: Principal Investigator Naomi Fitter is looking for participants (18+) who have full use of their arms and legs for an upcoming research study (“Perception of Vibrotactile Sensations”) to evaluate how vibration perception can be used to locate objects in the environment. The study will take approximately an hour and will occur in a lab space on campus. Contact Information: 541-737-9193, [email protected].
Participants wanted for OSU Research Study: Educational Virtual Reality (VR). OSU faculty teaching university-level courses only. The study is investigating the effectiveness of current VR products and verifying the aptitude of the current applications to the requirements elicited from educators. If you are interested in participating, please email [email protected]. For more details, please email Principal Investigator: Raffaele de Amicis ([email protected]). Info about the study: https://sites.google.com/oregonstate.edu/educational-vr-study.
NEW! Kerr parking lot: As part of the Arts and Education Complex project, half of the south Kerr parking lot will be closed for waterline construction (view map). Work started on Monday, Aug. 23, and the lot closure has been extended through Monday, Sept. 13. For questions or comments on this closure, contact Construction Manager Rick Freeman at 541-231-5368.
Graf Hall renovation: As part of the Graf Hall Renovation Project, the Monroe Ave. and 16th Street parking lot (lot #3221), located south of Graf Hall, will be closed for construction through Sept. 21 (view map). The accessible spaces at the east end of the lot adjacent to Merryfield Hall will remain open. For questions or comments on this closure, contact Project Manager David Amundson at 541-737-2760.
Load restriction on Oak Creek bridge: The Oregon Department of Transportation has put a new load restriction in place at the bridge crossing Oak Creek on SW Western Boulevard, located between SW 26th Street and SW Grove Street in Corvallis (view map). The Oak Creek bridge, bridge #07T24, is a 43-foot-long single span, reinforced concrete bridge. It was originally constructed in 1925 and widened in 1941. Weight restriction signage has been posted at both approaches along SW Western Boulevard at SW Grove Street and at SW 26th Street (photo of signage attached). The weight restrictions are: 4 axle, 23 tons; 5, 6 and 7 axle, 25 tons. Please contact Som Sartnurak, the Engineering Supervisor/Traffic Engineer for the city of Corvallis, at [email protected],if you need help identifying alternate routes.
ILLC: Brick repair work for the International Living-Learning Center (ILLC) is scheduled through Thursday, Sept. 16. Temporary sidewalk closures around the ILLC building will be in place and a lift will be on-site (view map). For questions or comments on this closure, contact Joshua Walsh at 541-737-0927 or Patrick Robinson at 541-737-2428.
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 jobs.oregonstate.edu unless otherwise specified.
NEW! Student Clerical position for the Center for Teaching and Learning at Oregon State University. This position will provide support in creating, preparing and maintaining materials (folders, handouts, flyers, promotional materials, supplies, etc.) for physical and digital distribution, workshops and presentations. Requirements: Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Google Cloud Services (Docs, Slides, Sheets), Box, Canvas and social media. Applicants with backgrounds in marketing and/or inclusive education to apply, including those pursuing a degree in Marketing; Education; Psychology; Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Queer Studies or Ethnic Studies, are encouraged to apply. Posting #P07754SE. Closes Sept. 13.
NEW! Associate Director of Admissions: This recruitment will be used to fill 1 full-time, 1.0 FTE, 12-month, Professional Faculty position for OSU-Cascades in Bend, Oregon. Posting #P04753UF. Full consideration Sept. 16. Closes Sept. 23.
NEW! The Agricultural Sciences and Marine Sciences Business Center (AMBC) at Oregon State University is seeking an Accountant 1 in this competitive/external recruitment. This is a full-time (1.0 FTE) position. Full consideration Sept. 20. Closes Oct. 4. Posting #P03167CT.
NEW! ASOSU SafeRide Driver 2021-2022: ASOSU SafeRide is hiring drivers onto our team for the upcoming school year. This is a part-time position in which you will drive a 12-passenger van, assist in the navigation of the van or dispatch calls in the office. Posting #P07218SE. Closes June 10 but hiring will happen on a rolling basis.
NEW! Student Care Coordinator: INTO Oregon State University seeks a full-time Student Care Coordinator. The purpose of this role is to provide care and support for international students as they pursue their academic and personal goals at OSU. The primary responsibilities of this role include student care and well-being, cultural adjustment, non-academic conduct processes and other programs and services to promote the social, personal and academic well-being of all students receiving INTO OSU services. This position supports students with navigation of campus resources and advocates for students with INTO OSU services as appropriate. To apply, go to https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html.
"But now in September the garden has cooled, and with it my possessiveness. The sun warms my back instead of beating on my head … The harvest has dwindled, and I have grown apart from the intense midsummer relationship that brought it on." ~ Robert Finch
Corvallis: Mostly sunny this week, highs starting out in the 90s but gradually lowering into the 70s by the weekend.
Central Oregon: Widespread haze and smoke this week, highs starting out in the 90s but lowering to the 70s by the weekend.
Newport: Cloudy with a chance of rain this week, highs in the 60s, lows in the 50s.
Statewide: For OSU employees around the state, find your local forecast here: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/
