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.
The massive sea of trees known as the Elliott State Forest, between Coos Bay and Reedsport, might be getting a new owner. “When you think of a post card or a map, you think of a forest,” says Anthony S. Davis, Oregon State University’s interim dean. (see also KATU)
"Mosquitoes could have been vectoring malaria at that time, but it's still an open question," said the study's corresponding author, George Poinar Jr. of Oregon State University's College of Science. "Back then anopheline mosquitoes were probably biting birds, small mammals and reptiles since they still feed on those groups today." (see also KTVZ)
“Selecting native plants for home landscapes in Central Oregon,” written by Amy Jo Detweiler, Deschutes County Oregon State University Extension horticulturist, is a valuable reference that includes listings of both the common name and botanical name for deciduous trees, conifers, deciduous and evergreen shrubs, grasses and perennials.
Dr. Shauna Tominey, an assistant professor of practice and parenting education specialist at Oregon State University in the US, notes that as they get older, children will seek information from friends, other adults or the internet – and while it's normal for them to grow increasingly independent, it's also important they know they can turn to their parents at any time.
Today's photo
A new future for Cordley Hall: The Cordley Hall renewal project, which began last summer, will transform Cordley into a modern life sciences research facility, with renewed space for labs, classrooms, and collection and collaboration spaces. This architect’s rendering shows a renovated south entrance along Campus Way. Learn more about the Cordley Hall renewal project. Rendering courtesy Hennebery Eddy Architects.
Today
Bingo! It’s your last week to pick up your bingo cards before we start calling numbers. Cards are available for purchase in the Kerr Administration building, B100 (Business Affairs) through Friday, Feb. 15. $1 each or 6 for $5. Bingo numbers will be announced each weekday starting Feb. 18 on the BAFF Food Drive page. Winner receives 50 percent of the proceeds; the other 50 percent will be donated to the Food Drive.
Beaver Basics Office/Google Help Begins Feb. 11: Beginning Monday, Feb. 11, Beaver Basics peer trainers will offer OSU students help with Office and Google productivity tools such as Excel/Sheets, PowerPoint/Slides, and Word/Docs. Short workshops (5-7 minutes) and one-to-one consultations are available in the Valley Library through spring term. Peer trainers will also help students access and download applications from Office 365. All workshop and consultation sessions are drop-in (no registration required). Check out the full schedule at http://bit.ly/beaver-basics. Questions? [email protected]u.
Duo Sign Up Event: The Duo team will have walk-up events for employees to sign up for Duo, get questions answered, and obtain a token if needed. This is a drop-in event, no registration needed. Our next event is Tuesday, Feb. 12, in the lobby of Kerr Administration Building, from 9 a.m. to noon. For more information about Duo, see https://is.oregonstate.edu/duo
Tuesday Teaching Talks: Cognition & Learning: Join colleagues and the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) in a certificated series of teaching workshops. The workshops are every Tuesday. Attend one, some or all. On Feb. 12 join Brooke Howland to explore brain-based learning principles and complimenting active-learning strategies. This two-hour workshop will be facilitated twice in Milam 215 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. No need to register – just come on by. Learn more here. Contact us here.
Baked goods will be sold at Magruder Hall for the week of Feb. 11-14 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. New items will be added daily so stop by a couple of times to check out what is new. For questions, contact [email protected] This event is part of the OSU Food Drive.
Hot Chocolate & Apple Cider Sale 11:30 a.m. - noon and 1:10-1:30 p.m., Feb. 12-13. ASBC will be selling 12-ounce cups of hot apple cider and hot chocolate for $1.50 each, and mini-cinnamon sugar donuts for $1 each. Or make it a combo and buy a drink and a donut for $2. This event is part of the OSU Food Drive.
Beaver Family Connections: Tools & Strategies to Practice Emotional Intelligence: From happy to sad, frustrated to excited, angry to calm, children have many different emotions (and so do parents). In this interactive workshop, OSU’s Shauna Tominey will talk about hands-on strategies parents can use to help children learn to manage their emotions. This session will be on Tuesday, Feb. 12, from noon to 1 p.m. in MU 207. For a calendar of this year’s Beaver Family Connections visit https://familyresources.oregonstate.edu/bfc and for questions contact [email protected].
NEW! Engagement Lessons & Best Practices at the University of Minnesota. The Division of University Outreach and Engagement invite you to join this seminar on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 1:30-3 p.m, in Hallie Ford Center Room 115, presented by Andrew Furco, associate vice president of Public Engagement at the University of Minnesota.
Digital Community Meeting: Join OSU’s community of digital workers to hear the latest on DX and web governance, and we’ll talk about some of the big (and small) spring cleaning tasks you can do on your website. Learn more at Drupal@OSU. We welcome all who work on the internet at OSU. Feb. 12 from 2-4 p.m. in Cascade Hall 136.
Behind the Scenes Recycling Tour: Want to know what happens to recyclables after they hit the bin? Get a behind the scenes look on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., on the south side of campus. Learn more and register in advance here, or contact Andrea Norris for questions at 541-737-5398 or [email protected].
OSUsed Store Public Sales: The OSUsed Store is open for its weekly public sales Tuesday 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and Friday noon to 3 p.m. at 644 S.W. 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.
Guitar concert: Classical guitarist Scott Kritzer will perform as part of Oregon State University’s Guitar en Route concert series at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, in Community Hall 303, 1650 S.W. Pioneer Place, Corvallis. Guitar en Route is a new concert series presented by OSU guitar instructor Cameron O’Connor and the OSU guitar program. Kritzer has been a featured performer with the Oregon Symphony, the Sunriver Music Festival Orchestra, the Cascade Festival Orchestra and the Coos Bay Festival Orchestra. He has served as artistic director of the Portland-based Third Angle contemporary chamber music ensemble and has performed at concert halls and festivals throughout the world. The performance is free and open to the public. Space is limited; visit http://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/musicevents to RSVP.
Upcoming Events
NEW! Duo Sign Up Event: The Duo team will have walk-up events for employees to sign up for Duo, get questions answered, and obtain a token if needed. This is a drop-in event, no registration needed. The next event is Thursday, Feb. 14, from 1-4 p.m. in the Autzen Classroom, second floor of the Valley Library. For more information about Duo, see https://is.oregonstate.edu/duo.
NEW! 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.
NEW! Faculty Conversations with President Ray: In an ongoing effort to improve communication lines between the faculty and administration, the Faculty Senate Executive Committee is sponsoring several small group conversations with President Ed Ray and faculty (academic, research and professional) during Fall term. Each conversation will be facilitated by a Faculty Senate Executive Committee member and will consist of up to 12 faculty. This is an opportunity for the president to hear what faculty are thinking and experiencing; faculty are encouraged to speak freely. Feb. 18, 1-2:30 p.m., March 5, 10-11:30 a.m. If you wish to participate, access the registration form at http://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3JBqwXvBKb6FNlz to register for the below sessions. Session requests will be honored on a first-come, first-served basis.
NEW! Oregon’s Black Pioneers: OPB will premiere a new historical documentary on Feb. 25 called “Oregon’s Black Pioneers,” which explores the largely unknown history of African-Americans who have helped shape the state. From fur trappers and explorers to farmers and merchants, the earliest black Oregonians lived, worked and built communities despite the racist laws of white settlers who tried to force them out. OPB is hosting community screening events for “Oregon’s Black Pioneers” across the state. Free and open to the public, the events will feature the documentary and a panel Q&A with special guests. In Corvallis the screening will be held Feb. 21, 7 p.m. at the LaSells Stewart CenterConstruction and Engineering Hall (doors open at 6:30 p.m.).
The fourth annual Human Library: The Human Library event will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Valley Library, fourth floor rotunda. Event participants will engage in 45-minute two-way conversations with individuals who volunteer as “Human Books.” Experiencing a discussion with a human book creates an opportunity for constructive dialogue, learning, and empathy between two people who otherwise might not interact. A list of books and registration for “Readers” are available at https://guides.library.oregonstate.edu/humanlibrary. Preregistration is strongly encouraged. Direct accommodation requests related to disability or general questions to Shalece Rains at 541-737-4537 or [email protected].
Womxn of Color support group: Wednesday bi-weekly, 5-6:30 p.m., Feb. 13, Feb. 27 and March 13 in the Hattie Redmond Women & Gender Center. Potential topics of discussion include self care, intersectional identities, micro aggressions, oppression and racism encountered on the OSU campus and in Corvallis. For more information, contact Shaznin Daruwalla at 541-737-2131 or [email protected].
Dylan conversation: “Bob Dylan and 1960s America: A conversation with historian Sean Wilentz” will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, in The LaSells Stewart Center. Wilentz is the George Henry Davis 1886 Professor of American History at Princeton University, where he has taught since 1979. His writings on music have focused on folk traditions and contemporary rock and roll, especially the work of Dylan. The talk is free and open to the public. The LaSells Stewart Center is at 875 S.W. 26th St., Corvallis. For more information: https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/60s-decade-changed-america.
Lectures, Workshops, Webinars
NEW! Podcast Workshop: Join veteran NPR producer and host of the "What it Takes" podcast, Alice Winkler, at an engaging workshop that will explore how to integrate sound and story into a compelling podcast. Winkler will share examples of her own work and provide advice on clips provided by campus podcasters. Noon-1:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, HFC 115/ Bray Conference Room. The workshop is sponsored by CPHHS and CEOAS. Visit ceoas.oregonstate.edu/talksci to register.
Benny Hire Open Forum/Training Session: The Office of Human Resources will be hosting an open forum/training session on Benny Hire, a new IT solution for hiring graduate assistant appointments Wednesday, Feb. 13, 9:30-11 a.m., in Kidder Hall Room 202. This session will provide an overview of Benny Hire and a system demo focused on the role of hiring supervisors or their designees that request positions in the hiring process. This session will be available remotely via a Benny Hire Open Forum WebEx and recorded for future viewing. Visit the Benny Hire website for additional information.
2019 Learning Innovation Grant Showcase: The OSU community is invited to attend this interactive event with poster and digitally-enhanced “poster” sessions on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. in the MU Horizon Room. Join us to celebrate the creative projects of LIG awardees who are enriching student learning and experience. Learn more here. Questions? Email [email protected].
WRGP Water Resources Engineering Winter Seminar Series. Judith Perlinger, Michigan Technological University, Civil and Environmental Engineering will present “Recovery of Lake Superior from Historical PCB Contamination” on Wednesday, Feb. 13, from noon to 1 p.m. in STAG 111. Free and open to the public.
Social Impact Lab: Oregon State University and the United Way of Benton, Lincoln and Linn counties invite you to attend the first Social Impact Lab, a community-wide event that highlights the power of community engagement toward social change. The event will highlight partnerships between community organizations and OSU and provide participants an opportunity to explore and discover other possibilities within our local community. Guest speakers will provide brief TED-style talks about the power of their partnerships and time will be allotted for tabling and networking. Join us on Feb. 13 at CH2M Hill Alumni Center. Doors open 2 p.m. Free, but registration is required.
Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation of Biodiversity Seminar Series: Albert Ruhi, assistant professor in the department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at UC Berkeley will give a talk, “Rivers of the Anthropocene: Responses of Freshwater Communities to Novel Flow Regimes,” on Wednesday, Feb. 13, from 3-4 p.m. in Withycombe 109. The even is free and open to all.
2019 Starker Lecture Series: Tribal forestry: from reservation to restoration: Don Motanic of the Intertribal Timber Council will speak on “History of Tribal Forestry in Oregon: Reservation-Termination-Restoration-Transformation,” Wednesday, Feb. 13, 3:30-5 p.m., in The LaSells Stewart Center, C&E Hall. Motanic will discuss how reservations and tribal forestry programs in Oregon were established, terminated, restored and/or transformed through historical events including the Doctrine of Discovery, Lewis and Clark expedition, the Oregon Trail, 1840-1880 railroad land grants and the 1850 Donation Land Act. For more: https://www.forestry.oregonstate.edu/starker-lectures.
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, contact Sherman Bloomer.
Entrepreneurs and wanna-be entrepreneurs: So you have a business idea. Now what? Time to join Iterate, our two-week free program starting Monday, March 4, where we walk you through a focused approach to the next step. The program includes four workshops from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at OSU’s Advantage Accelerator in Corvallis. Technology ideas/inventions welcome. Register today: https://lnkd.in/gRsn7GS
Social justice workshops: The Social Justice Education Initiative from Faculty Affairs is a foundational professional development program for all faculty, staff and graduate students. SJEI offers a varied schedule of Tier One and Tier Two workshops, all open now for registration. Join your colleagues to begin, or expand, your equity and inclusion journey in this well-reviewed program. Interested in this work for your unit? Contact SJEI Director Jane Waite for further information: [email protected].
Food drive
NEW! Valentine's Biodiversity Barista: Feb. 14, 8:30 to 11 a.m. in Richardson Hall, second floor. Coffee will vary from $3 to $5 per cup. This is a bring your own cup event. For more information, contact [email protected].
NEW! School of Life Sciences Farmers Market: Join us on Thursday, Feb. 14, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Cordley 3029 for baked goods, houseplants, home-canned products, and other homemade or homegrown items for sale. For more information, contact [email protected].
NEW! Valentine’s Day Auction Feb. 14, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Richardson Hall, second floor. For more information, contact [email protected].
NEW! 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.
NEW! Valentine Bake Sale – Feb. 14, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Main Lobby of the ILLC. For more information contact [email protected]u.
NEW! NROTC Thursday Soup Day, Feb. 14, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Join us each Thursday in the Naval Armory quarterdeck for delicious soups, desserts and beverages. All monies raised are donated to OSU's 2019 Food Drive. Each week you will have five soups ($4/$7), 2 desserts ($1) and beverage ($1) options to choose from. Comes with a free piece of bread. So stop by and help support the Food Drive. For more information contact [email protected].
NEW! Hot dogs: CCVM will be grilling up hot dogs and veggie dogs, Feb. 14 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. One hot dog for $2; two hot dogs, chips and soda for $5. For questions, contact [email protected].
NEW! Benny Photo Booth: Ever wish Benny were your valentine? Here’s your chance to get a one-of-a kind photo with everyone’s favorite mascot. Stop by the first floor of Waldo Hall (just inside the main entrance) from noon to 2 p.m. on Feb. 14. You bring your phone and we’ll bring the Valentine’s Day themed backdrop. Suggested donation is $1-$5. For questions, contact [email protected].
EESS Plant Sale - BEE's Ecological Engineering Student Society is having a plant sale to benefit the OSU Food Drive on Feb.13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Stop by outside Gilmore Hall and purchase a beautiful Valentine's gift. Prices vary. FMI email [email protected].
Soup Lunch, Soup is $3 for 1 bowl or $5 for all you can eat. Feb. 13, noon to 1 p.m. in Richardson Hall, second floor. For more information contact [email protected].
Tasty Treats Silent Auction – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Feb. 14, in 119 Crop Science Building. For more information contact [email protected].
Flower & Bake Sale: Celebrate Valentine’s Day by donating to a great cause. Stop by the first floor of Waldo Hall between 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Feb. 14 to purchase handmade valentines, delicious baked goods, or a beautiful bouquet of flowers donated by Trader Joe's. The booth will be located just inside the main entrance. Prices will vary. For questions, contact [email protected].
Get Food, Give Food: When you make a purchase at Panda Express on Feb. 12, ask them to enter promo code 263570 and they will donate 20 percent of the sale Linn Benton Food Share.
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-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. FMI email [email protected].
Valentine's Day Card Sale: The AMBC will be selling one-of-a-kind handmade Valentine's Day cards in Hovland 108 from Feb. 1-14 to support the Linn-Benton Food Share. Cards are $2 each. Questions? Contact April Cummings at [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].
Quilt and Wood 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].
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! 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.
Seeking nominations for O&E Vice Provost Awards for Excellence: The Awards for Excellence reward efforts to create and nurture healthy communities, planet and economy through outreach and engagement. If you – faculty, staff, or students – have taken part in, or know of, an outreach and engagement project implemented in the past five years that is deserving of special recognition, submit nominations by Feb. 28. You can self-nominate or nominate others. Visit http://outreach.oregonstate.edu/initiatives/vice-provost-awards, or call 541-737-1327 for information.
Scientists sought for NSF study: The Center for Research on Lifelong STEM Learning is looking for OSU scientists who would like to participate in a new NSF-funded research study about using audience feedback during outreach and public engagement activities and events. They are recruiting scientists (including graduate students, postdocs and extension specialists) who are conducting outreach and public science and engineering engagement activities to serve as “Design Testers” in the initial phase of our research. After a short training, Design Testers will test audience feedback strategies during their own outreach events over the course of about one year and provide feedback on their experience. There will be a stipend of $400. The application can found here. Applications are due by Feb. 11. For questions, contact Kari O’Connell (PI and senior researcher) at [email protected] or Kelly Hoke (research analyst) at [email protected].
Research Equipment Reserve Fund (RERF): The Research Office is now accepting applications for the RERF. The budget this year is expected to be $400,000. Research Equipment Reserve Funds (RERF) may be used to acquire, repair, renovate, or improve equipment directly used for research. The equipment may be inventoried capital equipment (defined as =>$5,000 per unit), or fabricated capitalized equipment. Proposals are due by Friday, March 15, 5 p.m. Firm deadline. Questions: Contact Research Office Incentive Programs at: [email protected].
Athletics
NEW! Gymnastics: OSU vs. California, Feb. 17, 2 p.m., Gill Coliseum. Sunday’s meet is the gymnastics program’s annual DAM Cancer meet. Fans can purchase their official pink DAM Cancer T-shirt at the Beaver Store and receive free admission to all DAM Cancer events through the rest of the academic year (Gymnastics – Feb 17 and Softball – April 5-7).
NEW! 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! Fiscal Coordinator 1 - This recruitment will be used to fill one full-time, 1.0 FTE, Fiscal Coordinator 1 position in the Extension Clackamas County Office at Oregon State University (OSU). This position will be located in Oregon City, Oregon. Posting# P01977CT. Closes Feb. 25.
Weather
“Success is a result of consistent practice of winning skills and actions. There is nothing miraculous about the process. There is no luck involved." ~ Boston Celtics great Bill Russell, born today in 1934.
Corvallis: Heavy rain and some snow possible today, high of 40, low of 34. Rain likely Wednesday,
Central Oregon: Chance of rain and snow today, high of 44, low of 28. Snow and rain likely tomorrow.
Newport: Heavy rain, high of 45, low of 38. Chance of rain tomorrow.
Statewide: For OSU employees around the state, find your local forecast here: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/
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