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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. For more about this section, see: https://today.oregonstate.edu/email/submission-guidelines.
The fault line responsible for the quakes is the Blanco Fracture Zone. According to an analysis by Oregon State University, it is more active than the infamous San Andreas Fault in California, having produced more than 1,500 quakes of magnitude 4.0 or greater since the 1970s.
Southwest Washington Way between SW 30th and SW 26th streets will look a little bit different when students return for winter term in early 2022. A single row of approximately 25 red maples north of the roadway will be removed, creating space for a city water line replacement to occur in spring 2022.
Though that doesn’t sound like much, she said only a fraction needs to be analyzed to get a good picture of the evolution and spread of Covid-19 in Oregon. Besides the surveillance of individual samples, Oregon State University is conducting wastewater sampling for Covid in 40 communities across the state. (see also the Lund Report)
“Right now we have over 40 wastewater treatment plants across the state participating in our surveillance network,” said Tyler Radneicki, an Associate Professor at OSU and the TRACE COVID-19 Sewer Surveillance Lead. “Our goal is to have at least one wastewater treatment plant in every county in the state and we're pretty close to that.”
Corvallis campus color: Catherine Lanier, associate director of the Oregon NASA Space Grant Consortium, submitted this campus shot. Don't forget to follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/osutoday1/.
NEW! Timely Teaching Tips: Want to find out about teaching-related professional development opportunities at OSU? See upcoming offerings from the Center for Teaching and Learning, Ecampus and Academic Technologies on the newly updated Faculty Training Opportunities webpage.
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, scan your paper copy and email it to this year’s Fund Drive Coordinator. Your donation, in whatever form works best for you, is much needed and appreciated! For online pledges: https://www.ipledgeonline.org/_cfduniversities/
Care.com’s No Sleep, No Social Life, No Self-Care = The Cost of Caregiving. How You Can Lighten the Load: Alexandra Drane, CEO and co-founder of ARCHANGELS, dives into the data on how caregiving is the job many of us don’t even realize we have; its impact on our work, relationships, and physical and mental health; and solutions that help. Dec 8, 9 a.m. Register here.
Library Random Review: Abby Metzger of Corvallis will review "The Address Book" by Deirdre Mask as part of the Friends of the Library’s Random Review series. The program will take place Dec. 8, noon to 1 p.m., online via GoToWebinar. Register: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/214275444049943307. Metzger is a science writer and communicator in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences at OSU.
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
Oregon's Water: What Coyote Can Teach Us. What can traditional ecological knowledge teach us about how to live well with our waters? Presenter Kathleen George, who was awarded the Columbia River Hero Award for her work to protect the health of tribal people who eat fish from Oregon rivers, will help us think through a new path forward. This virtual talk is part of the fifth annual Champinefu Lecture Series co-sponsored by the Spring Creek Project. Wednesday, Dec. 8, 7 p.m. Free and open to everyone. Register here
NEW! Board of Trustees: The OSU Board of Trustees will meet Dec. 10, 8 a.m. to noon. Trustees will consider an update to the proposed presidential search timeline and process, elect board officers and consider the appointment of the board secretary. The board will hear a progress report from the Office of Audit, Risk and Compliance; consider the 2022 work plan for the Executive & Audit Committee; and consider a capital project related to the Reser Stadium videoboard. The board also will hear an update on university public safety efforts and receive reports on all hazards planning, compliance and ethics, and from the Office of General Counsel. The board meeting agenda and materials will be posted as they are available at http://oregonstate.edu/leadership/trustees/meetings. For special accommodations, contact 541-737-3449 or [email protected] at least 48 hours in advance.
NEW! FYI Friday – "Creating a College Financial Plan: Understanding the Basics of a Budget & Paying for College." Attendees will learn about creating a financial plan for college, including creating an academic plan and evaluating direct and indirect expenses and income. Attendees will learn about the basics of a budget, budgeting in relation to paying for college, the billing cycle at OSU and resources to help students pay for college or save money. Dec. 10, noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom. Registration required.
NEW! Dorsette celebration: A farewell gathering for Jason Dorsette and a celebration of Dorsette’s many contributions to the OSU community the past almost eight years will take place at the Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center Dec. 10 from 4-6 p.m. Please feel free to come and go as you are able. RSVP is not required but email Terrance Harris at [email protected] with questions. To join remotely: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/94605976220?pwd=RUN0c3RZUEJlZjY0dDBtVmxUSFBOUT09.
Portland Regional Connections Dec. 13: The pandemic has changed life as we know it. Find help adjusting to the new normal from the OSU Alumni Association at the next free virtual Regional Connections event, Dec. 13 at 5:30 p.m.. Alumni, students and friends in Portland are invited to share their experiences, network and connect. ForOregonState.org/Regional-Networks.
Central Oregon Regional Connections Dec. 14: To survive and thrive in the new normal, you need to be agile and adapt. Join the OSU Alumni Association for the next free virtual Regional Connections event, Dec. 14 at 5:30 p.m. Alumni, students and friends in Central Oregon are invited to share their experiences, network and connect. ForOregonState.org/Regional-Network.
Seattle Regional Connections Dec. 15: Welcome to the new normal. If these challenging times have you feeling overwhelmed, frustrated or burned out, the OSU Alumni Association and Beaver Nation are here to help you. Join alumni, students and friends in Seattle to share your experience, network and connect at the Regional Connections free virtual event, Dec. 15 at 5:30 p.m. ForOregonState.org/Regional-Networks.
Vamos OSU Alumni Network Social Jan. 12: It’s a new year with new opportunities — start it off right with Oregon State’s Latinx and Chicanx alumni network, Vamos OSU. Strengthen your Beaver ties, enjoy games and giveaways and influence future in-person and online activities with your ideas. Join this virtual social on Jan. 12 at 5:30 p.m. PT: bit.ly/VamosOSUSocial22.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration: Registrations for the 40th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Peace Breakfast and Keynote are open to OSU students, staff and faculty. Breakfast is Jan. 17, 9 a.m., with the keynote at 11 a.m. The keynote features LaTosha Brown, expert in black voting rights and voter suppression. Register. For a full list of events, visit https://diversity.oregonstate.edu/ml
NEW! Beyond Benefits: Managing Holiday Stress. The holidays can be one of the happiest times of the year, yet it can also be one of the most stressful. This workshop provides an overview of common stressors people encounter during the holidays, and offers “stress buster” tips to help you get the most possible enjoyment out of the season. Dec. 10, noon. Register here.
NEW! MS Defense: Austin Finster will present his thesis, titled: “Tires, Tracks, and Tethering: Idaho Steep Slope Harvesting,” on Dec. 10 at 8 a.m. over Zoom. Finster is earning his Master of Science in Sustainable Forest Management with Woodam Chung in the Department of Forest Engineering, Resources and Management. Contact Madison Dudley at [email protected] for the Zoom link or for accommodations for disabilities.
NEW! EMT Research Day Symposium: “Celebrating Environmental & Molecular Toxicology Current Research & Outstanding EMT Alumni", Jan. 25, including poster session and reception 4:30-6:30 p.m., MU Ballroom. Join us for a full day of speakers. Lunch will be provided. Registration deadline Dec. 17.
NEW! Your Social Impact: How to be a Change Agent Within Your Networks. Get expert advice from people who’ve been on the same journey as you and are making a difference in this free virtual "Winning in Life" event, Jan. 20 at noon. The series is designed to help students and alumni build personal and professional skills for success in life, career and beyond. Register for free at ForOregonState.org/Winning.
NEW! Inside the Mind of High Performing Leaders: You can learn how to lead with confidence and design your own success. Get expert advice from personal leadership professional and TEDx speaker Jeff Otis, ’90, at the next free virtual "Winning in Life" event, Jan. 27 at noon. The series is designed to help students and alumni build personal and professional skills for success in life, career and beyond. Register for free at ForOregonState.org/Winning.
Alzhheimer’s: Are you caring for someone with dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease and find communication challenging? Join Alise Liepnicks, Program Specialist for the Alzheimer’s Association Oregon & SW Washington Chapter, to learn more about the disease, strategies for more effective communication and caregiver support on Thursday, Dec. 9 from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom.
HMSC Research Seminar: Meagan Wengrove, assistant professor with the College of Engineering’s School of Civil and Construction Engineering at OSU, will be giving a seminar titled “Beach Dune Subsurface Hydrodynamics and the Formation of Dune Scarps,” Dec. 9, 3:30 p.m. Zoom link. Click here for more information.
PFLA Zoom event: PFLA Open Forum – Professional Development. Learn how you can be more involved in PFLA activities, have a say in what types of professional development events are offered through PFLA and share your ideas. Join us via Zoom Dec. 16, 3-4 p.m. No need to register.
Navigating Workplace Conflict Workshop in Corvallis: Developed by University Ombudsperson and conflict management expert Sue Theiss, this workshop focuses on essential elements of managing interpersonal, small group and organizational conflict. Participants will have a good understanding of how to navigate conflict and the tools to help you create real change through inclusive processes. Dec. 16. Register at https://workspace.oregonstate.edu/certificate/navigating-conflict.
Crucial Conversations: This 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, you’ll surface the best ideas, make the highest-quality decisions, and then act on your decisions with unity and commitment. Online sessions on Thursdays, 1-3 p.m., Jan. 20 through Feb. 17. There is a $100 fee to attend Crucial Conversations. Learn more and register here.
NEW! AWSEM Club: Registration for STEM Academy's virtual AWSEM (Advocates for Women in Science, Engineering, and Math) Club for 8th-10th graders is open. Club meets on Wednesdays 5-6 p.m. Jan. 26-March 2. Cost is $75. Needs-based scholarships available. For more information: https://stemacademy.oregonstate.edu/awsem-club, 541-737-8139 or email [email protected].
OSU Today for Winter Break: OSU Today will publish on Monday, Dec. 13 and Monday, Dec. 20. There will not be an edition the week of Dec. 27. Daily publication will resume Monday, Jan. 3, 2022.
CFP — 2022-23 OSU Humanities Fellowships: The OSU Center for the Humanities is now accepting applications for 2022-2023 Faculty Fellowships. The deadline to submit proposals is Dec. 10. Find application forms, instructions and information about awards online at https://humanities.oregonstate.edu/fellowship-program.
The 34th Annual Provost’s Literary Prize for undergraduate students at OSU is open for submissions. Keith Scribner in the School of Writing, Literature and Film and the screening committee are seeking help from faculty to identify candidates for the prize. The literary work can be fiction, poetry, drama or creative nonfiction written for a general audience. The winner will be awarded $500 and on-campus publication. Submission details can be found here. Deadline: Feb. 15. The Provost will announce the winner in May 2022.
OSU Costco Membership Program Change — Faculty and Staff: Effective Jan. 1, Costco will be moving OSU from one membership for the entire university to individual memberships for each department that wishes to continue shopping at Costco. More information about the change and how departments may obtain their own membership can be found at https://fa.oregonstate.edu/pacs/costco-program.
Girls Expeditions: Inspiring Girls Expeditions is seeking field scientists, artists or wilderness guides to plan and instruct our three OSU-based 2022 expeditions: Expeditions@Home, Girls on Ice Cascades, and Girls in Icy Fjords. Our expeditions are unique, tuition-free, 10-12-day programs for 16-18-year-old girls and gender expansive youth that emphasize curiosity, creativity, and exploration in remote environments. This is a great opportunity for graduate students who are interested in professional development around scientific teaching, leadership, field logistics, risk management and more. Links to position descriptions and application instructions can be found on our website. Contact Program Coordinator Ryan Brown with questions.
Honors College Colloquium Proposals: OSU tenured/tenure-track, senior instructor, and emeritus faculty are invited to submit honors colloquium proposals for 2022-2023 at honors.oregonstate.edu/course-proposals. Any General Catalog course can also be offered as a small, highly-engaged honors course; interested faculty should contact [email protected] for details. Faculty may apply for Meehan course development grants of up to $3,000 to develop experiential learning opportunities for honors courses and colloquia. More information: [email protected] or 541-737-6412. Deadline: Jan. 15.
Submit your events for the 2022 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration week: Departments, units, offices, organizations and individuals are invited to submit events for the 40th annual Celebration. These events are intended to collaboratively learn about, reflect on and carry on the legacy of Dr. King, and are an important part of the annual celebration. Learn more on the events website. Events can be submitted by Friday, Jan. 7. For questions, contact [email protected] or 541-737-1063.
Apply for FY22 PCOSW scholarship and project funding: The President’s Commission on the Status of Women invites applications for funding to faculty, students and staff who are pursuing professional development, research or other opportunities that support PCOSW’s mission. Apply by Friday, Feb. 4. Visit https://leadership.oregonstate.edu/pcosw/funding-opportunities for detailed guidelines, qualification requirements and application link. Questions? Contact [email protected].
COVID-19 testing: Oregon State University, in collaboration with Willamette Valley Toxicology (WVT), is providing on-site COVID-19 testing. OSU employees and students, regardless of vaccination status, are welcome to test at one of these locations: Corvallis: The LaSells Stewart Center: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Student Experience Center: Monday-Friday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. On Dec. 9-10, only the SEC location will be open. During Winter Break, only the SEC location will be open, and its hours will be limited to Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. WVT will provide testing over the break for travel purposes. Student Health Services will not be providing testing for travel purposes. (For staff wanting to get a test voluntarily, please make sure to register for a lab dash account prior to arrival: https://labdash.net/.) Bend: Ray Hall 302, Weeks of Nov. 29-Dec. 20: Monday-Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 to 6 p.m.; Week of Dec. 27: No testing; Week of Jan. 3: Monday-Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 to 6 p.m.
NEW! Planned water shutdown for the Valley Library: For work related to the Community Hall Slope Project, a planned water shutdown at the Valley Library is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 15, 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Existing erosion control is in place around the work area (view map). For questions or comments about the planned water shutdown, contact Construction Manager Ryan Wilson at 503-779-3488.
Graf Hall: As part of the Graf Hall Renovation Project, the contractor for the project will be doing excavation work below the pedestrian bridge between Graf Hall and Rogers Hall. They will also be doing overhead steel work on the bridge. While this work is ongoing, pedestrian traffic in the area will be restricted (view map). Work is scheduled Dec. 6 through Dec. 10. For questions or comments on this closure, contact Project Manager David Amundson at 541-737-2760.
Fairbanks: As part of the Fairbanks Hall Renovation Project, utility work will be happening. The sidewalk between the Women’s Building and Fairbanks Hall is scheduled to be closed from Nov. 29 through Dec. 27 (view map). An area of the sidewalk/fire lane between Austin Hall and the Asian & Pacific Cultural Center will also be closed.
Reser Stadium lot: For work related to the Completing Reser Stadium project, the west area of the Reser Stadium lot (lot #3281) will be closed from Nov. 22 through Dec. 10. Exterior saw-cutting work is scheduled for an electrical reroute. An extended closure for the west area of the Reser Stadium lot is also scheduled starting Nov. 22 through June 15, 2023. The area will be used for a contractor job site and temporary storage space (view map).
“May and October, the best-smelling months? I’ll make a case for December: evergreen, frost, wood smoke, cinnamon.” ~ Lisa Kleypas
Corvallis: Showers today, high of 48, low of 35. Showers tomorrow.
Central Oregon: Slight chance of rain and snow, high of 44, low of 26. Chance of snow tomorrow.
Newport: Showers today, high of 47, low of 42. Showers tomorrow.
Statewide: For OSU employees around the state, find your local forecast here: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/
