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Stay informed about COVID-19COVID-19 website: To facilitate the ongoing sharing of information about the virus, Oregon State University has added a link on the OSU homepage to a new page that provides detailed and up-to-date COVID-19 information; links to OSU, local, state and federal resources; updates on the latest federal travel restrictions; and previous university communications about the virus and other information. Additionally CDC information (including Spanish resources) can be found here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/communication/factsheets.html OSU employees and students should observe 'stay at home' order: https://leadership.oregonstate.edu/covid-19/updates/osu-employees-and-students-should-observe-%E2%80%98stay-home%E2%80%99-order-march-23-2020 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. 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. Toxic 'forever chemicals' flow freely through this river -- and now its fish (National Geographic) “PFAS chemicals look a lot like a fatty acid, something we get from our food,” says Susanne Brander, an eco-toxicologist at Oregon State University who specializes in the effect of toxins on fish. “The fish ingest this chemical, and the receptors in cells identify it as a fatty acid. Instead, you’re getting an imposter molecule. The message gets jumbled.” We asked scientists if our pets love us being home all the time (Vice) Kristyn Vitale, a cat researcher at the Human-Animal Interaction Lab at Oregon State University, predicts that most cats will also benefit from more time with their humans. “I think many cats prefer to have human companions at home,” she said. Head outside! But remember these tips before you go (KGW) Chunhuei Chi, the director of the Center for Global Health at Oregon State University, told us today that he and his wife go for a walk in their neighborhood park every day. Biodiversity and the spread of disease (Bay Nature) The arrival of a large-ish predator should be good news, but Taal Levi, an ecologist at Oregon State University, thinks this oversize coyote is competing with and occasionally killing red foxes. Foxes specialize in hunting rodents. Higher Ed tech managers: This is the kind of COVID response you should be getting from your A/V people (My Tech Decisions) Raul Burriel, Video Platform and Network Operations Administrator at Oregon State University, draws attention to the practical issues at work: How should university tech managers engage new best practices necessary to thrive in the changing educational climate? How the coronavirus has upended college admission (PBS Newshour) Given the uncertainty, some universities have decided to push back their admissions-deposit deadlines from May 1. Oregon State University was one of the first to extend its deadline by a month to June 1; more than 150 other institutions have followed suit. “We simply made a decision we thought was in the best interest of our prospective students and their families, and we encouraged others to do the same,” said Jon Boeckenstedt, vice provost of enrollment management at Oregon State. To wear a mask or not? Experts answers coronavirus questions (LA Times) Chunhuei Chi, director of the Center for Global Health at Oregon State University, noted that in Taiwan, people are required to wear surgical masks in places such as schools and restaurants and while riding public transportation. On an island of nearly 24 million people just 110 miles from mainland China, there have been only 215 cases of COVID-19 as of Tuesday and two deaths. What you need to know about dividing plants and replanting (Oregonian) Dividing is a matter of digging up plants, prying them apart with your hands, spades, knives or an ax and replanting them in new holes, said Weston Miller, a horticulturist for Oregon State University’s Extension Service. As perennials grow from the crown and the clumps get larger, plants decline in vigor and have fewer flowers. If you wait too long to divide, flowering can stop altogether. CAS names Simonich as its new executive associate dean (LIFE@OSU)The College of Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State University has appointed Staci Simonich as its new executive associate dean starting April 15. The importance of an MBA in a competitive business landscape (Study International) Not unlike the other business schools featured, Oregon State University’s College of Business is also accredited by AACSB International. The College is known for attracting high achievers with particular excellence in such areas as accounting, business information systems, design, entrepreneurship, finance, management and marketing. Today's photo
TodayPlease be aware that in this quickly shifting environment, some events may be cancelled at the last minute and updates may not have been provided to OSU Today in time. Free Virtual Nutrition Counseling: Help the OSU dietetic interns get their internship hours so they can stay on track to graduate and join the healthcare workforce as Registered Dietitians. We’re offering 1:1 virtual counseling sessions over Zoom starting Monday, March 23. Contact Michelle Bump at [email protected] if you’re interested with a time/day you’re available. Support for Faculty on Remote Teaching: Open online training sessions are available March 23-27 to all faculty. Topics include teaching remotely with Zoom and Canvas, recording lectures, preparing course material, academic honesty in remote instruction, and more. See the schedule for live sessions, open Q&A, and recordings on OSU’s Keep Teaching site. Questions? Email [email protected]. Alyssa Offutt -- Water Resources Diplomacy and Cooperation M.S. Defense: Offutt will present her thesis, “Overcoming the Hypolimnion: Stakeholder Influence in Transboundary Water Quality Governance,” on Wednesday, March 25, 11 a.m. Offutt is advised by Susanne Schmeier of Delft IHE. All are welcome to join her Zoom Defense: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/187542161, or by calling +1 301-715-8592 U.S. or +1 971-247-1195 U.S. (Portland). Meeting ID: 187 542 161 EventsBoard of Trustees: The OSU Board of Trustees will meet from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Friday, April 3, to consider tuition rates, mandatory fees and student incidental fees for the 2020-21 academic year and summer session 2020. The board also will consider public safety and enforcement programming at OSU’s Corvallis campus, the university’s biennial capital funding request to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, updates to the educator equity plan required by state statute, the creation of schools within the College of Business, and other reports. The board will receive updates on the university’s COVID-19 response and on Oregon’s most recent legislative session. The board will hold an executive session pursuant to ORS 192.660(2)(d) to conduct deliberations with persons designated by the governing body to carry on labor negotiations. Given current COVID-19 guidance from the Governor’s Office, as well as university and health officials, the meeting will be hosted through a remote conferencing service. Members of the public can join the meeting by calling the toll-free number or connecting via the weblink provided on the agenda. The Finance & Administration Committee will meet from 8:30-9:45 a.m. that same day. Options for providing comments, agendas and meeting materials will be posted as they are available at http://oregonstate.edu/leadership/trustees/meetings. For accommodations: (541) 737-3449 or [email protected] at least 48 hours in advance. Lectures, Workshops, WebinarsInnovationX resource updates: All regularly scheduled programming offered by the InnovationX Center of Excellence for Innovation and Entrepreneurship will be provided remotely this term. Join us for a brief webinar and Q&A session to learn more: Friday, March 27, 10 a.m. Faculty, staff and students are invited. Contact Michelle Marie with any questions.(Portland). Meeting ID: 219 169 2947 Health and Community Building Webinars: Join the Adventure Leadership Institute as we host several webinars around adventure, health and community building topics during the age of social distancing. Click the links to register: Hiking in the Age of Social Distancing, April 1 at 3 p.m, Nature and Health, April 7 at 5 p.m., and Community Building in the Age of COVID-19, April 15 at 3 p.m. Check out more of our webinars offered Spring term here. Questions? Contact Emily Abrams. FSF online classes: Faculty Staff Fitness is now hosting online classes. Programs offered will include strength/weight training, gentle exercise, cardio kickboxing, swim land training, pilates and yoga, which will be tailored to your home environment with household equipment. $20 for an unlimited three-month package. Register here, and receive an invitation to join the page. New content will be added throughout the term to supplement your well-being while being away from your usual fitness routine. If you were already registered for Spring 2020 Faculty Staff Fitness classes, you have two options: Email [email protected] and let us know that you want to sign up for our Online FSF programming and receive an account credit with the rest of your registration for future classes, or receive a full refund by emailing [email protected]. Contact Dee Gillen with questions about online classes or your account. The Center for Teaching & Learning’s T4 & New2OSU: During this unique time, the Center for Teaching and Learning is canceling all Tuesday Teaching and Tech Talk (T4) sessions and will be deferring all New2OSU registration and enrollments until Fall 2020. Meanwhile, please utilize and share with colleagues the resources for moving towards remote teaching on the Keep Teaching page https://learn.oregonstate.edu/keep-teaching. Please stay healthy in these extraordinary circumstances. STEM Academy: STEM Academy is hosting a broad range of STEM Summer Day Camps from mid-June through early-August for students who will be entering 3rd-12th grades in the Fall of 2020. Registration for the summer program is open. Topics include: Transportation, Color Innovation, Coding, iINVENT, Web Design, Engineering, Computer Graphics, Cybersecurity, Biochemistry, Sketch Up, Computational Biology, Drones, Powered Machines, Science Exploration, Lego Robotics, Wildlife Science, and Computational Mystery of Board Games. For more information, or to register online, please visit http://stemacademy.oregonstate.edu. For questions, call 541-737-8139 or email [email protected]. Scholarships available for many camps. Take NoteNEW! Surplus Pickups Suspended; Department Sales Continue: While OSUsed Store public sales are canceled until further notice, employees may shop for their departments weekdays 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at 644 SW 13th Street. Pick-ups and drop-offs of surplus property cannot be accepted until further notice. To address critical/emergency issues, please call 541-737-7341 on weekdays 9 a.m.-1 p.m. NEW! Recycling Moving to On Call Service: OSU Corvallis campus buildings will now receive recycling collection on call only; all collection requests must be submitted in the form of an online service request. All residence halls and cardboard collection will be collected on a regular schedule. For questions please call the OSU Materials Management Warehouse at 541-737-7347. Remote Teaching Canvas Template Available Faculty have access to a new Canvas course template that can be imported into empty Canvas course sites to help instructors rapidly prepare for Spring courses. The template homepage provides directions for use. Questions? Contact [email protected] OSU Beaver Store physical space closes: With the Governor's order regarding Oregon businesses and social distancing, the OSU Beaver Store will have no choice but to close our campus store to the public, effective as of the end of business on Tuesday, March 24. The minimum social distancing requirements for customers mandated within the order can not be maintained within our store once spring term begins, particularly in our course material aisles. While our stores will be temporarily closed to the public, we will remain open as an online-only retailer to serve the needs of OSU students and faculty for spring term. All OSU course materials are available at osubeaverstore.com for electronic delivery (when in digital format), shipment, or pick-up at our campus store's outdoor service counter. There is ample outdoor space at our service counter adjacent to Dutch Bros. for social distancing and on-campus pick-up of your online orders. OSU Libraries building closures: Public access to the Valley Library (Corvallis campus) and the Guin Library (Hatfield Marine Science Center) is suspended indefinitely. Digital services will be used to support remote teaching and research, and the libraries will focus on delivering materials to all OSU students, staff and faculty on campus and off-campus. Contact Valley Library through email, text, phone or chat to make arrangements. Contact Guin Library at [email protected]. For more info, go to http://library.oregonstate.edu/ or https://guides.library.oregonstate.edu/coronavirus. Health & Safety: The University Health & Safety Committee would like to recommend employees who are working from home review SAIF online resources at https://www.saif.com/safety-and-health/home-office-safety.html with six tips for home office safety. OSU Folk Club/Thrift Shop changes the deadline for non-traditional women scholarships due to revised OSU Financial Aid Review Process: Submission Deadline is now Friday, May 1. The Scholarship Committee is accepting applications from non-traditional women (age 30 or older, who will be attending OSU full-time or part-time in 2020-2021 pursuing their first undergraduate degree). Students must be U.S. citizens and residents of Benton County, Linn County or Monmouth or Independence in Polk County. Principal criteria are financial need and academic merit. These $3,000 awards ($1,500 for part-time) are made possible by the work of the OSU Folk Club Thrift Shop in Corvallis. Applications are available online at https://osufolk.oregonstate.edu. COVID-19 cyber scams: Concern about COVID-19 has opened an opportunity for cyber actors to take advantage and conduct email fraud. Members of the OSU Community have been targeted with cell phone account scams — asking for cell numbers, likely to take over the provided number — and with email scams. If you see any suspicious emails, please send to [email protected]. For more information about the cell phone account scam, see https://uit.oregonstate.edu/ois/cell-phone-account-fraud. Inclusive Excellence@OSU Fellowship: Inclusive Excellence@OSU is seeking applications for the 2020 cohort of fellows. IE@OSU is a program for STEM faculty to develop their teaching practice around equity and inclusion. Deadline is April 30. Please apply if you teach in a STEM discipline and are interested in exploring your own understanding of inclusion and equity and engaging in student-centered inclusive pedagogy. Click here for more information and to apply. Foundation and Alumni Association: All in-person OSU Foundation and OSU Alumni Association events are postponed through April 30. Most Foundation and Alumni Association employees are working remotely through April 30, with minimal staffing at the CH2M HILL Alumni Center, the OSU Foundation office on Research Way, and the OSU Portland Center. For updates, visit osualum.com/covid19. Traffic & MaintenancePOSTPONED - PLANNED POWER OUTAGE: The planned power outage along SW Jefferson Way scheduled for March 26-28 has been postponed. The work requires crews to work in confined spaces, which is not recommended during the COVID-19 response. Our priority is to maintain university operations while seeking to reduce the spread and transmission of COVID-19. Updates can be found at powergrid.oregonstate.edu. Transportation services: Effective immediately, any valid OSU parking permit may be used in any zone (All A, B, C and R lots) until further notice. Please observe all other signs, as these still apply. The Beaver Bus will be will be running on the Central Route only until further notice. Spring Break lot sweeping will begin on Monday, March 23-24, with Wednesday as a back-up. Weather permitting, work will begin over the weekend. Please move vehicles from the closed lots so work can be completed as quickly as possible. They recommend going online to purchase parking permits or pay citations, and please consider contacting the office via phone or email. 30th Street closure: Work is scheduled to take place along SW 30th Street and Washington Way for repairs associated with a campus steam vault. Southbound SW 30th Street will be closed from 6 a.m. on Monday, March 23 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, and again from 6 a.m. on Monday, March 30 to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31. View the map for detour information. For questions or comments on this closure, contact Construction Manager Jason Lundy at 541-270-0193. Jobs
This email only lists new or recently updated job postings. For a full list of current job postings for OSU Today, go to: https://today.oregonstate.edu/email/jobs NEW! Instructor: Human Development and Family Sciences (HDFS) program invites applications for a full-time (1.0 FTE), 9-month, non-tenure track Instructor position. Posting #P03682UF. For full consideration, apply by April 19. Weather"I rather like mysteries. But I do dislike muddles." ~ Director David Lean, born today in 1908. Corvallis: Showers likely, high of 50, low of 33. Partly sunny Thursday. Central Oregon: Chance of snow showers, high of 42, low of 24. Sunny Thursday. Newport: Chance of showers today, high of 48, low of 34. Mostly cloudy Thursday. Statewide: For OSU employees around the state, find your local forecast here: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/
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