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.
On a list of top 20 robotics engineering schools in the U.S. compiled by the website Grad School Hub and released this spring, OSU ranks fourth.
By the age of 15 – this would have been in 1916 – he had earned enough high school credits to win admission to Oregon State University. However, because he had not completed two mandatory American history courses the school refused to give him a diploma.
According to Mark Porrovecchio, a professor of rhetoric and a debate coach at Oregon State University, understanding the nature of a disagreement will help you determine how best to handle it. “Argument styles vary according to context [and] genre,” he tells Mental Floss.
It’s being used by Jack Barth, a professor of oceanography at Oregon State University. Barth has doubled up on this trip with Roegner to save money.
Peter Clark, a glaciologist at Oregon State University in Corvallis, has advanced this hypothesis as the only plausible explanation for many years, wrote Paul Voosen in Science last month
“We can now say that Oregon has a hypoxia season much like the wildfire season,” said Francis Chan, co-chair of the West Coast Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Science Panel.
Emily Jane Davis, an extension specialist and assistant professor with Oregon State University, conducted an analysis on the economic effects of wildfires on Trinity County, California, an area very much like the Methow Valley.
Oregon State University Extension Service explains that "all pepper fruits are ripened ovaries containing seeds formed after pollination." They are neither male nor female and the bumps don't mean anything. It's just how that particular pepper grew. Sweetness is determined by ripeness, not the number of bumps on a pepper's bottom.
Such run-ins would be a little more entertaining if the machines could give some of that sass back. Unfortunately, it’ll be awhile before that can happen since computers don’t really understand sarcasm at all. So researchers from Oregon State University in the US have tried to teach software to do just this, using neural networks.
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The OSU Portland Center near Pioneer Square is home to engaging, hybrid learning experiences that blend the best of online and face-to-face education. Students will benefit from the flexibility of online coursework and interaction as well as active learning in a classroom setting, additional on-site student support services, professional development opportunities and more. Learn more at https://portland.oregonstate.edu/
Today
NEW! Disability Access Services Open House/Lab for Faculty and Staff at the DAS Testing Center: Come tour the DAS Testing Center on the 3rd floor of Heckart Lodge and the main office at A200 Kerr. Get assistance completing Alternative Testing Agreements and learn about security measures and assistive technology available to students on Wednesday, Sept. 19, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, contact [email protected].
NEW! Off the Quad: Check out OSU’s newest restaurant, Off the Quad, located in the Memorial Union. Opening Wednesday Sept. 19. Enjoy biscuits made from scratch, fresh juices, tasty salads, burritos and more. https://events.oregonstate.edu/event/off_the_quad_grand_opening_week#.W6EabaapHcs
How to Use the New CORE Dashboards: Chrysanthemum (Mum) Hayes will provide an introduction to several new interactive dashboards and “workbenches” that are now available in CORE for Student, Finance, and HR data areas. Learn about the questions you can answer using these tools and how to use the new functionality and features.- Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2-3 p.m., http://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e9COTzqtBO0XB1X Questions? Contact [email protected].
We Have Work To Do: OID Campaign Kickoff with Hari Kondabalu: Join the Office of Institutional Diversity, Student Experience and Engagement, ASOSU and Orange Media Network for the We Have Work to Do Campaign Kickoff Event with comedian Hari Kondabolu, co-host of the Politically Reactive podcast, and host of his own Netflix special, Warn Your Relatives. The show will be held at Gill Coliseum, doors open at 6:30 p.m; show starts at 8 p.m. The show is free with OSU ID. Public tickets are $10. Seating is general admission. More information can be found here: https://events.oregonstate.edu/event/we_have_work_to_do_oid_campaign_kickoff#.W5_Tp1JRdTZ Accommodation requests related to a disability may be made to Brandi Douglas, 541-737-4404, [email protected].
Upcoming Events
NEW! Finalist Candidates Open Forums for Associate Vice President for Finance & Controller: The Division of Finance & Administration is hosting finalist candidates for its AVP-Controller position on Friday, Sept. 21; Tuesday, Sept. 25; and additional dates to be scheduled. Each forum is scheduled at 1:30-2:30 p.m. in Kidder 202 and will be live-streamed. Visit the AVP-Controller Search webpage for details about the position, candidate biographies and open forum schedules.
NEW! Documentary screening & talk with Wade Rathke: “The Organizer” follows Wade Rathke, the controversial founder of ACORN, and explores the much maligned and misunderstood occupation of community organizing. Rathke founded the organization in 1970, and shepherded its growth into a national political powerhouse. Internal conflict and external pressures would lead to its downfall, but undeterred Rathke continues to build new organizations around the world. Wednesday, Oct. 3, 3 p.m., MU Journey Room 104.
SEIU meeting: The next SEIU Sub-Local 083 membership meeting takes place Sept. 20, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., in Valley Library Willamette West Seminar Room, third floor. SEIU Local 503 Deputy Director Siobhan Martin will be doing a presentation on Public Employee Benefits Board (PEBB). Open Enrollment also will be discussed. Lunch will be served.
Beaver Community Fair: Registration open. Annually the "Beaver Community Fair" draws together the OSU and greater Corvallis communities to celebrate the start of the academic year. This year’s fair will take place on Thursday, Sept. 20, from noon to 4 p.m, in the Memorial Union Quad/SEC Plaza.
OSUsed Store Public Sales: The OSUsed Store is open for its weekly public sales 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.
Fall Into Service: On Saturday, Sept. 22, the SLI Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) is holding its annual Fall Into Service event, which is the first day of service of the year. The CCE is offering six service projects, and OSU students, staff, faculty, and their children/dependents are invited to celebrate and support our community with us by participating in these projects. Sign up is available on Ideal-Logic through this link: https://goo.gl/yyk1ZD. Learn more about Fall Into Service online at https://sli.oregonstate.edu/cce/fallintoservice. Accommodations related to disability may be made by calling 541-737-3041 or emailing [email protected].
Volunteer opportunity: Volunteers are requested for canvassing Corvallis neighborhoods in pairs to welcome students to the community. The canvassing takes place from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sept. 23. Volunteers will check in at Grace Lutheran Church (at the northwest corner of Kings and Harrison) and receive canvassing assignments, script and materials to distribute to resident in a nearby neighborhood, [click here] Alternatively, volunteers can pick up door hangers to distribute in their neighborhood at your convenience ( [click here]
Faculty/Staff Prayer Group: Join the group for prayer and reflection every Wednesday of the academic year at noon in the Newman Center Chapel 2127 N.W. Monroe. The first meeting is Sept. 26. All are welcome. Facilitated by deacon and professor Chris Anderson. Sponsored by the Newman Center. For more information, contact Anderson at [email protected]
OSU150 Land Grant Festival, Oct. 1–17: This is the fourth of four anniversary festivals that recognize Oregon State as one of only two universities in the U.S. with land, sea, space and sun grant designations. The mission continues - learning, discovery and service to all people will always drive us to make our world better. The festival features tours of unique teaching and research environments including the McDonald Research Forest, Lois Bates Acheson Veterinary Teaching Hospital, O.H. Hinsdale Wave Lab and the Ocean Observing Center. Other activities include open houses and presentations. Free registration required for many events - reserve a spot today.
Marine Science Career Day: Know a high school student interested in marine science? Hatfield Marine Science Center is hosting a career day on Thursday, Oct. 4. Participants will engage in hands-on marine science activities and behind the scenes tours, hear from researchers about recent discoveries, and more. Pre-registration required - Learn more.
Lectures, Workshops, Webinars
NEW! Faculty Success Symposium: Academic Technology invites faculty, GTAs, and support staff to our annual Faculty Success Symposium. Includes Canvas workshops, and sessions on FERPA, Top Hat, managing academic misconduct, and more. Friday, Sept. 21, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m .in Cascade Hall (Corvallis campus). Free to OSU community, including refreshments; University dining hall vouchers will be distributed at conclusion of event.
NEW! Managers Legal Toolkit: If you are supervising professional faculty, you don’t want to miss Managers Legal Toolkit, a training workshop held Oct. 17. This program prepares you to handle issues faced daily in the management of professional faculty. Topics include civil rights with emphasis on discrimination and access, discipline, reassignments and separation from employment, OSU Compliance and Ethics program overview and more. Details and registration (no cost)
NEW! Training workshops: Fall-term training workshops for employees, presented by the Center for Training & Organizational Development, Office of Human Resources, are available for registration. Workshops include Coaching: A Process for Developing Talent, Stretch Goals: Taking Your Performance to the Next Level, Running Effective Meetings, Managing People Through Change, Increasing Productivity Through Time Awareness, and Choose Your Attitude. Details and registration (no cost)
ABC+D of Medicare: Medicare choices? Part D? Medigap? Medicare Advantage? Designed for people 63 and older. Presented by Kyle King, CPRC®, APMA®, Associate Financial Advisor, CFS*. Sept. 20, noon, MU 212 . RSVP to [email protected].
Trauma Informed Care Training: Serving Unhoused People and Sustaining Our Natural Areas: There is a need to cultivate sensitivity and connect with other resource providers to develop flexible and adaptive approaches that support both unhoused people and natural areas. Join this conversation at a workshop on Oct. 10 at the CH2M Hill Alumni. Cost: $10 (scholarships available by request). Contact [email protected] or 541-737-1346 for scholarship questions or accommodations requests. Register now: bit.ly/unhoused2018
Fall Term SJEI Workshop: The Social Justice Education Initiative from Faculty Affairs has a full schedule of Tier One and Tier Two workshops, both open now for registration at http://oregonstate.edu/training/course_list.php?cat_id=46. Join your colleagues and peers to begin, or continue, your social justice journey in this well-reviewed program. Contact SJEI Director Jane Waite for further information: [email protected].
Athletics
Women’s Soccer v. Colorado: Friday, Sept. 21, 4 p.m., Lorenz Soccer Field.
Beaver Football v. Arizona: Saturday, Sept. 22, 1 p.m., Reser Stadium. Student tickets available starting Monday, Sept. 17.
Take Note
NEW! OSU Foundation new address: OSU Foundation’s new address is 4238 S.W. Research Way, Corvallis, OR 97333-1068.
NEW! Training Days presentations: The deadline is extended to Sept. 25 for presentation submissions by experts in key units for OSU Training Days, a two-day employee training conference held Nov. 6-7. Review the website for details, presenter FAQs, archives of past presentations and the submission form. You may direct questions to Leigh Larkin.
NEW! New Pedal Corvallis bike share stations: OSU in partnership with Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments is bringing two new Pedal Corvallis bikeshare stations to campus this week and adding nine additional bikes to the program. One station is adjacent to the Crop Science Building, on 30th Street at Campus Way, and one is adjacent to Gill Coliseum, on Ralph Miller Lane at 26th Street. The stations are funded by sponsorships from ASOSU and OSU Transportation Services. The bikes are available to anyone age 18 or older. An updated map can be found HERE. An annual pass is $25 and a one-month pass is $10. Pass holders can use their phone to unlock the bikes for rides of 2 hours or less for free. Additionally, a new Pay As You Go pass is $1 per half hour.
NEW! Valley Library expands weekend hours: Students requested it, the library responded, and now there are longer weekend hours. Here’s when the library is open during academic terms. Sunday: open 10 a.m. and open 24 hours until Friday at 10 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m.–10 p.m. More info about library hours is at https://library.oregonstate.edu/valley-library-hours.
NEW! Sea Grant Symposium: Registration and abstracts for Oregon Sea Grant’s 4th Biennial Scholars Day Symposiumare due Oct. 1 at 11:30 p.m. At this event, students currently supported by Oregon Sea Grant’s marine and coastal science programs will present talks and posters linking research, education, extension, fellowship, and communications. Questions? Contact Anne Hayden-Lesmeister.
NEW! OSU multivitamin research study (Corvallis): What is the role of multivitamins in improving the micronutrient status of older men? Principal investigator Tory Hagen of the Linus Pauling Institute is looking for healthy, non-smoking men, 70-plus years old to take tablets daily for six months, all provided by the study. Contact Alexander Michels for more information: [email protected] or 541-737-8730.
University Standard updates: Oregon State University will accept written comments on two proposed university standards: 03-010 Procurement Thresholds and Methods and 03-015 Procurement Solicitations and Contracts. Comments will be accepted through the end of business on Oct. 9. The purpose of the comment period is to receive public feedback on these proposed standards, which will modernize, update, and replace three existing standards (580-061, 580-062, and 580-063). The proposed standards are available for review upon request as electronic pdf documents. Questions, comments or requests should be directed to Susan Barba at [email protected].
Robotics symposium: Registration is now open for the OSU150 Futures Focus Symposium: The Promise and the Peril of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. This event features sessions all day, a free lunch, keynote by Jacob Ward and a free reception, and you may select the sessions that you can attend. Registration is free, but required for this culminating event of OSU’s 150th anniversary celebration.
Toy Drive: As a past sponsor of our annual Joy Drive, AABC- HR is having a Toy drive for the new Kids- Closet program sponsored through OSU Family Resource’s. Many of our students celebrate different holidays throughout the year that do not always fall during the month of December. Many of these holidays also include the tradition of gift giving that can create a financial stress for our students with children. In creating a student support program that reaches the greatest number of students with children, we have decided to open a year round gift closet so that families may “shop” for any holiday, or even their child’s birthday. Our Joy Drive is now our Kids Gift Closet; spreading the joy throughout the year. Drop donations in the drop box at the front desk by From Now until Sept. 20 at AABC- HR (University Plaza 1600 SW Blvd Suite 150). For more information call 541-737-2915.
Mid-Monthly Emergency Preparedness Topic – Pets in Disasters: The likelihood that you and your animals will survive an emergency such as a fire or flood, tornado or earthquake is directly related to your level of emergency planning. Whether you decide to stay in place in an emergency or evacuate to a safer location, you will need to make plans in advance for your pets. Keep in mind that what is best for you is also typically best for your animals. This month’s poster can be downloaded http://emergency.oregonstate.edu/files/EP-Bulletin/Monthly/09-15%20Pets%20in%20Disasters-portrait.pdf
Apply now for Ecampus professional development funds: Oregon State Ecampus invites faculty, staff and administrators to pursue professional development related to online and hybrid education. Further your professional goals while promoting effective teaching and learning in OSU’s online and hybrid courses. Funding is available for professorial faculty and professional faculty and advisers. The application deadline is Oct. 8, so learn more and apply online today.
Funding Database: OSU has an institutional subscription to GrantForward -Questions on how to sign up - email [email protected].
Limited submission proposal: A limited submission proposal is a type of broad agency announcement, request for proposal, or other funding opportunity, in which the sponsor restricts the number of applications or proposals that can be submitted by an institution or a unit within an institution. The Research Office works to keep track of these opportunities on the Office for Research Development Website and advertises to the OSU community in the Limited Submission Funding Newsletter. To receive the newsletter follow this LINK and you will see the sign up form.
Health & Safety: The University Health & Safety Committee wants to promote health and safety, as well as focus on employee wellness by providing the following video from Mike Evans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_X0K4ZrvFQ. You can access OSU’s University Health & Safety Committee online at http://ehs.oregonstate.edu/uhsc, including past meeting minutes, information on how to contact a committee member, and a link to report safety concerns online.
Apply now for the Ecampus Research Fellows Program: If you are interested in conducting research about online teaching and learning, the Ecampus Research Unit will help you plan your proposal for the Ecampus Research Fellows Program. The Ecampus Research Unit annually funds up to five faculty and/or department projects - $20,000 each - to support research in the areas of distance and online education, including hybrid delivery. Info sessions will be held Oct. 2 at 1 p.m. and Oct. 5 at 11 a.m. at the fourth floor of The Valley Library, Drinkward Conference Room. Applications are due Nov. 1. For more information, contact Mary Ellen Dello Stritto, [email protected].
Term-Long Laptops at the Valley Library: The Valley Library has 24 Dell laptops available for long-term borrowing. These laptops are term-long substitutes for students without computers. For more information or to fill out the application, go to bit.ly/valley-laptops. Applications are due Saturday, Sept. 29. For further questions, email [email protected].
Rec Sports Membership, Locker and Program Sales: Rec Sports memberships and locker rentals, along with Group Fitness, DAM Fit, and IM passes, are now available for purchase. Faculty and staff can also register for payroll deductionthrough Friday, Nov. 2.
Free office supplies: If you belong to a department on campus and need office or lab supplies, visit the Surplus warehouse between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays, to get some for free. To participate, choose items priced at $5 or less, with a limit of $20 total per visit. Items must be a cash sale or marked with white price tags. Visit the front desk to log your items before leaving.
OSU Standard Updated: Oregon State University will take written comments on its proposed update to OSU Standard 576-060 Alcoholic Beverages, through the end of business on Sept. 21. The purpose of the comment period is to receive public feedback regarding updating and replacing the existing standard on alcoholic beverages on campus with University Standard 07-005 Alcoholic Beverages. The proposed standard is available for review upon request as an electronic pdf document. Comments or requests should be directed to Susan Barba at [email protected].
OSU Postdoctoral Association Professional Development Awards: The OSU Postdoctoral Association invites applications for professional development awards of $1,000 each. Applications are due by 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24, and should be submitted by email to [email protected]. Recipients will be announced at the annual Postdoc Research Symposium Oct. 4. For more information visit http://oregonstate.edu/opa.
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! Accountant 1: Forestry, Oceanic and Atmospheric Business Center (FOBC) invites applications for a full-time (1.0 FTE), Accountant 1 position. Posting #P01764CT. Closes Sept. 30.
NEW! Recruitment Coordinator: The College of Science invites applicants for a full time (1.0 FTE) 12-month recruitment coordinator position. Posting # P02468UF. Closes Oct. 7.
Weather
OSU150 fun fact: In 1964, OSU entomologist Robert Goulding developed a method to time-release pesticides, a precursor to the flea collar.
Corvallis: Sunny today, high of 70, low of 48. Mostly sunny tomorrow.
Central Oregon: Sunny today, high of 67, low of 39. Mostly sunny tomorrow.
Newport: Mostly sunny, high of 60, low of 52. Mostly cloudy tomorrow.
Statewide: For OSU employees around the state, find your local forecast here: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/ |
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