The President’s Commission on the Status of Women (PCOSW) and the Office of Institutional Diversity are pleased to presentBreaking Barriers: A Celebration of the Accomplishments and Impact of OSU Women. This event, in its second year, will recognize and award the influential contributions women at Oregon State University have made to our community.

 

We welcome nominations for five awards to be presented at the event: Breaking Barriers in Education, Breaking Barriers in Research, Breaking Barriers in Athletics, the PCOSW Community Builder and the Harriet “Hattie” Redmond awards. Nominators may submit multiple nominations. Award winners will be announced at the celebration on April 22, 2019.

 

To nominate someone, please click the link here: https://goo.gl/forms/YEQ7uqtHgB0XqzjB3

Please be prepared to include the following information in the nomination form:

• Your name and email address
• Name of the nominee (individual or group)
• Nominee’s email address
• Nominee’s role/department (e.g. Assistant Professor in Ethnic Studies)
• Nominee’s affiliation to OSU
• A detailed description on how the nominee meets the criteria/description of the award
• Please keep description to 500 words

 

Nominations are open until 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 7, 2019. Below are the descriptions of the five awards; if you have any questions, please email Brandi Douglas (Brandi.Douglas@oregonstate.edu).

 

Breaking Barriers in Education Award

This award recognizes a woman (woman-identified) faculty member whose high impact in teaching and mentoring has paved the way for women in higher education to thrive and prosper.

 

Breaking Barriers in Research Award

This award honors a woman (woman-identified) faculty member whose innovative research challenges and expands knowledge and/or improves the lives of women.

 

Breaking Barriers in Athletics Award

This award recognizes a woman (woman-identified) member of the OSU athletic community whose contributions actively create and encourage gender equity in sports.

 

PCOSW Community Builder Award

This award honors a woman (woman-identified) OSU community member or group whose work contributes significantly to the campus environment through advocacy of gender equity.

 

Harriet “Hattie” Redmond Award

This award celebrates a woman of color (woman-identified) within the OSU community who works as an agent of change in service of racial justice and gender equity.

 

Office of Institutional Diversity (OID)

Oregon State University 

510 Kerr Admin | Corvallis, OR

541-737-1063

https://diversity.oregonstate.edu/

…is exactly what it sounds like – a matchmaking event that encourages faculty to “date” a range of OSU’s tools and services, gaining quick exposure to several resources. Friday March 8, 3:30-5 pm in LINC 303; sponsored by OSU Academic Technology. Free; refreshments included. RSVP for some good, clean casual fun: https://beav.es/ZJv. For more information, contact lynn.greenough@oregonstate.edu.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine sponsors awards for postdoctoral and senior researchersat participating federal laboratories and affiliated institutions.  These awards include generous stipends ranging from$45,000 – $80,000 per year for recent Ph.D. recipients, and higher for additional experience.  Limited graduate levelawards are also available. These awards provide the opportunity for recipients to do independent research in some of the best-equipped and staffed laboratories in the U.S. Research opportunities are open to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and for some of the laboratories, foreign nationals.

 

Four annual review cycles:

 

• May: Opens March 1; Closes May 1
• August: Opens June 1; Closes May 1
• November; Opens September 1; Closes November 1
• February: Opens December 1; Closes February 1

 

 

Applicants should contact prospective Research Adviser(s) at the lab(s) prior to the application deadline to discuss their research interests and funding opportunities.

 

Thank you for your assistance. For more information:

Phone: 202-334-2760

Email: rap@nas.edu

Web: www.nas.edu/rap