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U-Engage Course Proposal Submissions
Course proposals now being accepted from academic and professional faculty to serve as instructors in one of 35 anticipated fall U-Engage courses. More information about U-Engage, including the link to the online application, shared learning outcomes, responsibilities of instructors, and support provided are available at: http://undergraduate.oregonstate.edu/asst/u-engage-course-applications. For more information, contact Spirit Brooks, spirit.brooks@oregonstate.edu. The deadline for submission extended to Monday, March 27 at 8 p.m.
Federal Immigration Law Enforcement Guidance for Faculty & Staff
We have received several questions from faculty and staff related to what they should do in the event they receive a request for information from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security or Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). It is OSU standard practice to refer all federal immigration law enforcement agents to the OSU Office of the General Counsel: (541) 737-2474; 524 Kerr Administration Building. Please do not respond to a request without consulting with the Office of the General Counsel.
The Office of the General Counsel helps OSU to comply with the law and protect student and personnel information by verifying the agent’s credentials, confirming the legitimacy of the inquiry, and reviewing a copy of applicable court orders for validity.
As a reminder, please immediately contact the Office of the General Counsel if you receive any request for OSU student, employee, or institutional information from any law enforcement agent. Agents’ requests can be informal or take the form of a subpoena or warrant.
Students with questions concerning federal immigration law enforcement may be directed to OSU’s website on recent federal actions, which includes OSU’s statements, FAQs, and contacts/resources related to OSU’s status as a sanctuary university, DACA and undocumented students, and immigration and international travel: http://leadership.oregonstate.edu/recent-federal-actions#faq.
Susan Capalbo
Senior Vice Provost, Academic Affairs
and
Professor, Applied Economics
Oregon State University
628 Kerr Administration
Corvallis, OR 97331-2154
541.737.0732 susan.capalbo@oregonstate.edu
Go BEAVS!
Chemistry Collaborations, Workshops and Community of Scholars (cCWCS) Workshops
Oregon Science Start-up Forum
Tox 699 – Graduate Elective Course
Graduate Elective Course: Spring 2017
TOX 699 (CRN: 55647) Molecular Therapeutics: Discovery and Development
This course will cover the key aspects of the ‘Bench to Bedside’ evolution of therapeutics,
including identification of novel molecular targets for drug discovery and use of model systems
and clinical trials to investigate the efficacy of new therapeutics.
3 Credits
Mon and Fri: 2:00 – 3:20 PM
Instructor: Siva Kumar Kolluri
Siva.kolluri@oregonstate.edu
Phone: 541-737-1799
NORM 2017: INNOVATION TRACK at the American Chemical Society Regional Meetin
EXCITING and Unique opportunities will be had at the upcoming American Chemical Society (ACS) 72nd Northwest Regional Meeting(NORM 2017) to be held from June 25 – 28, 2017 on the Oregon State University (OSU) campus in Corvallis. We are expecting a large and engaged group of chemists and engineers – from undergraduate to practicing scientists – in attendance at the Region’s premier Chemistry event.
As a part of the Innovation Initiative of ACS President Allison Campbell, we have organized the Innovation Track with 2.5 days of innovation-aligned programming, training, networking events with luncheon, dinner and two social hours, including a unique Innovation Fair targeted at start-up and proto-venture chemistry companies!
TAKE YOUR RESEARCH TO THE NEXT LEVEL and register for the debut of a ½ day Innovation Training: Lens of the Market®. This workshop gives you the first steps in the skills you need to demonstrate how your research can make an impact beyond a publication, and offers beginning tools to inform your research based on market and societal need. Teams and individuals can apply, and scholarships are available for students!!
In one short half day session you’ll gain the basic vocabulary and skills to define products and services from your research; define options for the markets they could serve and learn how to build a testable market hypothesis – a value proposition for your potential product or service and define the structure of the market segment you could serve by building its value chain.
Application is also open online for a booth for start-ups and proto-ventures within the Innovation Fair as part of the Vendor Expo. We have 16 half tables available in a VERY PROMINENT LOCATION within the NORM Vendor Exposition! IF YOU ARE ACCEPTED to the INNOVATION FAIR, we have SPONSORSHIP FUNDING that will pay for your half table!
WHO can be part of the INNOVATION FAIR:
New start-ups and soon-to-be-start-ups or proto-ventures which may have received grants but which have not yet received dilutive funding. You may not even be a company yet! You may be in the stage of becoming a company or not sure IF you want to be a company and want to license or sell your IP (intellectual property). What you must have is a clear, defensible and market-validated value proposition and some scientific data on whether your idea will work that you can share with us. You can be from a university, a national lab or simply a great team of chemists from multiple places!
HOW do I become part of the Innovation Fair: PLEASE both
1. REGISTER for NORM at http://www.norm2017.org/ and
2. APPLY HERE FOR AN INNOVATION FAIR BOOTH.
Programming tracks and networking events cover all aspects of chemistry at NORM 2017! Please see the Program-at-a-Glance at www.NORM2017.org/program for the meeting’s planned technical programming. We are honored that the Northwest Region’s own 2017 ACS President Allison Campbell, a leader at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), will be giving the meeting’s kick-off keynote address to highlight her messages of: Science Advocacy; Science Literacy & Communication; Chemistry Safety; and the value of Chemistry Innovation Solutions to challenges facing people and our planet.
2018-19 Fullbright Scholarships
The 2018-19 Fulbright Scholar Catalog of Awards is now live and searchable by region, country or discipline.
Join nearly three dozen OSU faculty who have received Fulbright awards in just the past ten years, and over 250,000 individuals (scholars and students, both U.S. and International) who have participated in this quintessential “mutual exchange of people and ideas between the U.S. and other countries” since its inception in 1946.
For eligibility requirements and detailed award descriptions, visit the Fulbright website at http://www.cies.org/
Save the date: On Thu., Apr. 6th, OSU will host a Fulbright Scholar Workshop and a Fulbright U.S. Student Workshop, each led by a representative from CIES and IIE respectively (more details to follow).
Sincerely,
Julie Walkin
International Program Manager | Faculty-led Programs
Office of Global Opportunities (OSU GO) | Oregon State University
University Plaza, Suite 290 | 1600 SW Western Blvd. | Corvallis, OR 97331
541.737.6407 (direct) | julie.walkin@oregonstate.edu
international.oregonstate.edu
Undergraduate of the Quarter – Winter 2017 – Stephanie Marshall
Stephanie Marshall has been named the Winter 2017 Undergraduate of the Quarter and we couldn’t be happier for her. Stephanie was born and raised in Sherwood Oregon, where she went to Sherwood High School; it was here, she discovered her love for teaching chemistry.
Although Stephanie has always been interested in science and teaching, during high school she had yet to determined if it would be the correct path for her. During sophomore year she had OSU alumnus John McGinity as her teacher. She explained that once he noticed her interest in science and teaching he took her under his wing, and guided her towards the tools she would need to make an informed decision about her professional future.
Even though both her mom and her mentor Mr. McGinity both graduated from OSU, Stephanie reported that it still took 4 visits to campus to decide this is the place she wanted to call home. The deciding factor was her visit to the education department. They showed her a great program for her duel major, and she also discovered that the local schools where she could student teach at were also excellent.
Although she is an Undergraduate she has signed on as a T.A. for the CH12X series. She explained that it will be helpful for her teaching experiences as a high school teacher because, “I learned that high school students really like to push your buttons and college students it’s even more.” Even with the hardships of having many students testing their boundaries, she was still shocked to see how dedicated many of her students could be.
When asked about the future Stephanie revealed she hadn’t completely decided her path yet. With her starting her first year of student teaching next year, Stephanie believes that it would be best to wait until after she gets advice from high school teachers before deciding her career path.
The time that Stephanie spends outside of Chemistry is usually outdoors. “I like to be outside a lot; I love to hike, and with the nice weather I do a lot outdoors. I play beach volleyball which is a lot of fun, and do yoga when I’m not playing beach volleyball. It’s just a lot of outdoor activities.” She likes to go hiking in the gorge, explaining that she loved Blue Place because it was so awe-inspiring.
Students like Stephanie are a huge part of what makes our Department so great. We wish her well in student teaching and wherever else her path may take her next.
Undergraduate of the Quarter – Winter 2017 – Alena Vasquez
Alena Vasquez has been named the Winter 2017 Undergraduate of the Quarter and we couldn’t be happier for her. Alena was born and raised in California until she was 18. She moved to Oregon because she said, she just “felt it was where she was meant to live.”
She came to Oregon State University to study Veterinary Medicine. Upon matriculation, Alena discovered that she didn’t really enjoy biology, a major component for her degree program, but she loved Chemistry. Her first chemistry class, a hybrid 23x online class, she took while living in Eugene; it allowed her to come to campus only once a week in order to do the lab. It was during this class that she developed a close bond with Margie.
It was Margie’s advice that got Alena into research for the first time. Alena began working in Rich Carter’s lab and within two weeks, she was loving every moment. She hopes to go on in the future and do something altruistic with her degree that can benefit and help others.
Students like Alena Vasquez are a huge part of what makes our Department so great. We wish her well in the future and hope she finds her altruistic path going forward.