Thursday, March 5, 2020 ||Memorial Union, Corvallis Campus

We invite your direct contributions to this opportunity to learn from and with one another as we collectively work toward achieving the engagement, retention, achievement, and graduation goals articulated in SP 4.0. 

USSI efforts are organized around five topical areas: Curricular Excellence, Experiential & Research-based Learning, Faculty-Student Interactions, Financial Aid & Scholarships, and the Transition Experience.

All of us play a key role in contributing to the success of our students, so we invite you to submit a proposal based on the efforts you and your colleagues have advanced in your respective areas of the university. 

Possible topic areas might include:

·         Student Feedback/Correspondence – Have you made changes in terms of frequency, modality, or wording that have proven effective?

·         Interactive Engagement and/or Cooperative Learning – What adjustments are yielding positive outcomes in your classrooms, outside the classroom, in laboratories or communities outside of OSU?

·         Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – Efforts to improve the educational experiences of students of color, first-generation, and other “non-traditional” students at OSU. 

·         Achievement Gaps – Sharing your work toward redressing historical achievement gaps within your program, college, or broadly at OSU

·         Communication/Outreach – Have you contributed to campaigns designed to ease students’ navigation of the university, understanding of the curriculum, and/or maximizing the array of opportunities available at OSU? What is working for you? 

·         Financial Supports – Changes implemented to assist students in terms of financial stability

·         Office Hours – What successful strategies have you employed to encourage student attendance?

·         And many, many more…

Presenters may propose a five-to-seven-minute lightning talk, a 45-minute breakout session, a 45-minute panel discussion, or a poster presentation of their work.

Please SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL by January 17, 2020

Want to know how to create instructional media for your on-campus courses and to learn best practices of blending classroom and Canvas content? The Center for Teaching and Learning and Academic Technology invite you to explore the new Faculty Media Center to learn how to make audio, video and other media, while planning an upcoming course. All faculty and GTAs invited. Thursday, Oct. 31, 10 a.m. or 2 p.m., Kidder 100; refreshments will be served. Bring a laptop and your imagination. Register.

The Renewable Energy Scholarship Foundation is now soliciting applications for scholarships to be given in 2020. We are excited to announce that Sir Fraser Stoddart has renewed his named scholarship, allowing us to expand our scholarship opportunities.  We will be giving three or more scholarships this year, and one will be designated for an undergraduate.  If you know any top students studying renewable energy, in any sense, in Oregon or Washington, please encourage them to apply.  Applications are always accepted, but they are actively solicited throughout the fall and winter, with a deadline of Feb 15.  All information is on our website, www.resf-pnw.org.

The Department of Chemistry at Louisiana State University is looking for excellent students for our graduate program. We would appreciate it if you would post this letter and flyer and alert your students to the possibilities at LSU.

Our faculty perform research in diverse areas from organic chemistry to structural biology to materials science, energy-related research, and environmental chemistry. Kevin Smith’s group continues its longstanding work on porphyrin chemistry, and Isiah Warner’s group continues its development of the Group of Uniform Materials Based on Organic Salts (GUMBOS) with broad applications in  nanotechnology and medicine. Rendy Kartika applies novel organic reactions to the synthesis of complex molecules of biological and pharmaceutical importance, Graça Vicente uses BODIPY dyes for biophysical and bioanalytical applications and the development of new agents for the photodynamic treatment of cancer, and Mario Rivera is engaged in areas as diverse as iron homeostasis in pathogenic bacteria and fragment screening for the discovery of antibiotics. Weiwei Xie’s group has discovered several new superconductors as part of their research into novel quantum materials, and Tuo Wang’s work in the area of solid-state NMR is providing new insights into fungal cell wall structureOur recent recipients of DOE and NSF Early CAREER Awards (Kenneth Lopata, Daniel Kuroda, and Revati Kumar) are  involved respectively in theoretical work on attosecond dynamics, experimental studies of two-dimensional infrared laser spectroscopy, and computational studies of graphene oxide-liquid interfaces. Donghui Zhang and Gerald Schneider apply X-ray and  neutron scattering techniques to soft matter research. The Superfund Center concentrates on newly identified pollutant-particle systems including environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs).

We have a large (141 students) and diverse group of graduate students in our program, essentially all supported on assistantships or fellowships. We put a large emphasis on the training of women and underrepresented minorities, and have received major awards in recognition of our mentoring, advising, and science education efforts (Nature Award for MentoringPresidential Award for STEM Mentoring.  ACS Award for Encouraging Disadvantaged Students).  Our faculty believe firmly that we are here not simply to provide research advice but to also provide advising and mentorship. Above all else, we love to hear from interested prospective graduate students!

Detailed information about our department and our graduate program can be found at chemistry.lsu.edu.  For questions about our research, students are invited to contact any of our faculty. For questions about the application process, they should contact Dr. Caroline Schneider at gradchem@lsu.edu. I should note that there is no application fee for domestic students. We very much look forward to hearing from your students!

Check out the OSU Libraries’ free Graduate Student & Faculty Fall Term Workshops. Registration is encouraged, but not required. For complete session descriptions, visit the workshop calendar page.  Can’t make it to a session?  Some of the sessions have handouts or online tutorials: http://guides.library.oregonstate.edu/WorkshopHandouts 

Questions?  Ask Colleen Johnson, colleen.johnson@oregonstate.edu.

Intro to LaTex

Monday, October 7, 3:00  – 4:30 p.m., Autzen Classroom

Intro to Zotero: A Web-Based Way to Manage Your Citations

Wednesday, October 9, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m., Autzen Classroom

Intermediate/Advanced Zotero

Wednesday, October 9, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m., Autzen Classroom

Intro to Qualtrics – Making Great Surveys

Thursday, October 10, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m., Autzen Classroom

Advanced Qualtrics

Thursday, October 10, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m., Autzen Classroom

Researching the Literature Review

Monday, October 14, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m., Autzen Classroom

Researching the Literature Review

Tuesday, October 15, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m., Autzen Classroom

Copyright and Fair Use in Research and Teaching

Monday, October 21, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m., Autzen Classroom

Introduction to Git – Beginner **Registration Required**

Monday, October 21, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m., Autzen Classroom

Introduction to Git – Advanced**Registration Required**

Monday, October 21, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m., Autzen Classroom

Intro to MATLAB

Friday, October 25, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m., Autzen Classroom

Basic EndNote

Wednesday, October 30, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m., Autzen Classroom

Intermediate/Advanced EndNote

Wednesday, October 30, 4:45 – 5:45 p.m., Autzen Classroom 

Intro to Qualtrics – Making Great Surveys

Friday, November 1, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m., Autzen Classroom

Advanced Qualtrics

Friday, November 1, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m., Autzen Classroom

Creative Commons Licenses

Wednesday, November 6, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m., Autzen Classroom

Intro to Zotero: A Web-Based Way to Manage Your Citations

Friday, November 8, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m., Autzen Classroom

Intermediate/Advanced Zotero

Friday, November 8, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m., Autzen Classroom

All students, staff, faculty invited to drop off non-perishable food item at following locations on Thursday or Friday to support classified staff in contract negotiations. Drop boxes (as of Wednesday): Arnold, Sea Grant break room (3rd floor University Plaza), Registrar or Admissions break room (Kerr), Jefferson Street break room/kitche, Dixon (second-floor admin office). Drop boxes (as of Thursday): Lab Animal Resource Center, 2042 Cordley, Valley Library Circulation, Maintenance/Facilities office in Hatfield Marine Science, Clackamas County Extension, School of MIME, 204 Rogers Hall. To participate in food drive collection, or for more information, contact Siobhan at 630-699-0281 orburkes@seiu503.org. Cutoff for donations is Friday, Sept. 27, 4 p.m..

The Department of Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA plans to make a tenure track appointment at the Assistant Professor level. I would be grateful if you would bring this position to the attention of qualified applicants.

The appointment will be in the broadly defined area of Organic Chemistry. Candidates with expertise in synthetic chemistry at the interface of materials science or biology are especially encouraged to apply. The candidate is expected to establish an externally funded research program and participate in the Department’s undergraduate and graduate teaching mission.

Applicants must apply online at apply.interfolio.com/66020. Required application materials include: a curriculum vitae including a list of publications, and a description of proposed research. Applicants should also submit the names and contact information of three individuals who will provide letters of recommendation. Recommenders will be contacted by the University with instructions on how to submit a letter. Review of applications will begin on October 15, 2019 and will continue until the position is filled.

The Department of Chemistry is strongly committed to Penn’s Action Plan for Faculty Diversity and Excellence and to creating a more diverse faculty (for more information see:http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/volumes/v58/n02/diversityplan.html). The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity employer. Minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

The University Health & Safety Committee desires to recognize OSU members who are taking extra steps to promote health and safety, and to reduce accidents, incidents and injuries to employees, students or visitors. The new Safety Recognition Program provides a medium to recognize faculty, staff and student employees for their positive behaviors and actions. Examples might include actions, programs, safety achievements or an approach that places safety at its forefront. Nominations will be open for submissions via online at https://ehs.oregonstate.edu/announcement/safety-award-nominations
and reviewed once per term (excluding summer.)