As you may know, the OSU Chemistry Club is a student chapter of the American Chemical Society (ACS). The ACS offers some fantastic opportunities for students involved in chemistry and education research.

The 255th National Meeting Travel Grant ($300) is available to one student eager to share their research at the upcoming meeting in New Orleans which takes place March 18-22, 2018. The grant is often matched by the OSU Chemistry Department or the College of Science! Students who are interested need to contact their PI or a professor of choice to request a nomination. The deadline for nominations is November 15th.

Please view the link below for more info.

https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/funding-and-awards/grants/acscommunity/studentaffiliatechaptergrants/travelgrants.html

 

Greetings OSU students, staff and faculty.

In looking at the year ahead and the busyness of integrating our work and family lives we want to highlight and share a number of unique services and programs OSU offers in support of work-life and families with dependent care needs.

BABy@OSU

Quarterly workshops designed for students and employees who have taken a leave of absence for the arrival of a child and are returning to their work and studies. http://familyresources.oregonstate.edu/FRCevents

Beaver Family Connections

Bring your lunch from 12-1pm and join in on interesting topics and discussions related to your child’s development and your family health and well-being. There are three series that focus on different age ranges: baby, childhood and tween/teens. Open to all students, staff and faculty. http://familyresources.oregonstate.edu/FRCevents

Care.com

Through the support of the Office of the Provost, all members of the OSU campus community may access Care.comthrough our institutional membership for FREE! With OSU’s portal you can search for care providers near you without paying membership costs. Search for providers of child care, adult & senior care, pet care, housekeeping and more. Visit http://www.care.com/OSU to create a free profile using your OSU email address.

ElderCare Connections

Join us for monthly, lunch hour, informational meetings and discussions about what it means to be a caregiver and how to optimally support the ones you love and yourself. Bring friends, colleagues, and whoever else you feel could benefit from these sessions, we are open to everyone. http://familyresources.oregonstate.edu/FRCevents

Flexible Work Arrangements  

OSU is committed to being a great place to work, learn and flourish; and to creating and sustaining healthy environments that enable community members to live productive, balanced and engaged lives. In an effort to confirm this commitment, OSU supports the use of flexible work arrangements (FWA) in situations where there is a mutual benefit to the employee and university. Look for A Guide to Flexible Work Arrangements at OSU, coming soon!

Lactation Support

OSU has a network of over 30 well-appointed campus lactation roomshttp://familyresources.oregonstate.edu/lactation-rooms in addition to free lactation parking permits to facilitate on campus nursing sessions.  For additional information and to obtain a free copy of Nursing Mother, Working Mother contact the Family Resource Center at 541-737-4906 or familyresources@oregonstate.edu.

Family Spaces

The Family Resource Center @ Avery Lodge and the MU Family Lounge (on the west side of the main floor living room) are both comfortable places to spend time with young children.http://familyresources.oregonstate.edu/family-spaces

Regards,

 

Susan and Dan

 

Susan Capalbo                                                                                Dan Larson

Senior Vice Provost                                                                        Interim Vice Provost for Student Affairs

Oregon State University                                                                Oregon State University

susan.capalbo@oregonstate.edu                                                 dan.larson@oregonstate.edu

OSU’s President’s Commission on the Status of Women (PCOSW) is offering funds to cover registration costs for OSU tenure line and non-tenure line faculty, staff, and students to attend the 2018 Oregon Women in Higher Education (OWHE) Conference in Sunriver, Jan. 26-27, 2018. In order to apply, please complete and submit the online form by Friday, Oct. 27. Notification of awards will be sent by Friday, Nov. 10. Apply through the following link: http://bit.ly/2kCAiFu Questions? Contact Karen Holmberg at karen.holmberg@oregonstate.edu

Information regarding the 2017-2018 URSA Engage Program is available at http://undergraduate.oregonstate.edu/research/funding-opportunities/ursa-engage. URSA Engage is designed to establish mentoring relationships for undergraduates early in their program at OSU. The first step in this process is for faculty to fill out the Mentor Summary Form by Nov. 6. Summaries of mentors’ research/creative focus and examples of potential projects will be posted on the URSA webpage for undergraduates to review.

 

• TODAY, October 9th:  “drop-in” Help Session from 9am – Noon, Valley Library Barnard Classroom (5^th floor #5420). 
• For a complete listing of the Help Sessions, please visit:  http://hr.oregonstate.edu/benefits/mandatory-open-enrollment-2018-benefits#help-sessions

 

 

• Wednesday, October 11, 2017 – Noon to 1 p.m.  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/8972694766644014081
• Wednesday, October 11, 2017 – 2 to 3 p.m.  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/8972694766644014081
• Monday, October 23, 2017 – 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/6773761671045549313
• Monday, October 23, 2017 – 3 to 4 p.m.  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/6773761671045549313

 

 

• Action 1:  PEBB Open Enrollment completion – complete between October 1-31, 2017.  Confirm your benefit elections, make changes, re-enroll in flexible spending accounts, AND indicate your HEM participation status for 2018.

 

 

• Action 2:  HEM Health Assessment Completion – complete between September 1 – October 31, 2017.  If you have or will elect to participate in the HEM for 2018, you must complete the HEM health assessment by October 31, 2017. 

 

 

• OSU Open Enrollment Website:  http://hr.oregonstate.edu/benefits/mandatory-open-enrollment-2018-benefits
• PEBB Open Enrollment Website:  http://www.oregon.gov/OHA/PEBB/, includes videos on health insurance options and Open Enrollment

 

 

• Campus Mail: 204 Kerr Administration Building, Corvallis OR
• US Mail: 122 Kerr Administration Building, Corvallis OR 97331-2132
• Fax: 541.737.0553

 

 

• Spouse/Partner does not need to complete the health assessment.

• Instructions/Videos, Additional Information:  http://www.oregon.gov/OHA/PEBB/Pages/HEM-FAQ.aspx

 

Humans versus Zombies, a student-led activity, will be taking place on the Oregon State University Corvallis campus from Monday October 23rd until Saturday October 28th, 2017. During this game, players will be on campus with toy Nerf blasters in what is, in essence, a game of tag.  This game has been played yearly since 2008.

Our goal in sending this email is to alert our campus community who might not expect this event to be played on campus and to recognize what is going on.  We want to respect those who might experience alarm or distress when seeing groups of individuals moving throughout campus carrying Nerf blasters.

Participants of this outdoor-only game will be indicated by a colorful band of cloth worn on either the individual’s head or arm.  Please note that participants with BRIGHT PINK bands are acting as moderators, or referees, and can tell the players to move gameplay to another location if asked by OSU faculty or staff.  We estimate that there will be between 50 and 200 participants.  During this game you might see groups of players running around together, picking up brightly marked boxes, chasing one another around campus, and playing with Nerf blasters.

Any students or staff with concerns should contact Campus Public Safety non-emergency number, 541-737-3010.  For more information, you can email the game’s organizers at mods@osundead.com, or visit the HvZ website at www.osundead.com.

This year, the Next Great Startup is organizing lead-in competitions for participating colleges to determine the next great startup in their field. We are excited to announce that the Honors College will be participating during fall term!  If you know of any HC students with an entrepreneurial spirit, please encourage them to enter this competition.  Students may choose anyone else to be on their team and assist their startup, including faculty, community members, and students from other academic colleges.

Applications must be submitted by a current Honors College student and are due no later than October 20th. We will review these after the deadline and inform all applicants of their application status within the week.

For more information and to apply, visit http://nextgreatstartup.oregonstate.edu/honors. If you have any questions, please email Rylan Good at rylan.good@oregonstate.edu.

The President’s Commission on the Status of Women provides funding to faculty, students, and staff who are pursuing professional development, research, outreach, or creative projects related to women’s issues. Scholarships average $500. Applications are due Friday, Oct. 26, with notification in Week 7.  Please visit http://leadership.oregonstate.edu/pcosw/awards-scholarshipsfor detailed guidelines, qualification requirements, and application links.