Faculty, graduate students, personnel, postdocs: Applications for the 2017 spring cohort of the OMSI Science Communication Fellowship are now being accepted. Tuition for the program is $1,850 per participant, with scholarship opportunities available. Participation can be included to meet NSF broader impact goals. Deadline for applications is Dec. 1. Questions? Contact Amanda Fisher 503-797-4635 / afisher@omsi.edu or visit the program website http://www.omsi.edu/science-fellowship

Presented by Dr. Tech on Wednesday Nov. 30,  9 – 9:15 a.m. Introducing the Learn@OregonState web presence – your Canvas-powered teaching and learning tools. This 15-minute mini-webinar provides an overview to your support documentation and consultation opportunities for Canvas, Kaltura, Clickers, Turnitin, and online publisher content. This webinar will save you time and guesswork. Register Now!

OSU’s Research Office invites you to a town-hall discussion on the federal research landscape under the Trump Administration and 115th Congress. The town hall will bring together OSU’s Vice President of Research Cynthia Sagers, NOAA’s Chief Scientist Rick Spinrad (and former OSU VPR), NIFA’s director Sonny Ramaswamy (and former OSU Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences), and OSU’s Director of Federal Government Affairs Gabrielle Serra. Friday, Dec. 9 from 1-2:30 p.m., Kidder 202. LIVE STREAM will be available at live.oregonstate.edu. Seating is limited. Please RSVP to attend in person here.

Appointments for Spring and Summer 2017!

Apply NOW to the Nuclear Engineering Science Laboratory Synthesis Programs (NESLS) Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) – Spring or Summer 2017

Must apply at https://www.zintellect.com/Posting/Details/2642
by December 31, 2016 for Spring term

Must apply at https://www.zintellect.com/Posting/Details/2649
by February 28, 2017 for Summer term

·         Current AAS, BS, MS, and PhD students – Majors related to Engineering, Earth and Geosciences, Environmental and Marine Sciences, Life Health and Medical Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics, Nanotechnology, Chemistry, Physics, International Relations, Political Science, Government, Policy, Risk Analysis, Science Writing, Public Affairs, and Computer Sciences
·         Stipend based on academic status – range from $529/week to $935/week for full-time; pro-rated for part-time
·         Travel/Housing assistance (if eligible)
·         Professional development activities
·         Minimum GPA  – 3.0/4.0
·         Open to U.S. Citizens, Legal Permanent Residents (LPR) and Eligible International Citizenship

Visit http://www.orau.org/ornl or contact ORNL Education Programs at ornledu@orau.org for more information!

Residents of Gilbert Hall and perhaps elsewhere,

I am aware of the excessive heat in Gilbert Hall.  Since I’m the focal point for facilities issues I know that the problem is not confined to specific rooms but is a systemic problem as I’ve received messages from all floors and all wings within the Building.

I’ve contacted Facilities and Campus Environmental Controls.  The situation is the University Campus wide control system; Unity, is down.  Facilities have been working trying to get this system repaired.  When the Unity System went down, it left the buildings in their last state.  For us, it was heat on.  This means we are gaining radiant heat from the steam pipes 24/7 whether or not an individual room’s thermostat is on or off.

To minimize the impact of Unity being down, Campus Environmental Controls will be manually turning the building heat on every workday morning and; turning it off every workday evening.  This will minimize the accumulation of heat within the building.

This also means that weekends and Holiday’s the building will be cooler than work days.

I will keep you posted on any further developments.

Thank you for your understanding.

Sincerely,

Rusty

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Rusty Root
Coordinator-Building Services
Chem Purchasing/Facilities/Building Management
Oregon State University, Department of Chemistry
143 Gilbert Hall, Corvallis OR 97331-8546
Purchasing Business: chemistry.purchasing@oregonstate.edu
All Other Business: rusty.root@oregonstate.edu
PH: 541-737-6722
Cell: 541-231-9243

This is the 7th year of the Staff Art Exhibit, and we’re hoping for representation from all parts of OSU in this showcase of creativity.  Do you have creative individuals in your area (maybe even you)?  Most any medium is accepted in this exhibit, so please encourage submissions of work by November 29.

The benefits, besides showing talent beyond the day-to-day job, are that departments are listed on the artist’s block next to the work, and all artists, co-workers and friends are invited to a special reception hosted by President Ray on December 20.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions about this project, and I hope that you might be able to encourage participation in this activity.

Best wishes,

~Mealoha

Mealoha McFadden

Acting Director, University Events
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Oregon State University
205 Adams Hall | Corvallis, Oregon 97331-2004
communications.oregonstate.edu/events
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Phone 541-737-6522 | Fax 541-737-8955 | Cell 541-231-2585