Week 8 Winter 2017

Rain, snow, or shine (or potentially all three because you live in Oregon), it is class registration time! So while you are trying to figure out your class schedule and an outfit that can handle the crazy weather, don’t forget to check out the new opportunities offered by the College of Public Health and Human Sciences this week.

Important Dates

Mar. 13-17: Dead Week
Mar. 17: Last day to withdraw from term; W grade for each registered course
Mar. 20-24: Finals Week

Coming Spring Term: Plan for a PIN

Starting Spring term 2017, all students must have an approved Fall 2017 term course plan on file in MyDegrees in order to receive a PIN to register for FALL 2017 classes. First-year students will receive their Winter and Spring term PINs at First-Year Workshops or during individual advising appointments.

You can call 541-737-8900 to schedule an appointment to meet with your advisor, or you can submit this plan electronically.

Please refer to the PHHS MyDegrees planner tutorial for helpful tools on creating your plan.

Highlights

Coming Soon to the Office Student Success:

Beginning March 13th, CPHHS will be moving to Online Appointment Scheduling. Students will be able to schedule their own appointments with their CPHHS academic advisor. More information is forthcoming.

PROMISE Student Information Sessions:

The PROMISE program is a summer internship program for undergraduate students. As a PROMISE intern you will select a project that interests you, develop personally and professionally, build a professional network, and articulate your growth over summer and future areas for improvement. Applications will open on March 17. To learn more, visit: Promise Program.

Health-Related Volunteer Opportunity:

Camp Promise-West is currently recruiting volunteers for a one-week overnight camp for kids, teens, and adults with muscular dystrophy and select neuromuscular diseases.

Available positions include:

One-on-one counselors to provide personal care and assist with daily activities.
Program staff (photographers, yearbook editors, camp newspaper, computers, science, sports, drama, music, etc.)
Medical staff (licensed nurses, doctors, physical therapists, occupational therapists, respiratory therapists, etc.)

This is an ideal opportunity for individuals who are dedicated to giving back to their community, or those who are interested in a career in the healthcare field and who are looking for experience working one-on-one with individuals with special health care needs. Many volunteers are pre-health students (medicine, nursing, physician assistants, PT/OT, etc.) or interested in social work or counseling, or graduate students/professionals in these fields.

Dates: August 21-August 26, 2017 (Volunteers arrive August 20th)
Location: Vaughn, WA
Requirements: Be at least 16 years old, submit an application, complete an interview, and pass background and reference checks.
Application deadline: April 3, 2017, apply at Camp Promise

Clinton Global Initiatives University Program:

Global Diversity Initiatives at Oregon State University invites undergraduate and graduate students to submit applications to participate in this year’s Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) by May 1, 2017. The early decision deadline is March 1, so projects that are already in development stages can be submitted early. Hosted each year by the Clinton Foundation, CGI U brings together 1,000+ student leaders from college campuses around the world for three days of workshops, networking and innovative discussions aimed at building solutions to pressing global challenges. This year’s conference will take place at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts October 13—15, 2017. Those interested in submitting an application can contact Dr. Amarah Khan at Amarah.khan@oregonstate.edu.

Research Opportunity:

The Research Office is accepting applications for the Undergraduate Research, Innovation, Scholarship and Creativity (URISC) Program for Summer 2017 and Fall, Winter and/or Spring term(s) 2017-18. This program supports undergraduate research activities from all academic disciplines within the university. Program description and application. Deadline for application: Monday, April 10, at 5 pm.

Nutrition Health Information Study:

Nutrition interns are currently conducting research and need participants! Those who fully participate can earn $30 cash. This research explores college students’ perceptions and ideas about nutrition information sources. The research requires students to fill out a 10-question survey and participate in a 90-100 minute focus group. Participants must be OSU students, at least 18 years old, comfortable conversing in English, majoring/minoring in a major other than Nutrition, and available on March 3 between 10am and 2pm. Email nutritionstudyrecruit@gmail.com to receive more info and a Qualtrics link to more information and the Consent to Participate document.

Do you know your Advisor?

Need help finding your assigned advisor? Check your MyDegrees student degree checklist in the Assigned Advisor block, or call the Office of Student Success at 541-737-8900.

*If your academic advisor was Shannon Foley, your new academic advisor will be Head Advisor Erin Heim. More details to come.*