OSU Memorial Union

Marty Essen in the Amazon

This Sunday, February 7th in the Memorial Union Ballroom at 1:00 pm, Marty Essen with give his award winning presentation “Around the World in 90 Minutes”. The presentation is part of ISOSU’s Global Fusion day.

Marty Essen’s high-energy, seven continents, digital slide show is full of laughs, surprises, and interesting facts. The 90 minute presentation follows Marty and Deb Essen on an eight trip, three-and-a-half-year-long adventure to some of the wildest places on all seven continents.

The American couple began crisscrossing the globe with the simple intention of searching for rare and interesting wildlife. When their travels coincided with the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the added element made them unwitting ambassadors for peace. Their experiences—from amusing to life threatening—changed their lives forever.
This is not your average travelogue. Marty Essen has written a book that entertains, informs, and poignantly reminds us that we all share a small planet.

You can check out more about Marty Essen and has presentation at his website.

OSU Students
On February 13th, the Memorial Union Program Council and The Center for Leadership Development will sponsor this one day conference which is designed to help you better understand the relationships between your skills and a positive life experience once you finish your college career. The conference begins at 11:00 am and concludes at 4:00.

Along with keynote speakers President Ed Ray and Vice Provost Larry Roper, break-out sessions will include the topics of: marketing your personal strengths, personal finance, developing a personal network, preparing for post-college, competitive vs. cooperative working cultures, and Woman’s strengths in the workplace. Our closing keynote speaker will be Nathan Gamble, Director of Network Traffic Management for Yahoo.

Nourishment will be available throughout the conference and we are pleased to announce we will conclude the day with a drawing for three individual one thousand dollar tuition scholarships for Spring term 2010. There is no charge to attend, but we do request you register on line at: Leadership Conference

We will forward a conference reminder to you shortly prior to the conference. Please join us and gather a better understanding on Life after College.

This Friday, January 29th come to Dixon Recreation Center for some fun. Staring at 9 PM and running until 12:30 AM the second After Dark winter term event will take place. Included will be a showing of the movie “Where the Wide Things Are”, Wii games, Karaoke and refreshments. Free for all OSU students, all welcome. Sponsored by SEAC, UHDS and Recreational Sports.

Haitian Presidential Residence

The Memorial Union is acting as a collecting and communication agent for Haitian Quake relief. The MU has a pre-existing partnership with Mercy Corp out of Portland for past efforts on disasters. ISOSU has agreed to act as the fund dispersing account, with their unrestricted fund in the MU Business Office for donations raised on campus. A large display will be set up today that will act as a place to track group, organization, departmental cash contributions.

For more information you can contact Jorge Michel, Memorial Union President (MU.President@oregonstate.edu) or Michael Henthorne, Memorial Union Director (Michael.Henthorne@oregonstate.edu).

This is going to be an amazing event. On Sunday, February 7th from noon to 5 pm the Memorial Union will be full of international foods and entertainment. Organized by ISOSU (International Students of OSU), the affiliate members will transform spaces within the building to give you a glimpse into their culture. It is all free.

The affiliate organizations include African Student Association, Association of Latin American Students, Cambodian Student’s Association, European Student’s Association, Chinese Student’s Association, Hong Kong Student’s Association, Isang Bansang Pilipino, Indian Student’s Association, Japanese Student’s Association, Korean Student’s Association, Hmong Student’s Association, Saudi Arabian Student’s Association, Thai Student’s Association, Taiwanese Student’s Association, and Vietnamese Student’s Association.

Come and enjoy this super bowl alternative. To find out more about ISOSU, you can go to their website.

Do not miss this free workshop sponsored by Student Leadership and Involvement. It is this Wednesday, January 13th from 6:30 to 7:30. The workshop will be held in the Memorial Union’s Journey room. Refreshments will be provided.

There are many great influential speakers who have, throughout history, positively changed our society. In the Full Voice Command workshop, we will discuss the tools these speakers used to clearly present their message and invoke a passion for their cause in others as well as ways in which we can enrich our speaking experiences by finding our own speaking style. By analyzing their success, we can Unleash the Power of Language within ourselves to help lead our society in creating positive changes today.

In the Memorial Union
Monday to Friday 7:30 to 4

In the Dixon Rec. Center
Monday to Friday 11 to 2

In the Kelley
Monday to Friday 8 to 3

In the Valley Library
Monday to Friday 7:45 to 4

In the Memorial Union
Monday to Friday 7:30 to 4

In the Memorial Union
Monday to Friday 11:30 to 3

In the Memorial Union
Monday to Friday 11:30 to 4

The winter schedule for OSU Craft Center classes are now available. You can pick one up around campus and Corvallis. On campus you can find them at the Snell Hall, Memorial Union, Valley Library, Kelley and other places. In town at the Corvallis Library and Creative Crafts on Kings Blvd.

Some new classes this term are Egg Tempera painting, Basic Woodworking Skills and Block Printing. These will be offered along with classes in Ceramics, Glass, Photography, Fibers and Woodworking.

See a complete list at the Craft Center website.

Watch the 113th Civil War this year with your friends in the Memorial Union. The union will be showing a large screen broadcasting the game live in the MU Commons. The game is this Thursday, December 3rd and starts at 6 pm. After the Beavers win this game, it is off to the Rose Bowl. The Beavers moved up in the rankings this week to 13th spot. Check out the MUPC Civil War t-shirts in MU 103

The lineup for the weekly movie schedule produced my Student Events & Activities Center (SEAC) has been set. These are FREE showings and take place every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 2:30 PM, 5:30 PM and 8:30 PM. The movies are shown in the Memorial Union Commons. Over winter term, the commons will also provide large screen projection of televised sporting events including Beaver game, Blazers and Monday Night Football.