Happy Week 8, Beavs. We are so close to the end of the term, stay warm and keep pushing through! Check out this week’s newsletter for opportunities in the next month and upcoming summer.

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Important Dates

• Last Day to Withdraw from the Winter Term: March 15, 2019
• Winter Term Finals Week begins: March 18, 2019
• Winter Term 2019 ends: March 22, 2019

National Nutrition Month Events by the OSU Nutrition and Dietetics Club

The OSU Nutrition and Dietetics Club is putting on several events for National Nutrition Month in March 2019! From February 27 to March 6, there will be a scavenger hunt including 3 clues at 3 different locations. Those who find all three clues will be entered into a drawing for a BELLA Personal Size Rocket Blender! See this link to submit your code words and learn more. On Wednesday, March 6, Campus Registered Dietician, Amy Fraizer, will be speaking in honor of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week at 5pm in Linus Pauling 125. On Thursday, March 6, food, hot drinks, games, prizes, a photobooth and more will be available in the SEC Plaza from 11am-3pm to celebrate National Nutrition Month. Visit the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics website to learn more about National Nutrition Month, and check out the Nutrition and Dietetics Club Facebook page for more information on events at OSU.

Job Opportunities with the OSU KidSpirit Program

Spend this summer with KidSpirit and help make a positive impact in the lives of children grades K-12! KidSpirit is now hiring students in all majors and with all levels of experience for a variety of positions at the KidSpirit Summer Day Camp from June 17th – August 30th. Positions include camp counselors, office administration and head instructors for sports & physical education, art, science, archery, gymnastics, culinary arts & nutrition and much more. Learn more about opportunities with KidSpirit here or apply for a summer position online. Questions? Stop by the KidSpirit office in Langton Hall 125, call 541-737-KIDS (5437) or send the KidSpirit team an email.

Society of Healthcare Executives and Society of Healthcare Administrators Officer Elections

The Society of Healthcare Executives and Society of Healthcare Administrators will be hosting officer elections for the 2019-2020 academic year during their meeting next Monday, March 4th, at 4pm in Waldo 400. The available positions are President, Vice President, Communications, Treasurer, and Public Relations. Zach Fogg and Jordan Turner from Marquis Companies will begin the meeting with a presentation about the Marquis internship program. The presentation will be followed by officer elections. If you are interested in running for a position, please complete the Candidate Information Form attached below. Email the completed form to Taylor Fleming, and be prepared to give a ~2 minute speech and answer questions asked by the current officers.

SHE/SHA Officer Elections

Traipsin’ Global on Wheels Events

Traipsin’ Global on Wheels (TGOW) was established in August 2018 by Ming Michelle Canaday. TGOW was created as a space where individuals with disabilities know how to access information and inquire about fitness. TGOW cultivates a group of healthy, worldly, and informed advocates that will accept, and perhaps even embrace their disability, and advocate for equity and justice for people with various disabilities. This event will be co-presented by the Hattie Redmond Women & Gender Center – Oregon State University with the support of Disability Access Services (DAS), Center for Civic Engagement – Oregon State University (CCE) and the President’s Commission on the Status of Women as co-sponsors. The event is a part of International Women’s Day and Womxn’s Herstory Month. There will be two sessions for this event. The first session will be held Thursday, March 7th, 5:00-7:00 pm  in SEC 112. There will be refreshments and a presentation aimed at discussing travel, accessible design, fitness, and how TGOW was started. The second session (RSVP Required) will be held the next day, Friday, March 8th, 12:00-2:00 pm in the APCC Gathering Hall. There will be a lunch and discussion about identities, attitudes towards disabilities, resources. Note that RSVP is required for the second day. Interested? Sign up through this link! For accommodations related to disability, please contact Reagan Le at or 541-737-9033

Traipsin’ Global on Wheels Flier

Northwest Collegiate Biomedical Ethics Conference at OSU

The OSU Bioethics Society invites faculty and students to participate in the first annual Northwest Collegiate Biomedical Ethics Conference on April 27, 2019 from 8:30am-1:30pm in the OSU Memorial Union. The conference will focus on discussions exploring biomedical ethics, with an emphasis on topics raised by student speakers. This call invites individuals interested in presenting a paper, poster or presentation related to biomedical ethics. Submissions are invited on ethical issues in all fields related to biomedical ethics including medicine, science, technology, government, law, and religion as well as interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary issues that cut across professions such as biomedical, public health, and research. Lunch will be provided during the conference! Interested in presenting your research? Submit your abstract (200 word limit) here by March 17th at 5pm. For more information on the conference and abstract submissions and guidelines, visit the Northwest Collegiate Biomedical Ethics Conference Facebook page. Those who have been selected to present will be notified by the end of March, and are still encouraged to attend even if they are not selected to present. To register for the conference, click here. Contact the OSU Bioethics Society for more information.

NCBC Call for paper submission

Moore Family Center Healthy Community Outreach Fellows Program

The Moore Family Center and OSU Extension invites all CPHHS students for an information session to learn more about paid fellowship opportunities and other community-based internships available with OSU Extension faculty around the state. The information session will take place on Tuesday, March 12 at 4:30pm in the CH2M Hill Alumni Center, Ballroom C. A networking session with Extension faculty and staff will follow the information session. For more information, check out the Moore Family Center website.

Moore Family Center Flier 

Volunteer Opportunity at the Muscular Dystrophy Association 2019 Summer Camp

The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) is looking for volunteers at MDA Summer Camps this summer! Sign up to be an MDA Summer Camp volunteer counselor or medical staff team member and help improve the lives of kids in their community who have muscular dystrophy and related diseases that severely limit muscle strength and mobility. Volunteer counselors must be at least 18 years of age, and must be able to attend the entire camp from July 13-19, 2019. For more information, see the flier below or visit the MDA Summer Camp website. Questions? Contact Tyler Fechtel.

MDA Summer Camp 2019

Kinesiology Experiential Learning Site Visits

This spring, join fellow Kinesiology students and Kinesiology Experiential Learning Coordinator, Slade Thackeray, to visit Kinesiology experiential learning sites in the Corvallis and Beaverton areas. These site visits are great ways to learn about your interests, talents, and what sites would fit you well for internships and practicum experience. Potential site visits include personal trainers, clinics, and other sites that encourage wellness. Interested? Take this survey to help determine which days would work for the most students next term. Questions on this opportunity or Kinesiology Experiential Learning opportunities in general? Contact Slade Thackeray. 

Beaver Basics Workshop and Consultation Sessions

Beaver Basics peer trainers offer OSU students help with Office 365 and Google productivity tools such as Excel/Sheets, PowerPoint/Slides, and Word/Docs. Short workshops (5-7 minutes) and one-to-one consultations are available in the Valley Library through Spring term. Peer trainers will also help students access and download applications from Office 365. All workshop and consultation sessions are drop-in (no registration required). Check out the full schedule here, and contact Science Librarian and Associate Professor Uta Hussong Christian with any questions.

New Nutrition Course Offering for Spring 2019

NUTR 299: Applications in Food & Nutrition: Healthy Meals (CRN: 60053) is now being offered for Spring 2019! This class will focus on applying healthy eating guidelines and meal planning techniques to every day life through hands-on learning activities. If you want to talk about food, learn about meal planning, and practice preparing and eating healthy meals and snacks, this class is for you! Prerequisites for this course are: HHS 231, NUTR 225 or NUTR 240. The course will meet every Thursday from 2-3:50pm. Questions? Contact Clinical Assistant Professor Jenny Jackson.

NUTR 299 Course Spring 2019

OSU Retirement Association Scholarship

The OSU Retirement Association provides scholarship support to undergraduate students at Oregon State University who are pursuing a course of study that may lead to a career promoting healthy aging. That term includes all aspects of “health” — physical, emotional, social or financial. Currently enrolled OSU undergraduate students who have completed at least one academic year at OSU, have a cumulative GPA of 3.4 or above, and have at least one year of study remaining towards their first bachelor’s (BA or BS) degree, are encouraged to apply. The scholarship amount may be up to $2,000 per person and will be awarded at the OSURA Annual Meeting in May. Funds will be distributed into student accounts for the 2019-2020 academic year. The deadline for application is Monday, March 11, 2019. To apply or for more information, visit the website or contact Mealoha McFadden at 541-737-6522.

Job Opportunity through OSU Precollege Programs

OSU Precollege programs is looking to fill 12 positions (3 hours a week during spring term and 40 hours per week during summer camps) for the iINVENT middle school summer camps. Camp instructors will run day camps and work with youth, parents, families, and community partners to support Invention Education as they travel throughout Oregon all summer. Youth will be challenged to apply science, technology, math, and engineering concepts to create inventions to meet specific user needs over the course of the camp. Examples of camp activities include Edison Robots, making Windmills, making solar/Kinect carts, creating circuits, and invention themed design challenges. Summer camps will be held at schools, boys and girls clubs, and/or community centers.  Lodging, transportation, and food stipends, if required, will be provided. For more information on the iINVENT program or to see what last year’s camp looked like, see the website. To apply for this position, see the job posting.

Corvallis Housing App 

Haven’t found housing for next year yet, or have no idea where to start looking? Don’t worry! The Corvallis Housing App is a great resource brought to students by ASOSU and Orange Media Network. The app gives students an easy way to browse through listings from housing providers in the Corvallis area depending on their own housing requirements. Check out the app here.

CPHHS Undergraduate Student Council

The CPHHS Undergraduate Student Council (USC) is a group of undergraduate student representatives from within the College who serve as peer representatives to the administrative body of the college.

The undergraduate student council advises the Dean and Associate Deans on issues regarding the college’s undergraduate student body, and works to share information pertaining to the College’s mission, vision and values to undergraduate students.

Interested in joining or have any questions? Contact USC President Kiana Barr.

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