CH CH CH CH CHANGES IN THE RESEARCH OFFICE
Several announcements regarding comings and goings in the RO. First, just an early heads up that we will be posting a position for an “Executive Assistant- Operations” in the Research Office. Hopefully it will post next week. This position will replace the role currently held by Debbie, who is retiring on June 30 and will support AVPs in OSRAA and ORI (this ORI position is currently being recruited)  as well as the new Associate VP for Research, the role Rich will be departing on June 30. An internal posting for that position is out today. Keep your eyes peeled the job links in OSU Today!

Additionly, after 20 years of service in the field of research administration (almost 10 years have been at OSU), Lin Reilly will be retiring June 30, 2016. Lin also spent 20 years in the private sector prior to moving into the field of research administration. According to Lin, “I’m honored and grateful to have worked with a great bunch of people here in the Research Office and the campus, and to have been an integral part of the merger of Sponsored Programs and the Post Award office, transforming into the Office for Sponsored Research & Award Administration. I trust that the office will continue to offer excellent customer service to the campus as its processes evolve. Stay tuned for more details on an event to honor Lin’s service.

Lastly, we welcome Vern Wrobleski to the ORI team as the ERA Project Manager. Vern joins us from Hewlett-Packard where he worked for the last 17 years as a manager on various projects in Roseville, Houston and Corvallis.  He is located in A312 in the office next to Stephen…drop by and say hi!

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FUNDING OPPORTUNITY

The Research Office is accepting applications for the Undergraduate Research, Innovation, Scholarship and Creativity (URISC) program for Fall, Winter and/or Spring term(s) 2016-17. This program supports undergraduate research activities from all academic disciplines within the university. Program description and application: http://research.oregonstate.edu/incentive/undergraduate-research-innovation-scholarship-creativity-urisc. Information Debbie Delmore at debbie.delmore@oregonstate.edu. Deadline: May 9.

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OSRAA HAILS

Jessica Thurner-Byers is coming to us from Head Start of Lane County where she served as Financial Analyst Specialist in support of a program supported with federal, state, and grant funds. She performed budget analysis for wages and other charges for grant funds, provided monthly financial variance reports, and analysis reporting to two governing boards. She also served as the Executive Director of Administration and Finance for the Associate Students of Southern Oregon University serving as a liaison between students and administration.

Jeffrey Zoellner will be joining us from the private sector where he performed bookkeeping and prepared taxes for individuals, small businesses, and non-profits. His experience includes reviewing bank records, capital assets, revenues, and he performed expenditure testing for audits. He has a strong customer service focus and some grant experience.

In addition, Dawn Wagner will be returning to OSRAA in a temporary appointment as Fiscal Coordinator II. She will be helping us to resolve our closeout backlog and assisting with other projects. Dawn has extensive sponsored projects administration experience with over 15 years in various roles at OSU, UO, Northwestern University, and University of Kansas Center for Research. Dawn will start on Monday, April 18 and will be primarily working remotely. Please join us in welcoming Jessica, Jeff, and Dawn to the Research Office!

SAVE THE DATES REMINDER

Tuesdsay, May 24, 10:30am-12pm– RO ALL STAFF MEETING. Location: MU 206. Please note that during the last 30min of the meeting we will be taking an ALL STAFF GROUP PHOTO!! Depending on weather we’ll be out in the MU or on the stairs inside. Be there to be recorded forever in RO photographic lore!

Wednesday, June 1, 4:30-6:30- RICH HOLDREN & DEBBIE DELMORE RETIREMENT PARTY. Location: MU Lounge. Join us for a toast to Rich and Debbie as we celebrate their many years of service to OSU. Wine and cheese reception as well as plenty of kid friendly snacks and goodies will be provided. Please RSVP here.

A MESSAGE FROM HELEN DIGGS

The third week of April has long been recognized by animal activists as World Laboratory Animal Liberation Week, a time to aggressively protest the use of animals in research, teaching, and testing. Through the years the ‘week’ has expanding into several weeks. During this period we may hear of protest demonstrations, facility break-ins and acts of violence directed at investigators and research institutions throughout the United States and around the world. Be careful these next weeks to secure your facilities, especially in the evenings and weekends. As always, any suspicious activities in or around your facilities should be reported immediately to the Department of Public Safety 541-737-3010. Report emergencies or urgent issues to 911 or Campus Public Safety 541-737-7000. Helen is available to speak to individuals and groups with questions regarding the use of animals in research. Please direct them to her at: larc@oregonstate.edu

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OFFICE SUPPLIES AVAILABLE

OSRAA has (locking) file cabinets and other miscellaneous office supplies and equipment up for grabs before it all heads to surplus. If you are interested, see Julie Meier, but don’t delay as an order for pick-up will be finalized soon.

OUTREACH & ENGAGEMENT COLLOQUIUM
This year’s Outreach and Engagement Colloquium is about exploring and recognizing diverse pathways to community engagement and engaged scholarship. It’s the future of land-grant universities, and it’s an important conversation for Oregon State University. Engagement with communities and partners across the state is what distinguishes OSU from all other Oregon universities. Aspects of that conversation start to take shape on April 12, beginning by recognizing colleagues across the university and throughout Oregon. The work we’ll be recognizing showcases the diversity of OSU’s engagement efforts. For more information please visit this site.

MONTHLY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS- HOSTILE INTRUDER

The monthly Emergency Preparedness Topics are provided as a monthly focus on a different hazard that faces our community. The information is provided so that it can be displayed on a bulletin board, put into a newsletter, attached to a website, or used to facilitate discussions at staff meetings or other gatherings. Previous topics can be found at: http://emergency.oregonstate.edu/preparedness-topics. Please click here: Monthly Topic – 2016 04 Hostile Intruder for information on Hostile Intruders.

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UPDATE ON CL@SE FROM CINDY SAGERS

This month I made the decision to reorganize operations of Oregon State University’s Center for Latino Studies and Engagement – CL@SE. This reorganization will include an assessment of how to build sufficient funding to sustainably support CL@SE’s mission and operations, and how best to advance its research and engagement agenda.  CL@SE remains a priority of the University, the Research Office, Oregon State’s Division of Outreach and Engagement working with colleges and departments throughout Oregon State. Over the next weeks, I will meet with OSU colleagues and members of Oregon’s Latino community to discuss leadership and strategic initiatives of CL@SE. Our challenge will be to devise a plan that advances the mission of CL@SE and its reputation for research and engagement of Latino culture. Please don’t hesitate to let me know if you have questions/concerns or receive inquiries from colleagues. I will keep you updated on our progress!

OSU AUTHORS LECTURE 4/6 and 4/12

OSU Authors lectures are being held on 4/6 and 4/12. At this event all OSU Authors and Editors will be acknowledged for their work. For more details regarding the event and for a full list of OSU Authors and Editors, please click here.

RECYCLE CONTAINERS IN THE KITCHEN

A friendly reminder to please not leave your orange recycle containers in the kitchen…even if you cleaned them (you know you are!). It’s up to everyone to take their own containers to the receptacles…closest of which is in front of Kerr. Thanks for being respectful when using our shared small kitchen space!

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