HOLIDAY PARTY RECAP/ PRIZE WINNERS!

Other winners include Joe: Snowball toss/ Cindy and Ramie for “Pin The Nose On The Reindeer”/ last but certainly not least, Taylor won first prize for his “Ugly Holiday Sweater” (holiday sharks) and second place went to Vickie.  Please share your photos in the comments below if so inclined. Thanks to everyone for your creativity and good cheer!

OSRAA STAFFING UPDATE

Julie Meier has accepted a new position in OSRAA as the Cayuse Administrator.  She will focus on administering Cayuse functionality including supporting the backbone database, managing the flow of proposals, and exploring new functionality and upgrades. Her secondary duties will be to support the fiscal team by depositing payments and support the office with certain administrative functions.  You can still find her in the same spot at the front of B306. Congrats on your new role, Julie!

FIRE INSPECTION RESULTS FOR KERR

You all may have seen the fire marshal sticking his head in your office the other day. He did notice one space heater infraction on our floor which I believe was taken care of. Please take a moment to review the safety checklist below and be particularly aware not to place space heaters under your desk. It may not come as surprise that he noted there were lots of space heaters being used in Kerr…we all know how cold it can get! Stay warm, but stay safe! Fire Saftey Checklist

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HOLIDAY PARTY IS THIS COMING MONDAY!- DON’T FORGET YOUR COOKIES AND UGLY SWEATERS!

Your invited to the 2017 Research Office Holiday Party!
When: Monday December 18th, Noon-2:00pm
Where: Kerr 3rd floor Breezeway
What: Party, Games, Food & Fun
There will be a cookie exchange and ugly sweater contest. So wear your holiday sweaters and bring a dozen cookies
or so to share if you like. Light appetizers and beverages will be provided. Games will begin at 12:30pm and there are prizes for
winning. The sweater and cooking decorating contest voting will end at 1:30 so get there early to get your cookie decorated in time.
Please contact Jessica Thurner-Byers or Adam Church if you have any questions.

OSRAA OFFICE HOURS

OSRAA will be starting an office hours program next week.  You can go to OSRAA’s homepage and see the schedule.  Our website link is here. Although our office hours will be on Tuesdays, we intentionally designed the schedule to have morning and afternoon timeslots. This doesn’t mean that we’re only available for questions during office hours, but we hope it will give an opportunity for someone to drop in or call if they have a question.We’ll also be sharing the information with the Pre-Award Support staff in your respective colleges. Please let Pat Hawk know if you have any questions or feedback.

MARINE RESERVES PROGRAM (RO SCIENTIFIC DIVING) YEAR IN REVIEW

The RO Scientific Diving program provides training specific to marine reserves data collection, and about half the survey divers are from OSU…check out the highlights of their year in the video below!

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TRAVEL PROCEDURES/ DOCUSIGN
Hopefully most of us have had a chance to look over the new travel procedures. If you have any questions do not hesitate to let Kim, Ying, or Jenn know. The documents can be found on the Shared drive S:\travel procedures. In that folder you will find the Pre approval travel request (step one) that will need to be signed by your supervisor and sent to RO.travel@oregonstate.edu. Upon your return you will need to fill out the travel reimbursement that can be found in the orange packet or in shared drive there is an excel file that will calculate amounts for you. Once you return the envelope to the travel box Kim or Ying will send your travel document through DocuSign. Just follow the link in the email to sign. If you are signed up for Direct deposit you will receive an email when the money will be distributed to your account. If you have not already signed up for Docusign, please do so now! Particularly for things requiring signature from the VPR, this is the most efficiently way to do it. Thanks!

GULF DEEP DOWN IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
OSU PhD student (and scientific diver) Alexandra Avila (Heppell Lab) is at sea on a two-week NOAA cruise exploring deep habitats in the Gulf of Mexico. The live ROV feeds are impressive, and can be viewed here: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/media/exstream/exstream.html “

RO CELEBRITY SITING

And in more diving news, check out this great piece from the GT featuring cover star, Kevin Buch!

PHOTO OF THE WEEK: JOY DRIVE 2017