We have received several questions from faculty and staff related to what they should do in the event they receive a request for information from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security or Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). It is OSU standard practice to refer all federal immigration law enforcement agents to the OSU Office of the General Counsel: (541) 737-2474; 524 Kerr Administration Building. Please do not respond to a request without consulting with the Office of the General Counsel.

The Office of the General Counsel helps OSU to comply with the law and protect student and personnel information by verifying the agent’s credentials, confirming the legitimacy of the inquiry, and reviewing a copy of applicable court orders for validity.

As a reminder, please immediately contact the Office of the General Counsel if you receive any request for OSU student, employee, or institutional information from any law enforcement agent.  Agents’ requests can be informal or take the form of a subpoena or warrant.

Students with questions concerning federal immigration law enforcement may be directed to OSU’s website on recent federal actions, which includes OSU’s statements, FAQs, and contacts/resources related to OSU’s status as a sanctuary university, DACA and undocumented students, and immigration and international travel:  http://leadership.oregonstate.edu/recent-federal-actions#faq.

Susan Capalbo
Senior Vice Provost, Academic Affairs
and
Professor, Applied Economics
Oregon State University
628 Kerr Administration
Corvallis, OR 97331-2154
541.737.0732  susan.capalbo@oregonstate.edu
Go BEAVS!

Graduate Elective Course: Spring 2017
TOX 699 (CRN: 55647) Molecular Therapeutics: Discovery and Development

This course will cover the key aspects of the ‘Bench to Bedside’ evolution of therapeutics,
including identification of novel molecular targets for drug discovery and use of model systems
and clinical trials to investigate the efficacy of new therapeutics.

3 Credits
Mon and Fri: 2:00 – 3:20 PM

Instructor: Siva Kumar Kolluri
Siva.kolluri@oregonstate.edu
Phone: 541-737-1799

EXCITING and Unique opportunities will be had at the upcoming American Chemical Society (ACS) 72nd Northwest Regional Meeting(NORM 2017) to be held from June 25 – 28, 2017 on the Oregon State University (OSU) campus in Corvallis. We are expecting a large and engaged group of chemists and engineers – from undergraduate to practicing scientists – in attendance at the Region’s premier Chemistry event.

As a part of the Innovation Initiative of ACS President Allison Campbell, we have organized the Innovation Track with 2.5 days of innovation-aligned programming, training, networking events with luncheon, dinner and two social hours, including a unique Innovation Fair targeted at start-up and proto-venture chemistry companies!
TAKE YOUR RESEARCH TO THE NEXT LEVEL and register for the debut of a  ½ day Innovation Training: Lens of the Market®. This workshop gives you the first steps in the skills you need to demonstrate how your research can make an impact beyond a publication, and offers beginning tools to inform your research based on market and societal need. Teams and individuals can apply, and scholarships are available for students!!
In one short half day session you’ll gain the basic vocabulary and skills to define products and services from your research; define options for the markets they could serve and learn how to build a testable market hypothesis – a value proposition for your potential product or service and define the structure of the market segment you could serve by building its value chain.

Application is also open online for a booth for start-ups and proto-ventures within the Innovation Fair as part of the Vendor Expo.  We have 16 half tables available in a VERY PROMINENT LOCATION within the NORM Vendor Exposition! IF YOU ARE ACCEPTED to the INNOVATION FAIR, we have SPONSORSHIP FUNDING that will pay for your half table!

WHO can be part of the INNOVATION FAIR:
New start-ups and soon-to-be-start-ups or proto-ventures which may have received grants but which have not yet received dilutive funding. You may not even be a company yet! You may be in the stage of becoming a company or not sure IF you want to be a company and want to license or sell your IP (intellectual property). What you must have is a clear, defensible and market-validated value proposition and some scientific data on whether your idea will work that you can share with us. You can be from a university, a national lab or simply a great team of chemists from multiple places!

HOW do I become part of the Innovation Fair: PLEASE both
1. REGISTER for NORM at http://www.norm2017.org/ and
2. APPLY HERE FOR AN INNOVATION FAIR BOOTH.

Programming tracks and networking events cover all aspects of chemistry at NORM 2017!  Please see the Program-at-a-Glance at www.NORM2017.org/program for the meeting’s planned technical programming. We are honored that the Northwest Region’s own 2017 ACS President Allison Campbell, a leader at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), will be giving the meeting’s kick-off keynote address to highlight her messages of: Science Advocacy; Science Literacy & Communication; Chemistry Safety; and the value of Chemistry Innovation Solutions to challenges facing people and our planet.

The 2018-19 Fulbright Scholar Catalog of Awards is now live and searchable by region, country or discipline.

Join nearly three dozen OSU faculty who have received Fulbright awards in just the past ten years, and over 250,000 individuals (scholars and students, both U.S. and International) who have participated in this quintessential “mutual exchange of people and ideas between the U.S. and other countries” since its inception in 1946.

For eligibility requirements and detailed award descriptions, visit the Fulbright website at http://www.cies.org/

Save the date: On Thu., Apr. 6th, OSU will host a Fulbright Scholar Workshop and a Fulbright U.S. Student Workshop, each led by a representative from CIES and IIE respectively (more details to follow).

Sincerely,

Julie Walkin
International Program Manager | Faculty-led Programs
Office of Global Opportunities (OSU GO) | Oregon State University
University Plaza, Suite 290 | 1600 SW Western Blvd. | Corvallis, OR 97331
541.737.6407 (direct) | julie.walkin@oregonstate.edu
international.oregonstate.edu

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:  Click on this LINK for the application process.  Deadline for application, Monday, April 10, 5 p.m.  Information email – Incentive.programs@oregonstate.edu

The Center for Teaching and Learning spring symposium, Celebrating Teaching Excellence, is traditionally dedicated to the showcasing of OSU’s innovative and creative teaching. This is a fun event that fosters reflection, enhances the exchange of ideas, and inspires our collective commitment to our students and the art of teaching. Progressive family-style lunch and rotating conversations are hallmarks of this celebration. On Wednesday, April 26 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., if you (and colleagues and/or students) would like to showcase your work at a round table, please fill out the short application proposal.  All applications will be reviewed and 12 will be selected.

Rummage Sale: The annual NRC rummage sale features a variety of household goods, children and adult clothes, toys, decorative items, books and more! Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Please stop by the fourth floor lobby in Kerr. We’ll be updating as new items come in. Contact theresa.hogue@oregonstate.edu or 541-737-0786.

College of Veterinary Medicine Bake Sale: Come buy some sweets for Valentine’s Day at the Bake Sale in Margruder Atrium. All day Feb. 13-14. There will be something for everyone, even the four legged friends.

Honors College Student Association Bake Sale: The Honors College Student Association is holding a bake sale to benefit the Food Drive. Make sure to stop by the ALS (outside) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 13 to buy delicious treats made by some of the most talented bakers in the Honors College! For questions, contact banskots@oregonstate.edu.

Book Sale: Come get your next great book, DVD, or CD at the College of Veterinary Medicine’s used book sale, happening now through the end of February in the Magruder Hall Atrium. All genres available and a large selection to choose from! All proceeds directly benefit the Linn-Benton food bank. Contact allison.lake@oregonstate.edu 541-737-4812.

Hatfield Marine Science Center Valentine’s Day Bake Sale: Feb. 14 from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Newport center.  Enjoy a Valentine’s Day Bake Sale with homemade treats.  Buy your sweetie something sweet for Valentine’s Day!  All proceeds benefit the Food Share of Lincoln County.

Cookie & Cupcake Decorating: Come create a one-of-a-kind treat as a gift or just for yourself on Tuesday, Feb. 14 in Hovland 09 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Sugar cookies (traditional and chocolate) are $1 each and cupcakes (variety) are $2.  For questions, contact april.cummings@oregonstate.edu.

INTO OSU Valentine’s Bake Sale: Purchase baked goods for your Valentine, friend, or yourself! Suggested donations will vary for each dessert. The sale will be in the main lobby of the ILLC from 12:30-2:30 p.m., Feb. 14. For questions, contact Laurie.LeRiche@oregonstate.edu.

Bake Sale to Help Hunger: Buy something sweet for your valentine on Valentine’s Day!  College of Public Health and Human Sciences is holding a Bake Sale on Feb. 14.  Inside front entry of Women’s Building from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.  Looking for something healthier – we will also have fresh fruit!  For more information contact Rena.Thayer@oregonstate.edu, 541-737-2176

Academic Success and Student Transitions Bake Sale & Flower Sale:Just in time for Valentine’s Day! We’ll have an assortment of baked goods, bouquets and handmade valentines. Prices will range from 50 cents to $3. Stop by the first floor lobby of Waldo Hall between 10 a.m and 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14 for a sweet treat and help support a great cause! For questions, contact Katelyn.Hagel@oregonstate.edu or 541-737-2272.

Wood Science & Engineering Soup Lunch: Stop by the 2nd Floor Knuckle in Richardson Hall from noon to 1 p.m. on Feb. 15. 1 bowl and bread is $3. All you can eat soup and bread is $5. Desserts sold separately. Contact Michelle.maller@oregonstate.edu or 541-737-4529.

Create-Your-Own Brownie Sundae: Stop by ALS 1019 at 2 p.m. on Feb. 15 for a mid-week afternoon treat. We will be supplying the ingredients for brownie sundaes (brownies, homemade ice cream, sauces, and assorted toppings. Suggested donation of $3. Vegan/gluten-free options will be available. Contact mary.mucia@oregonstate.edu.

Other People’s Treasures Silent Auction and Bake Sale: Donate an item or three to give-away. Or bake something tasty to donate. Then come by and bid on great treats and treasures! Treasures can be dropped off now until Feb. 16 at 4 p.m.  Contact Emmalie Goodwin, Crop Science 109. Baked goods can be delivered from 8 – 9 a.m. on the 17.

School of Life Sciences Farmers Market: Join us in Cordley 3029 for baked goods, houseplants, home canned products, and other homemade or homegrown items for sale. Tuesday, Feb. 14, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Contact durrellt@science.oregonstate.edu.

Donut Sale: What’s better than enjoying delicious donuts?! Enjoying delicious donuts while helping the Linn Benton Food Share at the same time. Stop by 116 Gilmore Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 14 from 8 a.m. – noon for Biological & Ecological Engineering’s donut sale. Donuts are $1 each and were generously donated by Death by Donuts on Monroe. FMI email jennifer.cohen@oregonstate.edu

College of Forestry Silent Auction: Come and bid on some one of a kind new and handcrafted items on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Richardson Hall, 2nd Floor Knuckle Room. Contact jessica.fitzmorris@oregonstate.edu or 541-737-3161

Hot dog sale: The College of Veterinary Medicine will be holding a “Hot Dog Sale Extravaganza” on Feb. 16 from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. Located in Magruder Hall, 700 SW 30th street.  2$ a dog or 2 dogs/chips/soda for 5$. All proceeds go to the Linn/Benton county food share.

Honors College Jamba Juice Fundraiser:  $10 coupon card gets you a free small smoothie ($4.79 retail price) and 8 $3 medium smoothies ($5.59 retail price).  Over $20 in total savings.

Honors College Papa’s Pizza Parlor Fundraiser:  $15 coupon sheet gets you a free small pizza ($12.95 retail price), plus 8 other valuable coupons. Over $100 in savings.

OSU Community,

The Office of Human Resources is now accepting nominations for the 2017 Exemplary Employee Award.

Do you know a Classified Staff or Professional Faculty member who goes above and beyond the call of duty?

If you would like to recognize someone in your unit or elsewhere on campus who exemplifies great service to OSU, visit our website (http://oregonstate.edu/admin/hr/recognition/exemplary.html) for more information on the exemplary employee award nomination process.

Nomination packets must be submitted to the Office of Human Resources no later than March 24, 2017.

For clarification or questions regarding these materials, please contact Tracey Yee at 541-737-5426 or by email at tracey.yee@oregonstate.edu.

Start early to get your nomination packets in by the March 24th  deadline!