OSU Accounts Payable has maintained a program called AutoPay for a number of years.  The AutoPay program allows employees to make purchases from certain vendors using an OSU index for billing purposes.  After April 20^th we will transition some of the AutoPay vendors to other purchasing and payment methods. This transition will enable the Accounts Payable team to focus on further enhancement of new technology and additional methods for purchasing and payment. To assist you with the transition, please see the chart below indicating the vendors, the purchasing/payment method, preferred method and secondary method.  We appreciate your collaboration as we move through this transition.  If you have questions, please contact RaeLee Aguilar or Kelly Kozisek

LPSC Fire Marshal Inspection, June 12 9:00 AM.

The Drug Discovery Group here at Schrödinger is growing rapidly – we’re now up to 65 people – and we have openings for Bachelor’s level scientists.    The Drug Discovery Associate Data Specialist and Drug Discovery Manager, Data Science positions are listed on our website (www.schrodinger.com/careers).  The Drug Discovery Data Entry Associate position will be posted within the next week or two.

The 2018 Faculty and Staff Climate survey launched on May 7 with an invitation from President Ray with additional invitations from deans and division leaders. Check your e-mail to access the survey link. Copy and paste the links below to learn more about how employee input has been used to make a difference (video) and to access the Office of Institutional Diversity website for past reports. Video: http://bit.ly/2wKNazf.  Reports: https://leadership.oregonstate.edu/diversity/reports/climate-assessment  

The program provides funding to young investigators of outstanding promise in science relevant to the advancement of human health. The current grant level is $300,000; $75,000 per year for a four-year period. For the 2019 award, one nomination will be invited from each of the participating institutions. The internal deadline for submitting a letter of recommendation for a nominee is June 1.  Click this LINK for additional information.

This is a call for concept papers for research projects in either science & engineering or medical research. Proposed projects should have the potential to meet the funding interests of the W.M. Keck Foundation. Interested faculty should email their concept paper to Elizabeth Ocampo, Foundation Relations coordinator at the OSU Foundation by May 29. Elizabeth.Ocampo@osufoundation.org.

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Cordley Hall 1109

4:00 – 4:40 p.m. State of the College presentation

4:40 – 5:00 p.m. Q&A session

5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Reception with light hors d’oeuvres and libations