You’re Invited

Provost Ed Feser invites you to a daylong
summit dedicated to student success.

Undergraduate Student Success Summit

Thursday, April 12
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
LaSells Stewart Center

Register today!

Please join in helping to design OSU’s focus,
planning and prioritization of difference-making
investments supporting all undergraduates at OSU.

Who: Faculty, staff, students

Why: We are looking for your ideas and input to inform and direct the future work at OSU in
advancing student success.

For more information about the Student Success Initiative Steering Committee work, please visit
the Student Success Initiative web page.

For questions or accommodations for disabilities, contactjen.humphreys@oregonstate.edu or 541-737-0715.

This award, presented each September at University Day, recognizes a classified employee, professional faculty, or faculty member who excels in mentoring, supporting, and encouraging OSU employees, especially women and those from under-represented groups. The deadline for nominations is Friday, May 4. To access the nomination form link, please visit http://leadership.oregonstate.edu/pcosw/awards-scholarships

Any departments or student organizations planning events during Spring Family Weekend May 4-6 who would like to have their information included in the master program should fill out this form by March 30. If you have already been in contact with Shelly Signs for the Campus Open House, then you do not need to complete the form. If you have any questions, contact Jess Tallant at Jessica.tallant@oregonstate.edu

The Faculty Recognition and Awards Committee is now accepting nominations for the awards listed below. Criteria and nomination forms regarding these awards are online at http://senate.oregonstate.edu/individual-awards; online nominations will be accepted through March 17 – hard copies may be delivered to the Faculty Senate Office, Gilkey Hall 107, on March 19. Guidelines to assist those preparing nomination packets are available online at: http://bit.ly/2EeAGTP. For further information, contact Vickie Nunnemaker at vickie.nunnemaker@oregonstate.edu. Richard M. Bressler Senior Faculty Teaching Award, Faculty Innovator Award, Industry Partnering Award, International Service Award, D. Curtis Mumford Faculty Service Award, OSU Academic Advising Award, OSU Alumni Association Distinguished Professor Award, OSU Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, OSU Impact Award for Outstanding Scholarship, OSU Outreach and Engagement Award, OSU Professional Faculty Excellence Award, Outstanding Faculty Research Assistant Award, Promising Scholar Award, Dar Reese Excellence in Advising Award, Elizabeth P. Ritchie Distinguished Professor Award, and Student Learning and Success Teamwork Award.

Hi Everyone:
Just a quick reminder that the OSU Fee Book deadlines are fast approaching!  ASBC needs to submit any new fees or fee adjustments by April 6^th.  Fee calculations sometimes have some significant back and forth, so we had previously asked that you inform us of any fees you plan to add or adjust by mid-March.  Since it is now March 15^th, please get any remaining requests for new or revised fees to us ASAP.  If you have already contacted your department accountant on this topic, please continue to work with them to have the request finalized prior to the Business Affairs deadline.

We have already been in contact with all units/faculty who have fees with a required recalculation for this year.  If you are one of these people, and your recalculated fee has not been finalized, please continue to work promptly with your accountants, as it is crucial to meet this recalculation deadline.  For all other fees: we are required to review these to make sure that they are still appropriate, but only need to submit a new form if we make changes.  If we have not heard from you, I will be going into the system next week to mark these fees as reviewed, on the assumption that you have checked the fees for which you are responsible and believe that they continue to be appropriate.

As before, please share this information within your departments as you deem appropriate.  Thanks for your assistance with this process.

 

Best,

 

Nick Dollar, CPA | Finance & Accounting Manager

Arts & Sciences Business Center | Oregon State University

2042 Cordley Hall | Corvallis, OR 97331 | Phone: 541.737.1220

E-mail:  Nick.Dollar@oregonstate.edu

ASBC website:  fa.oregonstate.edu/asbc

Dear Colleagues,

Over the past 10 years, OSU has been renovating our classrooms, focusing on updating and improving our teaching spaces, accessibility, and student comfort. As part of this effort, the auditoria in Gilbert Hall (rooms 124 and 224)) will be renovated and upgraded during the 2018 summer and fall terms.  The rooms will see much improved accessibility, better circulation for students and instructors, better climate control and new seats, lighting and finishes.  We have worked with both the Classroom Improvement Workgroup and the Chemistry Department (the primary users of the rooms) to ensure that the changes meet their needs.

The classroom closures for renovation will have a significant effect on the courses normally held in these rooms.  We’ve developed some strategies to address these issues:

• Chemistry courses will be moved to smaller classrooms in Linus Pauling Science Center (LPSC) or Johnson Hall (JOHN), depending on availability.
• Courses, midterms and finals will be held at different times, including some off hours. The Office of the Registrar, including the Schedule Desk, is working to minimize impact from these changes.

We are aware that the renovations in Gilbert Hall will affect a number of students, faculty and staff. Most importantly, we also recognize that some units may need to add sections of certain courses to make up for the difference is seating/capacity options in other locations. We are grateful for your patience and flexibility as we work to modernize these classrooms that have long required this attention.  We have studied alternatives, even improving one classroom at a time, but the classrooms are situated such that construction noise in one room would be heard in the other.  We expect that the auditoria will be back online for winter term 2019.

If you have questions about the renovations, please contact the project manager, John Doty (john.doty@oregonstate.edu). Class scheduling questions can be directed to your department’s designated scheduler. Thank you.

 

Rebecca Mathern

Associate Provost and University Registrar

 

Anita Nina Azarenko

Associate Vice President

University Facilities, Infrastructure and Operations

Graduate students, you have until March 30 to apply for the 2018 3MT Competition/Grad Showcase. 3MT participants have three minutes to present, using no more than on static slide. Showcase is a chance to highly Grad work through posters or creative presentations (over $1,750 in cash prizes). The Graduate School encourages you to participate and support your colleagues. Check out other Grad Appreciation Week events here: http://gradschool.oregonstate.edu/feature/graduate-student-appreciation-week-18

The term is almost over, and we want to celebrate with you to get you through the final push. We’re going to make bouncy balls, play games and color, and eat rad snacks!

Do yourself a favor and come hang out with us in the Science Success Center (Kidder 109). While you’re here talk to the Peer Advisors. They’re doing drop-in resume and cover letter help, can give you tips on registering for next term’s classes, or how to get involved in research.

Advisors: Of course YOU’RE INVITED TOO! Should you have time Thursday, come on down to the SSC and hang out with us!