Writing the syllabus using a warm tone — for instance, framing course objectives as “we will” rather than “you will” — makes students more likely to reach out for help. That’s the key finding of a recent study conducted by Regan A. R. Gurung, a professor in the School of Psychological Science at Oregon State University, and Noelle R. Galardi, an undergraduate at the university, published in Teaching of Psychology.

Please note the following awards are open for nominations until April 6. All OSU members, or groups, can submit:

Nominations open: The President’s Commission on the Status of Women, Office of Institutional Diversity, Office of the Provost and OSU Athletics are accepting nominations for the Breaking Barriers awards. All OSU community members whose work advances gender equity in alignment with the award categories are eligible. Categories include Breaking Barriers in Education, Breaking Barriers in Research, Breaking Barriers in Athletics, the PCOSW Community Builder and the Harriet “Hattie” Redmond awards. Learn more and submit nominations at beav.es/Jby. Nominations close Tuesday, April 6. For questions, contact pcosw@oregonstate.edu.

We welcome nominations for the following five awards: 

·         Breaking Barriers in Education Award: This award recognizes a member of the OSU community whose high impact in teaching and mentoring has paved the way for women in higher education to thrive and prosper. 

·         Breaking Barriers in Research Award: This award honors a member of the OSU community whose innovative research challenges and expands knowledge and/or improves the lives of women.

·         Breaking Barriers in Athletics Award: This award recognizes a member of the  OSU athletic community whose contributions actively create and encourage gender equity in sports.

·         The PCOSW Community Builder Award: This award honors an individual, or group, in the OSU community whose work contributes significantly to the campus environment through advocacy of gender equity. ​​​

·         The Harriet “Hattie” Redmond Award:  This award celebrates a member of the OSU community who works as an agent of change in service of racial justice and gender equity.

Friday, March 19 from 2-3 p.m. Location: Zoom.
To register for this event and for more Zoom information from Media Services, go to https://uit-at.oregonstate.edu/media-services-zoom/. 

Science communications can take you many places, from the ocean depths of marine biology, to the innovative edge of biohealth sciences, down to the molecular understanding of chemistry. Learn from alumni professionals about what it takes and where you can work in this exciting new field by attending a free webcast, Careers in Science Communication and Storytelling, Thursday, March 18, at noon via Zoom. Megan Cook, ’09, and Jeremy Hoffman, Ph.D. ’17, guide an exploration of career trajectories and the future of the field, followed by an interactive Q&A. OSU Alumni Association’s Career Webcast series offers guidance for students and alumni entering the workforce, changing fields or advancing a career. Register and find additional resources at osualum.com/careerwebcasts.

The University of Oregon is searching for a career instructor with primary teaching responsibilities in Introductory and General Chemistry.Further information is available here:https://www.higheredjobs.com/details.cfm?JobCode=177427794

The OSU Libraries and Press invite currently enrolled graduate students to enter this year’s Visualize Your Bibliography Competition. Submissions should creatively display 20+ sources used in a thesis, dissertation or other scholarly work. Displays might range from a series of erasure poems made for each source to a multimedia timeline of your sources. Prizes: 1st: $750, 2nd: $500, 3rd: $250. Deadline: April 1. For questions, contact colleen.johnson@oregonstate.edu.  

The Community for the Advancement of Antiracist Instruction (CAAI) seeks instructors and TAs for a spring pilot, weeks 5 through 8. In this professional development opportunity, participants will explore antiracist teaching in a community of colleagues and create an antiracist teaching action plan. Apply here (by March 31).  

The Oregon State University Office of Human Resource is hosting a graduate health plan Q&A session for graduate assistants and graduate fellows on April 15 at 10 a.m. via Zoom. Learn more about the grad health plan and get questions answered. Email gradhealth@oregonstate.edu for more information.

In this informal “drop in” editathon, you can learn more about the Wikipedia gender gap, how to edit Wikipedia, talk with faculty teaching with Wikipedia and much more. March 19, 1-5 p.m. See the schedule and register here: https://guides.library.oregonstate.edu/womenscientists2021.