Happy week 9 – almost there, Beavs! Remember that our university holiday break is this Thursday and Friday so no school. Have a relaxing long weekend! 🙂
IMPORTANT DATES
- Term Dates: Sep 22 – Dec 10
- Phase 1 Registration: May 16 – Jun 2
- Last day to S/U a course AND withdraw from a course: Nov 12
- Deadline has already passed, but there is a petition form.
- Last day to withdraw from term: Dec 3
- Finals week: Dec 6 – Dec 10
HIGHLIGHTS
OSU Graduate Teaching Program Open House
- A joint Corvallis-Cascades graduate teaching programs open house
- Will go over OSU-Cascades MAT program
- MAT offers endorsements in Elementary Education, English Language Arts, Social Studies, Foundational Mathematics, Advanced Mathematics, Integrated Science, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics
- Will also go over OSU Corvallis hybrid MAT program, the OSU Corvallis Master of Science in Education, and OSU E-Campus’s ESOL/DLE graduate certificates
- Date and times available:
- December 2nd, 2021 @ 2pm in Furman 404
- December 7th, 2021 @ 3pm via Zoom
- Contact for questions: Gillian Harper
Finals Survival Guide Available for Pickup
- Finals guide provides tools and tips for how to manage your time over next couple of weeks
- Includes study techniques and test-taking strategies
- Available for pickup in Waldo 125, the Academic Success Center
- Or available via online version
- Contact for questions:
Test Prep and the Science of Learning
- Join Academic Success Center in learning new strategies to prepare for final exams
- Sharing ideas for structuring study sessions, activities to use when you practice and why these proven strategies are effective
- Mode of event: Zoom
- Workshop dates available next week and registration links:
- Contact for questions: Sarah Norek
Graduate Fellowships in Adapted P.E. Teaching
- UW-La Crosse seeking 6-7 students to start program in mid-June 2022 for our 4-semester program (summer, fall, spring, summer)
- Graduate assistantship financial packages available (up to $31,000)
- Graduates have a 100% placement rate all over the country from Alaska to Virginia
- Seniors and recent alums interested in KIN, PE-teaching, sports med, etc. encouraged to apply
- Contact for questions: Brock McMullen
- Application instructions: email Brock your resume/unofficial transcripts and set up a time to talk via Zoom or over the phone
- Program requirements and more found at UWLAX website
- Application deadline: February 15, 2022
National Collegiate Research Conference (NCRC)
- Dates and times conference held: January 21– 23, 2022
- Large-scale forum held annually at Harvard University (tentative virtual due to COVID)
- Most accomplished undergraduate students convene to share their research in humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences
- Goal: provide student researchers w/ opportunity to hear from world’s leading authorities in academia, policy, and industry
- Application deadline: NEXT WEEK Wednesday, December 1st, 2021 by 8:59 PM PST
- Contact for questions: programming@hcura.org
Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP)
- FREE transformative 6 week summer experience for aspiring health professions
- Must be a freshman or sophomore in college
- Room and board free, $500 travel and $600 attendance stipend
- Over 65% of scholars who apply to medical or dental school are accepted
- Applications opened Monday, November 1, 2021!
- Application deadline: February 5, 2021 8:59 PST
- Want to learn more? Go to their webinar via Zoom link on one of these dates:
- Monday, December 6, 2021 @ 12 PM
- Wednesday, December 15, 2021 @ 2 PM
- Tuesday, December 28, 2021 @ 11 AM
- Thursday, January 6, 2021 @ 12 PM
- Friday, January 14, 2021 @ 10 AM
- Wednesday, January 19, 2021 @ 4 PM
- Tuesday, January 25, 2021 @ 11 AM
Pre-Therapy and Allied Health (PTAH) Club
- Supports students interested in PTAH fields
- Includes PT, occupational therapy, athletic training, nursing, physician assistant studies and medical school
- Provide students opportunities to advance knowledge in PTAH via volunteer and job opportunities
- Connect w/ peers and raise awareness for individuals w/ disabilities via fundraising
- Contact to be added to listserv or more information: Taylor Altick
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Workshop on how to Navigate the CPHHS Scholarships Portal
- OSU College of Business CAFE holding workshop to go over basics of ScholarDollars
- How to use features of portal, how to use it, and tops on applying for scholarships
- Date and time: NEXT WEEK Tuesday, November 30th, 2021 @ 4 PM
- Where: Austin Hall, Room 260
- Contact for questions: OSU CAFE
CPHHS Scholarship Applications for 2022-23
- Application deadline: February 15th, 2022
- CPHHS scholarships applied through ScholarDollars portal
- All submitted CPHHS scholarship applications to be reviewed and scored based on the open-ended questions
- If awarded, offer letters emailed to nominees around mid-spring term (about Week 5-6)
- If not accepted by deadline, offer will be given to another student
Renaissance Scholarship
- Freshman and sophomore years eligible
- $4,000 renewable scholarship open to high-achieving, low-income, and first-generation students
- Application deadline: February 1st, 2021
- More information on program and application website
- Contact for questions: Callie (707-496-6009) or Shayna (503-707-4238)
Jason Halstead and Robert Chapman Scholarship Fund
- Scholarship to help Oregon’s students who embody role of a leader and change-maker
- Scholarship via Office of Student Access and Completion (OSAC) portal
- Application deadline: Tuesday, March 1st, 2022
- Contact for questions: email Megan McElroy or by phone @ (503) 227-6846
Ford Scholarship Program for Adults or Single Parents Over 25
- Application deadline: Tuesday, March 1st, 2022
- Ford Opportunity Program assists adult learners to obtain a college degree
- Originally a program just for single parents so they are still strongly encouraged to apply
- Scholarship amount: covers 90% of unmet college costs and is calculated on the college’s Cost of Attendance
- Learn more about program and how to apply
VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES
Corvallis Parks & Recs Seeking 2022 Basketball Coach
- Seeking coaches for co-ed teams K-8
- Time commitment: 4 hours, 1 practice, and 1 game per week
- Training and practice dates: January 5-March 12
- Coaches required to attend an orientation session
- Contact for questions: Robert Thornberg or call @ (541) 754-1706
Virtual/Online Volunteering
- Need more flexibility due to COVID, time commitments, or other reasons?
- Volunteer online via this document full of online opportunities
Beavs Volunteer Service Projects
- Register for any of the below events at CEL here
- Benton Habitat for Humanity: Fridays 12 – 3 PM
- Heartland Humane Society: Mondays 1 – 3:30 PM
- Corvallis Parks and Rec: Thursdays 3:30 – 5:30 PM
- Unity Shelter, Room at the Inn: Fridays 10:30 AM – 2 PM
- Starker Arts Garden for Education (SAGE): Wednesdays 1 – 3:30 PM
Foster Families at Every Child Linn Benton
- DHS-affiliated organization supporting foster families
- Monthly Foster Parent Night Out (FPNO) happens every Saturday 4 – 8 PM
- Parents drop their children (bio and foster) off at a local church building for food, fun, and activities
- In need of volunteers to help during FPNOs
- Students interested in teaching, etc. highly encouraged to help out
- Application here
PAID JOB & INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Congressman Blumenauer Internships
- Internship dates: January to April 2022
- Mode: remote and in-office hybrid
- Opportunity for students/recent grads to: get exposure to Capitol Hill, Congressional District Operations and experience in policy, communications, field representation and constituent casework fields
- Stipend: $1000-2000/month depending on time commitment
- Application deadline: THIS WEEK Sunday, November 28th, 2021
- Click here for more information and the application process
Congressional Internship Program for Summer 2022
- First-hand experience in legislative halls of Congress
- Close exposure to U.S. legislative process
- Working 4 days/week on Capitol Hill
- Interns places w/ member of Congress who serves district in their home state
- Free housing, domestic round-trip transportation to DC, and salary
- Students interested in public service and public policy encouraged to apply
- Application deadline: NEXT WEEK Wednesday, December 1, 2021 @ 8:55 PM
Summer Positions Open at B’nai B’rith Camp
- Jewish organization w/ variety of camps in Oregon
- Day camps across Oregon and an overnight camp in Lincoln City running June 19 to August 19
- Looking for college students who have a passion for working with children, creating meaningful relationships, and having fun
- Opportunity to: earn money and college credit, grow personally and professionally, cultivate relationships w/ people from around the world, become a mentor and change a child’s life
- Camp webpage for more information and how to apply
- Day camp contact for questions: Abby Evonuk
- Overnight camp contact for questions: Nathan Schloss
RESOURCES
COVID Testing Sites @ OSU
- The LaSells Stewart Center: Monday – Friday, 10am – 3PM
- Student Experience Center: Monday – Friday, 10am – 3PM
Human Services Resource Center: M – F, 8am – 7PM
- Can loan you free textbooks for the term
- Can loan you technological devices (computers, calculators, etc.)
- Can help you apply for SNAP Food Stamps
- Provides food assistance on campus (MealBux)
- Provides food pantry and food/grocery bags
- Provides laundry facilities
- Contact: hsrc@oregonstate.edu | SNAP.HSRC@oregonstate.edu | 541–737–3747
Academic Success Center: M – F, 9am – 5 PM
- Provides academic support services for student success and engagement
- Free 1-on-1 academic coaching
- Helps navigate time management, test preparation, test taking, procrastination, and stress reduction
- Methods on getting organized and managing work-load via pre-made checklists
- Writing center offers feedback on writing assignments from trained peer consultants
- Helps set up study spaces/groups
- Contact: success@oregonstate.edu | 541-737-2272
Supplemental Instruction (SI) Tables: M – F, 9am – 5 PM
- Study tables w/ group study led by peers who have excelled in those challenging courses
- Highly interactive, less lecture and more discussion/activities
- Tables for most Bacc-core courses and more
- Contact: supplemental.instruction@oregonstate.edu | 541-737-2272