• Resiliency in a profession filled with fur, feathers and frustrations

    By Lilian Wong, Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine A 2019 Centers for Disease Control (CDC) study showed that veterinarians are between two to four times more likely to die by suicide than the general population. Given the mental health epidemic in my profession, resiliency is something my students, colleagues, and I think about on a…


  • Back to basics

    By Janell Johnson, OSU College of Agricultural Sciences “…Teaching, when done well, is a craft that requires ongoing reflection and improvement” (Thurston et al., 2021, p. 2). It’s amazing to look back and reflect on not only how much students have changed since I started teaching at Oregon State University, but how my teaching has…


  • Autumn leaves and learning: Upcoming events

    We hope to see you in the coming weeks at these professional development opportunities for Oregon State University faculty and GTAs: CTL Quality Teaching (QT) Talk: The Courage to Teach Tuesday, Oct. 29, 3:30 to 4:20 p.m. in LINC 350 and via Zoom – Parker J. Palmer’s classic book emphasizes the deep interconnections between student,…