WELCOME ANISSA GOSS

We are happy to announce Annisa Goss has joined the RO as an Office Specialist II at the Advantage Accelerator. Annisa is a Beaver, having graduated from OSU in 2014 with a BS in Psychology, Minors in Business and English (cum laude). She most recently worked as an administrative assistant at Hewlett Packard in Corvallis. She will begin her role at the Accelerator on Monday, June 29th. Welcome, Anissa!

NEXT COHORT SOUGHT FOR ADVANTAGE ACCELERATOR
OSU Advantage Accelerator/RAIN Corvallis is now accepting applications for the next cohort of startup companies that will begin in July. Spread the word! More details here. Also be sure to check out how the businesses that emerged from the last round via this article from the Portland Business Journal.

UPCOMING EVENTS

July All Staff meeting: Wednesday, July 29, 3-4:30, Location: TBC

Autonomous Systems @ OSU :June 30, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m., CH2M Hill Alumni Center. Research presentations, campus updates, industry and economic development panels relevant to unmanned systems that fly, crawl, and swim. Information and registration located here.

University Day Expo: Monday, Sept 21 from 12p-2p, Location: Alumni Center Ballroom. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! for the Research Office booth! Advantage Accelerator booth will be next door (like last year). And there will be a UAS booth as well (new addition!). Please see Mimi if you’d like to volunteer.

New Employee Welcome Breakfast: Monday, Sept 21, 8:30-10am, Location: Club Level of Reser. Register here.
RO New Faculty Orientation: Thursday, Oct. 22, 12-5pm, Location: MU Horizon Room. Registration details coming in the early Fall.

COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS

For a chance to see and hear some great local talent be sure to check out the Chintimini concert series. The last concert is on Wednesday, July 1. And of course there is an RO tie-in as Julie Meier’s brother, Bob Brudvig, the very talented musician OSU, professor AND our potluck steel drum player will be on percussion. More details here.

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 NEW HIRE IN GENERAL COUNSEL

On behalf of Becca Gose, please note that Esther Henry has joined the OSU legal team as the new Associate General Counsel. Esther comes to OSU from the Colorado School of Mines, where she was Associate General Counsel; prior to that, she served in counsel and compliance roles with the University of Colorado former Health Sciences Center campus. You’ll find her in our fifth floor office suite.

REMINDER: REFRIGERATOR CLEAN OUT /POWER OUTAGE

Be sure to clean out any remaining food/beverages/etc. you may be storing in either of the office fridges or be prepared say goodbye to them as all leftovers will be tossed after today. Also shut off all electronics before leaving due to the power outage happening on Saturday…lots of things to remember, yoikes!

EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS

For all those interested in Emergency Preparedness, California created a Fact vs Fiction about the earthquake and responses portrayed in the new movie San Andreas. Find it here: San Andreas movie analysis.

CHAIR MAT AVAILABLE

The ever generous Nicole W. has a standard sized chair mat up for grabs if you’d like to swing by her office in A312 and check it out. Otherwise it’s off to surplus.

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GOODBYE ADOBE CONNECT, HELLO ZOOM

For those of you that use video conferencing, please note that ORI has discontinued their Adobe Connect service and has purchased a license for Zoom meeting services. It was determined that the services provided by Zoom were superior to Adobe Connect so if you would like to purchase a license for your department please contact Stephen Hotard.

ACCELERATOR DEMO DAY

Come join us for the exciting finale of OSU Advantage Accelerator/ RAIN Corvallis cohort of companies. This is also an opportunity to meet latest group of emerging companies as they prepare to launch into the marketplace. What: Accelerator Demo Day, Where: Majestic Theater, Corvallis, When: June 25th, 5-7:30pm. More info here.

NEED SOME FREE OFFICE SUPPLIES OR A NEW DESK?

Please visit Molly TODAY over in B308…due to some office clean out there file baskets, drawer organizers a mobile computer table and other various supplies. If you are in the market, go take a look before the head to surplus! Additionally, Nicole in A312 has up for grabs an office desk and desk blotters; first come, first serve. One five-foot and one six-foot desk will go to surplus next week if no one wants either. Also, there are two ink blotters – very useful if your desk doesn’t have a smooth top.

CYNTHIA SAGERS

Just a small heads up that our new VPR, Cynthia Sagers, will be in town next week and will be stopping by Kerr for a few brief hellos with some folks on the 6th and 3rd floors. This is not her official RO debut, just a quick stop-by but if you happen to see her in the halls, say hello!

AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS @ OSU EVENT 6/30

Join us for the Autonomous Systems @ OSU event on June 30th. Organized by Ann Schmierer, this will be a gathering of the growing unmanned systems community in the Pacific NW. Registration is free. For more information click here. Hope to see you at the event!

WIN PUBTALK

The Willamette Innovators Network (WIN) is hosting a Pubtalk on “The Highs and Lows of the Legalized Marijuana Industry. June 9, 6-7:30pm at the Sunnyside Up Cafe. Details are here.

WATER IN DISASTERS- A MESSAGE FROM OSU RISK SERVICES

The flyer linked below has details and information of how much water to plan for and how to make water safe during a disaster. It also describes some methods of storing water, with web links for additional information. Monthly Topic – 2015 06 water in a disaster

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