HAILS!
We are pleased to welcome Nancy Collins as the Temporary Intellectual Property & Contracts Assistant in the Office for Commercialization and Corporate Development. Nancy comes to us most recently from Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. Nancy has a Masters in Environmental Systems/Geology from Humboldt State University and a Horticulture certificate from Linn-Benton Community College. Please help welcome Nancy to the Research Office.
Additionally, we are excited to announce that Ying Wang will be joining us on February 13th as a Fiscal Coordinator. Ying comes to us from a CPA firm in West Linn Oregon. She has a Master of Accounting Degree from University of Oregon and a Master of Laws Degree from East China University of Political Science and Law. With her experience and enthusiasm, she will be an asset to the Research Office. Ying will be supporting ORI, OSRAA, and Central VP admin offices. Please join me welcoming Ying to the Research Office family.
OUR NEW PROVOST, ED FESER
FROM CINDY SAGERS: Ed Feser has been selected as OSU’s next Provost. Ed arrives from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he is serving as Interim Provost. His background is in city planning which translates well to managing a university and its interests. Attached is his resume. Ed will take over the reins on Feb. 28th. Please join me in welcoming our new Provost to campus! Feser bio
THE NEXT GREAT START-UP!
We got to hear about the neat things going on in our Accelerator program yesterday from Mark and Karl…HERE: START UP press release announce teams is some more detail re; the launch of its first annual Next Great Startup competition.. The competition offers over $30,000 in prizes and is not an ordinary business plan competition, nor a pitch competition.
DONATE TO THE FOOD DRIVE
The annual OSU Food Drive is off and running. The most effective way to raise money for the food drive is to participate in a payroll direct deposit. As little as $5 a month can be deducted automatically from an employee’s paycheck and the amount is taken out before taxes. Note: $1.00 = 4 pounds of food. Monthly Payroll Contributions: Payroll Contribution Form (PDF)
We are also collecting food in the front office. There is a list there that indicated preferred donation products. Note that personal hygiene items, in addition to food are now being accepted (refer to the list up front).
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