Just in case you haven’t had a chance yet to say hello, stop by Kerr B308J and welcome Anita to our office (and Corvallis!). Anita, our new Asst. VP for Research Integrity, started on Tuesday and we are very glad to have her here.
EXCITING OSU RESEARCH FUNDING NEWS
The National Science Foundation has awarded $1 million to five Oregon State University researchers to study the operation of autonomous marine vehicles. This is a particularly exciting grant as it shows the spirit of collaboration across disciplines at OSU. Read more here!
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: GETTING READY FOR THE APOCALYP…I MEAN THE ECLIPSE!
The RO offices, along with the rest of campus, will be closed on Monday. Here is a link to more data on the eclipse! Have fun, be safe and enjoy the excitement courtesy of mother nature. http://communications.oregonstate.edu/space
Please make sure to get your telecommunication agreements in place if you are planning on working from home during the Eclipse closure Supervisors please have these submitted to Jane by Thursday, August 17th in order to obtain Cindy’s VP signature on Friday, August 18th . Telecommute agreement can be found: http://oscar.oregonstate.edu/Resources/SubNav.aspx?NavPage=14&submenu=T14
A RO policy in regards to telecommuting will be rolled out soon for all RO staff.
TRAVEL PER DIEM RATES
A friendly reminder on what the 2017 OSU Travel per diem rates are located here: 2017_osu_travel_references_sheet on pager, please use this document as a reference sheet when in travel status. Note: this document also includes a reminder on what are non-reimbursement expenses. Also, please be aware that overages must be paid from our meager foundation funds, the only truly discretionary money that comes to the office. Please do whatever is possible to operate within the rate. If you have additional questions please let Jennifer, Jane, Ying or Kim know. There are tips and tricks with regard to booking affordable hotels, flights, etc.!
SAVE THE DATES!
8/31, 12pm– RO Pop-up pizza party in the breezeway…celebrating a record breaking year!
10/12, 10am– RO All Staff meeting w/ Rod Ray, location TBC
11/2, 2-5pm– Research Office New Faculty Orientation, location: MU Horizon Room
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
While attending the IAAP Conference in New Orleans last month I (Jane) was incredibly excited to find that the North American Scrabble Championship was taking place at the same hotel! Anyone who has seen the documentary “Word Wars” knows what I’m talking about!
The RO has just closed the books on another year of record research revenue. Congratulations, everyone, on bringing home $441M in research revenue! We are now THE LARGEST RESEARCH UNIVERSITY IN OREGON!
To acknowledge our ascension to supremacy, the VPR is launching an unofficial slogan contest. Your submission:
May convey OSU’s utter and complete domination in research
May not use of foul language or suggest abuse of our neighbor to the south
Can be submitted by RO staff, staff friends, staff family and members of the Graduate School
Must be received by COB, Monday, August 14
Submit your entry to Jane Cigarran at jane.cigarran@oregonstate.edu. Entries will be given a unique identifier and submitted anonymously to a blue ribbon panel of RO talent: Mimi Poitras, Susan Tillitt, and Susan Emerson. Panelists will review entries and make a recommendation to the VPR. The winner will be announced in the next edition of the Research Office newsletter and will receive a certificate from one of Corvallis’s finest restaurants. Good luck and may the best punster win!
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS- RO PARTY COMMITTEE
You may recall that in a recent office poll we have asked you to let us know your thoughts on planning RO events, holiday parties, etc. Your responses told us that the majority of you enjoy our office gatherings but don’t necessarily need them to be fully catered or after hours. Breezeway events and lunch time potlucks are also enjoyed by most. Given our need pay attention to financial constraints, we are hoping to plan more office fun gatherings but with a somewhat reduced budget. We also want to make sure that the RO team has role in planning these events. To that end, we are looking for volunteers to join an RO Party Committee! If this sounds like something you would be interested in participating in, the time commitment would be minimal and creative, new ideas for RO team fun are required! Thanks for considering joining the committee…do to so, send mail to: jane.cigarran@oregonstate.edu
KEURIG MACHINE IN B306 OUT OF ORDER
As we think about possible fixes for this woe, is anyone using the Keurig machine that is located in B308? We believe the one in B306 is still being used by some. If the B308 Keurig is not being used we may move it to A312. Please let Mimi know if the B308 Keurig IS being used by staff, in which case we’ll leave it as is.
PET PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Say hello to former OSU VPR Rick Spinrad’s latest research project…an adorable 12 week old yellow lab (didn’t get a name). It really doesn’t get much cuter than this. Submit your pet pictures and prove us wrong!
