HAILS!
We are pleased to welcome our new Commercialization Catalyst to the Advantage Accelerator staff. Sanjai Tripathi is an alumni od OSU with a dual masters in microbiology and an MBA. Sanjai has worked in a number of technology startups, been a client of the Accelerator and was an active mentor as well. Last year, Sanjai was voted mentor of the year at the Willamette Angel Conference. He is a welcome addition to the Accelerator/Advantage/Research Office team. Sanjai started on Monday, September 18.
YOU ARE INVITED TO BREAKFAST WITH THE VPRS
Join Cindy Sagers and our interim Associate VP for Research, Brian Wall on Tuesday, Oct. 10th from 7:30-8:30 in Cindy’s office. As we have done previously, this is an opportunity for you to bring items to our attention that you feel should be addressed, or just a chance to get to know each other better. It will be a fairly intimate gathering, so please RSVP soon if you are interested! We do these breakfasts throughout the year…so if this timing doesn’t work for you, perhaps another one down the road will. Please email jane.cigarran@oregonstate.edu if you’d like to attend.
THANKS FOR VOLUNTEERING AT UNIVERSITY DAY!
Thanks Ben, Mark P. and Mark L., Jillian, Rachel, Jessica, Karl and Susan E. for volunteering at our University Day booth. Your help and assistance was much appreciated! The reports from the trenches are that at first people just stopped for goodies but then started interacting with interest and questions about the Research Office. We also heard reports that people were excited to see the tomato seeds back again this year. A special thanks to Mimi for coordinating our popular give away goodies, which are always a hit (lip balm, seeds, fake tattoo’s, OCCD grocery bags, mugs, umbrella’s…you can’t get much better than that!).
PLEASE KEEP THE RO CLEAN
Two dirty pizza boxes were found on the floor behind the B308 confidential shred bin. Please note, these boxes can’t be recycled if they have any food debris on them. In future, please take them out to the trash bins located at the south end of Kerr by the loading dock. With the cooler/wet weather coming we want to avoid attracting Templeton and family. On a similar note, a huge thank you to Susan T., Carolyn and Kay for cleaning out the fridges, they are SPARKLING! It takes a village to keep them that way…thanks for your help!
MARINE STUDIES INITIATIVE (MSI) OPEN HOUSE:
Please Join Us! On Friday November 3 from 3-5 pm, we will host an informal gathering in the Marine Studies Initiative Office, located in Strand Ag Hall 300, to celebrate the beginning of a new academic year and the Initiative’s progress.
At 3:30 pm, we will gather for a brief update about MSI. We will also share the design of the MSI Building that will be constructed at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, starting in Spring 2018. Light appetizers and beverages will be available for the entire event.
Although RSVP isn’t necessary, we would appreciate your response to help us plan for food and space. Go to: http://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_etFMEDCJuIe5gBD
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