JOY DRIVE 2017- CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS!

Each year Childcare and Family Resources leads a Joy Drive to provide student families in need with gifts for the winter holiday season. They invite departments on campus to participate by sponsoring a family. The Research Office has participated in the Joy Drive for the past few years, providing gifts and a grocery store gift card for the family we sponsored. Jillian Coleman has offered to help coordinate the Research Office’s participation in the Joy Drive this year. In the past, we have asked people who are interested in participating to donate to a fund which will then be used to purchase gifts for the families. If you are interested in participating, please let Jillian know by November 7th. Participation involves making a donation in any amount you choose to help purchase the gifts. If you’d like to help with coordinating our participation or shopping, you can do that too. They are also accepting donations of wrapping paper, ribbons, tape, etc. Please feel free to contact Jillian with any questions.

ACCELERATOR IN THE NEWS

Advantage Accelerator earns top-10 ranking among U.S., Canadian incubators
The Oregon State University Advantage Accelerator has earned a top-10 ranking among business incubators in the U.S. and Canada by a leading online network for angel investing. Go Beavs! Read all about it here.

UPCOMING RO EVENTS!

Tuesday, 10/31: Don’t forget to bring a spooky treat, costume or attitude to our Halloween party in the Breezeway from 12-1pm! Prizes for the spookiest!

Thursday, 11/2: Join us in the MU Horizon Room from 2-5pm for our New Faculty Orientation. If you are hosting a speed dating table please drop handouts off with Jane ahead of the event (or bring them with you!).

TRAVEL PROCEDURE CHANGE FOR RO- IMPORTANT!

A Pre Approval Travel Request will be needed to be completed for any in-state and out-of-state travel. The Pre Approval Travel request will be needed for any part of travel for which you are seeking reimbursement. For example, if you are seeking reimbursement for conference registration only and no other additional travel related expenses, please complete the Pre Approval Travel Request prior to attending the conference. This Pre Approval form will serve as an approval from your supervisor to attend an OSU Business related travel activity and your release time from your regular OSU work schedule. We have created Orange RO Travel Envelopes; please feel free to take one of these with you as you embark upon your trip as they contain helpful reference materials. Within this Travel envelope you will find:
• Research Office Travel Envelope sheet that will have our contact information and explains the contents of the envelope
• An envelope for your receipts
• Travel Reference sheets
• Travel Reimbursement Form (feel free to complete by handwriting or typing)
These Travel Envelopes can be picked up from hanging travel boxes from the side of Ying’s desk in Kerr 322 or from Kerr 306 by the in & out going mail.

Upon return from your travel please make sure within 30 days (this allows for processing time to meet the OSU 60 day requirement) to submit your reimbursement form and receipts back to our Travel inbox which is hanging from the side of Ying’s desk in Kerr 322. You and your supervisor will then receive a DocuSign approval request to authorize your travel reimbursement.  In addition to an email that Jenn circulated on 10/19, you can also find these documents under the shared drive: \Travel procedures. If you have additional questions please let Kim, Ying, or Jenn know.

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