REMINDER: MANDATORY TRAINING
Oregon State University is launching a series of online training modules for faculty and staff. These trainings address the University’s commitment to ensure a healthy, supportive and safe environment for all faculty, staff and students. The trainings are now available for you to begin via the University’s new learning management system (LMS) – BRIDGE. The training modules include: ethics, mandatory reporting of child abuse, protected leave and information security. Later this spring, additional required trainings modules related to prevention of sexual harassment and misconduct, other forms of prohibited discrimination, and the Americans with Disabilities Act will be launched as the modules for these topics are finalized.
Getting Started:
- Click here to access the critical trainings online. You will use your OSU credentials to login.
- Upon logging into the Oregon State BRIDGE (LMS), you should see a list of required trainings listed. Click on course title(s) to begin.
- You may take the modules in any order.
- If you are unable to complete a training module in one session, the system will save your progress and allow you to scroll through the course to resume upon your next login.
- Please complete the required online training modules within 60 days.
OSU SPINOUTS ‘CLEAN UP’ AT WILLAMETTE ANGEL CONFERENCE
Two clean technology companies affiliated with Oregon State University were among the top finalists at the 2018 Willamette Angel Conference (WAC). Both companies are graduates of the OSU Advantage Accelerator program. “It was great to see two of our graduates gain additional funding as they start to ramp,” said Karl Mundorff, Director of the Accelerator. The Accelerator assists local startup companies in all stages of their growth and supports the regional innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem. Bend-based Onboard Dynamics received a $100,000 investment. The company offers a low-cost system for natural gas compression for commercial fleet operators. Corvallis-based eChemion received a $75,000 investment. The company provides technology that dramatically enhances the lifespan of grid energy storage batteries. Corvallis-based Wisedoc, also an Accelerator client company, won the Speed Pitch competition. Wisedoc received a $2,500 prize for winning the competition. The company is developing software to help researchers quickly and easily format journal articles for submission. The 2018 Conference raised $495,000 from local angel investors and including Willamette Valley Capital Investors. The WAC also utilizes student interns from Oregon State University to perform due diligence work. This year’s interns included five from OSU: Shanmukh Prasad Challa, Brianna Renee Falsetto, Scott Laughin, Chiara Marzi, and Brett Wilkerson. “We are very proud to partner with the Willamette Angel Conference in providing our student interns a great experiential opportunity to develop their analytical skills and be a true member of the diligence teams,” said Mundorff. See photo of the week below!
REMINDER: RO All staff meeting next Wed, 5/30, 10am in MU 104 Journey Room
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
