EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

The monthly Emergency Preparedness Topics are provided as a monthly focus on a different hazard that faces our community. This months topic is wildfires: Monthly topic – 2015 07 wildfire. Previous topics can be found here.

SOAR OREGON BLOG SITE

In UAS news, SOAR Oregon recently added a Blog to the web site. John Stevens (Board Member) and Chuck Allen (Board Chair) are the contributors for now and  will be adding new material every couple of weeks. Although the subject can be anything that relates to UAS, there has to be references to Oregon – because that’s the purpose of all of this.There is a new menu button for “Blog” or you can just use this link.

OSU MAKES PLANS FOR EXPANSION AT HATFIELD MARINE SCIENCE CENTER

The Oregon Legislature has approved $24.8 million in state bonding to help fund a new building at Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport that will be a centerpiece for research and education on critical issues facing coastal communities. For more information on this exciting development for OSU Research please click here.

UPCOMING EVENTS

July All Staff meeting: Wednesday, July 29, 3-4:30, Location:106 Snell Hall Intl Forum

University Day Expo: Monday, Sept 21 from 12p-2p, Location: Alumni Center Ballroom. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! for the Research Office booth! Advantage Accelerator booth will be next door (like last year). And there will be a UAS booth as well (new addition!). Please see Mimi if you’d like to volunteer.

New Employee Welcome Breakfast: Monday, Sept 21, 8:30-10am, Location: Club Level of Reser. Register here.
RO New Faculty Orientation: Thursday, Oct. 22, 12-5pm, Location: MU Horizon Room. Registration details coming in the early Fall.

WELCOME ANISSA GOSS

We are happy to announce Annisa Goss has joined the RO as an Office Specialist II at the Advantage Accelerator. Annisa is a Beaver, having graduated from OSU in 2014 with a BS in Psychology, Minors in Business and English (cum laude). She most recently worked as an administrative assistant at Hewlett Packard in Corvallis. She will begin her role at the Accelerator on Monday, June 29th. Welcome, Anissa!

NEXT COHORT SOUGHT FOR ADVANTAGE ACCELERATOR
OSU Advantage Accelerator/RAIN Corvallis is now accepting applications for the next cohort of startup companies that will begin in July. Spread the word! More details here. Also be sure to check out how the businesses that emerged from the last round via this article from the Portland Business Journal.

UPCOMING EVENTS

July All Staff meeting: Wednesday, July 29, 3-4:30, Location: TBC

Autonomous Systems @ OSU :June 30, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m., CH2M Hill Alumni Center. Research presentations, campus updates, industry and economic development panels relevant to unmanned systems that fly, crawl, and swim. Information and registration located here.

University Day Expo: Monday, Sept 21 from 12p-2p, Location: Alumni Center Ballroom. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! for the Research Office booth! Advantage Accelerator booth will be next door (like last year). And there will be a UAS booth as well (new addition!). Please see Mimi if you’d like to volunteer.

New Employee Welcome Breakfast: Monday, Sept 21, 8:30-10am, Location: Club Level of Reser. Register here.
RO New Faculty Orientation: Thursday, Oct. 22, 12-5pm, Location: MU Horizon Room. Registration details coming in the early Fall.

COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS

For a chance to see and hear some great local talent be sure to check out the Chintimini concert series. The last concert is on Wednesday, July 1. And of course there is an RO tie-in as Julie Meier’s brother, Bob Brudvig, the very talented musician OSU, professor AND our potluck steel drum player will be on percussion. More details here.

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 NEW HIRE IN GENERAL COUNSEL

On behalf of Becca Gose, please note that Esther Henry has joined the OSU legal team as the new Associate General Counsel. Esther comes to OSU from the Colorado School of Mines, where she was Associate General Counsel; prior to that, she served in counsel and compliance roles with the University of Colorado former Health Sciences Center campus. You’ll find her in our fifth floor office suite.

REMINDER: REFRIGERATOR CLEAN OUT /POWER OUTAGE

Be sure to clean out any remaining food/beverages/etc. you may be storing in either of the office fridges or be prepared say goodbye to them as all leftovers will be tossed after today. Also shut off all electronics before leaving due to the power outage happening on Saturday…lots of things to remember, yoikes!

EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS

For all those interested in Emergency Preparedness, California created a Fact vs Fiction about the earthquake and responses portrayed in the new movie San Andreas. Find it here: San Andreas movie analysis.

CHAIR MAT AVAILABLE

The ever generous Nicole W. has a standard sized chair mat up for grabs if you’d like to swing by her office in A312 and check it out. Otherwise it’s off to surplus.

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GOODBYE ADOBE CONNECT, HELLO ZOOM

For those of you that use video conferencing, please note that ORI has discontinued their Adobe Connect service and has purchased a license for Zoom meeting services. It was determined that the services provided by Zoom were superior to Adobe Connect so if you would like to purchase a license for your department please contact Stephen Hotard.

ACCELERATOR DEMO DAY

Come join us for the exciting finale of OSU Advantage Accelerator/ RAIN Corvallis cohort of companies. This is also an opportunity to meet latest group of emerging companies as they prepare to launch into the marketplace. What: Accelerator Demo Day, Where: Majestic Theater, Corvallis, When: June 25th, 5-7:30pm. More info here.

NEED SOME FREE OFFICE SUPPLIES OR A NEW DESK?

Please visit Molly TODAY over in B308…due to some office clean out there file baskets, drawer organizers a mobile computer table and other various supplies. If you are in the market, go take a look before the head to surplus! Additionally, Nicole in A312 has up for grabs an office desk and desk blotters; first come, first serve. One five-foot and one six-foot desk will go to surplus next week if no one wants either. Also, there are two ink blotters – very useful if your desk doesn’t have a smooth top.

CYNTHIA SAGERS

Just a small heads up that our new VPR, Cynthia Sagers, will be in town next week and will be stopping by Kerr for a few brief hellos with some folks on the 6th and 3rd floors. This is not her official RO debut, just a quick stop-by but if you happen to see her in the halls, say hello!

AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS @ OSU EVENT 6/30

Join us for the Autonomous Systems @ OSU event on June 30th. Organized by Ann Schmierer, this will be a gathering of the growing unmanned systems community in the Pacific NW. Registration is free. For more information click here. Hope to see you at the event!

WIN PUBTALK

The Willamette Innovators Network (WIN) is hosting a Pubtalk on “The Highs and Lows of the Legalized Marijuana Industry. June 9, 6-7:30pm at the Sunnyside Up Cafe. Details are here.

WATER IN DISASTERS- A MESSAGE FROM OSU RISK SERVICES

The flyer linked below has details and information of how much water to plan for and how to make water safe during a disaster. It also describes some methods of storing water, with web links for additional information. Monthly Topic – 2015 06 water in a disaster

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CYNTHIA SAGERS APPOINTED VP FOR RESEARCH

As we look forward to welcoming our new VPR on August 31, please note that Cynthia’s presentation from the candidate forums is available for viewing online here. If you were unable to attend the forum, or would like a refresher this link might be of interest. Additionally,  it has been said many times already but let’s all give a virtual high five to our interim VPR, Ron Adams, for his excellent continued leadership during this period of transition.

TRY-Athalon FACULTY STAFF FITNESS UPDATE

Please email Kim directly BY END OF DAY TODAY, FRIDAY 5/29 (Kimberly.Reese@oregonstate.edu) if you would like to volunteer. The event is only an hour long and you either run, walk or swim with your team for 20 minutes. We still need 3 runners, 1 walker, and 3 swimmers. You choose one of the events and it is a tag team 25 yard walk, run or swim. Bonding with co-workers, getting some exercise AND a free pair of sunglasses…how can you say no to that!? Timing is: June 5th 12:00-1:00. Cost $10 (Kim will come around to  collect money on Monday, June 1st. If you are a swimmer then you will need to be at the Langton pool at 11:30.If you need more information, please go to this website for support.

PROFESSIONAL FACULTY LEADERSHIP ASSOCIATION 2015-16 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Please join me in congratulating our 2015-2016 Professional Faculty Leadership Association Board of Directors.  The Research Office is well represented!

• President: Deb Weitzman – OSU Conference Services
• President Elect: Gretchen Cuevas – College of Agriculture Sciences Administration
• Secretary: Jayne Parker – Ag Sciences & Marine Sciences Business Center
• Treasurer: Edith Birky – Office of Human Resources
• Professional Development Director: Leigh Larkin – Office of Human Resources
• Marketing Director: Debbie Delmore – Research Office Administration
• Membership Director: Shirley Chow – Research Office
• Web Director: Tracy Elmshaeuser – Research Office

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EXPORT CONTROLS & INTERNATIONAL COMPLIANCE

Most of you have already met Mark Peters, our Export Controls and Compliance Officer. Mark will be doing a presentation on his unit at the next RO All Staff Meeting on 5/27 to give everyone a bit more background on his role. In the meantime, please note this recent article from USA Today. An example of why International Compliance and Export Controls are  critical to a university’s success.

TRY-Athalon FACULTY STAFF FITNESS

For this year’s TRY-Athalon, Kim Reese has graciously volunteered to be Team Captain for the RO. It is $10 to participate and the money goes to support Faculty/Staff Fitness. The RO currently needs 6 runners, walkers or swimmers. Please email Kim directly (Kimberly.Reese@oregonstate.edu) if you would like to volunteer. The event is only an hour long and you either run, walk or swim with your team for 20 minutes. You choose one of the events and it is a tag team 25 yard walk, run or swim. This is an event just about anyone can do, you do not need to be an Olympic athlete or even close… it’s a lot of fun, a great bonding experience and this year for entering you get a pair of sun glasses! Timing is: June 5th 12:00-1:00. If you are a swimmer then you will need to be at the Langton pool at 11:30.If you need more information, please go to this website for support.

SEEDS PACKET GIVEAWAYS

Many of our staff and visitors have enjoyed the seed giveaways at Mimi  Poitras’ desk over the past few years. Thanks to Mimi’s persistence and Berry Treat and Denis Sather great connections, the RO was able to obtain a new supply of vegetable seeds to offer as giveaways. We received some Indigo Rose and Indigo Cherry Drops from A.P. Whaley Seed Company. Jim Myers from the Horticulture Department was kind enough to send us a supply of Gold Nugget, Siletz, Santiam and Oregon Cherry tomatoes. As well as Oregon Giant Snow Peas, Honey Boat and Sugar Loaf Delicata Squash. These seeds are available to you but are limited in supply so please choose sparingly. We want to make sure there are plenty for all of visitors as well as our RO gardeners (and aspiring gardeners).

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NEW RO EMPLOYEES

We are happy to announce 2 new hires to the Research Office.   Susan Emerson will join Mary Phillips in Research Development  starting June 1st. Susan is coming to OSU from Boise State University and brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience in Proposal Development and in generally making things happen. Additionally, Linnéa Andersson will be joining Ann Schmierer in Industry Partnering at a .25 FTE as an Industry Program Manager. Linnéa has been at OSU since 2011 and is currently a Research Associate in Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering and has served at the board of the OSU Postdoc Association where she started the Industry Exploration Program. Linnéa will be working with Ann to develop professional development opportunities for postdocs and graduate students.

Please be sure to give them both a warm RO welcome! We will do a formal intro at the next All Staff Meeting on May 27th at 3pm in the PCR.

UAS NEWS

The ASSURE team was selected today to become the FAA Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). OSU is one of 15 universities on ASSURE. Press release: http://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=18794.The Research office has supported this effort on Michael Wing and OSU’s behalf and we are very excited to see this exciting opportunity come to fruition.

Office365 AVAILABLE THIS SUMMER

Official link here. The OSU Office 365 is a secure cloud platform that will enable you to run use the OneDrive sharing service as well as online versions of Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and Outlook, with a feature to sync to files on your regular desktop client. You can also install Office on smartphones and tablets. To enable this across OSU, there is a concurrent project to unify OSU accounts. CN has confirmed this should not affect access to hosted applications, like Cayuse, which use the ONID single sign-on.

ADVANTAGE ACCELERATOR

Curious about what’s going on with the Advantage Accelerator at OSU? Check out their blog here! In other Accelerator news, will be a seminar coming up on May 26th from 5:33-7pm at the their offices: 200 SW 4th Street, Suite 201. The topic will be “Understanding Metrics and Analytics”.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Ron Adams received his 25 year employee pin at May 4th’s 25 Year Club Dinner. And big high five to Lydia Perry who received her 30-year employee OSU pin. Impressive, indeed!

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