EcoE Newsletter Winter Term Week 9: Monday, March 4th, 2024
This week in BEE & around OSU
Events and Seminars
Water Resources Engineering Seminar Series –
Wednesday, March 6th, 2024
This week: Integrated Modeling of C and N Cycling from Batch to Watershed Scales
Speaker: Xingyuan Chen (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
Where: Bexell 328 or Zoom (Passcode WRE2024)
Mind Matters CoE Mental Health Workshop Series
This week: Strategies to Improve Motivation
Where: Kearney 311
When: March 6th at 6 p.m.
College of Engineering, Virtual Faculty Lecture with Xue Jin: Efficient Wastewater Recycling For Agriculture: A Sustainable Approach Using Hybrid Electrodialysis And Forward Osmosis. Noon to 1 p.m. March 12. Register for the lecture: https://beav.es/qyx. More information: https://beav.es/qyf
BEE Teaching Seminar: Dr. Ashish Manandhar (PhD) from The Ohio State University Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering will give the teaching seminar "Life Cycle Assessment: Uncovering environmental impacts for informed decision-making" at 1:15 P.M. on March 7th in KEC1003.
BEE Research Seminar: Dr. Ashish Manandhar (PhD) from The Ohio State University Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering will give the research seminar "Waste upcycling and Sustainability assessment: Efforts towards creating sustainable food and agricultural systems" at 10:00 A.M. on March 8th in KEC1005.
Water Resources Policy and Management Thesis Defense: You are welcome to attend the thesis defense of Laura Mathieu, MS WRPM candidate. She will present "Bonds Across Divides: Track III Diplomacy in Environmental Peacebuilding. A case study of EcoPeace Middle East in the Jordan Basin” on Monday, March 18th, 2024, at 9:00 A.M. by Zoom or in-person in BURT193. Laura is advised by Laura Peters.
CAS and CoF Leadership Academy, 2024-2025
Application open NOW! Apply online here: https://agsci.oregonstate.edu/leadership-academy/webform/leadership-academy-cohort
Applications are due by 11:59pm on Friday, April 5th, 2023.
All majors in CAS and CoF (CH and MB are in CoS/CAS) are encouraged to apply - our content isn't tailored to any specific major-we leave it up to you to take what you learn and apply it to your department. We are focused on delivering you leadership education that you can apply to your individual program.
The Leadership Academy consists of:
-A weekly seminar for the academic year (F'24, W'25, S'25) that meets Wednesdays from 4-5:50pm
-Seminars consist of self-assessments, workshops, guest speakers, panel speakers, book discussions, and networking
-Faculty mentor pairing for the entire year
-Opportunities to engage with alumni, industry, field, agency, and employer partners
-Transcript visible leadership education course
-Over $14,000 available in funds to students to further YOUR leadership goals
-LEAD stole to wear at graduation
Questions? Email Faith.Vawter@oregonstate.edu
Ecological Engineering Student Society
General Body Meetings: Mark your calendars! EESS general body meetings will be held every other Wednesday from 6-7pm starting on January 17th.
Greenhouse Meetings: All are welcome to join us during our weekly Greenhouse meetings every Wednesday from 2 to 5 pm. Drop in and help any time during that time block.
Join the EESS Discord to stay up to date on information and projects.
Jobs and Internships and Career Events
We Are Hiring – CoE Ambassador
Are you interested in inspiring the next generation of engineers? Apply to be a College of Engineering ambassador and you’ll help with the college’s outreach and recruitment efforts, student support services, and more! Questions? Contact coe.ambassadors@oregonstate.edu.
For more information, visit the CoE Ambassador Job Posting.
Getting a Dam Job: Need help creating a resume, cover letter or government application that stands out? Wondering how to gain experience in your dream field when you’re already working a full-time job? Come network, learn and explore possibilities for your future career at one of the Winter 2024 Getting a Dam Job workshops. Corvallis campus and Ecampus students in all majors are welcome; all workshops are offered in virtual or hybrid formats. Sign up for the events you’re most interested in here: https://career.oregonstate.edu/careered/getting-dam-job.
Register for all career events in Handshake:
April 17th Spring All-Industries Career & Internship Fair https://beav.es/cqG
Career Advising Appointments/Office Hours offered for BEE students
Students can schedule 1:1 appointments with Employer Relations Managers who support the schools below. Connect with us on BeaverHub! Schedule appointments with, Josefine Fleetwood. Students will gain insight into: - Building industry/alum connections and building their network on LinkedIN - Industry Trade Associations - Informational Interviews with alums and alumni connections
Oregon State is on Handshake
Handshake is Oregon State's hub for everything students need from college to career. The Handshake platform was designed by students, for students with one goal in mind: to help college students find their way to their dream careers. https://oregonstate.joinhandshake.com/login
Have you joined BEE’s LinkedIn Page yet? We post ALL job announcements to both LinkedIn and Facebook. https://www.linkedin.com/groups/6711697
Around Campus
Sustainability Town Hall: Carly Lettero, associate director of arts integration at PRAx and the director of Spring Creek Project, will be a keynote speaker at the upcoming Sustainability Town Hall, Corvallis's premier sustainability event hosted by the Corvallis Sustainability Coalition. The theme of this year's Town Hall is "The Arts: A Portal to Sustainability." The free event will be held 7 p.m., March 7 at the Alumni Center. Learn more and register here.
Dance celebration: Take time to let go, cut loose, and honor your movement expression in a welcoming space. We will move to engaging music and close with a meditative cool down. Gently facilitated by Julie Masters from 6:30-7:45 p.m. March 7 and 21 and April 4 and 18 at Marigold. Purchase class passes and register here. Contact: contemplativestudies@oregonstate.edu
Registration open for OSU Out of the Darkness Campus Walk: "HOPE WALKS HERE." Walk with us to save lives and bring hope to those affected by suicide. The Oregon State University Out of the Darkness Campus Walk will feature a resource fair, speakers, honor bead ceremony and campus walk. This event is a collaboration with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and is open to all. The walk starts at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 20, SEC Plaza. Register now as an individual or set up a team by registering as a team captain: afsp.org/oregonstate.
Wind Ensemble: My Hands Are a City: The Oregon State University Wind Ensemble presents My Hands Are a City, featuring music by Ivan Trevino, Catherine Likhuta, and Jonathan Newman's Symphony No. 1: My Hands Are A City; with poetry and photographs inspired by the music and created by OSU students and special guests, the Westview High School Wind Ensemble, Bobby Rathbone, conductor. March 5 at LaSells Stewart Center. Tickets can be purchased online; general public – $10, OSU student – free.
Resources
Peer Tutoring: The College of Engineering and College of Science offer free peer tutoring for a wide variety of courses. Check this webpage for more information and schedules - https://engineering.oregonstate.edu/current-students/academic-support.
Printing: The College of Engineering Information Technology no longer offers poster printing services. Large format printing requests should be directed to the OSU Media Hub. Students are allowed to print one poster per assignment, conference, research project, etc. If you’re planning on utilizing this service, then remember to submit your requests in advance since printing requests have a 48-hour lead time.
Free student contraceptive care: Want free contraceptive care? Oregon ContraceptiveCare (CCare) is a program funded through a grant from the Centers for Medicaid Services and the Oregon Department of Human Services that allows Student Health Services (SHS) to provide free reproductive health care and contraceptive services to OSU students with certain income criteria. Most students qualify. Sign up for CCare by calling SHS at 541-737-9140.
OSU Assist: Mobile Crisis Response OSU Assist is a multi-disciplinary support team that provides compassionate mobile crisis response and wraparound services for students facing mental health challenges or experiencing other forms of distress. This team brings together new personnel and existing university services to support students facing challenges. By calling 911 or 541-737-7000, OSU Assist will be dispatched in crisis situations that meet certain criteria. This could include instances of suicide ideation, substance abuse issues, survivors seeking support and welfare checks. The team provides serve on the Corvallis campus from Wednesday through Sunday, 1 p.m. to 1 a.m., with hours anticipated to expand in future terms. For more information on this service, visit our website, contact Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Student Care Services Aubrie Piper or attend one of the informational sessions noted below.
Anytime Anywhere: MySSP @ OSU App
This app gives all OSU students, including Ecampus students, 24/7 access by text or phone with a licensed mental health counselor (MySSP stands for “My Student Support Program”). The app makes it easy to schedule short-term counseling appointments with the same ongoing counselor and provides educational materials covering mental health topics. Students can communicate with a counselor in five different languages (Mandarin, Cantonese, French, Spanish or English); additional language options are available upon request. Students can download the Anytime Anywhere: MySSP @ OSU and learn more about the service at beav.es/anytimeanywhere. For questions, please contact Bonnie Hemrick, Director of Mental Health Promotion.
Togetherall: A new mental health resource for OSU students.
Togetherall is a safe and anonymous online community where students can share about what they are feeling and get support to improve mental health and well-being. Watch this 1-minute video to learn more:
https://youtu.be/mEt4dblejNo.
Direct students to beav.es/togetherall to
join. For questions about this service: tess.websterhenry@oregonstate.edu.
Eat Free: @eatfreeosu is a Twitter account managed by the Human Services Resource Center student team. This account broadcasts information about open events on campus that also have food available. If your event is closed, but you have extra food, a message can be crafted asking students to show up at the end of your event. Event organizers can tag @eatfreeosu or call 541-737-3747 during business hours to request their event be posted on the account.