This week in BEE & around OSU 

 

Events and Seminars 

 

TOMORROW!!! Taco Tuesday – Students, faculty, and staff are invited to the BEE Taco Tuesday Party to welcome everyone back for the winter term. Please RSVP HERE to let us know whether you can or cannot come. 

When: Tuesday, January 23rd from 11:30 am to 1 pm 

Where: Gilmore Student Lounge 

 

Mind Matters CoE Mental Health Workshop Series  

This week: Managing Imposter Syndrome 

Where: Kearney 311  

When: January 23rd at 6 pm 

 

Water Resources Engineering Seminar Series - Wednesday, January 24th, at 4 pm
This week: Deep and Shallow: Implications of Vegetation-Climate Interactions for Groundwater Recharge and Green Roof Performance
Speaker
: Samantha Hartzell (Portland State University) 

Where: Bexell 328 or Zoom (Passcode WRE2024) 


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 

 

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:  

Jan 26th EECS Virtual Networking Day https://bit.ly/Jan26-NetDay 

Feb 6th EcoLab Info Session - https://beav.es/qXC 

Feb 13th Engineering Connections Virtual Fair - https://beav.es/qXy 

Feb 19th Navy Nuclear Lab Webinar http://bit.ly/EECSWebWed 

Feb 20th Careers in Biotech - https://beav.es/qXF 

Feb 20th Navy Nuclear Lab Day in KEC  

Feb 21st STEM Career Fair - https://beav.es/qXt 

Feb 21st CCE Career Fair https://beav.es/qBU 

 

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 

Department of Horticulture seminar series: Join us for the Horticulture and Crop Soil Science Winter 2024 Seminar Series at noon, Jan. 22, in ALS 4001 or via Zoom. Zhou Zhang, University of Wisconsin-Madison, will present, “AI for Sustainable Agriculture.” The event is free and open to the public. For more information:  https://horticulture.oregonstate.edu/horticulture-0

 

Civil Rights through song: Join us to listen to a selection of songs that were central to the Civil Rights Movement by artists including Nina Simone, Odetta and others. We’ll learn about MLK’s thoughts on the role of music in social justice movements; discuss his legacy of anti-racist, anti-capitalist activism with a few songs; and reflect on how music informs our own activism in the present. 4-6 p.m., Jan. 22, MU 208. Hosted by the Labor Education Caucus of UAOSU. 

 

Tiny Café: Pop-up coffee and feedback about Beaver Hub on the main floor of Valley Library, 12:30-2:30 p.m., Jan. 24. Share your feedback about Beaver Hub for a free snack from OSU librarians. 

 

Second Annual Big Blue Film Fest, Jan. 26-27, Newport: This year's film festival features 27 ocean-themed films at the confluence of marine science, humanities and the arts. The festival has expanded to two locations: the Hatfield Marine Science Center and the Newport Performing Arts Center. Go here to find the schedule, locations and summaries of each film. There are a variety of ticket options and pricing for adults and students. 

 

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Keynote: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor will serve as this year’s Commemoration keynote speaker, at 7 p.m., Jan. 31 in The LaSells Stewart Center and streamed online. Register here. Taylor’s keynote address, titled “The Radical King: Martin Luther King, Jr’s Quest to Reconstruct America,” will explore Dr. King's vision for the nation that is just as relevant today. 

 

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.