March 2023 - Humanitarian_engineering - Engineering Mailing Lists

Evans Family Graduate Fellowship: Call for Proposals Due March 7th
by MacCarty, Nordica 17 Jan '25

17 Jan '25

Greetings friends of humanitarian engineering, Thanks to the generous support from Dick and Gretchen Evans, it is time for the annual Spring call for proposals for the Evans Family Graduate Fellowships. This opportunity can provide between $2k and $10k of travel or stipend support for graduate students working on humanitarian related projects (details attached). The submission deadline this term is March 7th. If you know of graduate students within or outside the College of Engineering who meet the criteria, please do consider inviting them to apply. And of course, feel free to reach out with any questions. ~Nordica Nordica A. MacCarty, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) Associate Professor | Richard & Gretchen Evans Scholar of Humanitarian Engineering | School of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering | Oregon State University Executive Director | Aprovecho Research Center Office: 312 Rogers Hall | Mailing: 204 Rogers Hall | Corvallis, OR 97331 | Office: 541.737.5927

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Job losses, tuition increases, and budget cuts
by Sam Schwartz 30 Mar '23

30 Mar '23

Dear Oregon State University community, I hope you are having a great spring break! I'm Sam, a computer science graduate student at the University of Oregon with an interest in university finance and governance. I am writing to you because I am alarmed by our governor and state legislature. *Proposed budget cuts to higher education were unveiled last Thursday* by the chairs of the legislature's budget writing committee. In practice, this will mean some combination of tuition hikes, pay freezes/cuts, and job losses in Oregon's university ecosystem. OSU will be impacted if the proposals are passed by the legislature. *Take action: Add your name to this letter*, asking lawmakers to fund public universities instead of slashing the higher ed budget this next biennium. *https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2F1rH4sB-OO1PbuDaUeQhqkD6hfetdPMb-dIqD4Z1imAkA%2Fedit*&data=05%7C01%7Chumanitarian_engineering%40engr.orst.edu%7C627bea7f23bc4e51a65508db310b85a2%7Cce6d05e13c5e4d6287a84c4a2713c113%7C0%7C0%7C638157697774774599%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=1gqwH0etJIWFtgP4WfkXcWrlutVZf20XaUuZz6OfKwQ%3D&reserved=0 <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.goog…> All of higher education in Oregon -- from university and community college support to scholarships for underrepresented or economically disadvantaged students -- is currently slated to get around 3% of the state budget. Compare Oregon's 3% state budget allocation to post-secondary education with Nevada at more than 6%, Idaho at ~7%, Washington at ~8%, or Utah and California at just over 10%. In fact, Oregon is state #45 in the nation when it comes to its support of public universities on a per capita basis. This is embarrassing. *Take more action: reach out to lawmakers yourself.* You can find who represents you by going to *https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregonlegislature.gov%2Fcitizen_engagement*&data=05%7C01%7Chumanitarian_engineering%40engr.orst.edu%7C627bea7f23bc4e51a65508db310b85a2%7Cce6d05e13c5e4d6287a84c4a2713c113%7C0%7C0%7C638157697774774599%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=vnEtD0fl7b2jxViNOT8qOXV%2FL1yLcHTNfTXrElco%2BTg%3D&reserved=0 <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.orego…> and clicking "Find your Legislator" on the sidebar on the right. Send an email or call your representative+senator. Thank you for your time, and for getting involved. I firmly believe that our democratic republic is strongest when we the people constructively engage with our government. Best, Sam Schwartz ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Samuel David Schwartz PhD Candidate | Department of Computer Science

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Spring updates from humanitarian engineering
by MacCarty, Nordica 23 Mar '23

23 Mar '23

Greetings friends and colleagues, I hope these first few days of Spring are finding you well! I'm reaching out to share some updates from our program before we get away for Spring break. First, our ecampus undergraduate certificate is officially live! You can find information here: https://ecampus.oregonstate.edu/online-degrees/undergraduate/certificates/h…<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fecampus.o…>. Ecampus does extensive marketing so I expect we'll start seeing enrollments in our courses increasing soon. We've also redone the program's website along with the College of Engineering's website redesign, so you may be interested in these links: General humanitarian engineering program: https://engineering.oregonstate.edu/humanitarian-engineering<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fengineeri…> Details on the certificate requirements: https://engineering.oregonstate.edu/humanitarian-engineering/academics/unde…<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fengineeri…> List of upcoming courses: https://engineering.oregonstate.edu/humanitarian-engineering/academics/upco…<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fengineeri…> The Evans Family Fellowship had some great applications again this term. We will be supporting student research in land use changes and food security in Uganda and healthcare in Argentina. We're always looking for news related to humanitarian engineering to share in the news feed, so please do send any news my way. Otherwise, please feel free to reach out with any updates or questions, and have a nice break! ~Nordica Nordica A. MacCarty, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) Associate Professor | Richard & Gretchen Evans Scholar of Humanitarian Engineering | School of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering | Oregon State University Executive Director | Aprovecho Research Center Office: 312 Rogers Hall | Mailing: 204 Rogers Hall | Corvallis, OR 97331 | Office: 541.737.5927

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