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Save the Date! May 14, 2024 - DFA All Staff Spring Meeting and Awards Luncheon
All DFA employees are invited to the DFA All Spring Meeting and Awards Luncheon scheduled for May 14, 2024 at 11AM in the MU Ballroom. The 2024 DFA Award recipients will be announced, and guest speaker President Jayathi Murthy will share her thoughts on the university strategic plan Prosperity Widely Shared.
OSU Student Sustainability Council winter meetings
Opportunity for students! The OSU Sustainability Council is a new departmental program hosted by the Sustainability Office that serves as a hub for peer-to-peer student engagement on sustainability topics. The Council connects student clubs and organizations - and individual students - for collective action around sustainability and social justice. Winter meetings will be held Wednesdays from 5-6pm in MU Room 215. To receive Council updates, please fill out the Interest Form!
DPS offers RAD Systems Women’s Self-Defense Class, Feb. 23-25
Oregon State's Public Safety Department offers another round of RAD Systems Women's self-defense classes. All female faculty, staff and students are welcome to participate. Classes will be held at Cascade Hall on Feb. 23-25, 2024.
Register for the class at https://publicsafety.oregonstate.edu/rape-aggression-defense-course
Say Hey Multi-Cultural Networking Event, Feb 27
Say Hey: Say Hey will be hosted at OSU from 5:30-8 p.m., Feb. 27, by the Portland Partners in Diversity. The goal is to help connect local businesses and community members with professionals of color. Employees of color are honored at the event and encouraged to register as honorees. Community members and allies are encouraged to attend also to support building community and connections. Registration is now open, and space is limited.
To register as an attendee: https://www.partnersindiversity.org/event/say-hey-february-2024/. To register as an honoree: https://www.partnersindiversity.org/program/honorees/#honoreeform.
Register for PERS Retirement Workshops, Feb 27
PERS: All About OPSRP—Feb 27, 9:00-11:00 (Corvallis Campus)
This workshop is intended for PERS OPSRP members at any career point. Topics include PERS Member resources; retirement eligibility and processes; Online Member Services; OPSRP benefit estimates; Individual Account Program (IAP); and OPSRP membership details and benefits. Register here!
PERS Retirement Readiness: For Tier 1 and Tier 2 Employees within 3 years of Retirement— Feb 27, 1:00-3:00 (Corvallis Campus)
This workshop is intended for Tier One and Tier Two members within three years of retirement. Topics include taxes; health insurance; retirement eligibility; Online Member Services; retirement option choices; a review of benefit estimates, Cost-of-Living Adjustments, and Individual Account Program (IAP); calculating the retirement benefit; and a review of retirement application forms. Register here!
OSU Beaver Moms Meetings Start Mar. 14
UHR has partnered with The Family Resource Center to launch a new community event to support OSU Moms beginning in spring 2024. OSU Beaver Moms will be a space for self-identified moms from the OSU community to talk about parenting, work, and everything in between. Lunch will be provided. This will be a time for informal conversation, to come late or leave early if needed, ask questions of other moms, share experiences/stories/resources and more.
The first meeting will take place on Mar. 14 at noon to 1:30 PM in the Allworth Conference Room in the Memorial Union and will be facilitated by Stefanie Maerki, Mom, HR Strategic Partner, and OSU Alumnus.
For more information, please contact Cari Maes at cari.maes@oregonstate.edu.
Carpool to regional sustainability conference in March
Join our vanpool to Bellingham for the Washington Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference (WOHESC)! The Sustainability Office has reserved Motor Pool vans to accommodate OSU students, faculty and staff. WOHESC – hosted at Western Washington University March 4-6 – will include educational sessions, meetups, and networking opportunities to empower participants to advance action and create change. The 2024 theme is Learning From Place: Solutions Beyond Boundaries, which focuses on using the environment to ground inquiries that span politically drawn boundaries. Email sustainability@oregonstate.edu if you want a ride!
Invest in Solarize Corvallis projects!
Through a partnership with the Oregon Clean Power Cooperative and the Corvallis Sustainability Coalition, the OSU Sustainability Office invites community members to invest in the latest Solarize Corvallis projects, which includes rooftop solar on three OSU buildings: Beth Ray Center, Milam Hall, and Richardson Hall. The solar equipment for these projects will be owned by Oregon Clean Power Cooperative, which is raising funding from community investors. The minimum investment is $1,000, with investment rate return choices between 1% and 4%. To take advantage of this win-win opportunity, please email info@oregoncleanpower.coop or sustainability@oregonstate.edu! For more information about all three projects, click here.
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