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Fisheries and Wildlife Survival Guide Prepared by the Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Association Adapted from the OSU Postdoctoral Association and the Office of Postdoctoral Program’s Survival Guide Welcome! This slide deck contains resources for new graduate students in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife. This is intended to be a living document. Future FWL grads will be very appreciative if you can provide feedback to make this presentation more useful. Broken links? Something missing or outdated? Let us know at [email protected]. As you’re getting settled, stop by a happy hour which is normally every Friday at Squirrel’s. Announcements are made on the listserv. We’re looking forward to meeting you! DISCLAIMER: This document contains references to a variety of local businesses, based on suggestions from graduate students. These references do not constitute endorsement by the university. 1 Fisheries and Wildlife Survival Guide Outline I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. 2 New to FWL? OSU FWL community FWL Organizations Professional development Campus resources Personal and family support Enjoying the community Frequently Asked Questions New to FWL? First Week Checklist ID Card Parking Permit (if needed) Email Accounts FWL Buildings Experimental/Research Stations in Oregon 3 back to Outline FW Graduate Student First Week Checklist • During the first week at Corvallis you are asked to complete a series of steps in order to get your office, entrance to buildings, mailbox, hiring paperwork, email account, and registration to be completed. Please check the list that Lisa Pierson, our Graduate Program Coordinator, prepared to accomplish these requirements: • Your major professor will give you your office assignment. If you are located in Nash, Weniger or Withycombe, please get a key slip from Holly Bell – located at the front desk in Nash 104. • Grad student mailboxes are located in the student lounge in Nash Hall. Due to limited availability, you will only receive a mailbox if you have an office in Nash and/or you are the instructor for a class. See Stephanie Dodson in Nash 104 for mailboxes. • You’ll need to take your key slip to the OSU key shop at the Corner of SW Washington Way and SW 15th Street – keys are $10 CASH (deposit returned when key is turned back in) 4 back to Outline Key Shop Corner of SW Washington Way and SW 15th Street Monday – Friday 12:00pm to 3:00pm (541) 737-3565 http://oregonstate.edu/facilities/key/ FW Graduate Student First Week Checklist • If you have a GTA or GRA position, you need to see Ann Leen in Nash 104D to sign your hiring paperwork. (If you don’t do this before term starts, your financial aid will not be correct & your stipend check may be late!) • Visit the Student Health Center at 108 SW Memorial Place. This is where you check your student health insurance status and file copies of other insurance coverage you may have. They also need a copy of your vaccination records – failure to file these will result in a hold on your registration. • Have your picture taken for the FW people board. Check with the front desk in Nash 104 to see who is taking pictures that day. • If you need help with setting up your office computer, connecting your laptop to the FW system, or other IT matters, you can find helpful information and email contacts for our IT department here. Aaron Moffett and Adam Wehner typically deal with FW related issues. • Join the FW Grad Student email list by sending your name, ONID email address, major professor, and office number to Lisa Pierson and she will approve and add your name to the graduate mailing list. Be sure to review the FW Graduate Student Guide and all the other useful information found on our FW Current Graduate Students webpage. 5 back to Outline Getting an ID card • You can have your photo taken at the ID center or upload a photo online and have your card waiting for you • You will need photo ID (valid driver's license, state ID card, military ID, passport, or residence alien card) to pick up your OSU card • Your first ID card is $20; replacement cards are $25 ID Center B094 Kerr Administration Building Monday – Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm (541) 737-2493 http://oregonstate.edu/fa/businessaffairs/idcenter.php 6 back to Outline Getting a parking permit • From 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday, permits are required for all vehicles parked on campus, except during open periods, in metered spaces, or in open lots • You can purchase a permit online or at the office Transit and Parking Services 100 Adams Hall Monday – Friday 7:30am to 4:30pm (541) 737-2583 http://oregonstate.edu/dept/facilities/taps/ 7 back to Outline Email Accounts • You will need an ONID (OSU Network Identification) account • Your ONID account will provide you with an email address, web space, access to OSU Online Services, the wireless network, Blackboard, and Interlibrary loan, among other services • You may also be issued an Exchange email account (@oregonstate.edu) If you want an email address with the format [email protected], please send an email to [email protected]. Quick guide for students: http://oregonstate.edu/is/osu-accounts-technologies-guide/new-students OSU Computer Helpdesk Mon - Thurs: 8:00am to 7:00pm Fri: 8:00am to 5:00pm (541) 737-3474 http://oregonstate.edu/is/tss/och/ 8 back to Outline I. New to FWL? a. Buildings housing Fisheries & Wildlife folks: 3 1 11 2 4 8 5 10 9 6 12 9 back to Outline 7 Key: 1. Nash Hall 2. Hovland Hall 3. Weniger Hall 4. Strand Agriculture Hall 5. Kerr Administration Building 6. Waldo Hall 7. Richardson Hall 8. USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem and Science Center/USFS Forestry Sciences Lab 11. Environmental Protection Agency Other important buildings 12. Cascade Hall 1. Nash Hall • Fisheries & Wildlife Departmental Offices • Lab space • Faculty, post-doc, research assistants, and grad student offices • Microbiology Departmental Offices • Fish and wildlife collections • Full list of Fisheries & Wildlife faculty and their offices 10 Return to map back to Outline 2. Hovland Hall 3. Weniger Hall Fisheries & Wildlife faculty: Ford, Jesse M. Horton, Howard Lackey, Robert Rosenberg, Daniel 11 Return to map back to Outline Associate Professor of Fisheries Emeritus Professor of Fisheries Professor of Fisheries Courtesy Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology 4. Strand Agriculture Hall Fisheries & Wildlife faculty: Fritzell, Erik Emeritus Associate Dean, College of Ag. 5. Kerr Administration Building 12 Return to map back to Outline 6. Waldo Hall Fisheries & Wildlife faculty: Smith, Courtland Adjunct Emeritus Professor of Anthropology and Fisheries 7. Richardson Hall Fisheries & Wildlife faculty: Betts, Matthew 13 Return to map back to Outline Associate Professor 8. USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem and Science Center/ USFS Forestry Sciences Lab Fisheries & Wildlife faculty: Arismendi, Ivan Burnett, Kelly Dunham, Jason Eagles – Smith, Collin Forsman, Eric D. Haig, Susan Johnson, Sherri Larson, Gary Reeves, Gordon 14 Return to map back to Outline Assoc. Prof., Senior Research Courtesy Assist. Prof. of Fisheries Courtesy Assist. Professor Courtesy Assist. Professor Associate Professor Courtesy Prof. of Wildlife Courtesy Assist. Research Prof. Courtesy Assoc. Professor Courtesy Assist Prof. of Fisheries 9. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Fisheries & Wildlife faculty: Ebersole, Joe Herlihy, Alan Hughes, Robert Kaufmann, Phillip Landers, Dixon Schumaker, Nathan Courtesy Assist. Prof. of Fisheries Prof. of Fisheries, Senior Research Prof. of Fisheries Courtesy Research Physical Scientist Assoc. Prof. of Fisheries Courtesy Assist. Prof. 10. Cascade Hall • • • 15 Campus police offices • register your bike here State trooper offices Campus printing & mailing services Return to map back to Outline Research labs and centers housing FW faculty or hosting FWL research projects 6 2 3 1 4 16 back to Outline 5 1. Fish performance and genetics lab – contact Dr. Schreck for more info Salmon disease lab (Microbiology) 2. Hatfield Marine Science Center 3. Oregon hatchery research center 4. HJ Andrews experimental forest 5. Eastern Oregon agricultural research center 6. Starkey experimental forest College of Agricultural Sciences (CAS): experimental stations* *not pictured; no FWL faculty or students housed here, but could be potential research sites FWL Community Graduate Students Research Interests FWL Faculty Links 17 back to Outline I. Current Graduate Students Advisor Name Degree Building Anthony Darren Clark PhD Off campus Implications of cougar prey selection and demography on elk population dynamics in northeast Oregon Baker Renee Albertson PhD HMSC Worldwide phylogeography and fine-scale population structure of rough-toothed dolphins Baker Alana Alexander PhD Baker Rebecca Hamner PhD Baker John McClung MS Baker Sophie Pierszalowski MS Baker 18 back to Outline Angie Sremba PhD Research HMSC The influence of social structure and molecular evolution on genetic diversity in the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) HMSC Conservation genetics and monitoring of New Zealand endemic Hector's and Maui's dolphins HMSC Group size estimation and resting habitat characterization of Melon-headed whales (Peponocephala electra) in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia HMSC Influence of fidelity and kinship on local structure in a recovering population of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in southeastern Alaska HMSC Exploring impacts of 20th century commercial whaling on South Atlantic great whale populations, by using molecular markers to assess potential loss of genetic diversity through comparisons of historical and contemporary populations. I. Current Graduate Students Advisor Name Degree Banks Renee Bellinger PhD Banks Chante Davis PhD Banks Nick Sard PhD Bartholomew Adam Ray PhD Nash Dugger, B. Kevin Buffington PhD Weniger Between an Ocean and a High Place: Primary Freshwater Fish Speciation, Phylogeography, and Endemism in Coastal Drainages of Oregon and South Africa Dugger, B. Erin Harrington MS Weniger A test of competing hypotheses explaining the use of urban habitats by Cackling Geese (Branta hutchinsii) wintering in the Willamette Valley, Oregon Dugger, B. Gary Ivey PhD Off campus 19 back to Outline Building HMSC Research Identifying the genetic basis, form, and function of candidate magnetoreceptors of salmonid fish HMSC HMSC Reintroduction of spring Chinook salmon above high head dams – insights from genetic pedigree Understanding the influence water temperature and velocity have on the disease cycle of the salmonid parasite Ceratomyxa shasta. Wintering ecology of greater and lesser sandhill cranes in California I. Current Graduate Students Lab Name Degree Building Dugger, B. Chris Malachowski MS Strand Dugger, B. Sara Paroulek MS Off campus The ecology of wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) foraging in Pacific Northwest ecosystems Dugger, K. Lee Foster MS Off campus Greater sage-grouse response to large scale wildfire in southeastern Oregon Dugger, K. Kevyn Groot MS Weniger Dugger, K. Scott Jennings MS Strand Dugger, K. Peter Kappes PhD Nash 20 back to Outline Research Hawaiian duck (Anas wyvilliana) behavior and response to wetland habitat management at Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge on Kaua‘i 1. Survival and movements of Columbian black-tailed deer in the Cascade Mountains of southwest Oregon. 2. Survival, movements, and reproductive success of translocated mountain quail in the Trout Creek Provisioning, growth, and reproductive trade-offs: mechanisms underlying chick survival in Adélie penguins at Cape Crozier, Antarctica Reproductive ecology and population dynamics of Adélie Penguins (Pygoscelis adelie) breeding on Ross Island, Antarctica I. Current Graduate Students Lab Name Degree Building Dugger, K. Chad Marks-Fife MS Strand Dugger, K. Lizz Mulligan MS Weniger Dunham Emily Campbell PhD FSL Linkages between thermal heterogeneity and juvenile coho salmon emergence, growth, and resource consumption: Implications for the adaptive capacity of salmon to climate change Dunham Madeleine Eckmann MS FSL Bull trout bioenergetics in Ross Lake, Washington Dunham Rosalinda Gonzales MS FSL Dunham Rachel Reagan MS FSL 21 back to Outline Research 1. Correlation between age and tooth development in the Red Tree Vole (Arborimus longicaudus). 2. Detection and occupancy rates of Red Tree Vole nests in Western Oregon. Survival rates and migration patterns of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) in south-central Oregon I. Current Graduate Students Lab Name Degree Building Dunham John Speece MS FSL Eagles-Smith Allyson Jackson PhD FSL Mercury contamination in riparian songbird communities Eagles-Smith Adam Pfleeger MS FSL Effects of non-native fishes on mercury bioaccumulation and risk to pond-breeding salamanders in Olympic National Park Edge Mike Ellis MS Strand Edge Matthew Mahrt PhD Strand Edge Jack Mortenson PhD Off campus Edge Breanna Powers MS Strand Epps Jessica Castillo PhD Nash 22 back to Outline Research Abundance and diversity of songbirds in riparian habitats on privately managed rangelands in Eastern Oregon Climate-based spatial modeling to predict distribution of the exotic deer chewing louse, Damalinia (Cervicola) sp. Population and landscape genetics of American pika I. Current Graduate Students Lab Name Degree Building Epps Tyler Creech PhD Nash Epps Mark Linnell MS Weniger Developing field and lab methods for distinguishing weasels (Mustela ermine and M. frenata) using indirect methods: remote cameras, hair snares, and track plates Epps Katie Moriarty PhD Weniger Pacific marten (Martes caurina) movement and activity patterns in a managed landscape Epps Brandon Nickerson MS Nash Epps Rob Spaan MS Off campus Dispersal of female African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in Kruger National Park: Implications for management Off campus 1. Vulnerability of traditional women's foods to climate change on the Olympic Peninsula, WA: Management projections and implications for tribal perspectives on Usual and Accustomed gathering areas 2. Changes in non-migratory Roosevelt elk (Cervus elaphus roosevelti) movement patterns within usual and accustomed boundaries of S’klallam Ceded Lands and their connection with indigenous women’s subsistence gathering Ford 23 back to Outline Gail Woodside PhD Research Evaluating current and future genetic diversity and connectivity of desert bighorn sheep Adaptive landscape genetics of desert bighorn sheep in the Mojave Desert I. Current Graduate Students Lab Name Degree Building Garcia Evan Bredeweg PhD Nash Garcia Stephen Selego PhD Off campus Garcia Lindsey Thurman PhD Nash A metacommunity framework for identifying contemporary evolution in high elevation amphibian species in response to climate change Giannico Katherine Nordholm MS Weniger Use of PIT tags and otoliths microchemistry in monitoring the life cycle of coho salmon Gregory Scott Lewis PhD Nash Gregory Josh Williams MS Nash 24 back to Outline Research The effects of agricultural conservation practices on landscape matrix permeability for amphibians My research interests include behavioral ecology, phenotypic plasticity, and systematics/cladistics How climate and land use change might influence future fish assemblages of the Willamette River and fish use of seasonally inundated floodplain habitats associated with the mainstream I. Current Graduate Students Lab Name Degree Building Haig Jesse D’elia PhD FSL Haig Amy Kocourek MS FSL Heppell, Sc. Tom Calvanese MS Off campus Heppell, Sc. Allison Evans PhD Nash A trophically-driven reproductive disorder of lake trout in the Great Lakes Heppell, Sc. Amy Jo Lindsley MS Nash Juvenile Rockfish in Yaquina Bay Heppell, Se. Linsey Arnold PhD Nash Promoting resilience of Pacific ocean perch, Sebastes alutus: The interaction of reproductive biology and environment PhD Nash Historical development and current status of Oregon data-poor fisheries, analyzing how they are confronting climate change and determining the best strategy for fishing communities to meet these changes and achieve sustainable management strategies Heppell, Se. 25 back to Outline Andrea Jara Research I am using acoustic telemetry to study the movement patterns, home ranges, and habitat associations of six species of fish targetted by both the commercial live fish and recreational fisheries at Redfish Rocks marine reserve on Oregon's south coast I. Current Graduate Students Lab Name Degree Building Research Heppell, Se. Susan Piacenza PhD Weniger Developing quantitative tools to evaluate recovery in Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) Heppell, Se. Matt Ramirez MS Weniger Analysis of variability in foraging ecology and juvenile growth to improve an assessment model for loggerhead sea turtles Heppell, Se. Patricia Rincón-Diaz PhD Nash Heppell, Se. Kevin Thompson PhD Weniger Horning Selene Fregosi MS HMSC 26 back to Outline My research interests are focused on the study of habitat features that affect distribution and abundance of marine vertebrate species such as sea turtles and fish, and how management actions can help to protect species and habitats in the Caribbean Region Factors affecting the diets of groundfish in the Gulf of Alaska: ecological and modeling considerations Acoustic observations of mid-frequency cetaceans in the eastern North Pacific using a glider I. Current Graduate Students Lab Name Degree Building Research Horning Stephen Meck MS HMSC Using GIS and geostatistical spatial data analysis to determine home range, define critical habitat, and quantify the fine-scale movement patterns of juvenile Stellar sea lions in the Prince William Sound - Kenai Fjords region, in order to better understand the ecological mechanisms behind the decline in the western population of Stellar sea lions in Alaska. Horning Sheanna Steingass MS HMSC Proximate impacts of upwelling-driven hypoxia on harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) spatial foraging behavior on the Oregon coast. Developing an individual-based computational model to qualitatively predict predation rate dependence on prey density (functional response), based on the unique spatial distribution of two killer whale (Orcinus orca) prey species, the Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) and the sea otter (Enhydra lutris) Horning Norma Vazquez MS HMSC Johnson Christina Murphy PhD FSL 27 back to Outline Lentic to Lotic: Effects of increased reservoir drawdown on resource dynamics in Willamette Basin Reservoirs (nutrients, productivity & food webs) I. Current Graduate Students Lab Name Degree Building Kauffman Virni Arifanti PhD Off campus Kauffman Imam Basuki PhD Off campus Kauffman Nisa Novita PhD Off campus Green house gases fluxes associated with land use change in Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Borneo- Indonesia Kennedy Zach Wallace MS Nash Effects of oil and natural gas development on territory occupancy of ferruginous hawks and golden eagles in Wyoming, USA. Langdon Brian Arnold MS HMSC 28 back to Outline Research I. Current Graduate Students Lab Name Degree Building Langdon Matthew Gray PhD Nash Langdon Matt Hawkyard PhD HMSC Miller LaTreese Denson MS Nash I am investigating the extent to which spatial and environmental assumptions effect federally mandated stock assessments Miller Erin Fedewa MS HMSC Interannual variation in pre- and post-settlement processes of northern rock sole (Lepidopsetta polyxystra) in relation to temperature variability in the Gulf of Alaska 29 back to Outline Research I. Current Graduate Students Lab Name Degree Building Miller Marisa Litz PhD HMSC Peterson Kevin McDonnell PhD Nash I am using a quantitative/structured decision approach to resolve conflicting spatial scales in the management of anadromous salmonids Peterson Jessica Sáenz MS Nash Population dynamics of Least and Utah chub in western Utah Reeves Tara Blackman MS FSL Robinson Jenna Curtis MS Weniger Robinson Tyler Hallman PhD Weniger Robinson Noelia Volpe MS Strand Roby Stefanie Collar MS Nash 30 back to Outline Research Space use patterns of the Green Hermit Hummingbird (Phaethornis guy) in a fragmented landscape in Costa Rica I am studying nest site fidelity by terns on East Sand Island, Oregon, and how this is tied to successfully fledging young I. Current Graduate Students Lab Name Degree Building Roby Dan Cushing MS Nash Patterns of change in the marine bird community of Prince William Sound, Alaska, 1989-2012 Roby Tim Marcella MS Nash Cruise ship disturbance to Kittlitz's murrelets (Brachyramphus brevirostris) in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska Roby Adam Peck-Richardson MS Nash Sampson Brandon Owashi MS Weniger Sampson Noelle Yochum PhD Nash Estimating and evaluating bycatch mortality rates for commercially important crab species Sanchez Sharon Smythe MS Nash A spatial model of the nutritional carrying capacity for moose on the Copper River Delta, Alaska Sanchez David Speten MS Off campus Assessment of mule deer fawn survivorship and cause-specific mortality in southcentral Oregon 31 back to Outline Research The effect of spatial scale and selectivity on DB-SRA and DCAC I. Current Graduate Students Lab Name Degree Building Schreck Susan Benda MS Nash Schreck Bill Brignon PhD Off campus Schreck Tracy Momoda PhD Nash The effects of environmental stressors on cardiac gene expression and contractility in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Schreck Gabe Sheoships MS Nash Pacific lamprey conservation within the Willamette Basin Schreck Nadia Stegeman PhD Off campus 32 back to Outline Research Understanding the effects of Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tags on the survival of hatchery spring Chinook salmon and evaluating the efficacy of captive rearing as a bull trout reintroduction and recovery strategy Immunomodulation of the developing zebrafish (Danio rerio) immune system when exposed environmentally-relevant levels of samples collected during and after Deepwater Horizon I. Current Graduate Students Lab Name Degree Building Research Schreck Julia Unrein MS Nash Using behavioral and physiological assessments (i.e. exploratory behavior, boldness, stress response and metabolic rates) to test whether young Chinook salmon that display self-sorting behaviors early on in life reflect distinct growth trajectories and migratory phenotypes. In addition I am determining how conditions in the incubation and early rearing period affect expression of these behavioral and physiological responses. Sidlauskas Whit Bronaugh PhD Nash Between an ocean and a high place: Primary freshwater fish speciation, phylogeography, and endemism in coastal drainages of Oregon and South Africa Sidlauskas Michael Burns PhD Nash Sidlauskas Ben Frable MS Nash Contrasting feeding morphology diversification and coexistence in economically important detritivorous fishes from South America (Characiformes: Anostomoidea) Suryan Cheryl Horton MS Nash Effects of bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) disturbance on the common murre (Uria aalge) meta-population breeding in coastal Oregon Warren Matthew Kaylor MS 33 back to Outline Off campus The influence of variable light in old-growth and second-growth riparian forests on stream productivity Department of Fish and Wildlife - Faculty and Research Contact information and research projects of our graduate faculty can be found in this website: http://fw.oregonstate.edu/content/faculty-fisheries-and-wildlifedepartment This information can be useful to find your committee members. You can search for their research interests through this link: http://fw.oregonstate.edu/content/research-1 A list of current graduate students and their research interests can be found under the current graduate students link on the Graduate Students page (via either the MS or PhD buttons). 34 back to Outline FWL Organizations Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Association - Introduction back to Outline Fisheries And Wildlife Graduate Student Association • Major Event: • Research Advances in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Ecology (RAFWE) – Student Run Symposium • Other Activities: • Powerpoint Potlucks • Fall Graduate Camping Trip • Regular Friday Happy Hours • Website LINK 36 back to Outline Professional Development FWL Information Tech and Staff Information On Campus Workshops Email LISTSERV OSU Scholarship Information back to Outline Fisheries & Wildlife Department Staff • Holly Bell - Office Specialist for the Department: key slips, after hours passes, and copy codes and long distance codes. She can also help schedule Nash hall rooms 032, 033, 164 and 104J. Holly provides general assistance at the front desk in Nash Hall 104. She can be reached by telephone: 541737-4531, or by email: [email protected]. • Information Technology • Adam Wehner - Withycombe Hall, room 222. he can be reached by phone at (541) 737-1911, or email at [email protected]. • Aaron Moffett - Withycombe Hall, room 224. He can be reached by phone at (541) 737-1913, or email at [email protected] • More Staff Information on the website: http://fw.oregonstate.edu/content/administrative-and-professional-staff 38 back to Outline On Campus Workshops • Fisheries And Wildlife Graduate Student Association – RAFWE Past Workshops • OSU library for reference managers and database access – LINK • Wide range of computing workshops through the College of Forestry – http://helpdesk.forestry.oregonstate.edu/training • Not always offered, College of Forestry preference, and not free for FW students • For Students interested in GIS careers • GIScience Certificate – LINK • For Students interested in careers in academia/higher education: • Graduate Certificate in College and University Teaching – LINK • For Students interested in Water and Natural Resource careers • Various graduate certificates – LINK • Natural Resources Leadership Academy – LINK 39 back to Outline University Email List Serves • OSU has a wide range of List Servers for group mailings • You can join many listserv’s to have access to a wide range of events and information • Introduction to OSU List Servers • Search with a blank box to see a full list. • Sugested FWL Lists: “AVES” & “mmm”, • Not all are listed here, some need to be added through respective depts. IT • [email protected] • FWL Grad list: send your name, ONID email address, major professor, and office number to Lisa Pierson and she will approve and add your name to the graduate mailing list 40 back to Outline Scholarship Information • FWL Departmental Scholarships – LINK • Awarded annually with application due in February • College of Ag Science Awards – LINK • Applications due Feb 1st • Graduate School Awards – LINK • Various awards and deadlines, see table for more information • Collection of external fellowships with information on how to start – LINK 41 back to Outline Campus Resources Valley Library Research Office Ombuds Office Counseling and Psychological Services Academic Success Center Shuttles to Hatfield Marine Science Center Corvallis Bus System Airport Shuttle Information Bike Maps back to Outline Valley Library • The library has an excellent scan and deliver service and requests can be made online through interlibrary loan (ILL). No need to scan a single page! They’ll scan chapters or papers up to 50 pages for you and send it directly to your email: http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/ill • The library also has lots of support for grad students including a number of very helpful workshops and tutorials: http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/graduate-students • Current library hours: • http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/hours 43 back to Outline Research Office • “Oregon State is one of only two land, sea, space and sun grant institutions in the U.S., holds a top tier research designation from the Carnegie Foundation, and is the state's largest public research university. Oregon State research totaled almost $281 million in Fiscal Year 2012, and private sector financing reached nearly $35 million, a 42 percent increase in the past two years.” • The Research Office provides information on funding opportunities, best practices, training workshops, and other guidance. • The Research Office Approval is needed for Grant Application Submission. Plan ahead to allow time for this process. • http://oregonstate.edu/research/ 44 back to Outline Ombuds Office • The Ombuds Office offers impartial or neutral conflict resolution and will facilitate communication or mediate between individuals or groups. • An Ombuds is someone who helps people to informally resolve conflict by facilitating communication to help all parties reach mutually satisfactory solutions. • If you aren’t sure where to take your concern, the Ombuds is a safe place to start. • http://oregonstate.edu/ombuds/ University Ombuds Sue Theiss 541-737-7028 [email protected] 45 back to Outline Counseling and Psychological Services • “Counseling and Psychological Services provides counseling, consultation, outreach and education to OSU students, faculty, and staff. We do this in order to facilitate student’s academic success, mental health, and personal development and to promote a culture of positive mental health at OSU.” • Some resources at CAPS, like the mind spa, are available to everyone on campus. Some counseling resources are only available to students, who pay a health fee. For more information, visit http://oregonstate.edu/counsel/ or contact CAPS: 500 Snell Hall 541-737-2131 [email protected] 46 back to Outline Academic Success Center http://success.oregonstate.edu/ Offers various support for students including academic coaching and writing development 47 back to Outline Transportation between HMSC and Corvallis There are multiple options you can search for to get the HMSC in NewPort: 1. Valley Van Pool offer roundtrips to get the HMSC. You can find their schedules and costs in http://oregonstate.edu/sustainability/blog/2012/06/corvallis-tonewport-vanpool-seeks-riders/ or http://www.cwride.org/Page.asp?NavID=73. If you have questions, you can contact Itchung Cheung, Vanpool Coordinator ( [email protected] ). 2. Ask for a ride by sending a message to the HMSC community list serve: http://lists.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/hmsc_community 3. Set a carpool with some folks that travel to Newport by using the http://www.cwride.org/index.asp 4. Use the University Motor Pool service that OSU offers, but keep in mind you need to set all costs first with your advisor, besides getting the driver permission by OSU. http://motorpool.oregonstate.edu/ 48 back to Outline Getting around • Portland (PDX) is the nearest large airport; the Hut Airport Shuttle is available to OSU: http://www.hutshuttle.com/ • Eugene (EUG) is the nearest midsized airport; the Omni shuttle is available to Corvallis: http://www.omnishuttle.com/ • Corvallis Transit Buses are free to all riders at all times: http://www.corvallisoregon.gov/index.aspx?page=167 • Corvallis has the highest percentage of bicycle commuters of any city over 50,000 in the US. Bike maps are available at: http://www.corvallisoregon.gov/index.aspx?page=162 49 back to Outline Personal and Family Support Finding Housing International Students Local Banking back to Outline Finding housing A few notes: • Corvallis has a difficult housing market (98-99% occupancy rate) • Rental housing is harder to find when students are looking (start of fall term, late in spring term) • It is not uncommon for landlord/rental agencies to require an application fee of around $25-50 per person • There are two types of rental contracts in Oregon: Rental agreements month by month, and leases for a fixed period of time. A security deposit is always required. Be aware that the deposit can be the same amount as the monthly rent. In addition, you may be asked to cover the first and last month of rent, too. Use this link to understand the differences in rental contracts: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renting • The city of Corvallis has a rental housing program that offers advice to solve housing issues among other duties: http://www.corvallisoregon.gov/index.aspx?page=354 51 back to Outline Finding housing Housing resources: • A guide for families moving to Corvallis: http://visitcorvallis.com/relocating/ • Corvallis Gazette-Times classifieds: http://www.gazettetimes.com/ • Local Craigslist classifieds: http://corvallis.craigslist.org/ Craiglist (CL) is a well known classified advertisements website in the U.S. Use it to look for housing, furniture, bikes, cars, and just about anything else that you might buy, sell, or trade. You should read their FAQ and personal safety tips to avoid frauds. Use your common sense when you using CL or any other free advertising web pages!. Here some resources about CL. http://www.craigslist.org/about/help/; http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams; http://www.craigslist.org/about/safety • OSU Faculty sabbatical rentals: http://oregonstate.edu/senate/housing/rentavail.html • City of Corvallis housing assistance resources: http://www.corvallisoregon.gov/index.aspx?page=1262 • Facebook group: Groups at OSU – Housing Furniture resources: Craigslist, OSU used store: http://surplus.oregonstate.edu/, garage sales, other markets in town. 52 back to Outline Finding housing Resources for buying a home: • http://www.wvmls.com • www.zillow.com • www.trulia.com Some of the rental agencies in Corvallis: • http://www.duerksenrentals.com • http://www.paragonrealtyrentals.com • http://www.rentalsalbany.com • http://www.ipmg-inc.com • http://www.sterlingmanagement.net • http://www.elitepropertiesmanagement.com • http://kampferinc.com/ • http://www.pinionproperty.com 53 back to Outline International students OSU’s International Scholar & Faculty Services (ISFS), located in Snell Hall, helps scholars get settled at OSU and in the Corvallis community. Information about visas can also be found on this web page: • http://oregonstate.edu/international/atosu/scholars/ Visas and immigration: Student visas can differ according to the kind of program or sponsor. Please check the visa options and talk to the international Student Advising & Services (ISAS) about any doubt for your specific case. • http://oregonstate.edu/international/atosu/students • http://oregonstate.edu/international/atosu/scholars/visa-options • http://oregonstate.edu/international/atosu/students/current/visa-info Legal services: OSU has a service of legal advice and representation for OSU students. Please check the link: http://asosu.oregonstate.edu/legal-advising 54 back to Outline International students Banking in the US: In order to open a banking account in the United States a Social Security Number (SSN) is required. During the International Student Orientation you will receive information about the SSN. If you have an assistantship from your department please contact them to have the support letter that you need to present at the Social Security Office located in Albany, which is about 20 minutes NE of Corvallis. If you have an sponsor please ask ISAS to get the information for this case. Below you will find some links to get familiar with the banks, Social Security procedures, and public transportation to get the Social Security Office in Albany. • • • • • 55 back to Outline http://oregonstate.edu/international/atosu/scholars/new/banking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Security_number http://oregonstate.edu/international/atosu/students/current/visa-info http://www.socialsecurityoffices.us/state/or/social-security-office-albany-or/ http://www.cityofalbany.net/images/stories/publicworks/transit/loop/LOOPFullSchedule-20130101.pdf. This bus will drop you in downtown Albany, but you need to call a cab to get the office. Please be aware of the bus schedule! You can ask someone for a ride to get the office, too. International students Taxes in the US: If you have an assistantship from OSU you are required to pay taxes each fiscal year. Please check these links. • http://oregonstate.edu/international/atosu/scholars/taxes • http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/~national/index.php?option=com_content&vie w=article&id=168:beginners-guide-to-income-taxes-for-internationalpostdocs&catid=4:international-postdoc-survival-guide&Itemid=49 56 back to Outline Local banking Listing of Corvallis banks and credit unions: http://www.yelp.com/search?cflt=banks&find_loc=Corvallis%2C+OR Banks with ATMs on campus: Bank OSU Federal Wells Fargo Bank of America US Bank Chase Bank 57 back to Outline Address 148 NW 25th St. (541) 714-4000 1980 NW 9th St. (541) 714-4000 235 NW Monroe Ave. (541) 757-5611 2543 NW Kings Blvd. (541) 752-5528 324 SW 3rd St. (541) 758-2881 375 NW Monroe Ave. (541) 757-4000 2600 NW 9th St. (541) 757-2600 2055 NW Circle Blvd. (541) 754-6111 777 NW Kings Blvd. (541) 754-7277 Service Hours Mon-Thurs: 9am-5pm Friday: 9am-6pm Mon-Thurs: 9am-5:30pm Friday: 9am-6pm Notes Walking distance from campus. ATMs in MU, Valley Library, & Arnold and West dining halls. Mon-Fri: 9am-6pm Saturday: 10am-2pm Convenient locations. ATM in MU. Mon-Thurs: 9:30am-5:30pm Friday: 9:30am-6pm Saturday: 10am-2pm Across from Safeway downtown. ATM in MU. Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm Mon-Fri: 9am-6pm Mon-Friday: 9am-6pm Saturday: 9am-1pm Mon-Friday: 9am-7pm Saturday: 9am-4pm Convenient locations. ATM in MU. Convenient locations. ATM in MU. Enjoying the Community Student Favorites Food, drinks, and entertainment Local Parks and Trails Sports and Recreation Community Events Music in Town Corvallis Fun Facts Other things to note back to Outline What Our Department Likes… • FWL Student Favorites and Recommendations! • Grad student course recommendations • Grad student favorites 59 back to Outline Food, drinks, and entertainment • Restaurants: • (a much longer list including reviews is here) • Magenta • Del Alma • Aqua • Café Yumm • Big River • Nearly Normals • Evergreen • The Woodsman (via Yelp) • Fireworks • Luc 60 back to Outline • Bars: • • • • Squirrel’s Cloud and Kelly’s Public House The Downward Dog - Pub & Grub Les Caves • Brew Pubs: • Block 15 • McMenamins • Flat Tail Brewing - Sports Pub & Brewery • Oregon Trail Brewery • Sky High Brewery Food, drinks, and entertainment (cont'd) • Coffee shops: - The Beanery - Interzone, Inc. • Wineries, Cideries and Spirits: • Two Towns Ciderhouse • Heart of Willamette winery association • 4 Spirits Distillery • Music/Theater/Arts: - Bombs Away The Majestic Darkside Cinema Whiteside Theatre The Arts Center • Corvallis Public Library 61 back to Outline Local parks and trails • McDonald Forest: http://www.cof.orst.edu/cf/recreation/visitor_map.php • Bald Hill: http://www.corvallisoregon.gov/index.aspx?page=1219 • More city parks: http://www.corvallisoregon.gov/index.aspx?page=261 • Off-leash dog parks: http://www.corvallisoregon.gov/index.aspx?page=1178 • Otherwise assume dogs should be leashed. Also, note that dogs are allowed in the center aisle of the farmers’ market, but they are not allowed to enter the tents. • Benton County Natural Areas and Parks: http://www.co.benton.or.us/parks/index.php • Linn County Parks & Recreation Department: http://www.linnparks.com/ • State Parks: http://www.oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=visit.dsp_find • National Parks: http://www.go-oregon.com/National-Parks-Monuments-Historic-Sites/ • Corvallis bike lanes and trails map: http://visitcorvallis.com/bikeandbrew/citybikemap.pdf 62 back to Outline Sports and recreation • Corvallis Sports Park offers youth and adult indoor soccer leagues (and the Upper Deck Pub): http://www.corvallissportspark.com/ • Corvallis Parks and Recreation offers sports leagues, community and kids activities, classes, and the Osborn Aquatic Center: http://www.corvallisoregon.gov/index.aspx?page=56 • Corvallis is very close to numerous other outdoor recreation opportunities: • Oregon Coast (~1 hour) - http://visittheoregoncoast.com/ • Siuslaw, Willamette, Deschutes, & Mt. Hood National Forests http://www.fs.usda.gov/r6 • Crater Lake National Park - http://www.nps.gov/crla/index.htm • Numerous maps and guide books are available at the OSU Bookstore. 63 back to Outline Community events • Farmer’s market on Sat and Wed from 9am to 1pm from mid-April until mid-Nov (1st Street & Jackson). • Winter market on Sat from 9am to 1pm starting mid-Jan at the Benton County Fairgrounds. • Rhapsody in the Vineyard. • Culinary Week. • Da Vinci Days. • Red, White, and Blue Riverfront Festival: • Corvallis Fall Festival. • More information at Visit Corvallis. 64 back to Outline Music in town Corvallis is the home of a number of musical groups, from symphony orchestras to rock bands. Here's a small compilation of them: • OSU-Corvallis Symphony Orchestra • Willamette Valley Symphony • Pro Musica Corvallis String Orchestra • Corvallis Youth Symphony Association • OSU Concert Bands: Wind Ensemble, Wind Symphony, Symphonic Band, Campus Band and the OSU Marching Band • OSU Chamber Ensembles and Jazz Ensemble Other sites of interest: • Chamber Music Corvallis • CorvallisLIVE , a comprehensive list of Bands/Artists 65 back to Outline Corvallis fun facts • Corvallis rated top 10 college town. • Home to both OSU and Hewlett-Packard, over 20% of Corvallis residents have earned a graduate or professional degree. • Ranked as most innovative city in 2011 (by patents per capita). • Corvallis was also ranked as the city least likely to have a natural disaster. (But an earthquake off the coast is expected in the next 50 years!) • Slideshow about Corvallis. 66 back to Outline Other things to note • Beware of mold in your apartment or home. Tips for preventing mold. • The Willamette Valley is the grass seed capital of the world, so many Corvallis residents develop allergies. • Corvallis weather averages are here. • The local newspaper is the Corvallis Gazette-Times. 67 back to Outline Frequently Asked Questions We are building this section! What are some questions that you have? Email [email protected] back to Outline back to Outline • Hiring Help • Work Study & Regular Student Workers • Barrett Temp and OSU Temp Workers • Timesheets • Travel and Personal Reimbursements • Before and After Travel • • • • Credit Card Orders Purchasing Budgets Administrative Contacts back to Outline • Students: • Work Study Student Worker • Regular Student Worker • Barrett’s Temporary Employee • Non-Students: • Barrett’s Temporary Employee • OSU Temporary Employee (rare) back to Outline • E-mail HR Administrator that you would like a position posting for a work study or regular student worker and include: • Number of Positions • Title (Lab Assistant) • Advertising Dates (minimum of 3 days) • Start Date/Approximate End Date of position • Hourly Wage • Position Description • Include a breakdown of duties and responsibilities • How the supervisor (you or your PI) would like to receive applicant inquires • Typically this is by email which includes a resume and cover letter • Qualifications: • CH 121-123, BI 211-213, etc. • Index to be charged back to Outline • Selected applicant • E-mail HR administrator with: • Full legal name • Start Date • End Date (if known) • Student meets with HR administrator to discuss any hiring paperwork or questions • If the student has not been an OSU employee before have them bring: • Original, signed Social Security Card • Driver’s license or passport • Voided check for direct deposit • If it is an international student we may need I-9, additional documentation • Student will have confirmed start date after speaking with HR administrator back to Outline • Typically used for seasonal summer appointments • Email HR administrator: • • • • • Number of Positions Start Date/Approximate End Date of position Average hours per week Hourly Wage Reason for using Barrett’s • Non-Student employee • Specialized skills for a specific project • Any other justification to use Barrett’s • Index to be charged • If approved, candidate to Barrett’s on 4th & Madison • Fill out hiring paperwork, discuss payment options and timesheets • Bring social security card and driver’s license back to Outline • OSU Hourly Timesheets • Are handled through EmpCenter • Training for student hourly • Training for supervisors • Due the 15th of every month • Hours to include: 16th of a month to the 15th of a month, submit your timesheet • Have the supervisor approve • Paid on the last business/working day of the month • Ex: Sept. 16th – Oct. 15th, 2012, paid on October 31st, 2012 • Timesheet for this pay period was due September 15th back to Outline • If you have never been reimbursed by OSU, a travel administrator will need to activate you as a vendor • Fill out OSCAR -Vendor Record Activation for Employees, Students • Return to the travel administrator • The travel administrator will let you know when you are an active vendor • You will be an active vendor for one year after your last reimbursement back to Outline • Pre-travel authorization – done through OSCAR - travel • Hint: when selecting submit and your form doesn’t populate, make sure your pop up blocker isn’t on, this will not allow the .pdf to open • Have this signed by the PI of the index that you are traveling on • Give completed form to travel administrator • Arrange for plane tickets (if needed) - direct billed • Azumano Travel Agency • Teel’s Travel Agency • Book and pay for your hotel or other services • OSU Travel website for per diem rates, rental car information, etc. back to Outline • Travel reimbursement through TRES • Log in with your ONID, fill out fields for: • Lodging • Per diem (food) • Mileage or Gas Receipt • Supplies for research site • Submit (travel certifier) to the travel administrator you gave your preauthorization form to • Personal reimbursement • Project supplies back to Outline • OSCAR-Personal Reimbursement Form • • • • • Fill out the form Include index You will sign Have the PI of the index sign Turn into the Invoices and Receipts mailbox with original receipt back to Outline • Departmental Credit Card can be used for purchases under $5,000.00 • Email the credit card authorizer for the department with the order information: • • • • • URL to item Quantity Unit Price Index Shipping method (express, ground, overnight) • Restricted Purchases • Transportation, Lodging, Meals, Food, Groceries, Entertainment, Weapons, Ammunition, other specific purchases • Typical Purchases • Project supplies • Conference registration • Books • Software back to Outline • Purchases under $5,000 • OSU has some contracted vendors. These vendors have already been through the contract process. You can see which vendors by looking at the OSU Buy Orange webpage. • We have many local vendors who will allow us to be directly billed. • • • • You will provide the vendor your index number (PO number) Please verify with the vendor that the billing/shipping address is correct. Turn in receipts to 104 Nash Hall. Please make sure your index number in on the invoice. Sign and date all receipts/invoices that are turned in. • If there is a vendor you know we will be using a lot, and they are not set up as a vendor, please contact Kim Howard and we will work with the vendor to get them set up. back to Outline • OSU employees (unless delegated) do not have authority to sign any contracts. These contracts must be sent to the Business Center for routing. Email our Accounting Technician for help. • ALL purchases over $5,000 - $24,999.99 • Please contact Kim Howard – these purchases must have a purchase order. • You cannot split up the purchase to get it under $5,000. • Purchases over $25,000 • Please contact Kim Howard – these purchases must go to the Business Center and then through Procurement and Contract Services. back to Outline • If you have questions on a budget that you are sharing with a PI, an Agricultural Sciences and Marine Sciences Business Center Accountant is available to answer questions • Later in your academic career you may work with our Accountant one on one with a particular project or specific questions • For contact information on our Accountant please see the list of contacts at the end of this document. back to Outline • Human Resources: Hiring Help and Timesheets • Ann Leen, Administrative Manager, 541-737-1936 • Travel • Holly Bell, Office Specialist 2, 541-737-4531 • Back up: Leighann Auer, Scheduling Coordinator, 541-737-1978 • Credit Card • Holly Bell, Office Specialist 2, 541-737-4531 • Back up: Leighann Auer, Scheduling Coordinator, 541-737-1978 • Purchasing • Kim Howard, Accounting Technician, 541-737-1948 • Budgeting • Rebecca Ott, Grants and Contracts Technician, 541-737-7913 back to Outline Thank you! This document was adapted from the OSU Postdoctoral Association and the Office of Postdoctoral Program’s Survival Guide. Thanks to their cooperation and sharing Authors were: Peter Kappes, Patricia Rincon, John McClung, and Evan Bredeweg And thanks to Leighann Auer and Lisa Pierson for their content and support. back to Outline