Grad Inspire save-the-date

Join us at Grad Inspire (née GRADx) where six current graduate students from Oregon State University take the stage. The students will share the questions and motivations framing their research in an 8 to 10-minute engaging format.

Grad Inspire combines scholarship communication with personal narrative, giving us a glimpse of not only "how" these students do their work, but also the motivations and commitment behind it. This event introduces the phenomenal breadth of research, teaching, and discovery undertaken by graduate students at Oregon State.

When: March 3, 2020, doors open at 5:30 p.m. for free drinks and refreshments with the program starting at 6 p.m.
Where: Memorial Union Ballroom

Grad Inspire is a collaboration between the Inspiration Dissemination radio show and podcast and the Graduate School.


Health insurance Q and A for graduate assistants and fellows

Join the Office of Human Resources - Grad Health to get answers to your questions about health insurance enrollment, waiver applications, health plan benefits and premiums, and summer session coverage. Free refreshments.

When: 10 a.m. to noon, Thursday, January 9
Where: Valley Library 6420, Paddle Tail Classroom

For questions, please contact [email protected].


New Graduate Recruitment Director hired

The Graduate School has hired Lindsay Loebig as the new graduate recruitment director. Lindsay comes to Oregon State from the University of Arizona where she was most recently the graduate coordinator for the optical sciences program. A former international recruiter, Lindsay has traveled the world meeting and recruiting students. Welcome Lindsay!


Winter term graduate student services at the Graduate Student Commons

The Graduate Student Commons, or Grad Commons, is a place for graduate students on the sixth floor of the Valley Library. It supports student success by providing independent, collaborative and facilitated learning experiences.

The following services are offered in the Grad Commons in winter term weeks 2 through 10.

  • Statistics consulting - Stats got you stuck? Consulting is available to students working on projects. Bernice’s Room (Valley Library 6822) Tuesdays, 9 a.m. to noon. To sign up for a consultation, please fill out a request form request form and select the drop-in format. Learn more about stats consulting.
  • Graduate writing support - Join representatives from the Graduate Writing Center for expert writing help on Tuesdays, 3 to 6 p.m. in Benny's Room, Valley Library 6812. Please make an appointment before showing up. GSC appointments run January 14 to March 10.

The Institutional Review Board typically offers drop-ins at the Grad Commons but is taking a temporary break this term. You can continue to find IRB resources through the IRB website.


Job available at the OSU Graduate Writing Center

Are you a graduate student with an interest in writing and supporting other students? The OSU Graduate Writing Center is looking to hire graduate students from across disciplines as Graduate Writing Consultants. Consultants receive ongoing professional development to work with peers on their writing and research. Apply today. Questions? Email Chris Nelson, Graduate Writing Center Coordinator, or call 541-737-5385.


National Grad Crisis-Line (877-GRAD-HLP)

1-877-472-3457

The National Grad Crisis Line helps graduate students reach free, confidential telephone counseling, crisis intervention, suicide prevention, and information and referral services provided by specially trained call-takers. Caring, professional staff and well-trained volunteers answer around the clock.

All counselors have completed training to understand the unique issues faced by graduate students. In addition to listening to and empathizing with a caller’s concerns, counselors assess the caller’s lethality risk, counsel, and offer various local support services and mental health resources for follow-up.

Studying or doing research abroad? You can now access the National Grad Crisis Line through Skype at 877-472-3457.

(Information provided by Grad Resources)


Tuesday Teaching + Tech Talks (T4)

If you are a GTA at OSU you are invited to participate in T4, a certificated program offered by the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL).

T4 (formerly Tuesday Teaching Talks) is a certificated series of teaching workshops that support the development of knowledge and skills in the planning of curriculum; facilitation of instruction; and assessment of learning. This year there's a new “T” – learn about tech tools that can be used to implement the pedagogical ideas shared!

T4 workshops are held every Tuesday, 10 to 11:50 a.m. or 2 to 3:50 p.m. – join either session! Participants are welcome to participate face-to-face in Milam 215 or online via Zoom (Visit Box for more information about online participation). No registration necessary, attend one, some, or all. See the T4 schedule.


Grant proposal writing in social and health sciences

PSY 699 Grant proposal writing in social and health sciences, 4 credits
10 to 11:50 a.m., Wednesdays and Fridays, spring term 2020

This hands-on course is open to all majors and designed for graduate students studying behavioral, psychological and social determinants of health. Students will master the broad concepts and pragmatic details of NIH grant writing while developing their own proposal.

Learning to write an effective National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grant proposal is an essential and marketable skill for social scientists. Although funding is the most obvious goal of proposal writing, using the NIH format has added benefits, as it encourages scientists to 1) clarify and organize their aims and hypotheses, 2) maximize the innovation, significance, and public impact of their work, and 3) persuasively communicate complexity with specialized and lay audiences. Furthermore, an NIH proposal serves as an invaluable template when applying for support from other funding sources.

The course emphasizes instructor and group feedback on student writing, the examination of sample proposals used to fund basic and intervention research, and student completion of a full NIH grant proposal on a topic of their choosing.


President’s Commission on the Status of Women scholarships

NEW! Applications for PCOSW scholarships and event co-sponsorships for spring term projects are now being accepted: The President’s Commission on the Status of Women provides funding to faculty, students, and staff who are pursuing professional development, research, outreach, or creative projects related to women’s issues. Scholarships average $300 and are paid by reimbursement. Applications are due Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, with notification in Week 7. Visit their website for detailed guidelines, qualification requirements, and application links. Questions? Contact Joy Jorgensen at [email protected]