Cheryl Middleton will be retiring after more than 30 years at OSU from her current position at OSU Libraries as the AUL for Research and Scholarly Communication.Please join us on January 30th at 5 p.m. in the 5th floor reading room as we recognize her many contributions.
TAKE NOTE
Are you interested in or currently taking classes at one of Oregon’s Universities?Well, the staff fee privilege is a way of making that more affordable for you!The forms and FAQs were updated in January, so make sure you check them out to ensure you’re using the latest form and following the current procedures.
The cost of travel is going up.Enterprise rental car has new rates for travel with OSU as a result of the new negotiated contract.This means that the price for car rental has increased from $31.61 to $33.66 a day, one-way trips from the airport to a rental site are now $84.66, and there are new age requirements for driving 10+ passenger vehicles.
Along those lines, there are new travel rates for OSU.The standard mileage reimbursement rate has decreased to $0.575 per mile, but the amount reimbursed for per-diem expenses has increased.Check out OSU’s travel website for details about how much and where.
Next Wednesday, February 5th at 7-8 p.m. at the LaSells Stewart Center is the fourth annual Susan J. McGregor Memorial Lecture: Intersectionality at Work, featuring Ashleigh Shelby Rosette, PhD.Professor Rosette will explore some of the ways differences among women’s experiences at work impact them and how knowing this can help us work together towards better working conditions.
You might have noticed that the wiki has changed.What you might not know is that the changes are far from over!There are more updates pending for the wiki, all in good time.
PERSONNEL NEWS
Analyst Programmer 3 – The offer letter has been signed, and now they’re just waiting on the criminal history check.
Monographs LT3 – Phone interviews were conducted last week.
Off-Site Storage Project Manager – Preciosa Martinez was hired into this position.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“You musn't neglect your education in favor of your studies.”
― Nick O'Donohoe
GUESS THAT PET
This ball of fluff is Khan.While he is not originally from Mongolia, he does seem to have plans of uniting the disparate cats in the neighborhood.You can tell he’s planning something, or the evil twin of his good counterpart because of the goatee.