Fisheries and Wildlife Survival GuidePrepared by the Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Association

Adapted from the OSU Postdoctoral Association and the Office of Postdoctoral Program’s Survival Guide

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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 Something missing or outdated?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 lisa.pierson@oregonstate.edu.

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.

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I. New to FWL?II. OSU FWL communityIII. FWL OrganizationsIV. Professional developmentV. Campus resourcesVI. Personal and family supportVII. Enjoying the communityVIII. Frequently Asked Questions

Fisheries and Wildlife Survival Guide Outline

New to FWL?

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First Week ChecklistID CardParking Permit (if needed)Email AccountsFWL BuildingsExperimental/Research Stations in Oregon

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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)

Key ShopCorner of SW Washington Way and SW 15th Street

Monday – Friday12:00pm to 3:00pm

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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.

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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 CenterB094 Kerr Administration Building

Monday – Friday8:00am to 5:00pm

(541) 737-2493http://oregonstate.edu/fa/businessaffairs/idcenter.php

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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 Services100 Adams HallMonday – Friday

7:30am to 4:30pm(541) 737-2583

http://oregonstate.edu/dept/facilities/taps/

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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 firstname.lastname@oregonstate.edu, please send an email to lisa.pierson@oregonstate.edu.

Quick guide for students:http://oregonstate.edu/is/osu-accounts-technologies-guide/new-students

OSU Computer HelpdeskMon - Thurs: 8:00am to 7:00pm

Fri: 8:00am to 5:00pm(541) 737-3474

http://oregonstate.edu/is/tss/och/

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I. New to FWL?a. Buildings housing Fisheries & Wildlife folks:

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Key:1. Nash Hall2. Hovland Hall3. Weniger Hall4. Strand Agriculture Hall5. Kerr Administration Building6. Waldo Hall7. Richardson Hall8. USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosyste

m and Science Center/USFS Forestry Sciences Lab

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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

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2. Hovland Hall

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3. Weniger HallFisheries & Wildlife faculty:

Ford, Jesse M. Associate Professor of FisheriesHorton, Howard Emeritus Professor of FisheriesLackey, Robert Professor of FisheriesRosenberg, Daniel Courtesy Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology

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4. Strand Agriculture Hall

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Fisheries & Wildlife faculty:

Fritzell, Erik Emeritus Associate Dean,

College of Ag.

5. Kerr Administration Building

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6. Waldo Hall

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Fisheries & Wildlife faculty:

Smith, Courtland Adjunct Emeritus Professor of Anthropology and

Fisheries

7. Richardson HallFisheries & Wildlife faculty:

Betts, Matthew Associate Professor

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8. USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem and Science Center/USFS Forestry Sciences Lab

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Fisheries & Wildlife faculty:

Arismendi, Ivan Assoc. Prof., Senior

ResearchBurnett, Kelly Courtesy Assist. Prof. of

FisheriesDunham, Jason Courtesy Assist.

ProfessorEagles – Smith, Collin Courtesy Assist.

ProfessorForsman, Eric D. Associate ProfessorHaig, Susan Courtesy Prof. of

WildlifeJohnson, Sherri Courtesy Assist.

Research Prof.Larson, Gary Courtesy Assoc.

ProfessorReeves, Gordon Courtesy Assist Prof. of

Fisheries

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9. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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Fisheries & Wildlife faculty:

Ebersole, Joe Courtesy Assist. Prof. of FisheriesHerlihy, Alan Prof. of Fisheries, Senior ResearchHughes, Robert Prof. of FisheriesKaufmann, Phillip Courtesy Research Physical ScientistLanders, Dixon Assoc. Prof. of FisheriesSchumaker, Nathan Courtesy Assist. Prof.10. Cascade Hall

• Campus police offices• register your bike here

• State trooper offices• Campus printing & mailing services

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Research labs and centers housing FW faculty or hosting FWL research projects

1. Fish performance and genetics lab – contact Dr. Schreck for more infoSalmon disease lab (Microbiology)2. Hatfield Marine Science Center3. Oregon hatchery research center4. HJ Andrews experimental forest5. Eastern Oregon agricultural research center6. Starkey experimental forest

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College of Agricultural Sciences (CAS): experimental stations**not pictured; no FWL faculty or students housed here, but could be potential research sites

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FWL Community

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Graduate Students Research InterestsFWL Faculty Links

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I. Current Graduate Students

Advisor Name Degree Building Research

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 HMSC The influence of social structure and molecular evolution on genetic diversity in the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)

Baker Rebecca Hamner PhD HMSC Conservation genetics and monitoring of New Zealand endemic Hector's and Maui's dolphins

Baker John McClung MS HMSC Group size estimation and resting habitat characterization of Melon-headed whales (Peponocephala electra) in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia

Baker Sophie Pierszalowski MS HMSC Influence of fidelity and kinship on local structure in a recovering population of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in southeastern Alaska

Baker Angie Sremba PhD HMSCExploring 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.

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I. Current Graduate Students

Advisor Name Degree Building Research

Banks Renee Bellinger PhD HMSC Identifying the genetic basis, form, and function of candidate magnetoreceptors of salmonid fish

Banks Chante Davis PhD HMSC

Banks Nick Sard PhD HMSC Reintroduction of spring Chinook salmon above high head dams – insights from genetic pedigree

Bartholomew Adam Ray PhD Nash Understanding the influence water temperature and velocity have on the disease cycle of the salmonid parasite Ceratomyxa shasta.

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 Wintering ecology of greater and lesser sandhill cranes in California

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I. Current Graduate Students

Lab Name Degree Building Research

Dugger, B. Chris Malachowski MS StrandHawaiian duck (Anas wyvilliana) behavior and response towetland habitat management at Hanalei National Wildlife Refugeon Kaua‘i

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 Weniger1. 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

Dugger, K. Scott Jennings MS Strand Provisioning, growth, and reproductive trade-offs: mechanisms underlying chick survival in Adélie penguins at Cape Crozier, Antarctica

Dugger, K. Peter Kappes PhD Nash Reproductive ecology and population dynamics of Adélie Penguins (Pygoscelis adelie) breeding on Ross Island, Antarctica

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I. Current Graduate Students

Lab Name Degree Building Research

Dugger, K. Chad Marks-Fife MS Strand1. 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.

Dugger, K. Lizz Mulligan MS Weniger Survival rates and migration patterns of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) in south-central Oregon

Dunham Emily Campbell PhD FSLLinkages 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

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I. Current Graduate Students

Lab Name Degree Building Research

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 Abundance and diversity of songbirds in riparian habitats on privately managed rangelands in Eastern Oregon

Edge Matthew Mahrt PhD Strand

Edge Jack Mortenson PhD Off campus Climate-based spatial modeling to predict distribution of the exotic deer chewing louse, Damalinia (Cervicola) sp.

Edge Breanna Powers MS Strand

Epps Jessica Castillo PhD Nash Population and landscape genetics of American pika

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I. Current Graduate Students

Lab Name Degree Building Research

Epps Tyler Creech PhD Nash Evaluating current and future genetic diversity and connectivity of desert bighorn sheep

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 Adaptive landscape genetics of desert bighorn sheep in the Mojave Desert

Epps Rob Spaan MS Off campus Dispersal of female African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in Kruger National Park: Implications for management

Ford Gail Woodside PhD 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

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I. Current Graduate Students

Lab Name Degree Building Research

Garcia Evan Bredeweg PhD Nash The effects of agricultural conservation practices on landscape matrix permeability for amphibians

Garcia Stephen Selego PhD Off campus My research interests include behavioral ecology, phenotypic plasticity, and systematics/cladistics

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 NashHow 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

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I. Current Graduate Students

Lab Name Degree Building Research

Haig Jesse D’elia PhD FSL

Haig Amy Kocourek MS FSL

Heppell, Sc. Tom Calvanese MS Off campusI 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

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

Heppell, Se. Andrea Jara PhD NashHistorical 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

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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 NashMy 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

Heppell, Se. Kevin Thompson PhD Weniger Factors affecting the diets of groundfish in the Gulf of Alaska: ecological and modeling considerations

Horning Selene Fregosi MS HMSC Acoustic observations of mid-frequency cetaceans in the eastern North Pacific using a glider

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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.

Horning Norma Vazquez MS HMSCDeveloping 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)

Johnson Christina Murphy PhD FSL Lentic to Lotic: Effects of increased reservoir drawdown on resource dynamics in Willamette Basin Reservoirs (nutrients, productivity & food webs)

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I. Current Graduate Students

Lab Name Degree Building Research

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

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I. Current Graduate Students

Lab Name Degree Building Research

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

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I. Current Graduate Students

Lab Name Degree Building Research

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 Space use patterns of the Green Hermit Hummingbird (Phaethornis guy) in a fragmented landscape in Costa Rica

Roby Stefanie Collar MS Nash I am studying nest site fidelity by terns on East Sand Island, Oregon, and how this is tied to successfully fledging young

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I. Current Graduate Students

Lab Name Degree Building Research

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 The effect of spatial scale and selectivity on DB-SRA and DCAC

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 south-central Oregon

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I. Current Graduate Students

Lab Name Degree Building Research

Schreck Susan Benda MS Nash

Schreck Bill Brignon PhD Off campusUnderstanding 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

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 campusImmunomodulation of the developing zebrafish (Danio rerio) immune system when exposed environmentally-relevant levels of samples collected during and after Deepwater Horizon

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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 Off campus The influence of variable light in old-growth and second-growth riparian forests on stream productivity

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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-wildlife-department

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).

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FWL Organizations

Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Association - Introduction

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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

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Professional Development

FWL Information Tech and Staff Information

On Campus WorkshopsEmail LISTSERV OSU Scholarship Information

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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: 541-737-4531, or by email: holly.bell@oregonstate.edu.

• Information Technology • Adam Wehner - Withycombe Hall, room 222. he can be reached by phone at (541) 737-1911, or

email at adam.wehner@oregonstate.edu.• Aaron Moffett - Withycombe Hall, room 224. He can be reached by phone at (541) 737-1913, or

email at aaron.moffett@oregonstate.edu

• More Staff Information on the website:http://fw.oregonstate.edu/content/administrative-and-professional-staff

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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

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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• forgis@cof.orst.edu• 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

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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

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Campus Resources

Valley LibraryResearch OfficeOmbuds OfficeCounseling and Psychological ServicesAcademic Success CenterShuttles to Hatfield Marine Science CenterCorvallis Bus SystemAirport Shuttle InformationBike Maps

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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

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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/

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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 OmbudsSue Theiss

541-737-7028sue.theiss@oregonstate.edu

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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 Hall541-737-2131

CAPS@oregonstate.edu

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Academic Success Center

http://success.oregonstate.edu/

Offers various support for students including academic coaching and writing development

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Transportation between HMSC and CorvallisThere 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-to-newport-vanpool-seeks-riders/ or http://www.cwride.org/Page.asp?NavID=73. If you have questions, you can contact Itchung Cheung, Vanpool Coordinator ( itchung.cheung@oregonstate.edu ).

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

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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

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Personal and Family Support

Finding HousingInternational StudentsLocal Banking

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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

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Finding housingHousing 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.

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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

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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

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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.

• 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/LOOP-FullS

chedule-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.

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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-international-postdocs&catid=4:international-postdoc-survival-guide&Itemid=49

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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 Address Service Hours Notes

OSU Federal

148 NW 25th St.(541) 714-4000

Mon-Thurs: 9am-5pmFriday: 9am-6pm

Walking distance from campus. ATMs in MU, Valley Library, & Arnold and West dining halls.

1980 NW 9th St.(541) 714-4000

Mon-Thurs: 9am-5:30pmFriday: 9am-6pm

Wells Fargo

235 NW Monroe Ave.(541) 757-5611 Mon-Fri: 9am-6pm

Saturday: 10am-2pmConvenient locations. ATM in MU.2543 NW Kings Blvd.

(541) 752-5528

Bank of America 324 SW 3rd St.(541) 758-2881

Mon-Thurs: 9:30am-5:30pmFriday: 9:30am-6pmSaturday: 10am-2pm

Across from Safeway downtown. ATM in MU.

US Bank

375 NW Monroe Ave.(541) 757-4000 Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm

Convenient locations. ATM in MU.2600 NW 9th St.

(541) 757-2600 Mon-Fri: 9am-6pm

Chase Bank

2055 NW Circle Blvd.(541) 754-6111

Mon-Friday: 9am-6pmSaturday: 9am-1pm Convenient locations.

ATM in MU.777 NW Kings Blvd.(541) 754-7277

Mon-Friday: 9am-7pmSaturday: 9am-4pm

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Enjoying the Community

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Student FavoritesFood, drinks, and entertainmentLocal Parks and TrailsSports and RecreationCommunity EventsMusic in TownCorvallis Fun FactsOther things to note

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What Our Department Likes…

• FWL Student Favorites and Recommendations!

• Grad student course recommendations

• Grad student favorites

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• 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

• 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

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• 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

Food, drinks, and entertainment (cont'd)

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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We are building this section!

What are some questions that you have?Email lisa.pierson@oregonstate.edu

Administrative “How-To’s”

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Administrative Processes • 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

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Hiring Help

• Students:• Work Study Student Worker• Regular Student Worker• Barrett’s Temporary Employee

• Non-Students:•Barrett’s Temporary Employee•OSU Temporary Employee (rare)

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Work Study & Regular Student Workers

• 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

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Work Study & Regular Student Workers• 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

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Barrett Business Services, Inc.

• 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

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Timesheets• 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

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Travel & Personal Reimbursements

• 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

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Before Travel • 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.

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After Travel• 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 pre-authorization form to

• Personal reimbursement• Project supplies

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Personal Reimbursements• 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

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Credit Card Orders• 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

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Purchasing• 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.

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Purchasing• 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.

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Budgets• 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.

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Contacts• 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

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Thank you!

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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.