Start your winter term off right with these important reminders

Welcome back, Beavs! (Or if you're just joining us winter term -- welcome to campus living!) Now that you're getting settled, we've got a few important reminders for you:

• If you have a Dining Dollars balance from last term: That's okay, the money rolls from term to term! But be sure to track your spending on MyUHDS to get a sense if the plan you're on is still right for you. You have until week 3 to move to a smaller plan; or move to a larger plan at any time. You'll have an additional year to spend any money left on your account after June 2022.
• If you still need to complete your required re-entry testing for COVID-19: Remember, OSU is requiring that on-campus residents are tested within the first week of the winter 2022 term. For specific instructions, check the email you received to your OSU email address on Thurs. Dec. 30. Today's testing locations are the Student Experience Center Plaza and Cascade Hall.
• If there's something broken in your room: We want to help! Submit a maintenance request through the "Services" section of your MyUHDS to let our facilities team know.

New year. New place?

Now that it's officially 2022 it's time to start thinking about where you'll call home next year. Live on campus for the 2022-23 school year and you could get $1,200 off ($400/term) your room rate next year! Choose from options that include:

• Apartment-style Halsell Hall. Halsell features suites with either private or shared bedrooms, an in-suite bathroom, kitchenette and living room.
• Suite-style Bloss Hall, Tebeau Hall or the ILLC. Bloss and Tebeau offer two- or three-bedroom suites, respectively, with in-suite bathrooms. The ILLC offers double or triple rooms with in-suite bathrooms.
• Traditional rooms on the first floor of Hawley-Buxton and multiple floor plans in Sackett Hall B-wing. Both halls also feature kitchens and large lounges.

Apply for next year's housing starting Feb. 1. Learn more at uhds.link/return2022.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration week

In its 40th year, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration is the longest running annual event at Oregon State focused on social justice and transformative change.

Help kick off this weeklong celebration on Saturday, Jan. 15 by participating in the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Saturday of Service. Then on Monday, Jan. 17 see keynote speaker LaTosha Brown, visionary thought leader, cultural activist and co-founder of Black Voters Matter Fund. The keynote session will be offered in-person and virtually. Registration for the keynote event is free, but required by Jan. 9.

Celebration events continue throughout the week; visit the Office of Institutional Diversity website to learn more.

OSU Waste Watchers Club weekly meetings

Join the Waste Watchers Club in the Student Experience Center (SEC) 258 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. every even week Monday (1/10, 1/24, 2/7, 2/21, 3/7) to meet fellow people who share your interests in sustainability, and learn about this waste-fighting squad!

Visit their website or email Andrea Norris for more details about the club.

Make an impact! Become an ALA or DLA

UHDS is hiring Academic Learning Assistants and Diversity Learning Assistants to live and work in our residence halls for the 2022-23 school year.

ALAs help fellow students cultivate strong academic habits and engage with faculty. DLAs help to build inclusive relationships amongst students and foster dialogue related to social justice topics.

Apply before Feb. 4!

• Apply to be an ALA
• Apply to be a DLA

Alternative Spring Break

 
Alternative Spring Break offers weeklong service-learning programs traveling to Washington, Southern Oregon and California during OSU’s spring break (March 19-26). Students engage in a variety of direct service projects, educational conversations and reflective dialogue with change-makers in their respective communities.

Program fee is $50. Priority deadline to apply is Friday, Jan. 28. Apply now!

Apply to be a START Leader

Are you looking for a fun and rewarding summer job? The Office of Student Orientation is now hiring summer START Leaders! Help welcome new students to Oregon State and work behind the scenes to help students with their transition to our university. The application will be open until Jan. 12.

Learn more and apply!

New Year's resolution: Lock your door when you leave

If you're planning to start some new habits this year, here's one to add to the list: Remember to lock your door when no one is in your room.

It can be easy to think of your residence hall room like a bedroom door at home, and leave it unlocked. Instead, we encourage campus residents to treat their room like the front door of a house. Locking your room door provides an extra layer of security for your belongings, in addition to the always-locked points of entry at your building and stairwell entrances.

• Jan. 10 and 11  | Academic Reboot: Winter 2022. Register for this Academic Success Center workshop to find strategies that can help you achieve your winter academic goals.
• 10-11 a.m. Jan. 11 | Peace Corps ambassador office hours, Kidder 109. Stop by to learn about what the Peace Corps is all about, and how your knowledge and skills can make a global impact.
• 9-11 a.m. Jan. 11 | President's Winter Celebration, MU Lounge. Students, faculty and staff are invited to join Interim President Becky Johnson for this annual tradition. Make crafts, join in conversation and pick up treats to go!
• 5 p.m. Jan. 13 | Ask OSU students: USA Jobs, NASA, NOAA (virtual). Want some insider advice about getting internships at NASA, NOAA and other major science & natural resource agencies? Ask fellow OSU students interning at these organizations about their applications and what the programs are like.
• 7:30 p.m. Jan. 13 | OSU Wind Ensemble, LaSells Stewart Center. Enjoy an evening of music prepared by the OSU Wind Ensemble for an upcoming performance at the Oregon Music Educators Association annual conference.
• 7-8:30 p.m. Jan. 13 | Drag Bingo, MU Ballroom. Join the OSU Program Council and drag performer Rock M. Sakura.
• Jan. 15 | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Saturday of Service. Register for volunteer projects on the CEL website.
• 7-9 p.m. Jan. 19 | Open Mic Night, Marketplace West. Are you an acoustic musician or spoken word artist? Join your fellow Beavs and perform at our winter term Open Mic Night!