Welcome to the Fisheries & Wildlife
Department at OSU!!
Who Are We?
• ~ 90 faculty (research faculty, USGS Coop unit,
outreach/extension appointments)
• ~ 100 graduate students (~55% MS; 45% Phd
• Faculty links:
http://fw.oregonstate.edu/About%20Us/personnel/faculty
/index.htm
• Grad students:
http://fw.oregonstate.edu/About%20Us/personnel/Fisheri
esandWildlifeGraduateStudents.htm
• Dept. Homepage: http://fw.oregonstate.edu/index.htm
• Office staff:
http://fw.oregonstate.edu/About%20Us/personnel/staff.ht
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The Big Kahuna! Dan Edge
• If you have any issues or problems that just
don’t seem to be getting resolved Dan is the
man. He can get most of your paperwork
issues processed and worked out, when you
run into repeated problems and is receptive to
comments/suggestions/inquiries from grad
students. He’s usually crazy busy, but has
helped to build this into one of the best FW
Departments in the country!
Important Office Staff to Know
and Treat Well
• Do not assume all of your paperwork will process
without any issues…stay informed of your status and
check your paperwork!
• Jan Cyrus: is the admin manager for dept. She is in
charge of payroll…check your payroll and health
forms…things can be missed
• Leighann Auer: super helpful with almost anything
processes key requests for offices and buildings
• Key shop is open M-F: 1300-1600
– Located on corner of SW Washington and 15th St
– http://oregonstate.edu/campusmap/?locations=740
More Staff
• Aaron Moffett: is the man for all of your IT and
computing needs
• Nancy Allen: head advisor, she can help you with
course needs/questions, dept. requirments/info,
and she processes all grant/scholarship
applications…if you haven’t met her introduce
yourself…definitely someone you want on your
side!!
• Jane Toliver: does many of the same functions for
co-op students that Jan does for the rest of us
• Treat these people nicely and they will make your
time here much more pleasant…piss them off at
your own risk!
Helpful dept. info
• You can find most of it here:
http://fw.oregonstate.edu/Graduate%20Inform
ation/index.htm
• Or here:
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/grad_school/succ
ess.php
• Join the FWGSA and get involved with
department!
http://fw.oregonstate.edu/groups/fwgsa/
Welcome to the Beaver State!
The 33rd State (1859)…30 yrs before
WA!
Oregon
Facts
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State Motto: She flies with her own wings.
7 electoral votes
Only state flag with different images on each side
Father of Oregon: Dr. John McLoughlin in recognition
of great contributions to the early development of
Oregon
• Mother of Oregon: Tabitha Moffatt Brown at 66
travelled Oregon Trail; founded the Tualatin Academy
for orphans in Forest Grove, later expanded to
launch Pacific University
Highest point: Mt. Hood…11,239 ft
Deepest gorge: Hell’s
Canyon…7900 ft
Lowest Point: Coastline with Pacific Ocean
Fields: Driest 6.5”/yr
Astoria: 193 d/yr rain or
snow #3 US ; #2 cloudiest
239 d/yr
Crater Lake: Most snow 529.9”
Valsetz: Wettest
127.7”/yr
Fish: Chinook Salmon
State Tree: Douglas Fir
Bird: Western Meadowlark
Flower: Oregon
Grape
Animal: American BEAVER
Insect: Oregon
Swallowtail
Gemstone: Oregon
sunstone
Dance: Square Dance
Mushroom: Pacific Golden
Chanterelle
Drink: Milk
Nut: Hazelnut
Rock: Thunderegg
Where Are We?
Corvallis Ranked 10th Best Place to Live
2010 by Sperling’s Best Places
• Corvallis is home to Oregon State University and hence many young
singles. Technology stalwart Hewlett-Packard has a major presence
here, which helps explain the city's low unemployment rate and
impressive recent job growth. The presence of OSU and HP has
created something of an intellectual center-- over 20% of its
residents have earned a graduate or professional degree. The fertile
Willamette Valley was the destination of 19th-century settlers from
the Midwest, and since then has retained a peaceful agrarian feel.
Summers are sublime and the winters are mild, if a bit wet. For
recreation, the rugged Oregon coast is a 90 minutes to the west, the
nearby Cascade range offers great skiing, and Portland is about 100
miles to the North. Considering it's affordability ($194,800 median
home price), Corvallis presents an attractive mix of youth,
intellectualism, and natural beauty.
• Ranked as most creative city in 2011 due to more patents per capita
than any other city (Bettencourt et al 2011)
• Sperling also ranked Corvallis as city least likely to have a natural
disaster
Getting to and around Corvallis
• Portland (PDX) is nearest large airport
• Eugene (EUG) is nearest midsized airport;
more convenient; typically a bit more $
• From PDX you can take the Hut Airport Shuttle
to OSU http://www.hutshuttle.com/
• From EUG you can take the Omni shuttle to
Corvallis http://www.omnishuttle.com/
• All Corvallis Transit Buses are free to all riders
at all times…no $ or ID required!!
More About Corvallis
• Farmer’s market on Sat and Wed from 9 AM – 1
PM 1st & Jackson from mid-April ‘til mid-Nov
• Winter market on Sat starting 14 Jan from 9 AM –
1 PM in Benton County Fairgrounds, for more
info: http://locallygrown.org/home/
• BEWARE of mold in your apartment/home!! Tips
for preventing mold: http://moldblogger.com/7tips-for-preventing-mold-in-your-home/
• Grass seed capital of the world, so beware those
of you with allergies!!
A few FW students Favorites
• Bar: Squirrel’s; http://squirrelstavern.com/
• Burger: Squirrel’s
• Coffee shop: The Beanery;
http://www.allannbroscoffee.com/the_beanery/t
he_beanery.cfm or Interzone;
http://interzoneorganic.com/
• Pizza: American Dream
• For more and/or to add your favs go here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0
AnaS0uPThCiudDVVdDk0NmpNQmwxOW5CT3hS
MW9La3c&hl=en_US#gid=0
Questions?