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/FisheriesandWildlifeGraduateStudents.htm

• Dept. Homepage: http://fw.oregonstate.edu/index.htm

• Office staff: http://fw.oregonstate.edu/About%20Us/personnel/staff.htm

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%20Information/index.htm

• Or here: http://oregonstate.edu/dept/grad_school/success.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

• 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

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

Fields: Driest 6.5”/yr

State Tree: Douglas Fir

Flower: Oregon Grape

Fish: Chinook Salmon

Animal: American BEAVER

Bird: Western Meadowlark

Insect: Oregon Swallowtail

Gemstone: Oregon sunstone

Rock: Thunderegg

Drink: Milk

Dance: Square Dance Mushroom: Pacific Golden Chanterelle

Nut: Hazelnut

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/7-tips-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/the_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=0AnaS0uPThCiudDVVdDk0NmpNQmwxOW5CT3hSMW9La3c&hl=en_US#gid=0

Questions?