Welcome to the Fisheries & Wildlife Department at OSU!!

1. Welcome to the Fisheries & Wildlife Department at OSU!!

2. 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

3. 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!

4. 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

5. More Staff • Aaron Moffett: is the man for all of your IT and computing needs • Nancy Allen: head advisor, shecan 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!

6. 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/

7. Welcome to the Beaver State!The 33rd State (1859)…30 yrs before WA!

8. 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

9. Highest point: Mt. Hood…11,239 ft Deepest gorge: Hell’s Canyon…7900 ft Lowest Point: Coastline with Pacific Ocean

10. Fields: Driest 6.5”/yr Astoria: 193 d/yr rain or snow #3 US ; #2 cloudiest 239 d/yr Valsetz: Wettest 127.7”/yr Crater Lake: Most snow 529.9”

11. Fish: Chinook Salmon State Tree: Douglas Fir Bird: Western Meadowlark Flower: Oregon Grape Animal: American BEAVER Insect: Oregon Swallowtail

12. Dance: Square Dance Gemstone: Oregon sunstone Mushroom: Pacific Golden Chanterelle Drink: Milk Nut: Hazelnut Rock: Thunderegg

13. Where Are We?

14. 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

15. 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!!

16. 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!!

17. 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.cfmor 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

18. Questions?