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June 2009 - Week 2

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CALENDAR
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JUNE 8-12 – FINALS WEEK; yay!

JUNE 8, Monday – Science Pub, “The Toughest Race on Earth: The Science behind the Iditarod”. Old World Deli, 6-8:00 pm. Come early for food, drink, and to get a seat!

JUNE 12, FRIDAY - ORDER of the ENGINEER, MU Lounge, 1pm.  Friends and family are invited to both the ceremony and reception that follows.

JUNE 12 – CCE GRADUATION CELEBRATION. All graduates (undergrads & graduates, including Summer or Fall ’09) are invited to participate in our School’s ceremony at LaSells Stewart Center.

• Students to arrive in cap & gown at 7pm to lineup (Jan Strombeck has CEM hardhats)
• Ceremony begins at 7:30 sharp
• Welcome, Student Speakers, & Student of the Year awards presented
• Presentation of Graduates (name announced; faculty reception line)
• Dessert & coffee follow immediately at Alumni Center courtyard 8:30- 10pm
• Things to remember:
• Cap & gown!
• Parking will be crazy.
• It’s embarrassing to walk in late.
• Photo stage area available outside Alumni Center.
• Questions??! Contact Nancy in 111 Kearney Hall (Kiewit Ctr)

JUNE 13, SATURDAY – OSU Commencement. Line-up (9am) and procession (10am) instructions are posted online, here.

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SEMINARS
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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THE ANNUAL SOFTBALL GAME RESULTS are in! CEM (15) beat CE (8) in a seven-inning game.  Thanks to all who showed up for a fun end-of-year game.

OSU COMMENCEMENT WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE on OPB-Plus (not OPB HD or OPB) on June 13 starting at 11 am. This change is due to the digital transition taking place on June 12. Commencement Ceremony channel line ups:  OVER-THE-AIR: Baker City: 13.3; Bend: 3.3; Corvallis: 7.3; Eugene: 28.3; La Grande: 13.3; Portland: 10.3 / ON CABLE: BendBroadband: 175; Comcast: 310; Clear Creek Telephone & TeleVision: 168; Crestview Cable Communications: 116; Verizon FiOS in Washington County: 470.

SELL BACK all your books, get all of your cleaning deposit back, and keep the parties toned down. Have a safe and profitable summer. Keep in touch after graduation; we'll see the rest of you in September. Now get outta here!

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 IN THE NEWS
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Report looks at effect of tsunami on the Oregon Coast (Daily Journal of Commerce)
Experts from Oregon State University, state and federal officials and residents of Cannon Beach are hoping to create a new city hall and what they say could be the first structure in the U.S. built specifically to survive the force of a tsunami.

Tsunami-resistant research could help Cannon Beach (Daily Journal of Commerce)
Experts at Oregon State University in Corvallis are currently working with state and federal officials and Cannon Beach residents to create a new city hall. The building is planned to be the first structure in the country to be built specifically to survive the force of a tsunami.

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ADVISING
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Course changes in CCE -

• CE 101 is now listed as CCE 101
• CE 201 is now listed as CCE 201
• CE 321 is now listed as CCE 321 (all students who registered for CE 321 will now find you are in CCE 321)

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STUDENT CHAPTERS
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