1. Oregon Sea Grant OSU Faculty Senate Executive Committee October 20, 2014

2. What is Oregon Sea Grant? Extension Education Communications Research

3. National Network – 33 programs

4. Programmatic highlights (examples)  Supporting tsunami preparedness  Understanding social and economic issues and multiple coastal uses  Assessing aquatic invasive species  Understanding free-choice learning  Preparing for climate change

5. Who is Oregon Sea Grant? Internal and supported researchers investigating critical coastal and marine issues affecting Oregon’s waters Extension agents engaging with local communities, scientists, and stakeholders to solve problems Educators working with K-gray audiences on understanding marine and coastal topics and challenges Communicators identifying and producing products that help address program priorities Operations staff focused on budgeting, HR, compliance, reporting, policies

6. Outreach and Engagement Who are we?

7. Research Program Activities Assessing the Socio-Political Context of Disaster Recovery in Coastal Oregon (2012-15), PI Cramer, OSU Preparing for Climate Change in Oregon Estuaries: Flooding, Ecological Impacts, and an Integrated Approach toward Adaptive Management (2014-16), PI Hill, OSU

8. Opportunities  Biennial RFP  Anticipated in January 2015  Specific research calls  Ex. Resilience, social science, marine debris and Japanese tsunami, coastal contaminants, aquaculture  Program development  “seed money” for rapid response, high risk/high reward  Fellowship opportunities for students  Research support, engagement with agencies  Engagement with education and extension specialists  “broader impacts”

9. Questions? seagrant.oregonstate.edu