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OSU tops own record for Operation Feed donation

June 18, 2009

By Adam King

One doesn’t have to go far to find who contributes to Ohio State’s success in raising food and donations to the Mid-Ohio Foodbank’s Operation Feed campaign. Every corner of the university gets involved, from an individual scale to unit-wide participation.

The campaign wouldn’t be what it is without employees and students donating generously, which they did again this year by bringing in 18,000 pounds of food and more than $45,000.

That equals more than 108,000 meals, topping last year’s mark of 99,561 meals.

“We had a lot more cash donations than food this year over last year,” said Michele Bondurant, Ohio State’s Operation Feed campaign manager. “But that’s a good thing since the Foodbank has incredible buying power and can turn $1 into $8 worth of food.”

OSU students’ Rock the Block, which designated Operation Feed as its charity to support, alone collected 1,300 food items.

And someone has to move all that food to the Mid-Ohio Foodbank’s warehouse. The OSU Mail Services drivers volunteer to pick up and deliver the collection boxes.

Tom Crawford, director of Mail Services, said it’s important for his unit to support what is an innate part of Ohio State’s mission.

“Operation Feed helps the needy and it’s a university objective that lends itself directly to community involvement,” Crawford said. “This is our opportunity to give back and help support others. We’re all in this together.”

It was important for Ohio State to increase its donation this year because demand at food pantries has grown 20 percent since the full brunt of the economic downturn took effect.

Mid-Ohio Foodbank has set an ambitious goal to raise 5 million meals in 2009, up from 4.3 million collected a year ago.

Joan Casto Lloyd, the Foodbank’s Operation Feed campaign director, was thrilled Ohio State was able to set its own bar higher.

“During these tough economic times, the faculty, staff and students from Ohio State once again demonstrated their commitment to helping their neighbors in need,” she said. “By surpassing last year’s results and digging deep to exceed the 100,000-meal mark for the first time, they have helped to ensure that no one in central and eastern Ohio has to face hunger.”

While OSU’s portion of the campaign is complete, the general campaign continues until June 30, giving those who weren’t able to donate more time to do so through midohiofoodbank.org. And anyone can join the campaign by eating out on June 30 at participating restaurants, which will donate 5 percent of their gross sales receipts.

“We have over 215 campaigns involved in Operation Feed and are excited to partner with the Central Ohio Restaurant Association for ‘Foodfight6.30,’” Casto Lloyd said. “It’s a great opportunity for residents to dine out to fight hunger.”

For more details and a list of participating restaurants, visit midohiofoodbank.org/act/operation-feed.

Trustees, 6/18/09

June 18, 2009

The Ohio State Board of Trustees approved a variety of fiscal, personnel and construction-related matters at its meeting June 6 at the Longaberger Alumni House.

Three new trustees join board   Board Chairman Leslie Wexner welcomed three new trustees appointed by Gov. Ted Strickland in May. Janet Reid of Cincinnati has served as the principal partner of Global Lead Management Consulting since 1990. Prior to that, she served in a number of positions for Procter & Gamble, including research chemist, section head and brand manager. She is the first woman and first African American to serve as chair of the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce. In addition, she serves on the boards of the Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati, Cincinnati City Development Corp. and Catholic Healthcare Partners. Reid received her bachelor’s degree and doctorate from Howard University. Jerry Jurgensen of Columbus served as the CEO of Nationwide from 2000-09. He previously served as the executive vice president of Bank One Corp. and executive vice president of Norwest Corp. He has served on the boards of the Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce, the Law Enforcement Foundation of Ohio, the Ohio State University Hospitals and Nationwide Children’s Hospital of Columbus. He is a member of the Financial Services Roundtable, Columbus Downtown Development Corp. and the Columbus Partnership. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Creighton University. Alex Swain of Huron was appointed as the undergraduate trustee for a two-year term. She is pursuing dual degrees in business administration in the Honors Contract Program in the Fisher College of Business and in health sciences at the School of Allied Medical Professions. This past year, she served as the University Student Government chief of staff and as chair for the University Senate Council on Student Affairs.

Faculty rules amended

Trustees approved several amendments to the Rules of the University Faculty regarding membership of the government affairs committee, the Ohio faculty council and the Ohio union council.

Civil service rules amended

Trustees approved amendments to several chapters of the Administrative Code governing the university’s Classified Civil Service related to recruitment, selection and appointments.

Newark board appointments approved

Trustees approved the following persons as members of The Ohio State University at Newark regional campus board:

• Eschol Curl Jr. (3rd term), through June 30, 2012.
• Thomas Hall (3rd term), through June 30, 2012.
• Lynda Weston (2nd term), through June 30, 2012.
• Alex Muller (student), through June 30, 2010.

Artifact to be donated to Smithsonian

Trustees approved the deaccession of the Pressey Teaching Machine, invented in the 1920s by Ohio State Professor Sidney Pressey, and authorized the university to donate it to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History in the name of The Ohio State University. The machine has been on indefinite loan to the Smithsonian since 1963.

New doctoral program established

The board approved the establishment of a PhD program in translational plant sciences. The five-year program will combine laboratory research with a strong curriculum in plant molecular biology, genomics and bioinformatics, supplemented with a series of courses and workshops on intellectual property, regulatory measures, bio-safety, socio-economic issues pertinent to genetically modified organisms, newly emerging topics in plant sciences, programming and database development, and responsible conduct of research.

Personnel actions

• Ruth Colker has been named Distinguished University Professor in the Moritz College of Law.
• Christopher Culley has been named senior vice president in the Office of Legal Affairs, through Sept. 30, 2013.
• Fritz Graf has been named Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Greek and Latin, College of Humanities.
• Ronald Harter has been named professor and holder of The Jay J. Jacoby, MD, PhD, Chair in Anesthesiology in the College of Medicine and chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, through June 30, 2013.
• Wael Jarjour has been named associate clinical professor and holder of the Martha Morehouse Chair in Arthritis and Immunology Research and director of the Division of Immunology and Rheumatology in the Department of Internal Medicine, through June 30, 2013.
• Jeff Kaplan has been named senior vice president for administration and planning in the Office of the President, through June 30, 2013.
• Steven Katz has been named associate professor and holder of the Torrence A. Makley Research Professorship in Ophthalmology, through June 30, 2013.
• Barbara Keyfitz has been named professor and holder of the Dr. Charles Saltzer Professorship in Mathematics in the College of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, effective Oct. 1, 2009, through Sept. 30, 2014.
• Clay Marsh has been named vice dean of research in the College of Medicine and director of the Center for Personalized Health, through Jan. 31, 2013.
• Henri Moscovici has been named professor and holder of The Alice Louise Ridenour Wood Chair in Mathematics in the College of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, effective Oct. 1, 2009, through Sept. 30, 2014.
• Eugene Smith has been named associate vice president in the Office of Administration and Planning, through June 30, 2016.
• Richard Steckel has been named Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Economics.
• Melvin Shipp has been reappointed dean of the College of Optometry, through June 30, 2014.

Emeritus titles granted

William Flinn, Department of Human and Community Resource Development; John Giffin, Department of Dance; David Hahm, Department of Greek and Latin; Michael Howie, Department of Anesthesiology; Robert Kaufman, Department of Sociology; Raymond Lang, Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics; Ming Liu, Department of Computer Science and Engineering; Howard Marvel, Department of Economics; Stephen Melville, Department of History of Art; Hallan Noltimier, School of Earth Sciences; Lewis Claman, College of Dentistry-Periodontology; Herbert Douce, School of Allied Medical Professions; Diane Johnson, Ohio State University Extension; Douglas Pride, School of Earth Sciences; Georgianna Short, Department of Art Education; Phoebe Spinrad, Department of English; Ernest Svensson, College of Dentistry-Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry; Linda Stone, Department of Family Medicine; Steven Bartels, Ohio State University Extension; Gerald Mahan, Ohio State University Extension; Gayle Carpenter, Department of English.

Resolutions in memoriam

The board approved adoption of the following resolutions in memoriam:

• Dale Blackledge, assistant professor emeritus in Ohio State University Extension, who died April 4.
• George Schoyer, associate professor emeritus in the University Libraries, who died April 3.
• Charles Smith, professor emeritus in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science, who died March 30.
• William Jefferson Tyler,  professor of Japanese in the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, who died Jan. 2.
• Claude Earl Warren, professor emeritus in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, who died Jan. 10.
• Larry Whiting, professor emeritus in the Department of Human and Community Resource Development, who died March 29.

2010 tuition and user fees approved

The board approved the tuition and user fees and charges for the upcoming 2010 fiscal year. Instructional and general fees for resident undergraduates enrolled at the Columbus campus, the regional campuses and ATI will not increase.

Interim expenditures authorized

Since the FY 2010 Current Funds Budget has not been finalized, the board authorized the university to make expenditures consistent with the level of resources approved for FY 2009, pending the adoption of the 2010 Current Funds Budget no later than the board’s September meeting.

Financial procedures reauthorized

The board reauthorized designated university officials to buy, sell, assign and transfer securities, to deposit or withdraw funds from bank and investment accounts held in the name of The Ohio State University, to designate depositories and to execute related agreements.

Investment policies updated, amended

The board approved a revision of the Operating and Agency Funds Investment Policy that delineates contractual responsibility of hiring/firing investment managers and management consultants for short and intermediate term investments solely to the assistant vice president of financial services and the senior vice president for business and finance.

The board approved several resolutions updating the university’s Long-Term Investment Pool Policy to reflect changes previously approved by the trustees.

Trustees’ review policies amended

The board approved a revised policy regarding trustees’ review and approval of facilities improvement projects, planning studies, real estate transactions and energy-savings contracts. The policy provides flexibility for the university to undertake projects in an expeditious manner, while preserving the authority and ability of the board to review and approve major projects as the board determines. Any project estimated to cost more than $4 million will require specific project authorization by the board. Projects estimated to cost more than $1 million but less than $4 million will require specific project authorization from the senior vice president of Administration and Planning.

Construction projects

Trustees authorized the university to enter into design contracts for the following projects:

• Renovation of 9,000 square feet in Goss Laboratory to create modern lab space. Estimated project cost is $4 million to be provided by NIH grant funds and College of Veterinary Medicine funds.
• Renovation of Sullivant Hall to create a new location for the Cartoon Library and Museum, currently in the Wexner Center. The project also will renovate space for the Department of Dance and other arts and sciences departments currently located in Sullivant Hall. Estimated project cost is $22.1 million to be provided by state appropriations and arts and sciences development and general funds.

Trustees authorized the university to continue and increase design contracts for the following projects:

• Phase 1 of the infrastructure and roadways east of Cannon Drive, which will provide major utilities, civil and landscape work to support the Medical Center Facilities Plan/Master Space Plan. Estimated project cost is $18 to $19 million to be provided by university bond proceeds.
• Construction of a chilled water plant to support the projects and facilities included in the Medical Center Facilities Plan. The project will include emergency generators for the plant. Estimated project cost is $70.8 to $72.8 million to be provided by university bond proceeds.

Trustees authorized the university to enter into construction manager contracts for the following project:

• Phase 2 of construction of two new housing facilities as part of the William Hall housing complex to provide up to 300 additional student beds. Estimated project cost is $33.1 million to be provided by university bond proceeds.

Trustees authorized the university to enter into a joint use agreement with Nationwide Children’s Hospital for the following project:

• Purchase of capital equipment to be utilized solely by principal investigators of the Nationwide Children’s Center, who also hold faculty appointments at the university. Project cost is $2.5 million to be provided by state appropriations.

Easements granted

The board authorized the university to grant Columbus Southern Power Co. the following easements:

• A 10-foot wide, 540-foot long easement at 1275 Kinnear Road to install an electric line to upgrade the electrical service to SciTech for a term of 25 years.
• A 10-foot wide, 475-long easement area for the underground electric line for a term of 25 years at the University Airport at Don Scott Field.
• A 10-foot wide, 303-foot long easement area for an underground electric line for a term of 25 years a the university golf course.

Property purchase

The board authorized the university to purchase real property, including a two-story, single-family house at 1522 Clifton Ave. for $40,000. The property adjoins a vacant parcel owned by the university for use by University Hospitals East. All acquisition and operating expenses will be funded by University Hospitals East.

Centers of excellence approved

In accordance with the University System of Ohio’s Strategic Plan for Higher Education, 2008-17 calling for Ohio’s public universities to establish Centers for Excellence focusing on nationally recognized academic programs, the board approved five Centers of Excellence:

• Climate, Energy and the Environment.
• Health and Well-Being, Human Behavior and Bioinformatics.
• State, Regional and Urban Development.
• Food Production, Supply and Safety.
• Materials, Manufacturing Technologies and Nanotechnology.

Calendar, 6/18/09

June 18, 2009

Conferences

Conference explores technology’s impact on cities, communication
June 25-26
What do mobile technologies and changes mean for our sense of place, face-to-face communication and community? This vital issue and others will be tackled at the “Communicative Cities: Integrating Technology and Place” two-day conference organized by Knowlton School of Architecture faculty at Knowlton Hall.

Also to be discussed: How do technologies affect fields such as design, planning, public policy, law and journalism at all scales from a street corner to the world? How can communities facilitate communication among and with citizens? What are the implications of global connectivity and data accessibility?

The conference, sponsored by the Battelle Endowment for Technological Affairs and co-chaired by Knowlton City and Regional Planning Section’s Jack Nasar, professor, and Kate Terzano, graduate research associate, brings together distinguished speakers from Columbus and around the world. With backgrounds that range from journalism to telecommunications to city planning and community organizing, the speakers bring hands-on experience to the integration of technology and place.

The event runs from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. June 25 (with registration and breakfast beginning at 7:30 a.m.) and from 9 a.m.-4:45 p.m. June 26. To register, visit regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=712411.

June 26, Kirwan Institute conference, “Promoting Community Safety and Preventing Violence: Integrating Lessons from Research and Practice,” 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., 31st Floor Conference Center, Vernon Riffe Center, 77 S. High St., for more information visit people.ehe.ohio-state.edu/dwilkinson/conference.

July 14-16, 2009 National Academy for Superintendents, “Leadership in a Changing World: Expectations for our Schools in an Era of Accountability,” E. Gordon Gee, Ohio State, and Douglas Reeves, Harvard University, Blackwell Inn, contact Diane Baugher, 292-5249, ehe.osu.edu/epl/nas/registration.cfm.

Events

OSU East celebrates 10th annual Community Day
June 20

The Ohio State University Hospital East’s Community Day, 1492 E. Broad St., includes free health screenings provided by the hospital and entertainment beginning from 10 a.m-2 p.m.

The screenings will check blood sugar, cholesterol, blood pressure, lung function, body mass and breast and prostate for cancer. In addition, free sports and school physicals are available this year. Registration for the screenings will be held on the day of the event until 1:30 p.m.

More than 30 community health organizations will participate in the health fair, covering topics such as wound healing, podiatry, diabetes, epilepsy, good nutrition and cancer detection and prevention.

Community Day’s live entertainment features clowns, face painting and a disc jockey, as well as a display of fire trucks. Dance group the Columbus Steppers will perform, and exercise demonstrations will take place from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Visitors will have a chance to enter a free raffle for tickets to the musical performances of Earth, Wind & Fire and Chicago.

Secrest Arboretum to dedicate new pavilion
June 21

Secrest Arboretum will hold a 2 p.m. dedication ceremony and grand opening for its new Discovery Pavilion, a unique 16-sided structure designed to both follow and teach about the seasons. The public is invited. Free refreshments at the historic Barnhart Rice Homestead will follow. The arboretum is part of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, 1680 Madison Ave. in Wooster. For more information, contact nielsen.2@osu.edu or herms.2@osu.edu or visit secrest.osu.edu.

Golf tournament to help fund expansion project
June 22

The 26th Herbert J. Block Memorial Tournament benefiting the OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center – James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute will take place at noon at Columbus Country Club, 4831 E. Broad St. Proceeds will support ProjectONE – the largest expansion in the university’s history, which includes a new cancer hospital and cancer ambulatory center.

Registration and lunch begin at 10:30 a.m. Golfer registration is $500 and includes lunch, greens fees and a post-tournament cocktail reception. For ticket info, call James Development at 293-3744, or visit medicalcenter.osu.edu/viewer/Pages/index.aspx?NewsID=4861 for more information.

June 23, Wooster’s Secrest Arboretum 2009 Events, “National Pollinator Week Celebration,” 2-4 p.m., Seaman Orientation Plaza on Williams Road, pre-registration encouraged, free, secrest.osu.edu.

July 3, Independence Day (observed), no classes, offices closed, 292-9051.

July 9, Wooster’s Secrest Arboretum 2009 Events, “Whiz Bang Science Show,” science fun for children and adults, led by Dave Lohnes, 7 p.m., John Streeter Garden Amphitheater, pre-registration encouraged, free, secrest.osu.edu.

July 11, Wooster’s Secrest Arboretum 2009 Events, “Bird Walk,” 9-11 a.m., meet at Seaman Orientation Plaza on Williams Road, pre-registration encouraged, free, secrest.osu.edu.

July 15, Wooster’s Secrest Arboretum 2009 Events, “Summer Walk,” 7-9 p.m., meet at Seaman Orientation Plaza on Williams Road, pre-registration encouraged, free, secrest.osu.edu.

Exhibits

Through June 26, Paintings by Pheoris West, Faculty Club, free, ohiostatefacultyclub.com or 292-2262.

Through June 27, Historic Costume and Textiles Collection, “The Sewer’s Art: Quality, Fashion and Economy,” Snowden Galleries in Campbell Hall, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Wed. and Thurs., noon-4 p.m. Fri. and Sat., free, costume.osu.edu or 292-3090.

Through Sept. 30, Knowlton School of Architecture Exhibition, “KSA Works,” 2008-09 student work from the Knowlton School of Architecture, Banvard Gallery, free, 292-1012.

July 10-Aug. 28, “Leaders in Glass: Selected Glass Artists from The Ohio State University,” curated by Joel O’Dorisio, opening reception, 6-8 p.m. July 10, Faculty Club, free, ohiostatefacultyclub.com or 292-2262.

July 10-Oct. 10, “BIGG: Breakthrough Ideas in Global Glass” sponsored by Steuben Glass, opening reception, 5-7 p.m. July 10, OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., free, 292-8861.

Lectures

June 18, Stone Lab 2009 Guest Lecture Series, “The Geologic History of the Lake Erie Basin,” Lawrence Krissek, 7 p.m., Gibraltar Island, Put-in-Bay, (614) 285-1800.

June 19, Kirwan Institute June Brown Bag Lecture Series, “Water Issues related to Public Health, Security and Contamination,” Motomu Ibaraki, noon,
423 Mendenhall Laboratory, kirwaninstitute.org.

June 25, Stone Lab 2009 Guest Lecture Series, “Ohio Agriculture and Its Impact on the Environment,” Robert Boggs, Ohio Department of Agriculture, 7 p.m., Gibraltar Island, Put-in-Bay, (614) 285-1800.

June 25, The Artists’ Circle: Fresh A.I.R. (Artists in Recovery) Gallery, Kelly Stevelt-Kaser, 6-8 p.m., OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., 292-8861.

July 2, Stone Lab 2009 Guest Lecture Series, “Science on a Deep-Ocean Shipwreck: Gold-Rush Treasures and Marine Sciences,” Charles Herdendorf,
7 p.m., Gibraltar Island, Put-in-Bay, (614) 285-1800.

July 8, Kirwan Institute, “Bloody Lowndes: Civil Rights and Black Power in Alabama’s Black Belt,” Hasan Kwame Jeffries, 6:30 p.m., King Arts Complex,
867 Mt. Vernon Ave., 688-5429.

July 9, Stone Lab 2009 Guest Lecture Series, “An Evening with the Ohio Division of Wildlife,” David Chief, Ohio Division of Wildlife, 7 p.m., Gibraltar Island, Put-in-Bay, (614) 285-1800.

Meetings

June 19, Veterans Lunch Series, free and open to all Ohio State faculty, staff, alumni and students, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Rooms A-D, Faculty Club, reservation required, contact forrest.73@osu.edu or 292-7047.

June 23, Succeeding Financially, “Is Your Investment Portfolio OK?” Carol Friedhoff, Savvy Outcomes Inc., noon-1 p.m., Suite 430, 1590 N. High St., registration required, hr.osu.edu/finseries or 247-7961.

July 9-10, Board of Trustees, Longaberger Alumni House, call for schedule, 292-6359.

Music

Through July 1, Morning String Student Workshop, 9 a.m., Steinbrenner Band Center, 1961 Tuttle Park Place, 292-2336 or gillespie.5@osu.edu.

June 18, The Marotta Hour: Rocco Di Pietro, 7-8 p.m., OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., free, 292-8861.

June 21-25, Jazz Camp, 9 a.m. each day, Weigel Auditorium, 292-4657 or mcdaniel.2@osu.edu.

June 21-25, 23rd Annual Flute Workshop, 9 a.m. each day, Weigel Auditorium, 292-4618 or jones.6@osu.edu.

June 28-July 4, Summer Band Clinic, 9 a.m. each day, Weigel Auditorium, 688-4069 or mikkelson.1@osu.edu.

Nominations, Awards and Grants

Women’s Place seeks nominations of university pathbreakers
Deadline June 30
The Women’s Place is working on a project that will recognize Ohio State women from throughout the university’s history who have been pathbreakers in making life at the university better for women or any underrepresented group. Nominations are being sought of faculty, staff and students who meet this criterion and who are not current employees or students.

Submit nominations including the full name and up to 250 words of text describing the nominee’s contribution to the university to womensplace@osu.edu.

Training

June 18, Organization and Human Resource Consulting Supervisor Training to Enhance Performance Classes, “Interview and Selection,” 8:30-10:30 a.m., Suite 430, 1590 N. High St., registration required, hr.osu.edu/ohrc.

June 22, Financial Training and Documentation, “Managing Your Department’s Capitalized Equipment,” 12:30-4:30 p.m., 231 Mount Hall, registration required, oit.ohio-state.edu/hrfin/trainingregistration.html.

June 23, OIT Administrative Systems Reporting Training, “Using eReports Portal – Human Resources,” 1-5 p.m., 191 Mount Hall, registration required, oit.osu.edu/hrfin/trainingregistration.html.

June 24-25, Financial Training and Documentation, “The Reconciliation Process,” 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. both days, 231 Mount Hall, registration required,
oit.ohio-state.edu/hrfin/trainingregistration.html.

Learn about relationship abuse, family violence
June 25
Organization and Human Resource Consulting is offering Family Violence and Relationship Abuse Awareness Training from 9-11 a.m. at Gateway, 1590 N. High St., Suite 430. This two-hour interactive presentation will allow participants to increase their knowledge about family violence and relationship abuse, improve their comfort level with intervening and increase their knowledge about family violence resources available to them and their coworkers.

Register online at hr.osu.edu/ohrc/ld_quarterlytraining.aspx.

July 8, OIT Computing Short Course, “Windows XP/MS Office Overview,” 8:30 a.m.-noon, 112B Mount Hall, no charge, registration required, oit.osu.edu/shortcourse/compcourses.html.

July 9, OIT Computing Short Course, “FrontPage 1 (2003),” 1-4 p.m., 112B Mount Hall, no charge, registration required, oit.osu.edu/shortcourse/compcourses.html.

July 14, Human Resources Training, “Manage Positions and Create Job Openings,” 8:30-noon, 191 Mount Hall, registration required, oit.osu.edu/hrfin/hrschedule/html.

July 14, Organization and Human Resource Consulting Supervisor Training to Enhance Performance Classes, “Managing in Today’s Workplace,” 8:30-10:30 a.m., Suite 430, 1590 N. High St., registration required, hr.osu.edu/ohrc.

July 15, OIT Computing Short Course, “PowerPoint 1 (2003),” 8:30-11:30 a.m., 112B Mount Hall, no charge, registration required, oit.osu.edu/shortcourse/compcourses.html.

Wexner

Through June 26, On View, “William Forsythe: Transfigurations,” Wexner Center Galleries, admission (free to visitors the first Sunday of the month and every Thursday after 4 p.m.), 292-3535.

Through June 26, On View, “COOP HIMMELB(L)AU: Beyond the Blue,” Wexner Center Galleries, admission (free to visitors the first Sunday of the month and every Thursday after 4 p.m.), 292-3535.

Through June 26, On View, “Robin Rhode: Catch Air,” Wexner Center Galleries, admission (free to visitors the first Sunday of the month and every Thursday after 4 p.m.), 292-3535.

Through June 30, The Box, “Phantoms of Nabua” (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2009), Mon.-Wed. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Thu.-Fri. 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-6 p.m., The Box is located across from the Wexner Center Store, 292-3535.

June 18, Wex Drive-In Warm-Up with DJ True Skillz, 6:30 p.m., Wexner Center Plaza, free, 292-3535.

June 18, Wex Drive-In, “The Wolf Man” (George Waggner, 1941), 9 p.m., Wexner Center Plaza, free, 292-3535.

June 19-20, Classics, “Made in U.S.A.” (Jean-Luc Godard, 1966), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

June 25-26, International Screen, “Revanche” (Götz Spielmann, 2008), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

June 27, Special Events, 3 Classic Cartoons, Jerry Beck introduces “The Brave Little Tailor” (1938), “Leprechaun’s Gold” (1949) and “101 Dalmations” (Wolfgang Reitherman, Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi, 1961), 7 p.m., Book signing at 6 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

June 29, Next @ Wex, “Camera Obscura with Anni Rossi,” 9 p.m., Black Box on Mershon Stage, standing-only show,
$14 admission, 292-3535.

June 30, Secret Cinema, 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, $3 admission, 292-3535.

July 1-31, The Box, “Sunday, 6th April, 11:42 a.m.” (Flatform, 2008), Mon.-Wed. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Thu.-Fri. 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-6 p.m., The Box is located across from the Wexner Center Store, free, 292-3535.

July 2, Soundtrack Available: Music in American Film, “Mean Streets” (Martin Scorsese, 1973) and “Saturday Night Fever” (John Badham, 1977), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

July 9, Soundtrack Available: Music in American Film, “Purple Rain” (Albert Magnoli, 1984) and “Beat Street” (Stan Lathan, 1984), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

July 10-11, Contemporary Screen, “Tony Manero” (Pablo Larrain, 2008), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

July 13, Next @ Wex, “Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band with Deep Sea Diver,” 8 p.m., Black Box on Mershon Stage, standing-only show, $23 admission, 292-3535.

Workshop

Workshop lets you ‘Be the Student’
June 23
Experience for yourself how today’s students use the Internet and Web 2.0 technologies in their course work in the “Be the Student” workshop. This workshop, to be held from 1-3 p.m. in 060 Science and Engineering Library, features demos by undergrads of software and Web sites that help them complete daily homework and long projects online. Attendees also will participate in a collaborative hands-on trial to explore these tools. Register online at digitalunion.osu.edu/bethestudent.

Faculty and Staff accomplishments, 6/18/09

June 18, 2009

Books
Richard Dutton, English, edited The Oxford Handbook of Early Modern Theatre (Oxford University Press, 2009).

Karen Leick, English, Gertrude Stein and the Making of an American Celebrity (New York: Routledge, 2009).

Grants
Elizabeth Dayton and Robert Mullen, Environment and Natural Resources, have been awarded $75,193 for their project “Linking Soil Test Phosphorus with Agricultural Runoff Phosphorus” and $75,133 for their project “Best Management Practices for Mitigating Phosphorus Movement from Agricultural Fields” from the USEPA through the Great Lakes National Program Office.

David Stebenne, History, received a Mershon Center Faculty Research Grant to support research on his new book project (a political history of the USA from the 1930s through the 1960s).

Presentations
Greg Anderson, History, presented “Slavery and the State in Classical Athens: An Illiberal Perspective” at the Conference of Midwestern Greek Historians and Political Theorists, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., April 26.

Ray Cashman, English, presented “Working Relationships in the Field: Cases For and Against Friendship,” second annual Workshop on Fieldwork, Columbus, May 9.

Ozeas Costa Jr., Continuing Education, presented “Challenges and Opportunities for the Use of Technology in Geography Education at the Secondary Level: A Case Study From North-Central Ohio,” at the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Las Vegas, Nev., March 22-27.

David Dennis, History, presented “Deserteurs, Syphilitic Sailors and Prodigal Sons: Transnational Masculinities in the Foreign Port City” at the 2009 Transatlantic Doctoral Seminar in German History, Washington, DC, April 29-May 2.

Liv Gjestvang, Digital Union and Faculty & TA Development, was one of three featured speakers at the University of Wisconsin’s conference Digital Storytelling Across the UW System, Madison, Wis., Nov. 6.

Claudio Gonzalez, Agriculture, Evironmental and Development Economics, presented “The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Microfinance and the Poor” at the International Symposium on Microfinance as a Tool for Peacebuilding, Cali, Colombia, Jan. 22-23.

Ronald Hammond, Entomology, presented “Field Crop Insects and Transgenic Corn,” at the Wayne County Agronomy Day, Wooster, March 4; and “Field Crop Insect Update,” at the Tri-County Agronomy Day, Carrollton, March 5.

Susan Hartmann, History, presented an invited paper, “‘Rights Liberalism’ and the Material Bases of Second-Wave Feminism,” at the Fourth International Conference in American Political History, Rethinking American Liberalism: Progressive Politics and the Public Sphere, Boston University, Boston, Mass., March 20.

David Horn, Entomology, presented “Moths of Ohio: The Joy of Moth-ing.” Appalachian Butterfly Conference, Shawnee State Park, Aug. 9.

Glenn Kranking, History, presented “Island People: The Swedish Diaspora in Estonia, 1870-1944” at the American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 5; and “The Sovietization of Estonia” at John Carroll University, University Heights, March 26.

Koritha Mitchell, English, was an invited participant in “Afrosonics: Grammars of Black Sound,” at the Black Performance Theory Working Group, Yale University, New Haven, Conn., May 8-10.

Kristen Mosier, Research Foundation, presented “Cayuse424 Introduction,” Columbus, April 7.

Rob Padilla, History, presented “Red Cross Nurses in Military Hospitals during Wartime: The Emergence of a Modern  Medicalized Female Identity in the Meiji Period (1868-1912),” at the Midwest  Conference on Asian Affairs at St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn., Oct. 10-12.

Martin Ponce, English, presented “All for Love, But for the Lovers,” at the Association for Asian American Studies, Honolulu, Hawaii, April 23.

Matt Roberts, Food, Agriculture and Environmental Science, presented “The Truth About Ethanol” to the Dairy Business Association’s Dairy Expansion Symposium at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wis., Jan. 28; and “Basis and Convergence Problems in the CME Wheat Market” at the Alabama Seed Improvement Association annual meeting, Panama City, Fla., March 2.

David Staley, History, presented “Imagination Management: Visualizing Future Scenarios” and “Analyzing Future 21st Century National Security Challenges: Strategic Reconnaissance and Creative Thinking to Prevent Strategic Surprise,” at the Proteus USA conference, US Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa., Sept. 18.

Mazeika Sullivan, Environment and Natural Resources, presented “Fractals, Food Webs & Feathers: The Role of Birds in Reshaping River Ecology” at the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, Department of Zoology, University of Cape Town, South Africa, Feb. 22.

Judy Tzu-Chun Wu, History, presented “Compulsory Heteronormativity and the Politics of Asian/Asian American Nationalism” and also served as the chair and commentator for a panel on “Grassroots Organizing, Transnational Politics: Housing Struggles in the Asian American Movement” at the Association for Asian American Studies Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, April 24-25.

Publications
Bharat Bhushan, Mechanical Engineering, “Nanotribological and Nanomechanical Properties of Lubricated PZT Thin Films for Ferroelectric Data Storage Applications,” Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 768-76, with M. Palacio; “Thermally-Treated Pt-Coated Silicon AFM Tips for Wear Resistance in Ferroelectric Data Storage,” Acta Materialia, Vol. 56, No. 16, pp. 4233-41, with M. Palacio and K. Kwak; and “Platinum-Coated Probes Sliding at up to 100 mm/s against Lead Zirconate Titanate Films for Atomic Force Microscopy Probe-Based Ferroelectric Recording Technology,” Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, Vol. 26, No. 4,  pp. 783-93 and Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology, July 14, with Kwak.

Terri Fisher, Psychology, “The Impact of Socially Conveyed Norms on the Reporting of Sexual Behavior and Attitudes by Men and Women,” Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Vol. 45, pp. 567-72.

Brian McHale, English, “Models, or, Learning from Science Fiction,” Foreign Literature Studies, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 9-29.

Julian Markels, English, Introduction to Billy Budd and Other Tales by Herman Melville, (Signet Classics, 2009) pp. vii-xiii.

William Marras, Industrial, Welding and Systems Engineering; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; and Orthopaedic Surgery, “National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Future Directions in Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorder Health Research,” Applied Ergonomics, Vol. 40, No. 1, pp. 15-22, and “Point of View,” Spine, Vol. 34 (2009), No. 4, p. 322.

Chan Park, East Asian Languages and Literatures, “A Literary Study of P’ansori 2008,” P’ansori, National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts Korean Music Manuscript Series, pp. 129-162.

Raj Shrestha, David Ussiri and Rattan Lal, Environment and Natural Resources, “Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration Potential in Reclaimed Mine Land Ecosystems to Mitigate the Greenhouse Effect,” Rattan Lal and Ronald Follett, editors, Soil Carbon Sequestration and the Greenhouse Effect, SSSA Spec. Publ. 57, pp. 321-46.

Doug Stutton-Ramspeck, English, “Eating Words,” Coal City Review, Vol. 26, p. 99; “Ebony Bed” and “Wooing,” The Pinch, Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 86-7; “Foursquare,” Cider Press Review, Vol. 10, p. 10; “History of Daylight,” Slant, Vol. 23, pp. 74-5; “Hunger,” Main Street Rag, Vol. 14, No. 2, p. 89.

Recognitions
Jim Bennett, History, was awarded first prize in the Humanities division at the Hayes Graduate Research Forum for his presentation “The Measure of Literacy in Late Medieval England: The Case of St. Albans, 1237-1399,” Columbus, April.

Alan Farmer, English, has been selected by the English Undergraduate Organization as the Undergraduate Professor of the Year.

Gordon Grigsby, English, was awarded an Honorable Mention for his poem, “An Ocean Sound,” in the 2009 Robinson Jeffers Tor House Foundation Poetry Contest.

Barbara Hanawalt, History, had three sessions of papers given in her honor at the 44th International Congress on Medieval Studies at Kalamazoo, Mich., May 8.

Lisa Lex, Optometry, American Optometric Student Association, has earned the Clinical Attending of the Year award.

Ethan Knapp, English, has been selected by the English Graduate Organization as the Graduate Professor of the Year.

Greg Nixon, Optometry, American Optometric Student Association, has earned the Faculty Member of the Year award.

Service
Donna Guy, History, judged humanities senior projects at the Denman Undergraduate Research Forum, Columbus, May 13.

Galal Walker, East Asian Languages and Literatures, participated in a discussion on the Asian Hour, WERE 1300, Cleveland, Feb. 22, topics included US-China relations, intercultural communication, the role of Confucius Institutes and Chinese language study in Ohio.

Concert, construction likely to cause traffic headaches

June 15, 2009

Faculty and staff planning to attend the Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood concert today (6/15) at the Schottenstein Center are reminded that SR 315 construction is likely to create heavy traffic around campus. However, the Medical Center exit ramp and the Lane Avenue entrance ramp to 315 north will still be open this evening. Kenny Road, Olentangy River Road, High Street, Lane Avenue and Woody Hayes Drive are all likely to experience traffic congestion. Traffic officers will be placed strategically around campus to assist motorists.

Concert goers should plan to arrive early for the 8 p.m. show (doors open at 6:30 p.m.) and also anticipate delays leaving the university area. For those who want to arrive before the doors open, there will be live music as well as food and drink on the northeast side of Schottenstein.

If you have a disability and construction temporarily interrupts your access, contact L. Scott Lissner at mailto:ADA-OSU@osu.edu or 292-6207.

Read more: SR 315 project: http://www.buckeyetraffic.org/315

Campus parking: http://tp.osu.edu/alerts/summerconstruction.shtml

Road work on 315 will challenge campus drivers

June 9, 2009

See ODOT map with ramp closures here

by Adam King

Getting to campus via state Route 315 is going to be trickier this summer and well into fall. Bridge and repaving work being done will close the northbound lanes starting in June from Interstate 670 through the Ackerman Road exit.

Continue reading ‘Road work on 315 will challenge campus drivers’

Goerler to serve as University Libraries interim director

June 8, 2009

Professor Raimund E. Goerler has been appointed to serve as interim director of University Libraries, effective June 5, until the appointment of a permanent director has been made.

Joe Branin, recent director of University Libraries, decided to leave for Saudi Arabia much earlier than he had originally planned, and his last day at Ohio State was June 5.

Branin’s leadership and many accomplishments on behalf of University Libraries have been outstanding, and the university wishes him all the best in his new endeavors. A search for a new director was launched in April. Read more: http://oaa.osu.edu/DirectorUniversityLibraries040109.php

Three faculty named Distinguished University Professors

June 8, 2009

An influential disability lawyer, a distinguished classics scholar, and a pioneering economic historian received Ohio State’s highest faculty honor at the university’s Board of Trustees’ meeting on June 5.

The title of Distinguished University Professor was conferred by trustees on: Ruth Colker, the Heck-Faust Memorial Chair in Constitutional Law in the Moritz College of Law; Fritz Graf, professor and chair of the Department of Greek and Latin, and Richard H. Steckel, professor of economics, history and anthropology.

The recipients will each receive a one-time cash award of $30,000 from Academic Affairs to support their academic work and will become members of the President’s and Provost’s Advisory Council. Read more:http://www.osu.edu/universityawards/2009/professor.html

Statement from President Gee on Ohio Senate’s passage of state budget bill

June 4, 2009

“In the context of shrinking state revenues and budget cuts, the Ohio Senate is to be applauded for its steadfast support of public higher education.

The Ohio Senate, House and the Governor are speaking with their actions. The best investment that Ohio can make to create jobs and improve the quality of life in the state is in its public colleges and universities. This investment demonstrates national leadership.

The ball is now squarely in our court. Ohio’s public colleges and universities must carry through on the state’s strategic investment by re-doubling efforts to stimulate long-term economic growth and educate the next generation of leaders.”

Drawn Together

June 4, 2009

 

The inside scoop on how Jeannie Schulz came to donate $1 million (maybe more) to the OSU Cartoon Library and Museum

by Adam King

Jeannie Schulz always marveled at how Peanuts, the comic strip created by her husband Charles Schulz, could touch people in so many ways. Continue reading ‘Drawn Together’

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