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Doug Dangler, associate director of the Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing - Julia Watson, professor of comparative studies
Julia Watson is associate dean for admissions and undergraduate affairs in arts and humanities and professor of comparative studies
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Top 3on2, 6-4-09
Posted on | June 4, 2009 | 1,510 views |
It’s a small world after all
The high school students in the Wexner Center for the Arts’ half-year Art & Environment course put the works they created on display at the center in an exhibition titled Interventions: Students Respond to the Environment. Here, a young visitor checks out a piece titled “Fountain to Sustainability” by Deseraé Brooks from Columbus Alternative High School. The piece describes how all causes have an effect on the Earth and how those causes directly or indirectly influence global warming. (Kevin Fitzsimons photo)
Gabby Reissland, an enterprise risk manager in the Office of Business and Finance, has been at OSU 25 years
Why did you choose to work at Ohio State? I started working at OSU in 10th grade in 1977 as a banquet waitress for the Ohio Union. I had so much fun. I then worked as a student nurse/intern at the hospital and liked that too. I had such a great experience as a student that I vowed to stay at Ohio State.
Gabby Reissland, Office of Business and Finance
What do you like about your job? My job is so diverse that it is never the same thing twice. I get to see a wide-angle view of the university. It’s an unbelievable opportunity.
What would you improve at Ohio State? Free Ice Cream Fridays!!! Nothing really, there are always opportunities for improvement, but overall it’s a pretty decent place to work.
If you weren’t working at Ohio State, what would you be doing? Making costumes for a Broadway or Las Vegas show. I love sewing. I particularly like sewing costumes.
What is your favorite activity outside of work? Gardening and sewing because it gives me great solitary time to think, dream and create.
What advice would you give a new employee? Don’t be afraid to explore the university. Visit areas that are outside of your normal job surroundings. Take advantage of all the free/cheap opportunities. Work out at the RPAC!
Of what honor or recognition are you most proud? Aunt - I love my nieces and nephews and hope that I am a good role model for them.
Who is your hero? I have lots of heroes, but top of the list would be my parents. They did everything right and raised seven college-educated children on a bare-bones budget.
What are you going to do when you retire? Sleep for three solid months, wake up and then figure out the next three months.
If you were the university president for a day, what would you do? I would hire someone to clean Gabby Reissland’s office. And then I would ask for a tour of places on campus that only the president or top officials can visit.
To nominate a staff member for an upcoming issue, e-mail oncampus@osu.edu.
Staff pose questions during Conversation with President Gee
The Staff Conversation with President Gordon Gee at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center June 1 was a discussion of vision and strategy from Gee, with staff asking questions relating that vision to their daily experiences.
Change is coming, Gee said, and he hopes that change will set Ohio State up as the leader for what universities should look like over the next 50 years.
“We’re not a confederation of colleges that is just connected by telephone lines,” Gee said. “The Medical Center can be in Albany, NY, if that’s the case. The power is in if we operate, act, think and envision ourselves as one institution so that those in the law school and in philosophy can work together. They can lie down like lambs instead of like lions together. It’s a totally different way to think.”
One staff person asked if Martians were to land at OSU in 10 years, what one thing would Gee like them to remember about their visit?
“In the end, all this stuff we talk about boils down to talent and culture,” Gee said. “We have to have the most talented faculty, staff and students rubbing up against each other to make it a compelling place to teach and learn and be a part of. We’re developing a high-performance culture here. We’re going to recognize each individual as individual contributors to the institution. It means we can create an environment for faculty and staff where they can change and grow over time.”
In response to other questions at the University Staff Advisory Committee-sponsored event, Gee touched on his strong support for Joseph Steinmetz, the new executive dean of the Colleges of the Arts and Sciences, and how the master planning process will more effectively pair buildings and the programs they house.
“Internally we have to get everyone in the same room and use those assets more wisely,” he said.
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From WOSU Newsroom- OSU Athletics News
June 20th, 2009 @ 9:00 pm
Loved Gabby’s interview! I love Gabby, too. OSU is as fortunate as she is that the two developed a lasting relationship. She’s gifted, efficient, loyal, compassionate, lovable and loved. And that’s the truth!– Auntie Viv