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Newsbriefs, 10/22/09

Posted on | October 21, 2009 | 401 views |

President Gee meets with staff Nov. 2
The University Staff Advisory Committee will host a Staff Conversation with President Gordon Gee from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Fawcett Center Assembly Hall. Gee will have an informal discussion with those in attendance about key university issues and then open the floor to a question-and-answer
session.

Staff who can’t appear in person may send questions ahead of the event to usac@osu.edu. Any question not addressed during the event will be answered at usac.osu.edu, where a live Webcast of the event also will be available. USAC is asking college and department heads to support staff in attending the event.

College of Engineering dean search committee members named
Provost Joe Alutto chose members for the search committee for the Dean of the College of Engineering on Oct. 16. The committee members are: Joseph Steinmetz, vice provost and executive dean, search committee chair; Jane Amidon, associate professor, Knowlton School of Architecture; Rudolph Buchheit, professor and chair, Department of Materials Science and Engineering; L.S. Fan, Distinguished University Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Hamish Fraser, Ohio Eminent Scholar, Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Vijay Gadepally, Council of Graduate Students representative; Robert Gustafson, professor and director, Engineering Education Innovation Center; Richard Hart, professor and chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering;

Mary Juhas, assistant dean, College of Engineering; William Lhota, president and CEO, Central Ohio Transit Authority; William Marras, professor, Department of Integrated Systems Engineering; Patrick Mayer, Undergraduate Student Government representative; Michael Paulaitis, Ohio Eminent Scholar, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Christine Poon, dean, Fisher College of Business; Linda Weavers, professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science; Ronald Townsend, executive vice president, Global Laboratory Operations, Battelle Memorial Institute.

NIH awards Ohio State grant for population research center
Ohio State’s Initiative in Population Research has received a $2.2 million, five-year award from the National Institutes of Health establishing IPR as a premier population research center with signature strengths in the study of family demography, population health and geographic analysis of health. The IPR brings together behavioral and health scientists from six colleges and 14 departments across Ohio State to better understand the health of children, adults, families and communities. A sampling of the range of population research conducted and supported by IPR includes studies of population growth in Africa and South Asia; unintended pregnancy in the US and in developing countries; child health and development; adult health disparities; and differential access to health care.

Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research awards available
Applications are available now for the US Department of Education’s Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad program for advanced graduate students studying modern foreign language and area studies. Eligibility is restricted to students who possess the requisite language skills for the dissertation project and who are US citizens or permanent residents. Applications are available at ed.gov/programs/iegpsddrap/applicant.html. The OSU campus deadline to submit applications is Nov. 16. For more information contact Joanna Kukielka-Blaser at kukielka-blaser.1@osu.edu.

Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research grants offered
Applications are available now for the US Department of Education’s Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Program. The program provides grants to colleges and universities to fund faculty to maintain and improve their area studies and foreign language skills by conducting research in other countries for periods of three to 12 months (projects focusing on western Europe are not supported). Grants provide travel expenses, a maintenance allowance (based on academic year salary) and a project allowance (for research related expenses such as books, copying, tuition). Applications are available at ed.gov/programs/iegpsfra/applicant.html. The OSU campus deadline to submit applications is Nov. 16. For more information contact Joanna Kukielka-Blaser at kukielka-blaser.1@osu.edu.

Ohio State begins providing all-in-one recycling containers
Working toward achievement of Ohio State’s goal of a 40 percent recycling rate by 2010, the university is launching the new All-In-One recycling program on the Columbus campus. The program is cost effective and makes recycling convenient for students, faculty, staff and visitors. Departments are encouraged to buy recycling containers for offices, break rooms and other public areas. For questions about recycling on campus or how to order containers, visit recycle.osu.edu or call 292-1528. More information also is available at fod.osu.edu/recycling.

Workshops help employees deal with grief, diabetic stress
The University Faculty and Staff Assistance Program is offering a pair of November workshops to help employees cope with holiday stress or diabetic issues related to stress or depression.

Program Counselor Lisa Borelli conducts “Facing Grief during the Holidays” from 5-6 p.m. Nov. 9 at OSU Health Plan, 700 Ackerman Road, Suite 580. This workshop is designed to help employees identify symptoms of grief, stress and depression and teach coping skills and resources that can help.

On Nov. 18, Borelli delivers “Stress Managment for Diabetics” from 5-6:15 p.m. at the same location. This workshop is designed to help employees manage moods, increase their awareness of coping skills and consistently adhere to their condition management. The workshops are free but registration is required and space is limited. Contact Borelli at 292-1709 or borelli.3@osu.edu for more information or to register. Attending this workshop can earn you points in the Your Plan for Health Incentive Program.

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