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Motivation to help fight cancer trumps fundraising trepidation

July 14, 2010

When she turned 35 years old, Lisa Abrams accomplished her goal of riding her bicycle on a 35-mile trip. Now nine years and a battle with cancer later, she saw the 43-mile Pelotonia ride to Amanda just a few days from her 44th birthday as a sign that she needed to sign up. Lisa Abrams is finding success raising her minimum pledge despite an aversion to asking for donations. “I’ll have to ride an extra mile in the parking lot when we get there to get that 44th mile in, but somehow it just spoke to me as something I ought to do,” said Abrams, who underwent successful treatment for Stage 2 skin cancer in 2008. Abrams, an assistant professor of practice in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and a few others from engineering are still forming a peloton, but they’re already planning several fundraising events as a group, including a bake sale and perhaps a wine tasting at House Wine in Worthington, which has offered its help to riders who wish to host such events. “I’m really not worried about raising enough money because I know people are so willing to help out with the cause,” she said. “I feel really strongly about it and I know there are a lot of other people out there who do as well.” Abrams said she’s not one who’s ever been comfortable asking directly for donations, so she was thrilled to see that she got her first contribution to her ride from a post she put up on Facebook. “It was really the first thing I did to raise money and in no time I had the first donation coming in, so that was really encouraging,” Abrams said. Others in her peloton are hosting neighborhood events such as a cookie party and an ice cream social. Abrams also plans to have some business cards printed that she can hand out as an easy way to request donations and give instructions on how to donate.

Stories of success • Bike jewelry inspires and beautifies • Earning through elbow grease • Pelotonia10: Reasons to ride • Real-life drama helps Boves with their efforts to fight the disease • Pelotonia ideas to get you started: host a fundraising party at your home

Real-life drama helps Boves with their efforts to fight the disease

July 14, 2010

Bob Bove, an HVAC automation specialist for Central Services, said he’s not at all concerned about the $1,500 fundraising minimum for riders, even though both he and his wife Keri are signed up for the trip to Athens. “I think we’ve received enough value from The James to justify any part of it that we have to come up with ourselves,” he said. Bob and Keri Bove have had no trouble raising money once they explain their motivation to ride in the event: Keri’s own battle with cancer. Keri Bove, a 25-year-old runner and non-smoker, was diagnosed in March with lung cancer. Thanks to the type of research done at The James Cancer Hospital – Solove Research Institute, doctors knew that type of cancer is cured with surgery alone most of the time, so she was spared the many rounds of chemotherapy that would have been prescribed only a few short years ago. In truth, they’re not likely to have any of the minimum come out of their own pockets; Keri reached her goal in early July and Bob is about two-thirds of the way there. “We haven’t really even had to work very hard at it,” Bob said. “We have a pretty good story and that helps. “I have some friends who are hosting wine tastings, lots of really creative, fun things, but I just sent out a bunch of letters to friends and colleagues and haven’t had anyone turn me down,” he said. “No one minds being asked to donate to such a good cause because everyone’s affected by cancer one way or another.”

Stories of success • Motivation to help fight cancer trumps fundraising trepidation • Earning through elbow grease • Bike jewelry inspires and beautifies • Pelotonia ideas to get you started: Host a fundraising party at your home • Pelotonia10: Reasons to Ride

Earning through elbow grease

July 14, 2010

Cancer has touched just about everyone at Campus Partners, the affiliated entity charged with spearheading the revitalization of the neighborhoods of the University District. So the staff there is fighting back. Several are riding in Pelotonia and just about all are contributing to the fundraising effort. Shannon Ison, director of facilities Operations at South Campus Gateway, checks the air, brakes and chain on a bicycle brought to the Campus Partners’ bike-wellness fundraiser. Jim Heinen, general manager of the South Campus Gateway division of Campus Partners, Heinen’s sons Alex and Zach, Gateway Director of Facilities Operations Shannon Ison, Campus Partners President Doug Aschenbach and David Gaiser, whose wife Connie is Campus Partners’ senior accountant, have formed an informal sub-team of the OSU Administration and Planning Department’s Peloton. “We are all really driven to make a difference,” Heinen said. “The James saved David Gaiser’s life, and all of us at least know someone who has been affected.” The Campus Partners team has gotten creative in raising money. They’re making use of the space at South Campus Gateway — including the parking garage — for various fundraisers. Every Friday through Aug. 20, staffers will be available from noon-2 p.m. offering to take care of the ABCs of bike wellness (air, brakes and chain) for anyone who stops by with their bike and a donation. The station will be set up in the alley on High Street between 9th and 11th avenues. Also, the staff will set up an auto detailing station inside the South Campus Gateway parking garage on one or two days a week. For $20, drivers can have their cars washed, vacuumed and detailed while they take care of other business — the fee includes cleaning supplies as well as parking in the garage (so $15 of each fee will go to support Pelotonia). Heinen said the staff also is contemplating a cinema event or two in the Film Center.

Stories of success • Motivation to help fight cancer trumps fundraising trepidation • Pelotonia10: Reasons to ride • Bike jewelry inspires and beautifies • Real-life drama helps Boves with their efforts to fight the disease • Pelotonia ideas to get you started: host a fundraising party at your home

University benevolence fund helps students stay afloat when times get tough

July 14, 2010

By Julia Harris

Allison Gibson knows a lot about giving. Before enrolling in the one-year master’s program in Ohio State’s College of Social Work, she served in AmeriCorps; while a student, she worked with the volunteer guardian program at the Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging to help improve that program.

But when she came into some financial hardships of her own, she became the one in need of a little help. Continue reading ‘University benevolence fund helps students stay afloat when times get tough’

Wex plaza hosts fun — and popular — weekly farmer’s market

July 14, 2010

By Katy Ricchiuto

Standing in the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art on a rainy day, Bill Horrigan, director of Media Arts at the Wexner Center, was impressed by the sight of a tiny farmer’s market bustling with activity despite the weather.

When he mentioned the scene to his colleagues at Ohio State, Horrigan never imagined that a similar community-wide food outreach initiative — now called the Market at 15th and High — would soon blossom on the plaza in front of the Wex. Continue reading ‘Wex plaza hosts fun — and popular — weekly farmer’s market’

Newsbriefs, 7/15/10

July 14, 2010

Printer soy toner celebrated
Ohio State University kicked off a new “Soy Toner Alliance” on June 22 to celebrate its use of soy-based toner in many of the university’s laser printers.

The effort has been spearheaded by the university’s printing facility, UniPrint, which maintains about half of the estimated 7,000 printers on the Columbus campus. UniPrint will be using soy-based toner in any printer it maintains for which cartridges are available, currently totaling about 700. Those printers print about 800,000 pages per month.

“It is not simply about using a new product,” said President E. Gordon Gee. “It’s about staking our claim that this university and its leadership role in this state is making sustainability a very important part of who we are.”

OSU associate professor selected for Fulbright scholar program
Magda El-Sherbini, associate professor at the Ohio State University Libraries, has been awarded a Lecturing/Research Grant by the Binational Fulbright Commission in Egypt and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board for 2010-11. El-Sherbini plans to visit the Bibliotheca Alexandrina to study and evaluate the Arabic name authority file union catalog that the library is developing and compare it to the international name authority.

She also will conduct a series of seminars on key topics in librarianship in an effort to share expertise and knowledge of current trends in international librarianship with colleagues in Alexandria.

OARnet part of $30 million broadband stimulus
OARnet, a multidisciplinary research center under Ohio State’s Office of Research, is part of a $30 million federal stimulus grant awarded to Com Net Inc. to add nearly 700 miles of broadband fiber to rural and underserved communities in western Ohio. The award was announced July 2. Com Net Inc., Horizon Telcom, OneCommunity and OARnet formed the Ohio Middle Mile Consortium, a public-private partnership, to create a comprehensive statewide plan to expand broadband infrastructure to underserved areas of the state.

This infrastructure will support new initiatives for reaching Ohioans and promoting creation and retention of jobs in economically distressed areas of the state while maintaining OARnet’s core mission of serving the higher education institutions’ research and education needs. OARnet also serves as the technology operations arm of the University System of Ohio.

Waterman lab benefits from water quality, sustainability state grant
A working farm just west of campus is being transformed into a learning laboratory of best management practices for water quality protection and whole farm sustainability. A $194,324 grant from Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and local matching dollars totaling $132,456 will enable the Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District to demonstrate several progressive projects on OSU’s Waterman Agriculture and Natural Resources Laboratory, 2433 Carmack Road. The projects will serve as application tools for current and future farmers and showcase environmental stewardship for students, faculty and urban residents. More information may be found at extension.osu.edu/news-releases/collections/news-releases.

Lane Avenue exit closed until approximately Aug. 11
The northbound exit ramp from SR 315 to Lane Avenue closed on July 12 and will remain shut for approximately 30 days while bridge repair work is completed. Motorists should use either the Medical Center Drive or Ackerman Road exits to reach main campus. For more information, visit dot.state.oh.us/projects/315/Pages/default.aspx.

WOSU Public Media purchases 101.1 FM for all-classical station
WOSU Public Media, through its licensee Ohio State, has agreed to terms to acquire radio station frequency 101.1 FM to expand WOSU’s public service broadcasting for the region. WOSU expects to officially take over the station within approximately four months pending timely FCC approval.

101.1 FM is a locally owned adult alternative rock radio station, which will continue to provide its programming through 102.5 and will continue to serve as the No. 1 alternative station in Columbus. WOSU Public Media, with the addition of 101.1 FM, will provide the community with its only full-time classical music station and transform WOSU 89.7 FM into central Ohio’s only 24-hour FM NPR news station.

WOSU has filed with the FCC for approval of the assignment of the broadcast license and plans to apply for new call letters. WOSU will operate the station as a noncommercial service, in keeping with its public service mission, while also providing live online streaming of both 101.1 and 89.7 FM.

Cannon Drive to remain closed through August
Facilities Operations and Development has announced that Cannon Drive will remain closed until the end of August because of safety concerns and unforeseen conditions. FOD apologizes for the continued inconvenience. Access to Drake Union and the mid-tower parking lot will continue to be available from either the north or the south throughout this time. Drake Union bridge repair work will begin the week of July 19, affecting the bike path and entrance into Drake Union. For more information, visit fod.osu.edu/projects/tower_district/2010_7-8.htm.

Promote student employment opportunities at Ohio Union Buckeye Job Fair
Looking for a few great student employees to join your team? Promote your student employment opportunities at the Ohio Union’s Buckeye Job Fair during Welcome Week, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 22 in the Great Hall Meeting Rooms. The cost is $30. If you are interested in participating or have general questions, visit ohiounion.osu.edu/articles/id/408 or contact Jen Cottrell at Cottrell.76@osu.edu or 247-5401.

Trustees, 7/15/10

July 14, 2010

The Ohio State Board of Trustees approved a variety of personnel, fiscal and construction-related matters at its meeting June 18 at the Ohio Union.

College of Arts and Sciences established
The board approved a new structure for the university’s Arts and Sciences academic programs. The new College of Arts and Sciences will include three divisions: Arts and Humanities, Natural and Mathematical Sciences and Social and Behavioral Sciences. The restructuring is aimed at ensuring a unified, effective voice for the arts and sciences as the intellectual and academic core of the university.

Student user fees and charges approved
The board approved a 5.5 percent increase in room and board fees, bringing the average cost for three quarters and 19 meals a week to $8,874. The cost varies depending on room type and meal plan. The board also approved an increase of 3.3 percent in University Health System charges and an average 5 percent increase in the parking fee, as well as a series of student fees for activities and services that are self-supporting or receive no state support or tuition dollars.

Property purchase authorized
The board authorized the university to purchase the former Chalmers Wylie Veterans Administration Clinic at 543 Taylor Ave. The 136,000 square-foot, three-story structure will be used to enhance University Hospital East’s ambulatory care capabilities. The university will purchase the property from iStar for

$11.5 million and simultaneously receive $2.8 million from the Veterans Administration to terminate its lease for a net purchase price of $8.7 million.

Release of funds for ProjectONE authorized
The board authorized the release of $925 million for the Ohio State University Medical Center’s ProjectONE-related design, construction and construction-management contracts. The $1 billion ProjectONE is to be funded by university bond proceeds and $75 million in development funds.

Medical Center board appointments ratified
The board ratified the following appointments to Medical Center boards (terms run through June 30, 2013, unless noted):

Medical Center Board: Cheryl Krueger, Stuart Sloan.

University Hospital Board: Kevin Reeves, Shirley Rogers-Reece.

James Cancer Hospital Board: Richard Butera, Sander Flaum.

University Hospital East Board: Anne “Nancy” Jeffrey, Sue Zazon, Guy Cole Jr.

OSU Harding Hospital Board: Eddie Harrell Jr. (through June 30, 2011), Charles Schneider.

Ross Heart Hospital Board: Yaromir Steiner, Daphne Bell.

Regional campus board appointments approved

The board approved the following appointments to The Ohio State University regional campus boards (terms run through June 30, 2013, unless noted):

OSU Marion: Ronald Scharer (chair, through June 30, 2011), Stephen Keen (vice chair, through June 30, 2011), Vaughn Sizemore, Anne Spreng, Craig Wanner.

OSU Newark: Michael Cantlin, Diane DeLawder, Richard Gummer, Laraine Tumblin (student, through June 30, 2011).

Room name approved
The board approved naming Room 150 in the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center the Bea Cleveland Room. Professor Emerita Beatrice Cleveland served for 32 years as a faculty member of OSU Extension and has been an outstanding volunteer and advocate for 4-H.

Personnel actions
The board approved the following personnel appointments and reappointments:

• Prabir Dutta, Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Chemistry.

• Thomas Gregoire, dean of the College of Social Work, through June 30, 2015.

• Archie Griffin, senior vice president for alumni relations.

• Ellen Mosley-Thompson,  Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Geography.

• Howard Sokolov, clinical professor and holder of the George T. Harding III, MD, Endowed Chair in Psychiatry in the College of Medicine, through Dec. 31, 2012.

• Robert Bahnson, the Dave Longaberger Endowed Chair in Urology in the College of Medicine, through June 30, 2014.

• Thomas Best, the Warner M. and Lora Kays Pomerene Chair in Medicine in the College of Medicine, through June 30, 2014.

• Clara Bloomfield, the William Greenville Pace III Endowed Chair in Cancer Research in the College of Medicine, through June 30, 2014.

• Ching-Shih Chen, the Lucius A. Wing Chair of Cancer Research and Therapy in the College of Medicine, through June 30, 2014.

• Larry Copeland, the William Greenville Pace III and Joann Norris Collins-Pace Chair for Cancer Research in the College of Medicine, through June 30, 2014.

• Carlo Croce, the John W. Wolfe Chair in Human Cancer Genetics in the Comprehensive Cancer Center/The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, through June 30, 2014.

• Albert de la Chapelle, the Leonard J. Immke Jr. and Charlotte L. Immke Chair in Cancer Research in the Comprehensive Cancer Center/The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, through June 30, 2014.

• Christopher Ellison, the Robert M. Zollinger Chair in Surgery in the College of Medicine, through June 30, 2014.

• William Farrar, the Arthur G. and Mildred C. James-Richard J. Solove Chair in Surgical Oncology in the Comprehensive Cancer Center/The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, through June 30, 2014.

• Jeffrey Fowler, the John G. Boutselis, MD, Chair in Gynecology through, June 30, 2014.

• Ronald Glaser, the Gilbert and Kathryn Mitchell Chair in the College of Medicine, through June 30, 2014.

• Michael Knopp, the Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. Chair for Clinical Research in the College of Medicine, through June 30, 2014.

• Periannan Kuppusamy, the William D. and Jacqueline L. Wells Chair in Imaging Research in the Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, through June 30, 2014.

• Hagop Mekhjian, senior vice president in the Office of Health Sciences and chief medical officer in the Ohio State University Medical Center.

• Kwame Osei, the Ralph W. Kurtz Chair in Hormonology in the College of Medicine, through June 30, 2014.

• Michael Racke, the Helen C. Kurtz Chair in Neurology in the College of Medicine, through June 30, 2014.

• Hanumantha Unnava, the W. Arthur Cullman Professorship in Marketing in the Fisher College of Business, through Sept. 30, 2014.

• Paul Weber, the Irene D. Hirsch Chair in Ophthalmology in the College of Medicine, through June 30, 2014.

Emeritus titles granted
The board approved emeritus/emerita titles for:

Deborah Ballam, Department of Finance; Gary Berntson, Department of Psychology; Donald Harris, School of Music; William Hayton, College of Pharmacy; Lawrence Mathes, Department of Veterinary Biosciences; Larry Miller, Department of Human and Community Resource Development; Patricia Reagan, Department of Economics; Paul Robinson, School of Music; Sally Rudmann, School of Allied Medical Professions; Dimitrios Spigos, Department of Radiology; Peter Webb, School of Earth Sciences; James Williams, Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Jeanne Clement, College of Nursing; Joseph Gliem, Department of Human and Community Resource Development; John Harder, Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology; Garry McKenzie, School Of Earth Science; Shirley Badger, Agricultural Technical Institute.

Resolutions in memoriam
The board adopted resolutions in memoriam for:

• Alfred Clarke, professor emeritus in the Department of Sociology, who died Jan. 27.

• John Crites, chair and professor emeritus in the Department of Zoology (now known as the Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology), who died Jan. 9.

• Nathan Keyfitz, professor emeritus in the Department of Sociology, who died April 6.

• Anita McCormick, professor emerita in OSU Extension, who died March 8.

Development report
The board accepted the University Development Report as of April 30, 2010. The report included the establishment of the John A. Russell Chair for Communication Excellence and 10 new named endowed funds, totaling $2.9 million in private giving to the university (see the entire list at oncampus.osu.edu).

Bond issuance
The board authorized the university to issue general receipt bonds and commercial paper notes in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1.6 billion.

Construction projects authorized
The board authorized the university to enter into professional services contracts for the following project:

• University Hospitals East Ambulatory Care Center — Estimated professional services cost is $600,000 of the total project cost of $4.5 million, to be provided by Health Systems auxiliary funds.

The board authorized the university to enter into construction contracts for the following projects:

• Rebuild of 17th Avenue — Estimated construction cost is $9.7 million of the $11.5 million total project cost, to be provided by university bond proceeds.

• University Hospitals East Ambulatory Care Center — Estimated construction cost is $3.9 million of the $4.5 million total project cost, to be provided by Health Systems auxiliary funds.

Health budget approved
The board accepted the Fiscal Affairs Committee’s motion to adopt the OSU Health System’s FY 2011 budget.

Calendar, 7/15/10

July 14, 2010

Conference

Aug. 7, College of Social Work co-sponsored Event, “GenerAsian Next,” 9 a.m.-6 p.m., the Ohio Union, 1739 N. High St., earn 5 CEU clock hours for full participation, this event is open to the public with pre-registration, for description and registration visit generasian-next.org.

Events

July 15, Dependent Tuition Assistance application deadline, download form at hr.osu.edu/benefits/eb_tuitionassistance, contact HR Customer Service at service@hr.osu.edu or 292-1050 for more information.

July 15, Marotta Hour: Fluxmonkey, 7-8 p.m., OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., free, 292-8861.

Reduce pests, increase vegetable garden intensity
July 18

Backyard vegetable pests and “succession planting” are topics for the third of a series of free Franklin County Master Gardener Vegetable Garden Fete programs, from noon-1:30 p.m. at the Waterman Agriculture and Natural Resources Laboratory, 2490 Carmack Road. OSU Extension and OARDC are the sponsors. Additional topics will be addressed at the Master Gardeners’ final summer program on Aug. 7. For more information contact Annette Swanberg at
529-9773 or visit extension.osu.edu/news-releases.

Aug. 3, Rooftop Garden Tour, 2-3 p.m., OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., respond to dance.2@buckeyemail.osu.edu, limited space, 292-8861.

Exhibits

E.F. Hebner: Memorial celebration and exhibition
Through July 16

Celebrating the life and passions of professor emeritus E.F. Hebner (1926-2010), the exhibition in Hopkins Hall Gallery + Corridor spans from his 1948 award-winning drawing, created while he was a student at Washington University in St. Louis, to his most recent painting completed in February 2010. On view are hundreds of items from the early years of Expanded Arts, a program Hebner founded in the Department of Art in the 1960s. Hebner taught at OSU from 1956-92. Summer quarter gallery hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. or by appointment (292-5072). The exhibition is free and open to the public.

Through Aug. 7, “Chine-collé: Chine-collé,” OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., free, 292-8861.

Through Aug. 20, “What’s New? A Sampler of Recent Acquisitions,” Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum, Reading Room Gallery, 27 W. 17th Avenue Mall, cartoons.osu.edu or 292-0538.

Through Aug. 27, “New Works,” paintings by Frederick Fochtman, Faculty Club, 181 S. Oval Drive, ohiostatefacultyclub.com or 292-2262.

Through Sept. 2, “Accessible Expressions Ohio,” OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., free, 292-8861.

Through Oct. 2, “Alan Price: Immersive Environments 2005-2010,” OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., free, 292-8861

Through Oct. 9, “Charles A. Csuri: Beyond Boundaries, 1963-present,” OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., free, 292-8861.

Film

Aug. 6, College of Social Work Friday Night Film Festival Series, “Food, Inc.,” 7 p.m., 115 Stillman Hall, 1947 College Road, free to alumni, students, faculty, friends and public, a non-perishable food donation is requested for Mid-Ohio Food Bank, csw.osu.edu/alumni/events or 247-7927.

Lectures

July 15, Stone Lab 2010 Guest Lecture Series, “NOAA in the Great Lakes,” Marie Colton, director, NOAAs Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab, 7 p.m., Gibraltar Island, Put-in-Bay, live broadcast in 333C Kottman Hall, 2021 Coffey Road, 285-1800.

July 29, Stone Lab 2010 Guest Lecture Series, “Algae Blooms in Lake Erie: Overview and Findings of the Ohio Lake Erie Phosphorus Task Force,” Gail Hesse, chair, Lake Erie Phosphorus Task Force, OEPA, 7 p.m., Gibraltar Island, Put-in-Bay, live broadcast in 333C Kottman Hall, 2021 Coffey Road, 285-1800.

Aug. 5, Stone Lab 2010 Guest Lecture Series, “The Asian Carp Threat to Lake Erie Fisheries,” Roger Knight, ODNR Division of Wildlife, 7 p.m., Gibraltar Island, Put-in-Bay, live broadcast in 333C Kottman Hall, 2021 Coffey Road, 285-1800.

Aug. 12, Stone Lab 2010 Guest Lecture Series, “Lake Erie and the World’s Other Great Lakes: Lessons in Sustainability,” John Gannon, International Joint Commission, 7 p.m., Gibraltar Island, Put-in-Bay, live broadcast in 333C Kottman Hall, 2021 Coffey Road, 285-1800.

Meetings

July 21, Retirement Choices Forum for New Faculty and Staff, noon-1 p.m., Office of Human Resources, Room 421, Suite 430, 1590 N. High St., hr.osu.edu/benefits/retirementbenefits or 292-1050.

Aug. 10, Succeeding Financially, “College Choice and College Savings,” Robert Reed, Reed Financial Planning, noon-1 p.m., Office of Human Resources, Room 425, Suite 430, 1590 N. High St., registration required, hr.osu.edu/ohrc/ld_customizedtraining.

Aug. 11, Choosing Your Health Benefits for New Employees, noon-1 p.m., Office of Human Resources, Suite 430, 1590 N. High St., hr.osu.edu/benefits or 292-1050.

Nominations, Grants and Awards

eLearning grant applications available
Deadline: July 16

Apply for the Office of the Chief Information Officer’s eLearning Professional Development Grants to receive up to $1,000 (funding requires a 1:1 cash or in-kind match from unit, department or other source) for individual, group and departmental support. For more information, e-mail ltgrants@osu.edu or visit lt.osu.edu/grants.

Training

July 21, University Center for the Advancement of Teaching, quarters to semesters transition program, “Curriculum Design Institute,” noon-3 p.m., 300 Younkin Success Center, 1640 Neil Ave., registration required, nelms.1@osu.edu or 292-3644.

Attend an IRB forms help session
July 21

Investigators, graduate students and research staff are encouraged to attend a help session on the IRB applications for amendments and continuing reviews from 3-4 p.m. in 113 Research Administration Building. Office of Responsible Research Practices staff will provide an overview of the forms. This particular session is targeted to researchers who submit materials to the Behavior and Social Sciences IRB but is open to all human subjects researchers. Registration is requested at research.osu.edu/ortec/training/eventreg.cfm?key=983. For more information, contact 292-0214 or prestage.2@osu.edu.

July 23, College of Social Work Training, “Bridging At-Risk Youth: Military Families,” 1-4:15 p.m., 115 Stillman Hall, 1947 College Road, earn 3 CEU/RCH clock hours, open to the public, visit csw.osu.edu/trainingforprofessionals/trainingcalendar for description and registration.

July 27-28, Human Resources Training, “Hire an Employee,” 1-5 p.m. both days, 191 Mount Hall, 1050 Carmack Road, registration required, oit.osu.edu/hrfin/hrschedule/html.

July 29-30, Financial Training and Documentation, “The Procurement and Payment Process,” 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. both days, 231 Mount Hall, 1050 Carmack Road, registration required, oit.ohio-state.edu/hrfin/trainingregistration.html.

Aug. 2-6, University Center for the Advancement of Teaching, quarters to semesters transition program, “Course Design Institute,” 10 a.m.-1 p.m. each day, 300 Younkin Success Center, 1640 Neil Ave., enrollment limited to 12, registration required, ucat@osu.edu or ucat.osu.edu.

Aug. 3, College of Social Work Training, “The Big Picture: Public and Organizational Policy,” 9 a.m.-4:15 p.m., 115 Stillman Hall, 1947 College Road, earn 6 CEU/RCH clock hours, open to the public, visit csw.osu.edu/trainingforprofessionals/trainingcalendar for description and registration.

Aug. 4-5, Financial Training and Documentation, “Accounting at OSU,” 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. both days, 231 Mount Hall, 1050 Carmack Road, registration required, oit.ohio-state.edu/hrfin/trainingregistration.html.

Aug. 6, College of Social Work Training, “Boundaries: Teaching Clients When to Say Yes and How to Say No,” 1-4:15 p.m., 115 Stillman Hall, 1947 College Road, earn 3 CEU/RCH clock hours, open to the public, visit csw.osu.edu/trainingforprofessionals/trainingcalendar for description and registration.

Aug. 10, College of Social Work Training, “Bioethics Through a Social Work Lens,” 5-8:15 p.m., 115 Stillman Hall, 1947 College Road, earn 3 CEU/RCH clock hours, open to the public, visit csw.osu.edu/trainingforprofessionals/trainingcalendar for description and registration.

Aug. 10-11, Human Resources Training, “Manage Timekeeping,” 8:30 a.m.-noon both days, 191 Mount Hall, 1050 Carmack Road, registration required, oit.osu.edu/hrfin/hrschedule/html.

Aug. 11-12, Financial Training and Documentation, “Using General Ledger Reports,” 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Aug. 11 and 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Aug. 12, 231 Mount Hall, 1050 Carmack Road, registration required, oit.ohio-state.edu/hrfin/trainingregistration.html.

Wexner

Through July 31, The Box, “54 Days this Winter 36 Days this Spring for 18 Minutes,” (Dani Leventhal, 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, 1871 N. High St., free, 292-3535.

Through Aug. 15, On View: Mark Bradford, Wexner Center Galleries, 1871 N. High St., admission (free to visitors the first Sunday of the month and every Thursday after 4 p.m.), 292-3535.

Through Aug. 15, On View: Zoe Strauss, “Works for Columbus, OH,” Wexner Center Galleries, 1871 N. High St., admission (free to visitors the first Sunday of the month and every Thursday after 4 p.m.), 292-3535.

Through Oct. 28, Public Programs: The Market at 15th & High, outdoor farmers’ market, 4-7 p.m., Wexner Center Plaza, 292-3535.

July 15, Wex at Gateway, “Trash Humpers” (Harmony Korine, 2009), visit wexarts.org for screening times, Gateway Film Center, 1550 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

July 15, GenWex Presents: Peronis on the Plaza, 6:30 p.m., Wexner Center Plaza, 1871 N. High St., free, cash bar, 292-3535.

July 15, A Summer Abroad: Cinema Italiano, “Umberto D” (Vittorio De Sica, 1952), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

July 15, Wex Drive-In, “The Talented Mr. Ripley” (Anthony Minghella, 1999), 8 p.m., Wexner Center Plaza, free, 292-3535.

July 15-16, Teen Arts Fusion 2010, “Club Mix with DJ Scoot,” 1:30-4:30 p.m. both days, Wexner Center, 1871 N. High St., registration required with fee, contact edweb@wexarts.org or 292-6493 for more information.

July 16-17, A Summer Abroad: Cinema Italiano, “I Am Love” (Luca Guadagnino, 2009), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

July 16-22, Wex at Gateway, “The Father of My Children” (Mia Hansen-Løve, 2009), visit wexarts.org for screening times, Gateway Film Center, 1550 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

July 17, Next @ Wex, On Fillmore with Rachel Grimes, 8 p.m., Performance Space, 1871 N. High St., $14 admission, 292-3535.

July 22, A Summer Abroad: Cinema Italiano, “Zabriskie Point” (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1970) and “Il posto” (Ermanno Olmi, 1961), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

July 23-24, Contemporary Screen, “Everyone Else” (Maren Ade, 2009), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

July 23-29, Wex at Gateway, “The Oath” (Laura Poitras, 2010), visit wexarts.org for screening times, Gateway Film Center, 1550 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

July 29, A Summer Abroad: Cinema Italiano, “The Conformist” (Bernardo Bertolucci, 1970) and “Mafioso” (Alberto Lattuada, 1962), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

July 30-31, Visiting Filmmakers: Shirin Neshat and Shoja Azari, “Women without Men” (Shirin Neshat, 2009), introduced by filmmakers July 30, 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

July 30-Aug. 5, Wex at Gateway, “The Thorn in the Heart” (Michel Gondry, 2009), visit wexarts.org for screening times, Gateway Film Center, 1550 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

Aug. 1-31, The Box, “57.600 Seconds of Invisible Night and Light,” (Flatform, 2010), 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, 1871 N. High St., free, 292-3535.

Aug. 5, A Summer Abroad: Cinema italiano, “Amarcord” (Federico Fellini, 1973) and “Divorce Italian Style” (Peitro Germi, 1961), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

Aug. 6-7, Classics, “Metropolis” (Fritz Lang, 1927), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

Aug. 10, Special Event, Double-Barreled! B-Movie! Secret Cinema!, 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., $3 admission, 292-3535.

Aug. 12, A Summer Abroad: Cinema Italiano, “Le amiche (The girlfriends)” (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1955) and “Blow-Up” (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1966), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

Workshops

July 23-24, Warren G. Harding Symposium, “The Man, the Myth and the Legacy,” Ohio State Marion, 1465 Mt. Vernon Ave., the Harding Home and Museum, 380 Mt. Vernon Ave., registration required, visit osumarion.osu.edu/harding for more information.

Take Your Course Online two-part workshop
July 27 and 29

Join the Digital Union staff in the Learning Collaboration Studio (060 Science and Engineering Library) from
10 a.m.-noon for a two-part workshop that provides a conceptual framework for moving a face-to-face course to an online or hybrid setting. This workshop series, sponsored by the Office of the Chief Information Officer, is a companion to the Teach Online website, which includes examples of common eLearning technologies and advice from Ohio State instructors with experience in online teaching. Registration for both workshops closes at 5 p.m. July 22. For more information, visit lt.osu.edu/calendar.

Jill Galvan, assistant professor of English

July 14, 2010

Jill Galvan is an assistant professor of English who specializes in  Victorian and turn-of-the-century literature and culture. She is the author of The Sympathetic Medium: Feminine Channeling, the Occult and Communication Technologies, 1859-1919.

What are your five favorite books and why?

Villette by Charlotte Brontë
I’m drawn to rich character studies, along with unusual narrative points of view, and the protagonist Lucy Snowe is a classic unreliable narrator. Then there’s her wryness; there are moments of her narration that make me laugh out loud. For a long time, I preferred this one to Brontë’s Jane Eyre. But I still have to work to get my students to appreciate Villette as much as I do.

Middlemarch by George Eliot
Eliot is a master of character psychology, and I find her perspective on humanity dead-on. It’s amazing how well she understands sympathy as the basis of morality, but also the many difficulties of sympathy — and how she can manage to build a great story around those heady ideas. With its long, intricate plot that you can easily sink your teeth into, this is just the type of novel that drew me to the Victorian period.

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
More unreliable narration, wonderfully executed. The last paragraphs of the novel give me chills — they’re that masterfully ambiguous. Now that I have kids especially, I find Humbert Humbert difficult to stomach sometimes, but I’ll keep coming back to this novel because it’s that good.

The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
I love the way the novel dances around Caddy as its center, but only ever lets you just glance at her. That structure exactly, movingly captures what she means in the other characters’ lives.

A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes
While I might not call it a favorite, it is a great book I only discovered recently — a kind of lost modernist work. It’s an interesting deconstruction of the idea of childhood innocence.

Booktalk highlights the literary opinions of faculty and staff at Ohio State. To nominate a colleague for a future Booktalk, e-mail Julia Harris at harris.587@osu.edu.

WOSU Public Media obtains 101.1 FM to expand programming

July 9, 2010

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