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Exhibition at the OSU Urban Arts Space tells stories that may be hard to hear

September 22, 2010

By Julia Harris

There is nothing beautiful about war.

And yet Ash Woolson, a graduate student in the Department of Art and a veteran of the Iraq war, can’t seem to stop looking at photographs from the battlefield. It’s almost an obsession. Continue reading ‘Exhibition at the OSU Urban Arts Space tells stories that may be hard to hear’

Maura Heaphy, English Department

September 22, 2010

Maura Heaphy is a senior lecturer in the English Department, where she teaches Science Fiction, Introduction to Fiction Writing and Business Writing. She is the author of Science Fiction Authors: A Research Guide (2008) and 100 Most Popular Science Fiction Authors (2010), both published by Libraries Unlimited, Santa Barbara, Calif.

What are your five favorite books and why?

The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick Alternate history, in which Nazi Germany and Japan won a much-changed version of World War II. Dick constructs a plausible alternative reality — banal and horrifying at the same time — and like so many Dick stories, this gets its punch from the realization that, like the characters in the novel, we are not being told everything.

Time and Again by Jack Finney

Auto-hypnosis allows artist Si Morley to transport himself back to 1880s New York City to solve a mystery. A book that beautifully captures the bitter-sweet lure of the past, and — for me, as an exiled New Yorker — the timeless attraction of The Big Apple.

The Dazzle of Day by Molly Gloss

A Quaker community establishes a perfectly balanced world for itself on a starship escaping the dying planet Earth. But as their descendents approach their destination, doubts surface about leaving the “safety” of their artificial home for an inhospitable new planet. This beautifully written book is one I can read over and over again, and get something new every time.

Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban

An amazing linguistic tour de force. Two thousand years after nuclear war, England has been blasted back to hard-scrabble primitivism, an alien landscape where the Iron Age meets Heironymous Bosch. A boy on the verge of manhood makes two discoveries — one threatens renewed destruction, the other offers hope. Written in a version of English that is, like its setting, rusted and eroded and “just woar down a littl.”

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

“Winter” is a snow-bound world whose androgynous inhabitants are male or female as circumstances require. The naïve young ambassador of a galactic confederation is sent there to make first contact with the people of Winter and learns a hard lesson about himself and his prejudices. Contains the immortal line, “the King was pregnant.”

What classic novel was a disappointment to you? What “important book” have you not read and why haven’t you read it?

I’ve combined these two questions because the answer to both can be summed up in one name — Robert A. Heinlein. I tried to like Stranger in a Strange Land, honest, I did. About halfway through it, I decided that one of us had to go.

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.

OSU fills Development post, begins search for new leader of Medicine

September 22, 2010

As two key senior leaders departed for positions at other universities, Ohio State moved quickly to fill one position and will conduct a national search for the other.

OSU named a new chief of fundraising in Andrew Sorensen, who has served as president of two universities and chief academic officer of another. He will lead Ohio State’s development and fundraising efforts and initiatives. His appointment as senior vice president for University Development is effective Oct. 5.

Sorensen joins Ohio State from the Institute for the Advancement of Health Care, a partnership between the University of South Carolina and the Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center, where he has served as president since 2008. Prior to joining the IAHC as president, he was president of the University of South Carolina and the University of Alabama.

He replaces Peter Weiler, who recently announced he was leaving the university for a position at the University of New Hampshire and to be closer to his East Coast family.

Sorensen will lead Ohio State’s fundraising efforts, including the upcoming major university-wide fundraising campaign. He also will serve as president of The Ohio State University Foundation.

“Dr. Sorensen is one of the country’s most senior leaders in higher education, and we are remarkably fortunate to have attracted him to lead the university’s comprehensive development efforts,” said E. Gordon Gee, president of Ohio State. “Andy’s experience, wisdom and strategic vision will be enormously valuable in engaging alumni and friends in new ways to secure a strong financial foundation for the work of our students, faculty and
staff.”

Sorensen began his career in higher education administration in 1983 as dean of the School of Public Health at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. In 1986 he was named executive director of the AIDS Institute at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. In 1990 he joined the University of Florida as provost and vice president for academic affairs. He was named president of the University of Alabama in 1996 and president of the University of South Carolina in 2002.

Wiley “Chip” Souba, vice president and executive dean for Health Sciences and dean, OSU College of Medicine, will be leaving his position here to become dean of Dartmouth Medical School and vice president for Health Affairs of Dartmouth College.

OSU’s College of Medicine has flourished under Souba’s leadership the past four years. The college has increased the number of medical student scholarships dramatically, has recruited several new department chairs and many accomplished faculty members and has seen growth in new programs including graduating the first class of Biomedical Sciences students.

Catherine Lucey will serve as interim dean, effective Sept. 9. Lucey, vice dean of Education, is a nationally recognized leader in graduate medical education. She received her medical degree from Northwestern University, completed her residency at University of California, San Francisco and is certified in geriatric medicine. Before coming to Ohio State, Lucey was a clinical instructor at Harvard University School of Medicine, assistant professor of Medicine at the University of Texas, San Antonio and associate professor of Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine. She is chair-elect of the American Board of Internal Medicine board of directors.

A national search for the position will be conducted and led by Daniel Sedmak.

Trustees, 9/23/10

September 22, 2010

The Ohio State University Board of Trustees approved a variety of personnel, fiscal and construction-related matters at its Sept. 17 meeting in Longaberger Alumni House.

FY 2011 current funds Budget approved

The board approved the current funds budget for the 2011 fiscal year. The budget provides for an overall spending level of $4.7 billion for all campuses, an 8.6 percent increase over FY 2010. The Columbus campus general funds will increase by 8.7 percent, primarily to support undergraduate financial aid and semester conversion activities.

Regional campus board appointments approved

The board approved the appointment of the following individuals to the Marion Regional Campus Board, both through June 30, 2011:

• Melissa Lester (student) and Yusuf Farah (student, Delaware Center).

Personnel actions

The board approved the following personnel appointments:

• Sandra Anderson has been named deputy general counsel and associate vice president in the Office of Legal Affairs.

• James Cowan has been named professor and holder of The M.S. Newman Professorship in the Department of Chemistry, through June 30, 2013.

• Terry Foegler has been named associate vice president for physical planning and real estate in the Office of Administration and Planning, through Sept. 30, 2013.

• Brendan Foley has been named vice president for financial planning and analysis in the Office of Business and Finance, through June 30, 2013.

• Datta Gaitonde has been named professor and holder of the John Glenn Chair for Technology and Space Exploration and Ohio Research Scholar in Advanced Propulsion Systems Integration in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, through June 30, 2015.

• Robert Higgins has been named director of the Comprehensive Transplant Center, and professor and holder of the John H. and Mildred C. Lumley Chair in Medicine in the College of Medicine, through June 30, 2015.

• Mark Landon has been named professor and holder of the Richard L. Meiling Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the College of Medicine, and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, through June 30, 2014.

• William MacDonald has been appointed executive dean of the regional campuses in the Office of Academic Affairs, through June 30, 2014.

• Brian Roe has been appointed professor and holder of the Francis B. McCormick Professorship in Agricultural Marketing and Policy in the Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Developmental Economics, through Sept. 30, 2015.

• Radu Saveanu has been appointed chief executive officer of OSU Harding Hospital.

• Ronald Sega has been appointed vice president and Enterprise Executive for Energy and the Environments in the Office of Research, through Aug. 31, 2013.

The board approved the following reappointments:

• John Byrd has been reappointed as professor and holder of the D. Warren Brown Designated Professorship in Leukemia Research in the College of Medicine, through June 30, 2014.

• Michael Caligiuri has been reappointed as professor and holder of The John L. Marakas Nationwide Insurance Enterprise Foundation Chair in Cancer Research at the James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, through June 30, 2014.

• Layne Moore has been reappointed associate clinical professor and holder of the Richard J. and Martha D. Denman Professorship for Clinical Research in Epilepsy in the College of Medicine, through June 30, 2014.

• Sampath Parthasarathy has been reappointed professor and holder of the Karl P. Klassen Chair of Thoracic Surgery in the College of Medicine, through June 30, 2014.

• Electra Paskett has been reappointed professor and holder of the Marion N. Rowley Designated Chair in Cancer Research in the College of Medicine and the James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, through June 30, 2014.

• Sanjay Rajagopalan has been reappointed professor and holder of the John W. Wolfe Professorship in Cardiovascular Research in the Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, through June 30, 2014.

• Larry Schlesinger has been reappointed professor and holder of the Samuel Saslaw Professorship in Infectious Diseases in the College of Medicine, through June 30, 2014.

Revocation of degree

The board approved the revocation of the Doctor of Philosophy degree of Elisabeth Ann Nixon.

Resolutions in memoriam adopted

The board approved adoption of resolutions in memoriam for the following:

• Austin E. Showman, professor emeritus in OSU Extension, who died Aug. 6.

• George Wilson, professor emeritus in the Department of Animal Science, who died March 30.

Construction projects approved

The board authorized the university to enter into or increase professional services contracts for the following project:

• Renovation of Sullivant Hall and to create a new home for the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum. The project scope has increased, bringing increases in both design authorization and total project budget. Design authorization will increase from $2.7 to $3.0 million; the total project budget is increased from $22.1 to $24.4 million. Funding will be provided by state appropriations, development funds and department general funds.

Medical Staff bylaws amended

The board approved adoption of a series of amendments to the bylaws and the rules and regulations of the medical staff of The Ohio State University Hospitals.

Classified Civil Service Rules amended

The board approved adoption of a series of amendments to the Classified Civil Service Rules.

For more information, including past meeting agendas and minutes, actions and meeting schedules, visit trustees.osu.edu.

2010-11 Board of Trustees committees

The board approved the appointment of members to the following committees:

Academic Affairs and Student Life Committee

Algenon Marbley (chair), Douglas  Borror (vice chair), Brian Hicks, Linda Kass, Janet Reid, Clark Kellogg, Brandon Mitchell, Gilbert Cloyd (charter trustee), Robert Duncan, David Horn (faculty member), Leslie Wexner (ex officio).

Advancement Committee

Gilbert Cloyd (charter trustee, chair), Linda Kass (vice chair), Douglas Borror, Brian Hicks, Clark Kellogg, Alexis Swain, Michael Clark (Alumni Association member), Donald Schriver (Alumni Association member), John Gerlach (Foundation Board member), David Kollat (Foundation Board member), Leslie Wexner (ex officio).

Agricultural Affairs Committee

John Fisher (chair), Robert Boggs (ex officio, vice chair), William Jurgensen, Brandon Mitchell, Leslie Wexner (ex officio).

Audit and Compliance Committee

Robert Schottenstein (chair), John Fisher (vice chair), Ronald Ratner, Algenon Marbley, William Jurgensen, James Bachmann, James Gilmour, Leslie Wexner (ex officio).

Committee on Trusteeship

Alex Shumate (chair), Janet Reid (vice chair), John Fisher, Linda Kass, Alexis Swain, Gilbert Cloyd (charter trustee), Leslie Wexner (ex officio).

Finance Committee

Robert Schottenstein (chair), Alan Brass (vice chair), Alex Shumate, Walden O’Dell, John Fisher, Ronald Ratner, William Jurgensen, Jeffrey Wadsworth, Alexis Swain,  JoAnn Davidson, Leslie Wexner (ex officio).

Medical Affairs Committee

Alan Brass (chair), Jeffrey Wadsworth (vice chair), Brian Hicks, Robert Schottenstein, Algenon Marbley, Janet Reid, Leslie Wexner (ex officio).

Physical Environment Committee

Ronald Ratner (chair), Douglas Borror (vice chair), Walden O’Dell, William Jurgensen, Clark Kellogg, Brandon Mitchell, Leslie Wexner (ex officio).

OSU, CSU create shared leadership position in energy, environment

September 22, 2010

In a unique agreement that brings together two national research powerhouses, Colorado State University and Ohio State University have created a shared leadership position to explore energy and environment-related research and economic development opportunities.

The three-year position, called the vice president and enterprise executive for energy and the environment, will be filled by Ron Sega, former astronaut and undersecretary of the US Air Force who currently serves Colorado State as vice president for energy and the environment and Woodward Professor of Systems Engineering. Sega led the Air Force team that received the Presidential Award for Leadership in Federal Energy Management in 2006.

Between the two land-grant universities, more than 500 faculty members are researching areas of energy and the environment. Sega will help the institutions work together to identify and lead potential national initiatives and economic development opportunities and also will look for opportunities for collaboration between the universities.

“This unusual arrangement between our institutions not only breaks down walls that are within institutions of higher learning but between them,” said Tony Frank, president of Colorado State. “The position leverages both universities’ energy and environmental assets toward increased economic opportunity for Colorado and Ohio. This partnership combines the resources of a great university in the east with a great university in the west so we may focus together on challenges impacting our country and world.”

Sega, who obtained his master’s degree in physics at Ohio State, will split his time between Ohio State and Colorado State and serve as a full-time tenured faculty member in both institutions’ colleges of engineering.

“We are truly fortunate to have attracted Dr. Sega, a distinguished alumnus, back to Ohio State through this joint appointment,” said OSU President Gordon Gee. “He is among the nation’s most prominent and successful leaders in effecting change in energy and the environment, areas in which Ohio State has broad and significant strength. His work here will be of tremendous benefit to our students, faculty and staff, as well as the state of Ohio.”

Caroline Whitacre, vice president for research at Ohio State, said, “This unique dual appointment brings tremendous power from two regions of the country around the topic of energy and its impact on the environment.”

Sega will lead Ohio State’s Institute for Energy and the Environment (IEE), which was founded in 2007 to advance OSU’s national role and success with contributing solutions to the global energy program in an environmentally sustainable manner. The IEE coordinates across the many university colleges, centers and disciplines connected to energy and environmental research to leverage assets and collaboration among faculty who work to develop alternatives to inexpensive fossil fuels and the environmental problems they cause.

At Colorado State, Sega will maintain his role as Colorado State Woodward Professor of Systems Engineering, where he is building a premier systems engineering program in collaboration with industry and other universities in the state.

Development report

The Development Report for September 2010 included the establishment of two named endowed chairs, two named endowed professorships and 28 new named endowed funds totaling nearly $7.1 million in private gifts to the university.

• The Julius Skestos and Diana Skestos Chair in Urology, $2 million.

• Joe R. Engle Chair Fund in the History of Christianity, $1,420,199.

• Dale A. Seiberling Professorship in Food Engineering, $953,488.

• Vernon L. Tharp Professorship in Food Animal Medicine, $757,000.

• Capt. Forrest R. Biard Undergraduate Research Scholarship Fund in Physics, $393,363.

• R. Jack and Forest Lynn Biard Lecture Series in Astro-Particle Physics Fund, $371,598.

• Dr. John R. and Margaret M. Thomas Family Athletic Scholarship Fund, $112,000.

• Ohio Union Art Endowment Fund, $100,000.

• Mary Jo Welker, MD, and Lloyd M. Welker Endowment Fund, $70,000.

• James R. and Melissa S. Allen Graduate Scholarship Fund, $60,000.

• James R. and Melissa S. Allen Program of Excellence Fund, $60,000.

• Donald E. and Ann E. Fender Endowment Fund for Real Estate Education, $60,000.

• Jerry F. Nichols Athletic Scholarship Fund, $60,000.

• Robert A. and Kathryn L. Locke Scholarship Fund, $55,000.

• Judy and Neil Stemley Scholarship Fund, $50,856.

• Trella Hemmerly Romine/Howard W. Howser Endowed Scholarship Fund, $50,310.

• Tom and Sue Benua Family Endowment Fund, $50,000.

• Barbara Rose Bostic Endowed Scholarship Fund in Physical Therapy, $50,000.

• John L. Glebe and Anna Skrzynski Glebe Family Endowment Fund, $50,000.

• Michael S. Johnson Graduate Student Assistance Fund, $50,000.

• Stephen D. and Anne O. Milligan Accounting Education Innovation Fund, $50,000.

• Maurice “Mo” Mullet, MD, Fund for MD/MPH Student Scholarship in Medicine, $50,000.

• Occupational Therapy Alumni Scholarship Fund, $50,000.

• Bryan and Judith Roub Endowed Scholarship Fund, $50,000.

• Donald and Patricia Meyer Fund for Research in Psychobiology, $30,018.

• Buckalew Family Scholarship Fund, $30,000.

• Calabro Family Dean’s Innovation Fund, $26,617.

• Burton and Lois Rubens Parkinson’s Disease Research Fund, $26,525.

• Sneed Foundation Football Scholarship Fund, $26,500.

• The Leigh E. Briggs Education Scholarship Fund, $26,213.

• The Public Mental Health Psychiatry Leadership Endowment Fund, $25,465.

Calendar, 9/23/10

September 22, 2010

Conference

Oct. 1-2, Forty-Ninth Annual Midwest Medieval History Conference, 1-10 p.m. Oct. 1, 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Oct. 2, Student Alumni Council Room, third floor, Ohio Union, 1739 N. High St., registration required by mail, visit mmhc.slu.edu for more information.

Events

Sept. 23, Yoga Night, 6-7 p.m., OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., RESPOND to uaseducation@osu.edu, free, 292-8861.

Sept. 23, Urban Monthly Music Exchange, 7-8 p.m., OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., respond to uasexhibitions@gmail.com, free and open to all, 292-8861.

Cookout time for graduate, professional students
Sept. 24

Graduate and professional students are invited to attend the annual Fall Cookout from 5-9 p.m. at the Faculty Club, 181 S. Oval Drive. Enjoy food, a cash bar, corn hole and music. After the cookout concludes at 9 p.m., head over to the Welcome Week Concert on the South Oval featuring Weezer. For more information, contact Kerry Hodak at khodak@studentlife.osu.edu.

Lego robots invade OSU Urban Arts Space
Sept. 25

In partnership with COSI, the OSU Urban Arts Space offers an opportunity for kids to build basic robotics knowledge and skills using Lego Mindstorms robot kits. Brad Lotocki, mechanical engineer from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, will lead the robotics workshop and presentation especially for kids (ages 9-14) at the OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., from 1:30-4:30 p.m. This workshop is free and open to all.

Participants will have the unique opportunity to learn about the impact robotics has had on the work of both an artist and an engineer. Inspired by Alan Price’s cutting-edge exhibition, Immersive Environments, this workshop is offered with the visual context of Price’s artwork. Price will discuss the role robotics plays in his interactive, real time animations. Lotocki’s presentation will complement Price’s talk, with video and a discussion of the robotic elements that Goddard is developing for the International Space Station.

Beginners’ robotics experience is welcome but not necessary. All equipment and materials will be provided. Registration is required for this free program at uas@osu.edu or 292-8861. Any questions may be directed to student assistant Leigh Lotocki at leigh.lotocki@gmail.com. The workshop is limited to 20 participants.

Sept. 29, Hit the Road with the Buckeyes Kickoff Event, Take a Lap with President Gee and others, 11:30 a.m., visit hr.osu.edu/HitTheRoad for more information.

Sept. 29-Nov. 27, Hit the Road with the Buckeyes Span of Challenge, all benefits-eligible faculty and staff are eligible to participate, visit hr.osu.edu/HitTheRoad for more information.

Sept. 30, University Libraries Read Aloud Program, an Ohioana presentation: Lisa Klein will read from Two Girls of Gettysburg and Robert Olmstead will read from Coal Black Horse, 3-4 p.m., 11th floor Thompson Library, 1858 Neil Ave., library.osu.edu/news/2010-fall.

Oct. 2, OARDC Autumn Discovery Day, 9 a.m.-noon, Secrest Arboretum, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster, call (330) 263-3761 or visit secrest.osu.edu for more information.

Oct. 5, Rooftop Garden Tour, 2-3 p.m., OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., high heels not permitted, wear appropriate footwear, respond to dance.2@buckeyemail.osu.edu, limited space, 292-8861.

Library hosts Women’s Progress reception
Oct. 6

University faculty and staff are invited to the 2010 annual reception Honoring Women’s Progress at Ohio State, from 4-6 p.m. in the Thompson Library’s Buckeye Reading Room. Highlights include a preview of the annual Status Report on Women, remarks by President Gordon Gee and Provost Joe Alutto and profiles of pathbreaking women.

Join The Women’s Place directors Judy Fountain, Deb Ballam and Hazel Morrow-Jones, members of the original Grassroots Network and founders of Critical Difference for Women, for this celebration. Read more at womensplace.osu.edu/index.html.

Oct. 7, University Libraries Read Aloud Program, Chan Park-Miller will provide a re-enactment of story sharing from an earlier time in Korean history, 3-4 p.m., 11th floor Thompson Library, 1858 Neil Ave., library.osu.edu/news/2010-fall.

Send students to the Study Abroad Expo
Oct. 7

This event will provide students the opportunity to speak to experts about studying abroad. There will be tables set up in the Great Hall Meeting Room of the Ohio Union where they can receive information. Ongoing supplementary workshops will take place in conference rooms on the third floor of the Union. Workshops will run back-to-back from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., covering topics such as how to get started studying abroad, how to get a passport, funding options, research opportunities and area-specific information sessions. The Franklin County Clerk of Courts will be on hand to accept passport applications.

Exhibits

Through Oct. 2, “Alan Price: Immersive Environments 2005-2010,” reception, Sep. 30, 6-8 p.m., OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., free, 292-8861.

Through Oct. 6, “The Grid Turns the Corner: A Mid-career Retrospective of Drawings and Prints by Terry K. Hunter,” artist’s presentation, Hale Black Cultural Center, 153 W. 12th Ave., and Hopkins Hall Gallery + Corridor, 128 N. Oval Mall, 292-5072.

Through Oct. 7, “houseWARNING,” Hopkins Hall Gallery + Corridor, 128 N. Oval Mall, 292-5072.

Through Oct. 8, “19th Annual Staff Arts and Crafts Exhibit,” open during business hours, Mon.-Fri., Bricker Hall, first and second floor lobbies, 190 N. Oval Mall, 292-4341 or 292-0641.

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

Through Oct. 23, “Visualizing the Experiences of War (ViEW),” OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., free, 292-8861.

Through Oct. 29, “Memories,” paintings by the late Paul Patton (1921-1999), reception 6-8 p.m. Oct. 1, Faculty Club, 181 S. Oval Drive, ohiostatefacultyclub.com or 292-2262.

Sept. 25-Oct. 2, “One Week Benefit: Art for Alix Reese,” reception 2-5 p.m. Oct. 2, OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., free, 292-8861.

Sept. 30, Summer Quarter Exhibitions Reception, 6-9 p.m., OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., free and open to all, 292-8861.

Film

Oct. 1, College of Social Work Friday Night Film Festival Series, “Departures,” 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

Water in architecture’s equation
Sept. 27

“Living with Water: Landscape Architecture in Search of an Identity” reveals a Dutch implementation of landscape architecture based on collaboration of Dutch and American planning and design strategies. This presentation from 5-6 p.m. at 250 Knowlton Hall will explore numerous examples of Stijn’s work from US and the Netherlands. Themes like delta urbanism, energy landscapes, spatial quality and research by design will be addressed. For more information, contact Jesus Lara at 292-7452.

Sept. 30, Humanities Institute, LiteracyStudies@OSU, “Visual Cues and Graphical Provocations for Reading,” Joanna Drucker, UCLA, 4 p.m., Knight House, 104 E. 15th Ave., hanson.94@osu.edu.

Oct. 1, Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies: Mementos, Keepsakes and Tokens 2010-11 Lecture Series, “’Behold What Stupidity This Is!’ On Translating Late Medieval Religion into Practice and Prose – The Writings of Alijt Bake of Ghent (1413-55),” John Van Engen, University of Notre Dame, 2:30 p.m., 090 Science and Engineering Library, 175 W. 18th Ave., cmrs.osu.edu or 292-7495.

Oct. 3, Melton Center for Jewish Studies, Writer’s Reading, “Leo Castelli and His Circle,” Annie Cohen-Solal, New York University, 7 p.m., Wexner Center, 1871 N. High St., free, 292-0967 or fireman.2@osu.edu.

Oct. 5, Department of English, “Project Narrative: Paralepsis, Unnatural Narration, or Hypothetical Focalization?” Paul Dawson, University of New South Wales, 3:30-5 p.m., 311 Denney Hall, 164 W. 17th Ave., 292-6065.

Oct. 7, Mershon Center for International Security Studies Lecture Series, “The Science Behind COIN: Iraq and Afghanistan as Doctrinal Testbeds,” Michael Fischerkeller, Institute for Defense Analyses, noon, 120 Mershon Center, 1501 Neil Ave., free, respond to russell.16@osu.edu.

Meetings

YP4H educational programming gears up

Your Plan for Health invites benefits-eligible faculty and staff to take advantage of educational programs that inspire healthy lifestyles and behavior change.

Building on the success of the former “Lunch and Learn” workshop series, the new generation of programming offers enhanced topics, a wider selection of class times and a more “hands on” format.

Focusing on the topics of nutrition, fitness and stress management, classes available this quarter include: “Kids in the Kitchen,” “Veggies 101,” “Just Breathe,” “Release the Monkeys!” “YogaDance,” “Stress: The Good, the Bad, the Balance” and “Conflict Resolution.”

Educational programs can earn you points in the YP4H Faculty and Staff Incentive Program.

To view class details or to register, visit osuhealthplan.com/educationalprogramming/YP4H or call 292-1894.

Oct. 7, University Senate, 3:30-5:30 p.m., 130 Drinko Hall, 55 W. 12th Ave., senate.osu.edu.

Music

Sept. 29, Opening Graduate Voice Recital, 8 p.m., Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Road, free, 247-7036.

Oct. 2, Faculty/Guest: Singleton Trio, 8 p.m., Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Road, admission, 247-7036.

Oct. 4, Faculty Collage Concert, 8 p.m., Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Road, admission, 247-7036.

Of Note …

Student organization advisors needed

Are you looking to get more involved with students? Student organizations are always looking for faculty and staff advisors. Contact Adam Burden at burden.37@osu.edu to find out more information about advisor requirements, responsibilities and a list of organizations looking for advisors.

Training

Sept. 23, Human Resources Training, “Manage Timekeeping,” 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., 191 Mount Hall, 1050 Carmack Road, registration required, oit.osu.edu/hrfin/hrschedule/html.

Sept. 23, Management Advancement for the Public Service, “Adept at Adapting,” 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Road, admission for non-members, registration required, glennschool.osu.edu or 292-3242.

Sept. 23, Office of Sponsored Programs, “Cayuse424 Introduction,” 8:30-10 a.m., 117 Research Administration Building, 1960 Kenny Road, registration required, research.osu.edu/ortec.

Sept. 24, Office of Sponsored Programs, “Release Time Training,” 9-10 a.m., 113 Research Administration Building, 1960 Kenny Road, registration required, research.osu.edu/ortec.

Sept. 27-28, Human Resources Training, “Manage Job Data,” 1-4:30 p.m. both days, 191 Mount Hall, 1050 Carmack Road, registration required, oit.osu.edu/hrfin/hrschedule/html.

Sept. 28, Office of Sponsored Programs, “Cayuse424 Practice Lab,” 3:30-5 p.m., 113 Research Administration Building, 1960 Kenny Road, registration required, research.osu.edu/ortec.

Sept. 28, Management Advancement for the Public Service, “Stock Your Toolbox: Pre-Supervisory Skills and Practices,” 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Road, admission for non-members, registration required, glennschool.osu.edu or 292-3242.

Sept. 29, Management Advancement for the Public Service, “Secrets to Powerful Presentations,” 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Road, admission for non-members, registration required, glennschool.osu.edu or 292-3242.

Oct. 4, Human Resources Training, “Manage Additional Pay,” 1-4:30 p.m., 191 Mount Hall, 1050 Carmack Road, registration required, oit.osu.edu/hrfin/hrschedule/html.

Oct. 4, Office of Sponsored Programs, “PI Portal Practice Lab,” 2-3:30 p.m., 113 Research Administration Building, 1960 Kenny Road, registration required, research.osu.edu/ortec.

Oct. 4, College of Social Work Training, “Motivational Interviewing,” 5-8:15 p.m., 115 Stillman Hall, 1947 College Road, earn 3 CEU clock hours, open to the public, visit csw.osu.edu/trainingforprofessionals/trainingcalendar for description and registration.

Oct. 5, Human Resources Training, “Manage Positions and Creat Job Openings,” 1-4:30 p.m., 191 Mount Hall, 1050 Carmack Road, registration required, oit.osu.edu/hrfin/hrschedule/html.

Oct. 5, Office of Research, “Proposal Development and Submission,” 3:30-5 p.m., 200 Bricker Hall, 190 N. Oval Mall, registration required, research.osu.edu/ortec.

Oct. 5, College of Social Work Training, “The Challenges of Supervisory Communication,” 9 a.m.-4:15 p.m., 115 Stillman Hall, 1947 College Road, earn 6 CEU clock hours, open to the public, visit csw.osu.edu/trainingforprofessionals/trainingcalendar for description and registration.

Oct. 5, Management Advancement for the Public Service, “Better Writing and Editing Skills for Administrative Support Staff,” 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Road, admission for non-members, registration required, glennschool.osu.edu or 292-3242.

Oct. 6-7, Management Advancement for the Public Service, “Key Fundamentals of Management,” 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. both days, Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Road, admission for non-members, registration required, glennschool.osu.edu or 292-3242.

Oct. 7, University Center for the Advancement of Teaching, “The Academic Job Search” 3:30-5 p.m., 150 Younkin Success Center, 1640 Neil Ave., registration required, ucat.osu.edu.

Oct. 7-8, 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.

Wexner

Through Sept. 30, The Box, “the inversion, transcription, evening track and attractor,” (Stephanie Barber, 2008), 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Wed., 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Thu.-Fri., 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sun., The Box is located across from the Wexner Center Store, 1871 N. High St., free, 292-3535.

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

Sept. 23-24, New Documentary, “Cropsey” (Joshua Zeman and Barbara Brancaccio, 2009), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

Sept. 24, Next @ Wex, “Van Dyke Parks with Clare and the Reasons,” 8 p.m., Performance Space, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

Sept. 28-29, New Documentary, “My Neighbor, My Killer” (Anne Aghion, 2009), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

Sept. 30, Member-Only Screening, “Jean-Michel Basquiat: the Radiant Child” (Tamra Davis, 2010), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

Oct. 1, Retrospective: Joe Dante, “Selected Shorts: It’s a Good Life” (from The Twilight Zone-The Movie, 1983) and “Mant!” (1993), “Small Soldiers” (1998), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

Oct. 1-31, The Box, “Equator,” (Amy Yoes, 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.

Oct. 2, Retrospective: Joe Dante, “Gremlins” (1984) and “Gremlins 2: The New Batch” (1990), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

Oct. 3, Retrospective: Joe Dante, “Homecoming” (2005) and “The Second Civil War” (1997), 2 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., free, 292-3535.

Oct. 6, Retrospective: Joe Dante, “Matinee” (1993), introduced by Joe Dante, 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

Oct. 7-8, New Documentary, “Last Address” (Ira Sachs, 2010) and “Stonewall Uprising” (Kate Davis and David Heilbroner, 2010), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

Faculty & Staff, 9/23/10

September 22, 2010

Books

Frederick Luis Aldama, English, edited Toward a Cognitive Theory of Narrative Acts, (Austin: University of Texas Press, 2010).

John Volakis, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Small Antennas: Miniaturization Techniques and Applications, (San Francisco, Calif./ New York, N.Y.: McGraw-Hill, 2010), with Chi-Chih Chen, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Kyohei Fujimoto.

Grants

Barbara Becker-Cantarino, German, received a $20,000 grant from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany, in support of the conference “Migration, Religion and Germany,” at Ohio State, April 8-9, 2010, as well as a publication project.

William Marras, Integrated Systems Engineering, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Orthopaedic Surgery, and Sue Ferguson, Integrated Systems Engineering, are part of a team that received a $1 million biomedical grant from Ohio Third Frontier to finalize the design and commercialization of equipment to measure clinical kinematics of the lumbar spine in patients with back injuries. The team also includes the biotech firm Lanx Inc., the primary recipient of the grant; OrthoNeuro; Cleveland Clinic; Ohio Spine Network; American Medical Management; KB Medical; and RBK Spine.

D.K. Panda, Computer Science and Engineering, received a $90,000 National Science Foundation grant for his project, “Collaborative Research: Dynamic Staging Architecture for Accelerating I/O Pipelines.”

Presentations

Gary Allread, Integrated Systems Engineering, presented the yearly “Ergo 101” pre-conference workshop at the 13th annual Applied Ergonomics Conference, San Antonio, Texas, March 22; and a one-day advanced ergonomics workshop, “Developing and Justifying Ergonomics Improvements,” at the annual Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Ohio Safety Conference, Columbus, April 1.

Ray Cashman, English, presented, “‘Ah Right… So, Now, Would You Be a Catholic Atheist or a Protestant Atheist?:’ The Joys and Frustrations, Gains and Limitations of Fieldwork and the Interdisciplinary Scrum,” at the American Conference for Irish Studies, Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pa., May 7.

Maurice Eastridge and Jeffrey Firkins, Animal Sciences, presented “Corn Grain and Liquid Feed as Non-fiber Carbohydrate Sources in Diets for Lactating Dairy Cows: Digestibility Trial,” with undergraduate student Annie Eilenfeld (P.I.), at the 2010 joint annual meeting of the American and Canadian Animal Sciences Associations, including the ASAS, Denver, Colo.,
July 11-15.

Mark Headings and Shah Rahnema, Agricultural Technical Institute, presented “Comparison of Protein and Mineral Levels in Aged vs. Recent Guano Deposits by the Insectivorous Little Brown Bat Myotis lucifugus,” at the 57th annual conference of the Entomological Society of America, Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 13-16.

John Hellmann, English, presented “Narrator-Narratee Relationships in Vertigo,” at the International Society for the Study of Narrative Conference, Cleveland, April 10.

James Jacobs, Student Health Services, presented “Doxycycline and TMP-SMX: Old, Cheap and Vital” and “Nine Don’t-Miss Diagnoses in College Health,” and co-facilitated a workshop on “Primary and Advanced Wound Closure,” at the 2010 annual meeting of the American College Health Association, Philadelphia, Pa., June 1-4.

Kimberly Cole, Animal Sciences, presented “Comparison of a Commercially Available Glucometer to a Standardized Laboratory Method for Glucose Analysis in Healthy Horses,” with O’Diam (P.I.), and Sylvester, at the 2010 joint annual meeting of the American and Canadian Animal Sciences Associations, including the ASAS, Denver, Colo., July 11-15.

Karen Mancl, Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, presented “Culture of Water Pollution Control in Rural China,” at the China Exchange during the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers annual meeting, Pittsburgh, Pa., June 22.

Jennifer McCallister, Pulmonary and Critical Care, led an Ohio State Medical Center research team in a study concerning acute asthma treatment of pregnant women. McCallister presented the findings as an abstract at the American Thoracic Society International Conference, New Orleans, La., May 2010.

Wynne Wong, History, presented “Using Movies and Videos as Input in Communicative Language Teaching,” at the Heinle-Cengage World Languages Symposium, University of Akron, Akron, Feb. 13.

Publications

Scott Aberegg, Roxanne Richards and James O’Brien, Medicine, recently conducted a study that shows most therapies for adult critical illnesses are ineffective in randomized controlled trials. The study, which is published in the journal Critical Care, concluded that investigators routinely expect bigger treatment effects than are realistic.

Lazarus Adua and Jeff Sharp, Environmental and Natural Resources, “Examining Survey Participation and Response Quality: The Significance of Topic Salience and Incentives,” Survey Methodology, Vol. 36, No. 1 (2010), pp. 95-105.

Lee Martin, English, “Drunk Man,” Arts and Letters Journal of Contemporary Culture, Vol. 22 (2009), pp. 72-81; “Florida,” Gulf Stream (December 2009); and “All Those Fathers That Night,” Gulf Coast, Vol. 22, No. 2 (2010), pp. 33-42.

William Meezan, Social Work, “Governance in Motion: Service Provision and Child Welfare Outcomes in a Performance- Based, Managed Care Contracting Environment,” Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory (January 2010), with B. McBeath.

Gabriella Modan and Amy Shuman, English, “Narratives of Reputation: Layerings of Social and Spatial Identities,” Telling Stories: Language Narrative and Social Life, eds. Deborah Schiffrin, Anna De Fina and Anastasia Nylund, (Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2010), pp. 83-94.

Elizabeth Renker, English, “Sarah Piatt,” Student’s Encyclopedia of Great American Writers, ed. Patricia Gantt, 5 Vols. (2010), with Paula Bennett; and “’Academicizing’ American Literature,” A Companion to American Literature and Culture, ed. Paul Lauter, (Blackwell, 2010), pp. 57-71.

James Scanlan, Philosophy, emeritus, “Russian Panpsychism: Kozlov, Lopatin, Losskii,” A History of Russian Philosophy, 1830-1930:  Faith, Reason and the Defence of Human Dignity, eds. G.M. Hamburg and Randall Poole, (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press), pp. 150-68.

Jessica Winter, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, “Simultaneous Magnetic Manipulation and Fluorescent Tracking of Multiple Individual Hybrid Nanostructures,” Nano Lett, Vol. 10, No. 6 (2010), pp. 2220-24, with Ratnasingham Sooryakumar, Physics, and G. Ruan, G. Vieira, T Henighan, A. Chen and D. Thakur.

Recognition

Betty Lise Anderson, Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been made a Senior Member of the Optical Society of America. Senior Member status is conferred on well-established individuals with significant professional and service accomplishments in the field of optics and photonics.

Michael Brady, Pediatrics, has been appointed to the chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Infectious Diseases, July 1. The AAP Committee on Infectious Disease monitors current developments in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases and reports these to the membership with pertinent recommendations. The committee also prepares updated editions of the Red Book: Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases and develops and reviews policy recommendations on the use of vaccines.

David Brigstock, Pediatric Surgery, has been elected as a member of the Society of University Surgeons (SUS). Brigstock will present his research work, which is supported by two NIH R01 grants and focuses on mechanisms of fibrosis in the liver and pancreas, at the New Member Poster session at the annual SUS meeting in Huntington Beach next February.

Leonard Brillson, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics, has been selected as one of 10 American Competitiveness and Innovation Fellows for 2010 by the National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research. Brillson received the fellowship, which includes funding for research, for establishing the optical signature of a leading defect in zinc, opening the way to monitor and study processes that promote p-type conductivity, a major current objective in semiconductor optoelectronics. He was also recognized for his outstanding efforts in student mentoring and broadening participation of underrepresented groups in science.

Douglas Downey, Sociology, is the 2010 Honors Faculty Service Award recipient. This award recognizes an Arts and Sciences faculty member for excellence in honors advising, honors instruction, honors committee work and other honors initiatives and responsibilities that have enhanced the quality of education available to honors students in the liberal arts. He was recognized at the Arts and Sciences Spring Recognition Reception and will receive a $1,000 grant.

DeLiang Wang, Computer Science and Engineering, was selected to become an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer, a three-year appointment (2010-12) sponsored by the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society.

Xiaodong Zhang and P. Sadayappan, Computer Science and Engineering, led a team whose research resulted in an innovative and effective cache partitioning algorithm that has been implemented in the Linux operating system, which is open-source. The software enables programs to run faster in multicore processors through better management of on-chip shared hardware caches. The work by Zhang and his colleagues also has been adopted recently by Intel Corp. as a software solution for various applications.

Top 3 on 2, 9/23/10

September 22, 2010

Why did you choose to work at Ohio State? I was making a career change and wanted security and opportunity. Plus I was an Ohio State grad and what better place to work.

What do you like about your job? Too many things! I enjoy working with people and problem solving; my job provides many opportunities for both.

What would you improve at Ohio State? The process for understanding and being serviced by Student Financial Aid. As a parent of an OSU student, the process is daunting and difficult to navigate and understand.

What advice would you give a new employee? Fully immerse yourself in OSU! Go to the staff events and participate in any activities you can that promote the university. This is not just a great place to work but a great university and we should all get in touch with the students we support.

If you weren’t working at Ohio State, what would you be doing? Knitting and owning a cupcake bakery. I love to create and I am not artistic, so I have found an outlet in baking and knitting. Plus, I enjoy people.

Who is your hero? My dad; he is my inspiration. He served his country as an Air Force officer and obtained both his law degree and MBA while raising four daughters. He has instilled in me the importance of integrity and family and I hope to carry on his legacy.

Of what honor or recognition are you most proud?
When I was in Internal Audit, our audit team won the Michael Blankenship Pioneer Award for implementing a uniform audit process.

What is your favorite activity outside of work?
Spending time with family and friends, for obvious reasons.

What are you going to do when you retire? Work — that is my plan. I am a Certified Public Accountant, so when I retire I can continue teaching and doing taxes.

If you were the university president for a day, what would you do? Have all faculty and senior administration complete a day of service to the university community. Much of the giving back is done by the lower-level staff and not by senior administration.

To nominate a staff member for an upcoming issue, e-mail oncampus@osu.edu.

The Ohio State University’s new strategic enrollment plan lays a framework for increasing the quality, quantity, diversity and overall profile of the Ohio State student body by 2015.

The plan, which was presented to the Board of Trustees last week, calls for an increase in enrollment of at least 2,700 by 2015, which would increase Ohio State’s student population to more than 66,000.

The plan builds on Ohio State’s success in attracting better prepared students each year, according to Dolan Evanovich, vice president for strategic enrollment planning.

“This year, Ohio State will welcome the best prepared class in university history to the Columbus campus,” said Evanovich. “With this plan, we expect to holistically improve quality, diversity and quantity across all of the campuses in the next five years. The plan also aligns with statewide goals for increasing Ohio’s number of college graduates.”

President Gee’s statement regarding tornado damage to OARDC-Wooster

September 17, 2010

Dear Colleagues:

As you may know, a tornado struck the University’s campus in Wooster yesterday evening. We are deeply fortunate that no one on campus was
seriously injured.

Teams are currently assessing the damage, and I am headed to the campus this afternoon. At this moment, my understanding is that certain
academic, research, and administrative facilities have sustained a significant amount of damage.

I am grateful for the ways in which our University family is pulling together at this moment to respond to immediate needs and begin planning
for the future. Together, we move forward as One University. For that, I am thankful.

Sincerely,

E. Gordon Gee
President

College of Medicine changes leadership

September 10, 2010

Wiley W. “Chip” Souba, MD, ScD, vice president and executive dean for Health Sciences and dean, OSU College of Medicine, will be leaving his position here to become dean of Dartmouth Medical School and vice president for Health Affairs of Dartmouth College.

OSU’s College of Medicine has flourished under Souba’s leadership the past four years. The college has increased the number of medical student scholarships dramatically, has recruited several new department chairs and many accomplished faculty members, and has seen growth in new programs including graduating the first class of Biomedical Sciences students. The Medical Center is grateful to Souba for his contributions during his tenure as dean.

Catherine Lucey, MD, FACP, will serve as interim dean, effective Sept. 9. Lucey, vice dean of Education, is a nationally recognized leader in graduate medical education. She received her medical degree from Northwestern University, completed her residency at University of California, San Francisco, and is certified in geriatric medicine. Before coming to Ohio State, Lucey was a clinical instructor at Harvard University School of Medicine, assistant professor of Medicine at the University of Texas, San Antonio and associate professor of Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine. She is chair-elect of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Board of Directors.

A national search for the position will be conducted and led by Daniel Sedmak, MD.

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