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Top 3 on 2, 6/16/11

June 15, 2011

Why did you choose to work at Ohio State? I came to Ohio State because of the many benefits available.

What do you like about your job? I like everything about my job. The people I work with are great, and I have the best group of faculty on campus. My job responsibilities include HR, finance and grants management, so I can switch it up if I need a change.

How do you apply the ‘One University’ concept? I treat all units that I work with as part of this one team called Ohio State. My position is in an interdisciplinary center, where our faculty are split between Arts and Sciences, Pharmacy and Medicine. We can’t help but cross lines to collaborate.

What honor or recognition are you most proud of? I was nominated for the Outstanding Staff Award, which was an honor for me. That nomination told me that people appreciate what I do here.

If you weren’t working at Ohio State, what would you rather be doing?
I would be working for the IRS. I think taxes are interesting and the rules change all the time, so there is always something to learn.

What are you going to do when you retire?
A through-hike of the Appalachian Trail. After sitting behind a desk for so many years, it will be nice to take a long walk in the woods.

Who is your hero? Those who serve in our Armed Forces. We would not have our freedom if not for them.

What is your favorite activity outside of work? During nice weather I enjoy biking on the Rails-to-Trails with my husband and my sister and brother-in-law. It’s a great chance to get some exercise and spend time with family.

If you were the university president for a day, what would you do? I would change our schedule to a four-day work week. I think people would be more productive with less time because they would be more rested.

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

Derek Alwes, English Department/OSU Newark

June 15, 2011

Derek Alwes is an associate professor of English at OSU Newark who teaches a wide range of courses but specializes in literature of the English Renaissance.

What are your five favorite books and why?

The Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

This may be cheating, since it includes a number of “books,” but it is certainly my favorite. I have been teaching Shakespeare’s plays regularly for about 30 years, and I have never gotten tired of reading them.

Paradise Lost by John Milton

I could have chosen his complete works, I suppose, but his powerful epic poem is, for me, the greatest single work of literature in any language. Milton’s dramatic flair and his insights into the human condition rival Shakespeare’s.

Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner

Faulkner’s “stream of consciousness” style makes me feel like I am really inhabiting another person’s mind. Faulkner probably derived his experimental literary style from James Joyce, but, as a true artist, he made it very much his own.

Jazz by Toni Morrison

Morrison works very powerfully with very powerful ideas and historical situations, and I think Jazz is her finest work. It is quite magical.

Arcadia by Tom Stoppard

Few literary works so successfully combine wit and wisdom as Stoppard’s plays do, and Arcadia is simultaneously funny and moving.

What’s your “guilty pleasure” — a book you love but don’t often talk about because it’s not “serious” literature?

Honestly, I don’t have any “guilty pleasure,” in part because I almost never read anything that is not connected to my professional work. Perhaps I should feel guilty about that. I am lucky that I really enjoy reading and rereading the texts I teach (and the voluminous scholarship on them).

Who is your favorite character (villain or hero) in literature?

Maybe this is my “guilty pleasure.” My favorite literary hero is the Count of Monte Cristo. I am a big fan of the James Bond movies, and the Count is the original Bond — cultured, omnicompetent and utterly committed to his mission.

What “important book” have you not read and why haven’t you read it?

I keep intending to read Ovid’s Metamorphoses in the 1567 Arthur Golding translation (the one Shakespeare read and loved). It sits near my desk (as it probably did for Shakespeare), but I have only read in it very selectively. It’s a long book.

What are some of your favorite websites?

I am a regular reader of a few political blogs, all with a liberal or progressive perspective — Daily Kos, Washington Monthly, Talking Points Memo. It is a continual source of mystery and frustration to me that a few politically informed writers can be so smart and sensible and our elected officials can be so dense and unreasonable.

To recommend a colleague or submit your own BookTalk discussion, send an email to oncampus@osu.edu

Newsbriefs, 6/16/11

June 15, 2011

OSU cancer program wins LIVESTRONG funding

The LIVESTRONG Community Impact Project is funding a post-treatment support program for cancer survivors at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.

The project, created by LIVESTRONG, the organization founded by cancer survivor and champion cyclist Lance Armstrong, is bringing proven cancer support programs to 86 communities across the United States.

More than 340,000 votes were cast in an online voting campaign to select the winning programs.

The award will fund Cancer Transitions: Moving Beyond Treatment, which is designed to help people with cancer in the transitional period after treatment is over. The program incorporates support groups, education, nutrition and physical exercise, along with addressing other medical management, psychosocial and quality of life issues.

While every survivor can benefit from this program, OSUCCC – James will target two underserved populations: Young adults and minorities who frequently do not seek supportive services.

FSA processing alters payment schedule

The Flexible Spending Account reimbursement processing timeline will change effective June 17 to enable Human Resources to better serve the growing number of FSA participants.

FSA checks will typically be produced the week after claims are submitted. Checks will continue to be produced on Fridays. Additional time may be required for weeks in which a holiday occurs and during peak periods.

For more information, visit hr.osu.edu/benefits/hottopics.aspx or contact service@hr.osu.edu or 292-1050.

Staff Conversation with President Gee June 16

The Summer 2011 Staff Conversation with President Gee and Kim Shumate, interim vice president of Human Resources, will be from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. June 16 at 100 Mendenhall Laboratory. The topic will be culture transformation. If you cannot attend, please e-mail your questions to usac@osu.edu. Streaming video will be available during the event at usac.osu.edu.

Student Consolidated Services Center changes its name

The Student Consolidated Services Center has changed its name to the Student Service Center. To make this change as seamless as possible, the center has established a new e-mail address (ssc@osu.edu) and website (ssc.osu.edu). Contacts to the previous e-mail address and website will be redirected.

Please review the resources and materials in your area — print, electronic and promotional — that reference the Student Consolidated Services Center and make the appropriate changes to the name and contact information. For more information, contact Nancy Wygle at wygle.6@osu.edu or 292-4285.

Converse in English with international students

The Office of International Affairs is seeking American staff to participate in the English Conversation Partners Program for summer quarter. The program pairs American and international students for weekly language practice and cultural exchange. ECP is a wonderful way to make a new friend, learn about life in another country and help an international student adjust to life in the United States. To register, please visit English Conversation Partners at go.osu.edu/ECP. For more information, contact omolesky.2@osu.edu.

ONN’s Ohio Means Business earns Best Documentary/Series award

Ohio News Network’s Ohio Means Business has been honored as Best Documentary/Series in this year’s Ohio Associated Press Awards. Hosted by ONN’s Mike Kallmeyer, Ohio Means Business is an in-depth primetime show featuring top businesses, leaders and innovation right here in Ohio. The show is presented on ONN by Ohio State, the Fisher College of Business, OSU Medical Center and the Comprehensive Cancer Center – James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute. Episodes air on ONN Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. with replays Sundays at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Read more at onntv.com/live/content/ohiomeansbusiness/index.html.

Ninth Avenue East Garage closes June 18

On June 18, pot hole repair will occur along 9th Avenue, between Medical Center Drive and Neil Avenue (weather dependent). One lane of traffic will be maintained at all times. The Ninth Avenue East Garage will close as a result of these street repairs and will reopen at 5 a.m. June 20. Vehicles remaining in the garage after the closure will be permitted to exit via the East alley exit.

Alternate staff parking will be available in the 9th Avenue West Parking Garage. During this time, the north exit from the 9th Avenue West Parking Garage, onto 9th Avenue, will be closed. Motorists will need to enter the 9th Avenue West Parking Garage off Medical Center Drive and exit on the south end of the garage to 8th Avenue.

Alternate visitor parking will be available in the SAFEAUTO Hospitals Garages. Visit go43210.osu.edu for more information.

Alley west of 11th Avenue Garage closed for construction

The alley west of the 11th Avenue Garage is closed for construction as part of the William Hall Expansion Project. This alley will be closed to thru traffic between 11th Avenue and 10th Avenue and is expected to reopen by the end of July.

For more information, visit go43210.osu.edu.

Calendar, 6/16/11

June 15, 2011

Conference

June 17, Promoting Community Safety and Preventing Violence Conference, “Integrating Lessons from Research and Practice,” 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Verne Riffe Conference Center, 77 S. High St., Deanna Wilkinson, 247-4004, co-sponsored by the OSU Youth Violence Prevention Advisory Board.

Events

Through Aug. 31, “Urban Arts Outdoors in the Columbus Commons,” OSU Urban Arts Space and the Columbus Downtown Development Corp. present an open art gallery each Wed. through Aug. 31, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Columbus Commons Park, 160 S. High St., free, 292-8861.

June 19, MoveMMORE 5K and 1-mile run/walk, supporting multiple myeloma research, 8:30 a.m., Fred Beekman Park, 1999 W. Lane Ave., registration required, visit mmore.org for more information and registration.

CPH’s 2011 Summer Program offers 12 courses

Deadline: June 20

This year the College of Public Health’s Summer Program will celebrate its 12th year of bringing world-renowned faculty to campus to teach a broad range of courses in epidemiology, biostatistics and public health practice. The program will run July 11-22. Twelve courses in all will be offered with courses running for one full week. Registration ends June 20. For more information, visit cph.osu.edu/practice/summerprogram.

Fish farming focus of Field Day

June 25

Ohio State’s South Centers at Piketon boasts the only aquaculture genetics lab in the Midwest and is the cornerstone of research and education for Ohio’s $6 million aquaculture industry. Farmers, businesses, fish enthusiasts or anyone curious are invited to Aquaculture Field Day from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. to learn about the aquaculture program and how its research benefits the industry.

Admission is $10. Register with Julie Moose at (740) 289-2071, ext. 223. Walk-ins also welcome. For more information, visit extension.osu.edu/news-releases.

July 4, Independence Day, no classes, offices closed, 292-9051.

Exhibits

Through June 18, “Art in the House Exhibition,” OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., 292-8861.

Through June 24, “Home and Abroad,” paintings by Mark Gingerich, Faculty Club, 181 S. Oval Drive, ohiostatefacultyclub.com or 292-2262.

June 28-Sept. 2, “Accessible Expressions Ohio,” OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., 292-8861.

June 28-Sept. 30, “Spirit of an Appalachian Region: Contemporary Artists Reflect on Southeast Ohio,” OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., 292-8861.

June 30-Aug. 26, “Latest Hues,” oils by Dave Terry, opening reception 6-8 p.m. June 30, Faculty Club, 181 S. Oval Drive, ohiostatefacultyclub.com or 292-2262.

Lecture

July 14, Department of Mathematics, “Tamagawa Numbers via Nonabelian Poincaré,” Jacob Lurie, Harvard University, 4:30-5:30 p.m., 240 Math Building, 231 W. 18th Ave., math.osu.edu/colloquium.

Meetings

June 17, Veterans Lunch Series, open to all Ohio State faculty, staff, alumni and students, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Rooms A-D, Faculty Club, reservation required, free, contact forrest.73@osu.edu or 292-7047.

June 21, Succeeding Financially, “Lessons Learned: Actions You Can Take After the Great Recession,” Stephen Daley, Ameriprise Financial Services, noon-1 p.m., Office of Human Resources, Suite 430, 1590 N. High St., registration required, hr.osu.edu/ohrc/ld_customizedtraining.

June 24, Board of Trustees, Longaberger Alumni House, 2200 Olentangy River Road, call for schedule, 292-6359.

July 13, Health and Wellness Benefit Choices Forum, noon-1:30 p.m., Office of Human Resources, Suite 430, 1590 N. High St., hr.osu.edu/benefits or 292-1050.

July 14, STRS – Preparing to Retire, 11 a.m.-noon, Office of Human Resources, Suite 430, 1590 N. High St., registration required, hr.osu.edu/benefits or 292-1050.

Music

Through June 29, Morning String Student Workshop, visit music.osu.edu for details and more information, 292-2870.

June 16, Urban Monthly Mix Exchange: Fist Pump!, exchange mix CDs with fellow music enthusiasts, 7-8 p.m., OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., free and open to all, R.S.V.P. requested, uasexhibitions@gmail.com.

June 19, 2011 Flute Workshop Faculty Recital: Katherine Borst Jones, 8 p.m., Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Road, admission, 292-2870.

June 19-23, 26th Annual Flute Workshop, Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Road, registration and fee required, visit music.osu.edu for details and registration.

June 19-23, Jazz Camp, Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Road, registration and fee required, visit music.osu.edu for details.

June 20-Aug. 18, Jefferson Academy of Music and the OSU College of Music Present: Jefferson @ OSU Summer Music Study 2011, 5:30 p.m. Mon. and Thurs., Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Road, registration and fee required, contact 292-2693 or jeffacad@osu.edu for details and registration.

July 10-16, 26th Annual String Teachers Workshop, Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Road, registration and fee required, visit music.osu.edu for details and registration.

Schottenstein

July 8, R. Kelly with Keyshia Cole and Marsha Ambrosius, 8 p.m., Value City Arena, admission, schottensteincenter.com or ticketmaster.com.

July 10, Sade with special guest John Legend, 7:30 p.m., Value City Arena, admission, schottensteincenter.com or ticketmaster.com.

Theater

A Hamlet made for young adults, families

June 25-27

Ohio State is bringing the UK’s renowned Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and its Young People’s Shakespeare production of Hamlet to Columbus in June for six performances. The performances will be the North American premiere of the 70-minute production, created especially for young people and families.

The Arts Initiative at Ohio State presents the performances with support from the Department of Theatre and CATCO/Phoenix.

Hamlet, directed by Tarell Alvin McCraney, RSC/Warwick International Playwright in Residence, will be performed twice daily on June 25, 26 and 27 at the Columbus Performing Arts Center. Showtimes are 3 and 7 p.m. on June 25 and 27 and 1 and 5 p.m. on June 26. The earlier shows each day will be followed by a 45-minute workshop; later shows will conclude with a Q&A session. Performances are free but tickets are required by calling the Ohio State Theatre box office at 292-2295.

Training

June 16-17, University Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Events on Teaching, “Summer Course Design Institute,” noon-3 p.m. both days, 300 Younkin Success Center, 1640 Neil Ave., registration required, ucat.osu.edu.

June 17, Human Resources Additional Training, “A Deeper Look at Culture Shaping,” 10 a.m.-noon, Office of Human Resources, Suite 430, 1590 N. High St., registration required, hr.osu.edu/training.

June 21-22, Financial Training and Documentation, “Stewardship of Endowment and Gift Funds,” 12:30-4:30 p.m. both days, 231 Mount Hall,
1050 Carmack Road, registration required, oit.ohio-state.edu/hrfin/trainingregistration.html.

June 22-23, Organization and HR Consulting, “Culture Shaping and Life Effectiveness,” 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. both days, Office of Human Resources, Suite 430, 1590 N. High St., registration required (2-day commitment), hr.osu.edu/training.

June 23, Human Resources Additional Training, “A Deeper Look at Culture Shaping,” 1:30-3:30 p.m., Office of Human Resources, Suite 430, 1590 N. High St., registration required, hr.osu.edu/training.

June 28, Financial Training and Documentation, “Managing Your Department’s Capitalized Equipment,” 12:30-4:30 p.m., 231 Mount Hall, 1050 Carmack Road, registration required, oit.ohio-state.edu/hrfin/trainingregistration.html.

June 29, Human Resources Training, “Manage Additional Pay,” 1-4:30 p.m., 177 Mount Hall, 1050 Carmack Road, registration required, oit.osu.edu/hrfin/hrschedule/html.

July 12, Human Resources Quarterly Training, “Family Violence and Relationship Abuse Awareness Training,” 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Office of Human Resources, Suite 430, 1590 N. High St., registration required, hr.osu.edu/training.

July 12, Human Resources Quarterly Training, “Paper and Bytes: Policies, Best Practices, and Resources for Managing OSU Records,” 9-11 a.m., Office of Human Resources, Suite 430, 1590 N. High St., registration required, hr.osu.edu/training.

July 13, Financial Training and Documentation, “University Expenditures Policy,” 9-11 a.m., 231 Mount Hall, 1050 Carmack Road, registration required, oit.ohio-state.edu/hrfin/trainingregistration.html.

Wexner

Through June 30, The Box, “The Mirrored Curtain” (Lori Felker, 2011), 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 July 31, Exhibitions on View, “Double Sexus” (Hans Bellmer and Louise Bourgeois), Wexner Center, 1871 N. High St., admission (free to visitors the first Sunday of the month and every Thursday after 4 p.m.), 292-3535.

Through July 31, Exhibitions on View, “Human Behavior with Music by Hans Berg” (Nathalie Djurberg), Wexner Center, 1871 N. High St., admission (free to visitors the first Sunday of the month and every Thursday after 4 p.m.), 292-3535.

Through July 31, Exhibitions on View, “The Tender Room” (Pipilotti Rist), Wexner Center, 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. 16, Exhibitions on View, “Annemiek” (Rineke Dijkstra, 1997), Wexner Center Lower Lobby, 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. 29, Public Programs: The Market at 15th & High, outdoor farmers’ market, 3:30-6:30 p.m., Wexner Center Plaza, 292-3535.

June 16, Wex Drive-In, “Lost in Translation” (Sofia Coppola, 2003), dusk, Wexner Center Plaza, (rain site is Mershon Auditorium at 9 p.m.) free, 292-3535.

June 17-18, Contemporary Screen, “Le Quattro Volte” (Michelangelo Frammartino, 2010), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

June 17-23, Wex at Gateway, “L’Amour Fou” (Pierre Thoretton, 2010), exclusive Columbus engagement, visit wexarts.org for screening times, Gateway Film Center, 1550 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

June 21, Film History 101, “Tokyo Story” (Yasujiro Ozu, 1953), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

June 24-25, Contemporary Screen, “The Robber” (Benjamin Heisenberg, 2010), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

July 1, Next @ Wex, Times New Viking, 9 p.m., Black Box on Mershon Stage, 1871 N. High St., $15 admission, 292-3535.

July 1-31, The Box, “Tree of Knowledge” (Oskar Dawicki, 2008), Mon.-Wed. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Thu.-Fri. 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-6 p.m., The Box is located across from the Wexner Center Store, 1871 N. High St., free, 292-3535.

July 7, Kinema Japan, “Ran” (Akira Kurosawa, 1985), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

July 7, Next @ Wex, Bill Callahan with Hidden Ritual, 8 p.m., Performance Space, 1871 N. High St., $15 admission, 292-3535.

July 8-9, Kinema Japan, “13 Assassins” (Takashi Miike, 2010) and “Yojimbo” (Akira Kurosawa, 1961), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

July 11-15, Public Programs: Summer Kids 2011, Alien Universe (For Grades 3-5) with Jamie Polzin, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Wexner Center, registration fee required, visit wexarts.org.

July 11-15, Public Programs: Teen Arts Fusion 2011, Digital Video Editing with Final Cut Express for Mac with Ryan Schlagbaum, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Wexner Center, registration fee required, visit wexarts.org.

July 11-15, Public Programs: Summer Kids 2011, Paper Folding, Pop-ups and Cut-outs (For Grades 3-5) with Dan Harvey, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Wexner Center, registration fee required, visit wexarts.org.

July 11-15, Public Programs: Summer Kids 2011, Life-Sized Self Portraits (For Grades 6-8) with Alvin White and Jennifer Davenport Sosa, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Wexner Center, registration fee required, visit wexarts.org.

July 14, Kinema Japan: New 35MM Prints, “Onibaba (Demon Woman)” (Kaneto Shindo, 1964) and “Kuroneko (Black Cat)” (Kaneto Shindo, 1968), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

Workshops

June 18, Digital Video Workshop: Editing, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., RSVP to 292-8861 or uas@osu.edu, space and equipment limited, free, 292-8861.

June 28, Comprehension and English Language Learners (ELL) Workshop, Michael Opitz, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Ohio State Marion, Guthery Community Room, Maynard Hall, 1461 Mt. Vernon Ave., $35 fee ($30 per person when six or more register together with one payment), registration required by June 17, visit osumarion.osu.edu/ELLworkshop to register, contact fresch.1@osu.edu for more information.

Faculty & Staff, 6/16/11

June 15, 2011

Books

Susan Bandy, Physical Activity and Educational Services, Litteraere Fortaellinger om Idraet I Norden: Helte, Erindringer og Identitet (Scandinavian Sport Literature: The Hero, Memory and Identity), (Aarhus, Denmark: Aarhus University Press, 2010), with Vicki Bjerre.

Alan Randall, Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, emeritus, had a book, Risk and Precaution, (New York, N.Y., Cambridge University Press, 2011), featured in a news release from the University of Sydney.

Grants

Jodi Ford, Nursing, has been named a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholar. The $350,000 award will fund a research project and provide mentorship and leadership opportunities. Her study is titled, “The Contribution of Neighborhood and School Disadvantage during Adolescence to Sexual Risk and STI during Young Adulthood: A Multilevel Analysis.” The goal of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars program is to develop the next generation of national leaders in academic nursing through career development awards for outstanding junior nursing faculty.

Bruce Wall, Amanda Bain, Ying Studebaker and Denise Taylor, OSU Health Plan, and Stephanie Cook, University Health Connection, collaborated on a grant application for OSU Health Plan, which was awarded $9,959 as the Fall 2010 OhioPACE Adherence Block Grant recipient for “Advancing Team-Based Care via Integrated Payer-Provider Adherence Resources.” The grant will be used to offer health coaching and medication therapy management referral training to physicians and their management staff for practices participating in the Patient-Centered Medical Home initiative.

Presentations

Peggy Hall, Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, presented “Using the LLC in your Farm Operation” and “Help! My Contract’s Not in Writing,” at the Ohio Small Farm Conference, Wilmington, March 12; and “Choosing Sides: Farm Animals Welfare or Farm Animal Rights?” at The OSU Chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta annual initiation and awards program, April 5.

James Jacobs, Student Health Services, presented “Treatment of Site-Specific Acute Pain in College Health,” “Primary and Adjuvant Use of Benzodiazepines to Treat Anxiety in Primary Care College Health” and “Noninfectious Topics in Men’s Health,” at the annual meeting of the American College Health Association, Phoenix, Ariz., June 2011.

Sharvari Karandikar-Chheda, Lindsay Gezinski and Jacquelyn Meshelemiah, Social Work, presented “One-Way Ticket to a Red-Light Area: Experiences of Sex Trafficking Victims From Mumbai, India,” at the 15th annual SSWR Conference, Tampa, Fla., January 2011.

Jiyoung Lee, Cheonghoon Lee, Chang Soo Lee, Jason Marion, Jonathan Lutz and Senyo Agidi, Environmental Health Sciences, worked with undergraduate student Vanessa Burrowes to test the health threat of the water in Mirror Lake during the traditional jump preceding the Ohio State-Michigan football game. They presented results of this research and other water studies at the 111th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, La., May 21-24.

Ben McCorkle, English, presented “It’s Been ‘Sweded:’ Incorporating Internet Memes into Assignment Design,” at the Digital Media in a Social World Conference,  Columbus, April 2; “Assessing Remix Assignments (or, Fair Use: It’s Not Just for Lawyers Anymore),” at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Atlanta, Ga., April 9.

Brian McHale, English, presented “Transparent Minds Revisited,” at the International Society for the Study of Narrative conference, Washington University, St. Louis, Mo., April 8.

Ross Nehm, Teaching and Learning, presented “Measuring Students’ Evolutionary Understanding: Context, Coherence and Competence,” at Evolution2010, Portland, Ore., June 2010.

Mark Partridge, Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, presented “Helping Ohio Compete: Bringing the 21st Century to Ohio’s Local Governments,” for the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Rural Advisory Team, Plain City, March 3; and “Green Policies, Climate Change and New Jobs: Separating Fact from Fiction,” at the National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals conference, Charleston, S.C., March 8.

Barbara Polivka and Rosemary Chaudry, Nursing, presented“Piloting a Technique to Develop Environmental Public Health Literacy in an Urban Community,” with J. Crawford, at the Conference of the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, Baltimore, Md., June 8.

Swapna Priya Rajarapu, Xue-feng Bai, Pierluigi Bonello, Daniel Herms and Omprakash Mittapalli, Entomology, presented “Cytochrome P450 Signatures in the Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis), an Exotic Invasive Insect Pest,” at the 58th annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America, San Diego, Calif.,
Dec. 12-15.

Brian Roe, Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, presented “The Risk Attitudes of US Farmers,” at the SCC-76 Conference “Economics and Management of Risk in Agriculture and Natural Resources,” Atlanta, Ga., March 19.

Ian Sheldon, Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, presented “Competitiveness, Carbon Leakage and Border Tax Adjustments: Might Imperfect Competition Matter?” and “Reflections on Publishing in Academic Journals: An Editor’s View,” for the Economic Research Service of the USDA, Washington, DC, March 14.

Publications

Dawn Anderson-Butcher, Social Work, “The Promise of Afterschool Programs for Promoting School Connectedness,” The Prevention Researcher, Vol. 17, No. 3 (2010), pp. 11-4.

Katherine Burkman, English, emerita, “The Perfectionist,” The Good Ear Review: A Dramatist’s Literary Journal, online (May 2011).

Tamara Davis, Social Work, “Measuring Individualized Parent Advocate Services in Children’s Mental Health: A Contextualized Theoretical Application,” Journal of Child and Family Studies, published online, (December 2010), with Stephen Gavazzi, Scott Scheer and Reena Uppal.

Hannibal Hamlin, English, “The Patience of Lear,” Shakespeare and Religion: Early Modern and Postmodern Perspectives, eds. Ken Jackson and Arthur Marotti, (Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 2011), pp. 127-60; and “The King James Bible in America” and “The Style of the King James Bible,” Manifold Greatness: The Making of the King James Bible, eds. Helen Moore and Julian Reid, (Oxford: Bodleian Library, 2011).

Barbara Lehman and C.L. Logan, Teaching and Learning, OSU Mansfield, “Focus on Policy: Life and Literacy in Haiti: A Conversation with Jocelyne Trouillot,” Language Arts, No. 88 (2011), pp. 298-303, with A. Pellowski and G. Bush

Virginia Richardson, Social Work, “Length of Caregiving and Well-Being among Older Widowers: Implications for the Dual Process Model of Bereavement,” Journal of Death and Dying, Vol. 62, No. 3 (2011).

Recognition

Danielle Fosler-Lussier, Musicology, has been selected to participate in the Summer Institute on Ethnomusicology and Global Culture, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The two-week institute will meet at Wesleyan University in June 2011.

Harvey Graff, English, was nominated for the Grawemeyer Award in Education for 2011.

Rosemary Hill, Engineering Career Services, was recently named one of the National Association of Colleges and Employer’s external reviewers. Each reviewer evaluates the creation, maintenance and delivery of career programs and services across the country as well as help staff in targeting programs to develop, maintain and expand. The office is a very select position held by only 34 of 7,500 NACE members.

Sudarshan Jadcherla, Pediadrics, was awarded the Senior Investigator, Pediatric Science Award at the 9th International Symposium on Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, Milwaukee, Wis., April 2011.Jadcherla is one of five investigators to receive a research award from the International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFHD). IFFHD presents research awards to investigators who have completed an MD or PhD, who has demonstrated a record of research activities and are currently active in investigating basic or clinical aspects of functional GI or motility disorders.

Joanne Lester, Nursing, is one of five recipients of a Young Investigator Award from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Foundation. The awards — the first ever issued through the NCCN Foundation’s new Young Investigator Awards Program — are for $150,000 over two years and focus on assessing and improving outcomes of cancer care. Lester’s research initiative is titled “Effect of Survivorship Care Planning on Distress: A Randomized Control Trial with Leukemia and Breast Cancer Survivors,” with Barbara Andersen, Cancer Control Program.

Koritha Mitchell, English, was an invited participant in the Black Performance Theory Working Group, the University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, Calif., May 6-7.

Debra Moddelmog, English, is the 2010-11 recipient of the Dr. Marlene B. Longenecker English Faculty Leadership and Teaching Award.

William Shiels, Pediatrics and Radiology, was awarded the 2011 Dr. Floyd J. Trenery Memorial Medal at the American Osteopathic College of Radiology (AOCR) annual convention, Palm Beach, Fla., April 2011. The Dr. Floyd J. Trenery Memorial Medal is the highest honor bestowed to a member of the AOCR. Shiels received the award for his involvement in AOCR Continuing Medical Education Activities, including providing didactic lectures and developing CME programs. Shiels has served on numerous AOCR committees since 1992. He was a member of the board of directors from 1993-2007, held the role of president of AOCR from 2004-05 and also was awarded the title of Fellow in 2002.

Update on STRS and OPERS changes

June 3, 2011

As we shared earlier this spring, the Ohio legislature is considering several proposals to maintain the solvency of the state retirement system’s defined benefit plans. In addition, Ohio Governor John Kasich’s biennial budget proposes a 2 percent shift between employer and employee pension contributions to help offset proposed cutbacks to local governments in state funding. There is activity around this legislation we want to communicate before the school year ends.

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Take a ride on the ‘Oh Art’ express

June 2, 2011

Cultural revolution about to roll around Campus Loop South

By Julia Harris

Coming to a CABS stop near you is a whole new way to ride, thanks to the innovative and dedicated vision of Ohio State grad student Benjamin Kent. Starting June 6, the Campus Loop South route will be serviced by a bus decked out with original student art and sporting a splashy new “Oh Art” logo.

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Faculty, administrators, friends to the end

June 2, 2011

By Jeff McCallister

It was the summer of 1968 when the pair of English professors first stepped foot on the Ohio State campus.

They had been part of a small group all hired on the same day, and now, 43 years later, Christian Zacher and David Frantz will be retiring from the university on the same day as well — a remarkable coincidence to cap off a pair of remarkably similar careers.

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No business like school business

June 2, 2011

Partnership brings management, leadership techniques from the business world to the principals of ailing schools

By Julia Harris

When students need a pep talk, an encouragement to “straighten up and fly right,” they are typically sent to the principal’s office.

When principals are the ones who need the encouragement, where do they go?

To the Executive Principals Leadership Academy, of course.

A pilot project housed in Fisher College of Business’ Executive Education department, this training program is specifically designed to give Ohio primary and secondary school principals a suite of leadership and management skills to transform the atmosphere within their school buildings. The program represents an innovative partnership between Fisher and the Ohio Department of Education, which specifically wanted a fresh approach to the problem of ailing, under-performing schools.

Brokered by the Office of Outreach and Engagement, which helped bring to the table internal and external experts on the process of school turnaround, the academy focuses on six instructional pillars: Organizational leadership and management; goal setting; team-building and communication; cultural understanding; accountability and responsibility; and educational strategy.

“One of the things we’ve done with the academy is take a look at the total operation of schools,” said Joyce Beatty, senior vice president of Outreach and Engagement. “Schools are no longer about the ’9 a.m. to 3 p.m.’ in the classroom. They’re about what happens in a community, as a community. So what we’ve brought to the table is a lot of non-traditional pieces, experts in coaching and providing culture change, to help our principals execute a change of behavior in their buildings.”

It’s an ambitious goal, to be sure, but one Beatty and her partners feel is not beyond reach. In fact, the first group of 42 principals – selected from schools deemed to have the most daunting challenges – already has undertaken two of the four modules in the program, and so far the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive.

Each module, which spans two intensive days of instruction, includes a slate of “homework” assignments that must be completed in between workshops. Faculty from Fisher and from the College of Education and Human Ecology lead sessions on topics such as building strong leadership, empowering the staff and students in the school building, setting and communicating goals and then striving to meet and even exceed them.

Roy Lewicki, a professor in Fisher College and one of the key developers of the academy program, says he has been impressed by how practically minded and focused the principals have been on the task in front of them. “They don’t want management concepts pitched up in the ether,” he said. “They want quickly applicable tools to improve themselves and their schools.”

His colleague Carol Newcomb, head of Fisher’s Executive Education Department, sees this initial cohort of participants as rather brave. “They’re in a tough situation where they have to turn things around very quickly and show results. But we’ve found that they learn a lot from each other, they really want answers and they’re willing to work with each other and with us.”

In addition to the more formalized instruction the principals receive, they will have the opportunity to receive ongoing coaching upon the program’s completion. These coaches, provided by the Ohio Department of Education, will give advice and support to help the principals see where their strengths are, where their opportunities are and how they can address those opportunities in ways that move their buildings forward.

The academy will welcome 300 principals and other educators during the course of its two-year, $3 million grant, which runs through December 2012. Program developers are looking to see behavioral and policy changes that will empower teachers to teach and students to learn, with the ultimate goal of promoting student achievement and moving Ohio forward as a leader in education.

“If I let myself get very idealistic, I would say that all indications show there’s enough in this program for it to become a national model,” Beatty said. “If we can get 50 principals excited and believing in themselves and being equipped with enough things in their toolkits to effect behavioral change, then we can get 50 more, and 50 more. We’re very excited.”

Top 3 on 2, 6/2/11

June 2, 2011

Why did you choose to work at Ohio State? Ohio State chose me! As I was working to complete my PhD, the position in my department was being taught on a rotation basis. My department asked for me to take the class over and make it a more cohesive class.

What do you like about your job? I have the best of both worlds. I get to interact with undergrad students through my teaching appointment on a regular basis, which is just so much fun. I get to teach others about something that I have a lot of passion about. As I am trying to finish up my PhD now, I also get to do research about trees, and anyone who knows me knows I am crazy about trees.

What is the greatest life challenge you’ve overcome? As it relates to OSU, I wondered if I could even get a college education. I started at OSU with no advanced education at 31 years old and four children still needing my care. I was not a great student in my younger years, so I did not know if I had the skills necessary to complete a bachelor’s degree. I ended up graduating summa cum laude and going on to graduate school.

How do you apply the ‘One University’ concept? I have been blessed to work with an amazing group of people to try and get our campus certified as a Tree Campus USA. In order to do this, our group has to work with administration, FOD, the campus landscape architect, along with people from Plant Pathology, Natural Resources, Horticulture and Crop Science and groups including Chadwick Arboretum, Students for a Sustainable Campus … I am leaving so many out, but you get the picture. This effort has brought together so many diverse groups from many departments to work toward a common goal.

If you weren’t working at Ohio State, what would you rather be doing?
Being a vineyard owner and winemaker. I love the process that goes into making a great wine. I’d still be using my education and I just think it would be an interesting thing to do.

What is your favorite activity outside of work? Working in my own garden. I call it “Adris’ Arboretum.” I can get lost in my own world during this time. I also enjoy drawing and painting, although I wish I had more time for this. I am inspired by the world around me and it really gets the creative juices going.

If you were the university president for a day, what would you do? I would promote my own agenda, which would be to encourage the addition of more trees on campus to beautify and enhance our own urban forest. I would do that by making sure all departments have the day free to participate in a campus-wide tree planting and beatification activity. Then we would all go out when we are done and share a really good glass of wine!

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