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Ohio State through the years

August 11, 2011

By Julia Harris

For more than 30 years, Rai Goerler stood watch over the Ohio State University Archives, tending the official “memory” of the university and making sure its roughly two million photos and manuscripts are accessible for research. He fielded countless questions about university history before his retirement at the end of December 2010, and in answering them he became rather expert on all things Ohio State.

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This may sting a little

August 10, 2011

Staffer’s off-campus pursuits make life sweeter

By Julia Harris

Tim Butcher’s hobby has a way of getting him into some sticky situations. And perhaps that’s exactly why it gives him such a buzz.

“I’ve always wanted bees, because farming and gardening have always been passions of mine,” said Butcher, the OSHA program coordinator for the College of Food, Agriculture and Environmental Science.

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Calendar, 8/11/11

August 10, 2011

Conference

Call for proposals: Transforming Race

Deadline Sept. 30

The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity has issued a call for proposals for its third biennial conference, Transforming Race: Visions of Change, to be held March 15-17 in downtown Columbus. The institute is soliciting proposals for conference sessions that offer substantive visions of the racial/ethnic landscape in 2042. It welcomes proposals in a variety of subject areas, including capitalism, race and the mind sciences, global warming and energy, religion and faith, corporations and much more.

E-mail proposal submissions to tr2012cfp@gmail.com. Read more about the conference at transforming-race.org/tr2012 or the proposals at transforming-race.org/tr2012/TR2012CFP.pdf.

Events

Aug. 11, Monthly Anime Adventure: Deep Thinking/Mind Bending Anime, 6-8 p.m., OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., free and open to all, uas.osu.edu.

Aug. 13, Art Explorations: Earth-Friendly Art Making, 1-2 p.m., OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., free, reservations recommended, RSVP to 292-8861.

Aug. 13, Prize Winner Panel Discussion with Aaron Smith, Ron Kroutel and Geoffrey Schenkel, 3-5 p.m., OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., free and open to all, uas.osu.edu or 292-8861.

Aug. 16, Biometric Health Screening, 8 a.m.-noon, 111 Animal Sciences Building, 2029 Fyffe Road, registration and appointment required, yourplanforhealth.com.

Sept. 5, Labor Day, no classes, offices closed, 292-9051.

UCAT hosts teaching fair, orientation session

Sept. 14

The University Center for the Advancement of Teaching is hosting a Teaching Resource Fair from 3:30-5 p.m. in the Physics Research Building atrium to inform instructors about the support for teaching that exists at Ohio State. Refreshments and a scavenger hunt are part of the fair. Read more at ucat.osu.edu/participate/Teaching_Orientation/fair.html.

Also, new GTAs or experienced GTAs who are changing assignments this year should consider registering for the annual Orientation on Teaching & Ohio State, sponsored by UCAT, Sept. 13-15. Register now atucat.osu.edu/participate/Teaching_Orientation/orientation_home.html. If departments would like to send their GTAs to this orientation, contact ucat@osu.edu.

Exhibits

Through Aug. 26, On View, “Control,” reception 5-7 p.m. Aug. 18, OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., 292-8861.

Through Aug. 26, “Latest Hues,” oils by Dave Terry, Faculty Club, 181 S. Oval Drive, ohiostatefacultyclub.com or 292-2262.

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.

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

Through Sept. 2, On View, “War and Peace,” OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., 292-8861.

Through Sept. 3, On View, “Internal Affairs,” OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., 292-8861.

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

Sept. 1-Oct. 28, “Paintings and Monotypes,” by Katherine Kadish, opening reception 6-8 p.m. Sept. 16, Faculty Club, 181 S. Oval Drive, ohiostatefacultyclub.com or 292-2262.

Sept. 20-Oct. 8, “Idea Lab,” OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., 292-8861.

Films

Aug. 11, Close Up: Short Film Forum, Sergei Eisenstein’s Montage Theory, “Ilha Das Flores” (Jorge Furtado, 1989), noon-1 p.m., OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., free and open to all, 292-8861.

Dinner and a movie at OSU Lima

Aug. 25, Sept. 22

For more than 15 years, chef and film buff Brian Keegan has presented more than 75 award-winning foreign films coupled with authentic dinners that match the country of origin of those films. The dinners will be served in the Reed Hall Cafeteria adjacent to the Martha W. Farmer Theatre for the Performing Arts, where the films will be shown. In keeping with project tradition, the films selected for the 2011 summer series have both had successful showings at international film festivals:

Aug. 25 — “Happy-Go-Lucky” (United Kingdom, 2008) follows the exploits of Poppy, a relentlessly cheerful schoolteacher who is much more than the free spirit she seems at first. Starring Sally Hawkins and nominated for 45 international festival awards (including the Oscars and Golden Globes) that yielded 15 wins.

Sept. 22 — “Italian for Beginners” (Denmark, 2000) is a charming and warm romantic comedy/drama about seven people using beginning Italian lessons as a means of meeting romantic prospects. Nominated for 43 international awards, winning 20.

As in the past, doors and a cash bar will open at 6 p.m., dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. and the film will be shown at 7:45 p.m. Tickets are $30 per evening. Tickets for the movie only are $5 per person per show. For more information or to reserve tickets, call the Ohio State Lima Box Office at (419) 995-8382, or for more information, call Lesley King Fry at (419) 995-8671 or Pam Joseph at (419) 995-8284.

Sept. 2, College of Social Work Alumni Society, Cultural Diversity Film Fest, “Like Water for Chocolate,” 7 p.m., 115 Stillman Hall (McMillin Room), 1947 College Road, discussion after the film, 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

Aug. 11, Stone Lab 2011 Guest Lecture Series, “The Reality of Public Policy and the Environment,” Laura Powell, OEPA, 7 p.m., Gibraltar Island at Put-in-Bay, live broadcast in 333C Kottman Hall, (614) 285-1800.

Aug. 11, “The Millfield Mine Disaster,” Ron Luce, 6-7:30 p.m., OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., free and open to all, 292-8861.

Meetings

Aug. 16, Succeeding Financially, “Home Buying Prep Seminar,” Brian Connor, Huntington National Bank, noon-1 p.m., Office of Human Resources, Suite 430, Room 425, 1590 N. High St., registration required, hr.osu.edu/ohrc/ld_customizedtraining.

Aug. 17, Retirement Choices Forum, noon-1 p.m., Office of Human Resources, Suite 430, Room 421, 1590 N. High St., hr.osu.edu/benefits or 292-1050.

Aug. 17, YP4H Educational Program Classes, “Staying Healthy with Irritable Bowel Conditions,” noon-1 p.m., webinar, registration required, osuhealthplan.com/educationalprogramming/YP4H or 292-1894.

Aug. 18, YP4H Educational Program Classes: Nutrition, “From Market to Kitchen,” 4-7 p.m., 215 Campbell Hall, 1787 Neil Ave., registration required, osuhealthplan.com/educationalprogramming/YP4H or 292-1894.

Aug. 19, 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.

Sept. 1, STRS – Preparing to Retire, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Office of Human Resources, Suite 430, 1590 N. High St., registration required, hr.osu.edu/benefits or 292-1050.

Sept. 9, Board of Trustees, Longaberger Alumni House, 2200 Olentangy River Road, call for schedule, 292-6359.

Sept. 14, 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.

Sept. 16, 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.

Sept. 20, Succeeding Financially, “Retirement Basics,” Todd Gourno, Prospera Financial Group, noon-1 p.m., Office of Human Resources, Suite 430, Room 425, 1590 N. High St., registration required, hr.osu.edu/ohrc/ld_customizedtraining.

Music

Through 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.

Schottenstein

Aug. 12-13, “Living Proof Live!” Beth Moore, 7 p.m. Aug. 12, 8:30 p.m. Aug. 13, Value City Arena, admission, lifeway.com/livingproof or (800) 254-2022.

Aug. 28, Ohio State Summer Quarter Commencement, 1 p.m., Value City Arena, free admission, osu.edu/commence.

Sept. 13, “California Dreams 2011 World Tour,” Katy Perry with special guest Janelle Monae, 7:30 p.m., Value City Arena, admission, schottensteincenter.com or ticketmaster.com.

Training

Aug. 15-16, Human Resources Training, “Manage Job Data,” 1-4:30 p.m. both days, 177 Mount Hall, 1050 Carmack Road, registration required, oit.osu.edu/hrfin/hrschedule/html.

Aug. 16, 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.

Aug. 16, College of Social Work Training, “Treatment with Addicts in an Individual and Group Setting with Different Modalities,” 9 a.m.-4 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.

Aug. 18, College of Social Work Training, “Social Worker and Counselor Supervision,” 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.

Aug. 23, College of Social Work Training, “A Deeper Look Into the Grieving Process,” 9 a.m.-4 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.

Aug. 24, Human Resources Quarterly Training, “Introduction to Sexual Harassment 101,” 10-11:30 a.m., Office of Human Resources, Suite 430, 1590 N. High St., registration required, hr.osu.edu/training.

Aug. 24-25, Financial Training and Documentation, “Using General Ledger Reports,” 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Aug. 24, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Aug. 25, 231 Mount Hall, 1050 Carmack Road, registration required, oit.ohio-state.edu/hrfin/trainingregistration.html.

Aug. 25, 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.

Aug. 30, Human Resources Training, “Hire a Student,” 1-5 p.m., 177 Mount Hall, 1050 Carmack Road, registration required, oit.osu.edu/hrfin/hrschedule/html.

Aug. 30, College of Social Work Training, “Marketing our Services: Making Consumers More Comfortable with Accessing Human Services,” 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.

Aug. 30-31, 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.

Sept. 1, Human Resources Quarterly Training, “Leadership Training: Building Community by Welcoming Diversity,” 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Office of Human Resources, Suite 430, 1590 N. High St., registration required, hr.osu.edu/training.

Sept. 1, College of Social Work Training, “Helping Military Couples Understand Commitment,” 9 a.m.-12:15 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.

Sept. 7-8, Financial Training and Documentation, “The Reconciliation 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.

Sept. 13, Human Resources Training, “Manage Positions and Create Job Openings,” 1-4:30 p.m., 177 Mount Hall, 1050 Carmack Road, registration required, oit.osu.edu/hrfin/hrschedule/html.

Sept. 15, College of Social Work Training, “Chronic Pain and Addiction,” 9 a.m.-12:15 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.

Sept. 19-20, Human Resources Training, “Hire an Employee,” 1-5 p.m. both days, 177 Mount Hall, 1050 Carmack Road, registration required, oit.osu.edu/hrfin/hrschedule/html.

Sept. 20-21, Financial Training and Documentation, “Stewardship of Endowment and Gift Funds,” 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. both days, 231 Mount Hall, 1050 Carmack Road, registration required, oit.ohio-state.edu/hrfin/trainingregistration.html.

Sept. 22, College of Social Work Training, “Sex Offenders: The Importance of Interagency Collaboration,” 9 a.m.-12:15 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.

Wexner

Through Aug. 14, 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 Aug. 31, The Box, “Absence is Present: MayJuneJuly” (Phyllis Baldino, 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 Oct. 29, Public Programs: The Market at 15th & High, outdoor farmers’ market, 3:30-6:30 p.m. every Thurs., Wexner Center Plaza, 292-3535.

Aug. 11, Kinema Japan, “After Life” (Hirokazu Kore-Eda, 1998), “Maborosi” (Hirokazu Kore-Eda, 1995), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

Aug. 11, Wex at Gateway, “Page One: Inside the New York Times” (Andrew Rossi, 2011), exclusive Columbus engagement, visit wexarts.org for screening times, Gateway Film Center, 1550 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

Aug. 12, Especially for Families: Fusion Fest, 5-7 p.m., Performance Space, 1871 N. High St., free, 292-3535.

Aug. 12-13, Classics, “Stalker” (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1979), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

Aug. 16, Film History 101, “My Night at Maud’s” (Eric Rohmer, 1969), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

Aug. 18, Especially for OSU: Ohio State Faculty/Staff Appreciation Day, Wexner Center, 1871 N. High St., free, 292-3535.

Aug. 18, Kinema Japan, “Antonio Gaudi” (Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1985), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

Aug. 18, Wex Drive-In, “Howl’s Moving Castle” (Hayao Miyazaki, 2004), dusk, Wexner Center Plaza, (rain site is Mershon Auditorium at 9 p.m.) free, 292-3535.

Aug. 19-20, Kinema Japan, “Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters” (Paul Schrader, 1985), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

Aug. 19-Sept. 1, Wex at Gateway, “Tabloid” (Errol Morris, 2010), exclusive Columbus engagement, visit wexarts.org for screening times, Gateway Film Center, 1550 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

Aug. 20-Dec. 30, Exhibitions on View, “Peonies” (Diana Thater, 2011), 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.

Sept. 9-22, Wex at Gateway, “The Future” (Miranda July, 2011), exclusive Columbus engagement, visit wexarts.org for screening times, Gateway Film Center, 1550 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

Sept. 14, Next @ Wex, The Olivia Tremor Control with The Music Tapes, 9 p.m., Performance Space, 1871 N. High St., $16 admission, 292-3535.

Sept. 15 and 17, Classics, “World on a Wire” (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1973), 7 p.m. Sep. 15, 2 p.m. Sep. 17, Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St., admission, 292-3535.

Sept. 17-Dec. 30, Exhibitions on View, Paula Hayes, 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.

Sept. 17-Dec. 30, Exhibitions on View, “A Fable for Tomorrow,” Alexis Rockman, 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.

Sept. 17-Dec. 30, Exhibitions on View, “The Bacchae,” Elliott Hundley, 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.

Sept. 20, Welcome Week Student Party and Film, tour new exhibitions, free pizza and movie, “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” (Edgar Wright, 2010), 7 p.m., Wexner Center Plaza, 1871 N. High St., free for students, 292-3535.

Sept. 21, Next @ Wex, A Hawk and a Hacksaw and Dark Dark Dark, 9 p.m., Performance Space, 1871 N. High St., $10 admission, 292-3535.

Faculty & Staff, 8/11/11

August 10, 2011

Book

Valerie Kinloch, Teaching and Learning, Urban Literacies: Critical Perspectives on Language, Learning and Community (Teachers College Press, March 2011).

Grants

Laura Justice and Shayne Piasta, Teaching and Learning, received $166,468 to develop and validate the Narrative Assessment Protocol for 3- to 6-year-old children, part of a $650,000 project originating from Michigan State University, 2011-16.

William Loadman, Educational Policy and Leadership, was awarded $7,500 from eTech Ohio for “Teacher Planning Grant Review,” April-May 2011.

Caezilia Loibl, Consumer Sciences, received $5,600 from the Cornell University Institute for Social Sciences for “Credit Card Reforms and Consumers’ Use of Credit Cards,” 2011. Co-PI is Sharon Tennyson, Cornell University.

Nicole Luthy, Ohio Resource Center, received a grant of $2,800 from the Ohio Department of Education for “Striving Readers” to develop a state plan for reading development and achievement, 2011.

Robert Mahlman and Susan Nell, Center on Education and Training for Employment, received $218,000 from the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections to continue the College of Education and Human Ecology certification program for career and technical teachers for Ohio prisons, 2012-13.

Alan Price, ACCAD/Design, received $49,675 from BETHA to support an interdisciplinary project with the OSU Newark Earthworks Center. Project collaborators include Richard Shiels, History, and Martha Chaatsmith, Sociology. Title for the project is “Exploration of the Geometry and Cosmology of the Newark Earthworks.”

Chandan Sen, Surgery, along with other clinical and translational researchers from the Comprehensive Wound Care Center and the Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute at Ohio State, are recipients of a two-year, $1.4 million grant from the US Department of Defense to be used to study the benefits of using brown algae extracted from seaweed and giant kelp, specifically for the treatment of burn wounds.

Presentations

Jill Clark, Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, presented “Healthy Corner Stores: A New Markets Model,” for Master Gardener Backyard and Local Food Specialists, Akron, April 14;  “Land Use and Land Protection Rural, Exurban and Urban Ohio,” at the Local Food: Strategies for Jobs and Health Summit, Toledo, April 15; and “What is a Sustainable Food System?” at the Sustainable Food Summit, Columbus, April 22.

Becky Cornett and Kathleen Ojala, Medical Center, presented “Embedding Regulatory Compliance in Hospital Operations,” at the annual meeting of the Ohio Hospital Association, Columbus, June 14.

Claudio Gonzalez-Vega, Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, emeritus, presented a two-day seminar “Risk and Financial Regulation,” to the faculty of the Colegio de Posgraduados, Puebla, Mexico, April 11-12.

Elena Irwin, Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, presented “An Agent-Based Model of Exurban Land Development,” with Yong Chen and Ciriyam Jayaprakash, at the Triangle Resource and Environment Economics seminar series, April 28.

Jay Kandampully, Consumer Sciences, and Rebecca Naylor, Marketing, presented the Initiative for Managing Services workshop, “Customer Experience Management,” at the Fisher College of Business, Columbus, April 29.

Bob Mahlman, Center on Education and Training for Employment, was invited to present “Employability Skills: Defining, Teaching and Measuring,” at the sixth Saudi Technical Conference and Exhibition, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 24-26.

Merry Merryfield, Teaching and Learning, presented “Internationalizing Teacher Education through Cultural Consultants,” to NAFSA: Association of International Educators, Vancouver, British Columbia, June 1.

Tiffany Salter, English, presented “Paratextual Poetics: Glossing as Form in the Poetry of Craig Santos Perez,” at the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association Conference, Sacramento, Calif., May 20.

Publications

Jae-Eun Chung, Consumer Sciences, “In-group Preference as Opportunism Governance in a Collectivist Culture: Evidence from Korean Retail Buyer-Supplier Relationships,” Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing (2011), with Byoungho Jin.

Christopher Gonzalez, English, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “Childhood in To Kill a Mockingbird,” “Justice in To Kill a Mockingbird” and “Race in To Kill a Mockingbird,” Encyclopedia of Themes in Literature, ed. Jennifer McClinton-Temple, 3 Vols., (New York: Facts on File, 2011), pp. 701-4; and Review of Philip Roth: Novels 1993-1995, (Operation Shylock: A Confession, Sabbath’s Theater), ed. Ross Miller, Philip Roth Studies, Vol. 7, No. 1 (2011), pp. 99-103.

Sherman Hanna, Consumer Sciences, “Content Analysis of Financial Services Review,” with Jonghee  Lee, Jiyeon Son, Jodi Letkiewicz, HanNa Lim and Lishu Zhang, “A Tale of Two Analyses: The Need for Standardized Reporting in Qualitative Research,” with Suzanne Lindamood, and “The Demand for Financial Planning Services,” proceedings of the Academy of Financial Services (2011).

Colleen Kennedy, English, review of The English Renaissance, Orientalism and the Idea of Asia, by Debra Johanyak and Walter S.H. Lim, Pennsylvania Literary Journal (April 2011), pp. 10-13.

Nancy Rudd and Elizabeth Davis, Recreation and Physical Activity Center, and Penny Winkle, Counseling and Consultation Services, “Sociological and Psychological Factors in Eating Disorders” and “Glossary of Terms,” Eating Disorders Sourcebook, 3rd edition, Health Reference Series (2011).

Recognition

Bharat Bhushan, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Kragujevac in Serbia.

Matthew Cariello, English, has received the Bordighera Poetry Prize, sponsored by the Sonia Raiziss-Giop Foundation: $1,000 and bilingual book publication of “A Boat That Can Carry Two” in 2011.

Erin McCarthy, PhD candidate in English, is a recipient of a Presidential Fellowship for 2011-12. Richard Dutton, English, is her advisor.

Julia Cooper and Catherine Montalto, Consumer Sciences, were honored for their instruction, mentoring and dedication to students at the Sphinx-Mortar Board Faculty and Staff Recognition Reception, Columbus, February 2011.

Glenn Daehn, Materials Science and Engineering, was the lead investigator of a project by the Institute for Materials Research that was awarded a $400,000 grant from the Alcoa Foundation. The award was in support of innovative design and manufacturing technologies that will enable the creation of lighter, more environmentally friendly vehicle structures. The grant is part of Alcoa Foundation’s $4 million Advancing Sustainability Research: Innovative Partnerships for Actionable Solutions initiative that funds 10 global sustainability research projects in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Russia and the United States. Anthony Luscher, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, serves as co-investigator.

Adrienne Dixson, Teaching and Learning, was invited to speak at the Teach For America Alumni in Academia reception, American Educational Research Association conference, New Orleans, La., April 11.

Patricia Enciso, Teaching and Learning, has been elected to the board of directors of the Literacy Research Association, 2011-14.

James Moore III, Physical Activity and Educational Services and Bell Resource Center, was a special guest at the release of a new report and research findings by the College Board and Harvard University on the educational experiences of young men of color, June 20.

Katherine Parker, English, a graduate student with Folklore Studies, has been awarded with the 2011 Graduate Associate Teaching Award (GATA), Ohio State’s highest recognition of the exceptional teaching provided by a graduate student.

Service

Merry Merryfield, Teaching and Learning, was a guest instructor on global literacy at the University of Iowa annual Summer Institute for Teachers, Iowa City, Iowa, June 13.

Kathy Cabe Trundle, Teaching and Learning, has been appointed to the editorial review board for Journal of Research in Science Teaching, the official journal of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching.

Carmen Swain, Physical Activity and Educational Services, will direct “Promotion of Healthy Lifestyles in People with an Increased Risk of Cancer,” by Pelotonia Research Fellows Christine Knopp and Erica Toivonen, Health and Exercise Science, at Labs in Life @ COSI, summer 2011.

A bittersweet farewell

August 10, 2011

By Jeff McCallister

In the middle of a large room within the Honey Bee Lab on the campus of the Ohio Agricultural Research Center in Wooster sit three large boxes full of video equipment.

But rather than being a sign of any impending upgrade in technology, the boxes are evidence of the end of an era at Ohio State — and Hidden Benefits Fairs, holidays and farmers markets will never be the same.

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Charles Csuri: Digital pioneer given lifetime achievement award

August 10, 2011

By Adam King

Nobody calls Charles Csuri by his given name. Whether they were student, peer or friend, to all he is simply Chuck.

It was that way when Csuri was an All-American tackle at Ohio State in 1942, the year the Buckeyes claimed their first national title. And it was that way as he influenced his students as an artist and as a professor at Ohio State.

But such a familiar moniker perhaps oversimplifies his stature in the field of computer graphics — which he has helped pioneer since the 1960s.

Now to recognize that stature and his body of work, the Association for Computing Machinery’s Special Interest Group on Graphics and Interactive Techniques (SIGGRAPH) has honored Csuri with its Award for Lifetime Achievement in Digital Art. Csuri accepted the award Aug. 8 in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Jeff Light, who worked closely with Csuri while a film student at OSU in the early 1980s and is now supervisor of character technical directors at Dreamworks Animation, said the man deserves nothing less.

“We would refer to him as Chuck instead of Charles because that’s how he would prefer it,” Light said.  “Even when I was a student working with this amazing professor, he was always approachable and interested in hearing new ideas. He’s a true artist in that way — always a student and always trying to learn. That’s something you find in great people. Whether they’re an artist or CEO or venturing out in some new direction. Great people are always curious and wanting to explore new ideas and perspectives. That’s Chuck.”

To Light, Csuri was decades ahead of his time.

“He was working on computer graphics before it was even called that,” Light said. “This was the age of teletypes.”

Csuri began his work in the intertwining of art and computer science in the 1960s. He experimented with computer animation, winning awards and acclaim throughout Europe and the United States.

Through his personal network of colleagues, he also was aware of parallel discourses among scientists who debated the role of computers in society. His profound understanding of these two cultures put him in a unique position to merge aesthetics and computing, long before either group recognized the potential synergies.

As such, Csuri managed to secure early funding for his work without being able to show exactly what he was doing. But the National Science Foundation, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the US Navy and others came along for the ride.

The results of his 22 years of research have been applied to flight simulators, computer-aided design, architecture, magnetic resonance imaging, visualization of scientific phenomena and special effects for TV and film.

Steve May, who graduated from OSU and is now vice president and chief technology officer at Pixar Animation Studios, was first introduced to Csuri in a 1984 magazine article when May was 16 years old. The article discussed challenges in computer graphics and the locations the problems were being investigated, including Ohio State and the Computer Division at Lucasfilm (which later became Pixar).

“After I finished reading the article, I literally said, ‘That’s it! That’s what I’m going to do!’ and decided then and there that I wanted to attend the graduate program at Ohio State and hopefully study with Chuck Csuri and maybe then work at this Lucasfilm place. And that’s what happened.”

While at OSU, May and Csuri exchanged ideas constantly, and May developed software that Csuri still uses to this day to produce fine art using computer graphics.

“Chuck has worked very hard over the decades to get computer art respected as fine art,” May said. “It’s an incredible challenge because the fine art community was resistant to acknowledging computer technology as an art medium. In addition, a lot of the early computer imagery was produced by scientists, not artists, so the visuals that people saw were often poor. Chuck had to overcome both of those obstacles.”

Csuri was instrumental in the establishment of Ohio State’s Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD).

“Chuck Csuri’s early and unique vision of an interdisciplinary, collaborative, creative research center between the arts and sciences continues to permeate our culture,” said Maria Palazzi, director of ACCAD. “All of us who have had the privilege to study and work in this environment are profoundly grateful to Chuck for his vision, persistence and leadership in this field and at Ohio State.”

And even now, Csuri, who earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Ohio State, continues to play the visionary. Light, who worked for 12 years at Industrial Light and Magic and has been at Dreamworks for eight years, said he’s experienced an amazing progression in the entertainment industry over the last 20 years.

“But Chuck never ceases to impress me to this day speaking with him about pushing the envelope artistically,” Light said.  “When you apply computer graphics imagery to commercials or feature films, you’re on a narrow path to have the computer realize the images you’ve preconceived. But Chuck asks, ‘How can I leverage the computer’s capabilities and have it generate new and exciting juxtapositions as part of the artistic process?’ There’s a lot of unexplored artistic territory out there to be discovered, and Chuck is able to approach this intimidating technology with cutting-edge techniques, an open attitude and artistic playfulness.”

Only one way to be a star

August 10, 2011

Ohio State workshop is a must for budding acarologists from all over the world

By Adam King

When you’re a rock star in acarology, there aren’t throngs of scientific minions beating down your door for an autograph. No six-figure speaking contracts — or even four-figure ones for that matter — land on your doorstep.

When you do reach the top of your game in the field of ticks and mites, coming to Ohio State University during the summers is really one of your career highlights.

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August blood drives on campus

August 10, 2011

The American Red Cross Central Ohio Blood Services still faces a critical blood shortage and continues to appeal for blood donors.

The blood supply is currently at critically low levels in our community and across the country.  The Red Cross is still working to build the supply after a recent national plea for donors.

Approximately 500,000 blood donors are needed across the country during the month of August in order to help support patients at more than 3,000 hospitals from coast to coast.  Here in Central Ohio, patients at 41 area hospitals are counting on us to help.

Despite calls and emails to donors, the Red Cross is unable to meet hospital needs in a timely manner.  Blood products continue to go to area hospitals just as quickly as they are coming in.

One recent young cancer patient in Central Ohio alone needed more than 600 blood products to survive extensive surgery.

There is an urgent need for all 8 blood types, particularly O-negative, A-negative and B-negative.

Ohio State campus blood drives for August

Rise in risk inequality helps explain polarized US voters

August 10, 2011

By Jeff Grabmeier, Research Communications

A new study of political polarization in the United States suggests that changes in the labor market since the 1970s have helped create more Republican and Democratic partisans and fewer independents.

The growth in partisanship has to do with people’s current income and — importantly — their expectations of job security, said Philipp Rehm, author of the study and assistant professor of political science at Ohio State. Continue reading ‘Rise in risk inequality helps explain polarized US voters’

One (statewide) Ohio State

August 10, 2011

President Gee’s One University vision is founded in our ability and our willingness to collaborate — across disciplines, across units and administrative offices, and, yes, across distances. The unification of Ohio State’s campuses at Lima, Mansfield, Marion and Lima into the Regional Campus Cluster (RCC) has led to a new shared commitment that makes these campuses a model of the president’s vision.

These campuses provide access to higher education in general, and to Ohio State specifically, for Ohioans who might otherwise not have access to the university. They also serve as entryways to the university for those who want the Ohio State experience in a small-campus setting. In addition, the regional campuses establish a geographical presence for the university outside Columbus. They enhance economic development, and they strengthen learning and cultural opportunities within their communities.

Students who enroll at a regional campus may be the first in their family to seek higher education, they may prefer to live close to home or they may be place-bound and of a non-traditional college-going age. Our regional campuses offer high-quality courses taught by first-rate faculty who emphasize student development and academic success.

Because of these campuses’ importance in meeting community needs, they are exploring the development of special campus foci based on regional or curricular emphases. These might include, for example, a focus in the health sciences, teacher preparation or social services, among others.

In discharging their responsibilities to their students and the state, the four regional campuses are collaborating as never before. They also are integrated with the Columbus campus in new and important ways. This new era of partnership was launched last year with the formation of two leadership groups.

The Regional Campus Cluster Advisory Council was created to examine and discuss high-level regional campus issues, opportunities and challenges. It is made up of a board member from each of the campuses, plus the regional campus deans along with faculty, staff and student participants. In its two meetings during AY2011, the council considered how we can most effectively implement the regional campus cluster concept.

The Regional Campus Cluster Support Team was formed to consider such local issues as student housing, enrollment patterns and strategic planning. This group consists of the regional campus deans and leaders of Columbus campus units important to the success of the RCC, including academic advising and undergraduate education, the arts and sciences, the CIO, Diversity and Inclusion, public safety, institutional research and planning and so on.

Perhaps the most tangible affirmation of the RCC’s commitment to collaboration came just last month with the launching of a planning effort that will result in the regional campuses’ first-ever integrated strategic plan. Some 50 faculty, staff, students, board members, administrators and community representatives came together to craft a plan containing overarching cross-campus goals that align with Ohio State’s institutional goals. The plan will include strategies and specific steps to guide the individual campuses in achieving these goals. The meeting, according to the collective memory of the group, was historic; no such gathering of regional campus and Columbus campus representatives had ever been assembled — and especially not for the purpose of working as One University on a shared vision.

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