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Feb. 21, Creative Writing Program Reading Series, Student/Faculty Reading: Nancy Kuhl, Dan Leonidas, Phil Wyatt, 7 p.m., 311 Denney Hall, 292-2242.

Feb. 21, University Libraries Read Aloud Program, readers from the Health Sciences Library share some of their favorite works, 3-4 p.m., Wexner Center Café: Cam’s on Campus, distel.1@osu.edu.

Feb. 21-23, Center for Folklore Studies Spring Colloquium, “Urban Party Mix: Performing the Americas in the Metropole,” Bowen Theatre, Drake Performance Center, cfs.osu.edu/activities/spcevents/default.cfm.

Feb. 27, Personal Health Assessment screening, 8 a.m.-noon, first-floor atrium, Physics Bldg., registration and appointment required, yourplanforhealth.com.

Feb. 28, University Libraries Read Aloud Program, Ruthmarie Mitsch and Brenda Goodwin present a program celebrating contemporary African literature, 3-4 p.m., Wexner Center Café: Cam’s on Campus, distel.1@osu.edu.

Feb. 29, 2008 United Black World Month, Soul Food Luncheon and Program, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Hale Black Cultural Center, 292-0074.

March 5, Personal Health Assessment screening, 7:40 a.m.-1:40 p.m., H1213 Ross Heart Hospital, registration and appointment required, yourplanforhealth.com.

SBS alumni meeting features alum Hosket
March 9
The Social and Behavioral Sciences Alumni Society annual meeting welcomes Bill Hosket, OSU basketball alum, All-American, All-Big Ten, Academic All-American and analyst for ESPN Regional Television, as its keynote speaker. Autographed basketballs and more will be auctioned for SBS’ student scholarship fund.

All SBS graduates are invited. Admission is $20 with all proceeds going to the SBS Alumni Society Student Scholarship Fund. The event is free for students currently enrolled in the college. Registration required by March 3. E-mail Jennifer.Storm@xerox.com.

Through Feb. 22, Sid Chafetz: “Profs, Pols, Poets, et Al,” Faculty Club, ohiostatefacultyclub.com or 292-2262.

Through Feb. 28, 2008 United Black World Month, “Successions: Prints by African American Artists” from the Jean and Robert Steele Collection, Hale Black Cultural Center and King Arts Complex, 292-0074.

Through Feb. 29, “Reflected Blackness,” LaTreice Branson, LeFevre Gallery at Ohio State Newark, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat., (740) 366-9369.

Through March 7, Sixteenth Annual Fergus Scholarship Exhibition, Hopkins Hall Gallery + Corridor, 292-5072.

Through March 7, College of the Arts, “Linking the Past to the Future,” 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Mon.-Wed. and Fri., 4-8 p.m. Thu., OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., 292-5171.

Through March 13, “Detours: Tactical Approaches to Urbanization in China,” Knowlton School of Architecture, Banvard Gallery, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, 292-1012 or knowlton.osu.edu.

Through April 4, College of the Arts, “Midnight Robbers: The Artists of Notting Hill Carnival,” 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Mon.-Wed. and Fri., 4-8 p.m. Thu., OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., 292-5171.

Through April 11, “Anne Mergen: Editorial Cartoonist,” Cartoon Research Library, 023L Wexner Center, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, cartoons.osu.edu.

Feb. 28-April 25, “The David Abbey Paige Pastel Drawings from the Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program,” Faculty Club, ohiostatefacultyclub.com or 292-2262.

Feb. 22, Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies Lecture Series: Translations, “Beautiful Tropes: Translating Liturgy in Premodern England,” Bruce Holsinger, University of Virginia, 2:30 p.m., 090 Science and Engineering Library, cmrs.osu.edu or 292-7495.

Feb. 22, Center for African Studies Brown Bag Talk Series, “Migrant Labor in South Africa, Past and Present,” Kevin Cox, Geography, noon-1 p.m., 122 Oxley Hall, cas.osu.edu/current_events.html.

Feb. 25, Mershon Center for International Security Studies, Edgar S. Furniss Book Award Winner, “The Psychology of Nuclear Proliferation: Identity, Emotions and Foreign Policy,” Jacques E. C. Hymans, Smith College, noon, 120 Mershon Center, reserved seating, mershoncenter.osu.edu.

Feb. 26, 2008 United Black World Month Historical Lecture Series, “Great African American Males in History,” Paul Robeson, 6 p.m., Hale Black Cultural Center, 292-0074.

Feb. 27, Humanities Institute, Local Worlds Working Group, “Region in Critical International Relations,” Ted Hopf, 4 p.m., Knight House, 104 E. 15th Ave., liu.737@osu.edu.

Feb. 28, Humanities Institute, Religious Roundtable, 6:30 p.m., Knight House, 104 E. 15th Ave., rtrimble@columbus.rr.com.

Feb. 28, Humanities Institute Big Picture Lecture Series, “Image and Reality: Children and Childhood in European History,” Birgitte Soland, in conjunction with the “Great Expectations: Aristocratic Children in European Portraiture” exhibition, 7 p.m., Columbus Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad St., zacher.1@osu.edu.

Feb. 29, Humanities Institute, Graduate Student Interdisciplinary Seminar on Literacy Studies, 11:30 a.m., Knight House, 104 E. 15th Ave., white.1142@osu.edu.

Feb. 29, Mershon Center for International Security Studies, “The Politics of Opening Markets: A Comparison of Bilateral and Multilateral Trade Negotiation Strategies,” Christina Davis, Princeton University, 3:30 p.m., 120 Mershon Center, reserved seating, mershoncenter.osu.edu.

March 2, 20th Annual Pearl and Troy Feibel Lecture on Law and Judaism, “Torah and the State: Divergent Halakhic Conceptions of the State of Israel,” Suzanne Last Stone, Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, 7 p.m., Wexner Heritage Village, 1151 College Ave., 292-0967.

March 3, Mershon Center for International Security Studies, “Military Commission Process: November 2001 to March 2008,” Gen. John D. Altenburg, former Appointing Authority for Military Commissions (2003-06), noon, Barrister Club, Moritz College of Law, reserved seating, mershoncenter.osu.edu.

Feb. 22-23, High School Percussion Ensemble Festival Weekend, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 22, 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Feb. 23, Weigel Auditorium, admission, 292-0789.

Feb. 24, Faculty and Guest Artist Series: William Conable on cello, Rosemary Platt on piano, Michael Davis on violin, 3 p.m., Weigel Auditorium, admission, 292-0789.

Faculty Recital Series concert canceled
The Faculty Recital Series featuring Stephen Glaser called “The Great Romantics: Schubert, Chopin and Janecek” that was meant to take place Feb. 25 at Weigel Auditorium has been canceled and will be rescheduled for next fall. For more information, call 292-0789.

Feb. 27, Symphonic Band, 8 p.m., Weigel Auditorium, admission, 292-0789.

Feb. 29-March 1, Drums Downtown V, 8 p.m., Riffe Center’s Capitol Theatre, 77 S. High St., admission, call CAPA at 469-0939 or Ticketmaster at 431-3600.

March 2, University Chorus and MasterSingers, 3 p.m., Weigel Auditorium, admission, 292-0789.

March 3, Faculty Recital Series: Kia-Hui Tan on violin, Cathy Carroll on viola, William Conable on cello, Edward Bak on piano, 8 p.m., Weigel Auditorium, admission, 292-0789.

March 4, Wind Symphony, 8 p.m., Weigel Auditorium, admission, 292-0789.

March 5, Symphony Orchestra, 8 p.m., Weigel Auditorium, admission, 292-0789.

Feb. 21, Research Foundation, “The Research Symposium Series: The Changing Environment for Acacemic Research,” Susan Butts, Dow Chemical Co., registration required, rf.osu.edu/inf/e-cal.cfm.

Feb. 21, Research Foundation, “Cayuse424 Practice Lab,” 9:30-11:30 a.m., 1960 Kenny Road, registration required, rf.osu.edu/inf/e-cal.cfm.

Feb. 21, Organization and Human Resource Consulting Supervisor Training to Enhance Performance, “Can’t We All Just Get Along?” 8:30-11:30 a.m., Suite 430, 1590 N. High St., registration required,
hr.osu.edu/ohrc.

Feb. 21-22, Financial Training and Documentation, “The Procurement and Payment Process,” 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. each day, 231 Mount Hall, registration required, ctlr.ohio-state.edu/financial/finance.shtm.

Feb. 25, Research Foundation, “Cayuse424 Introduction,” 1:30-3 p.m., 1960 Kenny Road, registration required, rf.osu.edu/inf/e-cal.cfm.

Feb. 26, Research Foundation, “Cayuse424 Practice Lab,” 10 a.m.-noon, 1960 Kenny Road, registration required, rf.osu.edu/inf/e-cal.cfm.

Feb. 26, Management Advancement for the Public Service, “Solving Performance Problems,” 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Fawcett Center, admission for non-members, registration required, glennschool.osu.edu or 292-3242.

Feb. 26, Human Resources Training, “Manage Job Data,” 8 a.m.-5 p.m.,
112B Mount Hall, registration required, oit.osu.edu/hrfin/hrschedule/html.

Feb. 26, Organization and Human Resource Consulting Core Program Classes, “Paper and Bytes: Policies, Best Practices and Resources for Managing OSU Records,” 9-11 a.m., Suite 430, 1590 N. High St., registration required, hr.osu.edu/ohrc.

Feb. 26, Organization and Human Resource Consulting Supervisor Training to Enhance Performance, “What Supervisors Need to Know about Discrimination,” 8:30-11:30 a.m., Suite 430, 1590 N. High St., registration required, hr.osu.edu/ohrc.

Feb. 26-27, Financial Training and Documentation, “The Reconciliation Process,” 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. each day, 231 Mount Hall, registration required, ctlr.ohio-state.edu/financial/finance.shtm.

Feb. 27, OIT Computing Short Course, “PowerPoint – Advanced,” 8:30-11:30 a.m., 112B Mount Hall, no charge but registration required, oit.osu.edu/compcourses.html.

Feb. 27, Faculty and TA Development Events on Teaching, “Responding to International Student Writing,” 3:30-5 p.m., 300 Younkin Success Center, registration required, ftad.osu.edu/eventregistration.html or 292-3644.

Feb. 27, Management Advancement for the Public Service, “Being the Best Boss,” 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Fawcett Center, admission for non-members, registration required, glennschool.osu.edu or 292-3242.

Feb. 28, Management Advancement for the Public Service, “Project Management,” 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Fawcett Center, admission for non-members, registration required, glennschool.osu.edu or 292-3242.

Feb. 28, Organization and Human Resource Consulting Core Program Classes, “Mixing the Four Generations in the Workplace,” 9-11 a.m., Suite 430, 1590 N. High St., registration required, hr.osu.edu/ohrc.

March 3, Financial Training and Documentation, “Introduction to Your Business Responsibilities at OSU,” 12:30-4:30 p.m., 231 Mount Hall, registration required, ctlr.ohio-state.edu/financial/finance.shtm.

March 3-4, Human Resources Training, “Manage Timekeeping,” 1-5 p.m. each day, 191 Mount Hall, registration required, oit.osu.edu/hrfin/hrschedule/html.

March 3 and 5, OIT Computing Short Course, “SAS for Windows – Introduction,” 1:30-3:30 p.m. each day, 112B Mount Hall, registration required, oit.osu.edu/compcourses.html.
March 4, Research Foundation, “Animal Usage Course,” 9:30-11 a.m., 1069 Graves Hall, registration required, rf.osu.edu/inf/e-cal.cfm.

March 4, Financial Training and Documentation, “Accounts Receivable and Accounts Receivable Collection Services,” 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 231 Mount Hall, registration required, ctlr.ohio-state.edu/financial/finance.shtm.

March 4, Faculty and TA Development Events on Teaching, “Teaching (and Supporting) the Millennial Student,” 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 300 Younkin Success Center, registration required, ftad.osu.edu/eventregistration.html or 292-3644.

March 4, Management Advancement for the Public Service, “Resolving Conflict Within the Workplace,” 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Fawcett Center, admission for non-members, registration required, glennschool.osu.edu or 292-3242.

March 5, Management Advancement for the Public Service, “Motivating Employees Through Positive Reinforcement,” 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Fawcett Center, admission for non-members, registration required, glennschool.osu.edu or 292-3242.

March 5, Organization and Human Resource Consulting Supervisor Training to Enhance Performance, “Motivating Through Recognition and Empowerment,” 1:30-4:30 p.m., Suite 430, 1590 N. High St., registration required, hr.osu.edu/ohrc.

Through April 13, On View, “Solitaire: Lee Lozano, Sylvia Plimack Mangold, Joan Semmel,” Galleries, 292-3535.

Through April 13, On View, “Kerry James Marshall: Every Beat of My Heart,” Galleries, 292-3535.

Through April 13, On View, “Adi Nes: Biblical Stories,” Galleries, 292-3535.

Feb. 21, Visiting Filmmaker, Still Lives: The Films of Pedro Costa, “Ne Change Rien” (2005), “Tarrafal” (2007) and “Casa de Lava” (1994), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Feb. 21-23, Lone Twin, “Nine Years,” 8 p.m., Performance Space, admission, 292-3535.

Feb. 22, Wexner Prize: Spike Lee Films, “She’s Gotta Have It” (1986), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Feb. 23, Wexner Prize: Spike Lee Films, “He Got Game” (1998), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Feb. 24, Next @ Wex, “St. Vincent with Foreign Born,” 9 p.m., Black Box on Mershon Stage, $12 admission, 292-3535

Feb. 25, Artist’s Talk and Screening, Ali Pretty, 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, free, 292-3535.

Feb. 26, Artist’s Talk, Kerry James Marshall, 4:30 p.m., reception follows, Film/Video Theater, free, 292-3535.

Feb. 26, Special Events, Mark McElhatten Presents “The Walking Picture Palace: Crooked Fireworks,” 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Feb. 27, Special Events, Mark McElhatten Presents “The Intimate Distance: A Tribute to Mark LaPore (1952-2005),” 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Feb. 28, Gallery Talks, Sam Meier on “Adi Nes: Biblical Stories,” 12:30 p.m., Wexner Center Galleries entrance, free, 292-3535.

Feb. 28, Visiting Filmmaker, Still Lives: The Films of Pedro Costa, “6 Bagatelas” (2001) and “Where Does Your Hidden Smile Lie?” (2001), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Feb. 29, Wexner Prize: Spike Lee Films, “Crooklyn” (1994), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

Feb. 29-March 1, Especially for Families, International Performing Arts Series, Robert Post (USA) “Post Comedy Theatre,” 7 p.m. Feb. 29 and 2 p.m. Mar. 1, Performance Space, 292-3535.

March 1, U.S. Premiere, “Accidents at Home and How They Happen” (Jennifer Reeder, 2007), introduced by the director, 7 and 9 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

March 4, Artist’s Talk, Ann Lauterbach, 4:30 p.m., Film/Video Theater, free, 292-3535.

March 4, Performing Arts, “Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin,” 8 p.m., Performance Space, admission, 292-3535.

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Calendar, 2/21/08