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Vol. 38, No. 18
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2-4-2009
By: Top 3 on 2, 2/5/09
 Why did you choose to work at Ohio State?
It was an accident, actually! I was working for an attorney in Wooster. The attorney was arrested and charged with obstruction of justice. I was told I needed to find another job. The very day I was given that news, OARDC called me to set an interview appointment with Communications and Technology — I had filled out an application when I was working at OARDC through Kelly Temporaries.
What do you like about your job?
The people. OARDC’s mission. When I was a little girl I said I wanted to be a farmer when I grow up. That didn’t happen, but working at OARDC allows me the opportunity to work around agriculture and deal with scientists and researchers who are very involved in all aspects of agriculture.
What would you improve at Ohio State?
Communication between the regional campuses and the Columbus campus.
What advice would you give a new employee?
Keep a positive attitude. Learn all that you can about Ohio State University. Be involved in activities that allow you to reach out to your fellow co-worker. Serve on committees like the University Staff Advisory Committee. We “live” and work with our coworkers 40 hours a week — be kind, considerate and helpful to each other.
If you weren’t working at Ohio State, what would you be doing?
Working on a dairy farm or working for a florist. I love plants and animals! I have three Leghorn chickens and two Call ducks at home, and I plant a large garden in the spring — I call home my “farmette.”
What is your favorite activity outside of work?
Being with my family and taking care of my “livestock.”
Who is your hero?
My grandfather. He was bigger than life to me. He was quiet, strong, passionate about his family and God, and he was a wonderful role model.
What are you going to do when you retire?
Enjoy every minute that is given to me.
If you were the university president for a day, what would you do?
Disguise myself and walk around the university grounds/departments and just observe the people who work for OSU. I would watch the interactions of staff and listen to them talk amongst themselves. Perhaps I would learn how to make a great university even greater.
To nominate a staff member for an upcoming issue, e-mail oncampus@osu.edu.
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland is making education a centerpiece of his fiscal year 2010-11 budget, tying it to the economic well-being of the state.
In his budget presentation Feb. 2, Strickland proposed to continue the freeze on in-state undergraduate tuition at all community colleges and public regional campuses for the next two years as part of his “30 Mile Promise” — giving any Ohioan access to affordable higher education within 30 miles of his or her home.
Strickland, however, is removing the mandatory freeze on tuition at Ohio’s four-year public universities and colleges, which had been in effect the previous two budget cycles. Instead, he is asking university presidents and trustees at these institutions to voluntarily limit in-state undergraduate tuition and general fees to no more than a 3.5 percent increase per year.
With a voluntary limit and in conjunction with favorable changes to financial aid programs, Strickland’s budget notes that many students will not see any more out-of-pocket expenses, which in effect creates a tuition freeze.
“Through the biennial budget blueprint unveiled Feb. 2, Gov. Strickland has once again demonstrated his steadfast commitment to public education at all levels,” said Ohio State President Gordon Gee. “His strategic funding decisions foster the educational aspirations of our children and assure that Ohio’s colleges and universities will continue to fuel our state’s economic resurgence. Those decisions are in the best short- and long-term interests of 11 million Ohioans. I am grateful for Gov. Strickland’s strong leadership, and I look forward to working in partnership with him, Chancellor Eric Fingerhut and members of the General Assembly as the budget is refined and adopted.”
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