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2-18-2004 MemosSession to explore women’s work issues Judy Fountain, assistant vice provost for Women’s Policy Initiatives and director, of The Women’s Place; Shari Mickey-Boggs, program director - work/life; and Kathryn M. Plank, associate director of FTAD, will present “Women in Higher Education: Balancing Work and Life” from 3-4:30 p.m. Feb. 24 in 150 Younkin Success Center. Participants will explore the challenges women in academia face in balancing work/life issues, learn about resources available at the university and discuss possible strategies for creating balance. The session is open to all university faculty and staff. For details, contact Heather Mitchell at 292-3644 or mitchell.277@osu.edu
Gallagher to give ergonomics lecture Sean Gallagher, research physiologist, will present “The Influence of Torso Flexion on Fatigue Failure of Lumbosacral Motion Segments,” part of the Institute for Ergonomics Guest Lecture Series, from 1-2 p.m. Feb. 20 in 210E Baker Systems. For details, contact the Institute for Ergonomics at 292-4565 or ergonomics@osu.edu.
Ninth Avenue traffic patterns changing The first phase of work on the realignment of Ninth Avenue and the new plaza area has begun. The sidewalk along the south side of Ninth Avenue between Perry Street and Belmont Avenue is closed. Pedestrians must use the north sidewalk. The CABS stop on Ninth Avenue has temporarily relocated east of the Ninth Avenue Garage. Traffic on Ninth Avenue will be reduced to one lane in each direction during the project. This phase of the project is expected to last until the end of May. For details, visit http://operationgrow.osu.edu/index.cfm.
Braun opens Women’s History Month Former presidential candidate and ambassador Carol Moseley Braun will be the closing speaker for United Black World Month and opening speaker for Women’s History Month from 7-10 p.m. March 3 in the Ohio Union Ballrooms. Braun also has served as a U.S. senator, state representative and assistant U.S. attorney. Since 2001, she has taught law and political science at Morris Brown College and DePaul University. Braun also heads a business law practice and is a business consultant in Chicago. For details, contact Larry Williamson or Wanda White at 292-0074 or e-mail williamson.1@osu.edu or white.4@osu.edu.
WOSU seeks volunteers for television fundraiser The WOSU Stations are seeking individual and group volunteers to take phone pledges during the upcoming television fundraiser to air March 6-23. WOSU fundraisers are held at the WOSU Stations, 2400 Olentangy River Road. Training is provided and volunteer shifts are available weekday evenings and weekends.
Kamat to present at Mershon Center Sangeeta Kamat, University of Massachusetts, Amherst will deliver “The Privatization of Public Interest: Theorizing NGOs in the Neoliberal Era” at 4:30 p.m. Feb. 19 in 122 Mershon Center. A reception will follow. The lecture is sponsored by OSU-WID, the Mershon Center and the School of Educational Policy and Leadership.
Boyle to address Women’s Club Kevin Boyle, associate professor of history, will discuss “Whose America is This?” at the March 1 University Women’s Club luncheon. Lunch begins at 11:30 a.m., followed by the program at 12:30 p.m. at the Faculty Club. The event is open to those interested in the university community. The cost of lunch is $10.95. For details or to register, call 451-8792 or visit www.uwc-osu.org.
Odean to discuss behavior of investors Terrance Odean, associate professor for the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, will discuss “Investor Behavior” at noon Feb. 20 in the Saxbe Auditorium in Drinko Hall. The lecture is sponsored by the Center for Law, Policy, and Social Science. For details, contact Sol Bermann at 688-4192 or visit the Web at http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/clpss/lectureseriesodean.htm.
Task force hosts Body Image Bazaar The Body Image Task Force will host the annual Body Image Bazaar from10 a.m.-6 p.m. Feb. 25 in Larkins Hall. Set to coincide with National Eating Disorders Week, the event is open to anyone. Features include interactive exhibits, video clips on healthy body image issues and photos of cross-cultural body modifications. For details, contact Nancy Rudd at 292-4385 or rudd.1@osu.edu or visit the Web at www.hec.ohio-state.edu/bitf/index.htm.
IP video technology workshop is March 2 OSU CARES is sponsoring the Teaching with IP (Internet Protocol) Videoconferencing Technology faculty workshop at noon March 2 in 244 Kottman Hall and other distant locations. The workshop will introduce instructors to IP video technology, as well as the best teaching practices for videoconferencing and troubleshooting techniques. The workshop is free and includes lunch. For details or reservations, contact Terri Fisher at 688-4486 or fisher.456@osu.edu.
Interdisciplinary seminar series continues Noel Cressie, professor of statistics and director of the Program in Spatial Statistics and Environmental Sciences, and Ken Jezek of the Byrd Polar Research Center, continue to host the winter quarter interdisciplinary seminar series for remote-sensing data. R.S.V.P. to sses@stat.ohio-state.edu. For details, e-mail Cressie at cressie.1@osu.edu or visit the Web at www.stat.ohio-state.edu/~sses/events_seminar.html.
Multicultural scholar program offered The College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences is unveiling a new program, the Visiting Faculty Multicultural Scholar. The first guest scholar, Marybeth Lima, associate professor at Louisiana State University Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, will be leading a series of discussions at various locations the week of Feb. 23.
American Indian conference is Feb. 27-29 “Paving the Way for the 7th Generation: Preserving Our Culture in the Face of Colonialism,” an American Indian Council student conference and pow-wow, will be held Feb. 27-29. The conference begins at 9 a.m. Feb. 27 in 100 Independence Hall, while the pow-wow begins at 10 a.m. Feb. 28 in the French Field House. Admission is free. For more details, contact Kate Bruffett at 247-6834 or visit the Web at www.service.ohio-state.edu/students/aic/Confpww.htm.
Actress tackles tough issue in performance Actress Lisa Barnett will present a one-woman play titled, Hand to Mouth — One Woman’s Struggle With and Recovery From Bulimia, at 7 p.m. Feb. 26 in
Libraries host lecture and dance demo Nena Couch, curator of the Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute Library, will present the lecture “By Distant Masters Shall Each Step Be Seen” and demonstration of 18th-century Western European Baroque dance and dance notation from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Feb. 24 in the Faculty Club Grand Lounge. The lecture is free and open to the university community. The event is sponsored by University Libraries. For details, contact Ruth Sesco at 292-8498 or e-mail sesco.3@osu.edu.
Gomez to discuss Ali, Islam in North America Michael Gomez, professor of history from New York University will present “Noble Drew Ali and Islam in North America” at 3:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Hale Cultural Center. The lecture is sponsored by the Center for African Studies and the Department of African-American and African Studies. For details, contact the Center for African Studies at 292-8169.
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