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1-4-2006
By: onCampus staff News briefs 1/5/06Snow to direct new Office of Undergraduate Research
Allison Snow has been appointed director of the newly formed Office of Undergraduate Research. A professor in the Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology in the College of Biological Sciences, Snow will maintain a half-time appointment in each capacity.
A collaboration between the Office of Undergraduate Studies and the Office of Research, the new office will coordinate the variety of programs and venues available to engage undergraduate students in research activities within the Ohio State community.
Snow heads the Snow Plant Population Ecology Lab, is a recipient of Ohio State's Distinguished Scholar Award and is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, among other honors.
Hollingsworth named acting VP for student affairs
Richard Hollingsworth, associate vice president for student affairs, has been named acting vice president for student affairs. Hollingsworth has been associate vice president for student affairs since 2000, serving as senior adviser on policy and student development issues, and has served in many roles at the university for 33 years. The appointment is subject to approval by the university's Board of Trustees. A national search will be conducted for a permanent replacement for Bill Hall, who died of cancer late last year.
Graham appointed SASSO director
David Graham, formerly the director of student-athlete academic support services and learning programs at Miami University, has been named the director of Ohio State's Student-Athlete Support Services Office. Previously under the auspices of the Department of Athletics, SASSO was moved to the Office of Undergraduate Studies to integrate student-athlete advising with the academic structure, goals and spirit of college advising.
Graham's duties will include strengthening SASSO relationships with the academic colleges to implement sound academic support and communication strategies. Plans also are under way to expand current efforts to ensure an intensive and personalized academic support plan for student-athletes. Additionally, Graham will work to integrate the academic support provided by SASSO with the heightened life skills efforts of the athletics department, with the goal of ensuring that student-athletes build career goals that maximize their academic and athletic experiences.
Rapp awarded Palladium Medal
Robert Rapp, Distinguished University Professor Emeritus in the
Department of Materials Science and Engineering and an OSU faculty member for 42 years, recently received the Electrochemical Society's Olin Palladium Medal for "distinguished contributions to electrochemical or corrosion science." The award was presented at the society's fall meeting in Los Angeles. Rapp is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the Electrochemical Society, Metallurgical Society, National Association of Corrosion Engineers and of ASM International.
OSU researchers chosen for EPA review panel
Two School of Environmental and Natural Resources scientists recently served on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Science Advisory Board Geographic Information System Screening Tool Review Panel. Bill Mitsch, professor of environment and natural resources and director of the Schiermeier Olentangy River Wetlands Research Park, and Amanda Rodewald, assistant professor of wildlife ecology, represented Ohio State. The GISST is used to evaluate the direct and cumulative environmental effects of large construction projects, such as building dams or interstate highways. The review panel was asked to evaluate the GISST and help refine and enhance the tool's capabilities.
Site selected for neighborhood policing center
Mayor Michael Coleman and President Karen Holbrook have announced the location of the new Neighborhood Policing Center, which will be jointly funded by Ohio State and the city of Columbus and will serve as an innovative safety center, housing Columbus and OSU police, a Community Crime Patrol office and a Neighborhood Pride Center.
The center will be located at 236-246 E. 11th Ave., a site that previously contained multiple residential units. eS Architecture and Development, Inc., has been selected to design the 16,000-square-foot facility, with construction set to commence in early 2007.
OSU receives grant from Kellogg Foundation
Ohio State has received a $200,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to examine and update data and information on persistent disparities affecting African American males relative to education, health, criminal justice and employment. The foundation was established in 1930 "to help people help themselves through the practical application of knowledge and resources to improve their quality of life and that of future generations." Its programming centers around the common vision of a world in which each person has a sense of worth; accepts responsibility for self, family, community and societal well-being; and has the capacity to be productive and to help create nurturing families, responsive institutions and healthy communities.
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