Vol. 38, No. 18

2-1-2006
By: onCampus staff

Calendar 2/2/06

Conference
Feb. 16-17, The Moritz College of Law will host a Disability, Narrative and the Law conference Feb. 16-17. The conference will draw together researchers from law and the humanities to explore how themes of autonomy and dependency, normal and abnormal, innocence and fault, sameness and difference, all play out in legal discussions about disability and in the self-understanding of persons with disabilities. The conference also will feature analysis of how personal experience narratives concerned with disability bear on actual legal practice and how legal arguments get translated back into individuals' accounts of being disabled.

The conference is organized by the college's Center for Interdisciplinary Law and Policy Studies, the Department of English, the Institute for Collaborative Research and Public Humanities, and OSU's ADA coordinator's office. There is no charge to attend but registration is required. For more details or to register, visit http://moritz
law.osu.edu/cilps/conference/dnl2006/.

Dance
Feb. 2-4, Student Winter Dance Performance, 8 p.m., Sullivant Theatre, admission, 274-7393.
Feb. 16-18, Graduate Dance Performance, Marc Woten, Scott Lowe, Sandra Mendes, 8 p.m., Sullivant Theatre, admission, 292-7977.

Events
Feb. 2, OSU Creative Writing Program Reading Series, Student/Faculty Reading, Erin McGraw, Christine Kaiser-Bonasso, Heather Kirn, 7 p.m., 311 Denney Hall, 292-2242.
Feb. 2, Five Nights on Campus Extra, "Ruby Elzy and Porgy and Bess: American Classics," David Weaver, 7:30 p.m., Ohio State Marion, Guthery Community Room, Student Services Building, admission, (740) 725-6341 or (740) 725-6320.
Feb. 7, Ohio State Mansfield and North Central State, Black History Month, "Left Behind: Race, Poverty, and Hurricane Katrina," Hasan Kwame Jeffries, noon, Mansfield Student Union, (419) 755-4314.
Feb. 7, OSU-WID, Center for African Studies, Mershon Center, Fisher College of Business and CIBER, "Immigrant Women Negotiate Gender and Livelihood in Ohio: Perspectives of Clients of the Economic and Community Development Institute," panel discussion, 4:30-6 p.m., 120 Mershon Center, 559-0115, ext. 166 or lslawsky@ecdi.org.
Feb. 8, Personal Health Assessment screening, 8 a.m.-noon, Memorial Room, 2nd floor, Ohio Union, registration and appointment required, www.yourplan
forhealth.com/pha.html.
Feb. 8, The OSU Creative Writing Series will present a public reading and signing of Stumbling and Raging (MacAdam/Cage, 2006) at 7 p.m. Feb. 8 in the Wexner Center's Film/Video Theater. The event will serve as the Ohio book launch of the nationally released Stumbling and Raging, an anthology of politically inspired fiction edited by Stephen Elliott.
Contributors for the book, most of whom wrote pieces specifically for this collection, include Courtney Brkic, Stefan Keisbye, Jeff Parker and Michelle Herman, associate professor of English. For more information, visit http://people.cohums.ohio-state.edu/herman2/stumblingextras.html.
Feb. 8, Ohio State Mansfield and North Central State, Black History Month, hip-hop artist Gyfted, 7:30 p.m., Eisenhower Student Union, (419) 755-4314.
Feb. 9, United Black World Month, "Sisterhood: The Tie That Binds," Nicole Nieto, 7 p.m., 436 Multicultural Center, Ohio Union, black.306@osu.edu.
Feb. 9, Ohio State Mansfield and North Central State, Black History Month, "The Future of Africa," Salih Booker, executive director of African Action, 7:30 p.m., Founders Auditorium, (419) 755-4314.
Feb. 10, Faculty and staff are invited to learn more about the Department of Astronomy in the first College of Mathematical and Physical Sciences Open House from 3-6 p.m. Feb. 10 in McPherson Lab. The agenda includes an overview of progress on the Large Binocular Telescope and other major initiatives in the department at 3 p.m., a tour of the Imaging Sciences Lab at 3:45 p.m. and the opportunity for discussion and refreshments at 4:30 p.m. The program is in direct response to faculty requests for better opportunities to interact with other departments within MAPS. For more information, contact Melissa Weber at
weber.254@osu.edu.
Feb. 10, United Black World Month, 3rd Annual African American Male Retreat, "Discovering You, Defining You," 6 p.m., University Plaza Hotel, 3110 Olentangy River Road, 688-8449.
Feb. 13, Ohio State Mansfield and North Central State, Black History Month, "The Audacity of Rosa Parks," Christopher Phelps, noon, Student Union, (419) 755-4314.
Feb. 14, Ohio State Mansfield and North Central State, Black History Month, "Minority Business Presentation," noon, Student Union, (419) 755-4314.
Feb. 15, Ohio State Mansfield and North Central State, Black History Month, "Is That Your Family?: Transracial Adoption in the U.S. Culture," Cynthia Callahan, noon, Student Union, (419) 755-4314.
Feb. 15, Personal Health Assessment screening, 8 a.m.-noon, Meiling Hall lobby, registration and appointment required, www.yourplanforhealth.com/pha/html.
Feb. 16, Ohio State Mansfield and North Central State, Black History Month, Musician Chinua Hawk, noon, Student Union, (419) 755-4314.
Feb. 16, Ohio State Mansfield and North Central State, Black History Month, Soul Food Dinner and Poetry Reading, 6 p.m., Student Union, admission, (419) 755-4314.
Feb. 16, OSU Creative Writing Program Reading Series, Ann Townsend, 7 p.m., 311 Denney Hall, 292-2242.
Feb. 17, Metro High School town meeting. Ohio State has joined with Battelle and the Columbus-based Educational Council in a project to create a new public high school, Metro High School, 1929 Kenny Road, that will serve as a hub of innovation for teachers and learners while providing researchers across campus with opportunities to improve education nationwide. A town meeting for the Ohio State community will be held from 1-2:30 p.m. Feb. 17 at the school. The school will open in August and will be a small, highly personalized school with an emphasis on science, math and technology. The 11th and 12th grade students will have opportunities to participate in "learning labs" with scientists and other mentors. For more information, visit www.themetroschool.org/.

Exhibitions
Through April 14, Born to Cartoon, Kate Salley Palmer, Cartoon Research Library, 292-0538.
Through May 20, Toddlers, Teens & Tweens: 250 Years of Children's Fashion, College of Human Ecology, Campbell Hall's Columbia Gas Center, 292-3090.
Feb. 3, United Black World Month, Photographs by African American Photographers of Central Ohio, Hale Center, 292-0074
Feb. 6-24, Past Perfect, emeritus faculty celebratory exhibition, opening reception, 5-7 p.m. Feb. 6, Hopkins Hall Gallery and Corridor, 292-5072.

Lectures
Feb. 2, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology Seminar Series, "Love and Hatred in a World of Feedback," Hanna Kokko, University of Helsinki, noon-1 p.m., 021 Lazenby Hall, 292-5549.
Feb. 2, 9, 16 and 23, The OSU Medical Center observes American Heart Month in February with a new Thursday evening lecture series that will feature some of the Medical Center's leading specialists in heart failure, surgery, imaging and genetics. Each lecture will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital Auditorium. The lectures are free and open to the public, but registration at 293-5123 or medicalcenter.osu.edu/go/rossheart is requested. Speakers and their topics are: Feb. 2, "The ABCs of a Healthy Heart," William Abraham, director, division of cardiovascular medicine; Feb. 9, "Family History and Heart Disease," Amy Sturm, genetic counselor, division of human genetics; Feb. 16, "Latest Cardiovascular Diagnostic Techniques," Subha Raman, medical director, cardiac imaging; and Feb. 23: "Surgical Advances in Heart Care," Benjamin Sun, director, and John Sirak, cardiothoracic surgery.
Feb. 7, Ransom A. Myers, Killam Chair of Ocean Studies at Dalhousie University, will give the inaugural lecture in the Mathematical Biosciences Institute Public Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Feb. 7 in the Fawcett Center auditorium. Myers will speak on "The Global Loss of Top Predators in the Ocean: Consequences of a World Without Sharks, Tuna and Great Fish." He will discuss the phenomenal loss of large predators in the ocean - within the last 50 years the abundance of large fish predators has been reduced by approximately 90 percent. Myers was named one of the "top 10 people to watch in the next 75 years" by Fortune magazine. His analysis of fish populations has resulted in more than 100 peer-reviewed articles in publications including Science and Nature. The lecture is free and open to the public, with a reception following. For more information, visit www.mps.ohio-state.edu/news.
Feb. 8, Humanities Institute, Public Faith, Public Reason Lecture Series, "Faith in a Combat Zone: The Work of Christian Peacemaking," David Jehnsen, Institute for Human Rights and Responsibilities and Christian Peacemakers, 4:30 p.m., Knight House, livingston.28@osu.edu.
Feb. 9, President and Provost's Diversity Lecture and Cultural Arts Series, Joan C. Williams, University of California, 7 p.m., Saxbe Auditorium, Drinko Hall, 292-4355.
Feb. 15, Professor Robert Hamlin will deliver the University Distinguished Lecture at 4 p.m. Feb. 15 in the Wexner Center's Film/Video Theater. Hamlin will speak on "'Slightly' Modified, Giraffes Would Make Great Fighter Pilots, and Bats, Great Cardiologists ... and Please Give Me a Heart That's Part Guinea Pig, Part Spider, Part Rat, and Part Goat ... or It's Lucky We're So Smart!" Hamlin, the Stanton Youngberg Professor of Veterinary Medicine and a professor of biomedical engineering, will explore how properties of animals, if present in humans, would allow them to perform exceptional feats. For more information, visit http://oaa.osu.edu/awards/lecture.php.

Meetings
Feb. 3, Humanities Institute, Cultural Difference and Democracy Working Group, "Abnormal Justice," Nancy Fraser, New School for Social Research, 10:30 a.m., Knight House, shank.46@osu.edu.
Feb. 6, University Women's Club, lunch and program, "Ohio Architecture: Its Distinctive Features," Jane Ware, 11:30 a.m, Faculty Club, reservations required,
436-7781 or www.uwc-osu.org.
Feb. 7, Lunch and Learn, "Heart Healthy Cooking Demo," noon-1 p.m., RPAC, registration required, 292-1894 or www.osumhcs.com/wellness/program.asp.
Feb. 9, United Black World Month, Brown Bag Lunch with Women Faculty and Professional Group, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.,
210 Thompson Main Library, preston.7@osu.edu.
Feb. 9, University Senate, 3:30-5:30 p.m., 130 Drinko Hall, http://senate.osu.edu.
Feb. 9, OSU Faculty and Staff Photographic Society, 5:15 p.m., Faculty Club, reservations required, 292-2262.
Feb. 10, United Black World Month, Soul Food Luncheon, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Hale Center, R.S.V.P. by Feb. 8, 292-0074 or white.4@osu.edu.
Feb. 14, "Time to Choose Your Retirement Program," 8 a.m., 159 Davis Heart and Lung Institute, http://hr.osu.edu/benefits/home.htm.
Feb. 14, United Black World Month, "Unveiling the Historical Omissions: (Re) Discovering Lost Heroes of the Black Diaspora," roundtable discussion, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Multicultural Center, 688-8449 or vmukuria@studentaffairs.com.
Feb. 14, United Black World Month, Soul Food Luncheon, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Hale Center, R.S.V.P. by Feb. 8, 292-0074 or white.4@osu.edu.
Feb. 15, Succeeding Financially, "The College Advantage Program Ð A 529 Savings Plan," noon, room 421, 1590 N. High St., registration required, 247-7961 or
admin@hr.osu.edu.
Feb. 16, Brown Bag Lunch, "Community-Based Pedagogy," noon-1 p.m., 311 Denney Hall, http://cstw.osu.edu/wac/.
Feb. 16, Nancy Lahmers, administrative director of the Fisher College of Business Center for Operational Excellence, will be the featured presenter at the February Association for Faculty and Professional Women event, "How to Build Professional Relationships at Ohio State ... aka 'Networking!'" The wine and cheese reception will take place from 5:30-7 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Blackwell Ballroom. Pre-registration is required by
Feb. 9. Guests are welcome. Reservation and membership forms are available at http://afpw.osu.edu. Membership forms may be included with reception reservation forms. For additional details, contact Rita Long at long.53@osu.edu.

Music
Feb. 3-5, The Coronation of Poppaea, opera by Monteverdi, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 3-4, 3 p.m. Feb. 5, Thurber Theatre, Drake Center, admission, 292-0789.
Feb. 6, Faculty Recital Series, Violinist Kia-Hui Tan, 8 p.m., Weigel Auditorium, admission, 292-0789.
Feb. 8, Symphony Orchestra, 8 p.m., Weigel Auditorium, admission, 292-0789.
Feb. 10, Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band, 8 p.m., Weigel Auditorium, admission, 292-0789.
Feb. 12, Chorale and Symphonic Choir,
3 p.m., Weigel Auditorium, admission, 292-0789.
Feb. 13, Faculty Recital Series, Cosmos, 8 p.m., Weigel Auditorium, admission, 292-0789.

Nominations, Awards and Grants
Feb. 15, The Women's Place, in conjunction with the Office of Human Resources, will begin a second class of the President and Provost's Leadership Institute in June. Institute participants must be tenured faculty not currently holding significant leadership positions but in a position to do so within two to five years. The goal of the institute is to increase the pool of potential
leaders for those groups traditionally under-represented in leadership roles. Interested applicants should notify their deans (library faculty their director) no later than Feb. 15. For details, visit http://womensplace.osu.edu/.
March 1, Applications are now being accepted for Digital Animation: A Technology Mentoring Program for Young Women. The program is a free, two-week summer experience for high school girls scheduled June 19-30 at Ohio State. Students accepted into the program will work with women mentors at the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design and investigate technology through the creative applications of computer-generated animation and Web media.
The deadline for applying is March 1. The program is open to girls currently in or entering grades 8 or 9 in Columbus-area high schools. Applications and general information about the program are available at http://accad.osu.edu/womenandtech/.
April 10, Through the support of the Coca-Cola Foundation, the Critical Difference for Women Program at Ohio State announces two grant competitions for 2006. These grants are administered by the Department of Women's Studies and the Coca-Cola Critical Difference for Women Research Grants and Awards Committee. Grants for Research on Women, Gender and Gender Equity are open to all full-time, regular faculty. Approximately four or five faculty research grants not exceeding $5,000 for a 12-month period will be awarded this year. Graduate Studies Grants for Projects on Women, Gender and Gender Equity are open to all Ph.D. candidates and students completing theses or projects for a terminal master's degree or MFA. Ten graduate studies grants not exceeding $1,000 for a 12-month period will be awarded this year. Instructions and application forms can be obtained by visiting http://women-studies.osu.edu or by contacting Linda O'Brien at obrien.32@osu.edu or 292-1021. All material must be received by April 10. Award decisions will be announced by June 1.

Schottenstein
Feb. 3, Winter Jam 2006 Tour Spectacular, 7 p.m., Value City Arena, admission, www.schottensteincenter.com.

Theatre
Feb. 3-4, The Fula from America, 8 p.m., Roy Bowen Theatre, Drake Center, admission, 292-2295.
Feb. 9-11 and 16-19, Hidden Voices, collaborative new work, 8 p.m. Feb. 9-11 and 16-18, 3 p.m. Feb. 12 and 19, Roy Bowen Theatre, Drake Center, admission, 292-2295.
Training
Feb. 2, Building Excellence Through Staff Training, "Express Yourself! The Art of Speaking Up," 8:30-11:30 a.m., Suite 430, 1590 N. High St., http://hr.osu.edu/ohrd or 292-4500.
Feb. 2, Faculty and TA Development College Teaching Series, "Quick Start Carmen," TELR e-Learning Consultant Beck Andre, 3:30-5 p.m., room 0295, 209 W. 18th Ave., registration required, http://ftad.osu.edu/events.html.
Feb. 7, Organization and Human Resource Development, "Customer Service," 8:30-11:30 a.m., Suite 430,
1590 N. High St., registration required, http://hr.osu.edu/ohrd or 292-4500.
Feb. 8, Intellectual Property, a workshop for department chairs, school/center directors, deans, and associate and assistant deans, will take place from 9-11 a.m. on Feb. 8 in 090 Science and Engineering Library. Michael Mitchell and Todd Guttman from Legal Affairs are the co-presenters. Registration is required. To register, or for more information, call 292-4500 or visit http://hr.osu.edu/OHRD/leadership/
academic_leader.asp.
Feb. 9, Building Excellence Through Staff Training, "The Truth About Conflict," 8:30-11:30 a.m., Suite 430, 1590 N. High St., registration required, http://hr.osu.edu/ohrd or 292-4500.
Feb. 14, New Employee Orientation, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Suite 430, 1590 N. High St., registration required, http://hr.osu.edu/ohrd or 292-4500.
Feb. 15, 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, http://hr.osu.edu/ohrd or 292-4500.
Feb. 16, Building Excellence Through Staff Training, "Business Writing Skills," 8:30-11:30 a.m., Suite 430, 1590 N. High St., registration required, http://hr.osu.edu/ohrd or 292-4500.
Feb. 16, Organization and Human Resource Development, "Effective Relationships at Work," 10-11 a.m., Suite 430, 1590 N. High St., registration required, http://hr.osu.edu/ohrd or 292-4500.
Feb. 16, Supervisor Training to Enhance Performance, "What Supervisors Need to Know About Discrimination," 1:30-
4:30 p.m., Suite 430, 1590 N. High St., registration required, http://hr.osu.edu/ohrd or 292-4500.

Wexner
Through Feb. 4, Kommer, Kassys, 8 p.m., Performance Space, admission, 292-3535.
Through Feb. 26, Part Object Part Sculpture, Galleries, 292-3535.
Feb. 2, Visiting Filmmaker Hong Sang-soo, Turning Gate (2002), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.
Feb. 3, Art and Ideas Gallery Talks, Eliza Ho, 1 p.m., Gallery A, 292-3535.
Feb. 3, Classics: Oscar Docs, Churchill's Island (1941), Battle of Midway (1942), Hitler Lives? (1945) and The Fighting Lady (1944), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.
Feb. 4, Classics: Oscar Docs, So Much for So Little (1949) and The True Glory (1945), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission,
292-3535.
Feb. 7, International Screen: Cinema Tropical, Days of Santiago (Josue Mendez, 2004), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.
Feb. 7, The Juan Maclean, 9 p.m., Performance Space, admission, 292-3535.
Feb. 9, Visiting Filmmaker Hong Sang-soo, The Power of Kangwon Province (1998) and The Day a Pig Fell into the Well (1996), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.
Feb. 10, Classics: Oscar Docs, A Chance to Live (1949), The Secret Land (1948) and The Sea Around Us (1952), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.
Feb. 11, New Documentary, Darwin's Nightmare (Hubert Sauper, 2004), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.
Feb. 11, Miquel Zenon Quartet, 8 p.m., black box, Mershon Stage, admission, 292-3535.
Feb. 12, International Performing Arts Series for Families, The Happy Prince, 2 p.m., Mershon Auditorium, admission, 292-3535.
Feb. 14, Valentine's Day Special, Two for the Road (Stanley Donen, 1967), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.
Feb. 15, Visiting Filmmaker Daniel MacIvor, Wilby Wonderful (2004), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.
Feb. 16, Visiting Filmmaker Hong Sang-soo, Woman Is the Future of Man (2004) and Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors (2000), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

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