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4-7-2004 News briefs Recent news items in an abbreviated format. Interim Provost Barbara Snyder has announced that William L. MacDonald, academic dean at Ohio State Newark, along with Bonnie L. Coe, vice president and dean of faculty at Central Ohio Technical College, will provide interim leadership of the Newark campus effective July 1, following the departure of current Newark/COTC President Anne Federlein. The Ohio State Board of Trustees will be asked to approve the interim appointments at their May meeting. Cal Roebuck, assistant to the president and development officer, will chair the search committee for the next Newark president.
Barbara Snyder, interim provost, with approval of the Board of Trustees, has announced that Fred Sanfilippo will serve as executive dean of health sciences beginning April 1. Sanfilippo, senior vice president for health sciences and dean of medicine and public health, replaces executive dean Glen Hoffsis, dean of veterinary medicine since 1993, who left the university to become director of veterinary services at The Iams Co.
The Office of Human Resources has updated the existing “Sexual Harassment Policy and Procedures” (Policy 1.15). The policy was updated as a part of the office’s regular policy update process. One major change worth noting is that the investigation process will now be conducted by the OHR’s Consulting Services. All faculty, staff and students are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the policy at http://hr.osu.edu/policy/policy115.pdf, which includes a definition of terms; examples of sexual harassment; regulations; procedures to guide efforts in educational programs, confidentiality, counseling and support; and procedures for referral of allegations. A complete listing of Human Resources policies and procedures can be found online at http://hr.osu.edu/policy/policyhome.htm.
President Karen Holbrook and four other nationally known leaders were honored by a Washington, D.C.-based organization designed to support women. Holbrook received the 2004 Women’s Center’s Leadership Award for leadership and for enriching the lives of women. As the first woman to serve as president of Ohio State, Holbrook has continued the university’s focus on the Academic Plan for moving into the nation’s top tier of research institutions. Joining Holbrook were Torie Clarke, former Pentagon spokeswoman and assistant secretary for public affairs in the Bush administration; Vice Admiral Patricia A. Tracey, vice chief of naval operations who directs the Navy Headquarters Support Functions for 1,200 personnel; and Donna Brazile, the first African American woman to manage a presidential campaign when she led Al Gore’s effort in 2000. Past honorees include Madeleine Albright, former secretary of state for the Clinton administration, and Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York.
Ohio made a breakout move to become one of the country’s top 10 “hot spots” for nanotechnology, according to the latest rankings from the March/April print edition of Small Times magazine. “Strong engineering schools coupled with medical, space, and military labs and dozens of innovative companies” pushed the state up seven spots from last year to take the 10th spot nationwide. Based on data from more than a dozen federal research agencies and commercial analysis firms, Small Times rated each state in six categories. Ohio ranked seventh in the innovation category and eighth in industry — a “strong showing (that) suggests it could become a commercial force in the future,” the editors wrote. The state also scored 14th in the research category, which the magazine attributed to a combination of bioengineering and micro-device work at Ohio State and nanomaterials work at the University of Cincinnati.
The Ohio State University Medical Center will have a presence in the new Gahanna YMCA as part of a project to expand the Medical Center’s outreach services while supporting YMCA goals to provide health and fitness activities. OSU Outpatient Physical Therapy’s new site at the Gahanna facility provides advanced treatment for people with sports and other debilitating injuries and chronic medical conditions, such as arthritis or fibromyalgia. Patients receive the outpatient treatments on specialized physical therapy equipment, including an innovative warm-water therapy pool. OSU Medical Center wellness classes and programs also will be offered in the Gahanna facility. The Medical Center and the YMCA of Central Ohio formed the partnership to promote good health and wellness in the community. Similar OSU Outpatient Physical Therapy sites exist in the new Liberty Township/Powell and Grove City YMCAs, and another is in development in Hilliard.
The Wexner Center for the Arts was one of 16 national visual arts organizations to receive the first Nimoy Visual Artist Residencies Grants, a program through the Nimoy Foundation, which was founded by actor/director/photographer Leonard Nimoy and his wife Susan Bay Nimoy in 2003 to recognize, encourage and support the work of contemporary artists.
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