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Newsbriefs, 11/03/11

November 2, 2011

Unchanged passwords to be phased out throughout November

More than 70,000 individuals at Ohio State have changed their passwords at my.osu.edu as part of the required process of strengthening security for OSU’s information technology systems. But thousands more have yet to do so, and the Office of the Chief Information Officer will begin forced password expiration starting Nov. 7. When an individual’s password expires, he or she will lose all access to Ohio State’s systems, including e-mail, Carmen, OSU Wireless, etc.

The phased password expiration will occur in this order:

• Faculty employees.

• Staff and student-only employees.

• Sponsored guests.

• Students.

• Applicants, graduated students and all others.

All groups can visit my.osu.edu to change their passwords.

Professor emeritus receives top award for work in environmental education

Rosanne Fortner, former OSU Sea Grant education director and current COSEE Great Lakes director, received the highest honor from the North American Association for Environmental Education at its annual conference on Oct. 15. Fortner was presented the 2011 Walter E. Jeske Award, which recognizes an individual’s outstanding service to NAAEE and leadership within the environment education profession.

Ohio State, Iceland’s university and Soil Service sign cooperation agreements

As part of its drive to forge lasting global partnerships, Ohio State has signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) with the University of Iceland and that European island-nation’s Soil Conservation Service with the goal of enhancing educational experiences and advancing critical research dealing with climate change, environmental sustainability and food security. The MOUs were signed during a July visit to Iceland by Ohio State officials, including President Gordon Gee.

Optometry dean named Ohio’s top optometrist for 2011

College of Optometry Dean Melvin Shipp is the Ohio Optometric Association’s 2011 recipient of the Warren G. and Ruth P. Morris Optometrist of the Year award. Shipp, dean since 2004, also is president-elect of the American Public Health Association. The award was presented at the annual meeting of the Ohio Optometric Association in Cleveland on Oct. 23.

Former OSU MBA graduate named president, CEO of Ford Canada

Ford of Canada says it has appointed longtime executive and Ohio State MBA graduate Dianne Craig as its new president and CEO.

Craig, the second woman to head Ford’s Canadian operations, replaced David Mondragon on Nov. 1. Mondragon led the company to become the best-selling automaker in Canada for the first time last year.

Bobbie Gaunt was president of Ford Canada from 1997 before she retired at the end of 2000 and was widely credited with transforming the automaker into a more consumer-focused company.

Since 2009, Craig has been the general manager for the southeast market in the US, where she was responsible for all marketing, sales and service operations for 520 Ford and Lincoln Mercury dealers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Florida. She joined Ford in 1986.

Researchers garner $1.3 million award to study stroke brain cell pathology

Neuroscience researchers from the College of Medicine are using a $1.3 million award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to better understand the role a specific type of brain cell plays in the pathology of strokes, which are the third leading cause of death globally and affect 750,000 American lives per year.

Strokes occur when blood flow to the brain is blocked. Min Zhou, assistant professor of neuroscience, and colleagues are using the new funding to build upon previous research from his lab, which focused on determining what compounds inhibit or increase potassium channel function, which in turn may regulate the tone of cerebral blood vessels during stroke.

A time to kill — mosquitoes, that is

Peter Piermarini, an assistant professor in the Department of Entomology, has been awarded a $1.4 million grant from the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health to discover chemicals that could pave the way to an entirely new way of killing mosquitoes that spread malaria, a disease that claims the lives of 1 million children around the world each year.

Piermarini leads one of four projects recently awarded nearly $6 million by FNIH as part of its “New Insecticides for Malaria Control” program. His collaborators include Klaus Beyenbach, professor of physiology at Cornell University, and Jerod Denton, assistant professor of pharmacology at Vanderbilt University. Read more at go.osu.edu/GWn.

Fire hydrant winterization commences

The City of Columbus mandates all privately-owned fire hydrants are to be pumped free of water from Oct. 15 through April 15 every year. Accordingly, Facilities Operations and Development is in the process of winterizing all university fire hydrants.

A winterized fire hydrant has all the water in the barrel section evacuated to eliminate the possibility of the hydrant freezing, leaving it inoperable. Therefore, if anyone uses a fire hydrant for any reason, Utility Distribution must be notified. Contact Philllip Reece at 688-3357 or Jeff Mullins at 292-6383 if you need to use a hydrant or you see a hydrant being used.

Newsbriefs, 10/20/11

October 19, 2011

Ohio State recognized for revolutionizing campus bicycling culture

The League of American Bicyclists has named Ohio State as a Bicycle Friendly University, one of just 26 nationwide and the only one in Ohio. The Bicycle Friendly University designation recognizes institutions of higher education for promoting and providing a more bicycle-friendly campus for students and visitors.

The organization noted that Ohio State invested more than $2 million over the last three years to connect the campus to the city’s bicycle infrastructure system, construct new bike facilities and parking and for launching Yay Bikes, a new bicycle education and safety program.

The organization recognized Columbus as a Bicycle Friendly Community in 2009.

Ohio State collaboration launches
Center for Applied Plant Sciences

The College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences are partnering to create the Center for Applied Plant Sciences. The development of new bioproducts and enhanced crop performance are among its priorities.

The new center will facilitate the translation, or connection, between basic research and applications in areas such as photosynthesis and carbon fixation, biomass and bioproducts, crop production enhancement and plant-microbe interactions.

CAPS will support the work of interdisciplinary scientific teams with members from across the university. These teams will have access to research facilities, PhD students and graduate fellowships through the university’s new Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Translational Plant Sciences, postdoctoral fellowships and research seed grants.

Kirwan Institute receives HUD grant
for work on equitable development

A collaboration including the Kirwan Institute Opportunity Communities program and two other partner organizations was recently awarded a $900,000 grant to serve as one of the primary technical assistance providers for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development on equitable development for the national sustainable communities program. The Kirwan Institute will train regional planners on social equity issues and also assist with regional planning, opportunity mapping and civic engagement in a number of regions working on regional sustainability plans.

Learning Collaboration Studio
available for winter classes

The Learning Collaboration Studio is actively seeking faculty and instructors to reserve the room for classes and events to fill out the winter schedule. The LCS is a reconfigurable learning space complete with dual-boot laptops, SMART Podium and on-site staff. There is no charge, and the Office of the Chief Information Officer sponsors instructor orientation sessions to provide insight on how to best make use of the space.

Submit requests by Oct. 28 to lcstudio@osu.edu or visit ocio.osu.edu/lcs.1.

College of Law seeking mock trial jurors

The Clinical Programs at the Moritz College of Law is seeking faculty, staff, students and friends to serve as jurors at mock trials to be held on Nov. 10, 15, 17 and 22. Choose any combination of the four trials, which last two to three hours starting at 4 p.m. in the Moot Court Room, 249 Drinko Hall. A light dinner will be provided. For more information, contact Lynda Seelie at seelie.2@osu.edu.

Alumni Grants for Graduate Research
applications being accepted

The Graduate School’s Alumni Grants for Graduate Research and Scholarship Program provides up to $2,000 to support the research and scholarship of doctoral or MFA candidates in a terminal degree program for their dissertations or theses. The deadline for the autumn quarter competition is Oct. 24.

For more information, call 247-7300 or visit gradsch.ohio-state.edu/alumni-grants-for-graduate-research-and-scholarship.html.

Graduate Associate Teaching Award
nomination deadline Dec. 1

Some of the best teaching at Ohio State happens in classrooms and labs led by Graduate Teaching Associates. This award, sponsored by the Graduate School, is Ohio State’s highest recognition of this exceptional teaching. Award winners receive $1,500 and are recognized at the annual Graduate School awards reception. Nomination deadline is Dec. 1.

For more information, contact 247-7300, e-mail mayer.113@osu.edu or visit gradsch.osu.edu/graduate-associate-teaching-award.html.

Employee Assistance Program: A helping
hand anytime, day or night

The Ohio State Employee Assistance Program is here to help employees and their family with challenges that affect their health, family or job. The program provides many complimentary services, including live phone support 24/7/365; five counseling sessions per person, per occurrence; and new services, including legal and financial counseling and identity theft recovery assistance. The EAP is offered to benefits-eligible faculty, staff and their families. For more information, call (800) 678-6265 or visit osuhealthplan.com/OhioStateEAP.

Newsbriefs, 10/6/11

October 5, 2011

Faculty, staff required to change passwords

The university recently adopted standard password practices that include a requirement that users reset the password associated with their Ohio State username (lastname.#) every 90 days, as well as other minimum requirements for password strength.

A new site, my.osu.edu, is available to aid the transition to the new standard and replaces the existing Account Management site. All employees are strongly encouraged to go to my.osu.edu and change their passwords before the Oct. 31 deadline.

Those who do not change their passwords by the deadline will lose access to university systems and sites such as Buckeye Link, Carmen and FSA Online. More information is available at buckeyesecure.osu.edu/Passwords.

Campus invited to Cunz Hall grand opening

The College of Public Health invites the campus community to the grand opening of the newly renovated Cunz Hall from 4-6 p.m. Oct. 14.

Natural light and environmental sustainability are the hallmarks of the building, which is expected to be Ohio State’s first LEED-certified renovation, with the possibility of achieving gold status.

The event will include the presentation of the 2011 Champions of Public Health Awards. This year’s winners are: Matthew Stefanak, health commissioner for Mahoning County; Karen Butler, director of Cleveland’s Department of Public Health; and the Ohio Association of Second Harvest Food Banks.

The program will begin at 4 p.m. outside the south entrance, followed by a reception and tours of the building. Rain venue will be the second-floor lobby, as classes will be taking place that afternoon on the first floor.

To RSVP for the event, visit cph.osu.edu/2011Gala.

Office of Diveristy and Inclusion celebrates Frank Hale’s life, accomplishments

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion will celebrate the life and service of Frank Hale Jr., vice provost and professor emeritus who died July 27.

A university celebration from 5-6 p.m. Oct. 8 at Weigel Hall Auditorium will precede the 6-8 p.m. memorial and concert featuring the African American Voices gospel choir.

From 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. on Oct. 11, the Frank W. Hale Jr. Memorial Tribute Speaker Series features Sunny Martin, CEO and publisher, who will discuss “100 Years of African American Achievements at OSU.” A book signing tribute for Hale and candlelight dessert luncheon will follow in the MLK Lounge of the Hale Black Cultural Center, 153 W. 12th Ave.

For more information, call the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at 292-0074.

Provost’s strategic planning update available

Executive Vice President and Provost Joseph Alutto has released an update on the university’s strategic planning process. In the update, the provost discusses strategic planning in the context of Ohio State’s institutional culture. The update is posted online at oaa.osu.edu/strategicplanning.html.

Ohio State, Wuhan University awarded federal grant to open Center for American Culture

The Ohio State University and Wuhan University in the People’s Republic of China have been awarded a $100,000 federal grant from the Department of State to fund the WHU-OSU Center for American Culture, located within the School of Foreign Languages on the Wuhan campus in the Hubei Province of China. The grant will support interactive programming to provide information about American culture and the English language to the people of China. William Brustein, vice provost for Global Strategies and International Affairs, along with Gary Locke, US Ambassador to China, met in China to commemorate the occasion. To learn more, visit oia.osu.edu.

STEM teachers sought through new program

The Woodrow Wilson Ohio Teaching Fellowship program seeks to recruit and prepare accomplished professionals and students as teachers in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Applications are now available at wwteachingfellowship.org for the program, which was created to prepare more STEM teachers and place them in some of Ohio’s most-challenged public schools. Fellowships are open to high-achievers who have a bachelor’s degree in mathematics or science, including those who already work in a STEM field and want to try their hand at teaching. Fellows receive a $30,000 stipend and complete an intensive, one-year school-based master’s degree in education. They then agree to work in a high-need Ohio school district for three years.

Fellows graduating from Ohio State’s program will take their expertise to high-need school districts in the hopes of inspiring urban and low-income students to take a science- or math-based career path. For more information on Ohio State’s program, visit go.osu.edu/wilson. Those chosen for Ohio State’s first class of 15 Fellows will begin their master’s programs in summer 2012.

Bucks for Charity Drive runs through Dec. 9

Columbus campus faculty, staff, retirees and students have the opportunity to support central Ohio environmental, health and human service agencies through the Bucks for Charity Drive. College, department and business unit coordinators will be contacting colleagues to request participation. Support preferred charities through one-time contributions (cash or check) or through payroll deduction pledges. Contributions are tax-deductible.

For more information, contact 292-4341 or visit hr.osu.edu/special/bucksforcharity.aspx.

Newsbriefs, 9/22/11

September 21, 2011

Faculty, staff, students must re-register for Buckeye Alert system

On Sept. 30, the Buckeye Alert emergency text messaging system will be upgraded. Everyone previously registered for text messaging will be removed from the system.

Public Safety plans to use the Human Resources database to pull cell phone numbers for Buckeye Alert text messages. Student numbers will be pulled from the Student Information System. To re-enroll, faculty and staff must update their cell phone numbers in the HR database, which they can do online. Information will be sent out once the online function is active. Faculty and staff not previously enrolled can do so via the same process.

OSU Medical Center faculty and staff already have the ability to register their cell phone numbers and should do so by accessing the employee self-service portal via OneSource.

The re-enrollment is part of Public Safety’s push to update the database, which was originally created in 2006 and has since become outdated. For the latest information, visit buckeyealert.osu.edu.

New career resource: The Versatile PhD

Interested in how graduate degrees translate into careers outside the academy? The Graduate School has purchased a subscription to The Versatile PhD, a web-based resource and online community for graduate students interested in exploring non-academic career options. The subscription gives Ohio State graduate students, faculty and staff full access after going through the Ohio State username.# authentication process. For more information, contact Kathleen Wallace at 247-7283 or visit go.osu.edu/VersatilePhD.

WOSU Public Media divests its AM station

WOSU Public Media has signed an agreement to sell its 820 AM radio station. The $2 million dollar sale was approved by the Ohio State Board of Trustees. The buyer is St. Gabriel Radio Inc., which provides Catholic radio in central Ohio. Transfer of ownership is pending FCC approval, which should occur by the end of the year.

The sale of the AM station by WOSU is part of the station’s plan to build listenership that began in December 2010 with the purchase of 101.1 FM and the launch of Classical 101, which allowed WOSU’s 89.7 FM to shift to an all-day NPR and local news station.

COTA line realignment alters OSU routes

COTA lines No. 7 Neil, No. 18 Kenny, No. 80 OSU/Lennox and No. 84 Arlington/OSU returned to their original alignment with the reopening of Woodruff Avenue. Those lines will no longer serve Curl Drive, W. 18th Avenue or sections of W. Lane Avenue and Tuttle Park Place. Visit cota.com to find active stops.

Faculty, staff encouraged to get free flu shots

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends universal flu vaccinations for everyone age six months and older to expand protection against the flu, and Your Plan for Health has provided for OSU faculty and staff to get their shots for free.

Along with opportunities at numerous campus locations in the coming weeks and months (see https://hr.osu.edu/osuhealthplan/flu/register.aspx for a listing), employees and their families can get the shots with no co-pay at dozens of retail pharmacies (such as CVS, Giant Eagle, K-Mart, Kroger or Meijer) in the OSU Health Plan network.

Flu shots are nondiscretionary for all Medical Center faculty and staff.

Mason Hall opens after renovation

After more than two years of planning and six months of construction work, Mason Hall, 250 W. Woodruff Ave., reopened Sept. 16.

The building, originally dedicated in 1999 and named in recognition of alumnus Maj. Gen. Raymond E. Mason Jr., places a focus on flexible and interactive spaces designed to reflect the workplace of today.

Highlights of the renovation include large and comfortable study areas, conference rooms and 21 student breakout rooms; redesigned administrative offices for units with a focus on action-based learning; a multipurpose space inside the second floor rotunda for classes, meetings, receptions and other special events; state-of-the-art technology throughout; and LEED certification.

Duke University’s Taylor named executive director of Ross Heart Hospital

Martha Taylor was named executive director of the Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital and chief operating officer of the OSU Heart and Vascular Center, effective Oct. 1. In her new role as executive director and COO, Taylor will oversee all administrative and operational functions of the Ross Heart Hospital.

Taylor comes to Ohio State from Duke University Health System, where she served as associate vice president of cardiovascular services, directing and managing all aspects of Duke’s adult and pediatric cardiovascular services across three hospitals, 14 catheterization labs, three electrophysiology labs, five cardiology clinic locations as well as diagnostic and rehabilitation locations.

An Ohio native, Taylor served as director of heart center nursing at Duke from 1995-97 and associate operating officer of the Duke Heart Center clinical service unit 1998-2004.

OARDC opens infectious disease facility

The Ohio Agricultural and Research Development Center opened its new Plant and Animal Agrosecurity Research (PAAR) facility on Sept. 16. PAAR is a highly secure biocontainment building that is required by federal law for conducting research with organisms that cause diseases in animals classified at biosafety level 3 (BSL-3 and/or BSL-3 Ag). It also is needed for working with plant diseases that could cause undue economic hardship on agriculture if released into the environment.

PAAR will be the only facility in Ohio and one of only two nationally with capacity for both plant and animal research at the BSL-3 and BSL-3 Ag safety levels. Ohio State operates several BSL-3 labs on its Columbus campus, but PAAR will be the first BSL-3 facility on the Wooster campus and the university’s first BSL-3 Ag facility.

Newsbriefs, 8/11/11

August 10, 2011

Hale’s legacy at Ohio State significant

Frank Hale Jr., former vice provost and professor, who dedicated his life to diversity in higher education and civil rights, died July 27 following an extended illness. He was 84.

An advocate for higher education for 54 years as a faculty member, administrator and educational consultant, Hale dedicated 24 years of leadership to Ohio State.

“We have lost one of the true giants of the Ohio State community,” said President Gordon Gee. “Dr. Frank Hale was a scholar, teacher, researcher, administrator, a civil rights pioneer. More than that, he was a force to be reckoned with who opened the doors of opportunity to underserved students through sheer force of his intellect and determination.

“Frank Hale richly deserved the honor of having Hale Hall named for him. Indeed, a small piece of this campus carries his name, but every inch bears his imprint.”

As associate dean and chairman of the Fellowship Committee of the Graduate School (1971-78) and vice provost for the Office of Minority Affairs (1978-88), Hale founded the current Graduate and Professional Schools Visitation Days program implemented to increase the number of minorities seeking advanced degrees. From its inception, the program served as a national model and led to Ohio State’s long-held distinction as the highest producer of minority PhD students among four-year colleges and universities.

Through his efforts, nearly $15 million in graduate fellowship awards were awarded to approximately 1,200 minority students, of which 80 percent earned master’s and/or doctoral degrees. His efforts in establishing undergraduate scholarship programs assisted nearly 500 students during his tenure.

Trustees embark on building ‘integrity program’

The compliance structures within Ohio State’s Department of Athletics and across the university are good — and in many areas very good — but there are areas that can be improved as well, OSU Trustee Robert Schottenstein told a meeting of the trustees’ Audit and Compliance Committee July 22.

Schottenstein made the statement as the committee began its review and assessment of all audit and compliance structures across the university, which was triggered in part by the NCAA infractions that have since cost former football coach Jim Tressell his job and have OSU administrators in front of an NCAA hearing Aug. 12.

“We belive OSU has a leadership role to play in assuring the best possible standards in compliance processes and protocols,” Schottenstein said. “We embrace that role and are determined to do all we can to assure that Ohio State’s programs and protocols are a model. In order to achieve this, we believe it is necessary to approach compliance as a matter of institutionl integrity — not about meeting minimum standards but about striving for the highest standards of integrity. The goal of this process is to emerge with a universitywide integrity program second to none.”

A review of all compliance programs is scheduled to be complete by September, and options for a redesigned system should be finished by November with the target for implementation Jan. 1.

Ohio State scientists to share in $25 million grant to study virus-related foodborne illness

Four OSU scientists are part of a multi-state $25 million effort to reduce the number of foodborne illnesses caused by viruses. The five-year US Department of Agriculture grant is the largest single food safety grant awarded by the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

Involved from Ohio State are Jianrong Li, assistant professor of food science and technology and environmental health sciences; Linda Saif, distinguished university professor in the Food Animal Health Research Program at OARDC; Qiuhong Wang, a research scientist and adjunct assistant professor of veterinary preventive medicine; and Richard Linton, currently at Purdue University, who starts at Ohio State on Aug. 15 as professor and chair of the Department of Food Science and Technology. Read more at go.osu.edu/virusgrant.

Collaborative million-dollar grant focuses on knee replacement outcomes

Assistant Professor Robert Siston of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering has been awarded a four-year, $1.134 million National Institutes of Health grant to study patient functionality and clinical outcomes following total knee replacement (also known as total knee arthroplasty, TKA), a common surgical procedure used to treat degenerative joint diseases such as osteoarthritis.

Working in collaboration with his co-investigators from the College of Medicine, Siston will explore potential causes for the wide gap that separates those patients who cannot perform the basic activities of daily living, like comfortably climbing stairs, to those who can go back to activities they enjoy such as hiking, golfing or playing tennis after a total knee replacement procedure. Siston reported that following total knee replacement, many patients have functional challenges that are not seen in aged-matched controls, such as climbing stairs more slowly, stiff-knee gait, quadriceps weakness and abnormal knee motion.

Siston will be joined by co-investigators Ajit Chaudhari, assistant professor of orthopaedics and sports medicine; Laura Schmitt, assistant professor of physical therapy; Andy Glassman, Jeff Granger and Matt Beal, all faculty in orthopaedics; and Xueliang “Jeff” Pan, a research scientist in biostatistics.

College of Medicine programs rank among top 25

A recent survey released by US News and World Report has ranked seven of Ohio State’s medical programs, including cancer and heart disease, among the nation’s top 25 best programs in their respective specialties. A total of 11 Ohio State medical programs are recognized in the 2011 rankings. Additional programs included in the rankings are cardiology, gynecology, nephrology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, pulmonology and urology. The rankings (usnews.com/besthospitals) are based on patient safety, staffing levels, technology, mortality and reputation as judged by 200 physicians selected from each
specialty.

Newsbriefs, 7/14/11

July 13, 2011

Trustees authorize new gateway in Tanzania

The board authorized the university to establish the affiliated entity OSU Tanzania Gateway LLC. In February, Ohio State received a $24 million grant from the United States Agency for International Development to establish the Innovative Agriculture Research Initiative (iAGRI) in the country of Tanzania.

Establishment of the OSU Tanzania Gateway will allow the university to proceed with the project and comply with Tanzanian law.

The grant allows Ohio State to begin a program of collaborative agriculture research with Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) and Tanzanian National Agricultural Research System; provide advanced degree training in agriculture for 120 Tanzanian graduate students; strengthen the capacity of SUA to develop and implement instructional, internship and outreach programs in agriculture; and promote cooperation between SUA, US universities and Global South universities.

As a requirement of the iAGRI project, Ohio State will establish a project management unit in Tanzania that will be staffed by the project director, Ohio State Professor David Kraybill, who will be residing and working in Tanzania.

Bistro 2110 closing for renovation July 17-22

The Blackwell’s full-service restaurant, Bistro 2110, will be closed for renovation starting at 2 p.m. July 17 and will reopen for dinner on the evening of July 22. The breakfast buffet will be available each morning in The Blackwell’s ballroom, located on the plaza level of the hotel, and room service is available for hotel guests. No lunch service (including buffet) or dinner service will be available during this time. The lobby lounge will be open daily after 4 p.m. serving a full menu.

Trustees address university compliance

In the wake of concerns within the football program, a working group of Ohio State University trustees and senior administrators led by trustee Robert Schottenstein has been looking into institutional compliance processes in place in the Department of Athletics.

Addressing the trustees meeting June 24, Schottenstein said that while the processes are fundamentally sound, there may be room for improvement, and that “with each transgression, our university acted diligently, openly, honestly and transparently in reporting to the NCAA.” That working group will continue to study compliance processes in Athletics over the next 30 to 45 days.

Schottenstein said the university embraces the review as an opportunity to take a leadership role and make sure compliance in the Department of Athletics is the best it can be.

Recently Ohio State submitted its response to the NCAA, which included:

• Suspending five players for the first five games of next season.

• Accepting Coach Jim Tressel’s resignation.

• Vacating the football program’s wins in the 2010 season, including its Sugar Bowl victory in January 2011.

• Self-imposing a two-year NCAA probation.

• Implementing additional measures to enhance the university’s already extensive monitoring, educational and compliance programs.

In addition, Schottenstein announced that the board plans to use this as an opportunity to review all university compliance processes. The board plans to compare Ohio State institutional compliance practices in order to benchmark the university against other educational institutions, the private sector and other non-profit entities. That review is expected to take up to nine months.

Core Fulbright Scholar Program competition for 2012-13 now open

The 2012-13 core Fulbright US Scholars Program competition, which sends 800 US faculty and professionals abroad each year, is now open. Grantees lecture and conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields. The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the US Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, and is administered by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars. Details are available at
cies.org/us_scholars/us_awards. Apply by Aug. 1. For more information, visit fulbright.osu.edu or contact Joanna Kukielka-Blaser at kukielka-blaser.1@osu.edu or 292-9999.

Coffee, tea and funds for children’s TV

WOSU Public Media will host a Chefs in the City Coffee Brunch at DeepWood Restaurant, 511 N. High St., from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 23, featuring Andy Luck of Luck Bros.’ Coffee House and Chef Brian Pawlak of DeepWood Restaurant.

During this special Chefs in the City event, guests will enjoy:

• A brunch presented by DeepWood chefs Pawlak and Amber Herron.

• Learning how to prepare excellent coffee at home.

• An exclusive opportunity to participate in the Chefs in the City Coffee Brunch Online Auction — ticketed guests have final bidding opportunities.

• Tasting of high-quality coffees and teas i.

A limited number of tickets are available ($45 per person) and may be purchased online at wosu.org/shop. To learn more, visit wosu.org/chefs and facebook.com/wosuchefs.

Call for creativity: Be part of the 20th annual Staff Arts and Crafts Exhibit

In marking the 20th anniversary of the Staff Arts and Crafts Exhibit in Bricker Hall, which will run Aug. 16-Oct. 7, staff interested in being a part of the exhibit can drop off any entries in 105 Bricker Hall 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Aug. 4, 5 and 8. For entry requirement and other instructions, visit hr.osu.edu/special/artscrafts or call 292-4341.

Biker Bash to benefit Pelotonia

Ohio State’s Team Buckeye is hosting a special event at Potter Plaza at the Ohio Union from 5-8 p.m. July 14 to recruit new riders and help them reach their fundraising goals. Music, food and drinks will be available and the cost is $15 per person. A Team Buckeye member of your choice will receive $10 toward their fundraising goal. Contact Karl Koon at 293-9523 or karl.koon@osumc.edu

Newsbriefs, 6/16/11

June 15, 2011

OSU cancer program wins LIVESTRONG funding

The LIVESTRONG Community Impact Project is funding a post-treatment support program for cancer survivors at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.

The project, created by LIVESTRONG, the organization founded by cancer survivor and champion cyclist Lance Armstrong, is bringing proven cancer support programs to 86 communities across the United States.

More than 340,000 votes were cast in an online voting campaign to select the winning programs.

The award will fund Cancer Transitions: Moving Beyond Treatment, which is designed to help people with cancer in the transitional period after treatment is over. The program incorporates support groups, education, nutrition and physical exercise, along with addressing other medical management, psychosocial and quality of life issues.

While every survivor can benefit from this program, OSUCCC – James will target two underserved populations: Young adults and minorities who frequently do not seek supportive services.

FSA processing alters payment schedule

The Flexible Spending Account reimbursement processing timeline will change effective June 17 to enable Human Resources to better serve the growing number of FSA participants.

FSA checks will typically be produced the week after claims are submitted. Checks will continue to be produced on Fridays. Additional time may be required for weeks in which a holiday occurs and during peak periods.

For more information, visit hr.osu.edu/benefits/hottopics.aspx or contact service@hr.osu.edu or 292-1050.

Staff Conversation with President Gee June 16

The Summer 2011 Staff Conversation with President Gee and Kim Shumate, interim vice president of Human Resources, will be from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. June 16 at 100 Mendenhall Laboratory. The topic will be culture transformation. If you cannot attend, please e-mail your questions to usac@osu.edu. Streaming video will be available during the event at usac.osu.edu.

Student Consolidated Services Center changes its name

The Student Consolidated Services Center has changed its name to the Student Service Center. To make this change as seamless as possible, the center has established a new e-mail address (ssc@osu.edu) and website (ssc.osu.edu). Contacts to the previous e-mail address and website will be redirected.

Please review the resources and materials in your area — print, electronic and promotional — that reference the Student Consolidated Services Center and make the appropriate changes to the name and contact information. For more information, contact Nancy Wygle at wygle.6@osu.edu or 292-4285.

Converse in English with international students

The Office of International Affairs is seeking American staff to participate in the English Conversation Partners Program for summer quarter. The program pairs American and international students for weekly language practice and cultural exchange. ECP is a wonderful way to make a new friend, learn about life in another country and help an international student adjust to life in the United States. To register, please visit English Conversation Partners at go.osu.edu/ECP. For more information, contact omolesky.2@osu.edu.

ONN’s Ohio Means Business earns Best Documentary/Series award

Ohio News Network’s Ohio Means Business has been honored as Best Documentary/Series in this year’s Ohio Associated Press Awards. Hosted by ONN’s Mike Kallmeyer, Ohio Means Business is an in-depth primetime show featuring top businesses, leaders and innovation right here in Ohio. The show is presented on ONN by Ohio State, the Fisher College of Business, OSU Medical Center and the Comprehensive Cancer Center – James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute. Episodes air on ONN Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. with replays Sundays at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Read more at onntv.com/live/content/ohiomeansbusiness/index.html.

Ninth Avenue East Garage closes June 18

On June 18, pot hole repair will occur along 9th Avenue, between Medical Center Drive and Neil Avenue (weather dependent). One lane of traffic will be maintained at all times. The Ninth Avenue East Garage will close as a result of these street repairs and will reopen at 5 a.m. June 20. Vehicles remaining in the garage after the closure will be permitted to exit via the East alley exit.

Alternate staff parking will be available in the 9th Avenue West Parking Garage. During this time, the north exit from the 9th Avenue West Parking Garage, onto 9th Avenue, will be closed. Motorists will need to enter the 9th Avenue West Parking Garage off Medical Center Drive and exit on the south end of the garage to 8th Avenue.

Alternate visitor parking will be available in the SAFEAUTO Hospitals Garages. Visit go43210.osu.edu for more information.

Alley west of 11th Avenue Garage closed for construction

The alley west of the 11th Avenue Garage is closed for construction as part of the William Hall Expansion Project. This alley will be closed to thru traffic between 11th Avenue and 10th Avenue and is expected to reopen by the end of July.

For more information, visit go43210.osu.edu.

Newsbriefs, 6/2/11

June 2, 2011

Parliamentary Development Project for Ukraine awarded new $3 million contract

The John Glenn School of Public Affairs’ Parliamentary Development Project for Ukraine has received a new $3 million contract from the US Agency on International Development to continue its programs that teach democratic process and legislative reform through July 2013. Managed by the John Glenn School of Public Affairs, the PDP has been labeled as a “model program,” and the USAID has recommended it be used as a template for other efforts to promote democracy around the globe.

For more information, visit glenn.osu.edu/centers/ukraine/pdp_1.html.

David Horn appointed secretary of the Board of Trustees

David Horn, professor of Comparative Studies, has been appointed secretary of the Board of Trustees. His appointment will become official with the election of officers scheduled to take place at the June 24 meeting of the board. Horn will replace professor David Frantz, who is retiring after serving in this position since November 2002.

Last year, Horn became the first faculty member to serve on the board’s Academic Affairs and Student Life committee. A new faculty member will be appointed to that position. See Page 6 for a related story.

Developmental therapy and child care available in one setting

The Nisonger Center and the OSU Child Care Program have a partnership with Help Me Grow of Franklin County to provide developmental therapies to children while they are receiving child care at the Ackerman Road or Buckeye Village child care facilities.

Children under 3 years of age may receive occupational therapy, physical therapy and/or speech therapy in their daily environment, without having to be taken to an outside location. The early intervention specialist, therapists and teachers also work in collaboration to provide motor, cognitive, language and social skill activities that will meet the needs of the children in the inclusive classroom setting.

For more information, contact Kristin Donnell at 292-5009 or kristin.donnell@osumc.edu.

OSU Webmail to get facelift, enhanced functionality

A facelift and enhanced functionality are in the works for webmail.osu.edu, the landing page for web access to university-provided e-mail systems for faculty, staff and students. The Office of the Chief Information Officer and University Communications are working jointly on the page enhancements and will implement them in two phases. These enhancements are necessary to accommodate the new University E-mail Service being rolled out to all faculty and staff through FY 2015.

Phase 1 is complete. A button and related content for the new University E-mail Service was added to the page. The University E-mail Service button connects migrated users to the Outlook Web App log-in page, the service’s client for web access. Minor content updates also were made to the Buckeye Mail and OSU Webmail sections on the page.

In Phase 2, enhancements will be implemented during the early part of summer quarter and bring an updated design and new functionality to
webmail.osu.edu. The page’s content will be streamlined and the design will be refreshed to align it with other university web pages recently developed, such as email.osu.edu.

In addition to design changes, a new interactive feature is being added during Phase 2 to help users identify where their university e-mail is being delivered. Users who opt to enter their Ohio State username (name.#) in the provided field will be prompted on where their e-mail is being delivered. This feature is especially helpful for those who are unsure of the name of the e-mail service they are using or are using a service other than Buckeye Mail, OSU Webmail or the University E-mail Service. This feature also makes webmail.osu.edu more functional for all faculty, staff and students, regardless of the e-mail service being used. When finalized, the specific date for the Phase 2 implementation will be announced.

EHE 5K to raise money for health initiative

The Education and Human Ecology Alumni Society is holding its 1st annual 5K Race/Walk on June 5 at the Recreation and Physical Activity Center north lawn. Registration opens at 7 a.m. and the race begins at 8:30 a.m. Special guest J.J. Sullinger (‘06), former Buckeye basketball player, will be on hand.

All participants will be timed electronically with the Columbus Running Co. disposable bib system. Proceeds from the race will benefit an initiative to make The Ohio State University the healthiest campus in the nation.

To register, visit go.osu.edu/DVZ. For questions, contact Sean Thompson at sthompson@ehe.osu.edu or 688-5392.

OARDC, Ford work to build rubber car parts from Russian dandelion

Ford Motor Co. is joining forces with Ohio State University to find new uses for an alternative source of rubber being developed by scientists at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster.

The US automaker is interested in substituting synthetic rubber used in plastic parts such as cupholders, floor mats and interior trim with natural, domestically grown rubber from Taraxacum kok-saghyz, or TKS — a plant native to the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan and commonly known as Russian dandelion.

OARDC crop scientists and engineers have been working during the past few years on developing a commercially viable crop from TKS seeds and an effective way to extract rubber from the plant’s fleshy roots -— which can contain 15 percent or more of the sticky substance. The better-performing plants are now grown in greenhouses, high tunnels (plastic-covered structures) and a 2-acre field on the Wooster campus. Plans for larger plantations and a pilot-scale processing facility are underway.

Newsbriefs, 5/19/11

May 18, 2011

Graduate student teacher winners announced

The Graduate Associate Teaching Award (GATA), in its 39th year, is Ohio State’s highest recognition of the exceptional teaching provided by graduate students. Approximately 3,000 graduate students teach as graduate teaching associates at Ohio State each year, and 10 are honored as GATA winners by the university community. Each winner receives a $1,500 award.

This year’s winners are: Monali Chowdhury, Psychology; Melissa Doran, Spanish and Portuguese; Leigh Fine, Sociology; Matt Foulds, History; Courtney Harris, Dance; DJ Hovermale, Linguistics; Katherine Parker, English; Elizabeth Riter, Civil Engineering; Spencer Robinson, Slavic Languages; and Pamela Vincent, Human Development and Family Science.

Ohio Staters Inc. to honor Buckeye veterans

Did you know that Woody Hayes served in the United States Navy during WWII? Or that Ohio State is the birthplace of ROTC? Learn other interesting and little known military history facts about Ohio State, as well as support your fellow Buckeye veterans, with the Ohio Staters Inc. project Colors for Courage.

Ohio Staters Inc., a service organization catering to Ohio State through unique service projects, invites you to celebrate and honor the service of our OSU veterans and rich military history on May 23. From sunrise to sunset, flags will be displayed in the Browning Amphitheater between Mirror Lake and the Ohio Union; each flag will represent one of the 2,225 known faculty, staff and student veterans currently serving our Buckeye community. There also will be an opportunity to write a personal thank-you note to our veterans on campus in collaboration with Vets 4 Vets.

All are welcome to experience the tradition of military service at Ohio State. In the event of rain, please refer to staters.osu.edu for more information.

OCIO survey shows positive improvement in service delivery

Each year the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) asks the university community for its opinion on key information and learning technology services. The 2011 annual OCIO Technology Poll concluded in March and shows that customer satisfaction with key OCIO services is improving. The poll, administered to a random sample of university faculty, staff and undergraduate and graduate students, asked potential respondents to rate their satisfaction with 12 key OCIO services.

For 2011, 68 percent of respondents indicated they were satisfied with OCIO services overall, an improvement over 2010. The following services received the highest positive satisfaction: Carmen (76 percent), IT Service Desk (73 percent) and OSUNet (71 percent). Overall, every category the OCIO measured saw satisfaction improvement but one, and more faculty, graduate students and undergraduate students said they were satisfied with the OCIO over last year. Staff satisfaction remained unchanged.

The one area the OCIO noted a need for improvement was in Security of Electronic Data, in which satisfaction fell to 56 percent from 68 percent.

“While not surprising given the current environment where data security concerns are common, both locally and nationally, this slip shows we still have much of work ahead of us to alleviate our customer’s concerns over protecting their data,” said Bob Corbin, OCIO senior director for customer experience.

College of Dentistry names new dean

Patrick Lloyd has been appointed dean of the College of Dentistry. Subject to approval by the Board of Trustees, his appointment is effective on Aug. 1.

Lloyd comes to Ohio State from the University of Minnesota, where he currently serves as dean of the School of Dentistry and professor in the Department of Restorative Sciences. He replaces Carole Anderson, who has served as dean of the college since 2006 and is retiring after 25 years at Ohio State. She will continue as dean until Lloyd’s arrival.

“Dr. Lloyd is simply an outstanding leader in his field,” said Ohio State President E. Gordon Gee. “I now look forward to the great things he will do here to make the College of Dentistry the very best in this country.

“Once again, I am indebted to Dr. Anderson for her service to Ohio State. That we were in a position to attract such sterling talent is surely a tribute to her fine work,” said Gee.

As dean of Ohio State’s College of Dentistry, Lloyd will lead the third-largest public dental school in the United States, with eight academic units representing all major dental specialties. The college offers both patient care services and academic programs, allowing dentists to train as specialists. First established in 1890, the Ohio State University College of Dentistry continues to graduate a large majority of the practicing dentists and dental hygienists in the Great Lakes region.

Prior to his tenure at the University of Minnesota, Lloyd served as a department executive officer in the College of Dentistry at the University of Iowa from 1996 to 2004. Prior to that, he led the division of Special Patient Care at the Marquette University School of Dentistry from 1992 to 1996. Lloyd earned his DDS and an MS in prosthodontics from Marquette University.

SLIYS ‘11: Summer Linguistic Institute for Youth Scholars

The OSU Department of Linguistics will be holding a Summer Linguistics Institute for Youth Scholars for high school students. This is a week-long summer event designed for students interested in the study of language. There will be two sessions held on OSU’s main campus during July.

SLIYS ‘11 is open to high school students from entering sophomores to seniors who are interested in foreign languages. An exciting program has been developed filled with activities aimed at helping participants become better students of language. The deadline for applications is May 31. For more information, visit the SLIYS website at linguistics.osu.edu/SLIYS or contact Julia McGory at mcgory.1@osu.edu.

Newsbriefs, 5/5/11

May 4, 2011

Melnyk recommended to lead College of Nursing

Bernadette Melnyk, currently dean and Distinguished Foundation Professor in Nursing at Arizona State University’s College of Nursing & Health Innovation, has been recommended as dean of the College of Nursing and Associate Vice President for Health Promotion and Chief Wellness Officer at Ohio State.

“The role as our chief wellness officer is, I believe, the first such position at a university and sends a strong signal about Ohio State’s commitment and proactive approach to ensuring a healthy workforce and student body,” Provost Joe Alutto wrote in announcing his recommendation.

Melnyk is a widely recognized expert in evidence-based practice, intervention research and child and adolescent mental health. Her research areas include interventions to improve coping/mental health outcomes in high-risk children and families and healthy lifestyle interventions with adolescents and college youth. Before her time at Arizona State, she was a professor and associate dean at the University of Rochester.

Subject to approval by the Board of Trustees, her appointment will be effective Sept. 15.

Faculty information for spring commencement

All faculty members planning to march in the academic processional at spring commencement June 12 in Ohio Stadium should notify their college dean’s office by May 13.

Faculty participants should report to the north rotunda entrance of Ohio Stadium with cap and gown on commencement day. Assembly for the faculty processional will be under the north ramp in the stadium corridor. Faculty should be robed and assembled by 11:30 a.m.

For further details, call the Office of Commencement and Special Events, 292-9051..

Sustainability profiles sought for university website

To see what the university is doing — and what you can do — to promote conservation of our resources, visit the university’s sustainability website,
sustainability.osu.edu. Do you know of someone who is actively promoting sustainability through research, recycling, community service, etc.? If so, then nominate them for the new “Faces of Sustainability” profile feature. Send the name and brief description of the person’s activities to sustainability@osu.edu (copy gammage.2@osu.edu on the message). View examples under the “Faces of Sustainability” header on the website.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author to lecture May 6

Pulitzer Prize winning author Edward Jones, whose books include The Known World, Lost in the City and All Aunt Hagar’s Children, will present a free reading and discussion at 8 p.m. May 6 in Ohio Union’s Performance Hall. Jones will talk about the Bible’s influence on his writings. His talk is part of Ohio State’s international symposium that weekend celebrating the 400th birthday of the King James Bible. Jones’ talk is open to all. For more information, visit artsandsciences.osu.edu.

Students invited to submit artwork for display on campus buses

A new cultural arts program is partnering with Ohio State’s Transportation and Parking Services to put student artwork in the window of a campus bus, at bus stops and on display at the OSU Urban Arts Space.

Students are invited to submit their digitized artwork to the project through May 18. Selected pieces will be installed, creating Ohio’s first moving art gallery. Campus bus riders also will be able to take a tour of campus art with special campus maps that highlight the public art on campus.

The pieces also will go on display at the university Urban Arts Space in downtown Columbus. For more information, contact Benjamin Kent at ohartcommunity@gmail.com or visit ohartcommunity.wordpress.com.

Fisher’s Nationwide Center for Advanced Customer Insights receives SPAIG Award

The Nationwide Center for Advanced Customer Insights, which features a partnership between Nationwide and faculty and graduate students from the departments of Statistics, Marketing, Psychology, Economics and Computer Science, was named the recipient of the 2011 SPAIG Award from the American Statistical Association.

This award has been given annually since 2002 to recognize outstanding partnerships established between academe and business, industry and government organizations and to promote new partnerships. The SPAIG Award differs from other ASA awards since it recognizes organizations instead of individuals.

Ohio State enters EcoCAR 2 challenge

Ohio State, with one of the highest-scoring proposals, was one of 16 teams selected for the Department of Energy’s EcoCAR 2: Plugging in to the Future competition for advanced vehicle technology. Over three years, students will attempt to reduce a Chevy Malibu’s environmental impact without compromising performance, safety and consumer acceptability.

Chadwick’s plant sale boasts 650 varieties

On the heels of Arbor Day and just in time for Mother’s Day comes the annual spring plant sale, auction and gardening fair at Ohio State University’s Chadwick Arboretum and Learning Gardens.

The event is set for May 6-7, with a members-only event on the evening of May 5. Anyone can become a member at the gate.

More than 650 varieties of uncommon plants and proven performers for Ohio’s climate and soil conditions will be available.

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