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ISRAELI EXPERT TO DISCUSS AG POLICY, INTERNATIONAL TRADE

Yakov Poleg, minister for agriculture and science affairs with the U.S. Israeli Embassy, will present “Agricultural Policy in the Framework of International Trade Guidelines,” at 11 a.m. Tuesday (1/8) in 105 Agricultural Administration Building. Poleg's visit to Ohio State is part of a one-year program with OSU Extension and The Negev Foundation, designed to exchange information and training among Israeli experts and university faculty, staff and students. For more information on Poleg's visit, contact Sarah Horowitz with The Negev Foundation at (216) 691-9997 or sarah@negev.org.

OSU AND LSU HAM RADIO CLUBS CELEBRATE BCS CHAMPIONSHIP

While the athletes are busy deciding which team is Number One in college football on Monday (1/7), ham radio enthusiasts from Ohio State and LSU will take to the airwaves to meet and greet alumni, friends and fans though the medium of Amateur Radio. Using shortwave radio, the Ohio State Amateur Radio Club (radio call sign W8LT) and the Amateur Radio Society at LSU (K5LSU) will contact radio hams throughout the world on Monday and even resort to Morse Code for some contacts to recognize the early days of radio. Those who succeed in communicating with both of the college radio clubs will earn a special commemorative award. For details about the OSU Amateur Radio Club, contact Dan Kulhanek (call sign AB8VE) at dan.kulhanek@gmail.com or 389-2539. Read more >

VIEW THE LATEST AWARD WINNERS ON THE ONCAMPUS BULLETIN BOARD

Gerald Frankel of Ohio State’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering received the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program Project of the Year Award recently at the 13th annual Partners in Environmental Technology Technical Symposium and Workshop in Washington, D.C. Read about this and other recognitions, or post your own item under the “Awards” category on the onCampus Bulletin Board. Faculty and staff may post or view items under a broad range of categories. Register by using your OSU Internet ID (name.#).

GLBT AWARENESS WEEKS OPENING RECEPTION, EXHIBIT JAN. 8

The university community is invited to an opening reception for GLBT Awareness Weeks at Ohio State from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday (1/8) in 150 Younkin Success Center. The program will include a keynote address delivered by Doug Whaley, faculty emeritus, as well as an exhibit by Our Stories @ Ohio State. Information about the Gay Ohio History Initiative and the GLBT Alumni Society will also be available. Remarks begin at 4:30 p.m. The reception is sponsored by GLBT Student Services, The Multicultural Center. A full list of Awareness Weeks events is available online at www.mcc.osu.edu (select GLBT, Calendar). Contact: vijayaraghavan.6@osu.edu

JAN. 24 ASFW LUNCHEON: DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP SKILLS

Andrea Thomas will discuss how male and female communication patterns affect the impressions made at work, during an Association of Staff and Faculty Women luncheon on Thursday (1/24) at the Faculty Club. Learn strategies for managing these patterns to optimize your effectiveness and advancement opportunities. Registration and lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m. with the session wrapping up at 1 p.m. Seating is limited; register by Tuesday (1/22). Registration details are available at http://afpw.osu.edu/. Contact: Julee Klima at 247-6411

SPACE AVAILABLE IN WINTER LUNCH & LEARN FITNESS CLASSES

Space is still available in the following winter quarter workshops offered by the Faculty and Staff Wellness Program: Exercise 101: Why and How, noon-1 p.m. Monday (1/7) and 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday (1/17), 107 Hamilton Hall; Strong and Stretched, five weeks, starting Monday (1/7), 5:30-6:25 p.m., Ag. Admin. Auditorium; Iron Yoga: the Next Step, five weeks, Wednesday (1/9), 5:30-6:30 p.m. Ag Admin. Auditorium; Fun Shaping Up Class: Feel great in ’08, five weeks, Thursday (1/10), 5:15-6:15 p.m., McCampbell Hall. Classes are free unless otherwise noted, but registration is required. Register online (choose the Lunch and Learn link) or call 292-1894. Earn points in the 2008 Your Plan for Health Incentive Program.

ORRP ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE FOR STUDENT RESEARCHERS

The Office of Responsible Research Practices is offering special office hours this winter to help both graduate and undergraduate student researchers who are preparing Behavioral and Social Sciences Institutional Review Board submissions and exemption requests. ORRP staff will help students and their advisors navigate IRB forms, policies and review procedures. Office hours will be held in 150L Page Hall, in space provided by the Undergraduate Research Office. No appointment is necessary. Dates and times are available online. Contact: 292-2454 or pettey.6@osu.edu

VOLUNTEER TUTORS NEEDED FOR COLUMBUSREADS PROGRAM

OSU Columbus Reads Program needs permanent volunteer tutors for one hour each week with kindergarten students for the remainder of the 2007-08 school year. There is also a need for volunteer substitute tutors for one hour each week to fill in when a permanent tutor is not available. Transportation is provided to and from the school, and training is provided for all new tutors. For details and registration materials, contact Carol Burns at 688-3129 or cburns@studentaffairs.osu.edu, or visit www.ColumbusReads.osu.edu