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TOWN MEETING WITH PRESIDENT GEE SET FOR FEB. 20

The University Staff Advisory Committee invites staff to join President E. Gordon Gee for a Town Meeting at noon Wednesday (2/20) at the Ross Heart Hospital in room 1213. Joining Gee to answer staff questions will be Interim Senior Vice President for Health Sciences Chip Souba, Senior Vice President for Business and Finance Bill Shkurti, and Associate Vice President of Human Resources Larry Lewellen. Send questions prior to and during the meeting you wish to have considered for discussion to townmeeting@osu.edu. The meeting may be viewed online at http://streaming.osu.edu/townmeeting.htm (OSUMC staff only:
www.medctr.ohio-state.edu/).
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OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS FEB. 21

The Office of Research invites the research community to attend a presentation by Susan Butts, senior director of External Science and Technology Programs at the Dow Chemical Company, at 3 p.m. Thursday (2/21) at the Blackwell Inn. Butts is a national leader in the promotion of successful university-industry research collaborations in support of American competitiveness. A reception will follow the presentation. Registration is required and is available online.

OSU GRAD STUDENTS WIN NATIONAL COMPETITION TO IMPROVE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOMS

A team of three graduate students from Ohio State's College of Public Health beat 20 other college teams to take top honors in the national Case Competition recently in Alabama. Students Julie Anstine, Kyle Dorsey and Nick Schmidt beat competitors from Cornell University, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern and many other schools. The competition is open to students from schools accredited by the Commission on Accreditation Healthcare Management Education. It is designed to evaluate student' ability to analyze a specific problem or case study. Read more >

SPONSORED PROGRAMS WORKSHOP FOR DEANS, DEPARTMENT CHAIRS MARCH 5

A workshop for department chairs, school directors, deans, associate and assistant deans, “Sponsored Programs: What are Deans and Chairs Really Responsible for?” will take place from 9-11 a.m. Wednesday (3/5) in 070 Science and Engineering Library. Registration is required. Register online. Contact: 292-2800

OSU INFO SESSION SET FOR FACULTY, STAFF, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

You and your child are invited to a special reception for OSU faculty and staff and their high school sophomores and juniors. Information will be provided on the dependent tuition benefits for OSU faculty and staff, academic and co-curricular opportunities, scholarships and financial aid opportunities, and regional campus options. The program will take place from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday (2/28) in 250 Knowlton Hall. To register, visit scarletandgray.osu.edu and enter the access code OSJR08. Contact: brown.1112@osu.edu

LATINO OHIO: A CULTURE COURSE IN ENGLISH FOR EDUCATORS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS

Meeting on six Saturdays this spring, “Latino Ohio” will offer a close-up look at Hispanic life in Ohio with attention to cultural, linguistic and professional issues especially important to those working with Spanish-speaking populations. The five-credit course is taught by Terrell Morgan, OSU associate professor of Hispanic linguistics, and is designed to introduce educators and other professionals to Ohio's Hispanic communities. To register, contact sanabria.3@osu.edu or 292-7388. Read more >

JEWISH LAW AND THE STATE OF ISRAEL FOCUS OF FEIBEL LECTURE MARCH 2

Suzanne Last Stone, professor of law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University will present the 20th Annual Pearl and Troy Feibel Lecture on Judaism and Law, scheduled for 7 p.m. Sunday (3/2) at Wexner Heritage Village, 1151 College Ave. Stone will deliver "Torah and the State: Divergent Halakhic Conceptions of the State of Israel." The lecture is free and open to the public, and is co-sponsored by Ohio State's Melton Center for Jewish Studies and the Columbus Jewish Federation, as part of the Jewish community's yearlong Israel 60 celebration. Contact the Melton Center at 292-0967. Read more >

SPRING CAREER DAY 2008 SET FOR APRIL 8

Spring Career Day, one of Ohio State’s campuswide job fairs is scheduled for 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday (4/8) in the Huntington Club in Ohio Stadium with more than 100 employers from numerous industries seeking to fill fulltime, part-time, and internship positions. Faculty and staff are encouraged to pass information about the fair along to students. More than 1,100 students attended last year. The University Career Services Committee is collaborating to provide preparation workshops and materials for the Spring Career Day Web site. Read more >

OSU LIBRARIES READALOUD PROGRAM CONTINUES THURSDAY

The OSU Libraries ReadAloud program continues from 3-4 p.m. Thursday (2/21) at the Wexner Center Cafe. Each week faculty, staff, students and community members read from their favorite works. This week's program features readers Jillian Brandt, Larry Hurtubise, Karen Richards, and Marguerite Weibel from the Prior Health Sciences Library and Center for Knowledge Management who will offer readings from Walt Whitman, William Carlos Williams, and others reflecting on the intersection of medicine and literature. Contact: distel.1@osu.edu or 292-2594. Read more >

RETIREMENT CHOICES FORUM FEB. 20

Human Resources is hosting a forum from noon-1 p.m. Wednesday (2/20) at 1590 N. High St., Suite 430 for newly hired faculty and staff to help with decisions regarding their retirement choices under ARP/OPERS/STRS. The seminar is designed for faculty and staff who have an appointment of at least 75 percent FTE and have been with the university for less than 120 days. A benefits representative will review, compare and summarize the plan options under the OPERS/STRS retirement systems and the provisions of the Alternative Retirement Plan. Contact: 292-1050. Read more >