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OSU EXTENSION EDUCATOR RECEIVES USDA-CSREES NATIONAL WATER AWARD

Jerry Iles, OSU Extension Educator-Watershed Management, along with team members Lois Wolfson (Michigan State University), Barb Liukkonen (University of Minnesota) and Kris Stepenuck (University of Wisconsin) have received the 2008 Water Resources Team Award - Outstanding Extension Program. Presented recently at the USDA - Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service National Water Conference in Sparks, Nev., the award recognizes the team’s program, Building Capacity of Citizens Monitoring Bacteria. The USDA-CSREES provided grant funding of $294,000 for the project, which trained and researched the ability of volunteers to collect and interpret water quality data in six Midwestern states. Contact: iles.9@osu.edu
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TODAY: OPEN FACULTY MEETING WITH PRESIDENT GEE

The OSU Chapter of the American Association of University Professors is sponsoring an Open Faculty Meeting with President E. Gordon Gee from 4:30-6 p.m. today (2/28) in 4138 Physics Research Building. The meeting will also be Webcast live at: http://sg60.oar.net/physics (Windows Media Player is recommended). Please plan to attend and bring a colleague. Contact: macbeth.1@osu.edu

FUNDING AVAILABLE FROM THE CLIMATE, WATER, & CARBON PROGRAM

The Climate, Water, and Carbon program, a Targeted Investment in Excellence funded by Academic Affairs (http://oaa.osu.edu/TIE2.php), is announcing funding opportunities for helping the CWC meet its goals. Guidelines on how to propose new core projects and new seed grants documents are available on the CWC Web page. The CWC is hosting a campuswide meeting on Monday (3/10) to discuss the funding opportunities. Contact: Doug Alsdorf, alsdorf.1@osu.edu

WINTER COMMENCEMENT ACADEMIC PROCESSIONAL INFORMATION

Faculty planning to march in the academic processional at Winter Commencement on Sunday (3/16) in the Jerome Schottenstein Center should notify their college dean's office by Friday (3/7). On commencement day, faculty registered to participate in the processional should assemble by 1:45 p.m. in cap and gown in the west concourse of the Schottenstein Center between Sections 110/110 and 111/111, directly across from the southwest lobby. The ceremony begins at 2 p.m. Contact: Commencement and Special Events, 292-9051

SCIENCE CAFÉ EXAMINES OBSESSION WITH COFFEE, CHOCOLATE

Richard Bradley, OSU professor of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology will foster a discussion, “The Biology of Coffee and Chocolate,” at the next Science Café at 7 p.m. Tuesday (3/4) at Rise and Dine Restaurant, Legacy Crossing, 142 McMahan Blvd. in Marion. The public is invited to the free monthly community dialogue on science hosted by Ohio State Marion. Contact: rowe.31@osu.edu or (740) 725-6316. Read more >

REGISTRATION OPENS FOR DENMAN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FORUM

Have you been working with an undergraduate on a research project? Encourage your student researcher(s) to register at www.denman.osu.edu for the chance to share their results with the campus community and to compete for prizes at the Denman Undergraduate Research Forum. The registration deadline is Monday (3/31). Sponsored by the University Honors and Scholars Center and the Undergraduate Research Office, the forum will take place Wednesday (5/14) in the RPAC. Contact: pitstick.10@osu.edu

FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL GONZALES TO VISIT CAMPUS

OUAB will be hosting "An Evening with Alberto Gonzales" at 7 p.m. Thursday (3/6) in Mershon Auditorium. Free tickets are now available for faculty, staff and regional campus students. Tickets are two per BuckID and are available at the Ohio Union Information Center. Contact ouab@osu.edu with questions or if more tickets are needed. Read more >

LATIN AMERICAN FILM SERIES PRESENTS AMORES PERROS

The Center for Latin American Studies is focusing its winter quarter film series on Love, Greed, and Violence in Mexican Technicolor. Next up is “Amores Perros,” which combines three tales of morality with realistic, visceral portrayals of desperate living and broken dreams, set for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday (3/6) in 180 Hagerty Hall. The film is free. Read more >

BRIDGING THE GAP CONFERENCE MARCH 1

The Bridging the Gap diversity conference will take place from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday (3/1) at the Hale Cultural Center. Attend sessions concerning campus issues and participate in World Café, a unique opportunity that allows participants to converse in small groups. The free conference is sponsored by Undergraduate Student Government, the Multicultural Center, and Coca-Cola. Participants will receive free lunch and t-shirts. If you would like to volunteer for the event, contact sheikh.22@osu.edu
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CED OFFERS BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATION, PERSONAL ENRICHMENT COURSES

Continuing Education is offering spring quarter noncredit personal and professional development courses, including Starting a Small Business, Supervision and Management, Digital Photography Basics for the Point-and-shoot Digital Camera User and Beginning Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0. New courses include Preparing for Divorce and Lawyers and the Law 101. Register now for classes beginning Monday (3/31). For details, including detailed course descriptions, visit www.ced.osu.edu (click on On-campus Noncredit Courses) or contact Kemba Nzinga at 292-8571.

VETERINARY COLLEGE HOSTS PUPPY CLASSES

The OSU College of Veterinary Medicine is offering puppy socialization classes for puppies age 8-16 weeks and their owners. Puppy Kindergarten serves to socialize new puppies so that they may learn to handle stress and new situations well as an adult and provides owner education in all aspects of canine development and behavior problem prevention and resolution. Weekly classes begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday (3/4). OSU employees and students receive a $10 discount on the six-week course (regularly $100). Class size is limited, so register as soon as possible. Registration forms and details are available online.