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Statement of President Gee regarding Gov. Strickland’s FY 2010-11 biennial budget submission

“Through the biennial budget blueprint unveiled today (2/2), Governor Strickland has once again demonstrated his steadfast commitment to public education at all levels. His strategic funding decisions foster the educational aspirations of our children and assure that Ohio’s colleges and universities will continue to fuel our state’s economic resurgence. Those decisions are in the best short- and long-term interests of 11 million Ohioans. I am grateful for Governor Strickland’s strong leadership, and I look forward to working in partnership with him, Chancellor Fingerhut, and members of the General Assembly as the budget is refined and adopted.

Without question, these are uncommonly challenging times for so many Ohioans, but I firmly believe that our state will emerge from the current financial difficulties much stronger and better-positioned for the future. For our part, Ohio State will aggressively continue to seek ways to streamline our operations and enact efficiencies while increasing both educational quality and economic-development efforts.”

Ohio State Trustees to meet Feb. 5-6

The Ohio State Board of Trustees and its committees will meet Thursday (2/5) and Friday (2/6). The schedule includes a reception for student trustee candidates at 5 p.m. Thursday (2/5) at the Fawcett Center; preceded by executive sessions at 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. On Friday (2/6), all meetings take place at the Faculty Club. The schedule includes meetings of the various committees from 8 a.m.-12:40 p.m. The formal board meeting will convene at 1:30 p.m. View the agenda >

Conference on Evolution Theory, Life History, and Human Longevity Feb. 5-7

The Department of Anthropology is hosting a conference on Evolution Theory, Life History, and Human Longevity Thursday (2/5)-Saturday (2/7). Experts will present on topics such as teeth and life history in Neanderthals and modern humans, brain growth and human evolution, the evolution of modern humans, and frailty and life vulnerability. Opening reception is 5 p.m. Thursday at the Blackwell Inn. Presentations will take place on Friday and Saturday around campus. Free and open to the public. Contact: crews.8@osu.edu

Gene Smith kicks off Fisher BMBAA Black History Month Speaker Series

Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend the Fisher College of Business Black MBA Association’s Black History Month Speaker Series: Black Leaders and Their Impact on Society, held every Wednesday from (2/4)-(2/25). Lunch will be provided. OSU Athletic Director Gene Smith kicks off the series from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Wednesday (2/4). RSVP to Upton.68@osu.edu. Direct questions to Johnson.3343@osu.edu. Read more >

Feb. 4: Institute for Chinese Studies film series to show In the Heat of the Sun

The Institute for Chinese Studies “Future of the Past” Film Series will continue at 7 p.m. Wednesday (2/4) in 040 Jennings Hall with In the Heat of the Sun. The 1994 film, directed by Wen Jiang, tells the story of coming of age in the Cultural Revolution. When parents are away on military duty or sent down to the countryside and school disciplines are loosened, the kids go wild. Admission is free and all are welcome. English subtitles. Contact: chan.184@osu.edu or 247-6893. Read more >

KSA series: New Urbanism at its Best and Worst

Emily Talen of Arizona State University will deliver "New Urbanism at its Best and Worst: The Affordability Paradox" at 4:30 p.m. Thursday (2/5) in 031 Hitchcock Hall. The event is part of the KSA lecture (Confluence) series. Talen's research focuses on exploring the spatial patterns of American cities, using GIS to build resident-generated cognitive maps of neighborhoods to be used as a "perceptual drawing tool" to capture resident perceptions of neighborhoods. Contact: nasar.1@osu.edu or 292-1457. Read more >

ReadAloud features Story Box Project

The OSU Libraries ReadAloud invites the community to its weekly program each Thursday from 3-4 p.m. at the Wexner Center Cafe. On Thursday (2/5), Kevin Cordi, College of Education and Human Ecology, will present a program featuring stories collected in his ongoing Story Box Project. Read more >

Promoting Professionalism and Collegiality workshop Feb. 11

“Promoting Professionalism and Collegiality,” a workshop for department chairs, school directors, deans, associate deans, and assistant deans, will be presented by Steven Gabbe from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Wednesday (2/11) in 090 Science & Engineering Library. Registration is required. Contact: 292-2800. Register online >

Campus conference to share digital innovations

More than 40 sessions featuring the digital innovations of OSU faculty, staff and students are scheduled for the Digital Media in a Social World Conference, to be held Friday (2/20) on the Ohio State campus. Registration is free and enters you in a drawing for prizes. Contact the Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing at 688-5865. Register online >

Applications available for 2009 Future Engineers’ Summer Camp

Applications are currently available for the 2009 Future Engineers’ Summer Camp, hosted by OSU's Women in Engineering program from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday (8/3)-Friday (8/7). Applications are welcome from any female student who will be entering the 8th grade in the fall of 2009. Applications must be postmarked by Wednesday (4/1). Applications and details available online. Contact: 247-7936 or friedman.194@osu.edu

eStores adds eQuotes feature

Shopping lists created from eStores catalogs on the iBuy web site now become electronic “eQuotes.” Once the user completes their shopping list within eStores, they may send an e-mail copy of it to themselves and any other recipient they designate. Requisitioners who receive these eQuotes will be able to retrieve them from within the PeopleSoft system and import into the requisition pages with one click. Read more >

Your opinion sought for onCampus’ online poll

Do you have WOSU (either AM or FM) as one of the pre-sets on your car radio? Respond through the onCampus poll, located on the onCampus web site, and see how your response compares with others in the OSU community. New questions are posted every other week. Have an issue you'd like to get feedback on? Submit your ideas for future poll questions to oncampus@osu.edu.