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WELCOME TO OSUToday, the latest news and information for faculty and staff of The Ohio State University for Wednesday, Feb. 27. The deadline for submissions is noon the prior business day.

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Headline news

PBS NewsHour: COPE featured in 'After Newtown' story

-- Bernadette Melnyk, dean of Ohio State's College of Nursing and university chief wellness officer, was featured in a weekend story on PBS NewsHour "After Newtown: Reading, Writing, Therapy" on her adolescent mental health research. She has developed Creating Opportunities for Personal Empowerment, a new program that schools in Delaware, West Virginia, Arizona, and Ohio have implemented to prevent violent and negative behaviors by teaching adolescents how to positively deal with stress.
-- > Read more: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/multimedia/kids-therapy/


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 School of Music presents Mozart's Requiem. For the first time in over a decade, Ohio State’s School of Music is presenting Mozart’s Requiem Mass in D Minor at 3 p.m. Sunday (3/3) in Mershon Auditorium. Conducted by Robert Ward, director of choral activities, the powerful piece will bring together Ohio State’s Chorale, Symphonic Choir, Men’s Glee Club, Women’s Glee Club, and Symphony Orchestra. In all, the performance will feature 252 vocalists and 35 orchestra members.
-- > Read more: https://artsandsciences.osu.edu/events/mozarts-requiem


Engagement Scholarship Consortium Conference call for proposals

-- Proposals are being sought for the 2013 Engagement Scholarship Consortium Conference (formerly the National Outreach Scholarship Conference), to be held Sunday (10/6)-Wednesday (10/9) at Texas Tech University. This year’s conference will explore “Engaged Scholarship across Disciplines, Communities and Geography.” The proposal deadline is Friday (3/15). Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to submit a proposal.
-- > Read more: http://go.osu.edu/esc


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Join us for our Grand Opening Feb. 28! The most convenient bank on campus just got more convenient with two new campus branches: 11th & Neil and Tuttle Plaza (near Central Classroom). Stop by our grand opening on Thursday (2/28) to enjoy refreshments. At noon you can spin the prize wheel. Meet Archie Griffin and see Brutus and the band at our Tuttle Plaza branch at 12:30 p.m. Apply for your account at http://huntington.com/OSUstaff.  Member FDIC.® and Huntington® are federally registered service marks of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated.


Parking alert

OHSAA tournaments starts Thursday (2/28)

-- The OHSAA Boys' State Wrestling Tournament will occur Thursday (2/28)-Saturday (3/2) at the Schottenstein Center. Heavier than normal traffic on highways and streets, heavy pedestrian traffic and minimal available parking all are anticipated in the area during the tournament. During this time, CX parking permit customers may park in C spaces in the 660 Ackerman parking lots located across the street from the Buckeye Lots. In addition, Buckeye 4 and 5 parking lots will be reserved for OSU permits only. CX permit holders may also park in WA, WB, and WC parking spaces on West Campus during the day, utilizing the Campus Loop North or Campus Loop South to access the Medical Center.
-- > Read more: http://www.schottensteincenter.com


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-- Looking for a mid-day escape for great food, easy parking and a fun atmosphere? The Coach’s Club Café inside the Fawcett Center is the place! Chef Adam has created a new menu of the freshest ingredients with made-from-scratch selections like pretzel sticks, flatbread, soups and sandwiches, plus daily “Scarlet Plate” specials. Or, enjoy the popular daily buffet! Menus at http://www.fawcettcenter.com. Open 6 a.m.-6 p.m., buffet 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Also now accepting Easter Brunch reservations at 292-1342.


Events this week

Invited talk by Nathaniel Dumas on American Stuttering English

-- Nathaniel Dumas, visiting scholar in the Department of Linguistics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, will deliver “This Guy Says I Should Talk Like That All the Time: Subverting Competing Masculinities and Femininities in an American Stuttering English Comedienne's Stand-Up Routine" today 2/27 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. in 347 University Hall (reception to follow). Dumas examines how American Stuttering English (ASE) speakers use comedy as a means to subvert mainstream ideologies of language and gender.
-- > Contact: Leslie C. Moore at  mailto:moore.1817@osu.edu

Feb. 28: Heart Hospital hosts Matters of the Heart at 7 p.m.

-- Ohio State's Ross Heart Hospital is airing its annual special, Matters of the Heart, Thursday (2/28) from 7-8 p.m. on NBC4. Matters of the Heart features patient triumphs and advancements in heart and vascular care at Ohio State. This year highlights our partnership with Nationwide Children's Hospital in caring for patients with congenital heart disease, our leadership in unique clinical trials and cutting edge research, as well as Ohio State climatologist and professor Lonnie Thompson's heart transplant journey.
-- > Contact: mailto:heartcenter@osumc.edu

OSU Editors' Group Meeting March 1

-- OSU faculty, staff, and students who serve as editors for scholarly journals are invited to attend the first meeting of the new OSU Editors' Group on Friday (3/1) at 2 p.m. in 150A Thompson Library. The group will serve as a forum for editors from all disciplines to meet and talk about common issues in journal publishing. The first meeting will be mainly discussion-based, and will help the organizers determine what topics are of broad interest.
-- > RSVP to Melanie Schlosser at mailto:schlosser.40@osu.edu
-- > Read more: http://library.osu.edu/blogs/digitalscholarship/?p=79

Upcoming events

Annual Bourguignon Lecture in Art and Anthropology March 5

-- Stacy Kamehiro, assistant professor, History of Art and Visual Culture, University of California, Santa Cruz, and author of the book, The Arts of Kingship: Hawaiian Art and National Culture of the Kalakaua Era, is the featured speaker at the Department of Anthropology's tenth annual Paul H. and Erika Bourguignon Lecture in Art and Anthropology, on Tuesday (3/5) from 6-8 p.m. in 300 Journalism Building. Reception and book signing following lecture. Free and open to all.
-- > Read more: https://artsandsciences.osu.edu/events/annual-bourguignon-lecture-in-anthropology-and-art

Women in Engineering Summer Camp applications due March 15

-- The College of Engineering is hosting four programs for pre-college students during the summer of 2013, organized by the Women in Engineering Program: WiE GROW (7/29-8/2); WiE CHEER (6/12-6/14); WiE RACE (7/14-7/19); and WiE RISE (7/14-7/19). Apply by Friday (3/15).
-- > Contact: Women in Engineering at 247-6826 or mailto:wieoutreach@osu.edu
-- > Read more: http://wie.osu.edu/programs

Upcoming events

Personal Brand: Strategies for Communicating Your Authentic Message

-- Personal Brand consists of: Your Beliefs, Your Mission Statement, Your Personality Traits, and Your Brand Statement. In this Personal Brand session, on Tuesday (3/5) from 8 a.m.-noon, these important elements will be addressed along with how to turn your brand into your authentic story.
-- > Contact: Stefanie Freeman at mailto:freeman_442@fisher.osu.edu or 247-8088
-- > Read more: http://fisher.osu.edu/executive-education/open-enrollment-programs/general-management/aces/

From Manager to Coach: How to Positively Influence Performance

-- Developing a successful coaching relationship with employees can build mutual trust and respect and can motivate employees to great success. Join the John Glenn School of Public Affairs on Wednesday (3/20) from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Fawcett Center for "From Manager to Coach: How to Positively Influence Performance." Discover the key concepts and skills needed to coach your employees to optimum work performance.
-- > Contact: Natalie Gintert at gintert.5@osu.edu or 247-8823
-- > Register: http://glennschool.osu.edu/training/maps.html


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Today and tomorrow. The last 2 days to incur 2012 FSA expenses. Remember: Spectacles, prescription sunglasses, contacts & vision accessories purchased before March 1 qualify for 2012 flexible spending account funds. Also note, 2013 vision benefits renewed Jan 1. Contact Optometry Services for specifics about your insurance plan and learn how to maximize your benefits. More than 2,500 frames on display. VSP Provider.
-- > Contact: 292-2020
-- > Read more: http://greatvision.osu.edu/


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